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Top “long-lasting” smartphones of 2017
The displays are getting bigger, the resolution is getting higher, but the batteries are growing in size with a delay. I want the performance to be at its best, and appearance did not suffer, and the battery was installed at least 4500 mAh. However, miracles do not happen, and compromises often have to be made. The main parameter indicating battery life is the battery, but it is not the only one that bears full responsibility.
A capacious battery, coupled with a large display, and even with ultra-high resolution, will last a maximum of a day - if you are an active user. Previously, large manufacturers actively interfered with the operation of the Android operating system, introducing many energy-saving tools into proprietary shells. Now the process is almost completely automated, and minimal intervention by the mobile phone owner is required.
Some people adhere to conservative views, installing large displays, but preferring Full HD - and for a 5.5-inch smartphone this is quite enough. Another “cure” is the energy-saving mode: it can be implemented in different ways, but it has the same goal. We will try to find a middle ground and choose the most “long-lasting” devices from those that were released this year.
Cheap and cheerful
Last fall, Lenovo P2 could fall under this definition; in 2017, Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X will take its place. In terms of price, it is even more attractive, and the characteristics look good: 3 GB random access memory and 32 GB built-in, 5.5-inch display Full format HD, dual SIM, octa-core Snapdragon 625 and 4100 mAh battery.
In addition, Redmi Note 4X, despite its cheapness, has the features of top-end mobile phones. IN in this case We're talking about a fingerprint scanner, and not the worst: it doesn't work too quickly, but it doesn't slow down ungodly, like some budget Chinese smartphones.
Redmi Note 4X is characterized by a disease of many mobile devices the latest wave - its 12-megapixel camera suffers on all fronts. Things are especially bad indoors, and if there is little lighting, it’s a disaster.
There is a somewhat strange situation with the device: the chip supports the technology fast charging, but the firmware is not. “Look for custom builds on the side,”- recommended on the MIUI forum. The manufacturer probably has objective reasons for doing this, but he does not voice them.
Nevertheless, 4100 mAh does its job, and on the second day of use you will have to charge the smartphone out of habit or out of fear that has been ingrained over the years “what if it runs out at the wrong time!”
The MEIZU M5 Note has a similar battery (4000 mAh), but, as practice has shown, its capacity did not particularly affect the battery life. The MEIZU mobile phone was quietly eating up the battery, although there were no prerequisites for this.
In 2014, almost everyone can use smartphones. But at the same time they don’t live long. When planning to go out even just for a weekend, not to mention a full two-week vacation, we take with us portable accumulator, additional removable battery, if possible, replace adapter wires. And then the brilliant thought comes to mind that there is still a good old Nokia lying in the closet, which will never leave you to the mercy of fate. And we have to give up the benefits of IT development in favor of the treasured two weeks of work in offline mode. But does everything have to be so critical?
We are not one of those who think that a smartphone that lasts longer than one day is already a long-liver. We will not talk about optimization, and which of the living cool smartphones lasts the longest in battery mode. We were interested in smartphones with giant batteries. After all, until a chic update of batteries of all stripes comes, even though scientists have been struggling with this for several days now, we have to live somehow. So that you can recharge someone else’s smartphone for a month on the island yourself. And a player. And a camera. Well, you get the idea. The devices that we have collected under one roof will save you from power banks of all kinds, searching for adapters to different outlets in the world, and some of them would definitely appeal to the dudes from the TV series Lost. Overall, who has the biggest battery?
In the heat of the moment, the first place unconditionally goes to Highscreen Boost 2 SE with 6000 mAh on board. This is absolute leadership. If you want more, congratulations, you're in the right place. Because the kit includes another battery - 3000 mAh. This is, of course, less, but manufacturers include a spare tire in the kit! The performance indicators on one charge break all the patterns of perception of Android reality - 3D games for about 12 hours, and browsing for about 15. Battery Test squeals with delight! So if you are going on vacation and are not going to play games there, then this will be enough for you.
To say that this advantage has its drawback is to say nothing. It is visible to the naked eye, and this flaw is called “brick”. The smartphone looks like a brick, weighs like a brick, and is close to its ideal width. If this does not bother you in the pursuit of autonomy, we are only happy for you. Let's go look for something smaller ourselves.
Parameters: 68.6 x 140 x 14.8 mm, weight 203 grams
Only Philips has come closest to the leader so far. Their Xenium line differs very favorably from other smartphones and phones precisely in the presence of capacious batteries, and now Philips Xenium The W6610 with a 5300 mAh battery was simply the crown of creation. He visited us for a test, and the impression was wow!
During the test I had to charge it twice. Once after a battery test, which it failed due to overheating, the second time after a week of use. I remember when, after this very week, the smartphone reached 10% charge level, I switched it to energy-saving mode, and after a couple of days it seemed to me that in front of me was Koschey the Immortal, because he did not want to discharge. In short, a personally tested, excellent option for travelers.
Dimensions: 145 x 74 x 11 mm, weight 200 grams
The Chinese company decided not to bother with the naming of its autonomous star and gave the smartphone a name based on the biggest advantage of the device - a 5000 mAh battery. We didn’t hold the smart phone in our hands, so we’ll have to take the manufacturers’ word for it: 11 hours in mode watching videos or browsing Wi-Fi, 125 hours of listening to music, 47 hours of talk time or 1000 (!) in standby mode. Wow, I’ll tell you and name the price of $300 on the Chinese market. And there are also very good characteristics. FullHD display, 8-core MediaTeck MT6592 with 2 GB of RAM and 13 MP camera. Anyway, wrap up two please.
