The ninth-generation iPhone, the next attempt to Samsung, LG’s powerful duo and affordable Chinese flagship – RAQWE is an anthology of the most interesting smartphones that come or may come to North America this year.

Apple iPhone 6s / 6s Plus – new smartphone in 2015

Soup from Cupertino priori will occupy the first place in all ratings expected. Despite the releases of Apple Watch, 13-inch iPad and 12-inch MacBook, one of the main gadgets this year will be the next iPhone. Inside and rumors of the ninth generation of Apple’s smartphone appear now, about nine months before presentation.

All news about 6s and 6s Plus can be divided into two categories: “just be” and “may be”. In section one hundred percent performance get 2 GB of RAM (it is time), A9 processor, the operating system iOS 9 (it will show in June) and an improved camera (it is actually increasing the resolution – the first time in 4 years). In the category of dubious information – information on the smooth back cover (camera without protuberance), and display, the ability to distinguish a press force (as in Apple Watch).

By long tradition, both externally iPhone will be the same as their predecessors from 2014: Generation «s» traditionally does not imply a change of design. Colors are likely to also be three – the “gray space”, “silver” and “gold”. In late 2014, rumors spread that the line will complement the 4-inch model, but after a couple of weeks suppliers denied the stuffing: 4.7 inches below Apple has not fallen.

The saddest thing in the iPhone 6s / 6s Plus – America price, which is impossible to predict. If in 2014 agile Apple fans had to buy gadgets on a more or less adequate prices.

Samsung Galaxy S6 / S6 Edge – new smartphone in 2015

Galaxy S5 failed: the flagship 2014 sold worse than the Galaxy S4, and the South Korean companies to think about accelerating the release of the new king’s rule. Show Galaxy S6 at CES-2015 failed, so the announcement of moves to Barcelona Exhibition MWC – the gap between the two flagships will be about a year. March 2 hashtag # GalaxyS6 enter the Twitter trends – according to rumors, this smartphone will cause serious repercussions.

Thanks to the tests and not very secretive state Samsung, the main characteristics of Galaxy S6 long press: model will QHD-screen (1440h2560 points) 5.3-5.5 inch diagonal, 16 or 20-megapixel main camera, Megapixel front module, drive capacity 32/64/128 GB, 4 GB of RAM and Android 5.0 Lollipop. Recently, the media got insider that the proportion Galaxy S6 with the “native” Exynos processor and S6 with Snapdragon 810 is 80 to 20 in favor of corporate chipset. The reason – the intense heating of the chip from Qualcomm.

In contrast to the specifications, design Galaxy S6 is still unknown (by the way, so it was last year – all cleared on the first night). It was planned that the flagship finally be metal, but this does not happen: if you believe the latest news, metal falls only on the ends of the housing, and the front and rear glass will appear. It should say that in comparison with previous generations, this situation does not seem catastrophic: glass plus the metal seem more solid than plastic plus plastic with small holes.

Along with the usual Galaxy S6 Samsung will demonstrate and Galaxy S6 Edge. This winner of the curved display will be endowed with two (instead of one as in Note 4 Edge) subsidiary “stripes” on either side of the main screen: it was made for the convenience of righties and lefties. Features Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge match, but the price will be different – Edge get more expensive conventional modification.

LG G4

Thunder with LG G3 (this model – one of the most balanced champions 2014), Koreans hardly going to stop. In LG G4 will be used Snapdragon chip 810, RAM will be 3 or 4 GB, but the camera resolution – 16 megapixels (do not forget about the laser autofocus). Screen – QHD (2560×1440 pixels) at 5.3-5.5 inches diagonally. The latest specification shows that LG does not intend to continue to participate in the arms race: increasing the resolution (from 2K to 4K) and size (from 5.5 inches) could cause only negative.

Probably look G4 will more or less match the design LG G3: everything is done rigorously, but the flagship does not seem boring. The only original feature – the volume keys behind – also continue. True, you can add the stylus G Pen, talk about which came at the end of December. He will have fewer features than the S Pen from Samsung, but the pen itself in the flagship device – it is a challenge.

