Only few days are left for new year and 2015 is going to be the past. Before it gets out of days let us rewind back for you to find out the best Android smartphones of 2015.
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Today we are going to list the best Android smartphones of the year 2015. Every company launches its own flagship device in order to top the best flagships list as the best smartphone. But sometimes some parts of the device gets untouched and it leads to bugs and flaws. Company that take care of these kind of aspects while making device turn out with the best smartphone. So let’s see which manufacturer is making it to the top:
Samsung Galaxy S6
It is one of the wonderful phone of year 2015. It is built on the same guidelines as that of the Samsung Galaxy S series or its predecessors. This time the Galaxy S6 has made it to best smartphone of the year as minimal bugs were found among users unlike the Galaxy S5 which have heating issues and several other.
Samsung Galaxy S6’s redesign have made it a hit and it gives premium Galaxy S experience, melding a glass front and back with a metal frame.
Specs of Galaxy S6:
- 5.1-inch Super AMOLED with 2560 x 1440 resolution, 577 ppi
- Exynos 7420
- 3GB of RAM
- 32/64/128GB storage options (non-expandable)
- 16 MP rear camera with OIS
- 5 MP front-facing camera with 90 degree wide angle lens
- Non-removable 2,550 mAh battery (S6), 2,600mAh battery (S6 Edge)
- 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm, 138 grams
- Android 5.1.1 Lollipop with TouchWiz
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Nexus 6P
This device made us to wait for so long and it is the much rumored device before the official. LG Nexus 6P is packed with great build quality and one of the nicest cameras present on any Android device. for the first time Google, opted for Huawei to manufacture the Nexus device and it resulted in as Nexus 6p. It is a marvellous device with Stock Android experience onboard. It is also a top contender for best Android smartphone of the 2015.
Google has opted for 5.7 inch display on Nexus 6P which is the biggest on any Nexus phone until now.
Specs
- 5.7-inch AMOLED display with 1440 x 2560 resolution
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor
- 3GB of RAM
- 32/64/128GB of on-board storage, no microSD card slot
- 12MP rear-facing camera, 8MP front-facing camera
- Non-removable 3450mAh battery
- 159.3 x 77.8 x 7.3mm, 178g
- Aluminum, Graphite, Frost
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
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Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Samsung Galaxy Note 5, launched last month with hefty features and powerful processor. Samsung has included it with Touchwiz User Interface.
It comes with the same display size of 5.7 inch as that of Note 4. the Note 5 has the same octacore Samsung Exynos processor as the S6, though this time it’s paired with 4GB of RAM. The 3,000mAh battery is actually smaller than the one in last year’s Note 4, but the Note 5 includes support for both wireless charging and quick charging this time around. The phones have 5.7-inch, 2,560-by-1,440 screens (like the Note 4), with 5-megapixel cameras on the front and 16-megapixel shooters on the back.
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 comes with 32 or 64GB of internal storage. There’s a 16MP camera on the backside of the device with optical image stabilisation, f/1.9, phase detection auto focus. It is one of the best Android smartphone available in the market.
Specs of Galaxy Note 5:
- 5.7-inch Super AMOLED display with 1440 x 2560 resolution
- Samsung Exynos 7420 processor
- 4GB of RAM
- 32/64GB of on-board storage, no microSD card slot
- 16MP rear cam, 5MP front cam
- Non-removable 3000mAh battery
- 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm, 171g
- Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl
- Android 5.1.1 Lollipop
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LG V10
Dual display concept is new to the market and it can be the selling point for LG V10. It is powered with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Processor and 4GB RAM on board. There’s also dual cameras on the front side having sensor of 5MP Dual Lens (80-degree StandardAngle/120-degree Wide Angle) with 16MP with F1.8 Aperture/OIS 2.0 on the rear.
LG V10 displays include 5.7-inch QHD IPS Quantum Display (2560 x 1440/513ppi) and 2.1-inch IPS Quantum Display (160 x 1040/513ppi).
One of the best feature in this flagship device is the expandable memory upto 2TB. There’s a 3,000mAh removable battery. NFC and a fingerprint sensor are also on board, along with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. It will be available in Space Black, Luxe White, Modern Beige, Ocean Blue, Opal Blue color variants.
Specs:
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Processor
- 5.7-inch QHD IPS Quantum Display (2560 x 1440/513ppi)
- 2.1-inch IPS Quantum Display (160 x 1040/513ppi)
- 4GB LPDDR3 RAM / 64GB eMMC ROM/microSD (up to 2TB)
- 16MP with F1.8 Aperture/OIS 2.0
- 5MP Dual Lens (80-degree Standard Angle/120-degree Wide Angle)
- 3,000mAh (removable)
- Android 5.1.1 Lollipop
- 159.6 x 79.3 x 8.6mm
- 192g
- LTE-A Cat. 6
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, Bluetooth 4.1, NFC, USB 2.0
- Space Black, Luxe White, Modern Beige, Ocean Blue, Opal Blue
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Moto X Style
The Motorola Moto X Style is powered by 1.8GHz hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 processor and it comes with 3GB of RAM. The phone packs 16GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 128GB via a microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Motorola Moto X Style packs a 21-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 5-megapixel front shooter for selfies.
The Motorola Moto X Style runs Android 5.1.1 and is powered by a 3000mAh non removable battery. It measures 153.90 x 76.20 x 11.06 (height x width x thickness) and weighs 179.00 grams.
The device is not a bad contender in terms of hardware, either. We consider it as best deal smartphone as it is available for $399 and it’s not bad at all at this price that too with Snapdragon 808.
Specs
- 5.7-inch display with QHD 2560x1440p resolution
- 1.8GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 CPU
- 3GB of RAM
- 16/32/64GB of on-board storage, microSD expansion up to 128GB
- 21MP rear cam, 5MP front camera
- Non-removable 3000mAh battery
- 153.9 x 76.2 x 11.06 mm, 179g
- Customizable via Moto Maker
- Water resistant
- Android 5.1.1 Lollipop
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LG G4
LG G4, lg’s flagship device and successor of the LG G3 which has gained a lot of sales in its tenure. It has a 5.5-inch IPS “Quantum Display,” and a 16MP camera with Laser Auto Focus and Color Spectrum Sensor. It has a 3,00 mAh removable battery and expandable storage. The G4 can be customized with 6 different leather back covers, and 3 different traditional back covers.
There are lot more things that LG offers with the device .Its camera is one of the best pro point to buy this device with excellent design.
LG G4 Specs:
- 5.5-inch LCD Quantum Dot display with a 2560 x 1440 resolution (534 ppi)
- 1.82 GHz hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor
- Adreno 418 GPU
- 3 GB RAM
- 32 GB storage, expandable via microSD up to 128 GB
- 16 MP rear camera with LED flash, 8 MP front-facing camera
- 3,000 mAh battery
- Android 5.1 Lollipop
- 148.9 x 76.1 x 6.3 – 9.8 mm, 155 grams
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That’s all! These are the devices that we think are best of the year 2015. So how is best android smartphones of 2015 guide?
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