**The Android Smartphone of 2018: A Balancing Act**

The latest smartphones on the market are a balancing act between aesthetics and functionality. One such device that caught our attention is the Google Pixel 3 XL, which strikes a good balance between thinner bezels and front-facing speakers. The phone boasts an 18 by 9 display and two speakers, although it may not be as visually appealing as some of its competitors, such as the Galaxy Note 8 and the B30.

**Audio Segment: A Area for Improvement**

The audio segment is an area that requires improvement, particularly when it comes to dynamic range and color reproduction. The Google Pixel 3 XL's speakers are decent, but they don't quite compare to some of the other high-end smartphones on the market. In terms of cameras, however, the device excels in portrait mode, dynamic range, and color reproduction. This is likely due to the advancements made by Google in recent years.

**Camera System: A Dual Camera System is a Must**

When it comes to camera systems, manufacturers need to prioritize dual cameras over single cameras. The Google Pixel 3 XL's dual camera system is a great example of this. The phone features either a telephoto or wide-angle zoom lens, allowing users to choose between different photography styles. One area where the device falls short is in terms of cross-processing. This is an issue that has plagued some other smartphones, such as the LG G6 and V30.

**Portrait Mode: A Game-Changer**

Portrait mode has become a staple feature of modern smartphones, and the Google Pixel 3 XL is no exception. The device's portrait mode capabilities are outstanding, particularly when it comes to dynamic range and color reproduction. This is likely due to the advancements made by Google in recent years, which have resulted in a significant leap forward in terms of camera quality.

**Manual Controls: A Niche Feature**

Despite its many strengths, the Google Pixel 3 XL lacks one feature that would make it truly stand out from the competition: manual controls. The device's Pro mode is limited to basic exposure adjustments and does not allow for more advanced features such as RAW image capture or exposure bracketing. This is a niche feature that may appeal to professional photographers, but may be seen as unnecessary by others.

**Fast Focusing: A Non-Issue**

Fast focusing has become an expected feature of modern smartphones, particularly when it comes to photo mode. The Google Pixel 3 XL does not disappoint in this regard, with fast autofocus capabilities that allow for quick and accurate capture of subjects. However, smooth autofocus in video mode is still a bit of an issue, resulting in jerky or jarring transitions between subjects.

**Slow-Motion Video: A Needed Feature**

Slow-motion video has become a staple feature of modern smartphones, particularly on iOS devices. The Google Pixel 3 XL lacks this feature, although it does offer 1080p and 4K slow-motion capabilities at 60fps in some regions. However, the device's slow-motion capabilities are limited by its lack of proper compression.

**Microphones: A Needed Improvement**

The microphone quality on the Google Pixel 3 XL is adequate, but not exceptional. The phone could benefit from improved microphone technology, particularly when it comes to capturing high-quality audio while recording video or taking photos. This is an area where other smartphones have excelled, such as the OnePlus 6.

**Stabilization: A Game-Changer**

Digital image stabilization has become a standard feature on modern smartphones, but the Google Pixel 3 XL takes it to the next level with its combination of digital and optical image stabilization. The device's stabilization capabilities make for smooth and seamless video recording, particularly in low-light conditions.

**Battery Life: A Mixed Bag**

Battery life is a mixed bag when it comes to the Google Pixel 3 XL. While some devices have reported excellent battery life, others have struggled with power consumption. This is likely due to hardware and software optimizations, which can vary depending on individual devices. The phone's battery life may not be enough for heavy users, but it should suffice for most casual users.

**Wireless Charging: A Convenient Feature**

Wireless charging has become a convenient feature on modern smartphones, particularly those from Samsung. The Google Pixel 3 XL lacks wireless charging capabilities, which is disappointing given its high price point. However, this may change in future devices, and we can only hope that Google will implement wireless charging on future models.

**Price and Value: A Sweet Spot**

The Google Pixel 3 XL falls into a sweet spot when it comes to price and value. The device offers many high-end features at a relatively affordable price point, making it an attractive option for those looking for a premium smartphone without breaking the bank. However, this may not be enough to justify its high price tag, particularly compared to other flagship devices on the market.

