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HONOR VIEW 10
Best Phone in this price segment
Specification
Build: Plastic frame, metal back
Body: Metal unibody, 2.5D glass on front
Screen: 5.99" (18:9) IPS LCD, 1080p+ (403 ppi)
Chipset: HiSilicon Kirin 970, Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Mali-G72 MP12 GPU
Memory: 64GB + 4/6GB RAM or 128GB + 6GB RAM, Expandable via microSD on hybrid tray
Camera: Dual: 16MP (f/1.8) + 20 MP, phase detection autofocus, 2160p @ 30fps
Selfie cam: 13MP (f/2.0)
OS: Android 8.0 Oreo with Huawei EMUI 8.0 + AI features
Battery: 3,750 mAh non-removable, Huawei Super Charger (5V @ 4.5A)
Connectivity: Hybrid Dual Nano-SIM (hybrid microSD slot); OTG USB 2.0, NFC, Bluetooth 4.2
Misc: IR Blaster, front-mounted fingerprint with gesture navigation.
Review
The thing about the Mate 10 Pro and the Honor View 10 is that they serve different segments of the market. The Mate 10 Pro is the premium offering while the View 10 is more of a 'bang-for-your-buck" choice. In fact, we feel that the Honor View 10 offers an additional tier to the Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro. Unlike the Mate 10 Pro, the View 10 has a front-mounted fingerprint scanner, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and expandable memory, all of which the Mate 10 Pro forgoes.
OPPO F9 PRO
The Oppo F9/F9 Pro is yet another installment in the hugely popular Oppo mid-range series. It's the first phone in the family with a dual-camera on the back and backtracks on the screen cutouts by moving to a tiny waterdrop notch.
You have probably noticed we are using the F9/F9 Pro inscription for this review and there is a reason for that. Oppo has chosen a rather awkward approach to the naming of its mid-ranger.
In India - one of the key markets for the F-series - the F9 is available in two versions. There is the F9 Pro with 6GB of RAM, a 25MP selfie camera and VOOC flash charging, and the regular Oppo F9 with 4GB of RAM, a 16MP selfie shooter, and no VOOC charging.
Yet in every other market Oppo is selling only the F9 but with specs matching the Indian pro version(6GB, 25MP, VOOC). So, the phone we got for review is called F9, but specs-wise it's identical to the F9 Pro as seen in India. We hope this clears it up and we'll refer to the phone as just F9 from here on.
Specification
Body: Gorilla Glass 6 body, plastic frame, 156.7 x 74 x 8 mm, 169g
Screen: 6.3" 2,340 x 1,080px (19.5:9) LTPS IPS LCD, 409ppi, notched
Chipset: MediaTek Helio P60 chipset - octa-core processor (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Mali-G72 MP3 GPU
Memory: 4 or 6 GB RAM, 64GB of storage, (dedicated) microSD slot
Camera: Dual: 16MP (f/1.8) + 2MP for depth sensing, phase detection autofocus; 1080p @ 30fps video
Selfie cam: 25MP (f/2.0), 1080p video
OS: Android 8.1 Oreo with ColoOS 5.2
Battery: 3,500 mAh, 20W VOOC flash charging
Connectivity: Dual Nano-SIM; microUSB (USB 2.0), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, GLONASS, FM radio
Misc: Rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, bottom-firing loudspeaker, 3.5mm audio port
Looking beyond the confusing naming, the Oppo F9 is actually a very attractive phone that comes with the trendy gradient paint jobs freshened with star or diamond patterns.
The internals are well chosen too - the Helio P60 chip has already proven as a solid mid-range performer, you get a dual-camera on the back with bright lens and a super high-res selfie snapper. Add the large battery with VOOC support and it looks like a great package. Sadly we are still seeing a dated microUSB port.
The Oppo F9 is also among the first to come with the latest and toughest to break Gorilla Glass 6. The new glass is shatter-proof for a dozen of drops from one meter, giving you some welcome peace of mind.
ASUS ZENFONE 5 Z
Specification
Body: Corning Gorilla Glass front and back, aluminum side frame
Screen: 6.2-inch, 2246 x 1080 IPS LCD
Rear camera: Primary 12MP, 24mm f1.8, 4-axis OIS, 4K60 video, secondary 8MP, 12mm wide-angle f2.2, 1080p30 video
Front camera: 8MP, 24mm f2.0, 1080p30 video
Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, octa-core (4x Kryo 385 Gold @ 2.8GHz + 4x Kryo 385 Silver @ 1.8GHz) CPU, Adreno 630
Memory: 64GB/128GB/256GB UFS 2.1 storage, 6GB/8GB LPDDR4X RAM
OS: Android Oreo 8.0 with Asus ZenUI 5
Battery: 3300mAh with Quick Charge 3.0
Connectivity: Dual SIM (hybrid), Wi-Fi 802.11ac with 2x2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, USB 2.0 Type-C, GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou/QZSS, headphone jack
Misc: FM Radio, stereo speakers
The Asus ZenFone 5z has been around for some time now. Announced back at MWC 2018, the phone was then the flagship for the company. It has since then been superseded by the ROG Phone as the new flagship in the company's lineup, the ZenFone 5z is still the flagship for the masses, so to speak.
So, while the 5z may not have the glamor of the ROG Phone, it still comes loaded with everything one would expect from a flagship in 2018. Flagship ZenFone series devices have been known to border on the excess in the past, and while some of that may have become par for the course for flagship Android phones these days, the ZenFone 5z leaves no stone unturned and comes with all the proverbial bells and whistles.
That's pretty much everything but the kitchen sink. However, top-notch specs are not the only thing that the ZenFone 5z has going for it. As with previous ZenFone flagships, it is also priced exceedingly well, which makes a lot more attractive than even something like the OnePlus 6. It's not quite as aggressively priced as the Poco F1, but the ZenFone 5z makes up by having a more premium look and feel.
So, it sits neatly between the Poco F1 and the OnePlus 6 but is that really the whole story? Let's find out.