It is fast, sleek, includes many best in class features and costs less than
other high end smartphones like the HTC One, iPhone 5s and Galaxy S4.
Prior to the retail announcement, there was hope that the Moto X would be competitively priced to the Google Nexus 4, $ 299 / $ 349 for SIM unlocked phone with no - contract, but instead we ended up with a phone priced the same as nearly
all other high end smartphones.
While the contour display is interesting, we noticed that Samsung decided not to use the scratchproof Gorilla Glass that most of
its other high end smartphones carry so novelty seems to have been chosen over scratch resistance.
What I like about this design is that it does not have the same square screen as most Blackberry phones, instead its long and rectangular, something that it has more in common with
other higher end smartphones on the market.
Not exact matches
While the laptops are relatively low - powered compared to competitors, Google's
smartphone has similar specs to
other rival
high -
end devices and is in some cases better (it has a
higher screen resolution than the iPhone 5S, for example).
The Pixel looks as good as any
other high -
end smartphone.
High -
end cars may still have integrated navigation and infotainment, but on lower -
end cars control may be ceded to Apple and
other smartphone - makers.
Other available tech goodies include wireless
smartphone charging, wifi hotspot capability, five USB ports, a nine - inch touchscreen that recognizes
smartphone gestures, smartwatch compatibility, a
high -
end sound system, and more.
The equally wide range of options and special equipment tailored to each model comes with features such as
high -
end audio and navigation systems as well as mobile telephone interfaces including the option to completely integrate an Apple iPhone and
other Smartphones in the car.
No
other high -
end Android
smartphone has a hardware keyboard, and it features a bottom - up approach towards security and data privacy, starting with the hardware itself.
Since it is a relatively small device, it is backed by a 1960mAh capacity battery, much smaller than
other high -
end smartphones.
At $ 199.99, it's priced on a par with
other high -
end smartphones on T - Mobile, but it packs so much more power.
If
other manufacturers are forced to follow suit with
high -
end, low - priced devices, the Google Nexus 4 will truly have changed the
smartphone market for the better, in consumers eyes at least.
BlackBerry browsers have long been criticized as not being up to par with the browers in the iPhone and
other high -
end smartphones, and the Torch Mobile purchase may be RIM's first step in leveling the playing field.
The Optimus G Pro will be compete with
other high -
end smartphones such as Huawei Ascend D2, HTC M7, Samsung Galaxy S4, and Sony Xperia Z (also ZL).
All joking aside, it looks to be pretty solid and will run with
other high -
end smartphones currently on the market and soon to -LSB-...]
The T - Mobile G2 is a Android OS
smartphone that includes a flip - out QWERTY keyboard, a large screen, and
other high -
end features.
Instead, it was priced just like every
other high -
end Android
smartphone on the market — $ 200 with a two - year agreement or $ 649 without.
In comparison to
other smartphone manufacturers, OnePlus is the most affordable solution to your
high -
end smartphone needs.
In western Europe, HUAWEI's market share in the
high -
end smartphone market (phones priced between 400 to 500 Euros) achieved outstanding results, and the company ranked in the top three in market share in Spain, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Portugal and several
other countries.
Of course, the
Smartphone can't be compared to
other high -
end Tecno phones.
Other notable internals include a 13MP rear - facing camera, an 8MP selfie shooter and a 2500mAh cell, the latter of which sounds quite small when a lot of
high -
end smartphones have more than 300mAh, But, thanks the Hawek's smaller, low - resolution screen, its more than capable of surviving 24 - hours on a single charge.
Its 2.3 GHz quad - core Snapdragon 800 chip isn't as power efficient as the 801 or 805 models which adorn recent
high -
end smartphones and while we're still seeing 2 GB of RAM and 1080p displays on some of them,
others such as the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and the Nexus 6 come with more RAM and QHD screens.
In comparison, the Pixel 2's screen measures in at 5.0 - inches and features a rather substantial set of bezels when compared to most
other high -
end smartphones released this year — apart from the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus — giving the device a somewhat dated aesthetic, more on that later.
