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 evaluate that’s periodically up to date when there are new software program updates, or to match it in opposition to new telephones from rivals akin to Apple, Samsung, Google and OnePlus.
The Galaxy Z Flip 5 largely has the identical digicam {hardware} because the Z Flip 4. However the brand new chip brings some picture processing enhancements.
Images
Images is a significant focus for many telephones lately, so we take footage and movies of varied topics in quite a lot of settings and lighting situations. We check out any new digicam modes, akin to ProRes video recording that debuted with the iPhone 15 Professional and 15 Professional Max, or the Finest Take and Magic Editor photograph instruments that launched with the Google Pixel 8 collection.
Battery life
Battery testing is carried out 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 classes 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 all the time included within the preliminary evaluate however typically 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 evaluate. Of word are how graphics and animations look. Are they easy? Or do they lag or stutter? We additionally take a look at how rapidly the telephone switches between horizontal and vertical orientations, and how briskly the digicam app opens and is able to take a photograph.
Emergency SOS may be some of the necessary options to return out on any telephone this yr.
We carry out processor-heavy duties like modifying images, 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 Check Telephones
