enter value/s in increments of 1 between 149 and 2749
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CHOICE Expert Rating
This overall score is made up of: Camera quality (photo and video) (25%), battery life (15%), display (15%), durability (10%), sound quality (10%), performance (10%), features (5%), ease of use (5%), functions (3%) and security (2%).
enter value/s in increments of i between 49 and 85
Screen size (inch)
Screen size in inches (measured diagonally).
enter value/s in increments of i between 4.7 and 8
Internal storage (GB)
Internal storage is the storage on the phone itself which will be used to contain both the Operating System (OS), apps, documents and media such as photos, videos etc.
enter value/s in increments of i between 64 and 512
Camera quality score (photo and video)
enter value/s in increments of i between 41 and 83
Battery life after a 15-minute charge (hours)
This is the battery life you can expect from your mobile after charging for 15 minutes using the supplied charger. A test lab charger if used if one is not supplied with the device.
enter value/s in increments of i between 3 and 17
Foldable
Can the phone open and close along a vertical or horizontal orientation.
Shop Ethical rating
Shop Ethical rates the environmental and social impact of the company (not the product) using independent sources. This rating is not included in our total score. N/A means there is no rating for that company.
Battery life score
A complete discharge of the battery from 100% charge based on a typical user day. This includes calls, navigation, camera use, web browsing and periods where the phone is in on but not in use. Each device is tested with two brightness settings, 300 nits and maximum. Display is set to dim after one minute of inactivity. Charge time is also recorded and assessed at 15 minutes and to total charge.
enter value/s in increments of i between 48 and 76
Durability score
Assesses resistance to scratches, shock (drop test) and rain.
enter value/s in increments of i between 44 and 95
Ease of use score
General ease of use assessment covering day-to-day use such as navigation, making/receiving calls (acoustic test of speech quality), sending texts, using apps, web browsing and so on. The acoustic test is conducted using a dummy head with an artificial ear for consistency across devices.
enter value/s in increments of i between 59 and 90
Privacy and security score
A substantial assessment of built-in data protection tools and whether the user is able to easily secure, access and delete personal information from the device, such as ease of wiping the drive during a factory reset. Data protection includes brute force, vulnerability and biometric assessments.
enter value/s in increments of i between 77 and 91
Telephoto lens
Colloquially known as a 'zoom lens', this allows you to zoom in on far away subjects without impacting image quality.
Ultra-wide lens
Headphone jack (3.5mm)
A phone with a 3.5mm jack will let you use a standard set of headphones to listen to music. USB-C and Lightning connections require a convertor (often included in the box) or Bluetooth headphones.
Removable memory card (microSD)
A memory card is a good expandable memory option to store photos, video and music.
Maximum rear camera resolution MP
The maximum resolution of the camera lens, or lenses, on the back of the phone, in megapixels. These will vary depending on the type of lens (e.g. wide and telephoto).
enter value/s in increments of i between 12 and 200
Lightning port
Availability
A Similar model is identical in most aspects except for a few. This means that a majority of its test results are identical so you can reasonably expect to get the same results from the model we tested, but for those aspects which aren't identical, we'll note these as "Not Tested" in the Compare tables.
A Tested model refers to a model that is still current and available in the Australian market. You should be able to order this model through your local retailer, or find it online.
These models can't be found in retailers or online or are no longer manufactured. You may still find these models on second hand websites, or in second hand dealers. Test methods may change over time, so criteria which can't be directly compared will contain an N/A.
An Identical model is exactly that. Performance characteristics will be identical and the only difference will be something trivial such as colour, which won't have an impact on performance.
These are models we haven't yet tested but that are available.
Included in this review
- CHOICE Expert Rating
- Recommended
- Camera quality score
- Battery score
- Display score
- Durability score
- Sound score
- Performance score
- Features score
- Ease of use score
- Privacy and security score
- Functions score
- Battery life after a 15-minute charge (hours)
- Internal memory available (GB)
- Price
- Operating system
- Operating system version
- Display size (in)
- Internal memory (GB)
- RAM GB
- Shop Ethical rating
- OS updates
- Warranty (years)
- Foldable
- Fold type
- Quick charge
- Ultra-wide lens
- Telephoto lens
- Macro lens
- Time of flight lens
- Selfie camera autofocus
- UHD (4K) video capture
- Fingerprint scanner
- High Dynamic Range HDR display
- Headphone jack 3.5mm
- Removable memory card (microSD)
- NFC chip
- Wi-Fi 7
- 5G
- 4G
- Maximum rear camera resolution MP
- Front camera resolution (MP)
- Screen resolution W x H (px)
- IP rating claimed
- Nano SIM
- eSIM
- Dual SIM
- USB-C
- Lightning port
- Bluetooth version
- Battery capacity (mAh)
- Weight (g)