Parameters: 145 x 72.3 x 9 mm, weight 146 grams
Not as cool as the THL 5000, but also with a capacity of 5000 mAh. I haven’t heard anything about it in Ukraine, but in Russia this smartphone even has a group of adoring fans on VK. It has a low cost, average characteristics, 2 SIM cards, a huge screen and an even larger battery. This is how I briefly and clearly made it clear to you that the device is worthy of attention if you are looking for something long-lived and with a familiar appearance.
Dimensions: 81 x 151 x 9 mm, weight 165 grams
This is a very specific device. And, to be honest, real life I didn't see anyone with him. But this phone is an interesting test subject. At least look at him. And then on its delivery package. And all because the battery capacity is 5000 mAh and it can charge anyone.
I met users on the Internet who speak very highly of the phone. It goes without saying that such a device has its own, niche audience. These are people who need a smartphone solely for making calls and interacting with other equipment. The device is to some extent Samaritan. Not only can you charge other phones, you can also connect a lamp while camping. From user experience, the result was decent - about 3 weeks. And the light bulb connected to the phone stayed on for a little over 4 hours :) In general, it’s loud, with 2 SIM cards, a USB port on the side for other devices and a whole set of additional cord locks. And the fact that it’s not the first beauty... but what a cool one!
Parameters: 120 x 56 x 25 mm, weight 170 grams
This device is the record holder for the lifespan of the spring-summer 2013 season. The 4050 mAh battery gave it such leadership last year, but now it is trailing behind, and we included it in the rating solely because it is a phablet . The 6.1-inch diagonal caused a lot of controversy, and this is still the case; a capacious battery was a necessity for such a beast of a machine. And he also showed himself on the good side with his longevity. In general, if you need to go on a short business trip, but don’t want to take a laptop with you, a two-in-one option is a suitable option.
Parameters: 163.5 × 85.7 × 9.9, weight 198 grams
We put Lenovo at the very end. They have a couple of models that the company characterizes as business smartphones with a high-capacity battery. But you understand that next to the devices described above, I want to put the word “capacious” in quotation marks. After all, they have 4000 mAh batteries. The devices achieve good battery life thanks to the excellent Power Manager application. Not only can you use each of these devices for about three days, but you can also recharge someone else’s weak-willed smart phone. A smartphone with superpowers.
Lenovo P780 parameters: 143 x 72 x 10 mm, weight 176 grams
Lenovo S860 parameters: 150 x 77 x 10.3 mm, weight 190 grams
Afterword
As the owner of Oppo Find 5, I honestly admit that I often look to the left in the direction of Philips and Len. I found out about THL 5000, and my hands started itching. Otherwise, you should always carry a lanyard, an adapter for an outlet, and external battery- a tedious task. Some of these phones can be purchased as a main device, while others are ideal for long trips outside of four walls. In general, there is plenty to choose from. And if all this is not to your liking, well, external batteries are a dime a dozen.
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Despite the fact that the bulk of smartphone sales in the world are made up of models in the budget and mid-price segments, the main attention is usually drawn to the release of the so-called flagships - the best and expensive smartphones in the model range various manufacturers. Flagships are interesting because they primarily implement technical innovations, which then migrate to cheaper devices. The price of flagships from the world's leading brands at the start of sales can exceed a thousand dollars. Those who are unable to pay that kind of money, but want to get their hands on a flagship smartphone, can either wait for the price to drop after a few months or buy last year's flagship, the price of which usually drops after a replacement is released on the market.
This ranking presents the top 10 best flagship smartphones for December 2017. The rating is based on technical characteristics, price-quality ratio and reviews in the Yandex Market (this rule does not apply to new products that have not yet accumulated reviews). The rating includes the flagships of six of(American company Apple, South Korean Samsung and LG, Chinese Huawei and Xiaomi). The top ten global manufacturers also include Chinese brands Oppo, Vivo, TCL, Lenovo, ZTE, but the products of the first three are not represented in Russia. As for Lenovo, this company is concentrated in last years in the budget segment, and flagship models produces under the Motorola subsidiary brand, which is mainly focused on the American market. ZTE has not yet released a truly bright flagship in 2017. Instead, the ranking includes leading Taiwanese manufacturer ASUS, Chinese brands OnePlus (which is a subsidiary brand of Oppo) and Meizu.
Honor 9 4GB/64GB
The average price in Russia is 19,500 rubles. Buy Honor 9 on AliExpress possible for 18.7 thousand rubles (delivery to Russia is free).
The new flagship of the Huawei sub-brand went on sale on July 6, 2017 and today has received 68% of five reviews in Yandex Market.Number of recommendations in Yandex Market - 83%.
Specifications models: 5.15-inch screen with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, operating Android system 7.0, 64 GB of permanent memory and 4 GB of RAM, support for two SIM cards, the slot for the second SIM card is combined with a slot for a memory card up to 256 GB. Battery capacity 3200 mAh. Octa-core Kirin 960 processor own development with Mali-G71 MP8 graphics accelerator. Fingerprint scanner on the front panel. Body made of 15 layers of tempered glass.
The cameras are almost the same as the flagship of the main brand Huawei P10: a color dual camera module with a 12-megapixel sensor and an f/2.2 aperture collaborates with a 20-megapixel black and white camera, 2x zoom without loss of quality. The only difference is that there is no optical stabilization. Software stabilization remains, but it copes worse with shaking during video recording and taking photos on the go. At the same time, when shooting under normal conditions, you will not notice any difference in the quality of shooting, so there is little point in overpaying 4.5 thousand for optical stabilization, as well as the logos of Huawei and Leica (which helped develop the camera for Huawei P10) on the body. Front-camera just like the Huawei P10, it has an 8 megapixel sensor.
