After wrapping up the smartphone with the best display in 2015, it’s time to check which phone did stand out from the crowd through the build and design.
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Looking for the smartphone with the best design is a very tough job as most flagship smartphones this year sported luxurious glass-metal design with few phones such as Xperia Z5 Premium, boasting waterproof and dust resistance feature. But after reviewing and comparing more than a dozen of devices this year, we only picked one that we think that is the best looking.
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Best smartphone design in 2015: Samsung Galaxy Note 5 with curved back made from glass and metal
Definitely, our vote goes to the Galaxy Note 5 that features a curved back made out from glass and supported by an aluminum frame. The Galaxy Note 5 is unlike most phones, it has a Platinum Gold variant which greatly defines the phone as premium Android. We even tried asking few people showing the top flagship devices (Sony Xperia Z5 Premium vs Huawei Nexus 6P vs iPhone 6s vs LG V10) in the market and most of them chose the Galaxy Note 5 in Gold as the sexiest and most appealing phone.
Other notable features of the Galaxy Note 5 is the stylus S-Pen, Super AMOLED 5.7-inch QHD screen, and 16MP main camera.
Honorable mentions: Sony Xperia Z5 Premium and Nexus 6P
It is no doubt the Sony has stepped up in the design department too with the launch of the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium. One of the variants is Chrome which produce mirror effect on the back. It is then accompanied by the waterproof and dust-resistance IP68 certification.
Another notable mention is Huawei Nexus 6P with a unibody style made from aluminum. The top back has a futuristic accent of visor made from glass that houses the camera and sensors.
What other phones do you think are worth mentioning aside from those two?
Best smartphone with the best looking and design
| SPECS, PH Price | Samsung Galaxy Note 5 specs |
| Display | 5.7-inch Super AMOLED QHD, 518ppi |
| Size | 7.6mm thin, 171g weight |
| Design | Gorilla Glass 4, curved back |
| Colors | Gold, Silver, White, Black |
| Chipset & CPU | Exynos 7420 octacore, quad Cortex-A53 & quad 2.1GHz Cortex-A57 |
| Graphics | Mali-T760MP8 |
| Memory | 4GB RAM, 32GB/64GB/128GB internal, no microSD |
| Camera | 16MP camera f/1.9 aperture, OIS, single LED flash, 4K video |
| Selfie | 5MP selfie, 1440p video |
| Connectivity | 4G LTE Single/dual SIM, WiFi ac, Bt 4.2,NFC, FM Radio, GPS, heart rate sensor, wireless charging, Fingerprint sensor, S-pen |
| Software | Android 5.1 Lollipop upgrade to 6.0 Marshmallow, TouchWiz |
| Battery | 3000mAh, Quick Charging |
| Ports, quick charge | microUSB 2.0 |
| Release date | September 2015 in the Philippines |
| Price | Php36990 price ph pesos for 32GB in Samsung and malls |
