The HMD Skyline continues to be on pre-order in Germany, despite the fact that it has already launched in different European nations. However isn’t €550 an excessive amount of for under 2 OS updates and three years of safety patches, anyway?
The Fairphone 5 is aiming for 7 years (each OS updates and patches), although it’s admittedly much more costly than the Skyline. Its Qualcomm chipset is simply marginally sooner than the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 contained in the HMD telephone and the 90Hz refresh fee for the 6.46” show feels gradual subsequent to the 144Hz 6.55” panel of the HMD (however it has a better pixel density).
The Skyline in all probability has the higher cameras with a 108MP predominant, 50MP 2x portrait and 13MP extremely extensive. The Fairphone has a 50MP predominant and a greater 50MP extremely extensive, however no optical zoom. Each telephones have 50MP selfie cameras and the Fairphone may even file 4K @ 30fps video (the HMD tops out at 1080p @ 30fps). The Fairphone has higher IP55 mud and water resistance, in comparison with IP54 on the Skyline, regardless of having extra user-replaceable elements.
This contains the battery, which is straightforward to swap, however the 4,200mAh capability is 400mAh in need of what the Skyline has. And it solely helps 30W wired charging, whereas the Skyline is the primary Android to supply Qi2 wi-fi charging (15W, with magnets). Additionally, whereas the HMD telephone has a 3.5mm headphone jack, the Fairphone doesn’t (and a few suspect the subsequent merchandise on the checklist is the rationale why).
Fairphone additionally makes repairable headphones. The over-ear mannequin is known as Fairbuds XL and so they promise as much as 30 hours of battery life, provide ANC and multi-point connectivity. These have 11 particular person elements that may be changed as wanted: from earcups and batteries to audio system and the USB-C port.
It’s not significantly repairable, however the Motorola Edge 50 Professional is cheaper than the 2 telephones above and with a sooner Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset in addition (although the UFS 2.2 storage is lower than supreme). Motorola is promising 3 OS updates and 4 years of patches, which is a bit higher than HMD (although Moto has a poor fame in the case of updates).
The Edge 50 Professional has a curved 6.7” 144Hz OLED show with 1,220 x 2,712px decision. The 50MP predominant digital camera has OIS, as does the 10MP 67mm (3x) tele digital camera. There’s additionally a 13MP extremely extensive and, wouldn’t you recognize it, a 50MP selfie digital camera (4K @ 30fps video). The 4,500mAh battery helps each 125W wired and 50W wi-fi quick charging (no magnets, although).
The Poco F6 Professional prices the identical (the 12/512GB mannequin is €530) and it gives a correct flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, and a QHD+ 12-bit 120Hz show – a flat 6.67” panel. The 50MP predominant digital camera is joined solely by an 8MP extremely extensive (no tele right here), plus a 16MP selfie module. Whereas it lacks wi-fi charging, the 5,000mAh battery gives extra capability and simply as quick 120W wired charging.
There’s additionally the vanilla Poco F6 that’s cheaper and but it’s outfitted with a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. This may have been a better option for the Fairphone, Skyline and even the Motorola.
Anyway, there’s a 6.67” 12-bit 120Hz show (1.5K decision) and kind of the identical digital camera as on the F6 Professional. The 5,000mAh battery drops to 90W charging, however that’s nonetheless quick sufficient to finish a full cost in 35 minutes (vs. 19 minutes on the Professional).
As an alternative choice to the F6, there’s the Motorola Edge 50 Fusion for €50 much less. The Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 is a little bit of step down in efficiency, however it doesn’t really feel as unhealthy right here as on the €550 Skyline. Anyway, the Fusion has a curved 6.7” 144Hz FHD+ OLED panel, a 50+13MP digital camera and a 5,000mAh battery with 68W charging (which wants simply over an hour to get to 100%).
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