Vote for your top flagship smartphone of 2017!

We've had our say, now it's our readers' chance to pick a winner. Which flagship gets the tip-top mark for 2017? Cast your ballot and find out on New Year's Day!

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The OnePlus 2 might be an example of how an underdog can shine

Okay, the extremely exciting initial news, spec and video blast is over and done with. Great. Breathe in. Breathe out. Now what?Remember how I just said earlier that the OnePlus 2 isn’t a ...

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The OnePlus 2 of 2015 isn’t the flagship killer of 2016

Welcome to the hype machine, hope you enjoy your stay! The spin cycle on this phone sounds as boastful as ever. It’s supposed to be, that’s how marketing builds your attention towards a launch event like this one for the OnePlus 2. Sure, it has great specs and the cache the company has with its forum followers is extremely strong. But what does it mean to “kill” a flagship?Flagship Kill la Kill?

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Why do so many smartphone makers seem to be banking on mid-rangers?

I’m a Power User, I always have been. Back in the days of the Apple Newton, the MessagePad 2000 wasn’t enough for me. I had to upgrade it to the 2100 (technically the 2000U, but who’s counting?). My desktop computer is sporting 8 cores (though it’s really only four hyperthreaded cores). Although my Nexus 5 suited me just fine, I had to get the Nexus 6. Generally speaking, whenever you see me I’ll be running the latest and greatest tech. I had always imagined that ...

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