Cheaper options that leave out some features and maintain the essence.
They are very expensive smartphones, look like the best terminals of each company and have features that will not leave you indifferent, but most of them have a second surname that makes them younger brothers. The ones that don't appear on ads or billboards, but are great purchase options. yes, We are talking about R, T or A versions of existing phones are increasingly appealing to consumers because they allow access to high-quality equipment at very affordable prices.
The same week, the Chinese company OnePlus has announced the launch of the new OnePlus 12R model in Spain. The first difference with its older brother, the OnePlus 12, is the price, 270 euros lower. In terms of features, the processor is less powerful, although the difference is in the camera, but they have dropped some interesting features compared to the OnePlus 12. The new OnePlus 12R costs 699 euros compared to 979. For 12.
This week, Nothing, a British company led by former OnePlus CEO Carl Pei, announced that it will launch it. The first little brother of its parent device, Nothing (2a). The brand is characterized by trying to offer a different product to the market outside of the industry standard and entering into a very effective business formula of offering cheaper versions of first class equipment to attract customers. No prices have been given yet, but the first Nothing with an 'a' last name is rumored to start at €350 and feature the company's iconic transparent design with a new 'Glyph' interface. It will be delivered in early March.
As for Xiaomi, we are about to meet the new Xiaomi 14 range, where the star is going to be precisely the super older brother Ultra. But the Chinese company has an interesting number of terminals in its catalog that perfectly fit this category of cheap and simple mobile phones, creating complete families of phones. For example, in the Xiaomi 13 family itself, The Xiaomi 13 T is the performance-sparing younger brother of the 13, but also has an intermediate device called the 13 T Pro., which will be medium. Both of these devices are upper intermediate, slightly inferior in some features, but very attractive, especially the Pro version uses Leica professional camera systems. And what price are we talking about? Well, the 13D Pro version costs 799.99 euros.
For its part, L Pixel 8A, The smaller version of Google's Pixel 8 is one of the most anticipated phones of the year. It probably won't be released until May, but there have been many leaks on the matter and users waiting for the arrival of this device will definitely enjoy a lot of artificial intelligence, even if they lose out on the camera. features its older brother
As for Samsung, it presented the new Galaxy S24 in January, where the ultra model is king, but the simplest of the series, The Galaxy S24 is a terminal to be reckoned with, regardless of surnames. Like the previous one, it loses in processor, screen size and camera, but this device has all the creative AI functions provided by Samsung and is much cheaper than the Ultra option, as it starts at 900 euros.
Something similar is happening at Apple. Its iPhone 15 Pro, Plus and Pro Max add features and size to the equation, but smaller than anything else, The iPhone 15 (just) is still a high-end device A camera packed with features and a superior scope. Low price from 969 euros.
