The Best Smartphones of Spring 2022 - 30 Smartphones in Review
The Best of the Best – These Smartphones Achieved the Highest Ratings
A total of nine phones managed to secure a “Very Good” rating in the last three months.
The best of the bunch is the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G, a culmination of Samsung’s Galaxy S and Galaxy Note with support for the S Pen. The greatest advantage is that with this phone one does no longer have to decide between best camera or stylus support. However, the new SoC showed some weaknesses in gaming and the display failed to adjust its refresh rate as extensively as advertised by Samsung. We hope that Samsung is going to fix these issues with a software update or no later than with the next iteration of the device.
The second-highest scoring smartphone was the Oppo Find X5 Pro, a great high-end smartphone made by Oppo equipped with a Hasselblad camera akin to the OnePlus 10 Pro. And while it, too, is not free of flaws that we would have preferred not to experience in a 1,300 Euro device, it does offer an overall well-balanced and well-rounded package.
Third place was secured by the Huawei P50 Pro, a great smartphone with excellent cameras which tragically has to make do without support for 5G, Google services, and microSD card support due to the ongoing US sanctions against Huawei. This in itself will most likely scare away many potential customers in the West.
Samsung manages to place yet another device in the top 5. The Galaxy S21 FE 5G is a more affordable flagship smartphone equipped with an older SoC and a very bright and color-accurate AMOLED display. However, in order to be competitive this device has to be significantly more affordable than the Galaxy S21 itself so keep an eye on its price.
Sony’s Xperia Pro-I is without a doubt the most unique and unusual smartphone reviewed by us in the last three months. For $1,800 you get a large sensor akin to compact digital cameras with extensive software support and a multitude of settings and options. Unfortunately, it is unsuitable for occasional quick snaps and amateur photographers as it requires extensive knowledge in order to produce exceptional and great photos.
The Xiaomi 12X is a slightly more compact smartphone with great performance. Its build quality and camera are on a par with its competitors. However, it requires a certain amount of care and attention considering it is not IP certified.
The Oppo Find X5 is more affordable yet almost exactly as good its Pro counterpart. Its older SoC remains slightly cooler while offering almost the same level of performance. Other benefits include its fast charging times and long battery life.
Motorola’s Edge G20 Pro turned out to be somewhat disappointing in some regards. Its successor, the Edge 30 Pro, was improved significantly and now features exact location services, a matte case, fast Wi-Fi, and pure vanilla flavor of Android 12. It even supports stylus input, and its only limitations are its slightly limited video recording capabilities.
And last but not least is the Xiaomi 12, a compact smartphone offering plenty of power with good cameras, which barely hit the threshold to secure a “Very Good” rating.
Our Personal Favorites – Editors’ Choice Awards of Spring 2022
Based on the scores achieved in this time period we ask our editors for their favorites and assign editors’ choice awards. As usual we reward smartphones that stand out from the competition by their overall package, their individual performance in specific categories, or their particularly noteworthy price-performance ratio, and that our editors considered to represent particularly attractive options in their respective categories.
realme GT 2 Pro
What we found most enticing about the realme GT 2 Pro are not just its mint green color and its backside made of a material that feels like paper but its high level of performance paired with its long battery life for a relatively competitive price of just 749 Euros.
Other benefits include its fast charging and its main camera’s overall decent photo quality. In return, it does not support wireless charging and Wi-Fi 6E, both of which are indicators of the corners that had to be cut to meet the price point. Nevertheless, the realme smartphone is our recommendation for everybody who can do without these high-end gimmicks.
Motorola Moto G200 5G
The Motorola Moto G200 is our recommendation if you want the sheer power of a Snapdragon 888 Plus but only want to pay mid-range prices for the resulting device. US prices start at $550 for the imported international unlocked GSM-only version, and the device is not officially sold by Motorola USA. Prices in Europe have already dropped below Motorola’s official MSRP of 450 Euros.
Its IPS display may not be perfect but at least it runs at a high refresh rate of 144 Hz. The phone also supports fast Wi-Fi, 5G connectivity, and features decent cameras for overall good photo quality.
