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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  • 21 Dec 2016

Phone of the year 2016 Oneplus 3T. I think that LG G5 earns praise and also the HTC 10.


Other than that a warm return welcome to nokia in 2017 the king nokia!

    Boldest move of 2016-------> Apple killing the headphone jack. Everyone will follow soon.
    Dumbest move of 2016---------> making the Note7.

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

      Seriously Apple is shit.. I loved apple until yesterday.. I snapped my ipads cable, so I bought one right off the store beside our home, for around 120INR, but my ipad won't take charge with it.. then I found out, it's Apple's another profit making trickery.... I have to pay nearly rs.1400 , for a cable now??? seriously??? A seriously good HDMI cable costs only 300-400inr... are you kidding apple.. 1400 for that flimsy little wire, which transfers data slower than my 5 year old microusb cable

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        • Sam1902
        • Kh2
        • 21 Dec 2016

        Greatest phone and the worst demise of the history - note 7.
        Worst lie and betrayal- iPhone 7.
        Most anticipated - Nokia.
        Period.
        (iPhone 7 plus user)

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          • fmW
          • 21 Dec 2016

          Oneplus 3T greatest phone of 2016, Iphone 7 most un-innovative (disappointment).. Looking forward to galaxy S8..

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            • t7X
            • 21 Dec 2016

            MarkusLeto, 21 Dec 2016"...most people don't care about the headphone jack anyway"... moreGood to know that his love for Apple is growing ever stronger.

              AnonD-607998, 21 Dec 2016That guy Prasad is really bias. Like there is nothing on hi... more"...most people don't care about the headphone jack anyway" -Prasad

              WOW

                For this year I met a lot greatness: s7edge,note7 beast, colors of XZ camera, video sharpness in oneplus3, more natural wide fov of g5, V20 audio and video controls,...
                Worse thing what happened: end of M$ band3. Not note because of my hate for low resolution be it stills or video.
                What most I look forward to in next year is definitely S8. Because samsung brings innovation in design, hw, also sw even if they miss something you have biggest choice of all devices. They also bring always something new like that gears, pen device, hopefully it will be bendable device or something more crazy. I hope I can look forward to new kind of device not just to "phone".

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                  • thw
                  • 21 Dec 2016

                  Anonymous, 21 Dec 2016who else doesnt give a thing about the mi mix?Just you. Yawning

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                    • AnonD-607998
                    • thw
                    • 21 Dec 2016

                    That guy Prasad is really bias. Like there is nothing on his horizon except Apple.

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                      • X}Q
                      • 21 Dec 2016

                      Someone Else, 21 Dec 2016I read the comments first before reading the article and I ... moreHe said that "No one uses the s pen beyond first week of purchase"
                      Here is the link
                      http://www.gsmarena.com/samsun...ws-21098.php

                      He seems to be a die hard apple fanboy...

                      i have to agree with the comment before .

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                        • X}Q
                        • 21 Dec 2016

                        No suprise . Prasad = iphone
                        although it looks exactly the same with iphone 6 2 years ago .

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                          • 21 Dec 2016

                          Great idea with every ones personal input on the same subjects for a roundup.
                          This is then what you'd expect males to think. Next week we'll hear what the females think? :-)
                          No doubt bezel-less is the future and will steal the show in the coming year being so visible. Who wants to lug around dead space when there is no space for it in the shirt pocket, handbag or hand.

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                            • gy2
                            • 21 Dec 2016

                            ..., 21 Dec 2016I find it surprising none of the editors stressed much on t... moreBut they did, at least based Ivan did.

                            Ivan: The biggest disappointments of 2016 are the trend to make phones thinner at the cost of removing the headphone jack and making the battery smaller than it needs to be.

                            Apple did away with the beloved 3.5mm jack, Motorola (Lenovo) made the Moto Z Force an unnecessary 7mm thin and removed the audio jack too - personally I'd love a phone that's 8mm thick with a bigger battery and a headphone jack.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • iwp
                              • 21 Dec 2016

                              Anonymous, 21 Dec 2016who else doesnt give a thing about the mi mix?Same here

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                                • Jax
                                • 21 Dec 2016

                                Anonymous, 21 Dec 2016who else doesnt give a thing about the mi mix?Erm, just you...

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • Kg%
                                  • 21 Dec 2016

                                  who else doesnt give a thing about the mi mix?

                                    Vince,

                                    Note 7, "...but it also showcased all of Samsung’s know-how on how to pull off the perfect smartphone"

                                    Umm...yeah. Ok... If you like your phones to melt your nightstand :)

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                                      • P@S
                                      • 21 Dec 2016

                                      Well, Here they go. I'm really surprized that its mentioned already.
                                      My biggest disappointment was the fact that two of the best devices of last year were scrapped this year, the Moto X Style and the Nexus. No, One Plus 3T and Pixels don't cut it. They simply do not have that kind of reach.

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                                        • Khs
                                        • 21 Dec 2016

                                        So, No one mention Xperia XZ. Sony is always being underestimated tho~