Traditionally, it is now the turn of the Swedish editorial board to be formally named for us Android Phone of the Year Choice. The task this time around was not that easy as the year presented a number of exciting phone models, despite lack of components and logistical problems.
Over the past year, we've seen a continuation of last year's trend with a higher level of equipment when it comes to the price of mid-class phones in particular.In many cases, devices that blow lead in the neck are presented in More points. Perhaps what distinguishes chaff from wheat in the first place is the camera, where among the flagships the size of the primary sensor stands out in particular, together with the telephoto range in a double sense. The sharper chipset of the system also allows a ' wider image processing, which is reflected in the often better result for, among other things, dark photography, HDR and 4K recording.
Build quality, screen resolution, refresh rate and color reproduction as well as brightness and performance are points where the differences seem to steadily decrease. Chips like Snapdragon 778 / 780G, 870 and even Mediatek Dimensity 1200 offer a level of performance that sometimes makes it difficult to distinguish the experience from what the more powerful chip offers in what can be described as normal use.
In the middle class there are many notable examples, such as OnePlus Nord 2e Samsung Galaxy A52seXiaomi 11ie Xiaomi 11 Te Motorola Edge 20e Realme GT 2 Master and perhaps even Xiaomi POCO X3 Pro.
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We have spent many long nights and are thinking about which phone deserves the official Swederoid award. Phone of the Year 2021 We are always a long way from the deal. In the end, we managed to agree on a phone that we all consider the best compromise for the user between price, equipment level, user satisfaction, camera, battery life, upgrades and everything that belongs to a modern smartphone.
Our pick for the 2021 phone is the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra which, like all software, offers a higher average, faster updates and a more complete experience, albeit at a relatively high price.The battle has even been between the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and also the OnePlus 9 Pro and Sony Xperia 1 III, but in general the editors have found the S21 Ultra to be the most specific.
No phone is perfect, nor is the Galaxy S21 Ultra, and points where we'd like to see improvements in next year's model include a fingerprint reader, battery life, and low weight. As for the camera, the secondary telephoto lens (3x ) in particular leaves a lot to be desired.
The bubbles for the next year include foldable phones. The improvements have been significant between generations and, among other things, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3 have impressed the editorial team. External dimensions in relation to the screen size have decreased. at the same time that the price has dropped from previous generations, but we still found the foldable series in particular a bit awkward.However, we don't expect to see significant improvements at this point until flexible lithium-ion batteries and flexible will not arrive on the market.