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The Best Smartphones of Spring 2022
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| 80.6 % v7 (old) | Motorola Moto G41 Helio G85, Mali-G52 MP2 |  | 84.1 % v7 (old) | 6.40" | 8.3 mm | 89.9 % v7 (old) | 178 g | 91.5 % v7 (old) | AMOLED | 2400x1080 | 411 PPI | 20:9 | 82.7 % | 712 cd/m² | 1.1 | 060 Hz | 62.2 % v7 (old) | 28.25 | 7.06 | 55.6 % v7 (old) | 15.7 % v7 (old) | 1434 | 5.4 | 29 | 91.3 % v7 (old) | 905 min | 89.9 % v7 (old) | 30.2 °C | 38.3 °C | 82.2 % v7 (old) | 82.6 dB | 92.2 % v7 (old) | 47.7 % v7 (old) | ||
| 89.2 % v7 (old) | Oppo Find X5 Pro SD 8 Gen 1, Adreno 730 |  | 93.1 % v7 (old) | 6.70" | 8.5 mm | 87.7 % v7 (old) | 221 g | 92.8 % v7 (old) | AMOLED | 3216x1440 | 526 PPI | 20.1:9 | 89 % | 744 cd/m² | 0.9 | 120 Hz | 80.2 % v7 (old) | 26.72 | 7.26 | 83.6 % v7 (old) | 57.4 % v7 (old) | 10005 | 36 | 58 | 90.4 % v7 (old) | 788 min | 92.3 % v7 (old) | 28.6 °C | 36.1 °C | 77.6 % v7 (old) | 89.2 dB | 95 % v7 (old) | 65.9 % v7 (old) | ||
| 87.9 % v7 (old) | Oppo Find X5 SD 888 5G, Adreno 660 |  | 90.5 % v7 (old) | 6.55" | 8.7 mm | 88.3 % v7 (old) | 196 g | 92.2 % v7 (old) | AMOLED | 2400x1080 | 402 PPI | 20:9 | 92.7 % | 718 cd/m² | 1.3 | 120 Hz | 78.2 % v7 (old) | 23.39 | 4.57 | 88.6 % v7 (old) | 12769 | 56.2 % v7 (old) | 8029 | 51 | 30 | 91.4 % v7 (old) | 937 min | 91.3 % v7 (old) | 29.6 °C | 37.5 °C | 72.2 % v7 (old) | 88.7 dB | 95 % v7 (old) | 51.6 % v7 (old) | |
| 80.5 % v7 (old) | Realme 9 Pro SD 695 5G, Adreno 619 |  | 83.3 % v7 (old) | 6.60" | 8.5 mm | 88.4 % v7 (old) | 195 g | 84.8 % v7 (old) | IPS | 2412x1080 | 400 PPI | 20:9 | 83 % | 541 cd/m² | 4.42 | 120 Hz | 61.2 % v7 (old) | 44.28 | 13.43 | 70.7 % v7 (old) | 33.5 % v7 (old) | 3085 | 12 | 30 | 91.6 % v7 (old) | 1047 min | 86.4 % v7 (old) | 31.2 °C | 42.5 °C | 60 % v7 (old) | 84 dB | 92.2 % v7 (old) | 45.6 % v7 (old) | ||
| 84.1 % v7 (old) | Realme 9 Pro Plus Dimensity 920, Mali-G68 MP4 |  | 84.3 % v7 (old) | 6.40" | 8 mm | 89.5 % v7 (old) | 182 g | 90.3 % v7 (old) | AMOLED | 2400x1080 | 411 PPI | 20:9 | 84 % | 558 cd/m² | 1.8 | 090 Hz | 67.2 % v7 (old) | 32.45 | 8.2 | 85.7 % v7 (old) | 40.9 % v7 (old) | 4227 | 17 | 40 | 90.9 % v7 (old) | 956 min | 84.3 % v7 (old) | 36.1 °C | 44.5 °C | 70.8 % v7 (old) | 91.6 dB | 93.9 % v7 (old) | 46.9 % v7 (old) | ||
