ТОП 10 СМАРТФОНОВ НА ЗАМЕНУ APPLE IPHONE ! ЧТО КУПИТЬ НА РАСПРОДАЖЕ

Top 10 smartphones to replace the iPhone 17 Pro Max, with detailed reviews and buying tips before a big sale.

Key Takeaways

iPhones offer superior video editing ease and software optimization despite not having the best raw hardware.
Samsung is the closest Android alternative with a strong ecosystem but comes at a high price and some technical drawbacks.
Android brands like Vivo and OPPO offer variety but suffer from inconsistent photo quality and ecosystem limitations.
Foldable phones like Samsung Fold have durability issues, making them risky investments.
Apple’s ecosystem and accessory quality remain unmatched, influencing the overall user experience.

What the video covers

The video presents a top 10 list of smartphones that can replace the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max, focusing on value and features.
Discussion on the advantages of iPhone cameras and video editing software compared to Android alternatives.
Comparison of Apple ecosystem accessories versus those from Samsung, Vivo, OPPO, and Honor.
Insights on the frequent release cycles of Android phones versus Apple's annual model updates.
Real-life experience with Samsung Fold durability issues and the risks of foldable devices.
Evaluation of Vivo and OPPO brands, their market strategy, and product variety.
Critique of Honor's lack of premium accessories and overall ecosystem compared to Apple and Samsung.
Samsung's PWM screen issues on the S26 Ultra and recommendation of the S25 Ultra as a better choice.
Discussion on the challenges of Android fragmentation and optimization for social media content creators.
Information about giveaways, sales, and promo codes for smartphones on the Polzaonet channel.

Chapters

What are the best smartphone alternatives to the iPhone 17 Pro Max?

The video recommends Samsung devices as the closest alternatives due to their ecosystem and hardware, followed by Vivo and OPPO for variety, though with some compromises.

Why does the creator prefer iPhone for videography?

The creator values iPhone for its superior video editing software, ease of use, and consistent camera performance, despite not having the best raw hardware specs.

Are foldable phones like the Samsung Fold reliable?

The video highlights durability issues with foldable phones, sharing a personal experience where the Samsung Fold's internal screen broke, making it unusable.

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Hello everyone. You're on the Polzaonet channel. And here you'll find only detailed reviews to help you save money. Today, once again before a big sale, I'm bringing back the top 10 smartphones worth buying. And at the same time, I want to combine it with a

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top 10 list of smartphones that can replace an iPhone 17 Pro Max. How is this usually done on YouTube? It’s all very simple. They tell you: "Here are the most expensive ones, the Xiaomi 17 Ultra, some Fold, and maybe a Vivo

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X300 Ultra. Buy one and there's your replacement." The full list of everything I’d recommend considering instead of an iPhone will, of course, be in the video description. Compacts, for instance, the Xiaomi 17, though I don't recommend the Pixel 10, but maybe

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someone will get it for pennies or needs a specific OS—remember GrapheneOS. And don't forget to subscribe to the channel and hit the bell. Don't forget that I'm hosting a Poco X8 Pro Max giveaway on my channel, most likely every month. For a like,

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subscription, comment on any video, and subscribing to the Telegram discount channel. Don't forget that I buy everything myself. Like this K100 Pro and K100 Pro Max. Two smartphones bought, next is the Honor Robot. And plus, I tell you how this stuff sells

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afterward. Now for the most interesting part. Replacing this device. If you think you won't have issues downloading banking apps from Google Play or just grabbing an APK somewhere later.

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Firstly, Google Play has already started removing banking apps from certain countries, as you've noticed.

