The best smartphones of 2015

Smart phones are perishable goods today. Not because they actually break down, but because, due to rapidly changing technology, we are forced to change them like shirts if we want to be "up-to-date". And yet. One year is quite a decent time, so you have to choose the one that will be "right" for you. In this light, we have prepared a set of the best smartphones / mobiles of 2015, which we can claim will be our most loyal companions at least until 2016. At that time, we will take another look at who are currently the most desirable "males" on the market.

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We Note

Chinese We Note it's Xiaomi's freshest flagship, with which it won't have to deal with accusations of copying Apple (in this case, the iPhone 6) for a change. That's why Samsung is now looking at it a little sideways, because it borrowed the word Note from their dictionary, which does not diminish its fantastic features - 5.7-inch IPS screen with 1080p resolution, quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor, 3 GB of memory, battery with capacity 3000 mAh, a camera with a resolution of 13 million pixels, and a special feature, glass with curved edges (2.5D and 3D). > Read the article

Lenovo P90

Lenovo has recently enriched its range of smartphones with a new model P90, which is the first smartphone with a 64-bit Intel Atom processor and the Intel XMM 7260 LTE-Advanced receiver, which takes care of data transfers (music, games, videos) at really high speeds in LTE mobile networks. Its assets are also a screen with an extremely vivid image and a durable battery. > Read the article

Samsung Galaxy A7

For all Android lovers, Samsung has sent a smartphone to the shelves Galaxy A7 with a 5.5-inch screen and thus satisfying all those who have been clamoring for an Android phone to rival the iPhone 6 Plus. It is one of Samsung's thinnest mobile phones and has expanded the family that already includes the Samsung Galaxy A3 and A5. > Read the article

Lenovo VIBE X2 Pro

Just like the original, it is a Lenovo smartphone VIBE X2 "tricolor" (multi-layer case), but apart from the appearance, it does not share much with its predecessor. It's not only multi-layered on the outside, as the Android 4.4 KitKat operating system is layered with the VIBE 2.0 user interface. > Read the article

LG G Flex 2

One of the first to reveal this year's trump card among smartphones at CES 2015 was LG G Flex 2, which is the successor to the year-old G Flex model. This Android too has a curved screen and body, and this too is made of a special but improved plastic that heals itself in seconds if it gets scratched. > Read the article

BlackBerry Classic

BlackBerry put itself on the world map years ago (if you count in tech years) when it introduced a phone with a physical keyboard. It was the concept of the business world, but QWERTY keyboards have been replaced by touch screens and users by the telephone. Now he wants to go back to his old glory days with a smartphone BlackBerry Classic, with which he also returns to his roots. So if you feel like fiddling with a phone with a plastic keyboard, this or its "partner in crime", the Blackbarry Passport, is your choice. > Read the article

Lamborghini Tauri 88

The Italian maker of sinfully expensive sports cars, Lamborghini, has once again signed up for smartphones, and recently a fresh Android with the name Lamborghini Tauri 88, which hides top-of-the-line equipment under the body, like their cars under the hood. Its engine (read Snapdragon 801 4-core processor) does not have as many "horses" as their cars, but it is enough to satisfy even the most demanding users. > Read the article 

PuzzlePhone

It is the exact opposite of Apple's approach, which does not let the user into the guts. PuzzlePhone it is an easily repairable and upgradeable phone that the user can customize himself. Those with a more sporty lifestyle will be able to add lifestyle tracking sensors, those for whom the phone is a second computer will be able to increase the RAM, and space for a larger camera will satisfy photo enthusiasts. Because of the eco label, Greenpeace will probably fire it as well. > Read the article

Oppo R5

The thinnest phone comes again from the Chinese company Oppo and lives up to its name Oppo R5. It measures only 4.85 millimeters in thickness, but despite its (excessive) thinness, it is bursting with power and offers serious resistance to the competition with an eight-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor and a 5.2-inch screen. Maybe it drains a bit faster because of the 2000 mAh battery, which is probably its only flaw. > Read the article

Vertu for Bentley

Another "octane" smartphone, Vertu for Bentley, the British luxury car manufacturer Bentley and the British luxury mobile phone maker Vertu have launched. Their "child" is the result of a five-year partnership. They will make only two thousand examples, and from the end of October you can think of it for 12,500 euros. The mobile phone boasts Android 4.4 OS, Bang & Olufsen speakers and a Hasseldblad camera. > Read the article

Sony Xperia Z3

Sony is hanging on in the smartphone market, mainly because of the niche it created when it started mixing smartphones with toys. At the electronics fair in Berlin, he presented a smartphone some time ago Xperia Z3 Tablet, the specialty of which is the possibility of playing games from the PS4 console with the help of a gamepad that is mounted on it. > Read the article

Huawei Ascend P7

Ascend P7 is Huawei's leading smartphone of the fourth generation (4G) in the world, which is also available in Slovenia. With a diameter of only 6.5 millimeters, it is also one of the thinnest LTE mobile phones. It is equipped with a 5-inch screen and two cameras with 8 million pixels on the front and 13 million on the back. It is Android with an intuitive Emotion 2.3 interface. > Read the article