**Conclusion**

The Google Pixel 3 XL is a well-rounded device that offers many impressive features, including excellent camera capabilities and fast charging. However, it lacks some features that would make it truly stand out from the competition, such as wireless charging and manual controls. Ultimately, the phone's price point will determine whether or not it is worth considering.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enyo Eber are you totally happy with your Android smartphone I like what I have right now but there's always something that bugs me right I mean I love my 5t hey I love my pixel too as well man but what would make the perfect Android smartphone for 2018 let's discuss prejudice creativity is fueled by the best instruments it doesn't always come easy and in the process you often realize how important quality is the Rd 400 bio CC gives you quality and speed with M de tu interface the Shiban and flash and a PCI bracket making it possible to focus on what matters invest in storage that makes a difference with a 5 year advanced warranty alright so one of the most important aspects of a smartphone is the handling it's a device did you carry with you pretty much everywhere you go whether that's transiting with you that's going to work or school you want something that you can rely on you want to invest on something that can last you for a really long time you don't want to deal with you know just cheap buttons or things just starting to like follow for example I've seen smart phones that come with fabric earpieces that sort of rip off over time and that that gets a little weird so you want something that you can rely on and I think when it comes to handling my best bet goes to the BlackBerry key one and the LG G six here's why the soft textured rubberized material found the rear side of the key one contributes a lot towards the grip and it's far superior than glass backs with the g6 what I really like is the aluminum unibody frame throughout the chassis it just feels secure in the hand and it doesn't blend in with the screen that much unlike the Galaxy s8 the V 30 and the note 8 it's a separate element from the front and the back and that's what I like plus it's so much easier to hole in the hand now hypothetically when you combine that with the soft touch material phone of the BlackBerry key one I think you'd be looking at a smart phone that inspires a sense of confidence when handling I'd also like to point out that implementing a squeeze to a wake feature on Android smartphones would be an awesome idea because with a pixel 2 you can just squeeze a device to activate Google assistant and you don't have to say ok Google 2 you can just activate the thing by squeezing the phone and you can ask whatever you like whether that's you know telling you asking it to tell you a joke or playing an audio game with it or just just things that you would normally do like being able to turn off your smart lights so I think that'll be an awesome feature but also give users the option to remap that to activate another program say maybe the camera or maybe Twitter or Instagram but also just a sensitivity and ultimately give users the option to turn it off as well so in terms of button placements there's really nothing much I could add - other than the fact that as long as the user can comfortably reach both the power button and the volume rockers that's what matters I don't need any dedicated buttons like you know buttons to activate Bixby or BlackBerry's messenger app with the key one that's just pointless I think what really matters the most is tactility we need buttons that can just feel solid when you're pressing them we don't need mushy buttons I kind of feel cheap so yeah high-quality buttons within smart phones would be great as for the fingerprint sensor location it's mostly ideal to leave it at the back right around the center area because it's easier to activate or unlock the device I much rather not have it sitting beside a camera like the Galaxy Note 8 and the si+ because it's just so uncomfortable to activate or use your finger to unlock the device this seems like a better placement because I think the pixel to be 30 and the g6 and some other smartphones have to just do it the right way except for Samsung now more smartphones that we've taken look at in 2017 do come with support for wireless charging with the exception of the pixel 2 and the blackberry key one if you're designing a smartphone in 2018 with your glass back here's my suggestion perhaps add a texture on beat the back so it's more grip here to hold a hand but also it will come with support for wireless charging the only problem with the clasp backs though is that it's prone to cracks so if you drop it you might end up destroying the aesthetics of the device and of course replacing it would eventually become another investment but I'd love to hear your thoughts on this what what would you prefer for the rear back of the device which you rather go with a glass back phone or would you like something like what's fun of the pixel - because it's really nice to hole in the hand but it doesn't come with wireless charging are you willing to take a compromise on that feature let us know in the comments and the last thing I want to talk about is waterproofing Android smartphones if you're paying 500 plus dollars for an Android device you should expect it to at least come with some sort of protection ip67 IBC stated waiting I would take that anytime of the day so if you're