| 87.7 % v7 (old) | Xiaomi 12 SD 8 Gen 1, Adreno 730 |  | 83.9 % v7 (old) | 6.28" | 8.66 mm | 89.8 % v7 (old) | 179 g | 92 % v7 (old) | OLED | 2400x1080 | 419 PPI | 20:9 | 89 % | 867 cd/m² | 1.7 | 120 Hz | 73.4 % v7 (old) | 32.23 | 10.05 | 87.1 % v7 (old) | 59.7 % v7 (old) | 10618 | 69 | 89.5 % v7 (old) | 760 min | 91 % v7 (old) | 32 °C | 37 °C | 75 % v7 (old) | 90.7 dB | 96.1 % v7 (old) | 55.3 % v7 (old) | |||
| 89.4 % v7 (old) | Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Exynos 2200, Xclipse 920 |  | 93.9 % v7 (old) | 6.80" | 8.9 mm | 87.5 % v7 (old) | 228 g | 94.8 % v7 (old) | Dynamic AMOLED | 3088x1440 | 501 PPI | 19.3:9 | 90 % | 1093 cd/m² | 1.2 | 120 Hz | 80.6 % v7 (old) | 19.84 | 6.12 | 86.1 % v7 (old) | 56.3 % v7 (old) | 8612 | 31 | 30 | 90.4 % v7 (old) | 844 min | 92.6 % v7 (old) | 28.1 °C | 36.1 °C | 74 % v7 (old) | 90.2 dB | 93.9 % v7 (old) | 71.6 % v7 (old) | ||
| 87.4 % v7 (old) | Realme GT 2 Pro SD 8 Gen 1, Adreno 730 |  | 86.3 % v7 (old) | 6.70" | 8.2 mm | 88.9 % v7 (old) | 189 g | 88.6 % v7 (old) | AMOLED | 3216x1440 | 526 PPI | 20.1:9 | 90 % | 732 cd/m² | 3.25 | 120 Hz | 76.8 % v7 (old) | 31.38 | 9.09 | 80.8 % v7 (old) | 63.1 % v7 (old) | 37 | 60 | 91.2 % v7 (old) | 1053 min | 85.3 % v7 (old) | 31.5 °C | 44.5 °C | 75.8 % v7 (old) | 89.5 dB | 95.6 % v7 (old) | 49.3 % v7 (old) | |||
| 88.8 % v7 (old) | Huawei P50 Pro SD 888 4G, Adreno 660 |  | 92.4 % v7 (old) | 6.60" | 8.5 mm | 88.4 % v7 (old) | 195 g | 93.2 % v7 (old) | OLED | 2700x1228 | 393 PPI | 19.8:9 | 92 % | 771 cd/m² | 1.2 | 120 Hz | 83.4 % v7 (old) | 25.16 | 5.96 | 80.9 % v7 (old) | 56 % v7 (old) | 9322 | 31 | 88.2 % v7 (old) | 590 min | 92.8 % v7 (old) | 30 °C | 35.1 °C | 81.8 % v7 (old) | 86.4 dB | 92.2 % v7 (old) | 65.8 % v7 (old) | |||
| 84.1 % v7 (old) | OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G Dimensity 900, Mali-G68 MP4 |  | 83.7 % v7 (old) | 6.43" | 7 mm | 90.3 % v7 (old) | 173 g | 88.5 % v7 (old) | OLED | 2400x1080 | 409 PPI | 20:9 | 84 % | 596 cd/m² | 3.35 | 090 Hz | 67 % v7 (old) | 44.83 | 8.52 | 74 % v7 (old) | 41.2 % v7 (old) | 3874 | 15 | 40 | 91.8 % v7 (old) | 962 min | 86.1 % v7 (old) | 35 °C | 42.2 °C | 74.8 % v7 (old) | 88.3 dB | 92.8 % v7 (old) | 53.2 % v7 (old) | ||
| 88.1 % v7 (old) | Xiaomi 12X SD 870, Adreno 650 |  | 83.9 % v7 (old) | 6.28" | 8.16 mm | 90.1 % v7 (old) | 176 g | 93.2 % v7 (old) | OLED | 2400x1080 | 419 PPI | 20:9 | 89 % | 908 cd/m² | 0.8 | 120 Hz | 73 % v7 (old) | 44.18 | 8.84 | 83.1 % v7 (old) | 10459 | 57.7 % v7 (old) | 8576 | 30 | 92 % v7 (old) | 1028 min | 92.7 % v7 (old) | 31.1 °C | 33.8 °C | 78.6 % v7 (old) | 90.1 dB | 96.1 % v7 (old) | 53.1 % v7 (old) | ||