9th place.
Huawei Mate 10 Pro 6/128GB
The average price in Russia is 44,700 rubles. You can buy Huawei Mate 10 on AliExpress for 42 thousand rubles (delivery to Russia is free). As of today, the model has scored 71% of fives according to reviews in Yandex Market. The number of recommendations in Yandex Market is 79%.
Huawei has three flagship lines, the eldest of which is the Mate family. At the same time, the cost of Mate models does not fit into Chinese standards at all affordable price, although it is worth considering that Huawei is a representative of the top three smartphone manufacturers in the world, along with Samsung and Apple, and if you compare the price of the Mate 10 Pro with the flagships of these manufacturers, it is noticeably lower. For example, Apple iPhone X 64GB costs 68 thousand rubles, that is, one and a half times more expensive, and Samsung Galaxy S9+ 128GB costs 54 thousand rubles, that is, 20% more expensive.
Like the Samsung and Apple flagships mentioned above, the Mate 10 Pro, which went on sale in October 2017, follows the trend of almost frameless smartphones, due to which the body is approximately the same as a 5.5-inch smartphone with a 6-inch OLED screen with a resolution of 2160x1080.
Huawei has been collaborating with the famous German camera company Leica in recent years, resulting in some of the best camera quality in the world. This model has a dual main camera, one of the sensors of which has a resolution of 12 megapixels and is responsible for colors, and the second with a resolution of 20 megapixels is monochrome and provides high definition Images. The camera's aperture is a fantastic f/1.6 (the smaller this figure, the better; for comparison: Galaxy Note 8 f/1.7, and the 10th iPhone has f/2.4). In practice, this means that photos in low light will be even clearer, and black and white photographs will be very expressive. Optical image stabilization should also help with image clarity. In addition, the camera has a 4-in-1 autofocus combo, which greatly reduces the time required to focus. The front camera has an 8 megapixel sensor with f/2.0 aperture. Photo resource Dxomark gave the Huawei flagship camera an average score of 97, 100 points for photography, and 91 points for video.
Other characteristics: Android 8.0 OS, 8-core HiSilicon Kirin 970 processor, 128 GB of internal and 6 GB of RAM, no memory card slot, support for two SIM cards. The battery has a capacity of 4000 mAh, this is one of the best indicators among flagships. There is a fast charging function. There is a fingerprint scanner on the back panel.
At the presentation of this model, the following was said: “The Huawei Mate 10 series introduces the first neural processor with support artificial intelligence, ushering in the era of smart smartphones."
Xiaomi Mi Note 3 64Gb - the most inexpensive of the best camera phones
Average price in Russia - 19,980 rubles. Buy Mi Note 3 64Gb on AliExpress possible for 19 thousand rubles (delivery to Russia is free). The phone, introduced in September 2017, has currently scored 79% of five reviews in Yandex Market and received 93% of recommendations for purchase.
Technical characteristics: 5.5-inch screen with a resolution of 1920x1080, 64 GB of internal memory and 6 GB of RAM, 2 SIM cards. Battery capacity 3500 mAh. 8-core Qualcomm processor Snapdragon 660. There is a fingerprint scanner. Metal body.
The main thing you need to pay attention to in this model is the cameras. Mi Note 3 has 3 cameras: dual main and front. The main cameras produce a 12-megapixel image. One of them is wide-angle with a focal length of 27 mm, f/1.8 aperture and optical stabilization. The second has a focal length of 52 mm, an aperture of f/2.6 and does not have optical stabilization. The second main camera is used for dual optical zoom. The cameras are accompanied by a two-tone flash, allowing for more natural color reproduction when shooting indoors. The front camera received a 16-megapixel matrix from Samsung. Specialists from the photo resource Dxomark gave the Mi Note 3 camera a very good grades- 94 points for photography, which corresponds to seventh place. For comparison, the iPhone 8 scored 93 points for photography. The video shooting did not impress the Dxomark editors so much; Mi Note 3 received 82 points for it. The average score was 90, which corresponds to an overall eighth place. For a smartphone costing less than 20 thousand rubles, the result is simply amazing. For comparison: iPhone 8 costs 2 times more, and almost all camera phones from the top ten cost at least 35 thousand rubles (with the exception of HTC U11 EYEs for 25 thousand, which will be discussed above). Therefore Mi Note 3 - the best choice for those who want a smartphone with a very good camera, but are willing to spend no more than 20 thousand rubles on the purchase.
Meizu Pro 7 Plus 64GB
Buy Meizu Pro 7 Plus 64GB on AliExpress possible for 21.5 thousand rubles (delivery to Russia is free). The older version of the new flagship went on sale in September 2017 and today has received 57% of five reviews in Yandex Market and 84% of recommendations for purchase.
The main thing that distinguishes this model from all previous ones is model range Meizu is the second display with a SuperAMOLED matrix with a diagonal of 1.9 inches and a resolution of 240x536 pixels. This display is designed to display information about time, weather and incoming notifications. With it you can take selfies with the main camera. The main display is also SuperAMOLED, 5.7 inches diagonal and 2560x1440 resolution. Technical characteristics: Android 7.0 operating system, 64 GB of storage and 6 GB of RAM, without slot for external card memory. Two SIM cards. Battery capacity - 3500 mAh. There is a fingerprint scanner. 10-core MediaTek processor Helio X30. Metal body.
