What's good
- Snappy, smooth performance
- Colorful, Bright Display
- Decent battery life
- IP68 water resistant
What's bad
- Low contrast 1080p LCD panel
- Poor low-light photos
- Huge bezels
Verdict
The Sony Xperia XZ1 is a good phone, but it lacks any eye-popping features and, for the price, only offers a Full HD display and a fairly dated design.
Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra
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OS
- 6.9"Display size
- 108+ MP Camera
- 3 GHzProcessor
- 128/512 GBStorage
- Yes4G
What's good
- 120Hz refresh screen
- Camera with 5x optical zoom and up to 50x digital zoom
- All-day battery life
- S Pen stylus support
- Outstanding performance
What's bad
- Very expensive
- Heavy and awkward to hold
- Protruding camera hub
What's good
- Screen design
- Lightweight
- Fast charging
- Long battery life
- Inexpensive
What's bad
- No wireless charging
- Picky touchscreen
ZTE nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
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OS
- 6.8"Display size
- 64+ MP Camera
- 3.2 GHzProcessor
- 256/512 GBStorage
- Yes4G
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max
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OS
- 6.67"Display size
- 64+ MP Camera
- 2.3 GHzProcessor
- 64/128 GBStorage
- Yes4G
What's good
- Price
- Bright, vivid display
- Blazing performance
- Attractive design
- Dual SIM
What's bad
- Camera AI is a personal taste
- So-so low-light camera performance
- No microSD support
- Fingerprint sensor placement
Verdict
Honor’s latest release wowed reviewers. It’s a solid phone that pushes into flagship territory while sitting at a price well in the middle of mid-tier price lists. Unless you need the absolute best camera, there Honor 10 should be on your list to consider.
What's good
- Detailed and crisp display
- Premium build and feel
- Great phone for the price
- Good color reproduction and details in daylight photos
- Relatively smooth performance
What's bad
- Display doesn’t have great contrast
- Low light photos have noise and color degradation