designing a smartphone in 2018 make sure to include waterproofing some sort of waterproofing with that device alright so the next crucial thing to consider would be the phone size and the screen to accommodate it so right now most premium Android phones are like around the 6 inch format which is fantastic once you get used to it so much real estate and really fantastic for media consumption but what if you're coming from something smaller around the 5 inches like the iPhone 7 and still want to stick to the Android ecosystem but be more comfortable with the format of that slightly smaller body it would be awesome to have more options on the smaller side of things for the premium Android arena so that you can be more comfortable to use a slightly small device over a gigantic thing in your pocket and to complement the size variety it'd be awesome to increase the screen to body ratio so you can have a smaller device with larger screen the essential phone versus the pixel 2 is that perfect example they are pretty much identical in size but look at how much more beautiful and just larger and more immersive that display is on the essential phone versus the pixel 2 I think the aspect ratio should be guided into the 18 by 9 arena because just having a tall display allows you to multitask better and just have more stuff on the screen when you're in these scrolling apps I would love to see a bump up in the resolution to qHD unlike your standard reference Android model but of course it would be a bit up a lot more battery so some software customization that allows you to automatically in dynamically switch resolution to let's say 1080p when you're on the home screen versus going to back to qHD while you're consuming content and this for the panel itself AMOLED of course is fantastic everyone wants HDR even though the HDR content is quite limited but still it's kind of a nice future proofing especially for 2018 and also higher refresh rate so we don't need to go to 120 Hertz like on the razor phone but going from like 60 Hertz to 75 or to 100 Hertz you will definitely feel the difference and I'm hoping that they can meander their techno in a way that will not impact too much on the battery life and will still allow us to have a really bright super bright display and of course choosing different color profiles and temperature adjustment that is accurate so in detecting your ambient environment and adjusting the screen tint based on that so that you get less eye fatigue but without really distorting your sort of perception of the image quality and all the colors on screen I think the one plus 5t and the note 8 screens are like the perfect example on what needs to happen in 2018 in that merge of quality display high resolution fantastic picture quality and all that is needed is that high refresh rate and then will be good next up is software because as much as smartphone manufacturers try to push their boundaries when it comes to designing their smartphones hardware wise the software is poor then the whole user experience wouldn't be pleasing now when it comes to my pick I always prefer stock Android just like the one found on the Google pixel too because it's the best of what Android supposed to be and it's clean there's no bloatware applications but I'm not necessarily forcing manufacturers to adopt stock Android our way I mean if you could implement features like you know taking some features from Samsung's ecosystem like smart selects where you have the ability to select a certain part of an image and extract that text and copy that to a clipboard that would be great and of course giving users proactivity options within the operating system would be fantastic another cool feature would be giving users the option to rearrange the home navigating buttons plus adding custom buttons in the nav bar because you can use them to pull down the notifications or access certain things customize it to your own liking that would be you know that would add that extra personal touch or personality to your device furthermore I would love to see more gesture customization so like the three fingers swipe to take a screenshot or drawing something on the screen to open some apps or to start your flashlight or to pause and play tracks that's all awesome I also would love to see more system customization in terms of choosing in different font choosing your theme color and more Android phones need to incorporate reading mode as an option because I love reading on my 5-t and that black and white warmth really helps to eliminate any eye fatigue and there's only one thing that I would love to port from iOS and that is 3d touching your text so that you can select certain letters and words much easier than what you can do on Android right now because right now the selection tool within text is just super inconvenient and need to have a better software option for that on Android next up is audio because we all love listening to music now I'm completely aware that smartphone manufacturers are slowly moving towards the removal of a headphone jack but trust me guys I mean using a USB see to a headphone 3.5 mm an adapter just doesn't feel practical I mean sure you could pick up a pair of wireless headphones and call it a day but I still preferred wired pair of headphones instead of going of Wireless route so if smartphone manufacturer is a thing about re-implementing them great we would take people from with my headphone jacks any time of the day over wireless pair I'd also appreciate if