The maximum number of points in synthetic tests, performance, design, build quality and a huge number of characteristics by which smartphones compete with each other from year to year. By 2017, a situation has developed when phones run on more or less the same power processors and other hardware, but still it will not be difficult to single out the eight most productive flagships. The comparative characteristics are based on the performance of the Antutu benchmark.
iPhone 8 Plus
Cost: 52,000 rubles.
Antutu points: 226,000.
A 10nm processor with six cores, two of which are powerful and four are energy efficient, is the heart of this smartphone, namely its Apple A11 Bionic chip. The Bionic prefix is not just a marketing ploy, but also an emphasis on the fact that the processor uses neural network technology. The Neural Engine is capable of performing about 600 billion operations per minute. The smartphone is equipped with 3GB of RAM, which is enough for iOS. "Onboard" memory from 64 to 256 GB, depending on the model modification. The graphics core provides the user with maximum comfort in so far few augmented reality games.
OnePlus 5T
Cost: 34,000 rubles.
Antutu points: 181,000.
Top Antutu thinks that the OnePlus 5T flagship is worthy of the attention of those who care about the power of their devices. The smartphone boasts a powerful Snapdragon 835 octa-core processor and 8GB of RAM. This amount of RAM allows you not to worry about starting or closing applications on time, and even a large number of them does not slow down the device at all. The OnePlus 5T surpasses even the iPhone 8 Plus in the speed of opening programs and processing graphical information. The fact is that the latter is powered by iOS 11, which, as you know, was released to the world rather unfinished.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Cost: 49,000 rubles.
Antutu points: 178,800.
The most powerful smartphones of 2017 are no longer Samsung (although for a couple of years it was this South Korean company that was the undisputed leader). Once upon a time, competitors only dreamed of getting closer to Samsung. And such times have come: the most productive and most expensive smartphone Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is only the third, if we compare the flagships of smartphones in 2017 on the top antutu. However, it boasts a powerful 8-core processor (4 energy-efficient cores up to 1.9 GHz + 4 high-performance cores up to 2.35 GHz). Excellent graphics performance is provided by the 20-core Mali-G71 accelerator. The smartphone supports memory cards, although it itself is capable of "taking out" up to 64 GB of information. The size of the RAM is 6 GB.
Nubia z17s
Cost: 38,000 rubles.
Antutu points: 178,000.
8 GB of RAM is a characteristic that not all flagships of well-known manufacturers can boast of. But the Nubia Z17S can! This device has an unusually large display - 5.73 inches. It is important to note that the display is frameless (there are no bezels on the sides at all, there are only two tiny stripes on the top and bottom), but it has a standard aspect ratio of 16: 9 and a resolution of 1920 x 1080. The internal content of the smartphone is similar to the OnePlus 5T, but the results of synthetic tests are noticeably worse. The reason is the lack of proper firmware optimization.
Xiaomi Mi6
Cost: 25,000 rubles.
Antutu points: 177,000.
It is impossible to say that Xiaomi is the most powerful smartphone of 2017, but it is the most compact flagship in this ranking. Xiaomi Mi 6 costs a good ten thousand rubles less than other top models from various manufacturers, but it boasts excellent performance and solid hardware. Processor - Snapdragon 835, 4-6 GB of RAM, depending on the modification. The buyer can choose a model from 64 to 128 GB of memory. When compared with competing flagships, Xiaomi Mi6 is a little slower, but the reason is not the lack of proper optimization, but the features of the MIUI shell.
Huawei Mate 10
Cost: 38,500 rubles.
Antutu points: 176,000.
The neural technology in the top-end Kirin 970 processor is what Huawei is proud of in its flagship. Comfortable work is ensured by machine learning technology, which, although very resource-intensive, does not slow down the device at all. The reason is not only the eight-core processor, but also the 12-core Mali-G72 graphics video accelerator. The phone has decent RAM and storage, as well as 4K video recording.
HTC U11 Plus
Cost: 50,000 rubles.
Antutu points: 175,000.
This version is an improved version of HTC U11. The differences are not only in the new design and display format, but also in the Snapdragon 835 processor. Applications open quickly, animation is beyond praise, the complete absence of brakes and freezes, despite 6, not 8, gigabytes of RAM. There is no slot for a flash card, and it is not needed, because there is already 128 GB on board. Operating system - Android Oreo.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2
Cost: 37,000 rubles.
Antutu points: 172,000.
This is the second version of the frameless flagship from Xiaomi, however, in most sources it is called a semi-flagship. And this is very strange, because it lags behind its rivals only with one insufficiently powerful camera. And so 6-8 GB of RAM, from 64 to 256 GB of permanent memory, a powerful Snapdragon 835 chip. Heavy games practically do not heat up the device, and this is the merit of an optimized cooling system. The quality of the display is rather mediocre, but the cost could be slightly lower.
