Weekly poll: Nominees for Best Phones of 2018

09 December 2018
This is the preliminary round so you can help us pick the contenders before moving on to the final vote to select the best phones of this year.

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The Pocophone is not a flagship...

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    • 8EC
    • 09 Dec 2018

    Flagship: Huawei Mate 20 Pro
    Midrange: Huawei Honor Play
    Entry Level:Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (AI)

      moto x4

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        • NoNamer
        • mQF
        • 09 Dec 2018

        If we remove Camera and CPU updates phones of 2018 are not at least as good as phones of 2016...

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          • 3iY
          • 09 Dec 2018

          Handset Fanboy, 09 Dec 2018Note 5 pro released last year buddy. phones released this ... moreXiaomi Note 5 AI Dual sim is from march 2018..
          Even, Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 'Pro' (for Indian market) is from this year = february 2018..
          Or at least they need to include Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro..
          In low end, or mid.. Because of the spec

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            • VeniceHoe
            • LEi
            • 09 Dec 2018

            I love my XS Max but Note 9 deserves this award.

              My prediction: The flagship finale will be between Note9 and Mate 20 Pro.

              Further prediction: Note9 will win due to having more fans. Mate 20 Pro will be runner up.

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                • KiR
                • 09 Dec 2018

                Samsung Note 9 & Pocophone F1.
                The Best 2018.

                  YoshiAkash, 09 Dec 2018With horrible UI.And looks abit ugly

                    YoshiAkash, 09 Dec 2018With horrible UI.I am sure you never used EMUI its feature packed and super fast

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                      • xJM
                      • 09 Dec 2018

                      Very interesting...
                      Where is the most popular smartphone in 2018?
                      Where is Redmi Note 5 Pro (Ai)???
                      See in the chart of weekly Top 10.
                      It number one or near in most of half year.
                      Something is wrong.

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                        • Mr.Greg
                        • pu$
                        • 09 Dec 2018

                        Note 9 all the way! Is the king!

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                          • Anonymous
                          • Dkd
                          • 09 Dec 2018

                          Wondering why isnt zenfone max pro m1 included!
                          Strange! most of the phones are chinese branded, asus is taiwanese.

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                            • JaK
                            • 09 Dec 2018

                            Best flagship is the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Hands down!

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                              • sv7
                              • 09 Dec 2018

                              Voted for the Note9...sent from my XS

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                                • Anonymous
                                • Ptb
                                • 09 Dec 2018

                                To be honest, this year's phones have beej terrible. I just can suggest galaxy note 9 and maybe s9 plus and s9, they are not impressive, also i'm not a samsung fanboy, but honestly, all phones are useless and not fully featured. Phone makers think they are innovators because they put 100 cameras in a phone. I bought a note 9 in a black friday deal at $800 but i wojldn't payy official price for the phone. And also i bought my last phone in 2015 because newer phones are not worth the money

                                  Best of 2018
                                  Flagship:
                                  1. Huawei Mate 20 X
                                  2. Huawei Mate 20 Pro
                                  3. Samsung Note 9

                                  Midranger:
                                  1. Huawei Honor Note 10

                                    Jamesschwarz987, 09 Dec 2018Pocophone F1 is a flagship, Moto Z3 is a mid-range? "For ... moreyeah man,it is just what i was thinking, i mean pocophone doesn't stand a chance in the flagship category, but in the mid-rangers i think it kicks ass,so wrong category gsmarena,wtf?!

                                      Best Top: Either Note 9 or Mate 20X / Pro.
                                      Best Mid: Realme 2 Pro
                                      Best Low: Xiaomi Note 6 (Can't understand why it's not listed).

                                        Pocophone F1 is a flagship, Moto Z3 is a mid-range?
                                        "For example, the Pocophone F1 is priced like a mid-ranger, but we felt it’s good enough to compete with flagships"
                                        Excuse me, just because it has Snapdragon 845, doesn't mean cheap LCD and thin plastics body could be a flagship. It's not all about SoCs.

                                        "Solid features at an affordable price, coupled with a strong marketing campaign can make a winner even out of a modest phone."
                                        And from all of those 2 year-old SoC Snapdragon 625 craps on that low-end list, how the hell Redmi Note 5/6 and Realme 1/2 Pro isn't here?

                                        Again, phones are not all about SoCs.