Top 5 Smartphones of 2014 (Public Voted)

**The Top 5 Smartphones of 2014: As Voted by superf TV Fans**

As 2014 comes to an end, it has been an absolutely fantastic year for smartphones. We've seen more smartphone releases than ever before, which is great because it gives us a lot of variety. However, this also makes the decision of buying a smartphone that much more difficult due to the sheer number of options available in the market. To make things easier, we decided to do something a little different and asked our audience to vote for their favorite smartphones of 2014. We posted on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Google+, and received hundreds of responses. After spending practically all morning counting the votes, we have the results! This way, there’s no bias involved—it’s purely based on what you, the audience, think are the best smartphones of 2014.

### 5. HTC One (M8) – 5% Votes

Coming in at number five with 5% of your votes is the HTC One (M8). This device has been praised for its sleek design and premium build quality. The HTC Design Team did an outstanding job, and along with the BoomSound speakers—still the best on any smartphone out there—it makes this a great option for many people. However, one major downside is the 4-megapixel rear-facing camera (UltraPixel). While these pixels perform well in low light, they don’t match up to some of the competition when it comes to detail in most shots. It’s rumored that the next HTC One (likely called the M9) will have a more traditional camera setup like the competition, which should help boost its position in next year's rankings.

### 4. Samsung Galaxy S5 – 6% Votes

At number four with 6% of your votes is the Samsung Galaxy S5. The S Series has always been very popular, but the S5 hasn’t been as popular as some of its predecessors like the S4 and S3. Despite this, it’s still a very safe option for many people because of its great screen, expandable storage, removable battery with long-lasting performance, water and dust resistance, and a rear-facing camera capable of filming 4K video. One area where the S5 fell short was its build quality—it didn’t go for a premium metal design, opting instead for a full plastic build. However, it’s rumored that the next S6 will have a premium build, so we can look forward to that in the new year.

### 3. Sony Xperia Z3 – 8% Votes

Tied at number three with 8% of your votes is the Sony Xperia Z3. This smartphone is a great overall device, and Sony continues to impress with their premium builds. The Xperia Z3 boasts a 20.7-megapixel rear-facing camera, excellent battery life, water and dust resistance, and the ability to connect with your PS4 for remote gaming—making it an appealing option for gamers. All of these features make it a top choice for many people.

### 3. iPhone 6 Plus – 8% Votes

Also tied at number three is the iPhone 6 Plus, which received 8% of your votes. Apple finally gave in to pressure and released larger smartphones this year, with the iPhone 6 Plus leading the charge. It features a 5.5-inch 1080p display, optical image stabilization, a large battery for all-day usage, and it’s water-resistant. This has been a great option for Apple users who wanted a larger smartphone but previously only had the 4-inch screens of the iPhone 5 and 5S.

### 2. iPhone 6 – 11% Votes

Coming in at number two with 11% of your votes is the iPhone 6. This device continues to be a very comfortable choice for many people, and it’s often considered the best smartphone out there for its combination of features. Its 4.7-inch display fits nicely in the hand, making it very comfortable to use and hold in one hand. The Touch ID fingerprint reader is widely regarded as the best on any smartphone, and despite only having an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera (1.2 megapixels for the front-facing camera), the photos it takes are consistent and of high quality.

### 1. Samsung Galaxy Note 4 – 51% Votes

Finally, coming in at number one with a whopping 51% of your votes is the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. This device ticks so many boxes for people, making it the best smartphone of 2014 as voted by superf TV fans. It features a Quad HD Super AMOLED display—arguably the best you can get on a smartphone—and a large removable battery for great usage. It also has expandable storage, a rear-facing camera capable of filming 4K with optical image stabilization, and a premium build with a metal frame and soft-touch back for a grippy feel. While it does come with Samsung’s TouchWiz skin on top of Android (which some people dislike), at this screen size, it offers unique features like multi-window functionality and S Pen support that you simply don’t get on other large-screen smartphones.

### Honorable Mentions

A few devices didn’t quite make the top five but deserve a mention. These include the LG G3, which was an absolutely great device with its compact 5.5-inch screen, the Nexus 6 with its stock Android experience (Lollipop) and direct updates from Google, and the OnePlus One, which is considered the best budget smartphone—if you can get your hands on one without needing an invite.