smartphone manufacturers can implement better internal DAX within their device if they decide to keep a 3.5 millimeter headphone jack and also give us software presets so that we can adjust the eq's and play around with settings to fine tune our preferred liking when it comes to listening to music a good example of this would be the LGV 30 that comes with a 32 bit quad hi-fi and it comes with a lot of software presets that you can choose to fine tune to the way how you listen to your music if it's an awesome feature and I would love to see smartphone manufacturers sort of adopt that and implement them on their devices next up is front facing speakers I would love to see them on smartphones next year and I know that it might be a challenge to implement them in bezel like displays for example the Galaxy Note 8 and the LGB 30 but personally I think the pixel to excel strikes a good balance between thinner bezels and front-facing speakers you've got an 18 by 9 display you've got the two speakers now it might not be as pretty looking as the Galaxy Note 8 and the B 30 so I'd love to hear your thoughts on the audio segment for this video in the comments down below and now for the cameras I think it's a little bit difficult to predict on what will happen in 2018 because Google impressed everyone and surprised everyone with the quality leap forward in portrait mode dynamic range and color reproduction on a 2 and a 2 excel so I would love to still stick around with dual camera system either a telephoto or a wide-angle zoom and users have the option upon checkout so you have more customization on your taking picture style and one of the biggest things that manufacturers need to do is avoid cross processing we've seen that on the g6 and the V 30 both LG phones that really over process their images to a point of having this fantastic wide-angle lens and just really capable and camera system that is basically destroyed thanks to their software portrait mode is huge this year and I think is going to have even bigger next year especially maybe portrait mode in video that would be cool but I love the direction in terms of eliminating that tight zoom and going wide and having a I process things around the edges so that gradient in depth of field has to get better in 2018 and it will thinks to machine learning manual controls are kind of a niche thing but it would be so cool to have a pro mode or like a full manual mode so you can take raw pictures along exposure shots and really impress everyone on what you can do with a smartphone camera fast focusing has not been an issue in photo mode for the last like three years but what has been an issue is smooth autofocus in video so it's quite jerky in terms of just jumps to your subject but what I would love to see in video mode is tap to focus and it smoothly transitions to the next point mimicking a manual focusing lens in video mode that needs to happen processing power is becoming so good so why aren't we seeing more quality slow-motion options like 1080p and 120 frames or 4k at 60 on Android that needs to happen with the proper compression in camera so that we get nice rich files that we can play around with so that your smartphone becomes your everything even for potentially small video production stuff the microphones have to also improve so you can capture quality audio while you're capturing video and lastly stabilization I know that is a lot to ask for but digital image stabilization is becoming so good and combine that with a tiny optical little gyroscope stabilizer for a really fantastic video experience from your smartphone in 2018 on Android side really looking forward to it battery life is a tough one because the majority of devices that have tested the studio came with excellent battery life this all depends our hardware and software optimizations so if you have good hardware and great software that's running in the background you can expect at least a day and a half of use out of that device I would also appreciate features like wireless charging implemented on all flagship smartphones for next year it's a great convenient feature and I'm sure a lot of you guys would love to take advantage of that also quick charge protocols would be fantastic I think that charge is probably one of the fastest that we've come across on an Android device with oneplus and I'm sure smartphone manufacturers are constantly working on improving the battery efficiency with devices so I'm pretty excited to see what they come up with next year and the last thing to cover would be the price and value conversation so me and Ebro discussed on what we would consider to be the sweet spot for a smart phone that we would consider to be like higher and a premium and there will be like between 650 to 800 dollars and I think it's a good compromise between potentially losing some features but still having a really good overall package where as we're getting so accustomed to spending $1,000 on a smart phone that has some compromises one way and another and therefore you feel cheated of not having all these other features that you expect at that price point I think the 1 + 5 t hits that perfect sweet spot of price and feature sets and more companies need to fold that pattern in delivering all these little things and some compromises of course that are present but because the price you kind of ignore the compromises whereas if you spend $1000 you don't expect any drawbacks whatsoever which of course is not the case so let us know if you agree with