With the best way final week’s ballot goes, it’s clear that the Poco F6 is extra standard than its Professional sibling. You’ll be able to try our Poco F6 vs. F6 Professional article for what makes the vanilla mannequin the higher decide, no less than so far as “flagship killers” go.
Lengthy story quick, the Professional has a slight benefit by way of efficiency and expenses its battery a bit quicker, however in each circumstances the distinction is fairly minimal. Each have the identical battery life, although the vanilla mannequin is a few 30g lighter. Plus, the Poco F6 has the extra sturdy construct with an IP64 ranking and Gorilla Glass Victus (vs. IP54, GG5). Once more, that is the cheaper telephone with round €100 between them.
That’s not to say that the Poco F6 Professional must be neglected utterly. It does produce higher photographs from each its 50MP fundamental and its 8MP extremely huge cameras. The Professional expenses its 5,000mAh battery solely 10 minutes quicker than the vanilla mannequin – however that appears extra spectacular while you have a look at the full charging time, 27 minutes vs. 37 minutes.
The Sony Xperia 1 VI is an acquired style for the well-heeled. The €1,400 worth is bonkers, however no less than Sony throws in a free pair of WH-1000XM5 – a few of the greatest over-ear headphones that cash should buy (these normally go for €300 on their very own). With spectacular battery life and a singular digicam setup, plus niceties like a 3.5mm headphone jack with a fantastic amp and a microSD slot, this telephone actually has its strengths. Nevertheless, it has no scarcity of weaknesses and the excessive worth is just one of them. Like we mentioned, an acquired style.
Transferring on to less expensive units, the Samsung Galaxy A35 has already fallen to €300. It’s not glamorous, however it’s a workhorse of a telephone with a modest price ticket. You would possibly need to add €50 to that worth, although, to get the additional RAM. The additional storage is much less crucial since there’s a microSD slot (the Poco F5 had one too, however the F6 doesn’t).
The Galaxy A55 is getting cheaper too, it’s beneath €400 and also you don’t have to pay as much as the 256GB mannequin to get 8GB of RAM, you may simply use the microSD slot so as to add extra storage should you want it. The A55 has the extra premium construct with an aluminum body and the superior Exynos 1480 chipset.
However should you’re trying on the A55, it’s best to take into account the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE too. At present costs the A55 might be the higher possibility because the Exynos 2200 doesn’t have one of the best fame and this mannequin doesn’t have expandable storage. The addition of an 8MP 3x tele digicam and 15W wi-fi charging is good, although.
As a substitute of the A35, the Nothing Telephone (2a) is likely to be the higher decide – it prices much less, regardless of having extra RAM and storage (non-expandable). The mud and water resistance isn’t on the identical stage (IP54 vs. IP67), however the Nothing lasts longer on its 5,000mAh battery (15:53h vs. 12:26h Lively Use rating). Plus, the A35 is slower to cost to 100% (it takes 1 hour and 26 minutes, 23 minutes greater than the Nothing).
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