Last week we asked you to vote for your favorite flagship of 2024. The results are in and it looks like Samsung has had a great year.
Let’s start with the first survey, which is for the Classic Bar smartphones. The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra dominated this category, taking over a third of the votes – making it the most popular device on the list. Xiaomi 14 Ultra and vivo X200 Pro were also nearly eliminated with 9% and 8.9% votes respectively. The Google Pixel 9 Pro and Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max deserve honorable mentions with 8% and 7.8% of the votes respectively. Close to Xiaomi and Vivo, but no match to Samsung.
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
| 256GB 12GB RAM | ₹ 101,000 |
$775.00 |
| 512GB 12GB RAM | ₹ 110,099 |
$829.45 |
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There was strong competition on the horizontal foldable pole, more so than the other two. Here, Samsung again takes the top spot with the Galaxy Z Fold6, beating the Honor Magic V3 by one percentage point. The first-ever tri-fold device, Huawei Mate XT Ultimate took third place with 12.4%. The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold deserves an honorable mention with 11.6% of the votes. Interestingly, the Galaxy Z Fold Special only got 8.4% of the votes – both it and the XT Ultimate have very limited availability, but one is much more ambitious than the other.
Finally, in the flip foldable category, Samsung scored another decisive victory – the Galaxy Z Flip6 took first place with more than a third of the votes. The competition doesn’t quite have the same edge as the Z Fold, but there’s still quite a gap between it and second place – the Motorola Razr 50 Ultra/Razer+ 2024 at 22.9%. The third place went to Xiaomi Mix Flip.
Naturally, “I don’t want a foldable” had a larger contingent of voters, but it was more influential in the horizontal foldable poll (where it got the most votes) than in the flip foldable poll (where it had less support). Z Flip6 and Razer).
We are heading towards a new year which is already seeing new phones arriving. Will cameras continue to be a major driving factor for flagships? Will flip foldables eliminate rigid designs? What will happen with horizontal foldables? These questions will be answered over the next twelve months – but if you have any predictions, leave them in the comments.
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
| 512GB 16GB RAM | $1,030.00 |
€946.06 |
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