| 87.9 % v7 (old) | Motorola Edge 30 Pro SD 8 Gen 1, Adreno 730 |  | 86.6 % v7 (old) | 6.70" | 8.8 mm | 88.3 % v7 (old) | 196 g | 92.9 % v7 (old) | AMOLED | 2400x1080 | 393 PPI | 20:9 | 86 % | 649 cd/m² | 1.18 | 144 Hz | 73.6 % v7 (old) | 34.93 | 10.44 | 85.6 % v7 (old) | 63.1 % v7 (old) | 60 | 60 | 90 % v7 (old) | 816 min | 84.4 % v7 (old) | 37.5 °C | 44 °C | 80 % v7 (old) | 90.3 dB | 96.1 % v7 (old) | 52.1 % v7 (old) | |||
| 85 % v7 (old) | Nubia RedMagic 7 SD 8 Gen 1, Adreno 730 |  | 82.3 % v7 (old) | 6.80" | 9.5 mm | 87.8 % v7 (old) | 226 g | 87.9 % v7 (old) | AMOLED | 2400x1080 | 387 PPI | 20:9 | 84 % | 685 cd/m² | 3.6 | 165 Hz | 61.6 % v7 (old) | 47.28 | 5.16 | 91.7 % v7 (old) | 72.5 % v7 (old) | 11528 | 60 | 88.7 % v7 (old) | 667 min | 93.7 % v7 (old) | 30.7 °C | 32.2 °C | 74.6 % v7 (old) | 91.8 dB | 93.9 % v7 (old) | 59.9 % v7 (old) | |||
| 86.1 % v7 (old) | Huawei P50 Pocket SD 888 4G, Adreno 660 |  | 83.9 % v7 (old) | 6.90" | 7.2 mm | 88.9 % v7 (old) | 190 g | 92.7 % v7 (old) | Foldable OLED | 2790x1188 | 439 PPI | 21:9 | 86 % | 768 cd/m² | 1.1 | 120 Hz | 77.6 % v7 (old) | 27.94 | 7.14 | 81.3 % v7 (old) | 60.4 % v7 (old) | 7544 | 25 | 79.8 % v7 (old) | 482 min | 93.4 % v7 (old) | 29.5 °C | 35.7 °C | 78.6 % v7 (old) | 90.1 dB | 91.7 % v7 (old) | 62.1 % v7 (old) | |||
| 78.5 % v7 (old) | Nokia G21 T7200 (T606), Mali-G57 MP1 |  | 82.3 % v7 (old) | 6.50" | 8.5 mm | 88.9 % v7 (old) | 190 g | 82.9 % v7 (old) | IPS | 1600x720 | 270 PPI | 20:9 | 82 % | 484 cd/m² | 6.02 | 090 Hz | 59.6 % v7 (old) | 46.11 | 9.26 | 65.9 % v7 (old) | 11.4 % v7 (old) | 959 | 6 | 91.9 % v7 (old) | 1087 min | 85.4 % v7 (old) | 35.7 °C | 44 °C | 72 % v7 (old) | 85.6 dB | 93.3 % v7 (old) | 45.3 % v7 (old) | |||
| 88.2 % v7 (old) | Sony Xperia Pro-I SD 888 5G, Adreno 660 |  | 90.6 % v7 (old) | 6.50" | 8.9 mm | 87.8 % v7 (old) | 211 g | 91 % v7 (old) | OLED | 3840x1644 | 643 PPI | 21.02:9 | 83 % | 570 cd/m² | 2.8 | 120 Hz | 74 % v7 (old) | 46.84 | 6.66 | 84.9 % v7 (old) | 66 % v7 (old) | 8324 | 38 | 88.7 % v7 (old) | 665 min | 91.1 % v7 (old) | 32.1 °C | 39.8 °C | 77.8 % v7 (old) | 85 dB | 93.9 % v7 (old) | 62.3 % v7 (old) | |||
