Our editors talk: 2019 H1 highs and lows

17 July 2019


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    • 09 Aug 2019

    Mhmd.Miran, 24 Jul 2019In my opinion, what is important in smartphone game is to h... moreYou may be right but one aspect how much quality they give . Some phone's life has too small ,some has reasonable ,some has ultra good. In my opinion one plus phone have small life comparing Samsung phone .
    This is most important aspect when there is tie in specification

      In my opinion, what is important in smartphone game is to hold the performance/price ratio higher. For example the difference between oneplus 7 pro and Samsung galaxy s10 series is that ratio. Oneplus phone delivers equal or even better performance than Samsung s10 plus in almost all aspects(I know 7 pro lacks a few features) but in lower price. So choose and select your phone wisely not fanatically. Tnx

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        • 21 Jul 2019

        Best phone is entirely subjective in terms of how the person views the phone and what they want to get out of it. The Pixel 3XL has in my own view delivered the best overall experience (sold in anticipation of the 4XL). I am kinda bored with my OP 7 Pro (Almond 256GB), I don't take selfies and whilst it does everything well, the experience leaves me kinda, meh. The S10 Plus is pretty good especially with One UI. The other phone I have enjoyed playing with is the Xperia 1 which is pretty stock and may get it instead if the 4XL, undecided at the moment. iPhonens simply do not figure in my deliberations.

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          Miguel79, 19 Jul 2019Oneplus 7 Pro is the best phone of 2019 by far. P30 pro best

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            • 21 Jul 2019

            Anonymous, 19 Jul 2019S10+ doesn't have anything special. You can't call it the b... moreThen the huawei p30 pro, it is innovative

              Anonymous, 19 Jul 2019S10+ doesn't have anything special. You can't call it the b... moreI'm not after innovations like popping up cameras and half-working optical in-screen fingerprint sensors. I'm after a highest quality, fast, good looking flagship smartphone which has everything, all features that many other rivals lack. S10+ ticks all the boxes and it will be a smartphone of the year whatever you like it or not.

                Someone..!, 19 Jul 2019OP 7pro is a low point?! I've been really disappointed abou... moreNot the OnePlus 7 Pro itself. The picture of the Pro was only used to prove a point: that smartphone manufacturers can use skins only if they aren't buggy, like the example OnePlus 7 Pro. The OnePlus accomplishes this

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                  • 19 Jul 2019

                  OP 7pro is a low point?! I've been really disappointed about GSMArena

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                    • 19 Jul 2019

                    VectorR, 19 Jul 2019Completely agree. Pixel 3 XL still deliver the best and mos... moreS10+ doesn't have anything special. You can't call it the best smartphone with no innovation

                      Kangal, 19 Jul 2019Well, it's got the Best Camera for long-distance, there's t... moreCompletely agree. Pixel 3 XL still deliver the best and most consistent photo quality around with just one camera. Not a 2019 phone though...
                      P30 Pro lacks of stereo speakers, QHD+ screen and inconsistent with photos quality. I'd call Galaxy S10+ the best phone of 2019 so far.

                        Anonymous, 18 Jul 2019There is no phone that is the best at all these you listed.... moreNo, the greatest all-rounder is S10+, maybe then P30 Pro.

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                          • 19 Jul 2019

                          Anonymous, 18 Jul 2019Huawei made the best phone of H1.... and now because of thi... moreit simply CANT be the best with the stupid notch.

                            Oneplus 7 Pro is the best phone of 2019 by far.

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                              • 19 Jul 2019

                              I don't really understand how you can consider galaxy A series "astonishing" or even "good". From A10 to A70 there's hardly anything surprising except Samsung's OLED panels. Their cameras are all behind the competition and only in a80 does Samsung tend to use a better processor. There is actually no phone with Snapdragon 7xx series and that sucks while there are phones with almost everything you need from a phone in them like Redmi K20 and the Pro version. Both have more value/money. And there's nothing really interesting about Note 10 except S Pen. The processor is even the same as S10 and so are the cameras (like 3 out of 4 cameras). And there we see that weird hole in the screen while we don't see the headphone jack. Not to mention the battery, the case Samsung has not really been PERFECT in, but rather GOOD and probably GREAT.
                              So the way I see it, Huawei p30 pro was the best phone of first half where the Xperia 1 gains the second spot and the only disappointmemt I see is the battery. The rest of the competition except Apple which isn't really considered a competitor these days are doing well. There are great budget phones with pretty high value/money.

                                Anonymous, 18 Jul 2019Best screen ? No Best audio? No Fastest? No Record best ... moreWell, it's got the Best Camera for long-distance, there's that.
                                But for regular photos the Google Pixel 3XL is still the best, and for videos the iPhone Xmas is the best. But overall, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro/P30 Pro do have really good photography.

                                But yeah I know what you're getting at. The Nubia RedMagic 3 would've been the best phone of the year... if they removed the Active Cooling and update it from IP65 to IP68 waterproofing (and pushed a software update to allow root and Gcam). But don't worry, the ASUS RoG Phone2 is coming soon. And maybe a much better OnePlus 8 Pro as well?

                                Otherwise, yes, the Samsung S10+ is objectively the best phone of 2019 so far. And by the time that the Google Pixel 4XL is launched, it would have gone down in price from around USD $999 MSRP to actual retail prices of $550... it happens every year!

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                                  • 18 Jul 2019

                                  Anonymous, 18 Jul 2019Best screen ? No Best audio? No Fastest? No Record best ... moreThere is no phone that is the best at all these you listed. But overall p30 pro is the best

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                                    Anonymous, 17 Jul 2019Weird the commemt that costumized UIs are laggy or buggy. ... moreNice and great .

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                                      Aslay, 18 Jul 2019There's pixel then there is othersIt was actually worth it and the the wait

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                                        Aslay, 18 Jul 2019There's pixel then there is othersTrue