Dual camera 12+12 mp. One module is color, the second is monochrome. Aperture at f/2.0 each. The front camera has the same aperture, its resolution is 16 megapixels. It is worth noting that the photographic resource Dxomark was not impressed with the Meizu Pro 7 camera and gave it a slightly higher photography score than the iPhone 6 - 74 points. For comparison: Xiaomi camera Mi Note 3 (which costs 4 thousand rubles cheaper than Meizu Pro 7) received 94 points for photography, beating the 8th iPhone.
Technical characteristics are largely the same as in Meizu Pro 7: second display 1.9 inches 240x536, Android 7.0 operating system, 64 GB permanent memory, without slot for external memory card. Two SIM cards. There is a fingerprint scanner. Metal body. Dual camera 12+12 megapixels. Front 16 mp.
Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus 64GB - the most popular smartphone in the Xiaomi catalog
Average price in Russia - 12,500 rubles. Buy Redmi 5 Plus 64GB on AliExpress possible for 10.1 thousand rubles (delivery to Russia is free).
Model from Xiaomi,presented in December 2017 andwhich went on sale in Russia in January 2018, has currently scored 81% of fives according to reviews in Yandex Market and received 95% of recommendations for purchase there.This delight of buyers is easily explained: while leading smartphone manufacturers are trying to conquer the market of frameless models, focusing on the flagship segment, Xiaomi follows this trend in the budget segment (although it is worth noting that in the flagship segment, Xiaomi has a decent frameless model Mi Mix 2), namely in the new Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus. We chose the older model for rating mainly because of its better display.
The first thing you need to notice about the Redmi 5 Plus is the huge 5.99-inch IPS screen. A couple of years ago, a phone with such a screen would have been a shovel for a narrow circle of connoisseurs of such models, but in the era of frameless smartphones, an increase in screen size had virtually no effect on the increase in body size. If we compare the 6-inch Redmi 5 Plus with the standard 5.5-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X, we will see that the Redmi 5 Plus is half a millimeter smaller in width and thickness, only the length has changed, it is 7.5 mm longer, but this means that the Redmi 5 Plus, just like the standard models, will easily fit in your pocket or hand. The resolution is also impressive - 2160x1080, while budget smartphones, typically offer a maximum resolution of 1920x1080.
Other characteristics: Android 7.1 OS with MIUI 9.1 proprietary shell. 64 GB of permanent memory and 4 GB of RAM, there is a slot for a memory card (combined with a slot for a second SIM card). Powerful battery with a capacity of 4000 mAh. 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor. There is a fingerprint scanner. Metal body. Main camera 12 MP, front camera 5 MP.
LG V30 Plus
The average price in Russia is 49,140 rubles.
The flagship of the South Korean manufacturer went on sale in December 2017 and today has received 81% of fives in Yandex Market and 89% of recommendations for purchase.It’s worth saying right away that there is standard version LG V30, and differs from the “plus” version not in the size of the case, but in the memory capacity, it is half the size, and the price in Russia is no lower, so the “plus” model was chosen for the rating.
The V30+ continues the tradition of a frameless screen, started in the spring of 2017 by the LG G6, while the screen, due to the disappearance of the “LG” inscription from the front panel, has become even larger - 6 inches (in the G6 it was 5.7 inches) with the same QHD+ resolution (2880x1440) . The display matrix has become noticeably better: the LG G6 had IPS, and the new flagship has P-OLED.
Another major improvement over the G6 is the more powerful Snapdragon 835 processor with 4GB of RAM. The volume of built-in memory is 128 GB. Usually, with such a memory capacity, manufacturers do not consider it necessary to support a memory card, but not LG: the V30+ supports a memory card, and even of a fantastic size of 2 GB.
Android 7.1 OS, dual SIM support. Battery 3300 mAh. The battery life in talk mode is 12.2 hours, in standby mode - three and a half days. To fully charge (0-100%) the smartphone will take approximately 1 hour 45 minutes. Fingerprint scanner on the back panel.
The main camera of the LG V30+ has two modules with different focal lengths. The first 16 megapixel sensor received hybrid autofocus (PDAF + laser), optical stabilization and a lens with an excellent f/1.6 aperture. The second is wide-angle with a resolution of 13 megapixels and an aperture of f/1.9. The front camera is underwhelming: the resolution is only 5 megapixels, f/2.2 aperture and 90° viewing angle.
The Dxomark resource gave the LG V30+ a low score - 87 points for photography, not making it into the top 10 best cameras. In blind tests, the LG V30+ performs better: in a comparison of six flagships conducted by the Phonearena resource, the LG V30+ won two out of nine tests, losing only to the iPhone X and sharing second place with Google Pixel 2 XL. They lost to OnePlus 5T and Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (each of which won only one test), and Huawei Mate 10 Pro (which did not win a single test).
It is worth noting the excellent sound in the headphones even with a standard headset. This is due to the fact that an advanced ESS Saber ES9218P audio chip is installed inside the LG V30+, which includes a 4-channel 32-bit DAC, an amplifier and a harness.
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ASUS ZenFone 3 Zoom ZE553KL 64Gb - flagship with the most powerful battery
The average price in Russia is 27,000 rubles. Buy ZenFone 3 Zoom ZE553KL on AliExpress possible for 24.2 thousand rubles (delivery to Russia is free). The new flagship in the ZenFone 3 line from the leading Taiwanese manufacturer went on sale in March 2017 and today received 56% of the five reviews in Yandex Market (see. ). The number of recommendations in Yandex Market is 62%.
