This really is the Samsung iPhone, and the South
Korean firm has done a fantastic job of it. By putting build quality
before specification it has produced a truly desirable, premium phone
with a mid-range price. And still the Samsung Galaxy Alpha is still
astonishingly fast.
There are only two, possibly three, bad things to say about the OnePlus
One, if you are happy to buy online direct from OnePlus. We wish there
was expandable storage, and it's bigger than other smartphones with
similarly sized displays. And if we are being really harsh, we would
hope for a better camera. But at the price the OnePlus One is an amazing
deal. It's a flagship smartphone for a mid-range price. Bargain. Get
them while they are hot.
The Sony Xperia Z3 is undoubtedly a decent and desirable smartphone but
Z2 owners will have little reason to upgrade unless PS4 Remote Play or
High-Res audio are must-haves. In terms of the wider market, the Z3 is
up there with the best and a solid choice even if it doesn't have the
amount of bells and whistles which others do.
Google and LG have done a fantastic job with the Nexus 5, producing a
very desirable phone at an outrageously low price. It's the best
value-for-money smartphone out there right now.
We're seriously impressed by the Honor 6 which costs just £249 while
providing specs you would normally pay a lot more for. It has a decent
5in Full HD screen, high quality cameras, good battery life, 4G support,
good performance, expandable storage and wireless features like NFC and
an IR blaster. The microSD cards slot is limited to 32 GB and Emotion
UI isn't the best Android software but these don't stop the Honor 6
being the best value smartphone around.
The Galaxy Note 4 is a bit of a handful and is rather expensive but
lovers of the Galaxy Note range will likely be enamoured with this
edition. It is, on the whole, a great device with plenty of power and
features. As long as you're aware that you're buying a huge phone and
will get the most out of what it offers. Otherwise a smaller and cheaper
handset is probably a better choice – the Galaxy S5 or one of its
rivals.
Like the Galaxy S5 and Xperia Z2, the new HTC One M8 isn't a big leap
compared to the previous model. What HTC has done is taken a great phone
and made it better. The M8 looks and feels gorgeous and with important
upgrades including a microSD card slot and an innovative camera. This is
one desirable smartphone.
LG trumped the competition with the G2. The phone offers a combination
of value for money with high-end features which we haven't seen from
rival flagship devices. A great specification combined with impressive
design and handy software features mean there's very little to dislike
about this handset - only really the lack of a microSD card slot. That
fault is rectified in the new LG G3, and if you can afford that handset
it will be worth the upgrade. But the LG G2 remains a great handset.
The Xperia Z3 compact is great little smartphone offering pretty much
everything available on the full-size Z3 (including PS4 Remote Play and
High-Res audio) apart from a Full HD screen. The new design is thinner
and lighter plus the display is bigger than previously. At £349, this is
not only the best mini smartphone you can buy, it's one of the best
smartphones around.
LG has impressed us with the G3 which comes in at under £500 but packs
amazing features including that Quad HD and a camera with a laser auto
focus. The device is surprisingly small considering the 5.5in display
and we like the more premium design. It's another winner from LG.
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