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Secondly, if we talk about various messengers that some people need, sure, you need Android, but there are simply no true Apple equivalents. Why? Because I have several smartphones. For example, an old iPhone 12 Pro Max; you can

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film with it. Or a second option, what else you can film on is Samsung, even old ones, and even the A-series. They have decent front and main cameras. I'm speaking as a videographer; of course, you can take photos even on a 20,000

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ruble phone. And of course, the iPhone doesn't have the best photos if you crop, not the best if you shoot in RAW, not the best sensors. But on average, the module switching and everything else, it has the best software. It is

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easiest to edit video specifically from Apple devices. I’m telling you this as someone who has been on YouTube for 9 years, and I’ve filmed probably 1,500 videos on an iPhone, including everything you see. I’ve got over 3,000. People will say it’s not that

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great, but I’d still use the simplest thing. The simplest thing is an iPhone. Blackmagic Camera app. Then, again, you edit, if you're on a trip, on the oldest iPad Pro or some new laptop. By the way, I haven't done a review of

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this one yet. I still stream on the Pro. Using this laptop here. I think it’ll last me another 10 years. This isn't an ad for Apple, just saying. If you are in the Apple ecosystem and you have AirPods, for example, various ones

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. If you have AirPods Max, the over-ear ones aren't that great, honestly, but their tablets are better, and their laptops for work, I believe, are better in terms of price and quality.

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Something for a videographer, editing, and in the category of: "You only have one smartphone." There are no alternatives. The alternatives are Samsung. I mean, if we look at the hierarchy, the closest ones are Samsung devices. Why? Because they have

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top-tier, killer tablets, they have various headphones, everything is very expensive and they have super top-tier watches. Everyone else, whoever you pick, take Vivo. They have released over-ear headphones. There will be a review on the channel. Well, they don’t sound that great, worse than

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Apple’s Max ones. Apple also has 3D audio, by the way. Anyway, let’s not focus specifically on what you are losing. What you lose is the accessories. Apple accessories, in my opinion, are better. And hoping that you’ll have the same experience, no.

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And the magic is also that iPhones, unlike the others, release models once a year, while Androids can churn them out almost every 3 months if you’re looking at mid-range budgets. For example, the Oppo Reno, the Pro Max came out, I think, 4 months ago, and

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they are already releasing a new model. Meaning you’ll always have something outdated. If you buy Apple or Samsung, you at least buy them once a year, and their naming, at least, doesn't change.

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S25 Ultra, 26 Ultra, 27 Ultra. Maybe they’ll change it now, but as of right now. But if you take something like Huawei or others, they constantly have S Pro Max, something else, something else. Hocus pocus, trying to pull a fast one. If we are talking

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about Androids and Samsung, regarding the Folds. Why do I have a Fold in my hands? I bought a Fold for my son in February, stupidly. I didn't get insurance for it. And again, my content is about real life. And eventually, the

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internal screen broke. That's it, the phone is ready for the trash. Over 100 thousand rubles. Technically, it's a brick. That's the problem with folds; maybe Apple will release a fold. We shall see. If we talk about, again, you'll say: "5 years will pass, I'll be

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able to use Android the same way." So I have a Vivo 90 Pro and an iPhone 12 Pro Max. Who do you think shoots better?

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This is a much newer device. This little miracle here. And the front camera too. I mean, for the front camera, you know perfectly well it's either Samsung or iPhone. iPhone is better. That’s if we're talking about shooting. The second big point. You'll

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say now: "Sanya, you have to tell us that Honor has Face ID, and we'll all run to buy Honor." Its vibration customization is, well, putting it mildly, and the accessories. Name me top-tier headphones, top-tier watches from Honor, name me a top-tier tablet

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you can edit on. They have laptops, but none of it is premium. Meaning you get no sense of premium quality at all.

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Samsung has it, but the cost is astronomical. Again, if we're talking about Samsungs, I definitely don't recommend the S26 Ultra, because all Samsungs have severe PWM, but the S26 Ultra also has issues because of that protection; if you look from the side,

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it turns on and degrades the screen. So, if you're looking, the S25 Ultra actually costs reasonable money.

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Samsungs are fine; they all look the same. 24 Ultra, 25 Ultra, 26 Ultra. If a person isn't tech-savvy, they won't even realize you have an old phone.

