We test every phone in real -world scenarios, focusing on its features, design, performance, cameras, battery life and overall value. We document our findings in an initial review that is periodically updated when there are new software updates, or compare them with new phones from competitors like Apple, Samsung, Google and OnePlus.
Photo
Photography is a big focus on most phones these days, so we are photographing videos on various themes in a variety of lighting settings and scenarios. We try any new cameras modes, such as the action mode that debuted with the iPhone 14 line, or the Unblur Photo tool that started the Google Pixel 7 series.
Battery life
Battery testing is carried out in a variety of ways. We estimate how long the phone lasts during a typical day of use and notice how it takes place during more focused video call sessions, media streaming and games. We also conduct a video playback test, as a simple, replicit measure of pure battery life, which is not always included in the initial review, but is sometimes added later to the update.
Emergency sauce can be one of the most important features that will come out on any phone this year.
Measurement of performance
We use applications for benchmarks to measure each phone's performance, along with its own anecdotal experiences using the phone for our review. Note what graphics and animations look like. Are they smooth? Or are they lagging or stuttering? We also see how fast the phone switches between horizontal and vertical orientations and how quickly the camera app opens and ready to shoot.
We perform tasks with heavy processors such as photo editing, export of videos and gaming games. We evaluate whether the more recent version of a particular phone involves sufficient features to make it worth upgrading from older models.
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