6 best iPhone smartphones

Once upon a time, Apple released one smartphone a year. However, it soon became clear that buyers require a larger range. Yes, and it was necessary to occupy a niche in the less expensive price segments. Thus began the annual creation of two or three new iPhone models. In this regard, it makes sense to talk about the best Apple smartphones among those that you can buy now. After all, an ordinary buyer is already capable of becoming entangled in a variety of models - he simply does not understand how they differ from each other.

Which is better: iPhone or Samsung Galaxy?

We begin our article, oddly enough, with a South Korean competitor. Now it is smartphones from the Samsung Galaxy series that compete with Apple products most actively. Moreover, by the number of devices sold, the South Korean company is significantly ahead of Apple. But this does not mean that her smartphones are better. Or mean? Let's find out.

1. Cost of. First of all, many buyers pay attention to the price tag. If we talk about the flagships of both companies, then their cost at the start of sales is approximately equal. But the margin on South Korean vehicles is reduced much faster. After a couple of months, the flagship smartphone can be bought for 4-5 thousand rubles cheaper, while the price for an “apple” device is unlikely to decrease so much by that time. And we must not forget that Samsung has a large number of mid-range smartphones, while Apple in this regard can offer only two models (our rating will confirm this). Also do not forget about the price of service - to replace the display at the South Korean smartphone is cheaper. Therefore, the win is clearly on the side of Samsung. But buyers do not vote only in money.
2. Display. It is more difficult to evaluate the smartphones of the two companies, if we talk about the display. Previously, the win was on the side of the South Koreans, because they are completing their devices AMOLED-screen with its colorful color and high energy efficiency. However, now the IPS technology has reached a peak, almost catching up with organic LEDs in color saturation. Yes, and appeared iPhone X, on the front side of which is located AMOLED-screen. Produced by the main competitor. Draw?
3. Connection Smartphones are exactly equal, if we evaluate their wireless communication modules. All South Korean and Apple devices support LTE. Of course, Samsung’s flagship in theory provides data transfer at a speed of 1 Gbps. But in theory, in practice, even the aggregation of frequencies does not lead to a record result, and the speed when downloading torrents (when it is most important) is often cut by the operator. Therefore, when you go online, you will hardly notice the difference, no matter how your smartphone is used. Perhaps, at least some advantage in the South Korean flagships is only due to the best Bluetooth connection - through the air, sound is transmitted to high-quality headphones almost ideally. But Apple has AirPods, which are more convenient and functional than any existing headset.
4. Autonomy of work. The devices of the two companies may have completely different battery life. In this regard, Apple products have already started losing long enough. This is mainly due to the presence of a competitor AMOLED-screen, which when displaying black colors consumes a very small amount of energy.South Koreans even ventured to give their flagships a special technology that allows you to display the time and date on the display in constant mode. Alas, Apple is not capable of boasting anything of the kind. Even the top iPhone X requires connecting the charger quite often - the device is completely not optimized for the AMOLED screen used by the apple company for the first time.
5. Memory. For certain reasons, Apple endows its creations with a minimum number of expansion slots. For example, other companies have long since begun to massively introduce two SIM slots into their smartphones. But the Californian giant does not want to take this step, because American telecom operators are against it. But most of all, iPhone buyers are disappointed by the lack of a memory card slot. In this regard, it is necessary to choose a more expensive version of the device, equipped with the largest amount of built-in storage. Especially if you want to shoot a video that takes up a lot of space. Samsung has no such problem - this company only once abandoned the slot for external storage, returning to the practice of its implementation next year.

You can talk about the rest of the components of smartphones, but in this case, our article will be greatly delayed. And you, after all, most likely, are no longer eager to get acquainted with the best iPhones! So let's just take a look at the tablet, which assessed the main characteristics of the devices.

