Review on Upgrade Your Doors With HOSOM 48 Pack Brushed Nickel Door Hinges - 3.5 Inch, 5/8 Radius Corners, Interior Door Hinges by Kevin Swier

Schlage was my go to hinge but after Schlage significantly cheapened their hinge quality in 2021, I searched out a replacement comparing six different brands.Brands compared:Sorgmach (5 stars): overall clearly the best of all the brands tried. Better in every way except for the hinge action which it came in a very close second. 1" screws.Walmart Basics (4 stars): great price, zero play in the hinge action, finish quality decent but the oil rub bronze was farthest off from my other hardware (note: the satin nickel ones never arrived), quality on the higher side but not as good as the Sorgmach both metal workmanship and finish Only 3/4" screws.Hosom (3 stars): not many specifics as this was the first brand to get rejected. Trailed others in finish and hinge action.Haidms (4 stars): aged bronze finish trailed others; satin nickel was better. 1" screws and zero hinge play. The corner to edge transitions were not smooth and the finish quality not as nice as the Sorgmach. In addition, while zero play the lubricant made a slight noise on operation. Perhaps this would quickly go away but the others did not make this noise.Everbilt (3 stars): this is the slightly more expense smoother operation one. Had no play in the hinge action but my one sample had some sort of steel burr or something that could be felt .at least in the in-hand testing. I did not try on the door. Finish-wise, the Everbilt was similar to the Schlage though not as good of a match an inferior in quality to the Sorgmach. 1" screws. If it wasn't for that imperfection, I would have given this one 4 stars.Schlage 2021 Version (2 stars): oh how disappointing, though I did end up using this one in some cases because it was the aged bronze was the best finish match for the Schlage handles. While the prior Schlage version had a zero play hinge with a little friction, the new model had the MOST play out of all brands and no friction; a very sloppy hinge. In addition, every piece had some sort of defect or imperfection. Furthermore, the 2021 finish was noticeably of lower quality than the prior version. Also cheapened was the packaging; this I don't so much care about though. Many including myself buy Schlage for their reputation as a quality leader. This newer version is so much poorer than the prior I actually returned for an exchange thinking they had sent the wrong one. To add a black eye to the insult, Schlage has NOT change their prices which are more expensive than everyone else.