2015 had a lot of unique and powerful handsets to offer, but by far, some of them took names and led the rest. Here are five handsets that were capable smartphones in performance and still is to this day.
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The Sony Xperia Z5 trio deserves all the credit that they received. They symbolized Sony’s capability to develop high-end cameras and lens that truly delivered in the camera department. Sony’s Hybrid autofocus, a fast focusing speed, and the steady shot feature all worked and implemented them to work exponentially. Adding to the mix is the Xperia Z5 Premium’s 4K UHD display that was a first in smartphone history at the time of its arrival. The Sony Xperia Z5 trio is innovators of various features and can still keep up with the majority of what 2016 has to offer. Prices for the Z5 trio are ranging from Php 22-23K for the original Z5, Php 26-27K for the Z5 Premium and finally Php 18-19K for the Z5 Compact.
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Another Sony Xperia product that had a great year in 2015 is the mid-ranger successor to the M4 Aqua, the Sony Xperia M5. The Xperia M5 highlights a lot of exterior similarities from its predecessor, but improves in certain aspects, like its glossy back and repositioned buttons for the users convenience. However, the strengths of the Xperia M5 lies in camera shooting. At that time, we were shocked at home quick its focusing speed is and at that time, the Xperia Z5 trio was yet introduced, so this was a new thing. It delivered one of the best 4K UHD video performances and photos that we’ve seen and is surely capable of outshooting a few flagships of this particular time. The Sony Xperia M5 is priced at Php 15-16K in any online stores nationwide.
See also Sony Xperia Z5 Compact vs Xperia M5 review comparison
Huawei and Google’s collaborative device, the Nexus 6P has received a lot of praise back in 2015 for its capable performances in hardware and camera. It also voted by the majority of tech bloggers and reviewers as the best phone of 2015. From its sexy design to its simple-to-understand vanilla Android feel, the Nexus 6P was indeed a capable phone and a must-have for avid smartphone lovers everywhere. Adding up to the mix is its one of the earliest smartphones to boast a pure Android 6.0 Marshmallow experience and helped people embrace the new OS as it is. It has 4GB of RAM, which was already huge at that time and even now, so multi-tasking and aggressive gaming is an easy-peasy thing to handle with the Nexus 6P. Currently, the Huawei Nexus 6P is priced at Php 29,990.
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The Galaxy Note 5 is another pick by a few other tech bloggers and reviewers as their Android phone of the year back in 2015. It’s glamourous and bulky look surely entranced a few Samsung and non-Samsung fans alike. Performance-wise, the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has been one of our personal favourites when pairing things off  against new products at that time, thanks to its high-end performing capability and various features. The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 currently has a price tag of Php 26-29K in through online stores nationwide.
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Hailed as one of the best camera shooters that 2015 had to offer, the LG G4 is quite a champion. Before the arrival of the Xperia Z5 trio, the LG G4 reigned supreme as the best smartphone shooter in the world back at 2015 and these achievements are for a good reason. The LG G4’s 16MP f/1.8 aperture lens with laser autofocus and color spectrum sensors delivered very lively and saturated outputs, which we ourselves had our fair share of experiences with. Â The LG G4 might have lost its place on the top of the food chain, but its still one of the more capable camera shooters that even 2016 smartphones are having a hard time competing with. the LG G4 is currently available at Php 18-20K.
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