Weekly poll: Best phones of 2020 - final round

13 December 2020
Round 1 helped us determine the Top 5 phones in every category, now it's time to decide the ultimate winner in each.

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  • Anonymous
  • ntJ
  • 14 Dec 2020

X User, 14 Dec 2020This is very old news. Time to move on.They just recently paid fine for them cheating their customers.
Why move on?? We don't forget these things.
Trillion dollar company should be ashamed of their market practices.

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    • X User
    • fxR
    • 14 Dec 2020

    Anonymous, 13 Dec 2020Don't forget the batterygate on top of that forcing us... moreThis is very old news. Time to move on.

      if you're talking about the affordability, xiaomi is the sure winner.

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        • AnonD-923722
        • tDP
        • 14 Dec 2020

        Anonymous, 14 Dec 2020Now, explain to people why the review of 12 pro max has wor... moreMostly because of processing issues. In most ways, like detail, noise, brightness, they are better. But, Iphone 12 Pro Max has consistently worse White Balance, over saturated colours like samsungs, and over sharpening artifacts compared to the Iphone 11 Pro max. Iphone and Pixels usually have the best and most natural colours of all brands. But, at 2020, i think that title inly goes to the pixels, since Iphones have bad colours, WB, and are way too saturated

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          • Norwegian Gangster
          • gnQ
          • 14 Dec 2020

          Anonymous, 14 Dec 2020High-End Flagship smartphone of the year - Samsung Galaxy N... moreI forgot the Redmi Note 9 pro 5g. It's similar to Mi 10T Lite 5G with a much better flagship camera sensor and available in the same price range.
          It is indeed the budget/mid range phone of the year.. Nord is a joke with cheap build quality.

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            • Anonymous
            • LkB
            • 14 Dec 2020

            AnonD-923722, 14 Dec 2020My pick for top phones of 2020 : 1. Best overall phone ... moreNow, explain to people why the review of 12 pro max has worse photo samples than review of 11 pro max.

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              • Anonymous
              • ntJ
              • 14 Dec 2020

              AnonD-923722, 14 Dec 2020My pick for top phones of 2020 : 1. Best overall phone ... moreIPhone 12 pro Max with poor WB is in top 5?? Lol.
              It gets it's a$$ kicked by budget phones likes Redmi note 9 pro 5g with big HM2 Sensor which gives better image quality in many conditions than the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra with HM1.

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                • Anonymous
                • ntJ
                • 14 Dec 2020

                [deleted post]The camera of the Mi 10 Ultra has changed my perception of Mi images. The excellent high quality (which is better than any Samsung mobile phones in 2020) makes me look forward to the performance of Mi 11.------Ice Universe.

                  AnonD-923722, 14 Dec 2020Take a loom at TechNick at youtube where he reviews Mu 10 U... moreDon't need Tech Nick, My wife is using it as her daily driver.
                  Image quality is excellent through all cameras in all conditions.
                  Only the Ultrawide struggles in night which is easily fixed via night mode.

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                    • AnonD-923722
                    • tDP
                    • 14 Dec 2020

                    Android Authority, 14 Dec 2020Please stop spreading misinformation. It's clear you h... moreTake a loom at TechNick at youtube where he reviews Mu 10 Ultra's cameras. The zoom cams are useless at night, and using night mode only makes it worse.

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                      • AnonD-923722
                      • tDP
                      • 14 Dec 2020

                      My pick for top phones of 2020 :

                      1. Best overall phone
                      Note 20 Ultra
                      Mi 10 Ultra (if you can get it)
                      Iphone 12 Pro Max
                      Poco F2 Pro/ Mi 10T Pro(Midrange price)
                      Poco X3 NFC (midrange)
                      Redmi 9/ Poco M3 (Entry level)

                      2. Best designed phone
                      Mate 40 Pro
                      Note 20 Ultra
                      Vivo X50 Pro
                      Iphone 12 PRo Max
                      Pixel 5 (this is what plastic phones should look and feel like)
                      Vivo V20 (budget phone)

                      3. Best screen/display phone
                      Oneplus 8 Pro / Oppo Find X2 Pro
                      Note 20 Ultra
                      Oneplus 8T (best flat display)
                      Xiaomi mi 10t pro (best LCD)
                      Poco X3 (best screen in its price)

                      4. Best Performance phone
                      Mate 40 Pro series (most powerful)
                      ROG phone 3 ( cooling)
                      Poco X3 (cooling and 732G)
                      All flagships and midrange are even great performing nowadays, though, unless you point an slow motion cam at your phone to see an difference or playing nonstop heavy titles games.
                      Reason i don't put iphone 12 series and Note 20 series is because they thorttle easily, thus excluding them

                      5. Best speaker phone
                      Mate 40 Pro/Mi 10 Pro/Mi 10
                      ROG Phone 3 and gaming phones
                      Poco X3 (budget phone have stereo speakers)

