On a light day you'll make it through to bedtime without a problem, but as
with most flagship devices, heavy days will see you running dry as you approach mid afternoon or early evening.
Not exact matches
Fingerprint scanner: This is a given since
most flagship devices are coming
with a fingerprint scanner now a days.
Samsung's
flagship Galaxy S7 Edge was one of the
most anticipated Android smartphones of the year and when the South Korean maker unveiled the
device, one of the aspects that got everybody's attention the
most was the gorgeous and bright Super AMOLED screen
with curved edges on both sides and a stunning resolution of 1440 -LSB-...]
To go along
with its
flagship 8.9 - inch Kindle Fire HD, Amazon today unveiled a smaller, 7 - inch version of the tablet, going so far as to label it «the world's
most advanced»
device in its class.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge was one of the
most anticipated
devices of 2015, as it's usually the case
with Samsung
flagship line, but the company decided to release two Galaxy S6
flagships in March 2015.
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.
We tested the latest phablet from Xiaomi, the Redmi Note (also known as the Hongmi Note in China), 5.5 inch Android
device that runs the Octa - core MediaTek MT6592 processor, making head to head comparisons
with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801, the SoC of choice for
most of today's mainstream
flagship devices.
There aren't any comparable Android or Windows Phone
devices that are outstanding
with no compromises, having personally used
most flagship devices this year.
While Samsung's Galaxy S9 is getting
most of the attention, it seems Sony will be announcing a new
flagship device, too, and one
with a major design overhaul.
For example, in addition to a brilliant 18:9 display and great dual camera setup, which
most flagship devices feature now, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro also has the ability to turn into a computer when plugged into a display (similar to Samsung DeX, without the dock), and boasts «the first AI Processor
with a dedicated Neural Network Processing Unit».
Most of the hardware on these two
devices is on - par
with other
flagship devices,
with a few key differences.
Like
most flagships, both
devices also come
with a blue - light filter, which is branded as «Eye Comfort» mode and works just as you'd expect by changing the display tone to a much warmer color.
It's also worth pointing out that this display has the traditional 4:3 aspect ratio
most of us are familiar
with, while some other
flagship devices are opting for a more widescreen feel.
It's strong and fast enough to stand
with most other
flagships, but its display and battery are rooted in other 4.7 - inch
devices that are $ 200 cheaper.
Chances are good that
most of the
flagship Mi
devices will receive Oreo, but it could take quite a while based on Xiaomi's track record
with OS updates.
As should be expected, the ASUS ZenFone AR sits right in line
with most late - 2016 and early - 2017
flagship devices in terms of performance.
The tech giant arrived at the latest iteration of the Barcelona, Spain - based trade show to unveil its
most powerful Android
flagships to date and while the new
devices don't debut massive visual changes compared to the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus, they were introduced
with more performance and software improvements than many industry watchers were initially expecting.
This means that those
with Android Go
devices can enjoy
most of the same benefits that regular Android Oreo users can too, making use of Google's suite of applications without having to spend a lot of money on a
flagship or even mildly more expensive budget
device.
Android One phones tend to be low - cost
devices with less powerful hardware than traditional
flagship smartphones,
with promises of regular OS updates keeping users on the latest version of Android — something that
most major hardware companies struggle
with.
Generally speaking, the displays of
most budget phones, while not quite as high resolution as modern
flagships (1080p vs. 1440p), are pretty decent — Motorola puts nice - looking panels in its Moto G line, Blu
devices typically have very nice displays despite their generally - low price points, and the Huawei Honor 5X sports a 1080p display that readily competes
with the
flagships of yesteryear.
Counter balance that
with the fact that the
most affordable
device of the «premium» segment, the Moto Turbo (Moto Maxx globally), sells for about USD 660 in India, and it becomes apparent that there is a new split in the Android
flagship segment.
In fact even after the launch of perhaps the
most distinct Android
device of them all, the Galaxy Note7 (the only
flagship out there
with a stylus) a few days ago, we have been flooded by queries as to whether the phone is better than the OnePlus 3.
With most top - end smartphones, such as the Galaxy S2, now recording 1080p HD video, Nokia's newest
flagship device appears to bring a knife to a gunfight, capable of only 720p HD at 30 fps (a less - desirable secondary mode is also available for 640x480 video).
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.
The
device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor which is the newest SoC used by
most flagship models combined
with 4 GB of RAM.
