2015 look back: Top flagship smartphones launched throughout the year

Dec 15

2015 is coming to an end. As we are welcoming the new year, let’s together take a look at some of the most significant flagship smartphones launched throughout this year.

1. Huawei Mate 8

Huawei Mate 8 was launched in Q4 2015 with all of the best specs we can ask for. The smartphone has a huge 6-inch display, 4GB RAM together with powerful Kirin 950 chip set. Huawei Mate 8 cameras are 16MP and 8MP sensors. Most interestingly, the phone has a whooping 4,000 mAH battery that can be fully charged in just half and hour.

2. Samsung Galaxy Note 5

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is such a killer from the Korean comapny. I think to many of us, the Note 5 is no longer a stranger, when winning the title of best smartphone display ever produced. Some Galaxy Note 5 specs in case you don’t remember them all include 4GB RAM, 3000 mAH and beautiful 16MP / 5MP camera by Samsung.

3. Xperia Z5 family

Sony Xperia Z5 Family is definitely the best products Sony ever produced, not to mention in 2015. Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is no doubt one of the super stars of 2015-2016 period with beautiful 4K display to impress many users. Sony Xperia Z5 – original version also wins the title “best camera smartphone” with their gorgeous 23MP Sony sensor

4. Lenovo Vibe X3

Specs-wise, Lenovo Vibe X3 packs a 5.5-inch Full HD screen, a Snapdragon 808 hexa-core chipset, a dual SIM, Android 5.1 Lollipop OS, 3GB of RAM and 32/64GB of ROM (expandable up to 128GB). Besides, its battery is also good once being capable of 3,600mAh battery and it can be charge quickly due to fast charging tech Quick Charge 2.0: 60% in 30 minutes. And one of the key Lenovo Vibe X3 specs is its cameras: 21MP rear and an 8MP snapper, perfect for those who love taking photos.

5. Asus Zenfone Zoom

Despite being announced in early 2015, the official ASUS ZenFone Zoom launch only occurred in Q4 2015. ASUS ZenFone Zoom specs a 5.5-inch Full HD display, an Intel Atom Z3590 2.5GHz processor under the hood, 32/64/128GB ROM (expandable to 128GB), 4GB RAM, and a 3,000mAh battery. As for the camera, there is a combo of a 13MP rear plus LED flash and a 5MP front camera. Moreover, the main shooter is really special since it uses Japan’s HOYA optics and includes 3x optical zoom, 12x digital zoom, optical image stabilization, and laser focus. That is also why the phone is called Zoom!

6. Vivo X6

Vivo X6 specs have a MT6752 processor, a 5.2-inch FHD Super AMOLED display, a 2,400mAh battery, 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM, 32GB ROM, a dual SIM, and Funtouch OS based on Android 5.1 Lollipop. In terms of camera, there are a 13MP rear one equipped with PDAF and dual tone LED flash, and an 8MP front shooter with wide-angle lens. Specially, the camera app can be opened in just 0.6 second with object focus in only 0.1 second. Amazing!

7. LG V10

LG V10 is a 4GB RAM beast by LG, with stunning design and unique 2 displays that make everyone curious. Recently, LG announced that, they managed to sell 450,000 units of the LG V10 in 45 days in North America market , which is equivalent to 10,000 LG V10 units in just one day. This impressive sales figures partially proved that LG V10 is one of the hottest flagships launched in 2015.

8. OnePlus Two

OnePlus Two was a super talked-about flagship smartphone back in August 2015. The phone was compared as direct rival to Samsung Galaxy Note 5 with 4GB RAM and a decent brand name. OnePlus Two was not as noisy as its rival, yet still a very high quality product launched to the smartphone market this year 2015.

9+10. iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus

Seems like iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus are the only non-Android phones in this list. This duo by Apple is also one of the most controversial smartphones of all time. However, the company managed to sell 13 millions units of iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, proving their popularity among users. To find out more about these latest smartphones by Apple, check out our previous article here.

2015 was a crazy year with a lot of new and awesome smartphones launched to our market. The list above are just our wrap up from our observation of the best received flagships throughout the year. If you have any name in mind, please feel free to share your idea and help add in to our list.