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1. Nokia 7 Plus : (₹ 21,640)
Design
- Excellent build quality with a well-constructed metal (6000 series aluminium) unibody design - the phone definitely feels like it is built to last, and it looks great too
- In order to make the Nokia 7 Plus look distinct, the company has also opted for some nice looking copper accents for the mid frame, camera surround, fingerprint scanner, and its logo at the back
- With an 18:9 display, the new 7 Plus is the first Nokia-branded smartphone to follow the 'minimal bezel' trend - the 6-inch IPS display is immersive, has good viewing angles and gets bright enough to be visible outdoors
- The performance is great too with a a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor - it beats the likes of Moto X4, and Oppo F7 in benchmarks - the Nokia 7 Plus can handle your daily grind and deliver a smooth user experience without breaking into a sweat - heavy apps and games are handled well too, and there is no heating you.
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2. LG G6 : (₹ 24,994)
Design
- Excellent glass/metal build, premium look and feel, aesthetic design
- Because of the negligible bezels, feels like the entire thing is one big screen
- Putting the G6 up next to other 5.7-inch phones, LG's ability to squeeze that much screen real estate onto this small a handset is nothing short of impressive - that it can go head-to-head with the smaller-screened iPhone 7 Plus and make that sleek, sophisticated handset seem chunky and bloated by comparison is real accomplishment for the company
Display
- Beautiful 9:18 display, is a welcome evolution to smartphone displays
- Powered by the solid Snapdragon 821, the performance is top-drawer, and on par with the other Snapdragon 820/821 competition (although some other flagships this year will be launching with the even more powerful Snapdragon 835)
- Very good rear camera with a dual camera setup - the photos are detailed and with pleasing rich colors - the coverage of the wide-angle cam makes pretty much any scene look dramatic - works well in both daylight and low light
- 4K video is super sharp too with lots of fine detail, and video stabilization works well
- The selfie camera is decent too, with decent details
3. Huawei Honor Play : (₹ 23,999)
Design
- Well built, unibody metal design - the Honor Play is sturdy, solid, and reassuring
- Slim & sleek at just 7.5mm thick, which is quite an achievement especially as it packs a large 3750mAh battery
Display
- Nice, immersive, modern 19.5:9 'notch' display - colour accuracy and viewing angles are both good - and playing games or watching videos is an immersive experience
- Also special is support for 'GPU Turbo' which reduces battery drain when playing supported games (technically it is a core level change to how the GPU handles the rendering of visuals)
- Honor also is working on implementing GPU Turbo for EMUI visuals which should improve battery performance of the phone even during general use
- Power packed performance with Huawei's flagship SoC, and super fast UFS 2.1 storage - the benchmark numbers put it not that much behind the performance monster, OnePlus 6 (and at a significantly lower price point!) - gaming performance is top-notch too.
4. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro : (₹ 16,999 )
Design
- Nice, utilitarian (though not exceptional) design and good build quality, as has been the case with the entire Redmi Note series
- The design is simple and works, but is largely a continuation of the old Redmi Note design - it's not a gorgeous, stand out device by by any means
Display
- Nice looking, modern 5.99 inch 18:9 display, with minimal bezels - has good viewing angles, brightness levels, and colour reproduction - looks pleasing in day-to-day use
- In spite of the large screen, the phone remains quite ergonomic because of the tall, minimal-bezel form factor
- MIUI interface over Android is snappy, and offers some added features such as dual apps and second space - with dual apps, one can run separate accounts of the same service/app and the second space functionality provides separate user experiences for example for work and home
- While MIUI is one of the nicer Android UIs, it does have some bloat in terms of unneeded apps - and a lot of people still prefer a more stock Android approach
- Stellar performance - the single most defining aspect for the Note 5 Pro may be the excellent new chip that powers it - the Snapdragon 636 - in short, in terms of both benchmarks, and real life use, it blows every other phone in the price bracket out of the water - be it the loading times for heavy games, opening multiple apps or just switching between multiple heavy apps and games - the phone simply sails through everything
- The heat management is excellent too - the phone hardly gets warm even after playing games on the phone for an hour straight
5. VIVO V9 : (₹19579)
Design
- The only real use of the top, since it allows the display to be on either side is so that the company can claim that the screen measures 6.3-inches. That being said, the phone isn’t compact or ergonomic but doesn’t feel bulky either thanks to its curved edges.
- The area to the left of the notch shows the time, network connectivity and notification icons while the area on the right has the battery, alarm, and net connectivity icons
Display
- Ideally the phone should support a 19:9 aspect ratio but instead it runs apps at 18:9 or 16:9, depending on what the app itself supports.
Software
- The Snapdragon 636 is an upgrade over the Snapdragon 626 because of its octa-core Qualcomm Kyro 260 CPU in comparison to the octa-core Arm Cortex A53. Kyro cores offer more performance than the Cortex cores and use battery more efficiently as well.
Performance
- Not only does the Vivo V9 look like a mid-range smartphone, its internal hardware is pretty average as well. The phone runs on the Snapdragon 626 chipset even though the Snapdragon 636 is already in the market. In fact, the Redmi Note 5 Pro is equipped with the newer SoC at the price tag of Rs 13,999 for the same 4GB/64GB specs
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