Smartphone Awards 2017

With new firms getting ready for the new year 2018 and aiming at their new flagship phones, 2017 was really a great era in the smartphone field. Many smartphones have been released in 2017. Most of them aimed to have beefy specs while some aimed at budget orientation. Most discussed mobiles of the year include Samsung's S8/8+, Note 8, LG V30, iPhone 8/8+/X, HTC U11 plus, Nokia 8 etc. Most of us expect to have most premium features incorporated in their respective mobiles which include premium design, decent camera, best display, overall size of the phone, best camera, performance and many more. Many of us want to know which is the best smartphone releasead so far,  so let's get started.


BEST DESIGN OF THE YEAR

Whilst performance greatly interests many users, build quality is also one of the best features any firm could offer. With bezel-less displays are high in demand, many phones try to keep intact as many hardware features as possible along with increase in the screen size. The winner of best design of the year 2017 is The Essential Phone.



With almost bezel-less display, great hardware and premium design The Essential Phone wins the award for best design for the year 2017.
Winner - Essential Phone
Runner-up - iPhone X, Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus 

BEST CAMERA OF THE YEAR

The camera is one of the important feature of every smartphone these days. A great camera isn't essentially a higher pixel camera. There are plenty of other features that need to be considered for a camera to be great one. The images must be crisp, accurate color reproduction, detail, less noise etc. The camera which meets most of these features and probably the best camera is LG V30.

Probably the best aperture in any camera (F/1.6 - Primary camera) in 2017, it garnered the attraction of many photographers. It takes great photos, great videos and the detail is brilliant. So the award for best camera in a smartphone for the year 2017 goes to LG V30.
Winner - LG V30
Runner-up - Google Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL and iPhone X

BEST COMPACT PHONE

Compact phone or smaller phone is a phone which is smaller in size and incorporates most of the premium features. If you are not a fan of big phones or if you can't handle the huge size of phablets, compact phones are best for you. The best compact phone award for the year 2017 goes to Google Pixel 2.



Pixel 2 has the same camera as his bigger brother Pixel 2 XL which is one of the best camera available on a smartphone. It has a decent compact 5-inch screen which can be used single-handedly without any trouble. So the best compact phone of the year 2017 award goes to Google Pixel 2.

Winner - Google Pixel 2
Runner-up - iPhone 8

 BEST SMARTPHONE BATTERY

Heavy users will obviously look for a phone that will last for at least a day on a single charge. The battery capacity is Achille's heel for many major flagship phones. If you are avid multimedia user or heavy gamer on the mobile platform you should consider buying a mobile which has good battery capacity. And the smartphone which has the best battery so far in 2017 is the Razor Phone.



Razor phone is definitely a good phone with great design as well. It has excellent hardware and the best battery which will last for more than one day on a single charge. So the award for best battery in a smartphone for the year 2017 goes to Razor Phone.
Winner - Razor Phone
Runner-up - LG V30 and Google Pixel 2 XL

BEST BUDGET PHONE

Budget phone is the phone which has best features at a minimal price. Although the term 'budget' varies from person to person, the best phone which incorporates most premium features is Xiaomi Mi A1 also known as Xiaomi Android One. It has many premium features like dual camera, the gorilla glass protection, fast charging, 4 gigs of RAM.



Although you cannot compare many of its features to bigger flagship phones, this is probably the best budget phone that comes at a very cheap price. If you are looking for a phone that has beefy features and if you can increase your budget a little higher then the best budget phone would be OnePlus 5T.
So the award for a budget phone for the year 2017 is a tie.
Winner - OnePlus 5T and Xiaomi Mi A1 (Xiaomi Android One)
Runner-up - Huawei Honor 7X 

BEST OVERALL PHONE

Considering that no phone is 100% perfect/efficient we have to choose a phone that gives us possible best features. Some prefer a larger phone while some prefer a compact phone but when it comes to overall performance, many factors are considered such as the display, processor, RAM, performance, battery life, camera, memory and many more. While it is difficult to choose a phone which can meet your demands, this guide can help you choose one. Nonetheless, the award for a best overall smartphone for the year 2017 goes to Samsung Galaxy Note 8.




Note 8 has some of the best features such as build quality, design, dual cameras which are optically stabilized, 6 GB of RAM, wireless charging and the additional feature the S Pen. This phone is undoubtedly the best Samsung smartphone so far and for the year 2017.
Winner - Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Runner-up - iPhone X,  Pixel 2 XL and LG V30

What do you think about the list? Do you have any other suggestions for the respective awards? Share in the comments below.

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