What is a flagship? Just a few years ago, the answer to this was easy. Every year, Apple had one iPhone, Samsung had a Galaxy and Note, and there was the ‘flagship killer’ from OnePlus and a comparable model from Xiaomi. All these used whatever was the top of the line chipset available at the time for the platform, and this is what you bought when you wanted a ‘flagship’.
Then things started to get complicated. Samsung started the Edge and subsequently the Ultra lines, Apple launched the Max and then the Pro, OnePlus and Xiaomi began to diversify their top range offerings, and now confusion abounds. Is the presence of the top chipset enough to make something a flagship? What else does it need? The very best cameras? Best battery life? Fast charging?
