GSMArena smartphone buyer's guide: 2017 July edition

28 July 2017
It's the middle of the summer, which is traditionally a time in the year when the smartphone market settles down a bit. Manufacturers have already brought all their H1 flagships to the market and are focusing their efforts on their Fall and holiday quarter lineups. And without the turbulence of significant launches and announcements every week this looks like a perfect time for a new buyer's guide.

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  • Sterberg
  • KA5
  • 31 Jul 2017

Where is iPhone7 and 7plus?

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    • AnonD-20306
    • qWP
    • 31 Jul 2017

    Anonymous, 29 Jul 2017No moto g5 plus ????? WHYYYYYY????Simple answer : They haven't finished evaluating it yet. They only did a preview.

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      • AdamBoy64
      • Fv4
      • 31 Jul 2017

      Nice to see the KEYone mentioned here.

        AnonD-688390, 30 Jul 2017What about Honor 8 Pro????It's fine just by design...
        Camera-Nothing special
        Speaker loud but unclear unfortunately
        Display colors look little bit washed out
        Battery is definitely good side of the phone
        Gaming performance-good for the average person
        UI performance-almost perfect but full off bloatware
        Honor is lower end of Huawei... Decent but bad in multimedia... For me honestly not worth more than 300e

          AnonD-687591, 30 Jul 2017my iphone 5s is starting to age and I'm wondering on buying... moreGo with HTC 10 than. I am an lg fan honestly but... G6's cameras seems to be a little hmmm lets say mess up when it comes to video recording or with a lot of shadows. Q8 is just refurbished unit called LG V34... Xiaomi 5s is kinda concept phone from xiaomi... Lot of software bugs ... You can go on the forum and see itself... Personally I use V20 for now and its a perfect device for me (have one more battery to change) but it can last for a day easy.... HTC 10 is a overall best there. Mid screen size, great multimedia, perfect gaming,and so-so (decent) battery,also need to mention OIS on front facing camera. Good job HTC

            in the 300-400 Euroes segment you forgot Huawei Honor 8 and Huawei P9 that are beasts of phones.Yeah they don't have OIS and 4k recording,built quality alright and nice screen quality.But they are amazing in performance and got camera better than Xiaomi.

            From the 400-500 price segment you forgot the Zte N17 which is a decent phone.Huawei honor 8 pro that offers more than the Oneplus5 in same price.And S7 Edge costs 480 Euroes not 500+.The Lg V20 provides great experience as well,with a camera quality of Huawei P9.

            But honestly so far from the 400-500 price only the LG G6 seems great and best of the category.I am thinking of buying G6 or S7 edge.I do know the pros and cons.The only thing i dislike about G6 is when it plays youtube or some games it has black lines on top and bottom as extra bezzels lowering the screen enjoyment.

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              • Anonymous
              • n41
              • 31 Jul 2017

              Anonymous, 30 Jul 2017S8 can't be faster with its heavy UI compared by Sony's lig... morexzp is the most expensive android phone with the ugliest camera distortion issue. too bad.. you always get camera issues in all xperia flagships

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                • AnonD-687591
                • mQE
                • 30 Jul 2017

                my iphone 5s is starting to age and I'm wondering on buying a new phone, but should I wait until the IFA lineup is out in order to have the newer SD 660? or should I buy one of the phones that are already out?

                From the ones in the market I like the HTC10, LG G6, Lg Q8, Xperia X compact, and Xiaomi mi 5s. The problem with xiaomi os the lack of the 800 band for EU

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                  • AnonD-688390
                  • t7k
                  • 30 Jul 2017

                  What about Honor 8 Pro????

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                    • Anonymous
                    • p4B
                    • 30 Jul 2017

                    Why no Xiaomi mi5 or LG G5 ? Both can be found for less than 250 euros and they make all the list up to 400 euros look like a waste of money.

                      AnonD-633729, 30 Jul 2017A total lie! S8 is faster and better battery life than XZP.PhoneArena battery rating rates XZ Premium higher in battery life (XZP 15 mins more):

                      https://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Sony-Xperia-XZ-Premium-Review_id4356/page/4

                      This speed test shows XZP beating S8:

                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7vLoFJcfsI

                      In browsing speed, the XZP absolutely demolished the S8.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • ncI
                        • 30 Jul 2017

                        100-200 Lenovo Zuk Z2 still is the king. For around 170 euros you get:

                        Snapdragon 820
                        4GB ram
                        64GB storage
                        1080P screen
                        3500mAh bat
                        13mpx cam
                        Fingerprint, type-C connector etc etc

                        It's the phone to beat. Shame that Lenovo is killing the brand...

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 6XU
                          • 30 Jul 2017

                          AnonD-633729, 30 Jul 2017A total lie! S8 is faster and better battery life than XZP.S8 can't be faster with its heavy UI compared by Sony's lightweight and well optimized UI. YouTube will show you. Go and watch speed test videos.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 7Ac
                            • 30 Jul 2017

                            AnonD-633729, 30 Jul 2017A total lie! S8 is faster and better battery life than XZP.Get over it already, buddy. The beast has came and conquered

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                              • AnonD-633729
                              • 6p$
                              • 30 Jul 2017

                              NotAFanboyy, 29 Jul 2017Not in all aspects, Xperia XZ Premium is faster and has bet... moreA total lie! S8 is faster and better battery life than XZP.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • yVI
                                • 29 Jul 2017

                                Anonymous, 29 Jul 2017some b-s about oneplus 5 again, it has no ois, no bw camera... moreThe camera is very good and I am coming from an S7 ,notice no jelly effect so stop spreading lies.

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                                  • AnonD-649787
                                  • ITJ
                                  • 29 Jul 2017

                                  Anonymous, 29 Jul 2017Mid range will never reach flagship. You will feel it when ... moreyes I do know that an odler S would have been better but at this price all i was getting was a s6 or an s6 edge both of ehich have very bad battery timings and a lot of overheating issues and they are also not going to get any new updates after nougat so this was the clear choice for me!!!

                                    AnonD-688160, 29 Jul 2017No doubt S8 and S8+ are the best in all aspests.Not in all aspects, Xperia XZ Premium is faster and has better battery life than S8+.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • ut6
                                      • 29 Jul 2017

                                      How the hell can you forget Moto e4 it sells for like 70 bucks on Verizon, also not 5850 mah battery to 5300 mah in mi max.

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                                        • AnonD-688160
                                        • 6Qm
                                        • 29 Jul 2017

                                        No doubt S8 and S8+ are the best in all aspests.