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Unlike Apple, they, you see, changed the design and will likely change it again. If we talk about my favorites, specifically Vivo and OPPO—well, because it's the former BBK brand— they split up intentionally so that anti-monopoly agencies around the world

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wouldn't say: "Guys, your sales percentage is too high," because they would be bigger than Apple. Because Vivo and OPPO, under them are also Realme, under them are OnePlus, under them, likely, Nothing, and again, iQOO is specifically under Vivo. So count

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the number of brands, count their sales, and you'll realize someone somewhere will have to move over. I’m talking about Samsung or Apple. But all these cool things, specifically Vivo, X300, X300 Pro, X300, X300 F, X300 S—it's

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all Vivo. There’s a Chinese X300, a Russian X300, and a Chinese, Russian, and European X300 Ultra. And all this variety is magical, of course, but unfortunately, due to their love for "improving" things, the photos get ruined, in my opinion. And again,

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that's the superpower of Samsung and Apple. If you use social media and upload photos there, there is no better device, because it's easier to optimize your app for one model a year than for 300 different naming schemes and 560

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variations of sensors and hardware. I mean, it’s only logical. Simply put, if you’re a videographer, you lose out by switching from an iPhone to any other smartphone. Tell me whatever you want. Some people shoot on Vivo, some on OPPO. You can shoot on anything.

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I’m talking about comfort, ease of use, and the image quality you get without needing LUTs or anything else.

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Though, you can still get creative on iPh

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Pixels have options for banking apps or , say, stock trading apps. You can look into them, but are they an equivalent to Apple in terms of shooting, OS, and especially the ecosystem? Of course not . And again, this isn't me singing

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praises to Apple. If you tell me—and I’ll agree—that Apple removes apps and soon they won't be installable at all. Firstly, you can install anything if you really want to. Secondly, an important point for those who read the news: Google Play is also removing apps

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, and they announce every year that they plan to close their system. What does that mean? It means that you might still be able to install APKs via developer mode next year, but a year later, your phone might be just as

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restricted as an Apple device. Relatively restricted. I’m sure there will always be ways around it. But closing your eyes and thinking that in two years your Android device will be wide open and you'll be able to install anything you want. Well, that's a bit

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naive. Especially considering what they are already doing. If we talk about the super features of Android, the first is photography. In some modes, with skilled hands, you can get something absolutely mind-blowing. On an Apple device, you physically won't be able to

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get that. Especially with that dim telephoto sensor, which doesn't even switch on in the dark. But Androids have all sorts of other superpowers.

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These things here, for example, in the form of optics. By the way, this is available on OPPO and Vivo. Clearly competitors, right? This one is 400mm, the Oppo one is 300mm. The source photos for all these devices I'm

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telling you about. First off, there are links to reviews and purchase links in the description. If you need it, just get an idea of the prices, but only look with an activated account and only during sales periods. On the 17th, for

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example, there will be a whole week. In fact, there are sales two weeks a month , meaning 50%of the time there's some kind of sale, promo codes, and everything else. Both Vivo and Oppo can work with optics. And it's not just the

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Vivo X300 Ultra, the X300 Pro and several other of its smartphones can also work with this optic. The same goes for OPPO. Several types of smartphones. You can attach optics and, of course, chase after birds. An interesting story. So, this is the

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uniqueness of Android. In this sense, they did a great job. There's 165Hz, 185Hz, and other such gadgets. In gaming, Apple performs worse than everyone else. Even with or without coolers, the graphics are de facto the best, regardless of whether you take

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Genshin or something else. But if you play at maximum brightness, expect it to dim and overheat. By the way, Apple isn't the most autonomous smartphone and it's not the fastest to charge either. Besides, people ask me which is

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my main Xiaomi device. I have the iPhone 17 Pro Max and a stable Xiaomi.

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Before that, it was the 15 Ultra. Right now I have the Leica edition from Xiaomi, again, the Chinese one. So, I consistently have one Android and one iPhone. Speaking of device usage and prospects, right now before the second

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part, I want to note once more which flagships you can buy instead of an iPhone, which are worth looking at at all. Any foldables. That's the Honor Fold V6, I think. I didn't buy it, by the way, just like the Oppo Find N6, or

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N5, because you immediately lose 40% when reselling it. Just like I didn't buy a Sony this year. Whoever bought one, well, I don't know. I think only stores provided them, because last time I lost 43,000 rubles reselling a Sony.

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For me, that's too expensive for content, I'll tell you honestly. So, I buy these devices and then sell them.