Table of advantages and disadvantages of Apple Iphone and Samsung Galaxy

Smartphone properties	Apple iPhone	Samsung galaxy
Cost of	-	+
Display	+	+
Wireless network	+	+
Autonomous work	-	+
Expansion slots	-	+
Camera	+	+
Security	+	+
Speed ​​performance	+	+
Water protection	+	+
Fast charge	-	+

In short, the victory is confidently winning South Korean products. This is evidenced by the fact that iPhone sales are declining year after year, whereas Samsung’s devices cannot say that. We recommend looking towards the Apple smartphone only if you are already in the “apple” ecosystem and do not want to leave it.

Top Iphone smartphones

Nomination	a place	Name of product	price
The best inexpensive iPhones (up to 20 thousand rubles)	1	Apple iPhone 6 32GB	19 492 ₽
	2	Apple iPhone SE 32GB	16 939 ₽
Best iPhones with a good camera	1	Apple iPhone X 256GB	73 639 ₽
	2	Apple iPhone 8 Plus 128GB	50 580 ₽
	3	Apple iPhone 7 Plus 128GB	47 589 ₽
The best iPhones in terms of price and functionality	1	Apple iPhone 6S 32GB	26 779 ₽

The best inexpensive iPhones (up to 20 thousand rubles)

Apple iPhone 6 32GB

Rating: 4.9

Perhaps this is an outsider of our rating. Nevertheless, it is quite successfully sold in the Russian retail, so it is impossible not to mention it. The device was announced in 2014, in connection with which he managed to become a little outdated. For example, a far from the best camera is installed here - it has a modest 8-megapixel resolution. However, this does not prevent her from shooting video in Full HD resolution at 60 frames per second. And almost no budget smartphone based on Android is capable of that! Alas, the front-facing camera cannot boast anything good at all - the 1.3-megapixel module is suitable only for organizing video communications. But most of all, someone can disappoint a smartphone with its screen. Yes, it is made using IPS technology, which allows you to count on maximum viewing angles. But the display resolution is very small - it is 1334x750 pixels. Of course, with a 4.7-inch diagonal, this leads to good pixel density. However, this does not change the fact that with such a device you will experience problems with hitting the virtual keyboard.

The rest of the smartphone is not so bad. It weighs only 129 g, and its processor is supplemented with an LTE modem, which provides a high data transfer rate. Also, the device unexpectedly surprised by the presence of a wireless module Wi-Fi 802.11ac. And even with the battery life, everything is not so bad here, although this parameter is aggravated by the latest operating system updates. To please the buyer should Touch ID - a fingerprint scanner that works in a split second.

Please note that there is traditionally no memory card slot. Therefore, we recommend to choose a 32-gigabyte model.Such an amount of internal memory will even allow video recording to be engaged, at least from time to time.

Apple iPhone SE 32GB

Rating: 4.8

Perhaps this is the best compact smartphone among the existing at the time of this writing. Like it or not, there is not a single Android-based device that would be pleased with similar characteristics and at least similar speed. This device is released in five colors, and on its front panel is a 4-inch display. Its resolution is 1136x640 pixels, which means pixel density of 326 PPI. Of course, this is not the best option for watching videos, and it’s not possible to hit the virtual keys every time. But a smartphone with such a screen is miniature, it easily fits in the back pocket of jeans, not to mention the all-consuming women's handbag. Also, the device has a very small weight - only 113 g. Practice shows that such a lightweight gadget rarely receives damage to the screen when it falls, which is also important.

Surprisingly, at the moment the product is running iOS 11 - the most recent version of this operating system. And there is a possibility that Apple developers will send at least one more update. The operating system works here without serious hitches, for which one should thank 2 GB of RAM and a dual-core Apple A9 processor. And do not forget that there is no slot for a memory card, so with the greatest attention to the choice of the volume of the built-in storage.

It must be admitted that the iPhone SE is a modern device, almost not outdated. That is why Apple is in no hurry to speak its second version. Users are quite satisfied with the lightning fingerprint scanner. They can’t say anything bad about wireless modules, among which are LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.2. Also, the owner of the smartphone will be able to use technology Apple Pay, paying for a variety of device purchases in stores. A relatively good camera is also built into this gadget. It has a 12-megapixel resolution, and the module is not inferior in quality to the shooting, for example, to mid-range Samsung smartphones. There was no room here only for the optical stabilizer, and the diaphragm is revealed only to the value of f / 2.2 - all this indicates possible problems when shooting in the dark.

