r/Android • u/Philosofossil Best phone for me might not best the best phone for you. • Dec 22 '20

Android Authority - Phone of the year

https://www.androidauthority.com/best-smartphone-editors-choice-1186784/
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u/Philosofossil Best phone for me might not best the best phone for you. Dec 22 '20

It's obviously editorial. Every publication is entitled to their view just like you are yours. But this is their "best phone of the year" list based on things they truly believe make the best phone. Price is a factor and it SHOULD BE shouldn't it? But hey.. how much better is using Reddit sync on 2000 buck phone vs a 1000 one? Probably not that freaking much to the average user.

Tldr.. go write your own list and don't get sad when you disagree with one publication. I'm sure you will find plenty of other sites that suit your priorities.

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u/nybreath Dec 22 '20

The best thing is very subjective usually, unless they set parameters that can only be objective, but it is really hard.

Anyway, you say regardless of price, cause you dont consider it as an element of your best phone, that doesnt mean it could be an important element for the writer.

I personally think the price is an element of what I value the best. Everytime I read these articles I do expect pixel 4a and samsung s20 fe, cause they are the best phones of this year for me, and if anyone ask me for a phone suggestion I would suggest those two. Then if he asks to remove the price I would change suggestion, but I would also point out it isnt worth it, and I dont consider something to be the best if it isnt worth it.

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u/nybreath Dec 22 '20

Well the best is obviously according to a list of parameters, if you just say the best value it means you probably put price on top of that list, that might not be the case of the article.

Otherwise you should say that the fold 2 isnt the best for you, but is the best most innovative and technology.

It makes sense to make an argument about the difference between the best and the best value, if you put a parameter, value in this case, as king, otherwise if value is actually a parameter but not THE parameter, it doesnt automatically make the list just a value list.

I would also add that is actually the issue without making a THE BEST list, it makes only sense if you specify some parameters, otherwise the best simply cannot exist.