### Closing Remarks

Thank you to everyone who participated in the voting process—it truly was a team effort. We hope this list helps you decide which smartphone might be right for you. If your device didn’t make it onto the list, we’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below! As 2015 approaches, we’ll have plenty of new videos coming your way, so don’t forget to subscribe to the channel if you haven’t already. Hit that thumbs-up button if you enjoyed this video—it really does help!

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's up YouTube SEF you're on superf TV now 2014 is coming to an end and it's been an absolutely great year for smartphones we've had probably the most smartphones released of any year so far and that's great because we've got a lot of variety but uh that also means the decision of buying a smartphone becomes that much more difficult because there's so many different options out there to choose from so what are the top five smartphones of this year well I thought I'd do something a little bit different rather than just picking my top five like a lot of other YouTubers would be doing we'll be doing it super sa TV Style and what I did earlier on this week is I did a post on Facebook Twitter Instagram and go+ asking you guys what you think the best smartphone of 2014 is now we had hundreds of replies so thank you for everyone who casted a vote and what I've done is I've spent practically all morning counting all of those up and putting them together to see which devices come out on top so a thumbs up for that would be appreciated cuz it took a lot of time and effort and this way there is no bias from myself or anybody else it is going to be what's voted for by you guys the audience and we've got a good sample here so it should give us a good idea in terms of what most people think are the best smartphones of 2014 so without wasting any more time let's get straight to it coming in at number five with 5% of your votes is the h gc1 M8 now I've said this before but this is definitely the best looking device and the most premium device of 2014 it looks absolutely great and you have to give it up to the HDC design team who have done a great job with this device that along with those boom sound speakers which are still the best speakers on any smartphone out there right now make this a great option for a lot of people I think one of the downsides and this is a downside that a lot of people have been talking about is that 4 megapixel rear facing camera now although these megapixels are Ultra pixels and are great in low light they still do not match up to some of the other competition out there generally speaking in terms of most shots when it comes to detail now the next HTC1 which is probably going to be called the M9 or something else is rumored to have a more traditional racing camera like the competition so this will hopefully bring it a little bit higher in terms of next year's charts but right now it does come in at number five coming in at number four with 6% of your votes might be a little bit surprising for a few of you out there is the Samsung Galaxy S5 now the S Series has been very very popular the S5 hasn't been as popular as some of the previous models such as the S4 and the S3 but it is still a very very safe option for a lot of people out there and that's because you've got a great screen expandable storage as well as a removable battery which lasts a long time it's water and dust resistant this time around as well you've got a great rear facing camera capable of filming 4K so there is a lot of things to like about this device now one of the areas which I think really was the downside of the S5 was the build they didn't go for a premium build yes it was an improvement to the S4 but we still didn't have any metal and it was still a full plastic build and I think that did P A lot of people off but the S6 is likely to have a premium build so this is something that we can look forward to in the new year now number three is interesting because we've got a joint number three with 8% of your votes firstly is the Sony xeria Z3 now this is a great smartphone overall Sony makes some amazing smartphones you've got a premium build here a 20.7 megap rear facing camera great battery life it's also water and dust resistance and you've also got remote play now so you can use this with your PS4 and play games remotely from your PS4 on onto your smartphone so it does appeal to a lot of Gamers out there all of these points make it a really nice option for a lot of people and this brings it in at number three now also jointed at number three is the iPhone 6 Plus now Apple finally gave it in to pressure and gave us some larger smartphones this year and also a very large iPhone 6 Plus which has a 5.5 in display 1080p you've got Optical aim stabilization a large battery which gives you all day usage and this has been a great option for a lot of those Apple users who wanted to go to a larger smartphone and didn't have an option before because you only had the 5 and the 5S which had 4 in screens now coming in at number two is the younger brother or sister of the iPhone 6 Plus and that is the iPhone 6 with 11% of your votes now the iPhone 6 is a very very comfortable choice for a lot of people and a lot of people still consider this the best smartphone out there and there's a lot of reasons for that for me person personally I like the fact that it's a 4.7 in display and it fits very very nicely in the hand it's very comfortable to use and hold in one hand even though it does have that slightly larger screen compared to the traditional 4in screens that we've seen on the iPhone 5 and 5s and it's also got Touch ID which by far is the best fingerprint reading technology on any smartphone out there right now the cameras are very very consistent and take great shots even though it's just at 8 megapixels and 1.2 megapixels for the front-facing camera they do take some very consistent and