We check each telephone in real-world eventualities, specializing in its options, design, efficiency, cameras, battery life and general worth. We doc our findings in an preliminary assessment that’s periodically up to date when there are new software program updates, or to match it towards new telephones from opponents similar to Apple, Samsung, Google and OnePlus.
Emergency SOS debuted on the iPhone 14 collection and we acquired to check the function out to see the way it works.
Images
Images is a significant focus for many telephones today, so we take footage and movies of assorted topics in a wide range of settings and lighting eventualities. We check out any new digital camera modes, similar to ProRes Log video that debuted with the iPhone 15 Professional and 15 Professional Max, or the Magic Editor picture instrument that launched with the Google Pixel 8 collection.
Battery life
Battery testing is performed in a wide range of methods. We assess how lengthy a telephone lasts throughout a typical day of use and observe the way it performs throughout extra targeted classes of video calls, media streaming and gaming. We additionally conduct a video playback check, as a easy, replicable measure of pure battery life, which is not at all times included within the preliminary assessment however typically added later in an replace.
Efficiency measuring
We use benchmarking apps to measure every telephone’s efficiency, alongside our personal anecdotal experiences utilizing the telephone for our assessment. Most noteworthy is how graphics and animations look. Are they clean? Do they lag or stutter? We additionally take a look at how shortly the telephone switches between horizontal and vertical orientations, and how briskly the digital camera app opens and is able to take a photograph.
We additionally check each telephone we assessment for the fundamentals like making a telephone name.
We carry out processor-heavy duties like enhancing photographs, exporting movies and taking part in video games. We consider whether or not a more recent model of a specific telephone contains sufficient options to make it price upgrading from older fashions.
Learn extra: How We Check Telephones