It is surprising that the American manufacturer installed the very front camera of the 2014 devices here. That is, it has a useless 1.2-megapixel resolution, which makes it suitable only for video communication.

Best iPhones with a good camera

Apple iPhone X 256GB

Rating: 4.9

It must be that this “apple” smartphone at the time of the announcement made the biggest noise. In honor of the decade of the very first iPhone, Apple has released a device with a unique design.Also, the gadget first received AMOLED-display. It is a pity that the developers of the Californian company did not have time to optimize the operating system - at first, iOS practically didn’t use the capabilities of the new screen. However, now the situation is gradually being corrected. It is possible that in the near future a dark theme will become available to users - it could increase the battery life.

The display device is interesting not only in manufacturing technology. Apple has decided to provide it with a neckline at the top. Inside it is an electronics that recognizes the face of the owner. This allowed to abandon the Touch ID. Recognition occurs in all conditions - even in complete darkness. Moreover, the system will not be confused by suddenly appeared glasses or a beard. Problems arise only with the viewing angles of this camera - if the smartphone is on the table, then to unlock you will have to either lean over it or take it in your hand.

The device got into our rating not only due to the unique design. The smartphone is almost as good as Samsung’s flagships and top-end devices from other companies. For example, nothing bad can be said about the resolution of the installed display - with a 5.8-inch diagonal, it is 2436x1125 pixels. More pleased with the design of the rear camera. First, it is double. Secondly, under both lenses are 12-megapixel matrix. Thirdly, the aperture is opened to f / 1.8, which will definitely contribute to high-quality shooting in low light conditions. Fourth, both sensors are complemented by optical stabilization. In a word, against this background, the fact that the camera can shoot video with 4K resolution and a frequency of 60 frames / s does not surprise at all. By the way, this is why our online magazine recommends looking only towards the 256 GB version of this smartphone.

To please the buyer should the other components. The frontalk installed here has a resolution of 7 megapixels, which is not bad, especially for an apple product. The LTE module works fine as well. The smartphone can be used together with a modern router - it supports the standard Wi-Fi 802.11ac. Californian developers managed to implement the Bluetooth 5.0 module, which was announced shortly before the release of the iPhone X. The device also boasts a powerful Apple A11 Bionic processor. In short, all the device is good. You can only complain about its relatively large size and the lack of a 3.5-millimeter audio jack. However, if it comes to that, we must not forget that Apple is accustomed to saving for itself, without putting fast charging in the kit.

Apple iPhone 8 Plus 128GB

Rating: 4.8

If sorry for the money on the above smartphone, then you can think about buying an iPhone 8 Plus. Of course, this device does not have an AMOLED-display, and its appearance is unlikely to surprise a sophisticated consumer. But in terms of technical characteristics, the device is very good, not really yielding to the flagship, due to which he got into this rating. Now we can safely say that this is one of the best phablets among those released by Apple. And one of the most difficult, with which it is difficult to argue - the weight of the device reaches 202 g.

On sale you can find five color options - from gold to traditional black.The smartphone has a minimum number of connectors, due to which the manufacturer was not difficult to implement water protection. It conforms to the IP67 standard - this means that even a shower will not harm the device. Of course, the face recognition function is not here - instead, a Touch ID is proposed, for which there are no complaints. The device is based on the Apple A11 Bionic - six-core processor, which is more than enough for stable operation of iOS 11. The image is displayed on a 5.5-inch display, whose resolution is 1920x1080 pixels.

As in the case of the iPhone X, it also uses a dual camera with 12 megapixel matrices, but only one sensor is equipped with an optical stabilizer. Aperture is expanded to f / 1.8. Perhaps, it is impossible to find fault with the rear camera. And we must not forget that she also knows how to shoot 4K video with a high frame rate. You can only regret that the device with a more or less adequate price tag does not have the largest amount of permanent memory, which is why long-term video recording is impossible. Well, for the 256-gigabyte version will have to become generous to 65 thousand rubles. As for the "front camera", then its resolution is 7 megapixels, which is enough to create high-quality "bashka".

