Top 3 smartphones in January 2020

--The first month of the new year was remembered by the lull in the smartphone market. If a year earlier in January, Huawei, vivo, OPPO, Xiaomi, Lenovo, Realme and Samsung showed their new products, then this time only the last two companies noted something worthwhile. Moreover, both manufacturers announced smartphones in early January, and before the end of the month everyone was relaxing. In this article, we will analyze the three best models that were presented last month

At the Consumer Electronics Showcase 2020, Samsung introduced the simplified flagship Galaxy Note 10 Lite and Galaxy S10 Lite smartphones.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite
could become a typical representative of the Galaxy A series of 2019, but, perhaps, due to the presence of a stylus, it came out under the flags of the flagship family. The gadget is enclosed in a plastic case, on the front panel of which there is a glass covering the OLED screen in Full HD + format. The smartphone’s display has an aspect ratio of 20 to 9. It is based on the proprietary Infinity-O matrix with a round hole for the front camera. The diagonal screen size is 6.7 inches. It is worth noting the support for HDR, Always-on Display and an integrated biometric sensor.
The smartphone processor was far from the newest - Exynos 9810. The single-chip system appeared in 2018. It is made using 10-nanometer technology and includes eight cores with a peak frequency of 2.7 GHz, as well as the Mali-G72 MP18 GPU. Galaxy Note 10 Lite is available with 6/8 GB of RAM, depending on version and region. The storage capacity is 128 GB in both versions.

The smartphone is distinguished not only by the presence of a stylus, but also by the main camera. It has universal and wide-angle modules, the company of which is a telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom. The resolution of all three is 12 megapixels. The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite has optical image stabilization, and video recording at a frame rate of 60 fps can be done in Ultra HD (4K) format.

South Korean engineers did not take a selfie camera from older versions and installed a 32MP trend sensor. The capacity of the built-in battery was 4500 mAh, and the fast charging power was 25 watts. Other parameters include all the main interfaces, including NFC, a headphone jack and the Android 10 operating system under the One UI 2 shell.

The second device of the manufacturer from South Korea is called Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite. It simplified the main camera a bit, but improved the display and hardware platform compared to the previous model. This simplified flagship got a Super AMOLED Plus screen with HDR10 + support. The remaining parameters are the same as in the Galaxy Note 10 Lite - 6.7 ”, FHD +, 20 to 9. In the round hole is a 32-megapixel front camera.

Qualcomm's flagship processor last year became the computing center of the smartphone. The Snapdragon 855 chip is made using 7-nm technology. It operates at a frequency of 1.8 GHz to 2.84 GHz, and the graphics subsystem is represented by the Adreno 640 accelerator. 6/8 GB of RAM can be provided, and 128 GB of internal memory, regardless of configuration. Power issues in the simplified flagship are managed by a 4500 mAh battery with support for 45-watt fast charging by wire.

The main camera of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite was left without a telephoto lens. It was replaced by a 5-megapixel matrix for macro photography. The resolution of the main module was 48 megapixels. It boasts the debut of its proprietary Super Steady OIS. The wide-angle module in the smartphone is built on a 12-megapixel image sensor. The ability to shoot in 4K UHD with a frequency of 60 fps was preserved.

But the headphone jack model was missing. All other interfaces are in place. A biometric sensor is installed under the display.

The third smartphone is Realme X50 5G. It was introduced almost simultaneously with two Samsung models. However, while the South Korean technology giant announced simplified flagships at the Consumer Electronics Showcase 2020 in the United States, the Chinese company made a presentation in their homeland.

The novelty is equipped with a mobile processor Snapdragon 765G with a peak frequency of 2.4 GHz and Adreno 620 graphics. This is the first single-chip system from Qualcomm for smartphones of medium and mid-budget classes, which runs according to the norms of 7-nanometer technology. The chipset is supplemented with 6-12 GB of RAM, depending on the configuration. The capacity of the internal drive can be 128 GB or 256 GB, and there is no microSD slot.

The Realme X50 5G has a fifth-generation Gorilla Glass metal and glass casing. One of the features of the January news is the IPS Full HD + screen with an aspect ratio of 20 to 9 and a frequency of 120 Hz. The diagonal is 6.57 inches. In the left corner is a dual camera for fans of video calls and taking pictures of themselves. It has a 16MP main module and 8MP wide-angle.

The main camera of the device is represented by a quartet of lenses. Unlike many middle-class Chinese smartphones, the Realme X50 5G has only one useless sensor - 2 megapixels for depth analysis. The main module has a resolution of 64 megapixels, and wide-angle - 8 megapixels. There is also a telephoto lens with double optical zoom, which is based on a 12 megapixel image sensor. The smartphone can record video in 4K at 30fps and in Full HD at 60fps.

The battery capacity was 4200 mAh. Chinese developers left the gadget without a headphone jack. The smartphone has a USB-C port and an NFC chip. The model is running the Android 10 operating system with the proprietary software ColorOS 7.

In China, Realme X50 5G on AliExpress is now available in 8/128 GB and 12/256 GB versions. The cost is approximately $ 415 and $ 540, respectively. At the same time, the base version from the factory was estimated at 360 dollars, and the top version at 430 dollars.