Best flagship killers 2024 - buyer’s guide

Last updated 19 October 2024


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  • YTZ
  • 15 Nov 2020

Mi 10t: pfft

    don't forget bout the lg's flagship the v50 and v60 thinq and there's the headphone jack.

      I'll define flagship killer as "extremely cheap phone with flagship chipset". So yes, even if you give me a Nexus 5 with a Snapdragon 865 chipset, I'll still consider it a flagship killer all right. So these are the 7 cheapest:

      Redmi K30S/Mi 10T
      iQOO Neo3 5G
      realme X50 Pro Player Edition
      Redmi K30 Pro/Poco F2 Pro
      iPhone SE (2020)
      Black Shark 3
      iQOO 3 5G

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        • X%e
        • 03 Nov 2020

        how come poco f2 pro or k30 ultra is not in this list?

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          • Endrukk
          • 32x
          • 20 Oct 2020

          Last time I checked the price of a flagship killer it was cheaper than a flagship. If a Flagship killer is $500+ I'm buying a flagship for 600. OR an Iphone for 700 and no problem for thee next 3-4 years

          Don't get why every chinese manufacturer wants to be the new huawei

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            • Anonymous
            • MrQ
            • 14 Oct 2020

            What about 200-300 pricerange phones?

              nomoreflagshipkiller, 17 Aug 2020if the flagship killer cost more than $500 bucks its not a ... moreWhen flagships like s20+, ultra, Note20Ultra arecosting ~1000$ +, then surely 500$ realme is a flaghsip killer. Its half the price.

                nomoreflagshipkiller, 17 Aug 2020if the flagship killer cost more than $500 bucks its not a ... moreInflation and expected features have changed a lot since 2014. The One+One was half about half the cost of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 that came out the same year.

                $500 is quite a bit less than the high end flagships out there now. Sure, you can get phones cheaper than $500. But they're usually not trying to compete with the $1400 flagships.

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                  • jTT
                  • 17 Aug 2020

                  if the flagship killer cost more than $500 bucks its not a flagship killer, remember when the One+One came out that was flagship killer ,

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                    • Anonymous
                    • uGW
                    • 26 Jun 2020

                    Noob, 21 Apr 2020Sir which flagship has an sd card slot?Samsung Note series, 8, 10 etc

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                      • Pele
                      • 3%M
                      • 04 Jun 2020

                      In my usual scenarios i don't need 5x telefoto, record performance and very fast charging. But i need wireless charging to put phone on the night table before sleep without searching for the wire and aiming at the connector. Yours best flagship killers don't have this.

                        The Realme X50 Pro's new update means it can now record in 4K 60fps

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                          • Dk4
                          • 21 Apr 2020

                          SkyPunisher, 31 Dec 2019How they can be "Flagship killers" if they don't manage at ... moreSir which flagship has an sd card slot?

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                            • pXD
                            • 03 Jan 2020

                            well, Mi9 are not in "flagship killer" list, at 450 euros, and have it all, it should be in that category. since Mi9 SE is in compact section, Mi9 deserve a place in this too!

                            For 450 when launched you have 1080p AMOLED screen, IR blaster, SD855, Fast Wireless Charging, IDFS...whats wrong with you guys?!

                            Mi9, sure the most underated phone of the year...of the last year, and even this year will be, we can find the 6/128GB for less than 350 euros, so is for sure a flagship killer!

                              How they can be "Flagship killers" if they don't manage at even putting the basics right, like a freaking MicroSD expansion slot, that even mid-low range phones does have.

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                                • 3aw
                                • 11 Dec 2019

                                Letrix, 04 Dec 2019559$ was the launch price for OP7Price today is less than $400. All the prices shown are very recent prices, not launch prices. The oneplus 7t can be now found for a little over $400.

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                                  • 3aw
                                  • 11 Dec 2019

                                  I've seen the oneplus 7t for about $400 new and that has a better camera than the Realme X2 pro, so i have no idea why that isnt on here instead of the Realme phone.

                                  Also the price given for the Realme x2 Pro is for the 6GB 64GB version, which makes the decision to include it here instead of the OnePlus 7t even more baffling.

                                    VixkoSVK, 24 Nov 2019The basic oneplus 7 definitely belongs here... As its even ... more559$ was the launch price for OP7

                                      The basic oneplus 7 definitely belongs here... As its even cheaper than these two

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                                        • KSu
                                        • 23 Nov 2019

                                        Surprised Zenfone 6z didn't make the list.

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