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.
It is a terrific processor and was used in
other flagship devices such as the Galaxy Note 4, Note Edge and Droid Turbo.
It is a terrific processor and was used in
other flagship devices such as the Galaxy Note 4, Note Edge and Droid Turbo.
Not exact matches
Some have suggested that Borders could launch its own hardware, as Barnes & Nobel has done with the Nook, and Amazon with its Kindle, but while the Nook might be a
flagship device even B&N has made it clear that its content will be available for
other devices such as the long - awaited Que from Plastic Logic.
All
other «big»
flagship devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus, Galaxy Note 8, LG V30, and the Google Pixel 2 XL feature a smaller battery.
The latter is the more progressive of the two
devices, with a design that follows the trend of
other 2017
flagship devices,
such as the Samsung Galaxy S8 and the Apple iPhone X, offering an almost all - screen front.
It was what drove people to purchase Samsung's new
flagship as the company as no
other major manufacturer was offering
such a
device.
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.
This is despite the fact that the phones are in the budget category, yet the
other devices that were being updated alongside it were
flagships such as HTC 10, LG G5 and the Moto Z Droids.
The new
device still comes with an AMOLED display, but it has an 18:9 aspect ratio, meaning the display encompasses most of the front of the
device, like
other 2017
flagship devices have done
such as the LG G6.
It's taller than
other flagships with similar - sized displays,
such as the LG G2 and Samsung Galaxy S4, highlighted by how the Z1's panel occupies just 64 % of the phone's footprint, compared to 76 % and 72 % for the two aforementioned
devices respectively.
Remember: Google is holding a Made by Google event on 4 October in San Francisco, where it will likely introduce new Pixel - branded
flagships and
other hardware
devices such as Google Home and Chromecast Ultra.
But after using it for quite a while now, we realized that it isn't as fast as it's on
other Samsung
devices,
such as Galaxy Note 5, S6, and
other premium
flagships while it was quicker even on the Galaxy A8.
This is not something unseen, as many
other OEMs follow the same path, but it wouldn't make too much sense for Samsung to fragment a
flagship device like the Note 5 in
such a manner.