GSMArena smartphone buyer's guide: 2015 Holiday Edition

27 November, 2015


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  • AnonD-471672
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  • 30 Nov 2015

Exactly my thoughts. With specs on par with flagships and a low price point, OnePlus 2 should be in this list.

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    • dasman
    • Yc3
    • 30 Nov 2015

    nick, 29 Nov 2015There's no first gen SD810 in any device, LG G Flex 2 got v... moreDoubt that...I bet LG is still trying to sell OG versions of it anyway. Snapdragon 819 v2.1 devices (HTC being the exception) are all devices from august and later.

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      • Milo
      • tCQ
      • 30 Nov 2015

      AnonD-471874, 29 Nov 2015Are you serious? The Nexus 6P is $499 for its 32GB model wh... moreThe USA is not the only country in the world...

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        • Nexus
        • mSm
        • 29 Nov 2015

        AnonD-471874, 29 Nov 2015Are you serious? The Nexus 6P is $499 for its 32GB model wh... moreDid you read the article at all? This site is European based so they will base their guide on European prices, which makes both Nexus devices not a good deal.

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          • AnonD-471874
          • siu
          • 29 Nov 2015

          Are you serious? The Nexus 6P is $499 for its 32GB model while the Note 5 is $699 at 32GB. How are they the same price? And you think it could be cheaper? $499 is excellent pricing for a phone that is one of the best in the planet, considering the other top flagships be $600+ easy. Cmon man, do your research

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            • Anonymous
            • tue
            • 29 Nov 2015

            robogo, 29 Nov 2015Y no love for the Alcatel Idol 3 5.5"?even the Alcatel flash 2 which offers great value for money in the 100-200 range isn't mentioned by GSMARENA

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              • robogo
              • SXh
              • 29 Nov 2015

              Y no love for the Alcatel Idol 3 5.5"?

                AnonD-190634, 29 Nov 2015how is note 4 now slow and chipset is not slow enough for Q... moreThe Moto X Style uses a Snapdragon 808 chipset with Adreno 418, while the Note 4 has Snapdragon 805 with Adreno 420. The 420 is faster than the 418 by 15-20% (the 418 uses less power though).

                http://www.notebookcheck.net/Qualcomm-Adreno-418.146780.0.html

                http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/04/qualcomms-new-high-end-64-bit-snapdragon-808-and-810-to-arrive-next-year/

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                  • AnonD-190634
                  • JEi
                  • 29 Nov 2015

                  how is note 4 now slow and chipset is not slow enough for QHD but moto x style isn't? it has a faster processor !

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                    • AnonD-43136
                    • JAW
                    • 29 Nov 2015

                    The LG g3 doesn't come with the snapdragon 808.. It has the 801 which is weak for that screen resolution.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 0ZJ
                      • 29 Nov 2015

                      The LG G3 is powered by the snapdragon 801 not 808 the g flex is a better deal than it and its newer

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                        • Aksh
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                        • 29 Nov 2015

                        How come OnePlus 2 is no where mentioned in the list?

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                          • AnonD-79180
                          • vIh
                          • 29 Nov 2015

                          Hi GSMArena Team,

                          All the helpful little additions and tidbits you mentioned at the beginning of this article makes it the best "smartphone buyer's guide" that you have published till now.

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                            • nick
                            • pWY
                            • 29 Nov 2015

                            There's no first gen SD810 in any device, LG G Flex 2 got v2.1 as well and it's not overheating anymore.

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                              • Yc3
                              • 29 Nov 2015

                              Anonymous, 28 Nov 2015Today I had to reboot our router just to get a Sony M4 Aqua... moreWow good to know. Wouldn't suspect that Sony will include such a bad WiFi modem in it, not to mention the other bad things included.

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                                • jy0
                                • 29 Nov 2015

                                thanks GSMarena, i really need this article right now....
                                I need to buy new smartphone to replace my aging xperia z, and i guess ill just go with xplay...

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • Yde
                                  • 29 Nov 2015

                                  Yay samsung!

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • Yde
                                    • 29 Nov 2015

                                    No nexus6p?

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                                      • AnonD-322352
                                      • KZJ
                                      • 28 Nov 2015

                                      Why is the Redmi Note 3 on the list, instead of RN 2? Yeah, the former has more features, but it isn't widely available last time I checked.

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                                        • AnonD-459677
                                        • spr
                                        • 28 Nov 2015

                                        Anonymous, 28 Nov 2015Galaxy A5 has Gorilla Glass 4 and 2gb of RAM it should be o... moreOMG,that was a killing joke!:)))