Technical characteristics: 5.5-inch screen with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, Android 6.0 operating system, 64 GB of permanent and 4 GB of RAM, there is a slot for a memory card up to 2 TB (combined with a slot for a second SIM card). Battery capacity - 5000 mAh. Battery life talk time in 3G networks up to 48 hours, when browsing websites on Wi-Fi networks up to 25 hours, standby time up to 42 days. ZenFone 3 Zoom supports fast charging technology (10 minutes of recharging will be enough for an additional 5 hours of talk time). 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 processor. There is a fingerprint scanner.
ZenFone 3 Zoom is equipped with two high-quality main cameras. The first, based on the latest Sony IMX362 sensor with large pixels (1.4 microns), has a wide-angle lens with a large aperture (f/1.7) and a 12 megapixel matrix with support for ASUS SuperPixel technology. It is designed for shooting everyday scenes, including in low light. SuperPixel technology allows for a 2.5x improvement in light sensitivity compared to the iPhone 7 Plus. In addition, the camera supports optical and electronic image stabilization to minimize blur when shooting photos and videos, uses a color correction sensor to improve color reproduction, and allows you to record video in 4K/Ultra-HD format. The second of the main cameras - with the same resolution of 12 megapixels and optical zoom of 2.3 times - is used for obtaining high-quality close-up shots. In addition to optical zoom, you can use the digital zoom function, which gives a total image magnification of 12 times. Switching between cameras is instant, and the combination of the two produces stunning depth of field—and professional-looking photos. In mode manual settings ZenFone 3 Zoom camera allows you to customize many various parameters photography settings such as white balance, exposure value, focal length, ISO level and shutter speed.
ZenFone 3 Zoom features ASUS TriTech+ Triple AF system, which includes dual-pixel phase detection autofocus technology similar to that found in DSLR cameras. Phase sensors for focusing are contained in each pixel of the photosensitive matrix, which ensures the fastest and most accurate focusing, even for moving objects. In addition, the composition ASUS systems TriTech+ includes tracking autofocus (for both stills and video) and laser autofocus that fires in just 0.03 seconds.
On its official website, ASUS posted comparative photos of ZenFone 3 Zoom and iPhone 7 Plus, which show that ZenFone 3 Zoom demonstrates better shooting in panorama mode, better color rendition, copes better with night photography and macro photography.
In a blind comparison test between cameras of flagship smartphones and the Canon 5D Mark II DSLR, conducted in June 2017 among readers of hi-tech.mail.ru, ASUS ZenFone 3 Zoom took 4th place, beating the DSLR camera, as well as the best in the world ( according to the authoritative resource Dxomark) smartphone camera HTC U11. The editors of hi-tech.mail.ru commented on this: “ZenFone 3 Zoom surprised. The smartphone does not belong to the premium category, but readers liked its bright photographs.”
ZenFone 3 Zoom has a high-quality front camera with a 13-megapixel Sony IMX214 sensor and ASUS SuperPixel technology, which further doubles light sensitivity. When shooting in low light conditions, the smartphone screen turns bright white, acting as a flash. In combination with software functions With features like Portrait Enhancement and 140-degree Panoramic Selfies, this camera lets you take highly detailed, high-quality self-portraits with all your friends in the frame.
Listening to music with ZenFone 3 Zoom immerses you in a world of sounds that regular smartphones simply can't reproduce - because only ZenFone 3 Zoom supports SonicMaster 3 technology and is certified for high-resolution audio playback.
As we see, this smartphone has no weak points. Usually flagships suffer from a very average battery, while powerful battery ZenFone 3 Zoom allows you to work without recharging twice as long as the 7th iPhone or Samsung Galaxy S8, while its price is half the price.
ZenFone 3 Zoom takes third place in .
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Apple iPhone X 64GB
Average price in Russia -68,000 rubles. The tenth iPhone (X in this case represents the Roman numeral 10) went on sale on November 3, 2017 and today has scored 58% of five reviews in Yandex Market. The number of recommendations in Yandex Market is 64%.
In that year iPhone celebrates its 10th anniversary: the first iPhone went on sale on June 29, 2007. Apple, which in recent years has been offering customers the same eggs, only in profile, finally decided to release something fundamentally new to the market, and it was successful, however, a significant part of the innovations was simply repeated by Android manufacturers, and the rest turned out to be ambiguous. Firstly, the iPhone X received a frameless screen, and even with an OLED matrix. However, this is new only for iPhones, since the frameless display first appeared back in the spring on the Samsung Galaxy S8, and the Galaxy Note 8, which went on sale in September, also has it. As for the OLED display, it is not original, but made by Samsung, and, apparently, Samsung left it for its models best displays, and sold it to Apple with worse quality, because after iPhone release X users began to complain about screen flickering when the brightness was reduced. In the design of the front panel above Apple, the spirit of Samsung hovered, because... if you get everything done the best way, then you will get an exact copy of the Samsung flagships. Apparently for this reason, a strange inclusion in the screen appeared on top of the front panel, which users called a “codpiece”, “beard” or “unibrow”, and it is not convenient to view content in all applications, because the unibrow sometimes creeps up on him. But now it’s very easy to distinguish the iPhone X from all other smartphones.
