Best phones of 2020: The Winners

20 December 2020
You helped us select the best phones of 2020 in several categories after two rounds of voting. Here are your top picks.

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Lukhanyo, 20 Dec 2020Apple will never win on this website Totally agree, android users will never vote for the iphone, although I don't like apple but I voted for the iphone to have the best camera, because I believe it has the best overall camera performance.

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    • AnonD-972548
    • p%B
    • 20 Dec 2020

    Lukhanyo, 20 Dec 2020Apple will never win on this website Ha, true. But still, it has a special place in the smartphone industry. Because of their IOS.
    You can't compare Samsung and Apple the same way you are comparing Samsung and Xiaomi for example.
    But, they definitely have the most overpriced phones. Being alone with their OS, makes them so desirable by some people. For me, paying 400EUR for a phone like iphone SE 2020, is a useless thing. But, apple fanboys are the most loyal fans out there and they will buy just about anything at any price, as long as it got the Apple logo.

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      • Sagar saggi
      • DkT
      • 20 Dec 2020

      U missed huawei p 40 pro plus for its camera

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        • Anonymous
        • xq5
        • 20 Dec 2020

        JamoaSoe, 20 Dec 2020People judge these polls solely based on Phone specs. Don&#... moreMan come on you can disable all ads easily. Disabling them will take you five minutes but you will have more powerful hardware and cheaper price.

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          • SAMURAI
          • gNT
          • 20 Dec 2020

          I have the Samsung m30s , i was hopping to buy m31 but it was only available online . Now we have m51.😕

            People judge these polls solely based on Phone specs. Don't give a damn about the user experience. The UI ads in Poco X3 is a clear dealbreaker for many yet it's managed to win the title for the best Mid-Ranger. User experience on One UI is much better though it loses out only due to the absence of a high refresh rate display.

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              • AnonD-972548
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              • 20 Dec 2020

              Notesh, 20 Dec 2020 An expensive phone that fools customers with 2mp macro/dep... moreWhat's got the presence of this type of camera in any phone do to the general usage of the phone? Nothing. Of course, it doesn't help either. But saying a phone is inferior just because it has this camera is wrong. They didn't sacrifice anything by putting this camera on their phone.
              For me, 65W charger and general software experience are more important things in a phone. And One Plus 8T has both of those compared to the S20 FE. Samsung UI is full of bloatware and uninteresting preinstalled apps (the same like Xiaomi UI).
              Also, to have a "good experience", Samsung recommends Samsung account. I mean, why? Why do I need a Samsung account or apps if I already have a Google account and apps? Of course, I am not oblige to have it, but just the fact that they are recommending it upsets me (the same like Bixby assistant). So yeah, Samsung is no go for me, thank you.

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                • Anonymous
                • BiP
                • 20 Dec 2020

                Whackcar, 20 Dec 2020iPhone 12 Pro Max getting 2nd position in the flagship poll... moreIn your opinion

                  iPhone 12 Pro Max getting 2nd position in the flagship poll is a joke. The most underwhelming flagship by far. Shouldn't even make it into the top 3 with that 60hz display, outdated camera hardware & inferior battery life. Not to mention the full-sized notch & stale design.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • TLP
                    • 20 Dec 2020

                    Shui8, 20 Dec 2020Kudos, Note 20 Ultra. Deserve as the great all rounder s... morewhat could be better than the note 9? ultimate no compromises smartphone that will never be beaten, the note 10 and note 20 lost the charm of note

                      AnonD-972548, 20 Dec 2020Two things: -One Plus 8T is better than S20 FE 5G. Also, ... more An expensive phone that fools customers with 2mp macro/depth camera is horrible. So, no. The OP 8T is definitely not better than S20FE

                        Apple will never win on this website

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                          • Miza
                          • Yet
                          • 20 Dec 2020

                          Regarding Note20 ultra, SD865 is excellent, but E990 is not same. E990 is not on par for speed, autonomy and heating. Those 3 things putting E990 far behind 1st position. I am sad because in Europe we cannot have legal SD865.

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                            • Sam6536
                            • CbB
                            • 20 Dec 2020

                            Zenfone 7 pro is my personal pick for phone of the year
                            That phone ticks all corners with a pretty unique design

                              The mi10t lite seems like the better choice in romania. 150 euro less than the nord

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                                • DrPong
                                • xZI
                                • 20 Dec 2020

                                What about GsmA's picks themselves of their best phones?

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                                  • Shui8
                                  • KZK
                                  • 20 Dec 2020

                                  Kudos, Note 20 Ultra.

                                  Deserve as the great all rounder smartphone this year.
                                  😉👌🏻👍🏻 (Sadly not the Exynos one)

                                  (Last year Note 10+ & 9, kinda disagree)

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                                    • Shui8
                                    • KZK
                                    • 20 Dec 2020

                                    Oppaii, 20 Dec 2020Wait didn't the Mate fall behind in those camera compa... moreU need to read those article back.

                                    Mate the best when it comes to DR, details, low lights (Auto), zooming (even in between FL because of the Super Res. algorithm used).

                                    Not the best in color cast (white balance great though), Night Mode (pointless, as Auto already beat others), video artifacts & stabilities.

                                    Every other phones on that comparison got its own Pros & Cons as well, its just that Mate got the upper hand & better overall. Plus with the vote counts of course.

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                                      • 20 Dec 2020

                                      AnonD-972548, 20 Dec 2020Two things: -One Plus 8T is better than S20 FE 5G. Also, ... moreLol is not better

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • PUB
                                        • 20 Dec 2020

                                        AnonD-920712, 20 Dec 2020Some news out there is right. The Note 20 Ultra is the best... morethe funny part is people keep blaming qualcomm for the lack of updates and saying that if a company uses its own soc, things would be different and they will have 5 years of updates
                                        completely ignoring the fact that Samsung uses its own socs and until this year, they were barely updating their flagships for two years
                                        even now, it's only 3 years and they are using exynos, their own soc