LG's V series was a way for the South Korean electronics maker to compete with
other OEMs who release their
high -
end smartphones in the second half of the year.
It's clear Essential tried to source the most
high - quality display it could find, because the CGS / LTPS display backplane technologies that power the PH - 1's display are rare, even among
other high -
end smartphones.
Like any
other high -
end smartphones — such as Samsung Galaxy S9, Apple iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus — Nokia 8 Sirocco support Qi wireless charging with a claimed charging rate of 50 % in 30 minutes.
The camera app that came pre-installed with the Essential Phone is as basic as
smartphone camera apps come in 2017, with features that have become frequent inclusions on
other high -
end devices absent.
The Honor View 10 was launched in January in Europe, India, and
other regions (but not the US) as Honor's
high -
end affordable flagship
smartphone.
And the rest of its internals are on par with most
other high -
end Android
smartphones: 2 GB RAM, 16 GB fixed storage, Wi - Fi b / g / n, microSD card slot, etc..
And this is to be expected as iPhone 8 Plus supports shooting 240 fps at 1080p as well as 4K at 60 fps — something that no
other smartphone can do at this point and only very
high -
end DSLRs camera have this functionality.
Looking for a
high -
end smartphone, but can't choose between Samsung, Apple, Huawei and
others?
The phone has similar top -
end specifications as
other high -
end flagship
smartphones.
The T - Mobile G2 is a Android OS
smartphone that includes a flip - out QWERTY keyboard, a large screen, and
other high -
end features.
It seems like ASUS learned its lesson, the ZenFone 3 devices do seem to be quite interesting alternatives to some
other devices, no matter if you're looking to get mid-range or
high -
end smartphone / phablet.
While it hasn't lived up to the crazy numbers of the Ascend Mate 2 (or
other mid - to low -
end devices built specifically for endurance above all), the Mate 8 has given me the best battery life of any
high -
end smartphone I've used, apart from LG's first G Flex.
Of course, a number of
high -
end smartphones have bottom - firing speakers that have the same issue, but the Pixels have only one speaker; the
other opening that appears as a second speaker is merely a microphone.
This time, it's trying the sea with a
high -
end rugged
smartphone like no
other.
According to MacRumors, the Android implementation of notches is expected to follow that of the iPhone X. Hence, Android
smartphone makers will place front - facing cameras and
other sensors on the notches, so their handsets could compete with Apple's iPhones in the
high -
end market.
The Elife E8 supports 4G LTE, 3G, Wi - Fi and
other standard connectivity features you expect from a
high -
end smartphone.
The former is a
smartphone designed to come with
high -
end features, but at a more affordable price than
other luxury handsets.
The quality of all the three buttons are as same as available on any
other high -
end BlackBerry
smartphone.
High -
end smartphones aren't getting any cheaper and OnePlus is proving you don't have to spend a lot of money to get the same premium experience the
other guys are offering.
Please take a careful look at the detailed specifications comparison chart below and here you will see just how these two
high -
end Android
smartphones stack up against each
other.
Other specs include IP68 water and dust resistance, a feature that should be expected from every
high -
end smartphone in 2017, a USB - C port located on the phone's base, 64 GB of internal storage that's expandable through a microSD slot, a 3,300 mAh battery, and yes, a 3.5 mm headphone jack for those concerned about the impending death of the aging analogue technology.
While the
other high -
end smartphones offer bokeh effect with the help of dual cameras, the Lava Z60 does it by software enhancements.
The Moto Z Force Droid incorporates the same specs found in
other high end Android
smartphones with the addition of a rugged display that should handle typical accidental drops.
The Pixel 2 XL is basically just as fast as every
other high -
end Android
smartphone released in 2017.
The OnePlus 5T, for example, ran on the same Snapdragon 835 chip as the Galaxy S8 and
other high -
end Android
smartphones, but it felt faster and snappier than its competitors.
Compared to
other high -
end 18:9
smartphones, the Canvas Infinity devices come with slightly bigger bezels around the display.