Knivesinedc wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 5:48 pm
I have had a number of phones. I enjoy updating every year and a half or 2. I have had experience with smartphones from apple, motorola, ZTE, samsung, LG, Google and essential. Motorola is probably king of the budget phones, or at least they were up until samsung released their "A" series phones. Motorola has fallen behind in the last year or two. Samsung is essentially the king of android phones, but you pay a price in the actual dollar amount paid and the "bloatware" that comes pre installed on the phones. Google pixel hands down takes the best smartphone photos. iPhone is tops for video. Ill do a quick breakdown of which phones I think to buy for different purposes. I will leave out information on phone brands that aren't all that relevant anymore.
- Google pixel series: Buy this phone if you want a stellar photo camera and essentially stock android with no unnecessary apps. Dual speakers are also great for watching videos or playing games without headphones. Fast charging on all devices.
- Samsung Galaxy series: Best brightness, resolution and overall display quality of any mobile device. Period. Very solid camera performance on both pictures and video, but falls a touch short on both compared to pixels photos and iPhone video. Great build quality and beautiful design. Easy to find cases and screen protectors for the devices. Wireless and fast charging on most devices
- LG V series phones: V30 was the first smartphone to have an all glass camera lens setup and 10-bit color reproduction. This creates incredibly detailed and vibrant photos. All phones in this series have stellar performance for gaming, video watching and web browsing. Most V series phones still have headphone jacks with a HiFi DAC built in. Best wired audio quality, hands down. Newest phones have revamped external speakers are are probably the best phone speakers available right now. Displays are second only to Samsung and battery life is excellent. I currently have an LG V35 and I love it. Wireless and fast charging on most devices.
- Apple: If ease of use is big on your list, iPhone is most certainly at the top. Simple user interface and *relatively* intuitive gestures make the iPhone fairly easy to adapt to. iPhone's also have arguably the best video recording capability in the smartphone arena. Displays are solid, but not stellar. Build quality is excellent. Battery life in my experience has been fair, but nothing to write home about and unfortunately, you have to purchase a separate Apple charging brick to fast charge. External speakers are very good and probably second to the new LG speakers. iPhone 8, X and 11 all support wireless charging to my knowledge.
- Huawei: I have limited experience with Huawei phones, but they receive very positive reviews. Stellar camera performance and fast processors for most tasks. They have some very funky but beautiful designs and colors available. Great battery life overall.
- Oneplus: Brand that came on the scene as a more budget friendly option with high end specs. Their phones have evolved into downright speed machines. The newest models can be had with 12 gigabytes of RAM and 256gb of incredibly fast internal storage. New pro models also have 90mHz refresh rate displays which makes for the smoothest functioning screens available. Oneplus also has warp charge which is the fastest smartphone charging system currently.
That pretty much covers most of the prevalent brands in the US. There are a few others that have a small stake in the market, like Xiaomi, but they're rather odd brands and devices. I enjoy tech a lot, so PM me if any of you have any questions you'd like to ask!