The OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G is a direct competitor with a 6.59” LCD (120Hz FHD+) and the same Snapdragon 695.
It has a 6.5” 4K-class OLED display (120Hz, 10-bit), plus the triple 12MP camera features a continuous zoom lens (3.5x-5.2x).
The Honor Magic4 Pro lacks a famous camera maker logo on its back but has a 50MP main, 50MP ultra-wide and 64MP periscope (3.5x) cameras, all three of which impressed in our review.
This one stands out with a QHD+ 120Hz LTPO2 display and a 50MP 150° ultra-wide camera.
This phone really lives up to the name “flagship killer” as it undercuts the OnePlus 10 Pro price while offering most of the same features (well, except the periscope and wireless charging).
The Motorola Edge 30 Pro uses the original 8 Gen 1 chipset but pairs it with a 6.7” 144Hz OLED display.
It’s not as camera-focused as the Edge 30 Ultra, though at least it has a 50MP ultra-wide camera (unlike the 10T above, which only has an 8MP UW cam).
Wired charging is slower at 68W, on the plus side, there is 15W wireless charging support.
However, with a Snapdragon 888 and a 6.55” 120Hz AMOLED display, plus a pair of Hasselblad cameras (48MP main, 50MP ultra-wide), it is still worth a look.
Unlike previous models in the vanilla series, this one also has wireless charging.
The Motorola Edge 30 Fusion packs the slightly faster Snapdragon 888+ chipset and has a faster 144Hz 6.55” display.
The Honor 70 goes the other way – it focuses on the cameras (with a 54MP main and 50MP ultra-wide) rather than the chipset, which is a Snapdragon 778G+.
The Nothing Phone (1) has the eye-catching Glyph system and has bragging rights as the only Snapdragon 778G phone with wireless charging (the chipset is actually 778G+).
The Redmi Note 11 Pro stands out with a 108MP main camera (which also handles zooming in).
On the plus side, the 6.67” 120Hz AMOLED display is pretty good, even if it only has an Helio G96 chipset to drive it (i.e. don’t expect 120fps gaming).
The OnePlus Nord 2T has a Dimensity 1300 with a much more powerful GPU, but it is connected to a smaller 6.43” 90Hz AMOLED.
Also, the main camera goes for bigger pixels (50MP, 1.0µm), and it has OIS, which the Redmi lacks.
It has the same 6.43” 90Hz AMOLED display but uses the older Dimensity 900 chip, and the main camera drops to a basic 64MP sensor (no OIS).
The camera section is less impressive, so this could serve as a mid-range gaming phone, less so as a camera phone.
The Poco X4 Pro 5G is cheaper than the Redmi but has a similar display (6.67” 120Hz AMOLED) and a similar camera setup with a 108MP main and 8MP ultra-wide.
Moving on to something more powerful, the Asus ROG Phone 6 packs a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and a 6.78” 165Hz AMOLED display – now, this is a proper gaming phone.
It’s a bit cheaper, but its 6.8” AMOLED display runs at 165Hz (not 120Hz as on the Pro).
It is powerful, too, with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip, plus it has a solid 6.1” 120Hz AMOLED display – only FHD+ resolution, though that is enough at this size.
The 50MP main camera boasts gimbal stabilization, and there is an ultra-wide camera as well (no telephoto, however).
Despite its small stature, this phone has a decently sized 4,300mAh battery (30W charging), and it makes efficient use of it as it recorded a 108h endurance ranting (falling slightly behind the Xperia, which managed 116h).
It also uses the 8 Gen 1 for power and has a 6.28” AMOLED display (120Hz, 12-bit!), but it lacks a tele camera (it has 50MP main and 13MP ultra-wide modules).
Charging is much faster than the Sony, with 67W wired and 50MP wireless support.
This means a Snapdragon 695 chipset and no wireless charging.
On the plus side, we described the 6.28” 120Hz AMOLED display as “flagship-level” in our review.
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