Of the fantastic rumors is to say only about retinal scanner: it could be to believe, if not for news about wanting LG keep the price level in the region of $ 600. Date of presentation has not yet announced G4: optimists believe in MWC-2015 in early March, realists suggest to wait for May – in late spring in a year with the release G3.

LG G Flex 2

Premiere curved Korean leader has already taken place in Las Vegas at CES-2015, but for Russia this smartphone is still in the waiting list. The model is notable not only curved body (this form does not give significant advantages to marketers may say), but also a unique surface of the back cover: small scratches heal for 10 seconds (remember, the first generation was 180 seconds).

Technical Parameters Flex 2 almost fit the image of the top-end device 2015: Defined only the amount of RAM – its only 2 gigabytes. The rest of the Flex 2 is located on the flagship level: there are eight core Snapdragon chip 810 (for the first time in smartphones), 5.5-inch Full-HD-screen, 13-megapixel camera, battery 3000 mAh with fast charging and Android 5.0.

The global spread of LG G Flex 2 is scheduled for the end of January, but Russia is unlikely to go down in the first wave of countries to which arrive curved smartphone. The price of the gadget in our country can be predicted only on the basis of European value – 599 euros (45 000 rubles at the rate of 75).

HTC Hima / HTC Hima Ace

HTC event within the MWC-2015 will be held on March 1 and Taiwanese vendor is doing everything to ensure that journalists could not destroy the intrigue before the presentation. However, to keep the information vacuum months still unreal, so many details have long infiltrated the network. The most important difference from HTC M8 – the rejection of experiments with the main camera: at Hima (M9) is a common 20.7-megapixel digital camera module. Resolution front camera – 13 megapixels, and she, according to some sources, can be double.

As part of the size of the screen there are two opinions. First adhere toUpLeaks – at Hima should be a five-inch screen with Full-HD-resolution. The second version belongs to IB Times: diagonal of 5.2 inches, 2K resolution. The same discrepancy and about the processor inside the M9 will have a Snapdragon 805 or Snapdragon 810. But about memory nobody argues: everybody knows that its volume in the flagship Android-2015 – 3 GB. Nice additions to the HTC Hima – model gold color, even more loud speakers BoomSound and beautiful interface Sense 7 over Android 5.0. In addition, the Taiwanese company seems to have finally solved the problem of the battery – 3500 mAh should be enough for a day of active use.

All other devices on the HTC MWC-2015 are shrouded in mystery: it is about yet another self-smartphone, plastic Phablet Hima Ace (screen – 5.5 inches) and smart watch, but no specifics sources do not provide.

Lenovo Vibe X2 Pro

Metal version of Vibe X entered the CES-2015: there is another puff smartphone Lenovo positioned as a top. Nova has got a 5.3-inch Full-HD-screen, 615 Snapdragon processor, 2 GB RAM, 32 GB of internal storage (with support for cards, of course), two 13-megapixel camera (!) And battery capacity of 2410 mAh. The only significant addition to the negative battery modest – increasingly outdated Android 4.4 «out of the box.”

Generally, Lenovo Vibe X2 Pro is interesting for at least two things. Firstly, it is very thin (6.95 mm) and very bright (colors – from pink to bright blue). Secondly, it is made for self: samofotografirovaniya fans will be able to buy an accessory called Xtension Selfie Flash and click Self in all conditions – the good, powerful flash of eight LEDs allows you to make up to 100 shots from a single charge.

The appearance of Lenovo Vibe X2 Pro on sale is expected in April 2015. At the moment only known international price – $ 500 (about 33 thousand rubles at the current rate).

OnePlus Two – new smartphone in 2015

In 2014, the Chinese start-produced model OnePlus One, and it became a hit: in Asia flagship smartphone with plastic filling flew with online counters in seconds. Follow a logical continuation of this year: according to preliminary data, the model will please OnePlus Two top-end set of specifications and reasonable price (from $ 435).

