My top 5 phones of 2023 - Ivan

24 December 2023
I am the one that likes zoom cameras.

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Anonymous, 25 Dec 2023For the fact that Hauwei did not make your list, it's ... moreIt makes sense, GMS is something most people would definitely would expect on a device and Huawei does not have that.

    Anton el papi, 25 Dec 2023My list: honor magic 5 pro samsung s23 ultra iPhone 15 p... moreSad to see that Pixel phones continue to become a portable oven, google needs some serious decision making skills to get their phones on a stable temps.

      Anonymous, 29 Dec 2023If course all spy but the difference that Apple, Samsung an... moreDamn bro, you really trust those governments SPECIALLY the AMERICAN GOVERNMENT that they don't spy on you. Bro the Americans have been a spy since WW1, come on. I am tired of people like this. They have been caught spying the EU using sat lines and it did not really have a good publicity because the AMERICAN GOVERNMENT wants you to forget about it, the AMERICAN GOVERNMENT is like a cheating girlfriend who only admits when being caught.

        Anonymous, 29 Dec 2023If course all spy but the difference that Apple, Samsung an... moreThe government does whatever they want. You think the American or Korean government is any better than the Chinese? 😂 You think you would know if they ask for the data from these smartphone companies? It's all corrupt, you can do nothing and you can know nothing. They all spy, they have all our data, no matter the brand. Period

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          • Anonymous
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          • 29 Dec 2023

          Blitzz, 25 Dec 2023You cand argue with an apple fanboy. Its 100% feelings, 0 a... moread hominem

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            • Anonymous
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            • 29 Dec 2023

            David 040882, 25 Dec 2023It's not that I don't agree with you dude. I was ... moreIf course all spy but the difference that Apple, Samsung and Google are not from authoritarian countries where the government can at any point just say „you now need to give us all your user data“ and that you don’t know that us not surprising because a big part of the population does not know it and they continue happily buying devices developed in China.

              My top 5 phones of 2023:

              5. ZTE Red Magic 9 Pro. Outstanding value and spec monster.
              4. Poco F5. Another phone with an outstanding value.
              3. OnePlus Open. Raised the bar for foldables. Great cameras and an attention to detail in the software. Look out Samsung.
              2. Galaxy S23 Ultra. Excellent all around flagship.
              1. Sony Xperia 5 V. Incredible battery life, headphone jack, MicroSD card slot, which is extremely rare to come by in 2023.

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                • Anonymous
                • YeP
                • 28 Dec 2023

                how iPhone wasn't among top 5 phones lol

                  Mine top 5.
                  Oneplus 12 a very easy winner.
                  Nubia red Magic 9 pro
                  Motorola Edge 40 pro
                  Xiaomi 13 Ultra
                  Motorola Edge 40 Neo as a best midranger with price around 400 eur.
                  Honorable mention Xiaomi 13C 8+256GB for 120 euros (80 eur at our stores for our staff)

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                    • Anonymous
                    • I@H
                    • 27 Dec 2023

                    my "all time" top 5 phones as of 2023 that i actually own...

                    5. lg v50s dual screen
                    + still capable and a better alternative to foldables (along with other dual screens)... it can act like a "normal phone" without the accessory and it can work like the microsoft duo with the accessory... the display is not as risky to be broken as those inner displays of foldables...
                    4. lg wing
                    + the first (and only) output of lg's explorer project... it is the most unique android smartphone i have, at least when it comes to form factor and the features that come with it.
                    3. nokia n8
                    + this is the second best nokia camera smartphone, according to core nokia fans. i still like how good the image quality is and freezing moment with its xenon flash is great.
                    2. nokia lumia 1020
                    + mainly because of its camera. sure, there are already a lot of improvements on oversampling - but i now consider this as a "keeper" of engineering marvel for camera hardware. despite the app store being dead and web browsers can no longer open some secured websites, i am still able to use it for many things aside from camera.
                    1. sony xperia 1 ii
                    + it is my "comfort zone" when it comes to smartphone - ui is as straightforward as it gets... still great audio for its loudspeakers, via wireless and wired connectivity. i no longer have the "major" update, but i still get google play system update as some sort of "security". still enjoying media consumption with its "movie" friendly aspect ratio and image quality. camera quality is good for manual settings and day time "balanced" scene as its hdr is not aggressive.

                      I love one plus 10 ,11,12 I have all them. People they tell me I'm Krazy about my Cellphones one plus. Let me tell u ONE PLUS is A Zuper BOMB. is A Great. Phones Fast. And clean. I recommend this cellphone. OK

                        Anonymous, 25 Dec 2023Forgot the most horrible trend of 2023: folding phones. We‘... moreIt's going back so it wont break again.

                          Anonymous, 25 Dec 2023My top 5 phones of 2023 in no specific order: - Galaxy A... moreAnon who doesn't have access to Google but has access to GSMarena. 😂

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                            Blitzz, 25 Dec 2023You cand argue with an apple fanboy. Its 100% feelings, 0 a... moreYou nailed it man...

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 26 Dec 2023

                              Blitzz, 25 Dec 2023You cand argue with an apple fanboy. Its 100% feelings, 0 a... moreIt's interesting how critics can't sleep because of the iPhone, even though it isn't even mentioned. People always compete with what is better than what they own ;) Feel sorry for ypu

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                                David 040882, 25 Dec 2023It's not that I don't agree with you dude. I was ... moreYou cand argue with an apple fanboy. Its 100% feelings, 0 arguments.
                                Apple users are users, not admins. I said enough.

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                                  • 25 Dec 2023

                                  Xiaomi 13 Ultra all the way...beats all of them.

                                    I love the love the Vivo x100 pro is getting

                                    Especially Vivo not releasing the pro + so it actually gets a chance to be properly reviewed and stand kn it's own


                                    Ironically the regular X100 still suffers for coverage

                                      Ivan Petkov, 25 Dec 2023Thanks, man!Merry Christmas to you and the work horses at gsm, all my love to you all and i hope you and your families have an enjoyable festive time together or work is going well. 🎉🎉

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                                        Hossein, 25 Dec 2023What ? not see Huawei phones !!Everyone wants Kirin/Harmony combo, but it is exclusive to China as of now. The same is true for most of the IOT products released with HiLink - chineese exclusives, including cars.
                                        Satellite calls/sms are also unavailable outside of China. Kirin-powered laptops with linux also chineese exclusives.

                                        So why would anyone rate it as the best anything if one cannot use half of the features?