In October, the new machine was released in a bunch, and the advantage is that you can see more new flagships with stronger performance and better photos, but the disadvantage is that the price has increased again, at least three to five hundred yuan more expensive than usual. As a comparison, the flagships released last year now have a price reduction of about 1,000 yuan, so should you buy a new machine or an old flagship?
In fact, both are good choices, like to try new things, and have a sufficient budget, you can choose a new flagship. However, mobile phones like Xiaomi 14 and vivo X100s are still hot-selling products until now, and even if you start now, you won't be stuck for another 5 years.
vivo X100s
Reference price: 3528 yuan (16GB+512GB)
vivo's flagships are updated every six months, and the actual release time of X100s is May 13th, which is only 5 months away, and it is still a new flagship.
The first sales of this phone are 770% of the previous generation, which is a real hit, and it is also the first straight screen phone in the X100 series.
vivo X100s adopts a 6.78-inch 8T OLED straight screen with 2800x1260 resolution, supports 1~120Hz adaptive refresh rate, is equipped with Dimensity 9300+ processor, rear 50 million pixel outsole main camera, F1.57 large aperture, equipped with VCS bionic spectrum technology, supports OIS super optical image stabilization, and the image stabilization level reaches CIPA4.5 level.
The 64-megapixel periscope telephoto camera supports up to 100x digital zoom, plus a 50-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera to form a Zeiss triple camera.
Built-in 5100mAha blue ocean battery, support 100W super flash charging.
Buying advice: no periscope, no flagship.
The five mobile phones of the vivo X100 series and the two mobile phones of the iQOO12 series all have periscope telephoto cameras. As an upgraded version of the X100, the X100s also adds AI Four Seasons Portrait, and the imaging effect is even more amazing.
Compared with X100, X100s not only changes to a straight screen, but also supports IP68 &IP69 dust and water resistance, and the performance is also stronger.
iPhone16
Reference price: 8299 yuan (512GB)
iPhone16 has just been released, although it does not support 120Hz refresh rate like iPhone15, but users don't care, which can be seen from the sales of iPhone15, iPhone15 has more than 3 million + evaluations on JD.com, and it is the most popular smartphone.
As long as the price is right, there is no phone that cannot be sold; As long as the price is low enough, the iPhone 16 is a real fragrance machine.
The iPhone 16 uses a 6.1-inch OLED straight screen with 2556x1179 resolution, supports a 60Hz refresh rate, and is equipped with an Apple A18 chip, providing up to 512GB of storage combination. The rear has a 48-million-pixel main camera, a 12-million-pixel ultra-wide-angle camera, a built-in 3561mAh battery, and supports 27W wired fast charging.
Buying suggestion: Because the upgrade is not strong, iPhone16 is also known as the least worthwhile iPhone, and because of this, iPhone16's price reduction should exceed iPhone15, becoming the fastest price reduction, the most ruthless iPhone mobile phone.
If you want a lower price, you can wait patiently, soon.
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
Reference price: 5466 yuan (16GB+512GB)
The Xiaomi Mi 14 Ultra is Xiaomi's strongest imaging flagship, and is in the same echelon as the Oppo Find X7 Ultra and vivo X100 Ultra. The Xiaomi Mi 14 Ultra also has a 1-inch main camera and a periscope telephoto camera, continuing to work with Leica to create top-of-the-line images.
Xiaomi 14 Ultra uses a 6.73-inch 3200x1440 resolution full isodepth micro curved screen, C8 light-emitting material, local peak brightness of 3000nit, 8T LTPO low-power technology, supports 1~120Hz adaptive refresh rate, and uses ultra-thin screen fingerprint recognition.
It is equipped with a Snapdragon 8 Gen3 processor, a 50-megapixel main camera with a Sony LYT-900, a 50-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera, a 50-megapixel Leica telephoto camera, and a 50-megapixel Leica ultra-telephoto camera. It has a built-in 5300mAh battery that supports a combination of 90W wired and 80W wireless fast charging.
Purchase suggestion: Xiaomi 14 Ultra with professional-grade image suit, you can get a better experience, very suitable for professionals and photography enthusiasts, ordinary users are more recommended to choose Xiaomi 14 Pro, the same screen, the same processor, the main camera also supports 1024 levels of variable aperture, the strength is also outstanding.
Finally, the vivo X100s has the lowest price and is not low in terms of configurability, which has excellent performance in both gaming and video. If you want top-of-the-line images, the Xiaomi Mi 14 Ultra is the best choice. The iPhone 16 is more suitable for fruit powder.
The above three mobile phones, almost no bad reviews, 512G large storage, no card for five years, which one do you use?