The device has loud stereo speakers. You can listen to music online - the LTE and Wi-Fi 802.11ac modules allow you to do this without any problems. Audio is transmitted to a wireless headset via Bluetooth 5.0. In short, the product does not lag behind the flagships of other manufacturers. Claims can be presented only to the cost - not every Russian is able to pay 55-60 thousand rubles for a smartphone.

Apple iPhone 7 Plus 128GB

Rating: 4.7

One of the few smartphones in our rating that exists in six colors. And if the model discussed above turned out to be too heavy, then the weight of the iPhone 7 Plus is 188 g - this is already a more reasonable parameter. It also uses a 5.5-inch IPS-display with a resolution of Full HD. Also here, water protection certified to IP67 is also not forgotten. That is, inside a special glue is used, which does not allow water to penetrate under the aluminum case. Please note that in no case should a wet smartphone be allowed to blow-dry, the glue melts from hot air. However, this applies to almost all electronics with waterproof housing.

The processor used here is a quad Apple A10 Fusion. Also under the body of the device there is a navigation chip, a digital compass, a barometer, a gyroscope and some other sensors. I did not forget about the manufacturer and fingerprint scanner. Internet access will be provided by Wi-Fi 802.11ac and LTE modules. Headphone connection is carried out either through the adapter supplied, or via Bluetooth 4.2.

If we talk about the camera, then this smartphone is endowed with a dual module, under which are 12-megapixel matrix. One of them is supplemented with optical stabilization. Like the pair of devices reviewed above in this rating, the iPhone 7 Plus is capable of 4K video, but the frequency will be limited to only 30 frames per second. As for the "front camera", it has a resolution of 7 megapixels.

The best iPhones in terms of price and functionality

Apple iPhone 6S 32GB

Rating: 4.9

Another smartphone that exists in six colors. The device was announced in 2015. Since then, many of its characteristics have noticeably become obsolete. However, the device could not but fall into our rating, as it is a good choice for those who want to buy an Apple device for the sake of experiment. The new device can be bought for 31 thousand rubles, and the restored one is much cheaper. Yes, the smartphone works by modern standards slowly. But this does not prevent us from evaluating the iOS operating system in order to buy an already more powerful iPhone over the next year (or switch to Android again).

The gadget displays the image on a 4.7-inch display, whose resolution is 1334x750 pixels. The thickness of the device does not exceed 7.1 mm. The compact dimensions made the device still very light - its weight is 143 g. The Apple A9 processor is hidden under the aluminum case - its power is enough for most of the existing applications. Also, the chipset provides connectivity to wireless networks of LTE and Wi-Fi 802.11ac. Available here and payment by smartphone using technology Apple Pay.

The device includes a 12-megapixel camera, which has a lens, under which there is an f / 2.2 aperture. Perhaps it is this element of the smartphone is obsolete most. Although even its capacity is enough for 4K video, albeit only with a frequency of 30 frames / s. However, please note that the detail on the video will not be as high as when shooting with specialized devices - the small size of the matrix and the low bitrate make themselves felt. Well, if we talk about the "front-end", then its resolution is only 5 Mp. Most of all, the buyer will not be disappointed by the largest amount of memory - against the background of the lack of a slot for a microSD card, this seems very sad.

Conclusion

This is the list of the best iPhones available at the moment. All of these devices are running iOS, often - the latest version. "Apple" smartphones are required to purchase those who are already in the Apple ecosystem, using, for example, a tablet and a laptop company from California. Also, the purchase of such a device is a good way to try out something new, to distract from, perhaps, the annoying Android. It remains only to determine the characteristics of the device and the amount you are willing to spend.

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Attention! This rating is subjective, is not advertising and does not serve as a guide to the purchase. Before buying, you should consult with a specialist.