The A11 Bionic chip significantly outperforms the A10 found in iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus and even surpasses the performance offered by the A10X Fusion chip in Apple's
other flagship hardware, the 2017 iPad Pro models.
Not exact matches
The Chinese - brand has shunned its budget image and carved out a reputation for offering Apple - like
hardware with Android software at a premium price that puts it up there with the Samsung Galaxy S9 and
other flagship Android phones.
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.
The leak also confirms some of the rumored
hardware specifications for
other flagship smartphones as well as their estimated launch windows.
The larger displays will close the
hardware gap between the iPhone and
other flagship smartphones, meaning demand will likely increase compared to previous launches.
The
hardware is good but the software is just not up to par with
other flagships currently on the market.
The Chinese - brand has shunned its budget image and carved out a reputation for offering Apple - like
hardware with Android software at a premium price that puts it up there with the Samsung Galaxy S9 and
other flagship Android phones.
But in addition to the really obvious differences between these two new
flagships — like the taller 18:9 aspect ratio of the Pro — there are a handful of
other hardware differences worth noting.
Most of the
hardware on these two devices is on - par with
other flagship devices, with a few key differences.
To claim this spot, the glass - backed iPhone 8 edged out
other popular
hardware releases like Apple's own
flagship X handset, Nintendo's portable console Switch, Samsung's Galaxy S8 and Microsoft's Xbox One X.
What I'm saying is that all
other flagships are pretty much the same as the XZ, which takes a slight advantage via newer
hardware.
The key difference with
other programs is that the GPE
hardware was not specifically designed for the task, but rather used the same design as OEM
flagship phones or tablets, with manufacturers like Samsung and HTC providing a pure «Google Experience» without sticking their own alterations into the code.
While most
other flagships come with a bevy of extra
hardware features, the OnePlus 3 falls behind on this front
Despite having a huge list of promising
hardware specs and features, the phone still doesn't match the following you get with the likes of Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge, among
other top Android
flagships.
Just looking back at some of the company's
other flagship smartphones, none come to mind where the
hardware was particularly poor.
Being as 2017
flagship, the phone also ships with
flagship hardware specs and features, but one disappointment for many will be the single - lens camera setup on the back at a time when
other serious
flagship phones have already turned to dual - lens setups.
The specifications match
other flagships, but the uninspiring
hardware shows little innovation, the well - known app gap exists, and Windows 10 Mobile is buggy.
Both the Honor View 10 and the Samsung Galaxy S9 share a few
hardware features not found on
other flagship phones, like a 3.5 mm headphone jack and a microSD card slot to add even more storage.
Sony's dedicated
hardware shutter button is a thing of beauty; something they haven't wavered on including in every
flagship despite most
other OEMs removing it.
Google Assistant will be able to make use of Lens» capabilities but due to
hardware constraints, it will be rolled out only on
flagship models from Samsung, Motorola, HTC, and
others.
Basically, it's a little like the old Nexus programme, but rather than being
flagship devices sold by Google directly, these are pure Android devices made by
other hardware partners and sold through
other retailers.
On the one hand, it looks as good as any
flagship phone, and battery life is stupendous; on the
other, the
hardware inside isn't quite up to snuff, falling fractionally behind rivals such as the...
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.
The smartphone looks pretty similar to any
other flagship smartphone in terms of
hardware.
They say the Mate 8 has come very close to breaking the 90,000 barrier, whereas several
flagships from
other OEMs that are out and about can top the 20,000 GPU mark, meaning the Huawei P9 Max likely needs major additional
hardware — software optimization work.
These smartphones can be called as budget
flagships as the price is much lower than
other flagships but the
hardware is same.
It seems obvious that Google and Amazon intend to take a Pixel-esque approach to their
hardware where they control the ecosystem while also producing the
flagship hardware to show
other manufacturers how it's done.
Since the phone packs 2016's
flagship hardware, there is no shortage of performance, whether it's playing 3D games, multitasking or executing any
other resource - intensive process, the P9 handles everything perfectly.
In terms of specs, it is believed that the upcoming OnePlus 5 will carry the same
hardware specs as the likes of Samsung Galaxy S8, LG G6 and a host of
other Android
flagships that are expected to be released in 2017.
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.
Aside from the 8 GB of RAM, there's nothing here that stands out as differentiating in terms of
hardware (
other flagships are just as powerful).
In terms of
hardware, the same Snapdragon 835 that will power Samsung Galaxy S8 is also expected to be used on the HTC Ocean alongside a 4 GB RAM, among
other flagship features.
The first phone's a
flagship device from Google that promises to deliver a clean Android experience; the
other is a midrange Motorola model that costs $ 250 less and lacks the Pixel's high - end
hardware and features.
So, from a
hardware standpoint, this is more or less a standard
flagship, but the Moto Z2 Force has one advantage over the
other flagships from Motorola's competitors: Moto Mods.
Apart from what they called as seemingly outdated
hardware features, analysts were also not happy with the delayed release for the iPhone X. Kiwoom Securities analyst Seo Sang - young explained why the Nov. 3 shipment date of the
flagship iPhone is a setback, saying, «The fact that the iPhone X will go on sale in November is a burden since loyal Apple customers may choose to wait until the premium model is out, instead [of] choosing the
other two iPhone 8 variants.»
Bixby on the
other hand is debuting on Samsung's new
flagship phone, seemingly with a dedicated
hardware button.
So while you will not get the number of OTT features and
hardware elements offered by some of the
other flagship options, what you are getting is
hardware that is fine - tuned to take advantage of the best Android has to offer.
And that's without mentioning
other hardware benefits from budget
flagships, like faster NAND and better wireless connectivity support.
Bixby is rumored to come to
other devices, but it's hard to imagine how it would be implemented in older devices that do not have the dedicated
hardware button found on the new
flagship phones.
The phone will sell for around $ 416, which is a decent pricing for a phone that packs the same
hardware specs as what
other 2016
flagships come with.
The
hardware is superb, the software is fast and bloat free and compared to
other flagships, $ 700 isn't a bad price either.
These smartphones cost a lot less than
other flagships but have very powerful
hardware and all latest features.
Apple iPhone X, on the
other hand, is the
flagship of Apple with a top of the end
hardware.
The
other main
hardware change has taken place around the back: Sony's upgraded its
flagship's main camera sensor for the first time in three years, moving to a new 23 - megapixel Exmor RS sensor with fast auto - focus — as quick as 0.03 seconds, Sony claims — and an f / 2.0 lens.
Samsung introduced Bixby as its voice assistant competitor against the
other established brands (Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant) and went as far as building the feature right into the
hardware of it's latest
flagships — but the voice capabilities just weren't ready at launch.
The Asus Zenfone V is not a showstopper when comparing
hardware and design with
other flagship phones.
Either device is a solid pick, but if you want the better specifications and
hardware, you really have to look to the LG V10 — it will cost you a little more, but is right in line with
other new
flagships.
They stuck with the designs they'd been developing for months and years, whereas
others either rushed to throw something our way for MWC — like Asus, whose
flagship Zenfone 5Z won't be out until June — or pushed everything back in order to be able to Frankenstein the iPhone X notch into their latest
hardware.
While the device is equipped with a broad range of premium
hardware, so are its many competitors like the Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8 series, HTC U11, and
other Android
flagships released in recent times, which is why the South Korean original equipment manufacturer (OEM) went on to implement a number of unique features into the LG V30 in an effort to differentiate its offering from those of its many competitors.
The phone further adds flair by packing all the latest
hardware specs found in
other flagships — a Snapdragon 820 SoC alongside a 6 GB RAM, although the latter feature is on countable handsets.