My top 5 phones of 2023 – Michail

25 December 2023
A trio of compact flagships and two foldables piqued my attention this year.

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Anonymous, 04 Jan 2024No size of the pocket isn't equal to the size of trous... moreMan eh bro i have 42 years now i started with 8210 Nokia my first cel phone i bought my own for 22k Slovak crowns in todays currency after inflation and in euros maybe a 1500 eur phone. So i started with small phones. But rather i love bigger than smaller phones for many obvious reasons. Mostly bigger phone is far more usefull more better specs and easier to read on screen. Many else.
Small phones are really NO.

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    Cpt.Power, 30 Dec 2023Hahaha good joke. Size of the pocket is equal to size of ... moreNo size of the pocket isn't equal to the size of trousers, it's is determined by it's design. Not everyone are fans of baggy jeans and cargo pants. Keeping 7" phone in my front pocket (especially while sitting) would be super uncomfortabl and I'm 6,3" tall.If you are unbale to hold your phone with one hand, then indeed big phablet may help you overcome your disabilites. Most people no mather rich or poor have no problem with that. You wold love early cellphones era with brick shaped, big heavy devices.

      I dont know but if I am going to pick my top phones of the year, I would never put an Iphone in that list. Not to offend Apple fans but Iphones are literally expensive craps that is to overpriced because of the name and the status it can bring. Every year Apple just shoved a new processor and some features that is literally being used by Android phones years and years ago and for a priced that is 500$ more than the outgoing model. Example of this said features are: The Oled screen (First used by Samsung), the Dynamic Island design ( A concept used by Huawei on their Honor V20 Pro back in 2018 and was called the Pill design), Always on display and etc. Finally, with the associated overheating problems on the Ip15 series, Apple will just underclocked the CPU of the A17 chip to avoid that and that will also affect its performance gap on the outgoing IP14 series so their is literally no difference on just buying an ip14 and ip15 just a 500$ difference and the overhyped USB - C that is just trash.

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        safin asa, 27 Dec 20232023 will be always boring anyway, looking further to 2025..Boring since the pandemic, anyways

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          Wafer, 25 Dec 2023I'm just imagining all the poor people that have been ... moreNot at all, my family members who switched from their 2019-2020 A series devices to C series devices, and my parents who switched from feature phones to C32 devices are completely happy with them.

          As long as your expectations are low, you'll enjoy the ride 👍

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            Cpt.Power, 30 Dec 2023Hahaha good joke. Size of the pocket is equal to size of ... more1. Even if a big phone fits in your pocket, it can still fall out more easily than a small phone when you sit down
            2. About 30% of people (including me) use their phone one handed
            3. If you’re worried about dropping your phone then just use a case

              Mike, 29 Dec 2023Yet, there are at least two things they are better at: 1... moreHahaha good joke.
              Size of the pocket is equal to size of the trousers the user use. Bigger or let say average people have big enough pocket to fill even 7 ibnch device inside without issues.
              Small kids, tiny asians have problems to fit even a 5 inch phone.
              Using phone one handed noone does that now unlike he dont care for his device.
              Hiolding it in both hands means if someone accidentaly hugs you you wont drop yourdevice and breaks it.
              In one hand anyone can hump you by accident and yor phone drops and breaks.
              Many else scenarios can happen but using it only one hand means bigger risk for your phone.
              Because you does not care for your device either you are very rich and buy new thing everytime you get tired of the old one or just someone very lazy who gave up on litterary everything from phone to life.

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                Cpt.Power, 27 Dec 2023Small phones are so useless but its your choice. You cant... moreYet, there are at least two things they are better at:

                1) Easier to fit in your pocket
                2) Easier to use one handed

                  Anonymous, 28 Dec 2023Big phones are useless, make great boat anchors, but it... moreFar less useless than small phones but suit your self.
                  At least i am no tiny asian with even more tny mc donald fries as fingers.

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                    • 28 Dec 2023

                    Cpt.Power, 27 Dec 2023Small phones are so useless but its your choice. You cant... moreBig phones are useless, make great boat anchors, but it's your choice.

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                      • 28 Dec 2023

                      Saleh, 26 Dec 2023The Samsung Galaxy S23 absolutely deserves to be added, wit... moreNah plastic crap.

                        Small phones are so useless but its your choice.
                        You cant type properly on small screen, you cant read properly on small screen unless you set for bigger letters which makes whole experience even worse, you cant crap bigger and better specs inside.
                        Also the smaller phones with good specs are harder to repair due to all things are cramped into a small space.
                        There is lot of things where smaller phones are way worse.
                        But as i said on beggining choice is yours so i dont complain just saying my own opinion.

                          trapper09, 25 Dec 2023Boring choices2023 will be always boring anyway, looking further to 2025..

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                            Saleh, 26 Dec 2023The Samsung Galaxy S23 absolutely deserves to be added, wit... moreAt the top, I meant Samsung Galaxy S23 ultra

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                              The Samsung Galaxy S23 absolutely deserves to be added, with its exceptional camera and seamless operating system. It's a perfect choice for anyone who values high-quality performance and aesthetics in a smartphone.

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                                • 26 Dec 2023

                                Again alogrithm iphoneee.. samsung and google .. becsue they are paid from them.. indirectly
                                This trend of these websites and even youtbers all bought and owned by them are constantly repeating themselwes every year and it is really boring and pathetic really...

                                PLese don't even bother expressing your opinion becsue we already know which phones they are..

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                                  • 26 Dec 2023

                                  Super Android 22, 25 Dec 2023Well as a probably top 3 phone tech site going with probabl... moreYou must be living in mainland China, otherwise it's a pretty useless list for anyone else....

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                                    • 26 Dec 2023

                                    I don't think the author is using the word "compact" correctly.

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                                      Nick Tegrataker, 26 Dec 2023Wow, each author has their own preferences, that's so ... moreIf an author has their own preference which is not agreeable with the other authors in the company, then they should not publish it as their company's preference. It should be done like in this article where they explicitly mention it as X's top phones.
                                      That's the reason in many sites they have a disclaimer which says the article is based on individual opinions of the author and does not represent the company's opinion.

                                        Anonymous, 25 Dec 2023No Zenfone?i know right, strange for a reviewer that claims to like compact flagships to not even mention the zenfone