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And if the balance is too high and people aren't watching, then why should I buy this thing? Especially since I have enough cheaper devices for content creation. And among those flagships you can choose from is the Vivo X300 Ultra.

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Preferably the Russian version if you are in Russia, or the global one if you are outside of China. Oppo Find X9 Ultra, they are sort of related, although they have different focal lengths. That is, the focus there is on

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the ultra-wide and 35mm. Moreover, the X300 Ultra has a worse telephoto lens than the X200 Ultra. And I will explain why to you right now, by the way. And the Samsung S26 Ultra. These are the real mastodons, yeah, can we mention

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the Magic 8 Pro? Yes, Honor, again, Honor also has the 8R AR Pro. This is an analog, again, from Apple. And it's actually quite decent. It even has eSIM . If we take compacts again, that would be, of course, the Xiaomi 17, Vivo X300

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, Vivo X300 FE, and a crazy number of other devices that can technically, like the Samsung S26, replace a compact for you. I could also mention, for instance, the ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra. It was actually possible to get it during

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a sale for 50,000 rubles for the 512GB model. The Russian version. Now, given that the exchange rate has dropped, and it dropped by nearly 20%for a second, those buying in rubles understand that the rate was 20%lower 2 months ago than

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it is now—and now, drumroll. Why don't they bring up, say, the IQ 15 for you? Because the quality of its shooting, well, the camera, to put it mildly, is at the level of a 30,000 ruble smartphone. Take another look at

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the specs and what they did with the OnePlus 13. OnePlus has practically left the global market; I think they only remain in India. In China, again, none of this matters, because they will now all be on ColorOS instead of

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OxygenOS. And you might say ColorOS was like Oxygen, but de facto you will have Oppo, Realme, and OnePlus on one operating system. Just great, as they say. And Realme has the Realme GT8 Pro —that is also not a flagship level,

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not even close to Apple, both in shooting and everything else. Is it a good smartphone for the money? Of course, yes. But let's be honest, you aren't overpaying for nothing. You are overpaying to get a maximally optimized device with the coolest possible

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hardware. I will explain to you now why flagships, by the way, have become profitable, although they weren't really before. The Oppo Find X9 Pro is just OP. When the exchange rate was 71, it was bought for 42,000 rubles. A

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Chinese one, a lot of my friends carry one. I would trade an iPhone 17 Pro or a standard 17 for a Chinese phone. Or a OnePlus 15; yeah, it’s clear it doesn’t cost 38,000 anymore, it’ll be 43-45 now. Oppo Find X9 Pro, then

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the Vivo X300, if it ends up costing a reasonable amount, especially the Chinese version, around 45 for the X300 FE or S50 Pro Mini. That’s a compact, also a decent alternative. Yes, it’ll be half the price for you. And expect

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half as much from it, objectively speaking, and don't count on super-mega-top-tier accessories. Are their headphones any good? Yes. Are their watches any good? Yes. You know, there are many watches from iQOO, Vivo, Realme—maybe the top-tier ones.

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Realme has absolutely nothing premium. So again, for those leaving Apple, prepare yourselves mentally; there’s nothing there. You can buy some Sony full-sized headphones to go with your smartphone, but again, everything is relative; among the super-top offers I can recommend you look at, there is the

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Nothing Phone (3). Yes, it's from last year, it doesn't have a super-top processor, but given the total specs and the fact that it's from Britain— well, we know Carl Pei makes it, we know where Carl Pei comes from—it's

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still worth looking at, especially since it costs 32,000. That’s truly an imba. Especially considering current price tags. And now I'm coming to the conclusion that it’s not just the exchange rate—because these are all old stocks being sold 20%cheaper due to

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the rate—but they were also purchased when the price of internal RAM was, for a second, three times lower. So, for you to grasp the full depth of this, 8GB used to cost 40 dollars; now it costs 120 at wholesale. You realize

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that this difference for, say, a mid-budget phone is simply astronomical . It’s just an extra 80 bucks. A smartphone used to cost 150 dollars, now it costs 230, and then slap on another 20%for the exchange rate difference for those in Russia. And

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that is what awaits us. So, what’s being sold on sale now, maybe in September, old models in October—that hasn’t affected them yet at all. But those who will be building new smartphones will certainly make them cheaper in every way. They will cut

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features, remove ultrawides, use cheaper materials, install worse screens, and everything else, because they need to somehow maintain the mid-price range. But these flagships, like the old last-year X200 Ultras for 50—whoever bought them, well done.