At this time, in a plastic case fit chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon Adreno 810 graphics 430, 4 GB of RAM and battery capacity of 3300 mAh. Screen size will remain the same as in 2014 (5.5), but the resolution will change to Full-HD on QHD (2560×1440 pixels). Also, the unit will be equipped with two cameras: front (5 megapixels) and basic (16 megapixels). Here it should be noted that the details of the camera purely preliminary.

Operating system in OnePlus Two will, of course, Android 5.0, but the shell changes: OnePlus quarreled with the manufacturer interfaces Cyanogen, so the appearance of the system is unpredictable. The second mystery – Vice flagship OnePlus: there is evidence that the Chinese announce compact model with a slightly simplified features and seductive price. Presentation is scheduled for the second or third quarter of this year.

Motorola Nexus 6 / Moto Droid Maxx / Moto X / Moto G

In late October 2014 PR-service Lenovo reported that at the beginning of 2015 in will return Motorola, pushed our market four years ago. After the December ruble depreciation plans Lenovo corrected: the company offers the stabilization of exchange rates and suggest that the official import of Motorola smartphones will happen in the second half of the year.

In addition to the regular versions and Moto X Moto G (their characteristics will be adapted to the flagship and the average level of 2015), a Russian mobile phone stores will 5.9-inch Nexus 6 and stylish Moto Droid Maxx with excellent battery and powerful filling – 5,2- QHD-inch screen, a chip Snapdragon 805, 3GB of RAM and a 20.7-megapixel camera. Approximate return time Moto-devices – July-September 2015.

Xiaomi Mi Note / Mi Note Pro

In December, the benchmarks lit smartphone that mistakenly thought Xiaomi Mi5: deterred unless Full-HD-resolution screen and a processor Snapdragon 801. The gadget has appeared smartpedom with 5.7-inch screen (2,5D), 3 GB of RAM, 13 megapixel camera Sony, ultrapikselnoy front camera and battery 3000 mAh (of course, with rapid charging). Mi Note Pro – even more advanced planshetofon: instead it uses Snapdragon 801 810th chip, and the number of gigabytes of RAM has reached four. Normal Note worth 371 USD, Pro-version – 532 dollars; the launch of sales – on 27 January.

However, the most remarkable in the history of Xiaomi even elegant combination of price and quality, and that in 2015 this brand will almost certainly come to Russia officially. It is logical that in our country’s flagship Xiaomi Mi5 appear at the same time and for the same price as in other states, which reached out to the expansion of the Chinese vendor.

Nokia C1 – new smartphone in 2015

Immediately after the final completion of the deal between Microsoft and Nokia in a press statement was made that the Finns are leaving the market of smartphones – Lumia will all go under the American brand. Instantaneous disappearance did not work: in the second half of December blurred image of the smartphone Nokia C1 already hard to walk on the network. Under an agreement with Microsoft Nokia has no right to announce the smartphone until 2016, but this item can be avoided if C1 will be presented as a concept.

Performance, design and price give the Finns hope that the device will be popular. C1 is equipped with a 5-inch screen (HD), a processor Intel, 2 GB RAM, 32 GB of file storage, 8-megapixel main and a 5-megapixel front camera, running Android Lollipop launcher and Z Launcher. All this is packaged in a metal case and sent to the budget or the average (which is more likely) segment. Unfortunately, just buy this smartphone will be no earlier than 2016.

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In 2012, Google bought Motorola Mobility. Event instilled a lot of hope, at least, users expect to quickly see the new “Nexus” issued by Motorola. Aspirations come true, only had to wait much longer than expected. At the time of the announcement of users waiting for another “surprise” – the new Nexus were not as available, what they are used to seeing, the price of new products has become comparable to the fact that the simple device of the same class by other manufacturers. It turns out that the Nexus and Nexus 6 9 remained exactly one feature that distinguishes them from the competition – a recent version of Android 5.0 Lollipop, which allows to feel the true Google Experience. In this review we will try to understand why Motorola Nexus 6 was so expensive and worth it for money.

