2024 is sort of over and a few of the finest telephones that launched this yr are on sale proper now.
We haven’t seen the vanilla Google Pixel 9 shortly – since its £100 low cost a month in the past – nevertheless it comes again with a bang. Extra particularly, the vanilla mannequin is £200 off proper now. Really, if in case you have a Prime Pupil subscription, you’ll be able to knock one other 10% off the value.
The Google Pixel 9 Professional is barely £100 off, sadly, however the 10% additional low cost for Prime Pupil members nonetheless applies. And this one comes with a free Fitbit Versa 4.
The supply for the bigger Google Pixel 9 Professional XL isn’t pretty much as good – simply the £100 off, plus 10% off if in case you have Prime Pupil energetic. No free smartwatch, although.
The Xiaomi 14T has a premium 6.67” 12-bit show with Dolby Imaginative and prescient and HDR+. It’s a 1220p+ panel with 144Hz refresh fee. The digicam has a 50MP foremost (1/1.56”, OIS), 50MP 50mm portrait cam (2x) and a 12MP ultra-wide (12mm). The cellphone is powered by a Dimensity 8300 Extremely and a 5,000mAh battery with 67W wired-only charging.
The Xiaomi 14T Professional upgrades that system with an aluminium physique (each 14T and 14T Professional are rated IP68, however the vanilla mannequin has a plastic chassis), plus the quicker Dimensity 9300+. It has a bigger 50MP sensor in the primary (1/1.31”, OIS) and a barely higher tele digicam (50MP 60mm, 2.6x), plus the choice for 8K video recording. The battery is identical capability however has quicker wired charging (120W) and likewise does wi-fi charging (50W). Right here’s a detailed comparability between the Xiaomi 14T and 14T Professional.
For across the similar value because the 14T, you’ll be able to have the Poco F6 Professional as a substitute. This one has the same 6.67” 12-bit show with Dolby Imaginative and prescient and HDR 10+. The decision is greater (1440p+), which greater than makes up for the marginally decrease refresh fee (120Hz). This one sacrifices digicam high quality (50MP 1/1.55” foremost with OIS, 8MP ultra-wide, no tele) for greater efficiency with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. The battery has 5,000mAh capability and helps 120W wired-only charging.
The Poco F6 is an inexpensive however nonetheless very quick cellphone – it has a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 inside. The show is sort of pretty much as good as on the Professional with the identical specs save for the 1220p+ decision. The 50MP sensor in the primary digicam is smaller (1/1.95”) and the 5,000mAh battery is capped at 90W. There are just a few extra variations, take a look at our Poco F6 vs. F6 Professional article for a better look.
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