The iPhone is the best smartphone that mankind has invented, and to be precise, Steve Jobs and Apple. A strong statement that we decided to test. You see, today almost a religion has formed that does not accept any electronics, except for Apple. Undoubtedly, every brand has an ardent admirer, but it is the "bitten apple" that has under its wing an army of fanatics who consider Android smartphones to be underdeveloped, despite the fact that Google's OS has made a huge leap in recent years, surpassing in many ways iOS. We decided to prove to everyone that you can live without a brand new iPhone 7 by choosing several models that are better in everything (well, or almost in everything).
Samsung Galaxy S8
In our ranking of smartphones that are better than the iPhone 7, this handsome man takes the leading line. Yes, as expected, yes, the device from the Korean manufacturer has its drawbacks, but, by and large, it makes a competitor from Cupertino.
Design? Well, the iPhone 7 is not bad, but it doesn't have anything unusual. Typical smartphone shapes, rather wide bezels at the top and bottom, and most importantly - almost zero differences from what we saw in the iPhone 6 and subsequent models. Samaung Galaxy S8 appeared before us in a rethought design, which, you see, you also liked. Oh, that elongated glass body and unusual high-resolution display ratio. Just put the Samaung Galaxy S8 and iPhone 7 side by side: a completely new experience and a consistent look.
Let's go further. Cameras. Without going into the specs, it's safe to say that the Samaung Galaxy S8 is better. Only the lazy did not compare the cameras of these smartphones, and only Apple fans sided with the iPhone. In almost all criteria, the Galaxy S8 is ahead: faster focusing, better shooting in the dark, many more different chips. Moreover, in this regard, the Koreans bypass the Cupertinians for several years.
Let's move on to the filling. It is foolish to compare the processors of the two best smartphones - for a long time large companies have been installing chips in the top lines, which will be enough for more than a year. We go to the memory, but not the operative one, but immediately to the permanent one. Samaung Galaxy S8 is presented in a single 64 GB version - optimal for today. Apple lets you choose between 32GB, 128GB, or 256GB. Not optimal: 32 GB is not enough; for 128 GB or more - you will have to overpay well. In addition, Samaung provides the user with the ability to expand the amount of memory using memory cards up to 256 GB. And yes, what the iPhone 7 still lacks is a 3.5mm headphone jack.
And what about autonomy? The iPhone 7 has a 1960 mAh battery, while the Samaung Galaxy S8 has a 3000 mAh battery. But these are just numbers, what's in life? In the talk mode, the first one lives up to 14 hours, and the second shows all 20. In the mode of listening to music, the iPhone 7 will last 40 hours, and the Samaung Galaxy S8 up to 67 hours. How not to mention wireless charging, not everyone needs, but quite an interesting thing. In the confrontation between Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7, only the first can boast of it.
The advantages of the iPhone 7 can be attributed to iOS if you are a big fan of this platform. Finally, as for the price, the Samaung Galaxy S8 can be bought for an average of 46,000 rubles, according to Yandex.Macret. For last year's 32GB iPhone 7, you will have to pay about 44,000 rubles.
Xiaomi Mi6
The recent smartphone of the Chinese company, which was dubbed the flagship killer long before the announcement, is quite ready to compete with the iPhone 7 Plus. An excellent screen, the most top-end hardware, serious amounts of memory, an advanced dual camera, a fresh version of Android, and all this is half the price of an iPhone.
Looking for a good screen? The Xiaomi Mi6 brings it to you - a 5.15-inch FullHD panel that boasts more pixels per inch. It comes with the latest generation glass and an excellent oleophobic coating. Complete order with the appearance, as well as materials: premium design and excellent build quality.
Can't live without a photo? A couple of cameras on the back of the smartphone, by the way, the manufacturer relied on the capabilities of the iPhone 7 Plus cameras, so there are no problems with the photo quality. In some ways they can lose to other flagships (more likely from Samsung), but their language will not turn bad to call them bad.
Full order and performance: here is the latest flagship Snapdragon 835, and 6 GB of RAM for multitasking, which provides excellent results in synthetic benchmarks and in real use. Memory Xiaomi Mi6 offers a choice of 64 or 128 GB with microSD expansion. You will definitely not experience problems with the speed of your smartphone.
The key point when comparing the Xiaomi Mi6 and the iPhone 7 Plus (since both have a dual camera) is, of course, the price tag. Whoever says anything, but it is the cost that often becomes the decisive argument in the confrontation, all the more, why pay more if the same characteristics and even "better" are offered for a smaller amount. So, the iPhone 7 Plus today will cost 53,000 rubles (for the 32 GB version), the 64 GB Xiaomi Mi6 can be bought for 30,000 rubles. The difference is obvious.
