Best Smartphones
Google Pixel 6A
PROS:
- Wireless charging support
tomsguide.com - Great camera
cnet.com - Among the first to get new Android updates
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CONS:
- Video quality isn't as good as still photos
cnet.com - Phone gets warm when playing demanding games
tomsguide.com - Colors in photos skew toward darker tones
tomsguide.com
Nothing Phone 2
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
PROS:
OnePlus Open
PROS:
- Bigger displays inside and out
techradar.com - Long battery life paired with fast charging
tomsguide.com - Outstanding thin and light design
tomsguide.com
CONS:
- Weak low light camera performance
tomsguide.com - No wireless charging
tomsguide.com - Whoa, that’s a big camera bump
techradar.com
Motorola Razr Plus
PROS:
- Cool vegan leather and unique colors
techradar.com - Good battery life
cnet.com - Huge cover display is actually useful
techradar.com
CONS:
- Last year’s specs
techradar.com - Front screen gathers fingerprint smudges easily
cnet.com - Not water resistant enough
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Apple iPhone 13
PROS:
CONS:
- No 120Hz screen
techradar.com - Minimal design changes
techradar.com - Galaxy S23 offers a longer optical zoom
cnet.com
Google Pixel 8
CONS:
- Faster charging would be nice
techradar.com - Some AI tools like "summarize" don't work
cnet.com - Magic Editor is hit or miss
cnet.com
Google Pixel 8 Pro
PROS:
- Grippier matte glass design
tomsguide.com - Call screening is natural and very useful
techradar.com - 7 years of Android & security updates
tomsguide.com
CONS:
- Underwhelming processor performance
cnet.com - Some new features feel like gimmicks
cnet.com - Android settings and features are confusing and hard to find
techradar.com
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
PROS:
CONS:
- Big
pcmag.com - Charging should be faster
techradar.com - Pricier baseline (but more storage)
techradar.com
OnePlus 12
PROS:
- Extremely powerful processor
cnet.com - Epic battery life
tomsguide.com - Sharper 3x periscope camera
tomsguide.com
CONS:
- Software support could be longer
tomsguide.com - Not as waterproof as competing phones
pcmag.com - No wireless charging
tomsguide.com
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Apple iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max
PROS:
Meh // not enough data:
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- iPhone SE (2022) (87)
- OnePlus 11 (80)
- Nokia 2780 Flip (70)
- Motorola Razr+ (2023) (80)
- Samsung Galaxy A15 5G (80)
- Apple iPhone 15 Plus (90)
- iPhone 15 Pro (80)
- iPhone 15 (80)
- Galaxy Z Flip 5 (80)
- iPhone 15 Pro Max (90)
- Samsung Galaxy S24 (90)