We check each telephone in real-world situations, specializing in its options, design, efficiency, cameras, battery life and total worth. We doc our findings in an preliminary evaluation that’s periodically up to date when there are new software program updates, or to check it in opposition to new telephones from rivals resembling Apple, Samsung, Google and OnePlus.
Emergency SOS debuted on the iPhone 14 sequence and we bought to check the characteristic out to see the way it works.
Pictures
Pictures is a serious focus for many telephones today, so we take photos and movies of assorted topics in quite a lot of settings and lighting situations. We check out any new digicam modes, resembling ProRes Log video that debuted with the iPhone 15 Professional and 15 Professional Max, or the Magic Editor picture device that launched with the Google Pixel 8 sequence.
Battery life
Battery testing is performed in quite a lot of methods. We assess how lengthy a telephone lasts throughout a typical day of use and word the way it performs throughout extra centered periods of video calls, media streaming and gaming. We additionally conduct a video playback check, as a easy, replicable measure of pure battery life, which is not at all times included within the preliminary evaluation however generally added later in an replace.
Efficiency measuring
We use benchmarking apps to measure every telephone’s efficiency, alongside our personal anecdotal experiences utilizing the telephone for our evaluation. Most noteworthy is how graphics and animations look. Are they clean? Do they lag or stutter? We additionally take a look at how shortly the telephone switches between horizontal and vertical orientations, and how briskly the digicam app opens and is able to take a photograph.
We additionally check each telephone we evaluation for the fundamentals like making a telephone name.
We carry out processor-heavy duties like enhancing pictures, exporting movies and taking part in video games. We consider whether or not a more recent model of a specific telephone consists of sufficient options to make it price upgrading from older fashions.
Learn extra: How We Take a look at Telephones