our picks feature wise for the perfect Android smartphone for 2018 I'm Dimitri a kneebar with Haruka Knox thank you so much for watching make sure to subscribe for more similar content and we'll see you in the next oneyo Eber are you totally happy with your Android smartphone I like what I have right now but there's always something that bugs me right I mean I love my 5t hey I love my pixel too as well man but what would make the perfect Android smartphone for 2018 let's discuss prejudice creativity is fueled by the best instruments it doesn't always come easy and in the process you often realize how important quality is the Rd 400 bio CC gives you quality and speed with M de tu interface the Shiban and flash and a PCI bracket making it possible to focus on what matters invest in storage that makes a difference with a 5 year advanced warranty alright so one of the most important aspects of a smartphone is the handling it's a device did you carry with you pretty much everywhere you go whether that's transiting with you that's going to work or school you want something that you can rely on you want to invest on something that can last you for a really long time you don't want to deal with you know just cheap buttons or things just starting to like follow for example I've seen smart phones that come with fabric earpieces that sort of rip off over time and that that gets a little weird so you want something that you can rely on and I think when it comes to handling my best bet goes to the BlackBerry key one and the LG G six here's why the soft textured rubberized material found the rear side of the key one contributes a lot towards the grip and it's far superior than glass backs with the g6 what I really like is the aluminum unibody frame throughout the chassis it just feels secure in the hand and it doesn't blend in with the screen that much unlike the Galaxy s8 the V 30 and the note 8 it's a separate element from the front and the back and that's what I like plus it's so much easier to hole in the hand now hypothetically when you combine that with the soft touch material phone of the BlackBerry key one I think you'd be looking at a smart phone that inspires a sense of confidence when handling I'd also like to point out that implementing a squeeze to a wake feature on Android smartphones would be an awesome idea because with a pixel 2 you can just squeeze a device to activate Google assistant and you don't have to say ok Google 2 you can just activate the thing by squeezing the phone and you can ask whatever you like whether that's you know telling you asking it to tell you a joke or playing an audio game with it or just just things that you would normally do like being able to turn off your smart lights so I think that'll be an awesome feature but also give users the option to remap that to activate another program say maybe the camera or maybe Twitter or Instagram but also just a sensitivity and ultimately give users the option to turn it off as well so in terms of button placements there's really nothing much I could add - other than the fact that as long as the user can comfortably reach both the power button and the volume rockers that's what matters I don't need any dedicated buttons like you know buttons to activate Bixby or BlackBerry's messenger app with the key one that's just pointless I think what really matters the most is tactility we need buttons that can just feel solid when you're pressing them we don't need mushy buttons I kind of feel cheap so yeah high-quality buttons within smart phones would be great as for the fingerprint sensor location it's mostly ideal to leave it at the back right around the center area because it's easier to activate or unlock the device I much rather not have it sitting beside a camera like the Galaxy Note 8 and the si+ because it's just so uncomfortable to activate or use your finger to unlock the device this seems like a better placement because I think the pixel to be 30 and the g6 and some other smartphones have to just do it the right way except for Samsung now more smartphones that we've taken look at in 2017 do come with support for wireless charging with the exception of the pixel 2 and the blackberry key one if you're designing a smartphone in 2018 with your glass back here's my suggestion perhaps add a texture on beat the back so it's more grip here to hold a hand but also it will come with support for wireless charging the only problem with the clasp backs though is that it's prone to cracks so if you drop it you might end up destroying the aesthetics of the device and of course replacing it would eventually become another investment but I'd love to hear your thoughts on this what what would you prefer for the rear back of the device which you rather go with a glass back phone or would you like something like what's fun of the pixel - because it's really nice to hole in the hand but it doesn't come with wireless charging are you willing to take a compromise on that feature let us know in the comments and the last thing I want to talk about is waterproofing Android smartphones if you're paying 500 plus dollars for an Android device you should expect it to at least come with some sort of protection ip67 IBC stated waiting I would take that anytime of the day so if you're designing a smartphone in 2018 make sure to include waterproofing some sort of waterproofing with that device alright so the next crucial thing to consider would be the phone size and the screen to accommodate it so right now