We check each cellphone in real-world situations, specializing in its options, design, efficiency, cameras, battery life and total worth. We doc our findings in an preliminary evaluation that’s periodically up to date when there are new software program updates, or to check it in opposition to new telephones from opponents resembling Apple, Samsung, Google and OnePlus.
Emergency SOS debuted on the iPhone 14 collection and we obtained to check the function out to see the way it works.
Images
Images is a significant focus for many telephones lately, so we take photos and movies of varied topics in a wide range of settings and lighting situations. We check out any new digicam modes, resembling ProRes Log video that debuted with the iPhone 15 Professional and 15 Professional Max, or the Magic Editor picture device that launched with the Google Pixel 8 collection.
Battery life
Battery testing is performed in a wide range of methods. We assess how lengthy a cellphone lasts throughout a typical day of use and notice the way it performs throughout extra targeted periods of video calls, media streaming and gaming. We additionally conduct a video playback check, as a easy, replicable measure of pure battery life, which is not all the time included within the preliminary evaluation however typically added later in an replace.
Efficiency measuring
We use benchmarking apps to measure every cellphone’s efficiency, alongside our personal anecdotal experiences utilizing the cellphone for our evaluation. Most noteworthy is how graphics and animations look. Are they clean? Do they lag or stutter? We additionally have a look at how shortly the cellphone switches between horizontal and vertical orientations, and how briskly the digicam app opens and is able to take a photograph.
We additionally check each cellphone we evaluation for the fundamentals like making a cellphone name.
We carry out processor-heavy duties like modifying images, exporting movies and taking part in video games. We consider whether or not a more moderen model of a specific cellphone consists of sufficient options to make it price upgrading from older fashions.
Learn extra: How We Check Telephones