Options

Motorola Nexus 6 comes in an unusually large cardboard box. It is decorated similarly to the tablet HTC Nexus 9 – on a white background embossed large figure 6. The rest of us to the kingdom of minimalism, underlined contents: USB-cable, charger Turbo Charger, clip and documentation.

Design and usability

Nexus 6 is similar to the latest smartphones Motorola and most of all – an increased Moto X of the second generation. To this can be treated differently, but in general it is rather good than bad. Nexus 6 was similar to the metal frame and arched branded with the logo of Motorola in a small depression.

On the screen you can see the lattice stereo speakers protruding above the surface of the glass plastic insert that allows quietly put down the smartphone screen. The display is shifted to a lower side, which seems reasonable given the fact that most of the time it displays the virtual key management system.

Almost in the middle of the right side wall is easy to find volume rocker and power button with a ribbed surface. The keys did not turn up high, so they seem comfortable for people with small hands and large. In this case, the power button always accurately determined due to the excellent tactile sensations.

Among other elements can be found on the body connectors Micro USB, 3,5 mm and NanoSIM card slot.

Among the available colors has a dark blue (as in the review) and white.

Selection of materials and build quality at a high level. The design is tough, all the details are well adjusted. Plastic back cover pleasant to the touch, but over time it remains small stains.

Since Motorola Nexus 6 turned out to be a six-inch Phablet, measures an impressive smartphone. It is slightly more than their counterparts, but the difference in the usability of these devices is minimal, they are very difficult to control with one hand. In the case of Nexus 6 I would like to see more than the narrow confines of the screen, this parameter smartphone does not look very modern, but thanks to the rounded cover it fits comfortably in your hand.

Display

Motorola Nexus 6 received AMOLED display diagonal of 5.96 inches with a resolution of 2560 by 1440 pixels (493 ppi). The choice of this type of matrix due to the presence in the smartphone features Ambient Display. If you raise the Nexus 6 from the table, lights dim white light, allowing time to learn and see missed notice. At the same time consumes little power, because they work only the active pixels of the screen.

In terms of objective characteristics, except for very high resolution, we have a typical AMOLED-display. The minimum brightness of the screen is 20.4 cd / m2, and the maximum – 297 cd / m2. The accuracy of the factory calibration is average for the flagship level. Screen Motorola Nexus 6 differs slightly low color temperature that betrays the image a warm shade, low range and wide color gamut.

General color rendering has a small slope in a greenish tint. Along with the warm color rendition may not like it, especially if you are used to more “right” image that give good IPS-screens, the display but you get used to just one day, and the difference becomes noticeable.

Readability of the sun is at a normal level, the colors are duller, but the information remains readable. Oleophobic coating quality is average, glass collecting a certain number of prints. They are subtle, most expensive smartphone screens are coated with the same quality.

Hardware Platform

Heart Motorola Nexus 6 was the Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset 805, which includes 4 core Krait 450 operating at a frequency of 2.7 GHz and a GPU Adreno 420. The RAM is 3GB, compared to previous generations of devices series Nexus minimum amount of built-in storage increased to 32 GB, there is a version with 64 GB of internal memory, memory card slot traditionally not. Communication modules presented support all current mobile networks, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, Bluetooth 4.1 and NFC.

Among actually sell the Nexus 6 is one of the most productive. This is confirmed by the results of synthetic benchmarks and personal impressions. Everyone runs Android Lollipop 5.0.1. Get acquainted with the peculiarities of the latest version of Google’s mobile OS can be in a separate article.

Calls, multimedia

In terms of multimedia features Nexus 6 shows himself well. Music playback quality similar to other flagships, but the maximum volume average – simple “gag” smartphone swings without problems, but when you use headphones overhead, such as Creative Aurvana Live !, have to increase the volume to near maximum.

