Competition is good for consumers. The maxim of capitalism is well reflected in the sector of smartphones, and, above all, in Chinese manufacturing. Because, although its price increases, both its quality and its specifications continue to grow at great leaps. We have reached a point where innovations no longer come from the big names in the industry, such as Apple or Samsung, but from the Asian giant's own brands.
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2018 has been the year of truly infinite screens, those that exceed 90% of the space they occupy on the front of the phone. OPPO, Xiaomi, and Nubia compete for the throne in this variable. The first one has also revolutionized the battery charging with the SuperVOOC that includes both the Lamborghini edition of the Find X and the RX17 Pro. Nubia preferred to focus on offering a mobile with two screens, while OnePlus has signed up to the car of the 'notch' minimum.

Oppo Find X
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It premiered in summer and has set a trend. Its automatic mechanical system to deploy the cameras and thus achieve 94% of the front dedicated to the screen has been copied by Xiaomi - in the Mix 3-, Honor - in the Magic 2-, and Lenovo - in the Z5 Pro -, with The difference is that these competitors opt for a manual mechanism and it is the user himself who has to slide the front panel by hand. As if that were not enough, the Find X comes with a curved screen that is a delight.

Only the design already places this OPPO in the elite of the 'smartphones', but it is its high-end specifications that give it the throne: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, 8 GB of RAM, and 256 GB of internal storage; a good dual camera and a durable battery with a great fast charge. The only thing that is missing is the resistance to water and a fingerprint reader under the screen that accompanies the facial release. That and a more moderate price in Spain, of course.


Design and quality of materials: 10
Hardware: 9.5
Operating system: 8.5
Cameras: 9.5
Extras: 8.5
2. Meizu 16

Little attention has been paid to Meizu's latest flagship and, despite the company's low profile in international markets, 16 is one of the best Chinese phones in 2018. Definitely. In addition to having the technical specifications of rigor in the high range - the combo Snapdragon 845 and 8 GB of RAM - Meizu adds a very interesting design - similar to those of Samsung -, which forgets the 'notch' and does not complicated with mechanisms to deploy the cameras. Even so, its thin edges give the screen more than 91% of the front panel.

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