                      6. Best Camera phone
                      Mate 40 Pro Plus
                      Mi 10 Ultra
                      Note 20 Ultra
                      Iphone 12 Pro Max

                      Midrange phones can have A grade cameras, but you need to install GCAM
                      Mate 40 Pro not included because of the lack of OIS which means blurry nighttime photos, not so steady videos and weird colours and white balance

                      7. Best battery phone
                      Samsung M51
                      ROG Phone 3
                      Mate 40 Pro/Iphone 12 Pro Max(flagships)
                      Asus Zenfone 7 Pro

                      8. Best charging phone
                      Mate 40 Pro
                      Mi 10 Ultra (gets a bit hot)
                      Realme 7 Pro/Realme Narzo 20 Pro(if you are on an budget)

                      9. Best software
                      All software, even chinese ones, are great since they are based on android 10, you just need to get used to them and their services/bloatware

                      MIUI and Realme UI in cheap phones have ads, but expensive ones don't

                      10. Best smartphone company of the year
                      Xiaomi
                      Samsung

                        Anonymous, 13 Dec 2020Because mate 40 pro+ have best camera in smartphone ever. ... moreMi 10 ultra is the camera phone of the year as no one will choose Huawei p40/Mate 40 series without working Google Play services.
                        People will not buy a phone just for the camera.

                        Mi 10 ultra is pretty neck and neck with the Huawei's camera, certainly better in some conditions and it offers working Google Play services.

                          AnonD-923722, 14 Dec 2020I mean it is useless at night, no night mode for 2x and 5x ... morePlease stop spreading misinformation. It's clear you have not used the device.
                          It doesn't need a night mode to have good image quality through 5x and 2x zoom cameras.
                          They even have a working Gcam although one doesn't even need the gcam as stock image quality is breathtaking.

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                            • AnonD-923722
                            • tDP
                            • 14 Dec 2020

                            Anonymous, 14 Dec 2020Lol mi 10 ultra is the best zoom camera on the market. I mean it is useless at night, no night mode for 2x and 5x camera, and the results are too dark and noisy, they are just unusable. And if you zoom 5x at night mode, they digitally zoom from the main cam instead, so the zoom cams at lowlight are practically useless

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                              • Anonymous
                              • gq3
                              • 14 Dec 2020

                              AnonD-923722, 14 Dec 2020Best cameras is the Mate 40 Pro Plus. Mate 40 Pro = Blur... moreLol mi 10 ultra is the best zoom camera on the market.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • gq3
                                • 14 Dec 2020

                                Anonymous, 13 Dec 2020High-End Flagship smartphone of the year - Oppo Find X2 Pro... moreHigh-End Flagship smartphone of the year - Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra (Snapdragon).

                                Mid-tier Flagship smartphone of the year - Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5g/Mi 10T Pro.

                                Budget Flagship smartphone of the year - Poco F2 Pro

                                Compact smartphone of the year - Samsung Galaxy S20 (Snapdragon).

                                Mid-range smartphone of the year - Pixel 4a.

                                Budget smartphone of the year - Poco X3/Redmi Note 9 pro 5g.

                                Foldable smartphone of the Year - Samsung Galaxy Fold 2.

                                Gaming smartphone of the year - Lenovo Legion Duel.

                                Best Design - Asus Zenfone 7 Pro.

                                Best Battery - Asus ROG 3.

                                Best Screen - Oppo Find X2 Pro.
                                {iPhone 12 pro Max misses out due to lack of HRR and Note 20 ultra can't do QHD+@120Hz.}

                                Best Software Experience/UI - MIUI 12 (Android).
                                {They really did a great job this year}

                                Best Camera - Mi 10 Ultra.

                                Smartphone manufacturer of the Year - Xiaomi.

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                                  • AnonD-923722
                                  • tDP
                                  • 14 Dec 2020

                                  Best cameras is the Mate 40 Pro Plus.

                                  Mate 40 Pro = Blurry night photos, not so steady videos, not wide ultrawide, weird colours and WB

                                  Note 20 Ultra = overprocessing, oversaturated, night mode lacks in extreme darkness

                                  Iphone 12 PM = no extra versetality/zoom, ultrawide lowlight sucks, oversharpening

                                  Mi 10 Ultra = weird colours, 2x telephoto and 5x telephoto useless at night

                                  Xperia 5 ii = Weird and oversaturated colours, no detail at all in night shots, noisy shots in night, no HDR at all

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • gq3
                                    • 14 Dec 2020

                                    Anonymous, 13 Dec 2020NoWhy don't you put your list then??

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                                      • IBQ
                                      • 14 Dec 2020

                                      [deleted post]Please erase, error

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • Ni0
                                        • 14 Dec 2020

                                        [deleted post]Who let the Grammar police out?