Standard video player supports a small number of codecs, so it will immediately install a third-party solution. Especially that Motorola Nexus 6 want to watch the video – this incline the big screen and the front stereo speakers. Recent allocated pleasant sound and excellent stock volume, they are better than the dynamics in the Moto G, Xperia Z3 and most other smartphones. On this parameter Nexus 6 managed as close to the smartphone HTC with their speakers BoomSound. Talk speaker has a good supply volume, to communicate comfortably in any conditions. The strength of the vibrator is slightly above average.

Operation time

In non-separable housing Nexus 6 installed battery capacity of 3220 mAh. Motorola is very easy to characterize the work of the smartphone – about 24 hours in a mixed mode of use. These data are confirmed in practice. With an average load Nexus 6 will work day and a half, showing 3-4 hours of screen. This is not the best result among modern Phablet, but champions are usually equipped with screens smaller resolution and a more capacious battery. In any case, “in front of” smartphone is not discharged, even with active use of it is easy to live up to the evening.

Thoughtful features include support for wireless charging standard, Qi, and more useful feature is the implementation of the standard Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0. Together with a complete charger Turbo Charger can fully charge a smartphone and a half hours. The first 80% charge Nexus 6 gaining an hour, on the charging rate is gradually reduced.

Camera

The smartphone has two cameras. The main camera has a resolution of 13 megapixel sensor, optical stabilization, the ability to shoot 4K-video and dual LED flash, inscribed in the transparent ring around the camera lens.

The front has a resolution of 2 megapixels can shoot FullHD video. To shoot using the Google camera has a minimum possible settings. As in the LG Nexus 5, there is a special shooting mode HDR +, enabled by default.

If we talk about the camera in terms of performance, then we would be the ultimate solution. Feels smartphone focuses and shoots at a normal rate, but switching between Normal mode and HDR + takes a few seconds that it was improper for the many smartphone at this level.

Quality photos during the day when natural light is good. When shooting indoors pictures are already a little worse, sometimes smartphone requires longer time for sharpening. Get a good card in the evening or at night is much more complicated.

The front facing camera in Motorola Nexus 6 is quite normal. Used is not the wide-angle lens, but at arm’s length in the frame without problems fit several people.

Results

Hero got a nice view Phablet. Traditionally, devices Motorola, he received high-quality housing, excellent stereo speakers. Belonging to the Nexus series has ensured the availability of maximum performance and the latest version of the operating system Android. Perhaps, for the fans of both US companies to create the best device was impossible.

On the other hand, Nexus 6, like all previous smartphone lineup is not without flaws, but now for them should be given the full price without any discounts. That price is the main drawback of this smartphone, because most competitors offer at least the same quality for a much more humane hryvnia cost.

Liked:

+ Body Materials

+ High resolution screen

+ Excellent performance, increased up to 32 GB of internal memory

+ Good stereo speakers

+ The latest version of the operating system

+ Fast Charge Battery

Did not like:

– A little specific color rendering screen

– Modest, for 6-inch Phablet time work

– Price

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The company Motorola is going through hard times and, despite this, it is surprising customers for its excellent products. Phablet Motorola Nexus 6  is good to all, and it seems cannot be better. Or can it? Resource PhoneArena, citing an anonymous source says that next year the company will introduce a smartphone, very similar to the Nexus 6, but far surpassing its characteristics.

The source claims that it is a new Motorola DROID, which apparently is ready to repeat like many Nexus 6, but filled with a new iron. Screen size will be 5.9 inches. We are talking about Phablet impressive size. Instead Snapdragon processor 805, which is used in the Motorola Nexus 6, it will work on the new 64-bit Snapdragon 810. The RAM is estimated at 4 gigabytes (4 times more than in Phablet iPhone 6 Plus by Apple).

Motorola Nexus 6 outperform next year

Novelty is expected in mid-2015, but new rumors to support or refute this information, it is necessary to wait much earlier. If the new DROID really is so good, the triumph of the Motorola Nexus 6  will not last long. So, for the advancement of technology is not easy to keep up, and waited only six months, it is possible to take over the smartphone, significantly surpassing all available in the market now. We will keep you informed about the new Motorola DROID and fresh rumors.

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