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Smartphones
Ratings Ratings and Test Results
(as of May 2018)

Camera: Rear 1080p video quality

Operating system (as tested)

Camera: Selfie image quality
Camera: Rear image quality

Display diagonal size (in.)

Available on T-Mobile
Water resistance test
Handset capabilities

Available on Verizon

Available unlocked
Available on Sprint

Display resolution
Available on At&T
Ergonomics

Navigation
Battery life

Browsing
Calling
Texting
Overall

Music
score Brand & Model

Samsung 1440
81 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 • • • • • Android
Galaxy S9 Pass 5.8 x
8.0.0
! Recommended 2960

Samsung 1440
81 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 • • • • • Android
Galaxy S9+ Pass 6.2 x
8.0.0
! Recommended 2960

Samsung 1440
80 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 • • • • • Android
Galaxy S8 Pass 5.8 x
7.0
! Recommended 2960

Samsung 1440
79 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 • • • Android
Galaxy S8 Active Pass 5.7 x
7.0
! Recommended 2960

Samsung 1440
79 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 • • • • • Android
Galaxy S8+ Pass 6.2 x
7.0
! Recommended 2960

Apple 1080
79 iPhone 8 Plus 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 5 5 5 Pass • • • • • 5.5 x iOS 11
! Recommended 1920

Apple 750
79 iPhone 8 4 3 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 Pass • • • • • 4.7 x iOS 11
! Recommended 1334

Apple 1125
79 iPhone X 4 3 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 Pass • • • • • 5.8 x iOS 11.1
! Recommended 2436

Samsung 1440
78 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 • • • • • Android
Galaxy Note8 Pass 6.3 x
7.1.1
! Recommended 2960

1080
78 5 5 3 4 2 5 4 4 5 5 4
Huawei Mate 10 Pro
! Recommended
Pass • 6 x
2160
Android
8.0.0

LG G6 1440
77 4 5 4 4 3 5 4 5 5 5 4 • • • • • Android
! Recommended Pass 5.7 x
7.0
2880

Samsung 1440
77 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 • • • • • Android
Galaxy S7 Pass 5.1 x
6.0.1
! Recommended 2560

1440
76 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 5 5 4 4
LG V30
! Recommended
Pass • • • • • 6 x
2880
Android
7.1.2
Ratings Ratings and Test Results
(as of May 2018)

Camera: Rear 1080p video quality

Operating system (as tested)

Camera: Selfie image quality
Camera: Rear image quality

Display diagonal size (in.)

Available on T-Mobile
Water resistance test
Handset capabilities

Available on Verizon

Available unlocked
Available on Sprint

Display resolution
Available on At&T
Ergonomics

Navigation
Battery life

Browsing
Calling
Texting
Overall

Music
score Brand & Model

HTC U11 1440

76 4 4 3 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 • Android
! Recommended Pass 5.5 x
7.1.1
2560

Apple iPhone 7 Plus 1080

76 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 • • • • • iOS
! Recommended Pass 5.5 x
10.0.2
1920

Huawei Mate 10 1440

75 4 4 3 3 2 5 4 4 5 5 5 • Android
! Recommended NA 5.9 x
8.0.0
2560

Samsung Galaxy S7 1440

75 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 • • • • • Android
edge Pass 5.5 x
6.0.1
! Recommended 2560

Apple iPhone 7 750

75 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 • • • • • iOS
! Recommended Pass 4.7 x
10.0.2
1334

Huawei Mate 9 1080

75 4 5 3 3 3 5 4 4 5 5 4 • Android
! Recommended NA 5.9 x
7.0
1920

Google Pixel 2 1080

75 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 5 • • Android
! Recommended Pass 5 x
8.0
1920

Google Pixel 2 XL 1440

75 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 5 • • Android
! Recommended Pass 6 x
8.0
2880

Apple iPhone 6s Plus 1080

75 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 5 5 5 4 • • • • • iOS
! Recommended NA 5.5 x
10.1.1
1920

OnePlus 5T 1080
74 4 5 3 4 3 5 4 4 5 4 4 • • Android
! Recommended NA 6 x
7.1
2160

Motorola 1080
71 4 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 • • Android
Moto Z2 Play NA 5.5 x
7.1
! Recommended 1920

Sony Xperia XZ 2160

74 4 3 3 3 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 • Android
Premium Pass 5.5 x
7.1.1
! Recommended 3840

Sony Xperia X 1080

74 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 4 5 5 4 • Android
Performance Pass 5 x
6.0.1
! Recommended 1920

Apple iPhone 6s 750

74 3 3 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 5 4 • • • • • iOS
! Recommended NA 4.7 x
10.1.1
1334

Sony Xperia XZ1 720

73 4 4 3 4 3 5 4 4 4 5 4 • Android
Compact Pass 4.6 x
8.0
! Recommended 1280

1080
73 4 4 3 4 3 5 4 5 5 5 4
Sony Xperia XZs
! Recommended
Pass • 5.2 x
1920
Android
7.1.1

1080
73 4 3 3 3 3 5 4 4 5 5 4
Sony Xperia XZ
! Recommended
Pass • 5.2 x
1920
Android
7.0

1440
73 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 4
Motorola Moto Z
! Recommended
NA • • 5.5 x
2560
Android
6.0.1
Ratings Ratings and Test Results
(as of May 2018)

Camera: Rear 1080p video quality

Operating system (as tested)

Camera: Selfie image quality
Camera: Rear image quality

Display diagonal size (in.)