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They will all lead the way now, considering, again, the price difference: when you add 150-200 dollars to a flagship, it is not felt as strongly. 1,000 dollars, 1,700—it is not felt as strongly as when you add 80 dollars to a budget phone. I think I

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have provided a vivid example for you. Okay, 200 dollars plus 80. So you were buying something for 200 bucks, now you'll be buying for 280, and that's already mid-range. Do you feel the depth of the depths? I hope this

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information is useful to someone, and someone finds it entertaining. And write in the comments that I should keep doing this, especially before the sale, so you understand my position.

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Times are changing. If just a couple of days ago I was shouting from the rooftops: "Friends, you only need new releases." Now I am shouting to you: " Friends, sweep up whatever is left from last year, because those extra 155

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million AnTuTu points will give you absolutely nothing." Absolutely nothing at all. Pixels have been churning out the same smartphones for the third year in a row, even downgrading sensors compared to the Pixel 9. If you take Nothing, they have abandoned CMF. So

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you understand, no new CMF phones came out. The 4b was released. A magnificent smartphone for cosmic money. If we talk about what OP and Vivo will do, I have no idea. You could recall Huawei's various Mates and Puras, but their

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processor power efficiency—I bought their new ones. I'll wait a month now, because the promotional reviews have just passed. In a month, I will get to them. I have two boxes of Russian Huawei versions lying here. In a month,

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they will have polished them up. I will prove to you that, despite them winning something somewhere, whether it's Android 16, 15, it doesn't matter, I'm sure they haven't conquered battery life, considering they are still using emulation. That's a different story.

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Although again, if you have the chance to buy some Pura 80 Ultra for 35,000 rubles. , and use it as a camera, run and buy it, because RAM prices will definitely affect them too. Note once again, if you want folds, the Vivo Fold

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is a cool device, I reviewed it. That is one of those devices that I didn't regret buying. It is interesting to me.

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I bought the Fold 5. I repeat, various OPPOs and everything else. Everyone can see the crease, OPPO. After some time, if we talk about old devices—again, everything I am listing is old, because in September, if you just rewind me a

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year ago, I would be shouting to you: " Save your money, keep it aside, wait for September, in September the new stuff will hit." If you are going to buy a flagship, willing to overpay 150 bucks for storage, go for it. Wait. If

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you are planning to buy a mid-range, budget, sub-flagship, or any entry-level device, you should 100%buy it now. And as for what is worth buying during this sale, the second part of the video—reminding you that for all these smartphones, I sometimes have

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three or four reviews on the channel. I'm still testing the K100 Pro Max, and the K100 Pro I will most likely be roasting on the main channel, and I'll be holding a giveaway. There are full-fledged reviews for them on the

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channel. Besides that, in the description on the "lite" channel, there is a one-shot review where I walk around and talk for four years now, and no matter what anyone tells me—I love reading comments where people say things are filmed super magically, but

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my conditions are identical. Elevator, beach, sun. It is perfectly clear that these sensors just change their naming.

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And because they change so often, even on large thirty-inch screens—well, I'll test it on a TV later. Not everything is always visible. Colors jump, and when switching modules on Androids, they jump again. When we say it's cool that Androids switch almost

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smoothly, the word "almost" is the most annoying part, especially if we look at Apple's ProRes cinematic effect. If you know something to replace it with, great. But basically, if this is a work device, buy an Android for all your

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banking apps, messengers, and everything else. Which ones? The lists are in the description, take a look at what I recommend. And I recommend you snatch them up now. Although it is quite possible, as they say, the exchange rate will drop, which would be

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good, but if they introduce income tax, it will be bad. Plus 20%, 22%— everything will go up. The rate hitting 50 again, that would be magical. But I don't think RAM will get any cheaper tomorrow. Especially if you look at how

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much graphics cards cost and how their price tags jump. Good luck to everyone with the flagships you chose—let me know which one you picked, because there is a sea of them. Well, obviously , you shouldn't choose any of those "

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stillborn" ones. I still haven't done a review of the Meizu 22, but I've already put it through its paces.