nice shots and overall it's just a very very nice option for a lot of people out there and finally coming in at number one with a whopping a whopping 51% of your votes now this is personally my favorite device and I would say the best smartphone of 2014 and so we have a drum roll it's the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 now Samsung have ticked so many boxes for a lot of people with this device firstly you've got a Quad HD Super AMOLED display which which I think makes this the best display that you can get on a smartphone out there you've got a large removable battery which gives you some great usage you've got expandable storage a rear facing camera capable of fing 4K with Optical image stabilization and Samsung have finally given us a premium build so you've got a metal frame as well as a soft touch back which makes it grippy so you've got sort of The Best of Both Worlds I would say and it does have Samsung's touch with skin on top of Android which I know a lot of people don't like and that's understandable but at this screen size touchs gives you some options which you simply don't get on other large screen smartphones such as multi- window and a lot of those S Pen features which make this device quite unique so the Samsung Galaxy Note Series has always been the king of fablet but it looks like 2014 it now also is the king of smartphones as voted for by you now honorable mentions do have to go out to firstly the LG G3 which was an absolutely great device the most compact device at a a 5.5 in screen the Nexus 6 which has that stock Android experience so lollipop with all of those updates coming directly from Google not having to wait around and also the OnePlus One which is the best budget smartphone if you can get a hold of it I mean if you could have got a hold of it without the invite system maybe it would have been higher so those were the top five smartphones well top six if you include the number three spot which was joined of 2014 as voted for by you now as I said I've done this in a voting system so you don't have any bias and that way you can really get an idea of what the top five devices are according to the public and I think this is quite a nice list is your device on here and do you agree with this top five do drop me a comment below and let me know your thoughts we're going to have plenty of new videos coming up in 2015 so if you haven't already be sure to subscribe to the channel and I hope you enjoyed this video and find it useful if you then please do hit that thumbs up button for me it really does help me out thanks for watching this is saf on super saf TV I'll see you next time if you want to see more regular videos that like this one then be sure to hit the Subscribe button which will be below if you're on a mobile device it may be somewhere else if you want to see my previous related video then hit the link right here if you want to stay in touch over Facebook Twitter and go+ then all of the addresses will be there somewhere as well as direct links in the description below okay if you're still watching then that means you've not done one of those things so you know yeah anyway um I'm just I'm just going to go um downstairs see okay um there isn't really a downstairs anyway so yeahwhat's up YouTube SEF you're on superf TV now 2014 is coming to an end and it's been an absolutely great year for smartphones we've had probably the most smartphones released of any year so far and that's great because we've got a lot of variety but uh that also means the decision of buying a smartphone becomes that much more difficult because there's so many different options out there to choose from so what are the top five smartphones of this year well I thought I'd do something a little bit different rather than just picking my top five like a lot of other YouTubers would be doing we'll be doing it super sa TV Style and what I did earlier on this week is I did a post on Facebook Twitter Instagram and go+ asking you guys what you think the best smartphone of 2014 is now we had hundreds of replies so thank you for everyone who casted a vote and what I've done is I've spent practically all morning counting all of those up and putting them together to see which devices come out on top so a thumbs up for that would be appreciated cuz it took a lot of time and effort and this way there is no bias from myself or anybody else it is going to be what's voted for by you guys the audience and we've got a good sample here so it should give us a good idea in terms of what most people think are the best smartphones of 2014 so without wasting any more time let's get straight to it coming in at number five with 5% of your votes is the h gc1 M8 now I've said this before but this is definitely the best looking device and the most premium device of 2014 it looks absolutely great and you have to give it up to the HDC design team who have done a great job with this device that along with those boom sound speakers which are still the best speakers on any smartphone out there right now make this a great option for a lot of people I think one of the downsides and this is a downside that a lot of people have been talking about is that 4 megapixel rear facing camera now although these megapixels are Ultra pixels and are great in low light they still do not match up to some of the other competition out there generally speaking in terms of most shots when it comes to detail now the next HTC1 which is probably going to be called the M9 or something else is rumored to have a more traditional racing camera like the competition so this will hopefully bring it a little bit higher in terms of next year's charts but right now it does come in at number five coming in at number four with 6% of your votes might be a little bit surprising for a few of you out there is the Samsung Galaxy S5 now the S Series has been very very popular the S5 hasn't been as popular as some of the previous models such as the S4 and the S3 