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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  • John
  • frj
  • 06 Dec 2020

Where's the best budget flagship phone, like the LG V60?

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    • Anonymous
    • ysE
    • 06 Dec 2020

    Where is LG?! Horrible.

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      • Mobile pacman
      • r3a
      • 06 Dec 2020

      Leo16, 06 Dec 2020Why there are no Motorola phones at all ? A lots of people ... moreYou need to rephrase this

        Where is the Galaxy s20? :(

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          • Anonymous
          • 6sh
          • 06 Dec 2020

          Namelesss, 06 Dec 2020Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra should have been in the "Best Flags... moreYou wish !

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            • Andre Arthur
            • 8Rj
            • 06 Dec 2020

            iPhone 12 mini is an excellent flagship, not a flagship killer.

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              • Anonymous
              • Njy
              • 06 Dec 2020

              Android--Master, 06 Dec 2020What is the mid range category according to Gsmarena?? Can ... moreThere are two phones called a51 (a51 and a51 5g). A51 5g us included in affordable 5g. And a51 is in midrange.

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                • xitmish
                • H4q
                • 06 Dec 2020

                I'm shocked that motorola one fusion + isn't there in the midrange list. Come on gsmarena. You really missed something out there 😷

                  What is the mid range category according to Gsmarena?? Can you clarify that?
                  Lot of the phones in the mid range category are straight up budget phones in terms of price.
                  Galaxy A51 included in mid range as well as affordable 5g categories but the OnePlus Nord isn't included in mid range category. Even the Poco F2 pro with flagship chipset would qualify in mid range segment in terms of price as it is close to some other phones in the list.

                  Why is the Galaxy Z flip in the flagship Killer category??

                  Galaxy Z Fold 2 should have been included in the Trailblazer category.

                  No compact phone category or budget phone category in the poll.
                  Budget phones are mixed with mid-rangers.

                    Nothing New, 06 Dec 2020Probably because it is china exclusive which means it isn&#... moreThere are others phone missing too like Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a 5G, iPhone SE 2020

                      My choices according to the options available in the list:-

                      Best Flagship of 2020: Oppo Find X2 Pro.
                      Best Flagship Killer of 2020: Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5g.
                      Best Camera phone of 2020: Mi 10 Ultra.
                      Best Gaming phone of 2020: Asus ROG 3.
                      Best Mid-ranger of 2020: Poco X3 NFC.
                      Best Affordable 5G phone of 2020: Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite 5G.
                      Best Trailblazer phone of 2020: LG Wing 5g.

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                        • PhoneSmartUser
                        • u1E
                        • 06 Dec 2020

                        No LG phone in the main categories? LG v60 and Velvet deserve a spot at least.....
                        And no Samsung M51 for midrange? M21 for midrange???

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                          • Dablu singh
                          • rJR
                          • 06 Dec 2020

                          Vivo mobile is best but price is very high. And vivo gives triple slots for two volte sim and one one memeory card slots mid range price 4g mobile or 5g mobile. All indian people like vivo someone people rich and some people not enough rich in indian people. Vivo is best company. Vivo z1pro 4gb64 gb mobile phone but not available this mobile mid range and best. We think vivo take a first position in India.india is lives very big people but all people want mid range mobile phone like mi. realme opoo. Samsung under 15000 around launcheding 4g mobile phone like redmi note4.realme6 samsung galaxy m21. 31 opoof15 a9. But vivo is best company and indian people want midrange best camera best battery backup mid range price. That's my review review.i like vivo and I think vivo take afirst position but price mid range and vivo give gon line products no offer. All these moblie phone offers. This vivo company concern and talk to online seller. This is my review not comment.

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                            • Inthebin
                            • JaB
                            • 06 Dec 2020

                            Leo16, 06 Dec 2020Why there are no Motorola phones at all ? A lots of people ... moreThey're in the rubbish tip where they belong. Motorola died years ago.

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                              • kennyDo
                              • IbG
                              • 06 Dec 2020

                              Namelesss, 06 Dec 2020Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra should have been in the "Best Flags... moreI wish it was available too..I would have voted for it.

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

                                Android Authority, 06 Dec 2020There are better choices than the S20 ultra/Note 20 ultra h... moreIn Czech Republic the S20 FE 5G cost with 100EUR more than the One Plus 8T. Hardly a flagship killer. I am not even talking about other 5G flagship phones from Xiaomi or Realme, who cost even less.
                                Of course, there is the brand name, if you care for those things. But, what is brand name nowadays? Nothing. They are all equally bad. So, in the case, why not choose the best price option at least.

                                  Wow, almost every of my answer is top, either lots of us here are thinking the same or I really know phones well? probably the first thing😂

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                                    • 3SL
                                    • 06 Dec 2020

                                    A year ago I would have laughed if you told me Xiaomi would be competing for the best overall phone award, but I don’t think there’s a better Android phone than the Mi 10 Ultra right now. Arguably with the best camera system too. I’m leaving the iPhone out of this, because the OS makes it a very different from all the Androids. The Z Fold 2 on the other hand is definitely the one I want to try out the most, alongside the Mate XS (which still has the better design for me).

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

                                      Leo16, 06 Dec 2020Why there are no Motorola phones at all ? A lots of people ... more"Lots of c**ts" - Sandor Clegane.
                                      Lol.

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                                        • Snapdragon
                                        • 7t{
                                        • 06 Dec 2020

                                        Where is the Google pixel 4a, there should have been a category for only Affordable phones not 5G affordable.. very few countries have 5G