2024 Smartphone Showdown: The top smartphones of 2023 are the Samsung S23 Ultra and iPhone 15 Pro Max, known for their camera quality, screen, software support, and customization options.
Best of the Best: 2024 Smartphone Showdown!
- 00:00 📱 Samsung continues to dominate the smartphone market with their foldable phones, while OnePlus and Asus compete with better features and prices, and Sony’s xeria 5 Mark 5 stands out as the best compact phone of 2023.
- The smartphone market in 2023 has seen both unambitious improvements and major game changers, with Samsung being the winner for the last 5 years with their top tier foldable phones.
- OnePlus has released a foldable smartphone that competes with Samsung, with better price, cameras, construction, battery life, and unique software, making it the best foldable of 2023.
- Asus Zen phone 10 has increased in price and is now competing with Samsung’s flagships, but the base Galaxy s23 is a great alternative with good performance and improved cameras.
- Sony’s xeria 5 Mark 5 is the best compact phone of 2023 with high speed, long battery life, and additional features like a headphone jack, top shelf audio quality, Micro SD card slot, and a physical camera button.
- 03:32 📱 The Sony xeria 10 Mark 5 has great battery life at a lower price, while Motorola’s Edge 30 Ultra and Edge3 Ultra offer impressive features at competitive prices.
- The Sony xeria 10 Mark 5 offers impressive battery life at a lower price point, despite some scaled back features, and smaller companies are also competing with major players in the smartphone market.
- Motorola’s Edge 30 Ultra is the most improved phone of the year with a 144 HZ refresh rate OLED screen.
- Motorola’s Edge3 Ultra smartphone, with a 200 megapixel camera and high-end Snapdragon chip, is competitively priced at $700, making it a strong contender in the market.
- 06:13 📱 The top gaming phones of 2023 are the red magic 8s Pro and Asus Rog Phone 7, with a focus on high specs and camera quality.
- Gaming on smartphones is becoming more popular as they reach a critical mass of power, and the top contenders for gaming phones in 2023 are the red magic 8s Pro, offering high specs at an upper mid-range price.
- Asus Rog Phone 7 is the best gaming phone of the year, and the competition among smartphone companies is now focused on which phone has the best camera.
- 08:23 📱 The iPhone 15 Pro Max is the best smartphone for the speaker due to its improved zoom camera functionality and higher megapixels for better quality photos.
- The iPhone 15 Pro Max is the best smartphone for the speaker because of its improved zoom camera functionality.
- The new smartphone has improved camera features, including higher megapixels for better quality photos, the ability to crop and centralize subjects without losing quality, and a superior portrait mode function.
- 09:58 📱 The Poco X5 Pro is the top budget phone, Xiaomi and its spin-off brands offer competitive smartphones, and the Galaxy S23 Fe has a larger battery but an outdated chip.
- The Poco X5 Pro is the best budget phone with a focus on core hardware and prioritizing performance and battery life.
- The xiaomi and their spin-off Brands redmi and Poco offer smartphones with impressive cameras and features, making them competitive with the best phones on the market.
- The Galaxy s23 Fe has a larger battery but an outdated chip, making the A54 a better value for money option.
- 12:23 📱 The Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus wins best smartphone of 2023, with the Google Pixel 7 A as a close contender and the Google Pixel Fold not making the cut due to outdated hardware and high price.
- The winner of the best smartphone of 2023 is the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus, with the Nothing Phone 2 as a close contender and the Google Pixel 7 A as the winning phone.
- The phone has no weak links and takes awesome photos, although the charging is a bit slow.
- The Google Pixel has great features and a competitive price, while the iPhone SE is not worth the full price.
- The best flagship phone of 2023 is not the Google Pixel Fold due to its outdated hardware and high price, but rather a different phone that is more competitive and viable.
- The best smartphones of 2023 include the Samsung s23 Series, Xiaomi 13 series, iPhone 15s, Via phones, Oppo Find X6, Sony phones, and OnePlus flagships, but many Chinese companies are struggling to break into Western markets.
- 16:40 📱 The top smartphones of 2023 are the Samsung S23 Ultra and iPhone 15 Pro Max, known for their camera quality, screen, software support, and customization options.
- The Xiaomi 14 series of phones will have a dual launch strategy, with China getting it first and the Western market getting it 4 months later.
- Xiaomi’s next gen 14 doesn’t exist, leaving Apple, Samsung, and Google Pixel as the top smartphone options, with the Samsung Galaxy s23 Ultra being a standout choice.
- The Samsung S23 Ultra and iPhone 15 Pro Max are the top smartphones of 2023 due to their camera quality, screen, software support, customization options, and other improvements.
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Key insights of this video
- 💣 Samsung has been the only company to make a top-tier foldable phone that is globally available, making them the winner by default for the last 5 years.
- 📱 The OnePlus open is the first ever foldable to actually compete with Samsung and genuinely come out on top, thanks to its unique software and distribution networks.
- 📱 Motorola’s Edge 30 Ultra is the most improved phone of the year, surpassing big players like Apple and Samsung.
- 📸 The Motorola edge3 ultra offers high-end features at a much lower price point compared to other flagship phones, making it a compelling option for consumers.
- 🎮 The concept of gaming on a smartphone is making a comeback as phones reach the power to play console games, creating a strong case for gaming phones.
- 📸 The ability to convert any photo into a portrait mode shot is a game-changer for smartphone photography.
- 📸 The Xiaomi camera sensor can rival the iPhone 15 Pro and Samsung Galaxy s23 Ultra with a little bit of editing.
- 📱 The nothing phone 2 has subtle, thoughtful design choices and beautiful animations, making it a cool phone with great value.
- 📸 The phone takes awesome photos, making it a standout feature in the smartphone market.