but it is still a very very safe option for a lot of people out there and that's because you've got a great screen expandable storage as well as a removable battery which lasts a long time it's water and dust resistant this time around as well you've got a great rear facing camera capable of filming 4K so there is a lot of things to like about this device now one of the areas which I think really was the downside of the S5 was the build they didn't go for a premium build yes it was an improvement to the S4 but we still didn't have any metal and it was still a full plastic build and I think that did P A lot of people off but the S6 is likely to have a premium build so this is something that we can look forward to in the new year now number three is interesting because we've got a joint number three with 8% of your votes firstly is the Sony xeria Z3 now this is a great smartphone overall Sony makes some amazing smartphones you've got a premium build here a 20.7 megap rear facing camera great battery life it's also water and dust resistance and you've also got remote play now so you can use this with your PS4 and play games remotely from your PS4 on onto your smartphone so it does appeal to a lot of Gamers out there all of these points make it a really nice option for a lot of people and this brings it in at number three now also jointed at number three is the iPhone 6 Plus now Apple finally gave it in to pressure and gave us some larger smartphones this year and also a very large iPhone 6 Plus which has a 5.5 in display 1080p you've got Optical aim stabilization a large battery which gives you all day usage and this has been a great option for a lot of those Apple users who wanted to go to a larger smartphone and didn't have an option before because you only had the 5 and the 5S which had 4 in screens now coming in at number two is the younger brother or sister of the iPhone 6 Plus and that is the iPhone 6 with 11% of your votes now the iPhone 6 is a very very comfortable choice for a lot of people and a lot of people still consider this the best smartphone out there and there's a lot of reasons for that for me person personally I like the fact that it's a 4.7 in display and it fits very very nicely in the hand it's very comfortable to use and hold in one hand even though it does have that slightly larger screen compared to the traditional 4in screens that we've seen on the iPhone 5 and 5s and it's also got Touch ID which by far is the best fingerprint reading technology on any smartphone out there right now the cameras are very very consistent and take great shots even though it's just at 8 megapixels and 1.2 megapixels for the front-facing camera they do take some very consistent and nice shots and overall it's just a very very nice option for a lot of people out there and finally coming in at number one with a whopping a whopping 51% of your votes now this is personally my favorite device and I would say the best smartphone of 2014 and so we have a drum roll it's the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 now Samsung have ticked so many boxes for a lot of people with this device firstly you've got a Quad HD Super AMOLED display which which I think makes this the best display that you can get on a smartphone out there you've got a large removable battery which gives you some great usage you've got expandable storage a rear facing camera capable of fing 4K with Optical image stabilization and Samsung have finally given us a premium build so you've got a metal frame as well as a soft touch back which makes it grippy so you've got sort of The Best of Both Worlds I would say and it does have Samsung's touch with skin on top of Android which I know a lot of people don't like and that's understandable but at this screen size touchs gives you some options which you simply don't get on other large screen smartphones such as multi- window and a lot of those S Pen features which make this device quite unique so the Samsung Galaxy Note Series has always been the king of fablet but it looks like 2014 it now also is the king of smartphones as voted for by you now honorable mentions do have to go out to firstly the LG G3 which was an absolutely great device the most compact device at a a 5.5 in screen the Nexus 6 which has that stock Android experience so lollipop with all of those updates coming directly from Google not having to wait around and also the OnePlus One which is the best budget smartphone if you can get a hold of it I mean if you could have got a hold of it without the invite system maybe it would have been higher so those were the top five smartphones well top six if you include the number three spot which was joined of 2014 as voted for by you now as I said I've done this in a voting system so you don't have any bias and that way you can really get an idea of what the top five devices are according to the public and I think this is quite a nice list is your device on here and do you agree with this top five do drop me a comment below and let me know your thoughts we're going to have plenty of new videos coming up in 2015 so if you haven't already be sure to subscribe to the channel and I hope you enjoyed this video and find it useful if you then please do hit that thumbs up button for me it really does help me out thanks for watching this is saf on super saf TV I'll see you next time if you want to see more regular videos that like this one then be sure to hit the Subscribe button which will be below if you're on a mobile device it may be somewhere else if you want to see my previous related video then hit the link right here if you want to stay in touch over Facebook Twitter and go+ then all of the addresses will be there somewhere as well as direct links in the description below okay if you're still watching then that means you've not done one of those things so you know yeah anyway um I'm just I'm just going to go um downstairs see okay um there isn't really a downstairs anyway so yeah\n"