8.8 The new Moto X brings everything we loved about the original in a larger body, with an improved build quality, and specifications that now compete with
other current flagships.
Unlike most
other current flagships however, neither smartphone features a dual camera.
As I discussed yesterday morning on the MobileTechRoundup podcast, I wasn't sure why someone would buy the Mate 9 over
other current flagship devices.
However,
other current flagship phones deliver longer battery life.
This is part of the company's plan to make sure that the OnePlus 5T will be its only handset that will compete with
other current flagship smartphones.
As with
all other current flagship Android phones, the Nokia 8 Sirocco comes running Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box.
Not exact matches
At 175 grams it's also quite hefty, much heavier than the 158 gram OP3, and most
other current Android
flagships.
The phone's metal, glass and rubber aesthetic allows the Motion to compete favourably with
other mid-range devices from Asus, Huawei, Alcatel or Motorola, but there's no way that the device can compete in the same space as phones like the Samsung Galaxy S7 or the iPhone 6S or the iPhone 7 — devices that are admittedly costlier than the Motion and older than the
current generation of
flagships, but that are nonetheless the devices that most people will settle on for brand reasons, performance reasons or both.
If rumors are to be believed, the HTC 10 is looking set to be a pretty worthy competitor to
other current Android
flagships.
Some buyers will still be put off by this handset's length and width, but at 136.6 mm long and 70.6 mm wide the GS III actually falls well inside the bell curve of
other current big - screened
flagships.
Since the Nokia 8 is the
flagship of the
current HMD lineup, we expect it to receive the Oreo update before the
other Nokia - branded smartphones launched by HMD Global so far.
The first handset was dubbed the 2014
flagship killer, but it's quite telling that OnePlus is referring to the OnePlus 2 as the 2016
flagship killer; rather than being reactive to
other handsets this year, the OnePlus 2 is designed to offer superior specs not only to the OnePlus One but to most
current handsets launched this year and into the next.
Nougat first rolled out to the unlocked variants of the HTC One M9 on December 9, and HTC beat out a number
other OEMs to the rollout — even for their
current flagships.
The LG G6 is all set to go up against
other current Android
flagships and it might give them a run for their money, so let's see how it stacks up against the premium Google Pixel XL.
The Xperia XZ1 features Qualcomm's high - performing Snapdragon 835 processor to compete with
other current Android
flagships.
At 175 grams it's also quite hefty, much heavier than the 158 gram OP3, and most
other current Android
flagships.
If things materialize as they are right now, the phone will not come on the cheap, just like
other flagships in the
current smartphone market.
While the processing package of the Nexus 5X may not be the latest and greatest, it is still found with a few
other current generation
flagships.
The Note 8 has the same Snapdragon 835 processor as
other current Android
flagships, but it ups the ante with 6 GB of RAM.
While on paper, the hardware is fairly consistent with
other current high - end Android
flagship devices, the camera is reportedly the best smartphone camera ever made, and aside from the hardware specifications, it's the software that really sets the Pixel series apart.
On the
other hand, the
current flagship OnePlus 2 now sells for just $ 299 whereas the mid-range OnePlus X is valued at $ 100 less the 2015
flagship model.
Aside from the DeX and Infinity Display, among
other things, the Siri and Google Assistant competitor is touted as one of the key features of the South Korean brand's
current flagship.
On the
other, as a day - to - day phone, it's a lesser device than many a
current flagship.
Using AndroBench, the publication measured read and write performance of sequential and random operations on the Galaxy S6 and
other top
flagships, including
current and previous models, but also on microSD cards.
As Samsung continues to roll out the Android 7.0 Nougat update to owners of its
current flagships, the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, owners of former
flagship Galaxy smartphones and
other Samsung devices are wondering if and when they will receive the software update as well.
The big question here is whether this smartphone is worth getting over
other current generation
flagships.