Amazon Fire Phone

Amazon's mobile "shopping cart" Fire Phone boasts a 4.7-inch screen with HD resolution, a 13.1-megapixel front-facing camera, global LTE, a quad-core Snapdragon processor clocked at 2.2 Ghz, 32 gigabytes of 'halo' storage and 2GB of RAM memory. It has as many as four cameras that follow your head movement or view and through the Dynamic 3D user interface allow the screen to adapt to the viewing angle. But the main trump card in the battle with competitors is Firefly, a feature that even got its own button, which is what a feature in the smartphone world is like a star actor on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. > Read the article

Boeing Black

Boeing, the manufacturer of passenger planes, has also ventured into the world of smartphones and is developing its own phone Black partnered with BlackBerry. They used their BlackBerry Enterprise Service (BES) 12 platform, and the main feature of the phone is high security standards. Namely, data and communication is encrypted with Boeing PureSecure technology, and "unauthorized" physical intervention in the device with a dual-core processor from the Cortex A9 family (clock 1.2 GHz) and a 4.3-inch screen will trigger self-destruction. > Read the article

Huawei Honor 6 Plus

Although it is a smartphone Honor 6 Plus almost a mirror image of the iPhone 6, but the Chinese Huawei makes up for its lack of innovation with many treats. It will fascinate photography lovers in particular, as it offers as many as two digital cameras. The scale measures 165 grams, and the measuring tape measures 14 centimeters or 5.5-inch screen protected from damage by 0.2 mm thick tempered glass, and 3 GB of system memory from performance problems. > Read the article

YotaPhone 2

Already in 2013, the Russian company Yota Devices positively surprised and brought freshness to the otherwise saturated smartphone market with the YotaPhone model, a smartphone that has two screens, the front, as we are used to, and the back, "e-reader" with electronic ink. Now its successor is available, YotaPhone 2, with an even more advanced and touch-sensitive e-ink screen (just by using the latter, the autonomy of the phone reaches up to 5 days). The front has a 5-inch screen with AMOLED technology. > Read the article

Samsung Galaxy A5

123 grams Galaxy A5 comes with a 5-inch (12.7 cm) Super AMOLED display, Bluetooth 4.0, 13-megapixel digital camera, LED flash, 5-megapixel front-facing camera with autofocus, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 400. In the era of selfies, Samsung thought it appropriate to add a face recognition function to the rear camera, so that we can see the composition on the screen before taking the photo. > Read the article

Nexus 6: Google's new mobile phone powered by Android Lollipop

Maybe Google is not (yet) a giant among smartphone manufacturers, but that's why it owns its first "giant" that can be heard Nexus 6. Orjak, manufactured by Motorola, boasts an almost 6-inch (15.1 cm) AMOLED screen with a resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels. It has the Android Lollipop operating system (lollipop), and its power is derived from rich (hardware) equipment, which includes, among other things, a 4-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor with a frequency of 2.7 GHz (the same as the Samsung Galaxy Note 4), an Adreno 420 graphics card and bluetooth 4.1. > Read the article

Xiaomi Mi4

Android model Mi4 of the company Xiaomi - which literally means "little rice" - is intended for the most demanding users, but not only for those from the 3rd or. higher tax bracket, as it is affordable. The 4th generation Mi phone has a 5-inch (=12.7-centimeter) screen with a resolution of 1920 x 1080p and a metal body (144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm) made of stainless steel (the first of its kind). Under the surface, it hides a 4-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor and a 3080 mAh battery. > Read the article

BlackBerry Passport

Checkered Passport is equipped with a 4.5-inch (=11.4-centimeter) screen with a resolution of 1,440 x 1,440 pixels or 453 ppi (dots per inch). Unlike most other smartphones, it has a physical (QWERTY) keyboard (the most sophisticated of all) that adapts to the type of use. Since it is sensitive to touch, you can also "scroll" on it. > Read the article

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge

Samsungs are famous for screens that go to the edge. Z Galaxy Edge however, on the right side, it even goes over the casing, which is why the phone has not become noticeably "fatter". There you can place application icons, widgets (e.g. flashlight), video and camera controls, weather data and received messages, etc. Edga's hardware is basically taken from the Galaxy Note 4, which means a 5.7-inch (14.5-centimeter) Super AMOLED display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 4-core processor, Android 4.4 KitKat operating system, etc. > Read the article

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Despite its thinness and featheriness, it is in the phone Galaxy Alpha installed with all the premium hardware and software that users have come to expect from flagship Galaxy devices. The Alpha model is thus equipped with an 11.9-cm (4.7-inch) HD Super AMOLED screen, an advanced camera and a high dynamic range, with which content, photos and videos can be viewed at a very high level. There are also innovative and popular features such as Ultra Power Saving Mode, S Health, fingerprint reader and connectivity with Samsung and other wearable devices. equipment. > Read the article

OnePlus One

OnePlus One it is the opposite of the saying "little money, little music", because you get a lot for a low price. It is powered by a 2.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, loaded with the CyanogenMod 11S operating system based on Android 4.4.2 KitKat and 3GB of RAM. There is also a rear camera with 13 and a front camera with 5 megapixels, and a 14-centimeter screen with full HD 1080p resolution, which allows for high-quality viewing of images and videos. > Read the article

Since these are not all smartphones or mobile phones that we wrote about in 2014 and are writing about in 2015, you can check the remaining articles and tests within our category - smartphones/cell phones.