| 87.6 % v7 (old) | Xiaomi 12 Pro SD 8 Gen 1, Adreno 730 |  | 81.7 % v7 (old) | 6.73" | 8.66 mm | 87.9 % v7 (old) | 204 g | 93 % v7 (old) | AMOLED | 3200x1440 | 521 PPI | 20:9 | 90 % | 977 cd/m² | 1.1 | 120 Hz | 76 % v7 (old) | 13.48 | 12.17 | 84.8 % v7 (old) | 11906 | 57.3 % v7 (old) | 9149 | 27 | 58 | 89.2 % v7 (old) | 766 min | 92.1 % v7 (old) | 28.2 °C | 37.6 °C | 81.2 % v7 (old) | 84.2 dB | 97.2 % v7 (old) | 55.3 % v7 (old) | |
| 80.2 % v7 (old) | Motorola Moto G51 SD 480+, Adreno 619 |  | 82.1 % v7 (old) | 6.80" | 9.1 mm | 87.9 % v7 (old) | 208 g | 87.8 % v7 (old) | IPS | 2400x1080 | 387 PPI | 20:9 | 83 % | 541 cd/m² | 3.51 | 120 Hz | 59.6 % v7 (old) | 43.79 | 14.52 | 68.1 % v7 (old) | 27.6 % v7 (old) | 2596 | 9.8 | 30 | 91.6 % v7 (old) | 1069 min | 91 % v7 (old) | 26.7 °C | 39.1 °C | 68 % v7 (old) | 80.4 dB | 91.7 % v7 (old) | 45 % v7 (old) | ||
| 85.3 % v7 (old) | Motorola Moto G200 5G SD 888+ 5G, Adreno 660 |  | 84.9 % v7 (old) | 6.80" | 8.9 mm | 88 % v7 (old) | 202 g | 86.4 % v7 (old) | IPS LCD | 2460x1080 | 395 PPI | 20.5:9 | 86.5 % | 488 cd/m² | 3.42 | 144 Hz | 64.6 % v7 (old) | 45.48 | 14.14 | 81 % v7 (old) | 60.7 % v7 (old) | 8234 | 33 | 60 | 91.9 % v7 (old) | 905 min | 86.1 % v7 (old) | 29.6 °C | 43.7 °C | 75.6 % v7 (old) | 81.2 dB | 93.9 % v7 (old) | 48.5 % v7 (old) | ||
| 78.6 % v7 (old) | Samsung Galaxy M32 Helio G80, Mali-G52 MP2 |  | 79.7 % v7 (old) | 6.40" | 8.4 mm | 89.7 % v7 (old) | 180 g | 91.7 % v7 (old) | Super AMOLED | 2400x1080 | 411 PPI | 20:9 | 84 % | 720 cd/m² | 1.94 | 090 Hz | 58.6 % v7 (old) | 46.22 | 12.11 | 54 % v7 (old) | 15.2 % v7 (old) | 1367 | 5.1 | 30 | 90 % v7 (old) | 1098 min | 88 % v7 (old) | 25.2 °C | 43.3 °C | 64 % v7 (old) | 79.8 dB | 93.3 % v7 (old) | 45 % v7 (old) | ||
| 88.8 % v7 (old) | Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G SD 888 5G, Adreno 660 |  | 89 % v7 (old) | 6.40" | 7.9 mm | 90 % v7 (old) | 177 g | 91.9 % v7 (old) | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | 2340x1080 | 403 PPI | 19.5:9 | 87 % | 758 cd/m² | 1.5 | 120 Hz | 74.2 % v7 (old) | 47.34 | 7.54 | 80.9 % v7 (old) | 61.6 % v7 (old) | 8366 | 42 | 60 | 89 % v7 (old) | 594 min | 92 % v7 (old) | 31.8 °C | 35.4 °C | 73.6 % v7 (old) | 88.9 dB | 96.7 % v7 (old) | 66.8 % v7 (old) | ||
| 84.3 % v7 (old) | Microsoft Surface Duo 2 SD 888 5G, Adreno 660 |  | 88.3 % v7 (old) | 8.30" | 5.5 mm | 86.6 % v7 (old) | 284 g | 90.4 % v7 (old) | AMOLED | 2688x1892 | 396 PPI | 12.8:9 | 78 % | 661 cd/m² | 3.5 | 090 Hz | 66.2 % v7 (old) | 39.35 | 12.07 | 87.8 % v7 (old) | 64.7 % v7 (old) | 7454 | 39 | 75.7 % v7 (old) | 438 min | 91 % v7 (old) | 28.9 °C | 39 °C | 76.6 % v7 (old) | 83.3 dB | 91.1 % v7 (old) | 65.8 % v7 (old) | |||
