Stiftung Warentest: A comparison of top Android and Windows smartphones
In January 2014, Stiftung Warentest tested 20 new top smartphones with Android and Windows operating systems: Samsung's Galaxy Note 3 and S4 Active were among them, as well as the Nokia Lumia 1020 and the LG cell phones G2 and Nexus 5. We present them to you Test winner and take a look at the top ranking.
Test winner in the smartphone update: Samsung attacks Samsung
- With an overall grade of 1.8 ("Good" rating), the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (price approx. 500 euros) is the test winner among newcomers to January. With its particularly good surfing and e-mail convenience and the unusually long battery life, the model was able to set itself apart from the competition, the testers judged.
- However, the experts had some criticisms: The rather large Note 3 is almost a small tablet and quite heavy and unwieldy as a smartphone. The pre-installed navigation software also requires an internet connection.
- In the overall ranking of the foundation, the Note 3 comes in second place and only has to surrender to another Samsung model, the Galaxy S4 (Note 1.7).
Samsung also took second and third place
- The LG G2 (price around 500 euros) and the Galaxy S4 Active (price around 390 euros) with a grade of 1.9 came close to the test winner. The mail and surf function is extremely powerful on both smartphones, but the camera had 4 points deduction for the Galaxy Active: The camera did not deliver good pictures in the test in low light.
- Third place (grade 2.0) was achieved in addition to the Samsung Galaxy Mega (price approx. 350 euros) and the Nokia Lumia 1020 (price approx. 460 euros): While this Samsung phone also takes only mediocre pictures, it belongs Internet "to the best. The Lumia 1020, on the other hand, proved to be extremely unbreakable and moisture-resistant. The experts also highlighted the camera properties of the 41 megapixel Windows phone as "very good".
More top innovations in the product test ranking
- The Google Nexus 5 (price approx. 550 euros) received "only" a grade of 2.3 in the text - bizarre and annoying at the same time, because the reason for this are the missing headphones. The experts also criticized the camera and the location function: without a network connection, the location took longer than average.
- Sony's Xperia M (price approx. 170 euros) just got a "good" (grade 2.5): Here you are dependent on a data connection for GPS location and navigation, according to the product testers. In addition, the camera is bad, this even leads to a devaluation of the test result.
- You can find the full test details at test.de.
Smartphone flagships in the CHIP leaderboard
In our tests in the CHIP test laboratory, we come to slightly different results than the foundation: A look at the CHIP best list reveals more.
- In the overall product test ranking, the Samsung Galaxay S4 is the test winner - in the CHIP test, it is just enough for 6th place. Instead, the Galaxy Note 3 tops the CHIP best list, which is consoled with second place in the product test ranking.
- The LG G2 comes in second place at CHIP - and Stiftung Warentest is also one of the best smartphones.
- On the other hand, there is a surprise with the Google Nexus 5: While it ranks 5th in the CHIP leaderboard, it ends up at the Stiftung Warentest, which is partly due to the missing headphones mentioned above.
Cell phone duels in the CHIP product comparison
If you want to know how the tested smartphones compare in a direct comparison, it is also worth taking a look at the CHIP product comparison:
- The product test winner Samsung Galaxy S4 is subject to the LG G2.
- The big, robust brother of the Xperia M also cuts a good figure in the CHIP product comparison: The Xperia Z1 beats the Galaxy S4 Active.
- Compared to the LG G2, the Z1 has the worse battery, but the overall better price-performance ratio.
- In the CHIP product comparison, the LG G2 also leaves the Asus New Padfone behind.
Prefer iOS instead of Android or Windows Phone? In November 2013, Stiftung Warentest subjected the two iPhone 5 models 5S and 5C to a large comparison test.
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