Lg g6
The LG G6 really wanted to impress users, but the dream was destroyed by the Samsung Galaxy S8, which, with the same aspect ratio, was otherwise better. However, a smartphone from LG should not be discounted. This is one of the most unusual devices of the beginning of 2017, perfectly assembled and with the characteristics of a flagship. And in the confrontation between LG G6 and iPhone 7 Plus, we have a fight on equal terms.
The LG G6, like Samsung's S8, has an 18: 9 aspect ratio that complements the high-density 2880 x 1440 pixel resolution. The display of the smartphone is not curved like that of the Korean competitor, which was liked by many. In terms of design, the LG G6 is not inferior to the iPhone 7 Plus, and the front part looks more modern and stylish. The assembly from the Korean is better, which is also confirmed by the protection according to the IP68 standard (the smartphone from Apple has IP67). IP68 provides complete protection against water and dust, while the iPhone is only splash-proof. In addition, the LG G6 is not afraid of falls from great heights. Can the iPhone do that?
Unfortunately, the processor is not from the latest Qualcomm collection, but still the current Snapdragon 821, which will provide excellent performance, which will be helped by 4 GB of RAM. The drive is designed for 64 GB and can be expanded with 2 terabyte cards. Not bad, right?
Want two cameras? The LG G6 has them, and they are very decent. By the way, we remind you that LG was the first to introduce a dual camera in its previous flagship. You can't find fault with the quality of the photo - no worse than many.
Well, about the price. We have already discussed the cost of the iPhone 7 Plus. At the time of the start of sales, the LG G6 cost about the same as the iPhone - a little less than $ 800. However, in recent months, the smartphone has dropped a lot in price, and you can buy it today for only 35,000 rubles. Here's another Android smartphone that's better than the iPhone 7 Plus.
Sony Xperia XZ Premium
Recently, Sony rarely pleases with new smartphones, and those that come out are not capable of surprising. However, she recently introduced a trump card, which she carried up her sleeve for quite some time. Sony Xperia XZ Premium will surprise us with 4K screen - the first smartphone of its kind. But it's not just the ultra-high-resolution display that will put the iPhone 7 Plus in the belt.
A little about the screen. Before us is a 5.5-inch matrix with a resolution of 3840 × 2160 pixels, producing 801 pixels per inch. As a result, we get an excellent picture, in which it will not be possible to discern graininess for sure. Find pixels on smartphone screens all the time, then Sony Xperia XZ Premium is just for you. This resolution will especially appeal to fans of virtual reality.
Performance is provided by the latest 8-core Snapdragon 835 chip. 4 GB of RAM is responsible for multitasking - not a record, but you can open quite a few applications at the same time. To store games, photos, music and other things, the user has 64 GB + the ability to install a memory card.
The camera, however, is one, but in this case - and one soldier in the field. The 19-megapixel sensor with f / 2 aperture and laser autofocus will provide excellent photos, which, in principle, is not surprising. Yet before us is Sony. The company also took care of selfie lovers by installing a 13-megapixel camera on the front of the screen.
As for the other specifications of the Sony Xperia XZ Premium, you can believe that there is a complete order. And NFC, and a very fast fingerprint scanner, and Bluetooth 5.0. Even the iPhone 7 Plus will envy! But in terms of price, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium is close to today's opponent - an average of 55,000 rubles. And yet this smartphone is better than the iPhone 7 Plus.
OnePlus 5
Well, the freshest at the end. The OnePlus 5 has just rolled off the assembly line, joining the ranks of other flagship killers. And this guy is ready to take on the iPhone 7 Plus too. Why not actually? There is a dual camera, top-end hardware is in place, a good screen is here, a sophisticated dual camera is present, a more reasonable price - please, OnePlus does not require a huge overpayment for the brand.
OnePlus 5 is the iPhone 7 Plus for the poor. The Chinese smartphone adopted the design of the Apple flagship, got a pair of high-quality cameras, smart hardware and a long-playing battery. Build, materials and ergonomics are all just great.
5.5-inch FullHD resolution provides high quality picture. The flagship chip from Qualcomm and 6 or 8 GB of RAM ensure fast application launch and perfect interface performance. The proprietary OxynogenOS shell also affected the speed. The standard storage for Chinese flagships is 64 or 128 GB. Well, the autonomy deserves praise: more than 9 hours of the screen on. The iPhone 7 Plus is a long way off.
The dual camera is not as good as we would like, but you can get a good photo with just a little effort. Camera settings, by the way, are also borrowed from the iPhone 7 Plus.
In the minimum configuration, OnePlus 5 can be bought for about 32,000 rubles, which can really be called affordable when you compare everything with the same iPhone.
As a result
So, there are more than enough competitors that can replace the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. Every Chinese, represented in the flagship segment, strives to move smartphones from Cupertino from the royal throne, which is not surprising. And competitors are getting it more and more often. You could see this with us. Well, we will say goodbye. We hope the article will generate a lot of controversy, and the discussion on the topic of whether smartphones are better than the iPhone will be carried over to the comments.
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