Top Flagship Killers of 2024
Premium features without the premium price
Flagship killers offer high-end specs at a mid-range price. The best flagship killers of 2024 rival premium models without breaking the bank, making them perfect for budget-conscious power users.
| Battery | 5200mAh, permanently installed, wireless charging, reverse charging (wireless), reverse charging (wired) | 5000mAh, permanently installed | 5000mAh, permanently installed | 5110mAh, permanently installed | 5500mAh, permanently installed |
| Camera front | 50.0MP, f/2.1, Videos @2160p/30fps | 32.0MP, f/2.45, Videos @2160p/30fps | 20.0MP, f/2.2, Videos @1080p/30fps | 16.0MP, f/2.4, Videos @1080p/30fps | 32.0MP, f/2.45, Videos @1080p/30fps |
| Camera rear | 50.0MP, f/1.95, phase comparison-AF, OIS, LED-flash, Videos @2160p/30fps (Camera 1); 50.0MP, f/2.4, phase comparison-AF, OIS, telephoto lens (Camera 2); 12.0MP, f/2.2, phase comparison-AF, wide angle lens (Camera 3) | 50.0MP, f/1.88, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF), laser-AF, OIS, LED-flash, Videos @2160p/30fps (Camera 1); 13.0MP, f/2.2, wide angle lens, macro lens (Camera 2) | 50.0MP, f/1.9, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF), OIS, LED-flash, Videos @4320p/24fps (Camera 1); 50.0MP, f/1.9, phase comparison-AF, telephoto lens (Camera 2); 12.0MP, f/2.2, wide angle lens (Camera 3) | 50.0MP, f/1.8, phase comparison-AF, contrast-AF, OIS, dual LED-flash, Videos @1080p/30fps (Camera 1); 2.0MP, f/2.4, depth of field (Camera 2) | 50.0MP, f/1.69, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF/omnidirectional), OIS, dual LED-flash, Videos @2160p/60fps (Camera 1); 50.0MP, f/2.0, phase comparison-AF, telephoto lens (Camera 2); 8.0MP, f/2.2, wide angle lens (Camera 3) |
| case material | glass (back side), plastic (frame) | plastic (back side), plastic (frame) | plastic (back side), plastic (frame) | ||
| Charging power | 100W (Honor SuperCharge) | 68W (Motorola TurboPower) | 120W (Xiaomi HyperCharge) | 80W (Oppo 80W SuperVOOC) | 120W (Oppo 120W SuperVOOC) |
| Colour | green | blue | black | silver | green |
| CPU | 1x 2.63GHz ARM Cortex-A715/Kryo Prime + 3x 2.40GHz ARM Cortex-A715/Kryo Gold + 4x 1.80GHz ARM Cortex-A510/Kryo Silver, 8 cores | 4x 2.40GHz ARM Cortex-A78/Kryo Gold + 4x 1.95GHz ARM Cortex-A55/Kryo Silver, 8 cores | 1x 3.35GHz ARM Cortex-X3 + 3x 3.00GHz ARM Cortex-A715 + 4x 2.00GHz ARM Cortex-A510, 8 cores | 2x 2.20GHz ARM Cortex-A78/Kryo 660 Gold + 6x 1.80GHz ARM Cortex-A55/Kryo 660 Silver, 8 cores | 1x 3.00GHz ARM Cortex-X4/Kryo Prime + 4x 2.80GHz ARM Cortex-A720/Kryo Gold + 3x 2.00GHz ARM Cortex-A520/Kryo Silver, 8 cores |
| Dimensions | 161.5x74.6x7.7mm | 161.9x73.1x7.9mm | 162.2x75.7x8.5mm | 162.9x75.6x8.1mm | 162x75.1x8.7mm |
| display | 6.7", 2664x1200 pixel, 1.07 billion colours, AMOLED, capacitive touchscreen, bent, camera hole, HDR, 60-120Hz refresh rate, 4000 Nits (maximum), 436ppi | 6.7", 2400x1080 pixel, 1.07 billion colours, P-OLED, capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla glass 5, bent, camera hole, 60-144Hz refresh rate, 360Hz sampling rate, 1600 Nits (maximum), 393ppi | 6.67", 2712x1220 pixel, 68 billion colours, AMOLED, capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla glass 5, camera hole, HDR (HDR10+, Dolby Vision), 30-144Hz refresh rate, 480Hz sampling rate, 2600 Nits (maximum), 446ppi | 6.67", 2400x1080 pixel, 16 Mio. colours, AMOLED, capacitive touchscreen, flat, camera hole, 120Hz refresh rate, 2100 Nits (maximum), 395ppi | 6.78", 2780x1264 pixel, 1.07 billion colours, AMOLED/LTPO, capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla glass Victus 2, camera hole, HDR (HDR10+, Dolby Vision), 1-120Hz refresh rate, 2500Hz sampling rate, 6000 Nits (maximum), 450ppi |
