We test every phone in the real world scenarios, focusing on its features, design, performance, cameras, battery life and total value. We are documenting the results we have reached in a preliminary review that is updated periodically when there are new updates for programs, or to compare them for new phones from competitors such as Apple, Samsung, Google and OnePlus.
DOS appeared in emergency situations for the first time on the iPhone 14 series and we got the feature test to see how it works.
Photography
Photography is the main axis of most phones these days, so we take pictures and videos of various topics in a variety of settings and lighting scenarios. We try any new camera modes, such as 4K Slow Motion Video, which first appeared with iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max, or new Magic Editor tools launched with the Google Pixel 9 series.
Battery life
The battery test is done in several ways. We evaluate the duration that the phone continues during a typical day to use and note how it works through more concentration sessions of video calls, media and games. We also perform a video playback test, as a simple meter repetitive for pure battery life, which has not always been included in the initial review but sometimes it was later added in a update.
Performance measurement
We use measurement applications to measure the performance of each phone, as well as our anecdotal experiences using the phone to review us. The most prominent of them is how graphics and animation looks. Is it soft? Do they fall backward or be affected? Take a look at the speed of the phone’s switch between the horizontal and vertical trends, and the speed of opening the camera application and is ready to take a picture.
We also test every phone we review for the basics, such as making a phone call.
We perform heavy treated tasks such as photo editing, export videos and play games. We evaluate whether a newer version of a specific phone includes sufficient features to make it worth upgrading from old models.
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