The best smartphones of 2017 according to the Android Authority

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

10 flagships on Android took part in testing. The results were pretty unexpected in many ways.

In 2017, representatives of the authoritative resource Android Authority tested many flagship smartphones. Each passed more than 40 tests to give the device an objective assessment according to various criteria. The speed of work, the quality of the display and the camera, autonomy and other parameters were taken into account. The leader was selected for each of them and for the totality of all assessments. The results can be found in the table below.

Best display

When testing the screens, we took into account color accuracy, viewing angles, contrast level, brightness range and other similar characteristics. The leader was chosen Samsung Galaxy Note 8, equipped with a Super AMOLED matrix with a diagonal of 6, 3 inches and a resolution of 2 960 × 1 440 pixels.

Best Sound

The audio component of the devices was tested both with headphones and when outputting sound to the speaker. First place went to the LG V30, which received a four-channel Hi-Fi DAC and a bundled Bang & Olufsen headset. It is noteworthy that the Google Pixel 2 XL lagged behind him by one point, although it does not have such an audio chip.

Best camera

Smartphone cameras were evaluated in two stages. At the first, the verdict was made by representatives of the Android Authority. Their top five include the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, Google Pixel 2 XL, Huawei Mate 10 Pro, OnePlus 5T and Sony Xperia XZ1.

At the second stage, users chose the winner by voting. Their leaderboard is slightly different. It is headed by the Google Pixel 2 XL. It is followed by the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, OnePlus 5T, Huawei Mate 10 Pro and LG V30.

Better autonomy

Here we tested the duration of the device without recharging under various scenarios of use. The most autonomous is Huawei Mate 10 Pro with a 4,000 mAh battery, and the Galaxy Note 8 did not even make the top five.

Better performance

The fastest smartphones were selected in this nomination. Moreover, not benchmark indicators were taken into account, but their own tests for performing various tasks. The OnePlus 5T is the best with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, 6GB of RAM and an FHD + display. The second place was taken by the gaming flagship Razer Phone.

The best smartphone for your money

The best smartphone in terms of price-quality ratio was chosen here. To determine the winner, a simple formula was used, where the points scored in other tests were divided by the price of the device in dollars. The leader turned out to be quite expected - OnePlus 5T. The second place belongs to Nokia 8, which now costs 34,990 rubles in Russia.

Best smartphone in the aggregate of all ratings

The 2017 winner was chosen based on the aggregate of ratings in all tests, as well as taking into account the price and the results of user voting for the best camera. The first place was awarded to the Huawei phablet, which slightly managed to outstrip even the Samsung flagship. Places in the top ten were distributed as follows:

1. Huawei Mate 10 Pro.
2. Samsung Galaxy Note 8.
3. OnePlus 5T.
4. Nokia 8.
5. Moto Z2 Force.
6. LG V30.
7. Sony Xperia XZ1.
8. Google Pixel 2 XL.
9. Razer Phone.
10. BlackBerry KEYone.