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(as of May 2018)
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score Brand & Model
Samsung 1440
81 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 • • • • • Android
Galaxy S9 Pass 5.8 x
8.0.0
! Recommended 2960
Samsung 1440
81 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 • • • • • Android
Galaxy S9+ Pass 6.2 x
8.0.0
! Recommended 2960
Samsung 1440
80 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 • • • • • Android
Galaxy S8 Pass 5.8 x
7.0
! Recommended 2960
Samsung 1440
79 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 • • • Android
Galaxy S8 Active Pass 5.7 x
7.0
! Recommended 2960
Samsung 1440
79 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 • • • • • Android
Galaxy S8+ Pass 6.2 x
7.0
! Recommended 2960
Apple 1080
79 iPhone 8 Plus 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 5 5 5 Pass • • • • • 5.5 x iOS 11
! Recommended 1920
Apple 750
79 iPhone 8 4 3 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 Pass • • • • • 4.7 x iOS 11
! Recommended 1334
Apple 1125
79 iPhone X 4 3 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 Pass • • • • • 5.8 x iOS 11.1
! Recommended 2436
Samsung 1440
78 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 • • • • • Android
Galaxy Note8 Pass 6.3 x
7.1.1
! Recommended 2960
1080
78 5 5 3 4 2 5 4 4 5 5 4
Huawei Mate 10 Pro
! Recommended
Pass • 6 x
2160
Android
8.0.0
LG G6 1440
77 4 5 4 4 3 5 4 5 5 5 4 • • • • • Android
! Recommended Pass 5.7 x
7.0
2880
Samsung 1440
77 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 • • • • • Android
Galaxy S7 Pass 5.1 x
6.0.1
! Recommended 2560
1440
76 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 5 5 4 4
LG V30
! Recommended
Pass • • • • • 6 x
2880
Android
7.1.2
Ratings Ratings and Test Results
(as of May 2018)
Available on Verizon
Available unlocked
Available on Sprint
Display resolution
Available on At&T
Ergonomics
Navigation
Battery life
Browsing
Calling
Texting
Overall
Music
score Brand & Model
OnePlus 5T 1080
74 4 5 3 4 3 5 4 4 5 4 4 • • Android
! Recommended NA 6 x
7.1
2160
Motorola 1080
71 4 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 • • Android
Moto Z2 Play NA 5.5 x
7.1
! Recommended 1920
1080
73 4 4 3 4 3 5 4 5 5 5 4
Sony Xperia XZs
! Recommended
Pass • 5.2 x
1920
Android
7.1.1
1080
73 4 3 3 3 3 5 4 4 5 5 4
Sony Xperia XZ
! Recommended
Pass • 5.2 x
1920
Android
7.0
1440
73 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 4
Motorola Moto Z
! Recommended
NA • • 5.5 x
2560
Android
6.0.1
Ratings Ratings and Test Results
(as of May 2018)
Available on Verizon
Available unlocked
Available on Sprint
Display resolution
Available on At&T
Ergonomics
Navigation
Battery life
Browsing
Calling
Texting
Music
Overall
score Brand & Model
1080
73 4 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 5 5 4
Sony Xperia XZ1
! Recommended
Pass • 5.2 x
1920
Android
8.0
1440
73 4 3 4 4 2 5 4 4 5 4 4
LG V20
! Recommended
NA • • • • • 5.7 x
2560
Android
7.0
1080
72 4 3 3 4 3 5 4 4 4 5 4
Sony Xperia X
! Recommended
NA • • • 5 x
1920
Android
6.0.1
1440
72 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 4
Google Pixel XL
! Recommended
NA • • 5.5 x
2560
Android
7.1
1080
71 4 3 3 3 3 5 4 4 4 5 4
Huawei Honor 8
! Recommended
NA • 5.2 x
1920
Android
6.0
640
71 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 4
Apple iPhone SE
! Recommended
NA • • • • • 4 x
1136
iOS
9.3.1
1080
70 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 • Android
Motorola Moto X4 Pass 5.2 x
8.0
1920
1440
70 4 4 3 3 2 4 4 4 5 4 4 •
Android
Razer Phone NA 5.7 x
7.1.1
2560
1080
70 4 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 4
Motorola Moto Z
Play
NA • • 5.5 x
1920
Android
6.0.1
1080
70 4 5 3 3 3 5 4 4 5 5 4 • Android
Sony Xperia XA1 Plus NA 5.5 x
7.0
1920
1080
70 4 5 3 3 3 5 3 4 5 4 4
Sony Xperia XA2
Ultra
NA • 6 x
1920
Android
8.0.0
1080
69 4 5 3 3 2 5 4 4 5 4 4 • Android
Sony Xperia XA2 NA 5.2 x
8.0
1920
1080
68 4 4 3 2 4 5 4 4 5 5 3 • Android
Huawei Honor 7x NA 5.9 x
7.0
2160
1080
68 3 4 3 2 4 5 3 4 5 5 4
Sony Xperia XA1
Ultra
NA • 6 x
1920
Android
7.0
1080
68 4 4 3 4 2 4 4 4 5 5 3
Motorola Moto G5
Plus
NA • 5.2 x
1920
Android
7.0
1080
67 4 5 3 2 2 5 4 4 4 5 4 • Android
Huawei Honor 6x NA 5.5 x
6.0
1920
1080
67 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 • Android
Nokia 6 NA 5.5 x
7.1.2
1920
720
67 3 4 3 2 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 • Android
Sony Xperia XA1 NA 5 x
7.0
1280
Ratings Ratings and Test Results
(as of May 2018)
Available on Verizon
Available unlocked
Available on Sprint
Display resolution
Available on At&T
Ergonomics
Navigation
Battery life
Browsing
Calling
Texting
Music
Overall
score
1080
67 4 5 3 2 2 5 4 4 4 5 3 • Android
Samsung J7 Prime NA 5.5 x
6.0.1
1920
1080
67 3 4 3 3 2 5 4 4 5 5 4 • • • Android
LG Q6 NA 5.5 x
7.1.1
2160
1080
66 4 5 3 4 3 5 4 3 4 5 4
Asus Zenfone 3
Zoom
NA • 5.5 x
1920
Android
7.1.1
720
66 4 4 3 3 3 5 4 4 4 5 3 • Android
Samsung Galaxy J3 NA 5 x
7.0
1280
1080
65 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 • Android
ZTE Axon M NA 5.2 x
7.1.2
1920
1312
65 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 • • Android
Essential Phone NA 5.7 x
7.1
2560
720
63 4 5 3 3 2 5 4 3 4 4 3 • Android
LG X Power NA 5.3 x
6.0.1
1280
720
63 4 5 3 2 4 5 4 3 4 5 4 • Android
Asus Zenfone 4 Max NA 5.5 x
7.1.1
1280
720
60 3 5 3 2 3 5 4 4 4 4 3
Motorola Moto G4
Play
NA • 5 x
1280
Android
6.0.1
720
59 3 3 3 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 3 • Android
Sony Xperia L1 NA 5.5 x
7.0
1280
720
59 4 5 3 2 2 4 4 3 4 4 3
Motorola Moto E4
Plus
NA • • • • 5.5 x
1280
Android
7.1
720
57 3 4 2 2 2 5 4 4 5 4 3 • Android
Sony Xperia L2 NA 5.5 x
7.1.1
1280
720
55 3 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 • Android
Nokia 2 NA 5 x
7.1.1
1280
720
54 3 4 2 2 2 4 4 3 4 4 3 • • • Android
Motorola Moto E4 NA 5 x
7.1
1280
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