Samsung has introduced three types of unlocking in its new flagships: the usual fingerprint scanner, face scanning and iris scanning. Apple acted more radically, removed the fingerprint scanner and left only a face scanner, which creates a three-dimensional model of the face and then learns to recognize its owner in new images. But this function has two disadvantages. Firstly, the system does not understand the fact of growing up in children and one day it will stop recognizing them. Therefore, Apple does not recommend using the tenth iPhone for children under 13 years of age. Secondly, facial recognition will not be able to distinguish between twins, so the tenth iPhone is also not recommended for those who have twin brothers or sisters. And also to those who have children similar to them. Available on YouTube video of a 10-year-old boy unlocking his mom's iPhone just by looking at it.
The edge-to-edge display leaves no space physical buttons. Samsung simply made the buttons touch sensitive. Apple, instead of following a successful example, chose a not very convenient option: gesture control. As a result, using the phone with one hand became impossible in many situations.
When looking at back panel You can also immediately distinguish the 10th iPhone from all others, because The camera block is located not horizontally, but vertically. In this case, the block protrudes so much that the phone cannot lie flat on the table. The problem can only be solved by purchasing a cover. Now about the cameras themselves: they are almost the same as in the iPhone 8 Plus: dual main 12 MP and front 7 MP. At the same time, the aperture was improved from f/2.8 to f/2.4, dual stabilization was introduced, and a portrait mode was added when taking selfies. The Dxomark resource gave the iPhone X camera an average score of 97 (third place after Samsung Galaxy S9+ and Google Pixel 2): 101 points for photography (second place afterSamsung Galaxy S9+) and 89 points for video shooting.
Other characteristics: 5.8-inch screen (actually smaller, since the black notch eats up part of the screen space) with a resolution of 2436x1125 pixels, iOS 11 operating system, 64 GB of storage and 3 GB of RAM, support for one SIM card. The smartphone does not support an external memory card. Battery capacity 2716 mAh. 6-core Apple processor A11 Bionic. Case material - glass. Like other recent iPhones, there is no standard headphone jack, no support for a memory card or a second SIM card.
To summarize, we can say that the iPhone X is a technologically advanced phone that cannot be confused with any other, but some innovations are unique to Apple (since they already exist on Android), while others are ambiguous and do not always lead to user convenience. The high price also does not add to its attractiveness, and the reviews for this model are the worst in our rating. Therefore, first place iPhone X clearly doesn't pull it off.
OnePlus 5T 64GB is the most powerful smartphone in the world
The average price in Russia is 32,000 rubles. Buy OnePlus 5T on Aliexpress possible for 29.4 thousand rubles (delivery to Russia is free).
This model, which went on sale in December 2017, is the successor to the OnePlus 5 and differs from its predecessor primarily in fashionable Lately almost frameless screen. The replacement in the form of OnePlus 5T turned out to be very worthy: today this model has 83% of five reviews in Yandex Market, 95% of recommendations for purchase and is the most popular model in the OnePlus catalog.
OnePlus 5T received a 6-inch AMOLED screen with a resolution of 2160x1080. In comparison with OnePlus 5, which had a diagonal of 5.5 inches, the dimensions of the case (it is made of metal, as in OnePlus 5) have remained virtually unchanged: it has increased only 1 mm in width and 2 mm in height. This was achieved by moving the fingerprint scanner from the front panel to the back and generally more efficient use of the front panel.
Android 7.1 OS, support for two SIM cards (of which only the first one supports 4G LTE, and the second only 3G), 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor. 64 GB of permanent memory and 6 GB of RAM. If OnePlus 5 was the most powerful Android smartphone in the world, then OnePlus 5T, judging by the tests of several video bloggers, is the most powerful smartphone not only among Android models, but also surpasses the iPhone X. For example, a test on the EverythingApplePro YouTube channel demonstrated that While the tenth iPhone launched one application, the OnePlus 5T launched six.
OnePlus 5T received a battery with a capacity of 3300 mAh, like OnePlus 5. Like its predecessor, OnePlus 5T, despite the average battery capacity, shows good performance autonomy comparable to and even superior to that of models with a battery of at least 4000 mAh. For example, the OnePlus 5T has a reading time of 19 hours and 20 minutes, which is 20 minutes longer than the Xiaomi Mi Mix with a 4400 mAh battery and an hour longer than the Huawei Mate 10 Pro with a 4000 mAh battery. If we compare OnePlus 5T with Samsung Galaxy Note 8, which has a battery with the same capacity, then OnePlus 5T outperforms its competitor quite significantly, working 4 hours 20 minutes longer in reading mode and 2.5 hours in video mode.
Fast charging is still just as fast: in 30 minutes, the OnePlus 5T charges up to 57%, which is enough for a day of use. It takes 1 hour and 10 minutes to charge a smartphone from 0 to 100%.
The 5T has a dual photo module consisting of a 16-megapixel Sony IMX 398 sensor and a second 20-megapixel Sony IMX 376. Both sensors are equipped with optics with an f/1.7 aperture. If in OnePlus 5 the second main sensor was used for 2x optical zoom, now it serves for better shooting in low light conditions. The front camera is equipped with a 16-megapixel Sony IMX371 sensor, supports auto-retouching and allows you to use light from the screen instead of flash.
OnePlus 5T has a face recognition feature that works in 0.4 seconds. However, for security reasons, facial recognition cannot be used for payments.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 64GB - the flagship with the largest screen
Average price in Russia - 54,450 rubles.
Samsung's autumn flagship went on sale on September 15, 2017 and today has scored 70% of the five stars according to reviews in Yandex Market. The number of recommendations in Yandex Market is 83%.
