It comes equipped with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset and 4 GB of RAM, so it's entirely competitive
against other flagship devices.
Ever since HMD Global launched its first Nokia - branded Android smartphone lineup earlier this year, Android community has been eagerly waiting for a proper Nokia flagship that can go head to head
against other flagship devices such as the Google Pixel or Samsung Galaxy S8.
In terms of overall raw performance the Honor 9 is fast and ranks well
against other flagship devices.
Not exact matches
With the kind of specifications it boasts, the Xiaomi Mi 3 will be up
against flagship devices like the Google Nexus 5, LG G2 and the Sony Xperia Z1 among
others.
In any case, it will be interesting to see how the new
device will stack up
against other flagships — including Apple's flashy iPhone X.
This pricing puts the Mate 9 firmly in the
flagship Android smartphone category, and while it's not perfect, it can definitely hold its own
against other devices.
I'm not saying in any way that the
device is over-priced given the complete experience it provides, but I do find it steep for a phone with sub-par water resistance, no stereo speakers, and a less pixel - dense display if you compare it
against other flagships like the Samsung Galaxy S7.
It's a compliment to both
devices that they're able to put up such a good fight
against each
other, and both are fantastic midrange
devices with
flagship - level specs that you should be proud to own.
Nokia is expected to unveil a bunch of
other Android handsets that should hit international markets this year, including high - end
devices that will compete directly
against the iPhone 7 and all the Android
flagships coming out at MWC.
So how do these two very distinct
flagship devices fare
against each
other?
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is one of the hottest smartphones of the year, and it's only natural to wonder how this high - end
device stacks up
against the competition, including Samsung's
other flagship, the Galaxy S4.
Last year's Kirin 960 in the Mate 9 and
other devices held up well
against the competition and still offers about the same raw power as Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 found in
other flagships.
However, does LG's new
flagship device have what it takes to go up
against the
other popular and powerful smartphones on the market today?
In his latest video, popular YouTuber Marques Brownlee squares off the two
flagship devices against each
other to find out which phone has the better voice assistant by asking them the same question at the same time.