With the way in which final week’s ballot goes, it’s clear that the Poco F6 is extra common than its Professional sibling. You possibly can take a look at 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 brief, the Professional has a slight benefit by way of efficiency and costs its battery a bit sooner, however in each circumstances the distinction is fairly minimal. Each have the identical battery life, though 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 cellphone with round €100 between them.
That isn’t to say that the Poco F6 Professional must be missed fully. It does produce higher images from each its 50MP predominant and its 8MP extremely large cameras. The Professional costs its 5,000mAh battery solely 10 minutes sooner than the vanilla mannequin – however that appears extra spectacular while you have a look at the entire charging time, 27 minutes vs. 37 minutes.
The Sony Xperia 1 VI is an acquired style for the well-heeled. The €1,400 value 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 can purchase (these often go for €300 on their very own). With spectacular battery life and a novel digicam setup, plus niceties like a 3.5mm headphone jack with an amazing amp and a microSD slot, this cellphone actually has its strengths. Nonetheless, it has no scarcity of weaknesses and the excessive value is just one of them. Like we mentioned, an acquired style.
Shifting on to less expensive gadgets, the Samsung Galaxy A35 has already fallen to €300. It’s not glamorous, however it’s a workhorse of a cellphone with a modest price ticket. You would possibly wish to add €50 to that value, although, to get the additional RAM. The additional storage is much less mandatory 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 below €400 and also you don’t must pay as much as the 256GB mannequin to get 8GB of RAM, you possibly can simply use the microSD slot so as to add extra storage if you happen to want it. The A55 has the extra premium construct with an aluminum body and the superior Exynos 1480 chipset.
However if you happen to’re trying on the A55, it is best to take into account the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE too. At present costs the A55 might be the higher choice because the Exynos 2200 doesn’t have the perfect 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 Cellphone (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 degree (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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