Indian Smartphone Awards 2022

December has started and we can’t be more excited. Now and then, we focus on the expanding realm of technology in the world – from your toothbrush to the flashing lights of your phone, technology controls almost every aspect of your daily routine. How many of you choose your smartphone to be the first thing you hold in your hand right in the morning? Well, as per the statistics around 54% of the smartphone population does that and to give a really exciting insight, only 49% of the population chooses their brush to be the first. Well, as this year is about to end – we take you to some of the best smartphones that we saw in the sphere of 2022!

Google Pixel 7 Pro

Founded in a country known for the tech revolution – Google made its way into this world in 1998 in the United States of America. Most of you might be using technology from this American tech mogul and you may not even know it.

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Google’s entry into the world of smartphones is something known to this world from a very early stage. The technology giant collaborated with companies like Huawei, LG, and Samsung for their initial “Nexus” series but decided to take the sword into their own hands in 2016 – when the first smartphone namely Google Pixel 1 was launched.

As per the statistics around 54% of the smartphone population does that and to give a really exciting insight, only 49% of the population chooses their brush to be the first.

Now, it has been a long journey and Google has recently released its much-hyped Google Pixel 7 series. The phone bags a Google Tensor G2 chip with enhanced AI and efficiency. Although the design is inspired by the Pixel 6 Pro, now you see a metallic camera bezel. The LTPO Amoled 120Hz display makes the experience even more beautiful. It comes in 8 & 12GB ram variants.

iPhone 14 Pro

Again, born in the country of the United States of America – Apple was founded in 1976. Hands-down, if google is responsible for the technological revolution, Apple is known for being a trendsetter in the market. Be it smartphones, PC tablets, or their obsolete iPods, everyone seems to be so inspired by the brand that they don’t mind paying a huge amount.

The brand released its first iPhone way back in 2007 when people didn’t know that “Smart” and “Phone” are co-existing terms. It was known as iPhone 2G and was the epitome of the phone back then. While the brand was known as highly innovative in the mid-2010s, now has shifted to more on the marketing and business side of it.

iPhone 14 Pro did come with a distinguishable feature but all-in-all apart from the minor improvements, not much is changed. If something is changed, then it definitely is the price and that too is on the increasing trend. Apple A16 Bionic makes this phone very believably one of the fastest devices of 2022. And of course, the LTPO Super Amoled XDR Display bags that beautiful notch with “Dynamic Island” on-board.

OnePlus 10 Pro

Now, there are 3 pros in a single line-up, where will you find that? Fully owned by the Chinese-backed BBK electronics group – OnePlus is a subsidiary of Oppo and is one of the finest youth-oriented brands to comprise the post-2015 era.

Initially launched with the OnePlus One, the brand single-handedly started the invite-only system. It made sure that the smartphone manufacturer is making the mobiles as per the demand they are getting. Launching with one of the OGs in the smartphone industry – OnePlus chose Cyanogen Mod to go with their first phone.

The technology giant Google collaborated with companies like Huawei, LG, and Samsung for their initial “Nexus” series but decided to take the sword into their own hands in 2016 – when the first smartphone namely Google Pixel 1 was launched.

Now, the times are upside down. Not only the software part of the company has changed but also the prices are quite high. But still, this smartphone managed to be on the list all thanks to the premium Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 on board. Overall, it is the best value-for-money phone that you can buy in 2022.

IQOO 9 Pro

We decided to end this year on the note of Pros only as 2022 was quite good. If we talk about the brand iQOO – many of you might not have heard about it. Again, coming from the house of a Chinese consumer electronic goods – iQOO is a brand that is trying to be 2022’s OnePlus.

Although this brand is quite young as per the age, it has managed to sell quite a huge number of smartphones this year. With iQOO Neo 6 being one of their best-selling models – the 9 Pro is not that far behind.

This phone has all that it takes to be called a high-end smartphone. It rocks the Snapdragon’s latest flagship 8 Gen 1 and that gorgeous LTPO2 1B colour 120Hz Amoled display acts as the cherry on top. The only place where this phone lacks is the gimmicky software but overall, it is still a 2022 champion.

From the December 2022 issue of FHM India.