| Frequency bands | 2G (850/900/1800/1900), 3G (B1/B2/B5/B8), 4G (B1/B2/B3/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B71), 5G (n1/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n26/n28/n38/n40/n41/n77/n78) | 2G (850/900/1800/1900), 3G (B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19), 4G (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66), 5G (n1/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n40/n41/n66/n75/n77/n78) | 2G (850/900/1800/1900), 3G (B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19), 4G (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66), 5G (n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n20/n28/n38/n40/n41/n66/n77/n78) | 2G (850/900/1800/1900), 3G (B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19), 4G (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66), 5G (n1/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n40/n41/n66/n77/n78) | |
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 720 | Qualcomm Adreno 710 | ARM Immortalis-G715 MC11 | Qualcomm Adreno 619 | Qualcomm Adreno 735 |
| Housing shape | Candy bar | Candy bar | Candy bar | Candy bar | Candy bar |
| Interfaces | USB-C 2.0 (480Mb/s, OTG), Wi-Fi 6 (WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), Bluetooth 5.3 (aptX HD, LDAC, AAC, SBC), NFC, infrared port | USB-C 2.0 (480Mb/s, OTG), Wi-Fi 5 (WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac), Bluetooth 5.2, NFC | USB-C 2.0 (480Mb/s, OTG), Wi-Fi 7 (WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), Bluetooth 5.4, NFC, infrared port | USB-C 2.0 (480Mb/s, OTG), 3.5mm jack, Wi-Fi 5 (WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac), Bluetooth 5.1 (aptX HD, LDAC, AAC, SBC), NFC | USB-C 2.0 (480Mb/s, OTG), Wi-Fi 6 (WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), Bluetooth 5.4 (aptX HD, LHDC), NFC, infrared port |
| Listed since | 2024-06-13 | 2024-04-16 | 2023-09-26 | 2024-06-24 | 2024-07-16 |
| Manufacturer | Honor | Motorola | Xiaomi | OnePlus | Realme |
| Memory | 256GB | 256GB (UFS 2.2) | 512GB (UFS 4.0) | 256GB (UFS 2.2), microSD slot (shared, up to 2TB) | 256GB (UFS 4.0) |
| Modem | GSM (0.2Mbps/0.1Mbps), UMTS (42Mbps/5.76Mbps), LTE, 5G | GSM (0.2Mbps/0.1Mbps), UMTS (42Mbps/5.76Mbps), LTE Cat 20/18 (2000Mbps/210Mbps), 5G | GSM (0.2Mbps/0.1Mbps), UMTS, LTE, 5G | GSM (0.2Mbps/0.1Mbps), UMTS, LTE Cat 12/13 (600Mbps/150Mbps), 5G | GSM (0.2Mbps/0.1Mbps), UMTS, LTE, 5G |
| Navigation | A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo | A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | A-GPS (L1/L5), GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo (E1/E5a), NavIC | A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | A-GPS (L1/L5), GLONASS, BeiDou (B1I/B1C/B2a), Galileo (E1/E5a), QZSS (L1/L5), NavIC |
| Operating system | Android 14.0 (from factory) | Android 14.0 (from factory) | Android 14.0 (via Update), Android 13.0 (from factory) | Android 14.0 (from factory), 2 operating system-Updates, 3 years security-Updates | Android 14.0 (from factory) |
| RAM | 8GB | 8GB | 12GB | 8GB | 12GB |
| Screen-to-Body-Ratio | 90% | 91.6% | 87.5% | 87.2% | 91.9% |
| sensor | acceleration sensor, gyroscope, light sensor, compass, Fingerprint authentication (display) | acceleration sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, light sensor, compass, Fingerprint authentication (display) | acceleration sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, light sensor, compass, Fingerprint authentication (display) | acceleration sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, compass, Fingerprint authentication (display) | acceleration sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, light sensor, compass, Fingerprint authentication (display) |
| SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (SM7550-AB) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (SM7435-AB) | MediaTek Dimensity 9200+ | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 (SM6375) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (SM8635) |
| Special features | stereo speakers (hybrid) | IP68-certified, stereo speakers (hybrid) | IP68-certified, stereo speakers (hybrid) | stereo speakers (hybrid) | IP65-certified, stereo speakers (hybrid) |
| Weight | 187g | 174.9g | 206g | 191g | 199g |
| £299.00Amazon.co.uk | £269.86Amazon EU | £499.00NEATCOM | amazon.co.uk | £199.00LaptopsDirect | £501.17Amazon EU |
