Smartphone Awards 2022

The Best Performance Smartphones of 2022

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The Best Performance Smartphones of 2022

It's hard to differentiate performance in a space where nearly all manufacturers employ the exact same version of SoC from the same vendor. This is par for the course when Google's and Samsung's home-grown silicon absolutely cannot compete with Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon chips. However, that doesn't mean smartphone makers cannot squeeze out a bit more performance from the same SoCs.

 

Asus is a great example of how better cooling design can make a marked improvement to hardware performance. So, while most smartphone makers have resorted to software optimization to as the only means to improve performance, it's refreshing to see brands such as Asus make a genuine engineering effort to improve performance.

 

And Here Are the Winners...

The Best Performance Smartphones of 2022

Gold Award: Asus ROG Phone 6

The Asus ROG Phone 6 is like a blessing for gaming enthusiasts. The smartphone is powered by a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset and is tuned to deliver incredible performance. It also employs an advanced cooling system for sustained performance during prolonged gaming sessions. The humongous 6.78-inch AMOLED display with 165Hz refresh rate, dual input charging technology, and USB Type-C 3.1 is a match made in heaven for every gamer and streamer. The sheer power of the ROG Phone 6 propels it to the top spot.

The Best Performance Smartphones of 2022

Silver Award: iQOO 9T

The iQOO 9T strikes a great balance between performance and features. It's an all-rounder smartphone equipped with 2022's most powerful chipset, the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, and an excellent triple camera setup headlined by the 50MP OIS camera. The smartphone registers a whopping score of over 1 million on AnTuTu, and the performance translates in real-life usage too. To ensure the device is always topped up while gaming, it's bundled with a zippy 120W charger. The iQOO 9T is a wolf in sheep's clothing and wins the silver award for its all-round abilities.

The Best Performance Smartphones of 2022

Bronze Award: OnePlus 10T

The OnePlus 10T, with its optimized and clean user interface coupled with the powerful Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, delivers a smooth user experience. It can handle all major gaming titles with ease and boasts a ludicrous charging speed of 150W, which is the fastest in the segment. The icing on the cake is its Fluid AMOLED 10-bit display and stereo speakers that make it a complete entertainment package and help it clinch the bronze award.

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The Best Performance Smartphones of 2022

Asus ROG Phone 6

Talk about performance and the first name that pops up is the ROG Phone. The ROG Phone 6 is like a dream come true for performance savvy users, since the handset is equipped with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset. Packing in the humongous 6.78-inch AMOLED display with 165Hz refresh rate, optimal cooling system, and dual input charging technology, it's a match made in heaven for every gamer.

The Best Performance Smartphones of 2022

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4

Multitasking is a breeze for the Samsung Z Fold4, thanks to its massive display and the superior speed of the Snapdragon 8+Gen 1 CPU. The inclusion of the S Pen to its arsenal sets it a class apart from other smartphones. Furthermore, the fold offers a full-fledged tab-like experience in the compact form factor.

The Best Performance Smartphones of 2022

OnePlus 10T

The OnePlus 10T, with its clean software experience and the ever so dominant Snapdragon 8+ Gen1, is certainly one of the power-packed picks when it comes to performance. Boasting a charging speed of 150W, the fastest in the segment, it ensures that users will face no delay in revitalizing the speedy performance.

The Best Performance Smartphones of 2022

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 is without a doubt the most compact yet powerful gadget on the list. The exquisite colour options are the icing on the cake. The aesthetically pleasing Z Flip4 is paired with the beast Snapdragon 8+Gen 1 and certainly slays its competition in form factor to performance ratio.

The Best Performance Smartphones of 2022

iQOO 9T

iQOO has made it evident by now that when it comes to performance, they are here to compete, especially after equipping the iQOO 9T with 2022's most powerful chipset, the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. The smartphone registers a whopping score of over 1 million on AnTuTu, and also delivers what it promises on paper. Finally, let's not forget the zippy 120W charger which ensures you're ready to go in minutes.

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