Available on T-Mobile
Water resistance test
Handset capabilities

Available on Verizon

Available unlocked
Available on Sprint

Display resolution
Available on At&T
Ergonomics

Navigation
Battery life

Browsing
Calling
Texting

Music
Overall
score Brand & Model
1080
73 4 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 5 5 4
Sony Xperia XZ1
! Recommended
Pass • 5.2 x
1920
Android
8.0

1440
73 4 3 4 4 2 5 4 4 5 4 4
LG V20
! Recommended
NA • • • • • 5.7 x
2560
Android
7.0

1080
72 4 3 3 4 3 5 4 4 4 5 4
Sony Xperia X
! Recommended
NA • • • 5 x
1920
Android
6.0.1

1440
72 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 4
Google Pixel XL
! Recommended
NA • • 5.5 x
2560
Android
7.1

Sony Xperia X 720

72 4 4 3 4 3 5 4 4 4 5 4 • Android
Compact NA 4.6 x
7.0
! Recommended 1280

1080
71 4 3 3 3 3 5 4 4 4 5 4
Huawei Honor 8
! Recommended
NA • 5.2 x
1920
Android
6.0

640
71 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 4
Apple iPhone SE
! Recommended
NA • • • • • 4 x
1136
iOS
9.3.1

1080
70 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 • Android
Motorola Moto X4 Pass 5.2 x
8.0
1920
1440
70 4 4 3 3 2 4 4 4 5 4 4 •
Android
Razer Phone NA 5.7 x
7.1.1
2560
1080
70 4 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 4
Motorola Moto Z
Play
NA • • 5.5 x
1920
Android
6.0.1

1080
70 4 5 3 3 3 5 4 4 5 5 4 • Android
Sony Xperia XA1 Plus NA 5.5 x
7.0
1920
1080
70 4 5 3 3 3 5 3 4 5 4 4
Sony Xperia XA2
Ultra
NA • 6 x
1920
Android
8.0.0

1080
69 4 5 3 3 2 5 4 4 5 4 4 • Android
Sony Xperia XA2 NA 5.2 x
8.0
1920
1080
68 4 4 3 2 4 5 4 4 5 5 3 • Android
Huawei Honor 7x NA 5.9 x
7.0
2160
1080
68 3 4 3 2 4 5 3 4 5 5 4
Sony Xperia XA1
Ultra
NA • 6 x
1920
Android
7.0

1080
68 4 4 3 4 2 4 4 4 5 5 3
Motorola Moto G5
Plus
NA • 5.2 x
1920
Android
7.0

1080
67 4 5 3 2 2 5 4 4 4 5 4 • Android
Huawei Honor 6x NA 5.5 x
6.0
1920
1080
67 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 • Android
Nokia 6 NA 5.5 x
7.1.2
1920
720
67 3 4 3 2 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 • Android
Sony Xperia XA1 NA 5 x
7.0
1280
 Ratings Ratings and Test Results
(as of May 2018)

Camera: Rear 1080p video quality

Operating system (as tested)

Camera: Selfie image quality
Camera: Rear image quality

Display diagonal size (in.)

Available on T-Mobile
Water resistance test
Handset capabilities

Available on Verizon

Available unlocked
Available on Sprint

Display resolution
Available on At&T
Ergonomics

Navigation
Battery life

Browsing
Calling
Texting

Music
Overall
score

1080
67 4 5 3 2 2 5 4 4 4 5 3 • Android
Samsung J7 Prime NA 5.5 x
6.0.1
1920
1080
67 3 4 3 3 2 5 4 4 5 5 4 • • • Android
LG Q6 NA 5.5 x
7.1.1
2160
1080
66 4 5 3 4 3 5 4 3 4 5 4
Asus Zenfone 3
Zoom
NA • 5.5 x
1920
Android
7.1.1

720
66 4 4 3 3 3 5 4 4 4 5 3 • Android
Samsung Galaxy J3 NA 5 x
7.0
1280
1080
65 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 • Android
ZTE Axon M NA 5.2 x
7.1.2
1920
1312
65 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 • • Android
Essential Phone NA 5.7 x
7.1
2560
720
63 4 5 3 3 2 5 4 3 4 4 3 • Android
LG X Power NA 5.3 x
6.0.1
1280
720
63 4 5 3 2 4 5 4 3 4 5 4 • Android
Asus Zenfone 4 Max NA 5.5 x
7.1.1
1280
720
60 3 5 3 2 3 5 4 4 4 4 3
Motorola Moto G4
Play
NA • 5 x
1280
Android
6.0.1

720
59 3 3 3 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 3 • Android
Sony Xperia L1 NA 5.5 x
7.0
1280
720
59 4 5 3 2 2 4 4 3 4 4 3
Motorola Moto E4
Plus
NA • • • • 5.5 x
1280
Android
7.1

720
57 3 4 2 2 2 5 4 4 5 4 3 • Android
Sony Xperia L2 NA 5.5 x
7.1.1
1280
720
55 3 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 • Android
Nokia 2 NA 5 x
7.1.1
1280
720
54 3 4 2 2 2 4 4 3 4 4 3 • • • Android
Motorola Moto E4 NA 5 x
7.1
1280

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