most premium Android phones are like around the 6 inch format which is fantastic once you get used to it so much real estate and really fantastic for media consumption but what if you're coming from something smaller around the 5 inches like the iPhone 7 and still want to stick to the Android ecosystem but be more comfortable with the format of that slightly smaller body it would be awesome to have more options on the smaller side of things for the premium Android arena so that you can be more comfortable to use a slightly small device over a gigantic thing in your pocket and to complement the size variety it'd be awesome to increase the screen to body ratio so you can have a smaller device with larger screen the essential phone versus the pixel 2 is that perfect example they are pretty much identical in size but look at how much more beautiful and just larger and more immersive that display is on the essential phone versus the pixel 2 I think the aspect ratio should be guided into the 18 by 9 arena because just having a tall display allows you to multitask better and just have more stuff on the screen when you're in these scrolling apps I would love to see a bump up in the resolution to qHD unlike your standard reference Android model but of course it would be a bit up a lot more battery so some software customization that allows you to automatically in dynamically switch resolution to let's say 1080p when you're on the home screen versus going to back to qHD while you're consuming content and this for the panel itself AMOLED of course is fantastic everyone wants HDR even though the HDR content is quite limited but still it's kind of a nice future proofing especially for 2018 and also higher refresh rate so we don't need to go to 120 Hertz like on the razor phone but going from like 60 Hertz to 75 or to 100 Hertz you will definitely feel the difference and I'm hoping that they can meander their techno in a way that will not impact too much on the battery life and will still allow us to have a really bright super bright display and of course choosing different color profiles and temperature adjustment that is accurate so in detecting your ambient environment and adjusting the screen tint based on that so that you get less eye fatigue but without really distorting your sort of perception of the image quality and all the colors on screen I think the one plus 5t and the note 8 screens are like the perfect example on what needs to happen in 2018 in that merge of quality display high resolution fantastic picture quality and all that is needed is that high refresh rate and then will be good next up is software because as much as smartphone manufacturers try to push their boundaries when it comes to designing their smartphones hardware wise the software is poor then the whole user experience wouldn't be pleasing now when it comes to my pick I always prefer stock Android just like the one found on the Google pixel too because it's the best of what Android supposed to be and it's clean there's no bloatware applications but I'm not necessarily forcing manufacturers to adopt stock Android our way I mean if you could implement features like you know taking some features from Samsung's ecosystem like smart selects where you have the ability to select a certain part of an image and extract that text and copy that to a clipboard that would be great and of course giving users proactivity options within the operating system would be fantastic another cool feature would be giving users the option to rearrange the home navigating buttons plus adding custom buttons in the nav bar because you can use them to pull down the notifications or access certain things customize it to your own liking that would be you know that would add that extra personal touch or personality to your device furthermore I would love to see more gesture customization so like the three fingers swipe to take a screenshot or drawing something on the screen to open some apps or to start your flashlight or to pause and play tracks that's all awesome I also would love to see more system customization in terms of choosing in different font choosing your theme color and more Android phones need to incorporate reading mode as an option because I love reading on my 5-t and that black and white warmth really helps to eliminate any eye fatigue and there's only one thing that I would love to port from iOS and that is 3d touching your text so that you can select certain letters and words much easier than what you can do on Android right now because right now the selection tool within text is just super inconvenient and need to have a better software option for that on Android next up is audio because we all love listening to music now I'm completely aware that smartphone manufacturers are slowly moving towards the removal of a headphone jack but trust me guys I mean using a USB see to a headphone 3.5 mm an adapter just doesn't feel practical I mean sure you could pick up a pair of wireless headphones and call it a day but I still preferred wired pair of headphones instead of going of Wireless route so if smartphone manufacturer is a thing about re-implementing them great we would take people from with my headphone jacks any time of the day over wireless pair I'd also appreciate if smartphone manufacturers can implement better internal DAX within their device if they decide to keep a 3.5 millimeter headphone jack and also give us software presets so that we can adjust the eq's and play around with settings