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The Redmi Note 15 5G offers a bright HDR AMOLED, excellent battery life, a very good 108MP camera and IP66 toughness for around €300.
The Z Flip8 is compact, light and has great battery life and bright screens, but its cameras barely change and the chip throttles under load.
The Galaxy A37 has a bright AMOLED screen, IP68 build, stereo speakers and six OS updates, but its chip is slow for the price and charging is average.
The Poco M8 is IP66 rated, has a bright AMOLED, stable Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 performance, 45W charging and a microSD slot, but no ultrawide.
Google's compact flagship fixes battery life and adds faster wireless charging, but it is heavy, charges slowly by wire and still lags in graphics.
The Galaxy A57 is slim, light, IP68 and takes great photos, with six OS updates. But it is slow to charge and expensive at launch.
The Redmi Note 15 Pro 4G has a bright AMOLED, excellent battery life, OIS and a microSD slot, but a dated Helio G200 Ultra and no 5G or…
The Pixel 11 has a great display, solid battery life, seven years of updates and a useful 5x zoom, but it barely moves on from the Pixel 10.
The Redmi Note 17 Pro Max has a huge battery, 100W charging, IP69K toughness and a great screen, but performance is weaker than rivals.
The Galaxy A27 brings a Snapdragon chip, six years of updates, microSD and good battery life, but slow charging and a weaker ultrawide.
Better battery life, faster charging and the A20 Pro chip keep the iPhone 18 Pro Max at the top, but it changes little from the 17 Pro Max.
The iPhone 17e gets a faster A19 chip, longer battery life and MagSafe, but a 60Hz screen, a notch and a single camera feel dated.