With most flagships featuring the same specs list —
most of the
devices are powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor — the differences are more and more minute.
Along
with all the generational improvements that come in any new
flagship, the Mate 10 packs the technology we'd expect from the series into two of Huawei's sleekest and
most beautiful
devices to date.
Like
most flagship devices, both the Mate 7 and Mate S are equipped
with a range of features that we've come to expect from the best
devices on the market.
The models sold in Canada are powered by the Snapdragon 845, Qualcomm's latest and
most capable mobile chip to date which is also found inside the units that were released in the United States and will be featured in the
devices set to hit China, as was the case
with other Samsung - made
flagships launched in recent years.
The Pixel isn't water resistant, either, as
most flagship devices are these days, so I missed out on snapping silly selfies
with my pals at Iceland's Blue Lagoon.
Like that
device, which helped establish Honor as a serious disruptor amongst Android manufacturers, the 9 is a highly competent smartphone,
with the
most up - to - date version of Android,
with all the trappings of a premium
flagship.
It has been one of the
most feisty battles in the Indian smartphone market for a while,
with both
devices targeting the consumer who wants a
flagship level smartphone at a relatively affordable price.
Samsung's new Galaxy S8
flagships are launching this week in many parts of the world,
with the
most impressive implementation to date of the company's dual - curved displays, which appear to almost «flow» off the left and right edges of each
device.
While this in itself is not confirmation that the likes of Sony's upcoming
flagship Xperia XZ
devices (currently rumored for an MWC 2018 announcement) will come
with an active fingerprint sensor — they
most likely will.
Samsung's
flagship Galaxy S7 Edge was one of the
most anticipated Android smartphones of the year and when the South Korean maker unveiled the
device, one of the aspects that got everybody's attention the
most was the gorgeous and bright Super AMOLED screen
with curved edges on both sides and a stunning resolution of 1440 -LSB-...]
The new 6P
flagship not only makes Android Marshmallow shine - phew, finally a Huawei phone
with decent software - but it also makes
most of the other Android
devices currently available seem like part of the «everything else» crowd.
Most of us believe the current crop of 1080p displays shipping
with today's
flagships provide more than enough for our handheld
devices, but Chinese manufacturer Vivo disagrees.
Google is rumoured to be developing a new laptop that might fall under the «Pixel» brand name - just like the company's upcoming Pixel
flagship phones, but the
most remarkable thing about this yet - to - be-unveiled
device, which goes by the codename Bison or nickname Pixel 3, is it will run on an entirely new operating system that merges Android
with Chrome OS.
Apart from the Gear IconX (2018) and Gear Fit2 Pro, the tech giant also unveiled the Gear Sport fitness - oriented smartwatch earlier today,
with all three
devices being advertised as compatible
with the Galaxy Note 8, the
most powerful Android
flagship from Samsung to date which is set to be released on September 15.
Most Android
flagships now ship
with Google's Assistant on board, so the only relevant
devices out there that aren't intelligent enough in Google's estimation must be iPhones.
One of the
most interesting
devices yet comes from Huawei, a Chinese company that manufactures smartphones
with hardware comparable to that of many competitors»
flagships at very reasonable price points.
The first half of the year comes to an end and
with the first half of the year's
flagships on the market, the industry turns its attention towards the second half of the year, where
devices from
most manufacturers will do battle
with Apple's new
devices.
This year has been a bad one for
flagship smartphones,
with almost every
device having launched
with Android 5.0 Lollipop suffering from battery life ranging from poor to slightly above average for
most.
Most recently the company has unveiled its
flagship Nokia 8, but it already has several budget
devices in the hands of consumers, and one of those is beating Google to the punch
with a monthly security update.
While the company has been expectedly vague
with any details regarding the Mi 5, we are expecting a
device with specs to match
most of the top
flagship phones for 2016.
On paper, the Nexus 5 looks like a solid
device that should keep up
with most flagship Android
devices currently available.
Oppo has seen success in China
with its smartphones,
most of which match Samsung and HTC's
flagship devices for specifications.
A
device with 3 GB of RAM and Qualcomm's
most debatable SoC was the standard combination for pretty much
most of the
flagship devices launched last year.
If you had a
device with a fingerprint reader (as
most flagship Android phones have these days), it wasn't a pleasant experience.
Without LTE on board, the data speeds can't quite compare
with most other
flagship devices, but throughout tests on AT&T and T - Mobile in the Charlotte Metro area, we can't say we're disappointed in the least.