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Meaning I am mentally ready to tell you something about it, but Meizu has shut down, in case you didn't know—they stopped making phones. Asus has also stopped making phones. Be careful. And now comes the list of things I would

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look at during this sale. Maybe I'll miss something. Subscribe to the discounts channel. I post video updates there, telling you what I would look at today. And once again, there is nowhere to run. There is a lot of electronics,

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but the number of brands is shrinking. Asus left, they left the global market, and almost everywhere Realme and OnePlus have become scarce. You can feel it, Meizu shut down, there isn't more electronics to choose from because hardware is getting more expensive. And

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now part two. I would like to start by reminding you that I was just telling you about the flagships worth buying.

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Take the Xiaomi 17 Ultra, for example. It seems they said there won't be a Xiaomi 18 Ultra in 2026, but then again , we already had the 17 Pro Max. If we talk about Vivo and Oppo, it seems they

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won't be coming out with Global versions anymore. I mean, even if there is an Oppo Find X10 Ultra, it’s not a fact it’ll be in 2026 or 2027; maybe even late 2027. And it's not a fact that a Vivo X300 Ultra will be released

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on the Global market. Or rather, not the 300 Ultra, but the 500 Ultra. Those are all the joys. Regarding what will be in this sale. Look, all similar smartphones like the Poco X8 Pro Max are around thirty thousand. Around

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23,000 rubles. we will have the Poco X8 Pro. We'll see, as they say, tomorrow when the sale starts. Why? Because, first, they might add promo codes, like last time when they added 1,500 off 15,000 rubles. or leftovers. And the

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second point is, we don't know what is left in their warehouses. So, anything from old batches could be worth considering. And I have a few top picks on my Telegram channel for discounts. I post them for under 30, under 20,000

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rubles. up to 40—not very relevant, because of the + 20%exchange rate. But more or less, if you look at what usually sells very profitably and what is still left in stock, I’ve already mentioned: the Nothing Phone 3, even

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though it has a relatively ancient processor, the smartphone itself is decent. Vivo smartphones are often sold at good prices. That’s all sorts of Vivo X300 FEs, Vivo V70s with telephoto lenses, Realme 16 Pro with a telephoto lens, because what is currently trading

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around thirty, I don't think we'll see decent phones with telephoto lenses anytime soon. That's for sure. If we talk about compacts, the Vivo X300 Russian version, it's clear the 500 version is coming out, but I'm afraid to imagine how much the Global one will

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cost. Again, the Samsung S26, of course , the Xiaomi 17s; the 15s are practically gone. Among mid-rangers, besides the X8 Pro and X8 Pro Max, there is, of course, the F8 Pro. The F8 Ultra is a flagship, but then again, a

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Poco flagship is debatable; still, I think it’ll cost around fifty, similar to the ZDE NUB Z80 Ultra. As I mentioned, the F9 Ultra and F9 Pro from Pocophone will be out soon. You’ll see what they’re like tomorrow.

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I’ll be hosting a stream where I’ll roast the K100 Pro Max and the K100 Pro . For those of you looking for an OP smartphone, get the Chinese OPPO X 9 Pro or the OnePlus 15. Either the Chinese version or the Global one.

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Actually, the Global one might be a better deal. So that’s the question of the day: if they price the Global one around 50,000 rubles. Then to heck with the cameras, as they say. On one hand, it’s good that they haven’t

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left the market completely. But what happens with global OxygenOS updates is still a question. Whether they’ll move everything to KOS or not.

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Regarding those planning to buy Pixels with Tensor, I wouldn’t consider any of them. Modern Samsungs are still too expensive with no sign of a good deal, though the A57 and A37 are already being announced at decent prices.

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Personally, I wouldn’t recommend buying any Chinese Redmi models I review, like the K90 Max or K90 Ultra.

