The Best Six Phones Of 2018 From Google, Apple, Samsung, Oneplus, Motorola and Huawei

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CNET gives you Best phones of 2018

• Google Fi and Google Pixel 3: Best photos among other features
• The Good The Pixel 3 takes brilliant photos, even in super low-light, with its single rear lens and it can capture wider selfie photos. It's water resistant, has wireless charging and it can screen unwanted calls.
  The Bad The phone doesn't have expandable memory or a headphone jack. The shot-to-shot camera delay can be sluggish in certain modes.
  The Bottom Line The Pixel 3's truly exceptional cameras and AI-powered call screening give it an edge on the other great phones in 2018's crowded winners' circle.
• Apple iPhone XR: Best value iPhone among the other pricey ones but Photos.
• The Good The less expensive iPhone XR delivers most iPhone X and XS features, including an excellent big screen in a comfortable body, fast performance, Face ID and wireless charging, and a camera that's mostly as good as the iPhone XS.
  The Bad The iPhone XR's single rear camera lacks optical zoom and has a limited portrait mode. Its LCD screen, while large, bright and vivid, is still a step below the iPhone XS' OLED in contrast. The aluminum XR is slightly less durable than the steel XS.
  The Bottom Line The iPhone XR is the best iPhone for the price, delivering most of the advantages of the iPhone XS for hundreds less.
• Samsung Galaxy Note 9: Best phone for Android power users with great Battery and Storage
• The Good The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is a big, beautiful phone with top-tier specs including a massive battery and internal storage that starts at 128GB. The new S Pen doubles as a wireless remote for taking long-distance selfies.
  The Bad It's expensive and offers few real innovations over last year's Note 8. The fingerprint reader is uncomfortably close to the camera.
  The Bottom Line The ultra pricey Note 9 is one of the year's best phones. But unless you're in dire need of an upgrade, the smart move is to wait for what the next iPhone, Pixel and even Galaxy S10 bring.
• OnePlus 6T: Terrific mid price pick that rivals premium models for almost half the price of all of the above
• The Good The OnePlus 6T offers top-notch hardware including a lightning-speed processor and an excellent camera for hundreds of dollars less than its competitors. For US customers, it works on Verizon's network.
  The Bad The phone doesn't have a headphone jack or a water-resistant design. Its in-screen fingerprint reader should work a tad faster.
  The Bottom Line The OnePlus 6T is the most affordable, top-notch Android you can get. But if you already have the 6, don't feel the need to update.
• Motorola Moto G6: Best budget phone, period sleek lower price than any of the above with dual rear cameras and Android Oreo
• The Good The Motorola Moto G6 has a near-stock version of Android Oreo, good dual-rear cameras, fast charging and a sleek design. And it's amazingly affordable.
  The Bad The battery life is not as long as last year's Moto G5 or G5 Plus.
  The Bottom Line The Moto G6 is a sublime value, despite its minimal drawbacks.
• Huawei Mate 20 Pro: Powerful and glamorous with a standout design and pricey as the top three with dual sim slots
• The Good The Huawei Mate 20 Pro goes above and beyond with exciting new features and an eye-catching design.
  The Bad You can't use microSD cards to expand the storage. The main loudspeaker hidden in the charging port is muffled when you plug the phone in.
  The Bottom Line The Huawei Mate 20 Pro's impressive list of features puts it unquestionably among the top phones of the year. Shame you can't buy it in the US.
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Qualcomm's Snapdragon 855 Processor Will Rule The Android Phone World In 2019.

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Currently on going annual Snapdragon Technology Summit in Hawaii, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), brought together big guns of the  mobile world together. Among those who were present were, AT&T, EE, Telstra and Verizon as well as global infrastructure provider Ericsson and global network infrastructure and mobile device leader Samsung. Also in the front seats were the device makers Motorola, NETGEAR and Inseego, who were there to introduce the first commercial 5G mobile platform, Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 855 Mobile Platform.
Snapdragon 855 Unveiled as the First Commercial 5G Mobile Platform to Enable Commercial 5G Networks and Mobile Devices in Early 2019, featuring Multi-Gigabit 5G Connectivity that will lead to other advancements like AI, computational photography, and Mobile gaming.

“Today marks a massive and exciting step forward underscoring how Qualcomm Technologies and ecosystem leaders are driving 5G commercialization, a journey that went from R&D, accelerated standardization and trials, the launch of innovative products and technologies, to the imminent launch of 5G networks and smartphones across the globe starting in early 2019,  Together we are demonstrating our role in transforming the mobile industry and enriching consumer experiences with 5G mobile devices on live 5G networks at this year’s Qualcomm Snapdragon Technology Summit.” said Cristiano Amon, president, Qualcomm Incorporated.

Injecting AI in more places in phones has been an ongoing trend for a few years and Qualcomm has tripled the AI performance with the 855 chip. A more powerful AI Engine should improve everything from advanced camera features (like object and scene detection or processing depth-of-field for portrait mode photos) to making digital assistants more responsive, and more. The improved AI engine in the 855, will also improve AR and mixed-reality capabilities of the phones. Phones like the Google Pixel 3 will be able to even further develop computational photography to provide what it is already providing with Night Sight, a mode that takes night shots and literally turns them into photos that look like they were shot during the day.

Mobile gaming is becoming as big as the console games and continues to grow with more people playing performance-taxing games like Fortnite on the phones leading more companies to release game-centric phones, Qualcomm's 855 will bring the ground works necessary for improving the experience.