Quote from: son goku on January 10, 2024, 06:35:44And the Chinese OEMs (Huawei, Honor, Oppo, Realme, Oneplus, Xiaomi, vivo, zte, etc) continue to humiliate themselves by STILL not releasing a single compact (5.9" - 6.2") flagship phone. How hard can it be in 2024?
Probably not hard at all, but that's beside the point because (obviously) lack of capability isn't the reason they don't produce smaller phones - more likely, the reason is market demand.
Yes, some people want a compact phone that is easy to use with one hand, but unfortunately they are a minority of the market - hence why manufacturers have shifted from the 4in displays which were common a decade ago, to the >6in screens we have today.
The fact that so much stuff gets done on phones today, whether it's web browsing, watching TV shows/movies, playing games etc. inevitably means that larger screens will be more popular.
QuoteNot to mention many of their models have terrible speaker quality which sound tinny / lack any real bass, lack IP68 dust-waterproof protection (unless you spend > $1000) and don't even sell globally so good luck dealing with after sale support in the event something were to go wrong.
I recently recommended the Honor Magic 5 Pro to a family member, who has been very happy with it. It scored Gold for audio on DXOMark, with a score of 138 overall. It's IP68 rated and cost £700 during Christmas sale (inc VAT), which likely translates into $700-800 with sales tax added. Purchased from localised UK website of Honor, 24hr shipping, 24 month warranty.
QuoteCan't believe people still are recommending them, they're a complete joke. If it weren't for fast charging & 1 inch sensor optics, they'd be dead by now.
I prefer Samsung myself, for the OneUI software (that's it). However, researching the latest Chinese offerings at Christmas made me contemplate switching more than I ever had previously - primarily because the Chinese models tend to come with specs matching, or even exceeding, the normal name brands, but at 2/3 the price.
That's an extremely hard value proposition to beat.
Once they've cracked the software side of things - which I suspect will happen in the next 1-2 years - I expect my next phone will be an Honor/Xiaomi/OPPO model.