Design plays a huge role in a smartphones success and in commemoration with the importance of design, we created a list of top innovative and slick smartphone designs.
The C5 Ultra’s glossy back coating and near to zero bezel design
The C5 Ultra is widely one of Sony’s present pride and joy. The simplicity that C5 ultra delivers is top-notch. Its sophisticated glossy back coat, metal frame and the maximization of space, from its near to zero bezel count, truly symbolizes Sony’s commitment in delivering simple and luxurious design on their flagships.
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Table of Contents Sony Xperia C5 Ultra specs |
| 6-inch FHD IPS display |
| 8.2mm thickness and 187g weight |
| Scratch-resistant glass |
| Mediatek 6752 octacore chip, 1.7GHz Cortex A53 CPU |
| 2GB RAM |
| 16GB internal, microSD card up to 128GB |
| 13MP camera, HDR, 1080p video, LED flash |
| 13MP selfie camera, 1080p video, LED flash |
| Dual nano SIM, 4G LTE, WiFi a, Bt 4.1, NFC, FM Radio, GPS, ANT+ |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop |
| 3000mAh |
| White, Black, Mint green |
| P18,700 for the dual-SIM variant as of September 9 |
Predator 6’s beastly-looking metallic body
Fresh from this years IFA, Acer’s Predator 6 took the list for its beastly exterior design. Known as a gaming smartphone, the Predator 6 is true to its purpose by, looking as if, its well-suited for a battle. The Cool metallic body design, blended with crimson red can make any gamer awe in excitement.
Acer Predator 6 specs |
| 6-inch full HD display |
| 4GB of RAM |
| 21MP main shooter, full HD |
| Helios X20, ARM-Cortex-A72 cores, Cortex-A53 (not yet confirmed |
| dual-heptic feedback monitors |
| Price and other specs are TBA |
OnePlus sandstone-themed back cover
The OnePlus 2 and One have already squared-off in our comparison review, however, the design trait that stood most to us from those reviews were OnePlus’s consistent sandstone back handset cover. The rough feel on the back doesn’t only help in stabilizing your grip on the phone, it also helps in the phones overall exterior style.
OnePlus 2 specs |
OnePlus One specs |
| 5.5-inch 1080p, FHD LTPS, 401ppi | 5.5-inch 1080p, FHD LTPS, 401ppi |
| Cornings Gorilla Glass 4 | Cornings Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810, octacore | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801, quadcore |
| 3/4GB of RAM, 16/64GB of ROM | 3GB of RAM, 16/64GB of ROM |
| no microSD card | no microSD card |
| 13MP rear shooter, HDR, dual-LED flash, laser focus 2160p video | 13MP main shooter, HDR, dual-LED flash 2160p video |
| 5MP selfie shooter, 1080p video | 5MP selfie shooter, 1080p video |
| Dual 4G LTE, WiFi ac, BT 4.1, GPS | 4G LTE, WiFi ac, Bt 4.1, GPS, NFC |
| 3300mAh | 3100mAh |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | Android 5.0 lollipop |
| P20,990 for the 64GB variant, price as of September 9 | P13,900 for the 64GB variant, price as of September 9 |
Oppo R5, Thinnest Smartphone of 2014-2015
The Oppo R5 is the oldest brand here in our list, since it was launched last year. Yet at that time, the R5 garnered mainstream attention due to its thin body measurement of 4.9mm. Today,no one could still par up with the R5’s thinness and because of that, Oppo has become a brand to watch out for, by mainstream flagship makers everywhere.
Oppa R5 specs |
| 5.2-inch 1080p, AMOLED display, 423 ppi |
| Cornings Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615, quadcore |
| 2GB of RAM, 16GB internal |
| no microSD card |
| 13MP main shooter 4138 x 3096, LED flash |
| 5MP selfie shooter |
| dual-band WiFi ac, Bt 4.0, GPS, GLONASS |
| 2000mAh |
| Android 4.4.4 KitKat |
| P20,990 price as of September 9 |
The Galaxy S6 edge plus’s dual-curve display design
The Galaxy S6 edge plus’s dual- curve display design is quite of an innovation, it was a risk that Samsung took, to take the already bold curve display into more. This risk, did however, snag the Galaxy S6 edge Plus, a huge amount of style points from everyone and it goes to show, a little bit of risk in your life, might be good for you.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus |
| 5.7-inch Super AMOLED QHD, dual edge curved screen, 518ppi |
| 6.9mm thin, 159g weight |
| Gorilla Glass 4 |
| Exynos 7420 octacore, quad Cortex-A53 & quad 2.1GHz Cortex-A57 |
| 4GB RAM |
| 32/64GB internal, no microSD card slot |
| 16MP camera f/1.9 aperture, OIS, single LED flash, HDR, 2160p video |
| 5MP selfie, 1440p video |
| 4G LTE Single/dual SIM, WiFi ac, Bt 4.2, FM Radio, GPS, heart rate sensor, wireless charging, NFC, Fingerprint sensor, S-pen |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 3000mAh |
| White, Black, Silver, Gold |
| P38,490 for the 32GB variant and P44,00 for the 64GB variant |
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