Smartphones
The models sold in Europe, from the most affordable to the top of the range. What you notice day to day comes down to three things: battery life, screen comfort and photo quality in low light; processor power is rarely noticeable in ordinary use. The criteria below are the ones we rate the whole category on.
Choose by use
The right product depends on the situation. Each page below takes the category’s criteria and changes their weight for one specific need.
What we rate in this category
Every product in the category is rated from 0 to 100 on these criteria — the same for all of them, whichever merchant sells it.
- Price
- Where the product sits against the others in its category, at comparable specifications, on the market being browsed. The longer the bar, the better placed the product is on price.
- Speed
- The speed you actually feel in use: launching, moving from task to task and holding up over time, not just the maker’s figures.
- Battery life
- Real use time between two charges or two refills, measured in mixed conditions rather than at the maximum quoted.
- Screen
- Sharpness, brightness and colour accuracy, including when viewed from an angle.
- Photography
- The result in real conditions, in daylight as well as in low light. The megapixel count is not enough to judge it.
- Build
- Resistance to daily use: build quality, moving parts and how it holds up over time.
Price brackets by tier
Orders of magnitude, not displayed prices: a price only appears on Kalyneo once it has been collected from a merchant, with its collection date.
Under €400
Calls, messages and everyday photos. A 60 Hz screen and limited storage are the normal trade-offs at this level.
€400 to €700
The bracket where the gap between price and what you get is most favourable: comfortable battery life, a decent screen, daylight photography.
Over €700
Mostly justified by photography, the screen or gaming. On perceived everyday speed, the gap with the bracket below stays small.
No price collected yet
Kalyneo only shows a price once it has been collected automatically from the merchant, with the date it was collected; no price is ever entered by hand. The rating criteria, the price brackets and the buying guides are already online.