Samsung has made it a rule to release two flagships a year: in the spring, the flagship of the Galaxy S family, and closer to the fall, a more advanced flagship of the Galaxy Note family with a stylus. However, last year the Galaxy Note 7 was discontinued shortly after launch due to battery problems, so new flagship Galaxy Note 8 was actually the first in its class in two years.
Samsung in its new flagship follows the recent trend of large screens, while being one step ahead of competitors. While Apple in the 10th iPhone came to the need to increase the diagonal to 5.8 inches (as in the spring Galaxy S8), the Galaxy Note 8 received a fantastic diagonal of 6.3 inches (the resolution is also impressive: 2960x1440). It has become slightly larger in body size than the Galaxy S8: width 7.5 cm versus 6.8, height 16.2 cm versus 14.9, but due to the competent use of screen area (it is frameless, like in the Galaxy S8) the dimensions and the weight of the glass-metal body are comparable to the classic 5.5-inch models of competitors. For example, the Apple iPhone 8 Plus with a 5.5-inch screen is 0.3 cm wider and 7 grams heavier than the Galaxy Note 8, although the latter is 0.4 cm longer. The quality of the AMOLED display itself deserves all praise: the authoritative resource DisplayMate claims that the Galaxy Note 8 has "the most innovative and high-performance screen the site has ever tested."
If from the front the Galaxy Note 8 differs from the Galaxy S8 only in the size of the body, then when looking at the back panel these models definitely cannot be confused. Samsung followed another trend in the new flagship: it used a dual main camera for the first time (the Galaxy S8 still had one main camera). The first camera is wide-angle, with a focal length of 26 mm and an aperture of f/1.7. The second is a narrow TV camera with 52 mm. This roughly corresponds to the viewing angle of the human eye, so it is also suitable for taking portraits without distorting perspective. Both modules have a resolution of 12 megapixels. Both modules have optical stabilization (the same technique was later repeated by the iPhone X). Now you can shoot smooth videos and sharp photos not only in normal mode, but also with a double optical zoom. The Dxomark resource named the Galaxy Note 8 the best smartphone for zoom (enlarging the image when shooting). For example, according to this indicator, it received 66 points versus 58 for the iPhone X. Under the second Samsung camera added the “dynamic focus” function. By turning it on, you can adjust the amount of background blur before and after releasing the shutter. In this case, the smartphone saves photos from both cameras. The front camera of the Galaxy Note 8 has the same aperture as the main one - f/1.7, resolution 8 megapixels.
Now about the stylus, which comes included and distinguishes the Galaxy Note 8 from other flagships. What is it for? Draw, write down reminders, make notes on photos. You don't even need to unlock the screen to write and edit notes. In addition, by pressing with the stylus, you can translate words in a foreign language text. Of course, most people will rarely need a stylus, but for creative people it will be a real boon.
Galaxy Note 8 has 64 GB of internal memory, as well as support for an external memory card up to 256 GB (iPhone X does not support memory cards), but you will have to choose what to insert into the tray: a second SIM card or a memory card. 8-core processor Samsung Exynos 9 8895, coupled with 6 GB of RAM, makes Note 8 the second most powerful Android smartphone in the world (onePlus 5 is first).
After the failure with the batteries of the Galaxy Note 7 in the new flagship, Samsung decided not to experiment with this component and equipped the phone with a standard 3300 mAh battery, this allows the Note 8 to work 22 hours in talk mode and 74 hours in music listening mode. There is a fast charging function. Half an hour at the outlet, and the battery will last for 3-4 hours. Charging from 0 to 100% will take 1 hour 41 minutes.
There are three types of unlocking: the usual fingerprint scanner, face scanning and iris scanning. At the same time, the fingerprint scanner located on the rear panel will be more convenient for men, because... It will not be very convenient for women to reach it due to the size of the case.
It’s obvious that even after the release of the iPhone X, the Galaxy Note 8 remains the best smartphone in the world. A lot has already been said about technical differences, now let’s compare reviews, recommendations and prices for the two main flagships of the fall: Galaxy Note 8 scores 69% of fives in Yandex Market vs. 55% for the iPhone, the number of recommendations in Yandex Market is even greater in favor of Samsung: 71% versus 43%, while Galaxy price Note 8 is 16.4 thousand rubles less than the iPhone X.
The question of choosing a good battery for a smartphone is becoming more and more difficult every year.
Today, for some reason, few people pay attention to the fact that their smartphones have a powerful battery. And that’s why we’ll now talk to you about the best smartphones with powerful batteries.
Of course, smartphones come in very different sizes. Some people like small ones, some like big ones. Therefore, we will start with the smallest ones and move gradually to the largest ones.
Sony Xperia Z5 Compact
Despite the fact that this smartphone was released back in 2015, it still remains one of the most relevant small smartphones with a fairly good battery capacity, which is exactly 2700 mAh. In fact, such a smartphone is enough for one full working day.
In addition to the battery, there is also a very good 4.6-inch HD screen, still current processor Snapdragon 810, good cameras, a fingerprint sensor and, which is very important for a Japanese brand, IP68 water and dust protection.
Xiaomi Redmi Pro 4
Next we move on to a little large smartphones. Among the 5-inch models with a large battery capacity, we can name only one model, and this is the Xiaomi Redmi Pro 4. It has a 4100 mAh battery, which should be enough for about 1.5 or 2 working days. Despite the fact that this smartphone is not positioned as a flagship, its power is sufficient for any everyday tasks.
