Mr Viral
Last week we asked you to vote for your favorite flagship of 2024. The results are in and it looks like Samsung had a stellar year.
Let’s start with the first poll, the one for the classic bar smartphone. The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra dominated this category and received a third of the votes – it was far and away the most popular device on the list. The Xiaomi 14 Ultra and vivo X200 Pro were nearly dead even with 9% and 8.9% of the votes, respectively. The Google Pixel 9 Pro and Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max deserve honorable mentions with 8% and 7.8% of the vote, respectively. Close to the Xiaomi and vivo, but no match for the Samsung.
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
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The horizontal foldable poll was hotly contested, much more so than the other two. Here, Samsung took the top place again with the Galaxy Z Fold6, beating the Honor Magic V3 by a percentage point. The first-ever tri-fold device, the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate secured third with 12.4%. The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold deserves an honorable mention with 11.6% of the vote. Interestingly, the Galaxy Z Fold Special only received 8.4% of the vote – both it and the XT Ultimate have very limited availability, but one is a lot more ambitious than the other.
Finally, in the flip foldable category, Samsung scored another decisive victory – the Galaxy Z Flip6 took first place with a bit over a third of the vote. It doesn’t have the same lead on the competition that the Z Fold does, but there is still quite a gap between it and second place – the Motorola Razr 50 Ultra/razr+ 2024 with 22.9%. Third place went to the Xiaomi Mix Flip.
Naturally, there was a big contingent of “I don’t want a foldable” voters, but that was more impactful in the horizontal foldable poll (where it got the most votes) than the flip foldable poll (where it had less support than the Z Flip6 and Razr).
We are heading into a new year that is already bearing new phones. Will cameras continue to be a major driving factor for flagships? Will flip foldables edge out the rigid designs? What will happen with horizontal foldables? These questions will be answered in the next twelve months – but if you have any predictions, leave them in the comments.
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
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