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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  • Anonymous
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  • 21 Dec 2020

Teslakodibuilds, 21 Dec 2020Clearly getting paid by Samsung and Apple. The Asus ROG pho... moreAs a dedicated gaming phone I guess.

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    • Anonymous
    • j%t
    • 21 Dec 2020

    Anonymous, 20 Dec 2020Absolute doggy poo .... Seriously, you need a whole lot mor... moreI disagree. This is a very informative approach to go hand in hand with the specs this site offers for each device. If your looking to purchase a phone and are basing it on what Tomsreview or JerryRig's torture tests show then you need to start researching for yourself. Unfortunately people are lazy and most don't understand tech talk. So they rely on biased reviews.
    As an example, I come from a line of Galaxy Note phones, awesome specs, great camera's (for me) and they do all sorts of crazy things that I don't need but are good. I'm not comfortable with paying what these things are costing now so I looked for an alternative. Best deal I found was a Motorola Edge+. Great mid range brand that I know from long ago can produce a phone on par with The Note's and other top tier phones. Can't remember what site it was but it pretty much said the Edge+ was definitely not worth the money but from my spec perceptive it hit all the right options, except for the non existent IP rating (I spend a lot of time on a boat in the summer) and that was the only reason I didn't get that phone.
    My point is that if I took only the website's review as the decision maker I would have made the decision for the wrong reasons.

      Truly agreed Mate 40 Pro is best camera phone.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SykR4gbtN3Q&t

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        • AnonD-972548
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        • 21 Dec 2020

        Anonymous, 21 Dec 2020Pretty sure lately Hauwei fanboy's are more protective... moreDepends in which countries. In Czechia and I think the same in other parts of Europe, people just forgotten about Huawei/Honor phones.
        In Alza, a very important online store in Czechia, you can find very few models left to purchase. Because nobody is interested anymore in them. Instead Samsung, Apple and Xiaomi phones are everywhere. Also Realme is coming powerful from behind with nice offers.

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          • Anonymous
          • j%t
          • 21 Dec 2020

          Anonymous, 20 Dec 2020Watch MrWhoseTheBoss youtube video camera comparison among ... morelost hard.

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            • 21 Dec 2020

            Anonymous, 21 Dec 2020To counter your argument I would rather have a stellar came... moreI said the same thing about fast charging, until I encounter fast charging. I have 30W charger now and my next phone will be minimum 50W.
            I am not saying I will want a bad camera phone. But nowadays, just about any phone above 200EUR has a fairly decent camera setup. For me is enough.
            But having a 15W-18W charger and sub 4300mah battery in 2020 is not enough for my needs. Especially when I experienced 30W charging speeds.

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              • 21 Dec 2020

              Teslakodibuilds, 21 Dec 2020Clearly getting paid by Samsung and Apple. The Asus ROG pho... moreAs a second phone maybe. Good luck carrying 240g in your pocket all the time.
              And no, you are not getting used to it. I have a 200g phone and I think is a brick.

              But with all the streaming services becoming more and more popular, I am not seeing a very bright future for gaming phones.
              Google Stadia nowadays is very good. Much better than it was at launch. And the latency is very good, better than xcloud (at least for me it is, and I have 100mbps/100mbps connection). Also, with Stadia Pro, now you get 3-4 games per month free (something like PS now) + good discounts from time to time (70-80% off). Once you claimed a game is yours as long as you maintained your subscription (even if that game leaves the platform, you can still play it). Also, there are some exclusives only for Stadia platform. And they also are available in more countries and to more devices (including IOS).

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                • Anonymous
                • j%t
                • 21 Dec 2020

                HOOOSM, 20 Dec 2020People voted for the most expensive not the betterThey typically have better phones the more money they charge. Usually.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • j%t
                  • 21 Dec 2020

                  Sagar saggi, 20 Dec 2020U missed huawei p 40 pro plus for its cameraFrom the photo samples I've seen on GSM arena the P40 Pro didn't perform as well as the Galaxy Note 9.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • j%t
                    • 21 Dec 2020

                    AnonD-972548, 20 Dec 2020Ha, true. But still, it has a special place in the smartpho... morePretty sure lately Hauwei fanboy's are more protective over Hauwei than iPhone fans... lately.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • j%t
                      • 21 Dec 2020

                      AnonD-972548, 20 Dec 2020What's got the presence of this type of camera in any ... moreTo counter your argument I would rather have a stellar camera setup than stupid fast charging. That's just me though.

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                        • IWS
                        • 21 Dec 2020

                        How to participate here?? 🤔

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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 21 Dec 2020

                          Best Flagship of 2020 –
                          Winner: Oppo Find X2 Pro.
                          Runner-up: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra.

                          Best Flagship Killer of 2020 –
                          Winner: Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5g.
                          Runner-up: Mi 10T Pro.

                          Best Camera phone of 2020 –
                          Winner: Mi 10 Ultra.
                          Runner-up: Huawei Mate 40 Pro Plus.

                          Best Mid-ranger of 2020 –
                          Winner: Poco X3 NFC.
                          Runner-up: Redmi Note 9 Pro 5g.

                          Best Affordable 5G phone of 2020 –
                          Winner: Mi 10T Lite 5g.
                          Runner-up: OnePlus Nord.

                            Whackcar, 20 Dec 2020iPhone 12 Pro Max getting 2nd position in the flagship poll... moreYes it doesn't even deserve to be top 5. Worst Flagship of the year.
                            Doesn't even deserve to be called a flagship with all that ancient hardware. This year, even budget devices have better fast charging, HRR, better camera sensor, etc.

                            But phones with more popularity tend to win these polls. This is why Mi 10 ultra which is the best camera of 2020 gets 4th-5th spot in best camera poll.


                              Anonymous, 20 Dec 2020Man come on you can disable all ads easily. Disabling them ... moreEven after being told about the ad disabling, These guys keep swarming every thread with those same outdated talking points about ads on Xiaomi.

                                AnonD-972548, 20 Dec 2020Two things: -One Plus 8T is better than S20 FE 5G. Also, ... moreS20 FE is better than the OnePlus 8T.

                                While the The OP8 pro is better than the S20 FE.

                                In a lot of places, the OP8 pro doesn't cost more than 100€ over the OP8T.

                                  maxmin, 21 Dec 2020The cameras on the S20 Ultra are amazing and way better tha... moreS20 Ultra Camera Is Far WORST than the Note 20 Ultra

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                                    • Benne
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                                    • 21 Dec 2020

                                    I don't agree with samsung ! Their UI is full of useless bloatware ! Samsung is all overrated always !

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 21 Dec 2020

                                      S20 FE 5G don't deserve that spot. Samsung haven't get the touchscreen issues fixed or admitting that it is a hardware issue.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • uvq
                                        • 21 Dec 2020

                                        DQ, 20 Dec 2020I would placed the Pixel 4a as best affordable, at least as... moreYes, I'm surprised the list was heavily biased. Pixel is definitely a good camera phone and definitely the best mid-range phone.