Xiaomi Mi5S and Mi6
If you still need a smartphone with more powerful hardware and a small size, then we recommend the other two models of the same brand, only they are already 100% flagships. Metal Xiaomi Mi5S or glass Xiaomi Mi6. Of course, both options have weaker batteries than the previous one, namely 3200 and 3350 mAh, respectively. And yet, you will be guaranteed one or one and a half working days with these smartphones.
Meizu, Xiaomi and LeEco
The first one is Meizu. The best smartphones from this brand with 5.5’ inch screens will be M3 Note and Note M5. What’s interesting is that both models come with a 4100 mAh battery, the charge of which lasts for 1 - 1.5 days, and with a Helio P10 processor, in both versions, which shows itself very adequately in everyday tasks.
The next brand is Xiaomi again.
Here it is worth paying attention to three models with 4050 - 4100 mAh batteries. First, this is an ideal solution for budget gaming.
It seems there has never been a game that this smartphone couldn’t handle. One battery charge lasts approximately 1 - 1.5 working days.
And the last model is Redmi Pro- in fact, it is something between the two previous models. It's not bad in terms of battery life and good when playing games, but it's main feature- this is the appearance.
If you need something significantly premium and more powerful, then we recommend that you pay attention to the Mi Note 2. It has a slightly larger 5.7-inch FullHD screen, a 4070 mAg battery and, very importantly, the flagship processor from Qualcomm 2016 - Snapdragon 821.
From important factors, this is a very expensive thing with a very beautiful design. And what is important for our topic is solid autonomy of up to 1.5 days.
And the latest smartphone with an average 5.5’ inch size is . This smartphone is LeEco's flagship for 2016, which still remains relevant. The charge of this smart should normally be enough for the same 1.5 days of use.
Giants of autonomy
And now we move on to the limb. Namely to best smartphones in terms of autonomy.
Somehow it happened that those smartphones that show best performance in terms of autonomy they are large in size. Therefore, they are not entirely suitable for everyone. Or they may simply be suitable for those who want a tablet and a smartphone in one.
Huawei Honor Note 8
This is a very good smartphone in terms of power with good technical indicators. It has a 4500 mAh battery, which is a good indicator today, about 1.5 working days. In addition, it has a very large 6.6' inch 2K screen and a very thin 7.2mm body.
The first thing we'll talk about is the year of manufacture.
These are slightly smaller in size than Honor Note 8, but slightly better performance in terms of autonomy. After all, 4850 mah in such a thin case, namely 7.5 mm, is already a very good indicator. The first Mi Max comes in two processor variants, namely Snapdragon 650 and Snapdragon 652.
Both options are the best for budget gaming at maximum graphics settings. And with such a large battery, such a monster is definitely enough for all tasks for a stable 2 - 2.5 days.
And the last smartphone for today is from 2017.
In short, this is an improved version of the first generation. The only negative is the processor, which is somewhat weaker than the one in the first Mi Max.
However, if you don’t really play powerful games, and even if you play, but not at maximum graphics settings, then this is just a very smart solution among the “shovels”. And if we talk about batteries, then this is 5300 mAh with almost the same thickness and dimensions as the first “Max”. This big guy will 100% last you for a stable 2.5-3 days.
Conclusion
The choice of this or that smartphone is always yours. We are just trying to talk about those that are really worth taking a closer look at, because they have very good autonomy.
November has begun, the New Year is getting closer, and it’s time to take stock of the technological achievements of 2016, or acknowledge the lack thereof. It all depends on what component of the digital device we're talking about. The battery is traditionally one of the factors that users first pay attention to when choosing their new smartphone. Putting your phone on charge every night is not the most attractive activity. But users have already come to terms with this. It is much worse when the device is discharged without waiting for the evening, during the work or school day.
Not every smartphone is capable of active use hold out at least until the user comes home and can charge it. Therefore, the leading flagship smartphones of 2016 were reviewed for their battery life.
But before we look at the graph, we should say a few words about the testing method. The displays of all devices were set the same way - to a brightness of 200 nits. This brightness level is considered the most comfortable for indoor use.
Testing was then carried out using a browser, simulating normal use smartphone. In this case, the phone was not in standby mode and worked with the screen on.
Well, now you can see how the brightest smartphones of the current year coped with this test.
Some clarifications need to be made. Battery operating time is given in hours (h) and minutes (min). In addition, smartphones were rated for their ability to not require charging for as long as possible - Excellent, Good, Average.
Although the topic of this review is the results shown flagship smartphones 2016, it will be interesting to compare them with similar indicators of the most significant smartphones from last year. After all, this is the only way to understand whether there has been progress in the ability of phones to do without charging.
It is noteworthy that many 2015 models showed even top scores. We can only hope that next year the trend will be different and phones will be able to boast not only more powerful processors, bright screens, high-quality cameras and stylish cases, but also increased operating time from the energy reserves in their batteries. For now, all that remains is to state the fact that 2016 did not bring progress in relation to this important indicator, which, in general, remained at the same level.
Components modern phones became more powerful, and as a result their energy consumption increased. Thus, despite all the energy-saving technologies, while maintaining the trend for thin device bodies, progress has not yet been achieved.
It is interesting to note that for both models the considered indicator is higher than for Google Nexus last year. The Google Pixel's battery life in this test (7 hours 45 minutes) was just one minute less than the Apple iPhone 7's (7 hours 46 minutes). This once again, along with , shows: the new devices of the search giant brought with them not only rebranding, but also consumer qualities worthy of the best flagship smartphones currently on the market.
What characteristic modern smartphone seems even more important to you than the duration of operation without charging?
Based on materials from phonearena.com