If you're looking for the best smartphone for your child, you have to juggle several factors: is it tough enough to withstand all the shocks it'll experience, with battery life making Snapchat non-stop easy? Will it have all the gadgets they will need for daily use? And is it cheap enough to replace if they drop it somewhere? At present, various companies aim their smartphone at the "youth", and interpret differently to ask them to be the face of smartphones with the younger generation. Samsung threw its hat into the ring with the Samsung Galaxy A80, a smartphone with a sliding rear section that allows you to turn its three rear cameras into three selfie cameras with the push of a button. Oppo is the latest company that has attracted the attention of a young audience. The future Oppo Reno phone is being sold as a phone designed for the "young at heart", no matter what that means. Its unique feature is a pop-up "shark fin" front camera, similar to a normal pop-up camera but smaller. You can't talk about youth phones without mentioning Honor, which is primarily aimed at a younger audience, who still want all the features of more expensive flagships. Its most recent offering, Honor View 20, is its latest attempt to win over the youngest of hearts. But where should you spend your money to ensure you get the best phone for your child? We've rounded up the latest deals from three major smartphone manufacturers to compare.Image 1 of 3
Samsung Galaxy A80. Image credit: LaComparacion
Oppo Reno. Image credit: LaComparacion
Honor View 20. Image Credit: LaComparacion
Design and visualization
All three of the Samsung Galaxy A80s, Oppo Reno, and Honor View 20 have uninterrupted phone-size displays, meaning the screen doesn't have a notch or front-facing camera that falls off the top or sides and gets in the way. , and they have different techniques to achieve it. The Samsung Galaxy A80 has a large rear panel that pops out when you want to use the camera on the front, with a rotating bar housing the phone's three rear cameras that rotates, it's a complex piece of equipment, but it means there's no camera on. The front to break the screen. At the same time, Oppo Reno also has a mechanical component, but it is much less complex. When you want to take a photo, a small "shark fin" appears to target the snapper in front of you.
The Opp Reno 'shark fin' series. GIF Credit: TechRadar The simplest front-facing camera comes from the Honor View 20: it has no moving parts, but its front-facing camera is located in a "hole" in the screen itself. Technically, this means that the screen isn't completely seamless, but it still looks like a full-screen device, and there are no moving parts that are difficult to disintegrate if the phone is dropped. Speaking of screens, the Samsung Galaxy A80 has the largest, with its 6.7-inch screen, compared to 6.4 inches for the Oppo Reno and Honor View 20. Each phone also uses a different display technology, the Galaxy A80 also has a super AMOLED screen. , while the Oppo Reno has AMOLED and the Honor View 20A LCD. From our experience with displays, AMOLED is usually more aesthetically pleasing, but you're unlikely to notice much of a difference if you don't compare the phones directly.
The Samsung Galaxy A80. Image credit: TechRadar The Samsung Galaxy A80 fits perfectly with its large screen. This is the larger trio, with dimensions of 165.2 x 76.5 x 9.3mm compared to the 156.6 x 74.3 x 9mm Oppo Reno and the smaller Honor View 20 phone at 156.9 x 75.4 x 8.1mm. Note that the Honor View 20 is the only phone out of the three to have a 3,5mm headphone jack. So, if you have a beloved pair of headphones, this phone is your best choice.
Battery life and camera.
Battery longevity is one of the most important features of a phone for your child, especially if you use it to text 25 hours a day and often forget to charge it. Honor View 20 is the best phone in terms of battery capacity, with a 4,000mAh power supply, but it's not far ahead of the competition due to the battery packs it packs. Oppo Reno has 3.765 mAh and the Samsung Galaxy A80 3.700 mAh. all above average, the "my phone is dead" excuse for not replying to SMS will never work again.
The Honor View 20. Image credit: TechRadar Battery capacity doesn't necessarily translate to battery life. Some phones with lots of power storage don't take full advantage of it, but every one of these phones offers full-day battery life. Camera specs are one of the most competitive comparison points among phones today. For many young people, who value a good photo, this can be the deciding factor between a good phone and an average phone. The real asset of the trio in photography is the Samsung Galaxy A80. Thanks to its rotating bar, it has three front and rear loading cameras. It's a 48 MPa main sensor, connected by an 8 MP sensor with an ultra-wide lens, and an additional 3D depth sensor that enables great selfies by recognizing the background of an image to blur it.
What an awesome new design. GIF Credit: TechRadar Moving down a bit, the Oppo Reno is equipped with a 48 MPa main camera, plus a 5 MP depth-sensing camera used for portraits. Installed on the shark fin, the front camera is equipped with a 16MP sensor and uses a wide lens for larger selfies. The Honor View 20 has only one rear camera, that is, a new 48 MPa live camera, but it is connected to a 3D time-of-flight camera that produces similar results to the camera. Oppo Reno depth sensor, using time of flight (ToF). ) Technology to accurately measure short distances. Since only one of the phones is available to the public at this stage, we haven't been able to compare them directly to see how far they're taking the photos, but we won't stop when we get our hands on the phones.
specs
While the Samsung Galaxy A80, Oppo Reno, and Honor View 20 run on Android 9, they all have different user interfaces - the Galaxy A80 runs on Samsung's user interface, while Oppo Reno runs on ColorOS 6 and Honor View 20. in Magic User Interface 2. The difference between these is largely aesthetic, although there are some quirks and differences between them with respect to navigation.
Honor View 20 in Magic UI 2. Image Credit: TechRadar You wouldn't need to use a lot of phone to have strong opinions about navigating through the UI. This won't be a bust, but aesthetically some of them could be considered a bit garish. In terms of chipset, the Samsung Galaxy A80 and Oppo Reno are respectively powered by the Snapdragon 730 and 710; They are good mid-range processors, though the phones don't run big games or features as fast as the higher-end devices. The Honor View 20 features Huawei's Kirin 980 processor, a state-of-the-art technology, much more so than Snapdragons, and it will be much better for tasks like gaming. However, there are fewer differences in RAM between the phones: each has 8GB of RAM, although for the Oppo Reno and Honor View 20, 6GB RAM versions are also available, if you think 8GB of RAM. it's more than your child will need. Higher RAM means a phone can do more things at the same time, and 8GB is a high-end spec compared to the broader smartphone market.
verdict
Since not all the phones have been released, it's hard to judge them by their prices: they say we expect the price of the Samsung Galaxy A80 to be a bit higher than the Oppo Reno or the Honor View 20. < p class="bordeaux -image-check">
To buy or not to buy. Image credit: TechRadar This higher price reflects the status of the Galaxy A80 as, price aside, it's probably the best phone of the trio: it's got the biggest screen, the most powerful camera suite and, hands down, the best "novelty" factor. Whether the price is higher is another story though - the other phones have major distinctions as well. The Honor View 20 has an advanced processor and impressive battery capacity. If your child likes to play TV it's probably the best choice (although it may not be the best choice if you don't want your child to play TV too much...) The Oppo Reno is an interesting phone too - it contains some of The poorest spec of the trio, but it's probably the cheapest if you want your child to have a perfectly competent phone without breaking the bank.