Offers: Poco F6 and F6 Professional arrive with reductions, Sony Xperia 1 VI paired with WH-1000XM5

With the best way final week’s ballot goes, it’s clear that the Poco F6 is extra well-liked than its Professional sibling. You’ll be able to take a look at our Poco F6 vs. F6 Professional article for what makes the vanilla mannequin the higher decide, not less than so far as “flagship killers” go.

Lengthy story quick, the Professional has a slight benefit by way of efficiency and costs its battery a bit quicker, however in each instances the distinction is fairly minimal. Each have the identical battery life, regardless that the vanilla mannequin is a few 30g lighter. Plus, the Poco F6 has the extra sturdy construct with an IP64 ranking and Gorilla Glass Victus (vs. IP54, GG5). Once more, that is the cheaper telephone with round €100 between them.

That’s not to say that the Poco F6 Professional ought to be neglected utterly. It does produce higher images from each its 50MP major and its 8MP extremely extensive cameras. The Professional costs its 5,000mAh battery solely 10 minutes quicker than the vanilla mannequin – however that appears extra spectacular whenever you have a look at the entire charging time, 27 minutes vs. 37 minutes.

The Sony Xperia 1 VI is an acquired style for the well-heeled. The €1,400 value is bonkers, however not less than Sony throws in a free pair of WH-1000XM5 – a number of the finest over-ear headphones that cash should purchase (these normally go for €300 on their very own). With spectacular battery life and a novel digital camera setup, plus niceties like a 3.5mm headphone jack with an awesome amp and a microSD slot, this telephone actually has its strengths. Nevertheless, it has no scarcity of weaknesses and the excessive value is just one of them. Like we stated, an acquired style.

Shifting on to less expensive units, the Samsung Galaxy A35 has already fallen to €300. It’s not glamorous, but it surely’s a workhorse of a telephone with a modest price ticket. You would possibly wish to add €50 to that value, although, to get the additional RAM. The additional storage is much less crucial since there’s a microSD slot (the Poco F5 had one too, however the F6 doesn’t).

The Galaxy A55 is getting cheaper too, it’s underneath €400 and also you don’t have to pay as much as the 256GB mannequin to get 8GB of RAM, you’ll be able to simply use the microSD slot so as to add extra storage in the event you want it. The A55 has the extra premium construct with an aluminum body and the superior Exynos 1480 chipset.

However in the event you’re trying on the A55, you must take into account the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE too. At present costs the A55 might be the higher possibility because the Exynos 2200 doesn’t have the very best popularity and this mannequin doesn’t have expandable storage. The addition of an 8MP 3x tele digital camera and 15W wi-fi charging is good, although.

As a substitute of the A35, the Nothing Telephone (2a) is likely to be the higher decide – it prices much less, regardless of having extra RAM and storage (non-expandable). The mud and water resistance isn’t on the identical stage (IP54 vs. IP67), however the Nothing lasts longer on its 5,000mAh battery (15:53h vs. 12:26h Lively Use rating). Plus, the A35 is slower to cost to 100% (it takes 1 hour and 26 minutes, 23 minutes greater than the Nothing).

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