| 79.4 % v7 (old) | Vivo Y52 5G Dimensity 700, Mali-G57 MP2 |  | 80.4 % v7 (old) | 6.58" | 8.5 mm | 88.6 % v7 (old) | 193 g | 87.1 % v7 (old) | IPS | 2408x1080 | 401 PPI | 20:9 | 85 % | 437 cd/m² | 3.28 | 060 Hz | 63.6 % v7 (old) | 43.55 | 7.05 | 65 % v7 (old) | 25 % v7 (old) | 2434 | 8.1 | 91.2 % v7 (old) | 987 min | 90.6 % v7 (old) | 28 °C | 38.9 °C | 64 % v7 (old) | 85.8 dB | 87.8 % v7 (old) | 44.8 % v7 (old) | |||
| 76.9 % v7 (old) | Honor 50 Lite SD 662, Adreno 610 |  | 82.4 % v7 (old) | 6.67" | 8.5 mm | 88.7 % v7 (old) | 192 g | 87.1 % v7 (old) | TFT-LCD | 2376x1080 | 391 PPI | 19.8:9 | 89 % | 456 cd/m² | 2 | 060 Hz | 56 % v7 (old) | 46.65 | 6.68 | 59.3 % v7 (old) | 12.2 % v7 (old) | 1153 | 4.2 | 89.5 % v7 (old) | 767 min | 92.2 % v7 (old) | 33.5 °C | 35.2 °C | 75.2 % v7 (old) | 89.1 dB | 81.7 % v7 (old) | 47 % v7 (old) | |||
| 80.5 % v7 (old) | Fairphone 4 SD 750G 5G, Adreno 619 |  | 85 % v7 (old) | 6.30" | 10.5 mm | 87.6 % v7 (old) | 225 g | 86.9 % v7 (old) | IPS | 2340x1080 | 409 PPI | 19.5:9 | 79 % | 492 cd/m² | 2.96 | 060 Hz | 64.6 % v7 (old) | 46.9 | 6.2 | 77 % v7 (old) | 28.8 % v7 (old) | 2955 | 11 | 89.8 % v7 (old) | 804 min | 84.2 % v7 (old) | 31.6 °C | 45.2 °C | 64 % v7 (old) | 83.9 dB | 90.6 % v7 (old) | 47.2 % v7 (old) | |||
| 73.8 % v7 (old) | Xiaomi Redmi 9C Helio G35, PowerVR GE8320 |  | 79 % v7 (old) | 6.53" | 9 mm | 88.3 % v7 (old) | 196 g | 82.6 % v7 (old) | IPS | 1600x720 | 269 PPI | 20:9 | 81 % | 417 cd/m² | 4.14 | 060 Hz | 52.8 % v7 (old) | 46.97 | 8.44 | 40 % v7 (old) | 5.2 % v7 (old) | 491 | 4.8 | 90.5 % v7 (old) | 905 min | 90.5 % v7 (old) | 29.1 °C | 39.3 °C | 50 % v7 (old) | 77.7 dB | 92.2 % v7 (old) | 35 % v7 (old) | |||
| 75.1 % v7 (old) | Realme C25Y T610, Mali-G52 MP2 |  | 80.7 % v7 (old) | 6.50" | 9.1 mm | 88 % v7 (old) | 200 g | 81 % v7 (old) | IPS | 1600x720 | 270 PPI | 20:9 | 83 % | 402 cd/m² | 4.51 | 060 Hz | 47.6 % v7 (old) | 43.48 | 14.62 | 61.6 % v7 (old) | 16.1 % v7 (old) | 1565 | 12 | 91 % v7 (old) | 968 min | 86.1 % v7 (old) | 22.7 °C | 49.4 °C | 40 % v7 (old) | 83 dB | 93.3 % v7 (old) | 39 % v7 (old) | |||
| 78.9 % v7 (old) | Motorola Moto G31 Helio G85, Mali-G52 MP2 |  | 81.3 % v7 (old) | 6.40" | 8.6 mm | 89.6 % v7 (old) | 181 g | 89.5 % v7 (old) | OLED | 2400x1080 | 411 PPI | 20:9 | 83 % | 425 cd/m² | 1.58 | 060 Hz | 57 % v7 (old) | 45.03 | 12.95 | 57.1 % v7 (old) | 15.8 % v7 (old) | 1430 | 5.4 | 30 | 91.8 % v7 (old) | 1032 min | 92.5 % v7 (old) | 23 °C | 38.2 °C | 71 % v7 (old) | 80.7 dB | 90 % v7 (old) | 45.4 % v7 (old) | ||
