The best flagships and flagship killers to get for the Holiday season 2021
- Android.Authority
- MxL
- 28 Nov 2021
Anonymous, 28 Nov 2021Phone A has BoM of $560.
Phone B has BoM of $340.
But... more"FHD 60Hz screen of iphone 12 costs more than the QHD 120Hz of S20."
Thats coz Samsung would get their in-house displays for cheap just like apple's A series processor would cost hardly more than 50$ per device being in-house, while Samsung will need to pay 150$ for Snapdragon 888.
If components are ordered in bulk, they are cheaper. IPhone sells in millions, so their component cost per device becomes cheaper overall.
Xiaomi, Vivo and others had to pay more for waterproofing because they have few devices with IP68 rating.
The same is very cheap for Apple, Samsung, Sony and others who have traditionally provided waterproofing because bulk of their phones have IP68. This is why Samsung, Sony and others don't mind providing IP68 in mid range because the overall cost to incorporate it is cheaper compared to that for a brand like Xiaomi or Vivo or others.
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- Anonymous
- JT5
- 28 Nov 2021
Anonymous, 28 Nov 2021Chinese budget flaghips got their recognition from selling ... morePhone A has BoM of $560.
Phone B has BoM of $340.
But to you, they use same pieces. LOL !!!!
BoM means cost of hardware only , not final costs of the device.
Chinese phone users love to say Apple uses cheap components based only on specs. The FHD 60Hz screen of iphone 12 costs more than the QHD 120Hz of S20.
If case you doubt this info, you can check yourself.
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- Anonymous
- JT5
- 28 Nov 2021
Anonymous, 28 Nov 2021Chinese budget flaghips got their recognition from selling ... moreDo not wrongly think these phones have less than $300 profit per unit.
If mi11 hardware is worth $370, how much do you think a k40+ costs when it is way inferior device?
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- Anonymous
- 7Wg
- 28 Nov 2021
really unfair. why is Motorola Edge S/G100 not considered a top flagship killer? Makes no sense that you put Nord 2 or Poco F3 on the list. G100 basically has what those phones have (yeah, maybe mi 11T/X or Nord 2 has better main camera and F3 has OLED), but on top of that you also get:
- Headphone jack
- MicroSD slot
- Proper ultrawide/macro camera with autofocus
- USB 3.1 with video output to external monitors
How could you ignore these useful features, when G100 costs no more than other flagship killers, except the F3? Only weak points of this phone are LCD panel (its subjective as some may prefer its reliability over AMOLED) and somewhat underwhelming main camera like the F3, but better in every other way.
I think Mi11 T/X are too expensive to be even considered as flagship killers.
Finally, all these flagship "killers" have no headphone jacks. Remember, no headphone jacks=not a true flagship killer. If you're forcefed overpriced TWS it isn't a flagship killer culture/experience. People who want flagship killers don't want marketing gimmick and useless features.
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- 28 Nov 2021
Anonymous, 28 Nov 2021Phone sold for $600, surely do not cost $350 to be made.
... moreChinese budget flaghips got their recognition from selling online (skipping marketing like big brands) and making less profits compared to to big brands.
All these products components are made in the same factories including your Samsung and Apple. Just brand name on final product is different.
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- 28 Nov 2021
AresinUAE, 28 Nov 2021Saying iPhone is the best smartphone on sale is very subjec... moreIOS still lacks true multi-tasking after all these years
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- 28 Nov 2021
Anonymous, 28 Nov 2021Phone sold for $600, surely do not cost $350 to be made.
... moreCost of phone to be made depend on several factors.
Bill of materials is useless, every component doesnt cost same for all manufacturers.
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- JT5
- 28 Nov 2021
Android.Authority, 28 Nov 2021Flagship killers only compromise on camera to some extent.
... morePhone sold for $600, surely do not cost $350 to be made.
Phone sold for $1200, surely costs at least $600 to be made.
This is way more than just "camera hardware " differences.
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- 28 Nov 2021
Anonymous, 28 Nov 2021If the iPhone 13 Pro is full of compromises then GsmArena w... moreSaying iPhone is the best smartphone on sale is very subjective. I wouldnt call it bad, cause it certainly isn't, but it is far from the best. Apple implements so many restrictions on the phone in the guise of security that even unlocking my phone takes at least 4 steps (and that is combined with the watch) compared to a single step from my Samsung. The most common tasks are also annoying - from figuring out where to find a particular app setting - to using the (UNCUSTOMIZABLE) keyboard in an app which takes almost half the space in my Pro MAx - to the way the appstore asks for you to double click the power button and put in your password everytime you install an app (even if you just unlocked your phone seconds before). I can list a lot more gripes I have with my iphone. Í will argue that iPhone has the ability to make the experience a lot easier but they just refuse to do so.
My problem with Android phones is the amount of product models they churn out every single year, that it is now so hard to tell what kind of phone one is using. Can we even count and track every model Xiaomi (and Redmi and Poco) has released this year? Whats even worse are some companies which just released a new model a moment ago only to release un update to that model few months later (AHEMM Reno and Honor phones) but with very little to no upgrade at all.
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- IYC
- 28 Nov 2021
Google Bot, 28 Nov 2021test Genshin by yourself loland Neiman Legends or any other heavy game for that matter.
Most people here just think that cpu alone is responsible for the best performance.
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- 28 Nov 2021
AlienKiss, 28 Nov 2021Flagship killer = will trick you with the same CPU and GPU,... more poco f3 ring u a bell?
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- 28 Nov 2021
who would dare challenge poco f3??
- Android.Authority
- MxL
- 28 Nov 2021
Hi, 28 Nov 2021It's worth trying to realize that flagship killers are... morePoco F3 costs 1/3rd the price of a 1000€ flagship.
You can spend a few Euros more and buy a OnePlus 9rt or Realme GT Master Explorer Edition, which have better all round package and will still cost you 1/2 the price of a 1000€ flagship.
- Android.Authority
- MxL
- 28 Nov 2021
Anonymous, 28 Nov 2021Most flagship killers DO have UFS 3.1 memory for maximum sp... moreFlagship killers only compromise on camera to some extent.
Rest 80-90% things are same...
I wouldn't blame someone buying the Realme GT Master Explorer Edition under 500€ over spending 1000€ for a proper flagship phone.
That extra 10-20% experience will cost you double.
- Android.Authority
- MxL
- 28 Nov 2021
Kangal, 28 Nov 2021For iOS Users:
- iPhone 13 Mini
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone... moreSony fanboy at its heart putting Xiaomi in cheap category even though it's no1 in many countries while non existent Sony being recommended as best large phones and small phones.
Thank for the laugh 😁 though!!!!
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- alexfinger21
- ICk
- 28 Nov 2021
walkman8, 28 Nov 2021With prolonged software support for Androids now, it makes ... moreFr, all these phones get like a year of updates, and that one update may even brick them xd
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- alexfinger21
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- 28 Nov 2021
Z, 28 Nov 2021Gary Explains is pseudoscience, look at golden reviewer for... moreI am not an apple fan boy, since I myself use a samsung, but Iphone performance is most likely will always stay better, as they control their chips and software, hence the best combo.
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- Anonymous
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- 28 Nov 2021
Google Bot, 28 Nov 2021test Genshin by yourself lolNot interested in that money milking game, filled with cartoonish waifu characters.
I bet many people won’t bulge to pay $10 for GRID Autosport.
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Kriegsherr, 28 Nov 2021Flagships are built better than those mid-range flagship ki... moreAlso aren't flagships those phones that exploded, bended in your pocket and whose main logicboards tended to bootloop?