There are a few features we take a look at when buying a new smartphone. Among them, we can mention the appearance, hardware, camera, etc. But for an average customer, the model of a processor or the amount of memory won’t mean anything. For instance, do you know the key differences between the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2? Well, this is a rhetorical question. In all these cases, you can always look at the list of top-performing smartphones. AnTuTu is one of those benchmarks that periodically releases a ranking of the best-performing Android smartphones. Today, it published the list for January 2023.
AnTuTu list for January
On the top of the list, we can find the newly-launched OnePlus 11. It took the top spot with an average benchmark score of 1,325,859. The OnePlus 11 has formed a new iron triangle combination with the second-generation Snapdragon 8 processor, LPDDR5X memory, and UFS4.0 storage. With the new self-developed memory gene recombination technology, the bottom layer of Android memory operation has been completely reconstructed. So the performance is much smoother. Moreover, the OnePlus 11 comes with Hasselblad imaging. So that’s not surprising to see this handset riding the wave.
The iQOO 11 Pro ranks second. It also sports the second-generation Snapdragon 8 chip under the hood. Plus, there is a built-in self-developed V2 chip, which makes the phone a 4K super-sensing “night vision device.” Its average benchmark score is only a few thousand points lower than the OnePlus 11.
In the third position, we can find the VIVO X90 Pro+. It features the second-generation Snapdragon 8 processor, 1-inch IMX989 camera sensor, Samsung 2K E6 screen, and Carl Zeiss-certified lens. The configuration is quite luxurious, and it is the most powerful high-end model of VIVO so far.
In addition, among the top ten products, there are 8 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 models and 2 Dimensity 9200 models.
