Best Android Lollipop (v5) Cell Phones - Blind

'The S6's lead over other Android-powered devices is really significant, and I see this as a potential problem for Qualcomm and its customers.'

'The Galaxy S6 is one of the sexiest Android smartphones I've ever used. '

'The Samsung Galaxy S6 is the best Samsung smartphone ever made. '

'Buy it for its looks, not because it's any more functional.'

'The effort here scraps the forgettable aesthetic of the ZenFone 2 in favor of a phone that has fewer bad sides.'

'Compact optical zoom'

'Otherwise, this is the best Android-powered phone on the market, just in a slightly different shape. '

'This is the best phone you can buy right now. '

'It's the best looking, most radical phone of the year. '

'This phone is gorgeous, powerful and has no major flaws.'

'This could be the best value phone you’ll see this year. '

'Previous P-series phones have been good-looking, but the P8 takes Huawei’s definition of premium to the next level.'

'Spend some time with the P8, though, and the iPhone comparisons give way to genuine appreciation—it might be a copycat.'

'The phone looks gorgeous and its design is as refined as it gets no matter what angle you look at it. '

'Decent specs.'

'Phone's overall speed.'

'Great build quality for price.'

'Fingerprint reader.'

'The latest and greatest phone from the company known as "the Apple of the East", the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 continues the company's trend of offering impressive specifications at astonishingly low prices. '

'The Redmi Note 2 isn't a perfect phone by any means, but it's powerful, reasonably good-looking, has great screen and a fantastic camera - as well as other bonuses such as a MicroSD slot and two SIM slots. '

'Good battery life.'

'When connected to an active external amplifier, the smartphone showed excellently high volume levels and perfectly clean output for one of the best showings out there. . '

'The volume levels on the loudspeaker at the bottom were sufficiently loud, while the audio quality while listening to music was pretty good with clear bass notes.'

'Good cameras with interesting features. '

'The display was quite good and it was a pleasure to watch videos on it.'

'Rugged, water-resistant build.'

'The corners are extra-thick, too, and angled and reinforced to protect against smashed corners.'

'massive 3,500mAh battery'

'The M9 is an exceptional phone, but it's just not the best option out there. '

'However, this is still one of the best phones you can get and it just goes to show how far HTC has come in the last few years that we hold its products to such lofty standards. '

'All in all the HTC One M9 is a very desirable smartphone when held in the hand – easily one of the most desirable. '