Not exact matches
It's a design that some may scoff at
when you compare it to
other 2017
flagships like the [Galaxy S8], LG V30, and even the Pixel 2 XL, which has significantly smaller but it does let you hold the
phone in landscape mode without obstructing the screen.
I understand that in practice there is no difference with performance of the
phone (there will be a difference if you are treating very large files), but it is not ok to advertising one thing and not offering this to all buyers.But I looked on internet about
other manufacturers... and I discovered, that huawei used even eMMC 5.1 in their
flagship P10 and mate9,
when advertising says UFS 2.1.
But don't let the
phone's specs on paper fool you;
when you combine that snappy dual - core A8 processor and 1 GB of RAM with a comparatively low - resolution 720p display and a silky smooth platform like iOS, the result is a surprisingly fast
phone that topped all
other flagship models last year in key performance tests.
There's some trade - offs
when comparing to
other 2017
flagships, like a slightly slower processor and no waterproofing, but you'll be getting capabilities that no
other phone on the market offers, and the best Tango experience to date.
Given that the chip is already not
flagship - grade anymore, since the Snapdragon 821 is out and about, I would be very surprised if Nokia releases a
flagship phone that's powered by the SD 820 in 2017,
when most of the
other premium
phones will be powered by the Qualcomm SD 835 SoC.
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.
If anything, that's a testament to Apple's success, which pushed
other smartphone makers to step up their games (with
flagship devices, at least — there's a steep dropoff in camera quality
when you look at low - cost Android
phones).
Still, there's a base model with 6 GB RAM and 64 GB storage, which is still very powerful
when compared to a host of
other flagship phones around (although the 6 GB RAM module is kind of becoming a thing with many OEMs this 2017).
When it comes to
other manufacturers
flagship phones the S5 does hold its weight.
That said, there is room for improvement in many areas, especially
when considering the Nokia 8 aims to compete with the
flagship phones from Apple, Samsung, Huawei, and
other big name brands.
Even though it's packing practically identical specs to every
other flagship Android
phone released this year, the Pixel 2 XL feels quicker and more fluid than
other phones when opening apps or swiping and scrolling through the interface.
Lastly, the
other reason Kingsley - Hughes claimed that the next
flagship phone will be called the iPhone Pro and not iPhone 8 is due to the fact that the latter will not make sense
when the
other two models will be named the iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus.
Shame to
other brands (so called OPPO / VIVO / SAMSUNG / MOTO / LENOVO and many more shits) in INDIA who are still unable to launch a bezel less
phones when XIOMI launched their first
flagship bezel less
phone more than a year back then recently upgraded that with MI MIX2.
On a
phone this large the Full HD resolution does start to look a little bit rough around the edges compared to some
other flagships - particularly around fine text, which Windows 10 uses aplenty - but it's only really noticeable
when you get very close to the screen.
For example,
when scrolling down in the British Airways app there's an animation that's joltier on the A5 than we've experienced on a number of
other flagship phones.
When Cpu was dual core which was efficient enough to run WP smoothly they said «the cpu is less powerful compared to
other flagships» Now that Nokia has added top of the line Cpu currently available for
Phones they say «We do nt need this much of power for WP it is useless»
The Asus Zenfone V is not a showstopper
when comparing hardware and design with
other flagship phones.
At the time, the G4 was a great
phone, be it in terms of design, style, camera quality and even pricing
when compared to
other flagship devices released at the time.
The OnePlus 5T is a near faultless
phone, and those few weaknesses
when compared with
other flagship phones are minor at best.
What's particularly ironic, of course, is that Samsung has no shame
when it comes to spamming out different models of its
flagship phone as the Galaxy S4 mini, the Galaxy S4 Active, the Galaxy S4 Black Edition, the Galaxy S4 mini La Fleur Edition and countless, countless
others show.
Video from the back of the
phone looks good, with crisp 4K video
when enabled, but again dynamic range seems to suffer a lot
when compared to
other flagship phones.
In the spring, which is
when it usually launches the next
phone in its Galaxy S line, Samsung has to contend with spring
flagships from
other Android manufacturers.