GSMArena smartphone buyer's guide: 2016 Holiday edition
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- 23 Oct 2016
AnonD-564674, 23 Oct 2016XZ is a good device, no GREAT, as they still use SD820 for... morelol
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- tDD
- 23 Oct 2016
AnonD-600084, 23 Oct 2016If its the poorest and weakest,than tell the reason,dont gi... morenone will buy xperia xz for $ 700 and it was proved that the sale sony totally stupid hahaaaaaaaah
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- Anonymous
- t7X
- 23 Oct 2016
xperia xz ftw
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- FMY
- 23 Oct 2016
I fail to see why the Redmi Note 3 (Snapdragon) is not included in the 100-200 range. It basically stomps on everything they listed on that price range, heck it's even the top 1 by daily interest in GSMARENA's own website.
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- 23 Oct 2016
AnonD-600084, 23 Oct 2016If its the poorest and weakest,than tell the reason,dont gi... moreXZ is a good device, no GREAT, as they still use SD820 for a US$700. Thus, making it the same as Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe SD820 variant.
Except, Sony is well-known for their GOOD display, GREAT audio, and EXCELLENT camera. If this device have it all, with great build that can pass bend test to boost, then it will sell, not as good as SD821-powered device, I presume.
What makes XZ a letdown are:
-) screen size,
-) 1080p resolution; come on, this is US$700 device, give it 2K display
-) IPS LCD, while at this price, u can have device with AMOLED/OLED display
-) 3GB RAM; really? for US$700 device?
-) SD820; really? for US$700 device?
-) Hybrid SIM/MicroSD slot; really HATE this option, the double SIM support just a BONUS
-) Non removable battery; what for? slimmer design? no thanks
-) 2900mAh battery capacity; why? Capable camera phone needs BIG capacity
-) no radio; one of the BONUS feature in Android got omitted
Do that much cons can be counted as solid proof of NOT TO BUY Xperia XZ?
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- 23 Oct 2016
joly, 22 Oct 2016The Xperia xz is the weakest and poorest in the above company If its the poorest and weakest,than tell the reason,dont give weak statement that didn't have a solid reason n proof
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- 23 Oct 2016
Rex Tech, 22 Oct 2016Also from the 500 E Section you forgot Asus zenfone 3 Delux... moreAsus Zenfone 3 series are a bunch of OVERPRICED crap made by recently famous Asus.
with their pricing, I won't even buy any one of them even if my life depends on it!
Zenfone 3 Deluxe 5.5 is downright CRAP. Only Asus sheep & newbie would buy SD625 device priced at flagship price!
Zenfone 3 Deluxe ZS570KL is a bit better, but a SD820 with 32GB ROM priced at $530? Hell no, and last year flagship device would be cheaper than this crap by now!
Zenfone 3 Deluxe SD821 variant is better than SD820 ones, but US$800 is a DEAL BREAKER, as most people will buy any Samsung or Sony flagship at this price range.
I know that this crap has 128GB variants priced US$560, BUT that's the price for Taiwanese market. When it is sold worldwide, the price would be around US$50-60 more, so again, it's too OVERPRICED for a new celebrity like Asus.
IF, and If only Asus stay true to their word at 2014 that they will release affordable flagship killer (Zenfone), Zenfone 3 should not be like now.
As u might now, people only buy Chinese device, especially flagship grade ones, because they offer them at affordable price. When they priced them like Asus do now, people will prefer big brand like Samsung or Sony.
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- H5W
- 23 Oct 2016
No mention of the leEco Le Max 2? You can get it for so cheap if you go for the 32gb one, like £230 or something. Apparently LeEco produces phones at a loss just to expand market share.
And while it doesn't have a headphone jack or expandable storage it is supposed to be quite solid.
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- Anonymous
- vgM
- 23 Oct 2016
No Zenfone 3 Deluxe? its price 499 $ in US and Canada. with
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- AnonD-184761
- 4xv
- 23 Oct 2016
The best phone to get that has it all besides water resistance is :
Galaxy Note 4 !! Nothing else matters
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- mp{
- 22 Oct 2016
Anonymous, 22 Oct 2016"Chipset: 8x Cortex-A53" - wow that explains everything... ... moreRead the Android Authority article re the new chip that's in the new iPhone 7.. That's a ludicrous chip... Maxing out similar to macbooks!!
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- 22 Oct 2016
Note7 owner, 22 Oct 2016I'm hanging on to my Note7. It'll be the last time I buy a ... moreI'll reiterate what others have said.. Samsung galaxy note 7 is discontinued.. Zero software updates.. get rid and replace it with something else before the opportunity has passed! I'm not a hater... Honest..
The worst part of all of this is that it's probably a really awesome device.. But it's been deemed unfit for use due to the fact they cannot correctly fix it. Lumia 950 and 950XL both have been reduced recently and are being supplied with the continuum dock! (My pal got lumia 950 for £249.99!!!)
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- Anonymous
- amZ
- 22 Oct 2016
Where is P9 lite? I thought it would be better than A5 2016 and Nexus 5X!
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- Anonymous
- ixY
- 22 Oct 2016
AnonD-85136, 22 Oct 2016Xperia xz is my choice An axe is your choice
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- Note7 owner
- Ibx
- 22 Oct 2016
I'm hanging on to my Note7. It'll be the last time I buy a $800 phone again. My $40 Lumia 640 is more reliable than my Note7.
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- 845
- 22 Oct 2016
whats better lenovo zuk z2 pro vs xiaomi mi5s ? whos better overall ?
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- g3a
- 22 Oct 2016
The Moto G4's camera and the Moto G4 Plus's camera, 13 vs 16 mp, but is there massive difference in camera photo quality?
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- Rex Tech
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- 22 Oct 2016
Anonymous, 22 Oct 2016"Chipset: 8x Cortex-A53" - wow that explains everything... ... moreLol ikr ? I see phone with 8x A53 with 1.2 MhZ and also 2.0.Then again i think they are doing this so you can click the phone afterwards so you can see the specs.
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- Anonymous
- pmt
- 22 Oct 2016
"Chipset: 8x Cortex-A53" - wow that explains everything... Where's chip maker and MHz?
But when you write "Bigger numbers are better" it's clear that the phones with highest number of cores are the best...
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- Rex Tech
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- 22 Oct 2016
Also from the 500 E Section you forgot Asus zenfone 3 Deluxe which can destroy some of these flagships.
Your 500 e and above is a joke,you just bashed ALL the most expensive phones out there and pretty much they are THE only ones above 500 E.You should be a guide not mentioning the phones that i can clearly see in any store.I mean ask in the store,phones above 500 e pls and i get ALL of these.
300-400 E is good but not optimized which lacks some good devices.You just mention the most well known brands there are not the rest.Also all were flagships.
200 e is worthless.