| 80.5 % v7 (old) | Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro 5G Dimensity 810, Mali-G57 MP2 |  | 81.1 % v7 (old) | 6.60" | 8.75 mm | 88.4 % v7 (old) | 195 g | 84.8 % v7 (old) | TFT-LCD | 2400x1080 | 399 PPI | 20:9 | 85 % | 499 cd/m² | 3.3 | 090 Hz | 65.6 % v7 (old) | 47.08 | 4.95 | 70.5 % v7 (old) | 8824 | 28.6 % v7 (old) | 2770 | 9.3 | 30 | 90.6 % v7 (old) | 966 min | 93.1 % v7 (old) | 32.4 °C | 34.7 °C | 71.8 % v7 (old) | 89.3 dB | 87.8 % v7 (old) | 49.9 % v7 (old) | |
| 76.5 % v7 (old) | Vivo Y21s Helio G80, Mali-G52 MP2 |  | 82.6 % v7 (old) | 6.51" | 8 mm | 89.5 % v7 (old) | 182 g | 82.2 % v7 (old) | IPS | 1600x720 | 270 PPI | 20:9 | 82 % | 386 cd/m² | 4.87 | 060 Hz | 50.4 % v7 (old) | 46.17 | 16.7 | 76.7 % v7 (old) | 16.3 % v7 (old) | 1368 | 9.5 | 91.1 % v7 (old) | 973 min | 90.2 % v7 (old) | 22.8 °C | 42.6 °C | 50 % v7 (old) | 80.1 dB | 85.6 % v7 (old) | 43.5 % v7 (old) |
The table above depicts all smartphones reviewed during the above-mentioned period with their total score as well as category scores as achieved during our extensive review as well as a selection of important paramenters and benchmarks. All scores and details can be found in the respective reviews.
This table can be sorted by each column by simply clicking the column title, e.g. weight.
Other Interesting Smartphones Released in Early 2022
The most intriguing concept is Microsoft’s second edition of the Surface Duo 2, a foldable smartphone with two completely separate screens made for running two apps simultaneously. Unfortunately, it requires some serious refinement and only managed to secure a “Good” rating.
The Fairphone 4 exhibited a few flaws as well, chief among which were its high heat emissions under load, but it turned out to be a modern sustainable smartphone with individually replaceable and upgradable components made under fair conditions with a long warranty. Unfortunately, all this comes at a price.
A readers’ favorite is the Motorola Moto G41. Its reviews was only published very recently, towards the end of the quarter, yet it turned out to be the review with the highest number of views. Like many Motorola smartphones the Moto G41 is not officially sold by Motorola USA and only available as an international unlocked GSM-only version on Amazon with prices starting at $430.
