2019 has been a year of innovation in the smartphone segment. Manufacturers played around the design, camera and features of their flagship devices to provide an ultimate user experience to the buyers. In 2019, we saw a lot of new things which were not available in the smartphones a year back, such as Foldable displays, waterfall screens, 60x zooming capacity, 5G capabilities and 30W fast charging support.
One thing that remained constant is that the Big Three smartphone manufacturers Apple, Samsung and Huawei dominated the flagship market, however, a new entrant that made its name in the Flagship category is none other than the Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus. If you are a fortunate person and have no restraints on pocket then these are the best available flagship devices launched in 2019 you can consider to purchase:
OnePlus 7T Pro
OnePlus 7T Pro is a beautiful device with Dual Curved Fluid Amoled 6.67 inch screen, Powerful camera and a lot of cool features. The smartphone is powered by the flagship Snapdragon 855+ paired with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.0 storage. The device includes a triple rear camera setup comprising of 48MP primary shooter, an 8MP telephoto lens and an ultra-wide 16MP snapper. The OnePlus flagship is fuelled by a 4085mAh battery with 30W fast charging support. It is the cheapest available flagship out there with a price tag of $647 for base variant that roughly converts to Rs. 100,000 in Pakistan.
Huawei P30 Pro
The Huawei P30 Pro stood out in the crowd because it stunned the photography enthusiasts with its amazing periscope camera setup. The P30 Pro is unarguably one of the best flagships of 2019 with a 6.4 inch OLED display and powerful Quad Rear Camera Setup comprising of a 40MP primary camera, an 8MP periscope lens, a 20MP ultra wide-angle shooter, and a 3D ToF sensor. The smartphone is powered by Kirin 980 octa-core processor paired with up to 8GB RAM. It is fuelled by a 4200mAh battery with 15W Fast charging support. The base memory variant of the smartphone will cost around $1092 or Rs. 160,000 in Pakistan.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+
The Galaxy Note 10+ is Samsung's flagship for 2019, it features a 6.8 inch Dynamic AMOLED flexible display. The device is powered by Exynos 9825 paired with up to 12GB of RAM. The smartphone features a quad rear camera setup comprising of 12MP primary (dual-pixel) sensor, another 12MP telephoto sensor for 2x optical zoom, a 16MP ultra wide lens, and a ToF 3D VGA camera. It is fuelled by a 4300mAh battery with a whopping 45W fast charging. The base variant costs $1270 and Rs. 195,000 in Pakistan.
Samsung Galaxy S10+
Samsung has two flagship lineups that runs simultaneously, the Galaxy Note flagship series and Galaxy S flagship series. The Galaxy S10+ is the most premium Galaxy S device from the Korean smartphone giant for the year 2019. The smartphone is the first flagship that incorporated a hole punch Amoled display design and an Ultrasonic under display fingerprint scanner. The device is powered by Samsung's flagship Exynos 9820 paired with up to 12GB of RAM. It is equipped with the same camera setup found in the Galaxy Note 10+ and fuelled by a 4100mAh battery. It costs $1425 for the base variant that roughly converts to Rs. 219,000 in Pakistan.
iPhone 11 Pro Max
Any flagship smartphone list cannot be completed without Apple's iPhone. The latest flagship smartphone by Apple is the iPhone 11 Pro launched in September 2019. It is powered by the Company's own A13 Bionic chip. The smartphone features a 6.5 inch XDR OLED display with 120Hz refresh rate. It is the first smartphone by Apple that comes equipped with a triple rear camera setup that brings an Ultra-Wide angle module. All three cameras contains 12MP lenses and serves for wide, ultrawide and telephoto purposes. It comes with a 4000mAh battery with 18W fast charging support and costs $999 for the base memory variant that roughly converts to Rs. 155,000 before tax in Pakistan.