Our editors talk: The 2016 highs and lows

20 December 2016
As 2016 draws to a close, we wanted to share our thoughts of the past twelve months - what impressed us, what angered us, what we look forward to. When writing news and review articles we stay objective, but this time we wanted to share our personal opinions.

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In the article - "Sure, the headphone jack had to be dropped but it's not a big enough omission for this to not be the phone of the year, and as it turns out, most people don't care about the headphone jack anyway."

- What? seriously! 'Most' people don't care about the headphone jack?

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    • Anonymous
    • pWQ
    • 22 Dec 2016

    AnonD-77443, 22 Dec 2016100% CORRECT SIR! The iphone 7+ is 158x78mm (5.5... moreAt least someone else understands me, nice! :)

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      • Anonymous
      • GwU
      • 22 Dec 2016

      Anonymous, 22 Dec 2016Iphone SE, the size, insane performance, fast focus, perfec... moreAgreed, best subcompact in ages. Best thing is you know the iPhone SE is going to get at least 3-4 years of updates.

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        • AnonD-77443
        • v6J
        • 22 Dec 2016

        Anonymous, 21 Dec 2016Mi Mix "unnecessarily big"?! What? Not even a big device co... more100% CORRECT SIR!

        The iphone 7+ is 158x78mm (5.5" screen)
        V20 is 160x78mm (5.7" screen)
        Mi Mix is 159x82mm (6.4" screen)

        I had a Note 7 and have been looking for a while.

        The 6.4" screen in a pocketable size, massive battery life & 256GB storage are the reasons I went the Mi Mix.... arrives tomorrow.

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          • Anonymous
          • KgW
          • 22 Dec 2016

          Mokhabadi, 22 Dec 2016no one of you don't think that mate 9 is the best phone of ... moremate 9? wtf is that? you mean note 7 right?

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            • Deyan
            • 0B7
            • 22 Dec 2016

            Anonymous, 22 Dec 2016Iphone SE, the size, insane performance, fast focus, perfec... moreThe crap selfie camera is the only drawback.

              no one of you don't think that mate 9 is the best phone of 2016?????

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                • AnonD-623519
                • 7k6
                • 22 Dec 2016

                When will mi 2s prime will get the new update...??

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                  • doc doc global
                  • HD$
                  • 22 Dec 2016

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                    • Anonymous
                    • pTh
                    • 22 Dec 2016

                    AnonD-278523, 22 Dec 2016Don't tell me, that you bought the XZ?? that will be the mo... morexz is the best don't be fool

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                      • Anonymous
                      • t7X
                      • 22 Dec 2016

                      Iphone SE, the size, insane performance, fast focus, perfect white temperature display, very good battery life, the best ever LTE signal quality when in remote areas, no camera hump, no need for a case, no gimmicks or bull (force touch). First phone ever with no disadvantages.

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                        • AnonD-278523
                        • X$R
                        • 22 Dec 2016

                        Tourettes Guy, 22 Dec 2016XZ was actually a huge revolution of the year. Not that it ... moreDon't tell me, that you bought the XZ?? that will be the most foolish thing to do.. beacause.. in few months, samsung,HTC, LG and ofcourse our favorite Nokia is going to launch their flagships...

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                          • Anonymous
                          • smI
                          • 22 Dec 2016

                          1.xperia xz
                          2.galaxy s7
                          3.oneplus 3t
                          4.htc 10
                          5.lg g5
                          i used all of them and ranked them but still waiting for a v20 !

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                            • AnonD-295876
                            • gNS
                            • 22 Dec 2016

                            Afternoon Moto M and Lenovo K6 Power it seems that Lenovo trying to destroy Moto legacy.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • LaB
                              • 22 Dec 2016

                              Lol i allmost wanted to scream when i was reading vlad's opinion about the pixels. It contradicts my line of thinkig soooo much but it's just his opinion so i kinda got past it. Great article nonetheless!

                                LG superfan, 21 Dec 2016The best phones of 2016 for me were op3, LG V20, note7, mat... moreXZ was actually a huge revolution of the year. Not that it didn't bring that much new things, but it's just the most complete package flagship phone of 2016. Where do you get a flagship phone with dual front-facing stereo speakers and IP certification at the same time? IPhone 7 and 7 Plus? Their speakers aren't real stereo really. If 3GB of RAM was a deal breaker, then why is no one talking about the iPhone 7 only having 2GB of RAM? And don't make iOS as an excuse because I'm talking about pure hardware only here. If you say it's the optimization, then that's why exactly Sony chose to put only 3GB of RAM on the XZ. Even flagships with 4GB RAM still reloads apps, and it took Samsung the additon of 1GB RAM just to make a decent multitasking flagship phone

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                                  • AnonD-64819
                                  • 3SI
                                  • 22 Dec 2016

                                  you guys should make lots of editorials! I am so enlightened by how the staff thinks with those years of experience.

                                    [deleted post]Prasad 'high-worthy' quotes. lol

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • pWQ
                                      • 21 Dec 2016

                                      Note7 owner, 21 Dec 2016Boldest move of 2016-------> Apple killing the headphone... moreMotorola was the first one to ditch the headphone jack, not Apple.

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                                        • AnonD-89109
                                        • X%D
                                        • 21 Dec 2016

                                        AnonD-278523, 21 Dec 2016Seriously Apple is shit.. I loved apple until yesterday.. I... moreWhy saying the obvious mate? We all know that.