There’s a complete week of gross sales forward of us ending on December 2. We picked out the very best smartphone provides from Amazon UK and tried to pair up related fashions.
Like we noticed final week, the Pixel 9 telephones are £100 off. This week the deal is a bit higher with an additional 10% off if in case you have an Amazon Prime Pupil subscription.
Nonetheless, the Google Pixel 9 Professional at £900 (£810 if you may get the additional 10% off) is sort of dear. However there aren’t too many small (or small-ish) flagships on the market.
The Samsung Galaxy S24 is smaller with a similarly-sized display screen (6.2”, 70.6mm vast, 167g vs. 6.3”, 72.0mm and 199g for the Pixel). It has a sooner Exynos 2400 chipset, however solely half the RAM. Each the Pixel and the Galaxy shall be supported for 7 years.
Rising the display screen measurement we get to the Google Pixel 9 Professional XL, which additionally has an even bigger battery than the 9 Professional. That mentioned, each use the identical chipset and the identical 50+48+48MP digital camera {hardware}.
The Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely has a a lot better digital camera than its vanilla sibling with a 200MP foremost, 50MP 111mm periscope (vs. 48MP 113mm on the Pixel), a further 10MP 67MP mid-range tele digital camera and a 12MP extremely vast. For an in depth comparability, learn our Galaxy S24 Extremely vs. Pixel 9 Professional XL submit. And observe that the S24 Extremely makes use of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset within the UK (in all areas, actually).
We are going to rapidly go over some foldables, each £300 off. The Google Pixel 9 Professional Fold may also get a further 10% low cost with Prime Pupil. The Tensor G4 isn’t any velocity demon, however the 6.3” 20:9 cowl show and eight.0” inside show are nice and allow you to choose a stage of multitasking that’s appropriate to the event.
The Motorola Razr 50 Extremely has a 6.9” 165Hz inside show (FHD+) and a roomy 4” cowl show. With each foldables, you may get loads carried out with out even opening the cellphone. The Razr has a 50MP foremost digital camera and a 50MP 2x portrait module, however no extremely vast.
The 13R will probably be introduced quickly, so this must be the final hurrah for the OnePlus 12R. Nonetheless, £450 is a good value for a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 cellphone with a 6.78” LTPO show. Or is it?
The Poco F6 Professional will get you that very same Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 at £400 (with a bit much less RAM however with extra storage). The 6.67” OLED show isn’t an LTPO panel, but it surely has the next decision (1,440 x 3,200px vs. 1,264 x 2,780px). Neither cellphone has nice water resistance with an IP54 score for the Poco and IP64 for the OnePlus.
The Poco F6 additionally brings flagship-grade efficiency at an excellent cheaper price – the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 powered cellphone is £300. Though we’d go for the model with 12GB of RAM and 512GB storage, which is only a £30 improve.
The OnePlus Nord 4 has that cool aluminium unibody exterior, however you pay further for it. Qualcomm’s naming scheme may be complicated, so we’ll observe that the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 is definitely a bit sooner than the 8s Gen 3. The Nord has barely higher water resistance (IP65) and an even bigger battery (5,500mAh vs. 5,000mAh). And it’ll get 4 OS updates, in comparison with the three updates that Xiaomi is promising. Nonetheless, these two are fairly related.
The Xiaomi 14T and 14T Professional share a number of their {hardware}, however the Professional has a sooner chipset (Dimensity 9300+ vs. Dimensity 8300 Extremely), a greater digital camera and sooner charging (120W vs. 67W, each with 5,000mAh batteries). You possibly can take a look at our detailed head-to-head comparability in the event you want serving to choosing the right 14T mannequin.
We additionally wished to have a look at the OnePlus 12, additionally probably having its final days within the solar. It options the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and a sharper 1440p+ 6.82” LTPO show. Nonetheless, its water resistance is missing (IP65 vs. IP68 on the 14T duo. The OnePlus has a greater extremely vast digital camera (48MP 14mm vs. 12MP 15mm), however the 14T Professional doesn’t fall far behind general.
The OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite is a 5G cellphone simply over the £200 mark. It’s powered by the previous Snapdragon 695 and has a 6.67” 120Hz OLED show (FHD+ decision). The 50MP digital camera on the again is alone.
The Samsung Galaxy A35 is a bit pricier, but it surely does include a free Galaxy Fit3 sensible band. And it has the higher Exynos 1380 chipset, plus the next mud and water resistance score (IP67 vs. IP54). Its 50MP digital camera is joined by an 8MP extremely vast. The Nord is miles forward when it comes to charging – 80W for its 5,110mAh battery, in comparison with simply 25W for the 5,000mAh battery within the Samsung.
You possibly can have a 5G cellphone for lower than £200, as evidenced by the ultimate trio. The Samsung Galaxy A16 5G will obtain 6 years of assist and is powered by the Exynos 1330 chipset. It has a 50MP foremost and a 5MP extremely vast digital camera, which locations it in the midst of the pack.
The CMF Cellphone 1 prices the identical because the A35, however will solely obtain 2 OS updates. Its Dimensity 7300 chipset trades blows with the Exynos, however neither comes out on prime. This one has a 50MP foremost digital camera, however no extremely vast.
The Redmi Observe 13 5G has the weakest chipset of the trio (Dimensity 6080) whereas being the most costly. Simply by £20 and that further finances goes in the direction of a 108MP foremost digital camera and an 8MP extremely vast. The Redmi will obtain 3 OS updates, but it surely began life on Android 13 (the opposite two got here with Android 14).
All three telephones have FHD+ OLED shows round 6.7” in measurement, the Samsung runs its show at 90Hz, the opposite two at 120Hz. All three have primary mud and water resistance score, although the CMF isn’t formally licensed. The batteries are fairly shut too – 5,000mAh capability on all three, 33W charging for the Redmi and CMF, 25W for the Samsung (no wi-fi on any of them).
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