A Comparison Of The Latest Phones In The Market

Phones are the boon and the bane of our lives – can’t live with them, but can’t live without them either. We depend so much on our phones in our everyday lives that it’s almost impossible to imagine living without them. It’s also a nightmare to use an outdated phone that’s all laggy with a crappy camera that can’t capture anything clearly. Eventually, you’ll feel like almost everyone’s carrying a much fancier phone with all the coolest features.
If you’re looking to upgrade your phone, we rounded up all the new phones that have been launched recently to give you an update on the current phone market. Whether you’re getting a festival phone or want the best camera for as little as possible, we put all the phones from the recent launches that we’ve been to into a table to compare their features and capabilities. We’ve even included the latest Samsung Galaxy and the iPhone X as a comparison point.

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PHONE	Display	Front camera	Rear camera	Colour	Storage	Price	Features
Nokia 8110	2.4 inches/ 240 x 320 pixels	NA	2MP	Traditional Black Banana Yellow	4GB	$109	Snake game Nano SIM Gmail, FB apps Slide phone cover
Honor 10	5.84 inches/ 1080 x 2280 pixels	24MP	16MP + 24MP	Phantom Blue Midnight Black	128GB	$579	Fingerprint Dual SIM AI camera Front portrait mode Face recognition
Nokia 7 plus	6.0 inches/ 1080 x 2160 pixels	16MP	12MP + 13MP	Black/ Copper White/ Copper	64GB (expandable storage)	$599	Fingerprint microSD Nano/dual SIM
Vivo X21	6.28 inches/ 1080 x 2280 pixels	12MP	12MP + 5MP	Black Aurora White Ruby Red	64GB 128GB (expandable storage)	$799	Fingerprint sensor No home button microSD Nano/dual SIM Face recognition AI Camera 3D Mapping (camera) Gaming Mode
Huawei P20	1080 x 2240 pixels	24MP	12MP + 20MP	Twilight Pink Gold	128 GB	$989	Fingerprint microSD Nano/dual SIM Leica Dual Camera AI stabilisation No headphone jack Fast charging
Oppo r15 Pro	6.2 inches/ 1080 x 2160 pixels	20MP	16MP + 5MP	Cosmic Purple Ruby Red	64GB (expandable storage)	$899	Fingerprint, microSD Nano/ dual SIM Fast charging AI Camera Multi-tasking view Split-screen view AR stickers Face recognition
LG G7+THINQ	6.1 inches/ 3120x 1440 pixels	8MP	16MP + 16MP	Platinum Grey Aurora Black Moroccan Blue	128GB	$1,198	AI Camera Stickers Wide angle camera Surround sound audio Water resistant Dual SIM Wireless charging Fast charging
Galaxy S9	5.8-inches/ 1440 x 2960 pixels	8MP	12MP	Midnight Black Coral Blue Lilac Purple	64GB 128GB 256GB	$719 $769 $839	Fingerprint microSD Nano/ dual SIM Samsung Pay 4k video recording
iPhone X	5.8 inches/ 1125 x 2436 pixels	7MP	12MP + 12MP	Silver Space Grey	64GB 256GB	$1,648 $1,888	Fingerprint Face recognition microSD Nano/ dual SIM Apple Pay Water resistant Portrait mode Studio lighting Animoji

Still a bit confused? We’ve shortlisted a few phones from the table above to help you make a decision more easily according since what we all look for in a phone is different.

Most Value For Money – Honor 10

Both the front and rear cameras are excellent – much better than most of the other phones and at a much lower price. Plus you get all the AI camera capabilities, and the portrait mode also works with the selfie camera. The reflective glass of the phone back which is super hard to capture on camera is absolutely gorgeous too.

A Back-up/ Festival Phone – Nokia 8110

Small, portable, and a little old-school, the Nokia 8110 is a bit nostalgic. For that price, the phone’s got all your basic functions, including a rear camera. There’s also an app store where you can download apps like Gmail, Outlook and Facebook to keep connected. An ideal phone for travelling, camping and going to festivals because you barely feel the heart pain when you lose this phone. (If you think $100 is a lot, imagine losing a $1,648 iPhone).

For The Always Selfie Ready/ The Phone Photographer – Huawei P20

Whether you love soft, dreamy selfies or want to take night shots of the city, the Leica dual cameras won’t let you down. And it’s so much cheaper and portable than getting a Leica camera separately. The only downside is that Huawei has done away with the headphone jack, but bluetooth headphones are so much more convenient and you don’t have to constantly untangle knotted cords.

Always On-point Millennial – iPhone X

Even if there are cheaper and better phones than the iPhone, some people consider the iPhone a “street brand” in itself. It has been called one of the requirements for basic bitches to hipsters, and there’s just something cool about using an iPhone. Apple users are also notorious for not being able to switch to other interfaces (Once you go iOS, you can’t go back), and are more than willing to pay through the nose just for a phone. The iOS also supports a lot of apps that designers and creatives might find useful, so this might be a consideration too.

Note: not all the phones have launched yet – some are currently available for preorder. Check with your local telco for availability and to preorder. 
Prices are without contract.