BUILDING THE PERFECT ANDROID FRANKEN-PHONE
PCWorld|February 2020
THE BEST PARTS OF THE BEST PHONES OF THE YEAR
MICHAEL SIMON
BUILDING THE PERFECT ANDROID FRANKEN-PHONE

Android phones didn’t just break the bank in 2019, they also broke speed, photography, and display records. Samsung and OnePlus delivered handsets that were as groundbreaking as they were gorgeous; Google pushed the limits of smartphone photography; and LG continued to march to its own drum, crafting some truly unique beats along the way.

But for all their strengths, there’s no perfect Android phone. So this year, I decided to build one. Well, on paper. Without further ado, here’s the 2019 Android Frankenphone, built using the best parts of the best phones of the year.

DISPLAY: ONEPLUS 7 PRO

You can’t have a great phone without a great display, and the OnePlus 7 Pro had it this year—even better than the Galaxy S10+ and Note 10+. Samsung might supply the display OnePlus uses, but the 7 Pro does it better. Why? Because of its 90Hz refresh rate, which makes scrolling super speedy. It’s not just that the 7 Pro is one of only a handful of phones that offer a refresh rate higher that 60Hz, it’s that OnePlus has delivered it in a display that’s so perfect, it’s like a cherry on top. And now it’s Samsung that needs to do the catching up.

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