Best smartphones of 2020: Preliminary round

06 December 2020
We've sorted the most interesting smartphones into seven categories, round 1 of voting will determine the Top 5 in each category.

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  • Anonymous
  • 39m
  • 06 Dec 2020

The best phone of 2020 is not even on one of the lists. Pixel 4a.

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    • Anonymous
    • 4Hj
    • 06 Dec 2020

    Weird choices. No Sony or Pixels?

      You should add Huawei mate 40 pro in best flagship killer

        geek-a-contra, 06 Dec 2020just ouf curiosity... those who answer the poll: do you own... moreBased on reviews and experience and then fanboyism for xiaomi :)

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          • Anonymous
          • rJX
          • 06 Dec 2020

          Where's the compact phone category?

            just ouf curiosity... those who answer the poll: do you own(all0 all those phones in order to make a choice: (educated) guessing? based on (made by others) reviews? or just a matter of preference / fanboyism...? :))))

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              • ARBITER
              • 2SC
              • 06 Dec 2020

              The fact that camera phone category doesn't even have Sony xperia makes me question this poll

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                • AnonD-923722
                • tDQ
                • 06 Dec 2020

                AnonD-923722, 06 Dec 2020I said all phones, i mean all cheap phones can even take ex... moreI kean excellent daylight shots, not lowlight, sorry for the typo

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                  • AnonD-923722
                  • tDQ
                  • 06 Dec 2020

                  Someguy20, 06 Dec 2020Are you sure that the p40 pro struggles in low light? Or th... moreI said all phones, i mean all cheap phones can even take excellent lowlight shots. Flagships differ themselves by taking great ti excellent lowlight shots. Budget phones and midrange struggles in lowlight. Not the flagships. Mate 40 Pro night mode is the worst night mode in the industry. It makes photos softer and noisier than the normal auto mode. But the auto mode is damn excellent in quality that you don't need night mode, but when u use it, the results are far behind other flagships.

                    AnonD-923722, 06 Dec 2020Design : almost all phones are good looking and feels good ... moreAre you sure that the p40 pro struggles in low light? Or the Mate 40 pro Plus?

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                      • AnonD-923722
                      • tDQ
                      • 06 Dec 2020

                      AnonD-923722, 06 Dec 2020In my country it is too expensive to be called an midranger... moreAnd at that price, the Poco F2 Pro easily kills i the M51

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                        • AnonD-923722
                        • tDQ
                        • 06 Dec 2020

                        AnonD-964130, 06 Dec 2020Samsung m51 should have been in the midranger category ,tha... moreIn my country it is too expensive to be called an midranger.

                        5.499.000 rupiah means about $379. Midranfe in my country is below 5. 000.000 rupiah, which is below $339. Above that is considered premium midrange or an flagship killer.

                          AnonD-923722, 06 Dec 2020Are you in Indonesia? Where the S20 Fe costs 10.999.000 rup... moreNo I am not in Indonesia.

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                            • AnonD-923722
                            • tDQ
                            • 06 Dec 2020

                            Livius, 06 Dec 2020S20 FE flashship killer ? LoL, what a joke. In my country i... moreAre you in Indonesia? Where the S20 Fe costs 10.999.000 rupiah and the P40 Pro costs the same amount?

                            10.999.000 rupiah means $750 btw

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                              • Boggy-Stefy
                              • p%B
                              • 06 Dec 2020

                              The best smartphone is the one you are using. Lol.

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                                • AnonD-923722
                                • tDQ
                                • 06 Dec 2020

                                Boggy-Stefy, 06 Dec 2020Congrats for all the writing. I didn't read it, but an... moreLol,

                                  S20 FE flashship killer ? LoL, what a joke. In my country it's more expensive than Huawei P40 Pro.

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                                    • Boggy-Stefy
                                    • p%B
                                    • 06 Dec 2020

                                    AnonD-923722, 06 Dec 2020Design : almost all phones are good looking and feels good ... moreCongrats for all the writing. I didn't read it, but anyway, it should have taken some time to write everything, lol.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 04M
                                      • 06 Dec 2020

                                      This page has become so annoying to read,thats why i come here very rare recently.Every second news is about some Realme,some Oppo.Who in hell want to read about that shitty phones.Write about great manifacturers,not about some who literally spamming smartphone industry with hundreds models in a year.

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                                        • AnonD-923722
                                        • tDQ
                                        • 06 Dec 2020

                                        Design : almost all phones are good looking and feels good

                                        Big Phones : Note 20 Ultra, ROG 3, Iphone 12 PM

                                        Medium sized phones : Pixel 5, S20, Iphone 12/12 Pro

                                        Small phones : Iphone 12 mini, Pixel 4a, Samsung s10e, Iphone SE

                                        Camera : Mate 40 Pro Plus, Iphone 12 PM, Mi 10 Ultra, N20 Ultra, even all phones can take excellent daytime shots, they just struggle at lowlight

                                        Performance : Mate 40 series, Iphone 12 series, and all others, even midrange phones perform very well these days

                                        Battery : All midrange have excellent battery life, for flagships it is easily Poco, Xiaomi Huawei, ROG 3and Iphones. Samsungs especially N20U exynos have poor battery life.

                                        Charging : Mate 40 Pro, Mi 10 Ultra, Realme 7 Pro (costs 250), Oneplus 8T, Oneplus 8 Pro, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

                                        Speakers : Mate 40 Pro, ROG 3, MI 10 series, all have excellent stereo speakers that are symmetrical

                                        Software : (it is preference, some likes stock android, some likes One UI, some likes Oxygen OS, some likes Chinese brands software)

                                        Ultra Flagships ( above $/€/£1200) Note 20 Ultra or Mi 10 Ultra (if you can import it, it costs less, but very ultra)

                                        Flagships (below £/$/€1000) : Mi 10 Ultra (if u can import), Oneplus 8 Pro, Asus Zenfone 7 Pro

                                        Flagship Killers (below $/€/£600) : Mi10T Pro/Poco F2 Pro, S20 FE ( if u are lucky)

                                        Premium Midrange (above £/$/€500) : Vivo X50 Pro and Pixel 5

                                        Midrange (below $/£/€400) : Oneplus Nord, Pixel 4a, Iphone SE, Poco X3 (costs $200, though)

                                        Entry Level (below $/£/€200) : Poco X3 (if u are lucky to find one), Realme 7 (€189), Redmi Note 9, Poco M3