GSMArena smartphone buyer's guide: November 2014

26 November 2014
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  • 29 Nov 2014

AnonD-336549, 29 Nov 2014Can't believe they didn't include OnePlus One! In 300€ segm... moreIf you read the last part of article you will notice the reason there.. They have skipped over devices which are launched in limited regions / are sold in limited stock batches.. One Plus fits both I guess..

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    • Anonymous
    • 2@t
    • 29 Nov 2014

    AnonD-77892, 29 Nov 2014A big shame on you for worshipping HTC or if you are paid e... moreYou have no idea what Ultra pixel is right?

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      • AnonD-336549
      • E0n
      • 29 Nov 2014

      Can't believe they didn't include OnePlus One! In 300€ segment it beats all mentioned phones by far!

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        • gani
        • ymu
        • 29 Nov 2014

        no cons for z1 compact..

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          • AnonD-77892
          • t7X
          • 29 Nov 2014

          sam, 28 Nov 2014Exactly true.. I accept with you. Best in mid-rang : de... moreiPhone 6 is the best high-end! because it's not running in Android! and also best for gaming and for businness porpuses. 8mp is not also a gimmick!

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            • AnonD-77892
            • t7X
            • 29 Nov 2014

            AnonD-196881, 28 Nov 2014shame on you,why don't put htc excellent mobile and phablet... moreA big shame on you for worshipping HTC or if you are paid enough.. :) HTC isn't running in pure Android! so why the heck you praised it? not laggy? lololol HTC UI is just as bad as touchwiz! both are laggy as I'm one of their user. and Android is linux base and you can not even think that it wont lag.

            The ultra pixel is just a name given by HTC to fool people because they can't afford to buy a better lenses to their phones. its just Only a basic mega pixel with ultra gimmick name. yep to fool people.

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              • sam
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              • 28 Nov 2014

              AnonD-196881, 28 Nov 2014answer to those people who doesn't know any thjing about qu... moreExactly true..
              I accept with you.

              Best in mid-rang : desire 820 - desire 816

              Best in high-range : one m8 ..

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                • AnonD-196881
                • pT7
                • 28 Nov 2014

                answer to those people who doesn't know any thjing about quality:one M8 has the best design and body quality.that's 6+ or Samsung mobiles bend or broke or ... if you don't know any thing about quality that's better be quiet and just listen.htc has the best quality in the orld and just verto is better in quality and class.about camera to tell you the truth that ultra pixel camera are like full frame against aps-c camera.if any one know a little about camera would choose full frame and aps-c and mega pixel are just for amateur and babies.htc also has the best and the most soft UI in android that makes it faster than ios in many comparison.htc has best stamina agains shock and damages and more and more and....
                I had worked with all of famous brands and I'm sure 3 brands are unique and the best in 3 OS. in android juast htc,in ios it's clear that iphone and in windows phone lumia series and htc.but lumia has must models and you can choose between tham.other brands are ok but not as good as these 3 kings.

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                  • AnonD-196881
                  • pT7
                  • 28 Nov 2014

                  shame on you,why don't put htc excellent mobile and phablets here?where are desire 816,820,one M8,E8,butter 2 or ...?????
                  as all know desire 816 and 820 are the best midranges and both are flagships of midranges.why didn't put them?! you wrote about sony T3 and didn't write about desire 816 and 820!!!!!!! shame on you.for sure you charges from some company like apple and Samsung even sony or lg,if not you had to obey the comparison and fair play.also why didn't put one M8?M8 is the fastest android phone and the best design,body and sound quality put M8 on top of other phones.M8 has great camera and it's full frame in compare to other mobiles camera.for sure you are htcs enemy and discriminate between them.you get bribe and work for some brands.shame on you

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                    • charizard
                    • th1
                    • 28 Nov 2014

                    Xiaomi mi3 beats them all.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • niy
                      • 28 Nov 2014

                      Lumia 830 is better than the Lumia 735.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 001
                        • 28 Nov 2014

                        You do know that phones have become huge when a large phone for 2011's standards (and for most of the mobile phones' history), Xperia Z3 mini, only takes up a tiny corner when compared to most of today's phones (image in the 1st page)...

                        I like to think that handheld devices are transitioning. They used to be phones and they are called that even today, but they're phones only in name anymore. They're your pocketable computer which happens to make calls. No wonder that they got as big, they're phones no more, and computers *need* to be (a lot) bigger than the first iPhone.

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                          • AnonD-274519
                          • pWQ
                          • 28 Nov 2014

                          AnonD-77892, 28 Nov 2014 The HTC M8 is just a cheap aluminum and a very bad design ... moreWell, it's not THAT bad phone. I like it, even if the screen is too small and the camera takes not-so-good-photos. Battery life is quite good (thanks for this goes to small screen as well), audio chip is very good for higher-end headphones and build quality is really good.

                          Most likely this is the first and only aluminum phone for me, because I live in Finland and this phone is really annoying to hold in freezing temperatures and during the summer it got burning hot sometimes. My phone will most likely be LG G3's successor, if it will have a headphone amp as well.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • m77
                            • 28 Nov 2014

                            AnonD-77892, 28 Nov 2014 The HTC M8 is just a cheap aluminum and a very bad design ... moreYou have no idea what you are talking about if you think the M8 has no features.

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                              • t7X
                              • 28 Nov 2014

                              AnonD-293370, 28 Nov 2014I think you need to clear your eyes a bit >:(and also HTC one m8-7 camera is the biggest joke in flagship category.

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                                • RedZobe
                                • M$7
                                • 28 Nov 2014

                                Anonymous, 27 Nov 2014Clone phone is not includedThat was a pretty ignorant comment.

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                                  • Julzo
                                  • IV}
                                  • 28 Nov 2014

                                  where's one plus one?

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                                    • AnonD-293370
                                    • re7
                                    • 28 Nov 2014

                                    AnonD-77892, 28 Nov 2014 The HTC M8 is just a cheap aluminum and a very bad design ... moreI think you need to clear your eyes a bit >:(

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                                      • re7
                                      • 28 Nov 2014

                                      come on all of those htc phones up there rule and bye the way why didn't you add butterfly(s) and butterfly 2?and many other perfect htc phones such as:one(M7),one mini,one mini2,and so on

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                                        • AnonD-77892
                                        • t7X
                                        • 28 Nov 2014

                                        Anonymous, 28 Nov 2014Disregarding the HTC One M8 and Moto X is inexcusable. Thos... moreHTC One two four eight desire senseless etc etc hahahaha doesn't deserved its price! so why the hell you asking GSMarena to include it? w**