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It’s better to go for the global versions. The A57 and even the A17 from Samsung look decent, even with the waterdrop front camera cutout. So, we likely won't see anything like the CMF 2 Pro for 12,000 rubles. ...anytime

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soon. That’s for sure. What are we left with? Devices like this 4 B— review is on the channel—for twenty thousand. What should you look out for?

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Realme 16 Pro, 15 Pro, for twenty-something thousand. Very decent devices. Overall, nothing has changed.

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I’m mentally preparing you and myself for the fact that the lineup will shrink, mid-rangers will approach sub-flagship prices, and budget phones will cost as much as mid-rangers, not just in rubles, but in dollar terms as well. By the way, Honor sales start

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tomorrow, but that looks quite questionable. Besides that, sales for Umi also start tomorrow. I’m reminding you about the Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G and the Redmi Note 17 5G. The regular Chinese 5G is the same as the global 5 G—reviews are on the channel

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—but the price tags will be scary. If the 17, not the Pro, just the 5G, hits around 16 for the global version, that would be great. But given the Chinese version cost 19, I’m not really counting on it. I already explained why

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to you. Because memory cost 40 dollars, and now it’s 120. Maybe they stocked up on it and there's just so much of it now, but once again, don't believe anything, double-check, ask GPT, and you'll understand the true depth of it

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all. In general, regarding the model ranges, there will be a list in the description of what I recommend you take a look at. Definitely don't rush out to buy any piece of hardware. Watch a review before doing that. Look at the

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raw photo files from me or other bloggers if you need them, if you pay attention to that sort of thing. Very often the T-series, the 17T and 17T Pro from Xiaomi, are currently appearing at unpleasant price points as well. And so

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, everything is narrowing down. That's how things are for now. Maybe we will still see electronics spread its wings.

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But for now, looking at GPU prices, the feeling is the opposite; we hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. I hope I entertained you, I hope I shed some light on things. All sorts of OnePlus X6, X6 Pro devices and similar

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Chinese stuff. Just like that robot, that Honor with the camera. Everything will be on the channel, I'll talk about everything, but that's for people who love Chinese toys and have plenty of money to spend, because you'll lose a

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lot on resale and there isn't much joy in walking around with a Chinese smartphone. Objectively, if you want a flagship for yourself, don't follow my lead. I buy Chinese because it's cheaper for me to make reviews. "If it's for yourself," said Sanya, who

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walks around with a Chinese Xiaomi 17 Ultra. Well, you decide for yourselves. Then again, you can easily walk around with a Poco M8 Pro or a Realme 15. The only thing, for the thousandth time, I draw your attention to this: if you're

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going to buy a budget device, under no circumstances choose one with EMMC memory. And definitely no UNISOC processor. And preferably avoid the Helio 99 and 100 as well. But first-tier brands are really a different class of product. Sony stands

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apart. Buying that kind of stuff for 100,000 is for oligarchs. I won't be getting into that anymore. I'd rather buy some kind of Folds if I get the money. It's the same story with tablets . The best ones are on the channel.

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Right now, it's the Pad 8 Pro from Xiaomi. My reviews are out, plus they have reasonable prices too. If we are talking about OLED tablets, the best ones are also on the channel. But if I were you, I would only look towards a

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13-inch tablet, like the Lenovo Legion Y900, which is 11.13 inches. And if we are still talking about tablets, the Honor Magic Pad 2 and Honor Magic Pad 4 , because they are on OLED and because the Honor Magic Pad 4 is even 45,000

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rubles. It comes with a case and keyboard included. And this is truly a great piece, you have to agree, because if you sum it all up—yes, I, for instance, managed to buy it for 41 plus customs, some managed for 50—it is

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still a super bargain, since in retail everywhere, all around the world, it costs nearly a hundred, especially now, considering the exchange rate. So, regarding the device from me, yes, write in the comments what you would pay attention to right now, whether you

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would buy electronics now or wait until they get cheaper. I highly doubt it, but it is something I really hope for, because if all this stops coming out, you will only see reviews from me on all sorts of robot vacuums, power banks

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, and everything else, plus headphones. To all the devices you have on hand, the answer is definitely yes. See you in the countryside. Subscribe to the channel with the bell, come over to the streaming channel. Kindness and good

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luck to you, dear friends.

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