to fine tune our preferred liking when it comes to listening to music a good example of this would be the LGV 30 that comes with a 32 bit quad hi-fi and it comes with a lot of software presets that you can choose to fine tune to the way how you listen to your music if it's an awesome feature and I would love to see smartphone manufacturers sort of adopt that and implement them on their devices next up is front facing speakers I would love to see them on smartphones next year and I know that it might be a challenge to implement them in bezel like displays for example the Galaxy Note 8 and the LGB 30 but personally I think the pixel to excel strikes a good balance between thinner bezels and front-facing speakers you've got an 18 by 9 display you've got the two speakers now it might not be as pretty looking as the Galaxy Note 8 and the B 30 so I'd love to hear your thoughts on the audio segment for this video in the comments down below and now for the cameras I think it's a little bit difficult to predict on what will happen in 2018 because Google impressed everyone and surprised everyone with the quality leap forward in portrait mode dynamic range and color reproduction on a 2 and a 2 excel so I would love to still stick around with dual camera system either a telephoto or a wide-angle zoom and users have the option upon checkout so you have more customization on your taking picture style and one of the biggest things that manufacturers need to do is avoid cross processing we've seen that on the g6 and the V 30 both LG phones that really over process their images to a point of having this fantastic wide-angle lens and just really capable and camera system that is basically destroyed thanks to their software portrait mode is huge this year and I think is going to have even bigger next year especially maybe portrait mode in video that would be cool but I love the direction in terms of eliminating that tight zoom and going wide and having a I process things around the edges so that gradient in depth of field has to get better in 2018 and it will thinks to machine learning manual controls are kind of a niche thing but it would be so cool to have a pro mode or like a full manual mode so you can take raw pictures along exposure shots and really impress everyone on what you can do with a smartphone camera fast focusing has not been an issue in photo mode for the last like three years but what has been an issue is smooth autofocus in video so it's quite jerky in terms of just jumps to your subject but what I would love to see in video mode is tap to focus and it smoothly transitions to the next point mimicking a manual focusing lens in video mode that needs to happen processing power is becoming so good so why aren't we seeing more quality slow-motion options like 1080p and 120 frames or 4k at 60 on Android that needs to happen with the proper compression in camera so that we get nice rich files that we can play around with so that your smartphone becomes your everything even for potentially small video production stuff the microphones have to also improve so you can capture quality audio while you're capturing video and lastly stabilization I know that is a lot to ask for but digital image stabilization is becoming so good and combine that with a tiny optical little gyroscope stabilizer for a really fantastic video experience from your smartphone in 2018 on Android side really looking forward to it battery life is a tough one because the majority of devices that have tested the studio came with excellent battery life this all depends our hardware and software optimizations so if you have good hardware and great software that's running in the background you can expect at least a day and a half of use out of that device I would also appreciate features like wireless charging implemented on all flagship smartphones for next year it's a great convenient feature and I'm sure a lot of you guys would love to take advantage of that also quick charge protocols would be fantastic I think that charge is probably one of the fastest that we've come across on an Android device with oneplus and I'm sure smartphone manufacturers are constantly working on improving the battery efficiency with devices so I'm pretty excited to see what they come up with next year and the last thing to cover would be the price and value conversation so me and Ebro discussed on what we would consider to be the sweet spot for a smart phone that we would consider to be like higher and a premium and there will be like between 650 to 800 dollars and I think it's a good compromise between potentially losing some features but still having a really good overall package where as we're getting so accustomed to spending $1,000 on a smart phone that has some compromises one way and another and therefore you feel cheated of not having all these other features that you expect at that price point I think the 1 + 5 t hits that perfect sweet spot of price and feature sets and more companies need to fold that pattern in delivering all these little things and some compromises of course that are present but because the price you kind of ignore the compromises whereas if you spend $1000 you don't expect any drawbacks whatsoever which of course is not the case so let us know if you agree with our picks feature wise for the perfect Android smartphone for 2018 I'm Dimitri a kneebar with Haruka Knox thank you so much for watching make sure to subscribe for more similar content and we'll see you in the next one\n"