Best phones of 2019: The Winners

29 December 2019
Our readers selected the best flagship, the best midranger, and the best entry-level smartphone of 2019.

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Anonymous, 29 Dec 2019IPhone 11 Max wins also în battery and built quality ... moreGood build quality? Lol
Useless Ip rating. It falls from few feet and the back glass cracks. Say goodbye to waterproofing.

Metal build phones didn't have this issue. The worst damage they could get was a dent.

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    AnonD-889996, 29 Dec 2019Mate 30 Pro obliterated by Google. Note 10+ beats 11 Pro M... moreIPhone 11 Max wins also în battery and built quality - IP rating up to 4.30m. The cons of IPhone are their small offering 4GB/64GB and theirs price point and their design.

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      Anonymous, 29 Dec 2019We need more catagories too make sense.. Best of the year.... moreEntry level and A70 ? How high are you ? A70 is around 330 euro. Thats pretty much top end of a middle class price range phone.

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        X41, 29 Dec 2019GSMarena readers got it right... But imo for budget devi... moreSame

          Shanti Dope, 29 Dec 2019IMO the best upper mid range phone this year is a tie betwe... moreTo SHANTI DOPE:

          One of the VERY BEST comments of all time. I could shake your hand. Thank you for your best wishes as well. I too wish you the best for 2020. May all your best wishes come true for the new year.

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            • 29 Dec 2019

            [deleted post]fixed: Excuse me how about the iPhone XR phones? I see everywhere using XR.

              Ekott, 29 Dec 2019Mi note 10 has best telephoto lensMi Note 10 has the best and most versatile camera system, but its telephoto capabilities is more or less on the same level as both the P30 Pro and Reno 10x Zoom :))

                In my country Xiaomi has just entered and are developing their reputation but Samsung and apple have. So am happy seeing Xiaomi doing great outside cause will be an easy suggestion for me.

                  Phoneman, 29 Dec 2019I think the result is okay sammy is just the bestNot in all cases.

                    Shanti Dope, 29 Dec 2019IMO the best upper mid range phone this year is a tie betwe... moreMi note 10 has best telephoto lens

                      Redmi Note 8 Pro...Undisputed! ;)

                        Anonymous, 29 Dec 2019We need more catagories too make sense.. Best of the year.... moreflagship killer realme x2 pro? i think oneplus 7(t) pro is way better choice for almost same price ,but ok second flagship killer is realme x2 pro ,but first is for sure oneplus

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                          Shanti Dope, 29 Dec 2019IMO the best upper mid range phone this year is a tie betwe... moreHappy hollidays man and yes you are right.
                          Nicely said.
                          And the ROG 2 is the absolutely best phone released this year with everything a best phone should have.

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                            Shanti Dope, 29 Dec 2019IMO the best upper mid range phone this year is a tie betwe... moreSome of the Chinese phones never reach international markets. They are only know in China and India so internationally they will not get the votes.

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                              • 29 Dec 2019

                              We need more catagories too make sense..
                              Best of the year...:
                              1. Budget. Fx Galaxy M10/Redmi Note 8T
                              2. Entry level. Fx Galaxy A70
                              3. Mid end. Fx Mi 9T
                              4. Flagship killer. Fx Realme X2 Pro
                              5. Flagship. Galaxy Note 10+
                              6. Gaming.

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                                Phoneman, 29 Dec 2019I think the result is okay sammy is just the bestMan Samsung is selling in most countries like MC Donnald for example but apart from that they are very far from best.
                                When Xiaomi will be available in all countries like Samsung then their sales will go deep down like when AOL got bashed by Internet Explorer back in 90s era and form like 90% users worldwide it shrinked to 1% in like 5 years since release of explorer.

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                                  Shanti Dope, 29 Dec 2019IMO the best upper mid range phone this year is a tie betwe... moreYes you did, redmi 8a and realme c2 best entry level

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                                    AnonD-889996, 29 Dec 2019Mate 30 Pro obliterated by Google. Note 10+ beats 11 Pro M... moreMan when Huawei finaly releases Harmony OS to all its devices and become self suficcient company google can go nuts.
                                    Like Myspace got splashed by Facebook.

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                                      DroidBoye, 29 Dec 2019Samsung's A70 is not a midrange, pricepoint-wise. But then,... moreMan in my country redmi note 8 rpo starts at 207 euros.
                                      And A70 at 305 euros.
                                      For a 305 eur i can find a lot more and better faster and more reliable devices than Samsung.
                                      Mi 9T pro for example flagship CPU and GPU and rest of the specs. Price 301 eur.

                                        i think as midranger class xiaomi Mi9T or Mi9 lite and realme X2 is better choice then redmi note 8 pro with mediatek and ips display,with flagship class absolutely agree , first samsung galaxy note 10+ then oneplus 7T pro and then realme X2 pro with xiaomi Mi9T pro
                                        best gaming phone of course asus Rog phone 2