My top 5 phones of 2020 - Ivan

26 December 2020
The best phones of the worst year, in my humble opinion.

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  • Anonymous
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  • 26 Dec 2020

OnePlus 8 Pro? With its janky horrible disclosed screen? Hahahahaha.

    MrPang, 26 Dec 2020Lol he is a reviewer, he would have tried these phones.I'm referring to all the people on this forum making their own lists, not the reviewer!

      KimbraMe, 26 Dec 2020Remember the Apple lawsuit in Italy? Fake water resistance ... moreWell that's in Apple case. I see other smartphones with IP rating that has no problem being water resistant, particularly from Samsung and LG.

        KimbraMe, 26 Dec 2020Who still buys Sony smartphones in 2020? A friend of mine did. He got a Sony Xperia 10 Plus and about to buy an Xperia 5 ii soon. I am also thinking of the same about the Xperia 5 ii.

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          • AnonD-972548
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          • 26 Dec 2020

          The best phone is the one in your pocket. Period.

            Anonymous, 26 Dec 20201. Note 20 Ultra 5G 2.. Fold 2. 3. S20 Ultra 4. Xiaom... moreWow, the overpriced S20 Ultra that launched with a camera nightmare? I usually hold off from phones released with a chipset that hasn't been 'optimized.' Consider OnePlus launches flagship after Oppo, Xiaomi launches two or more with the same chip after the first iteration, and then Samsung takes the best in the Galaxy S and 'optimizes' it for the Note, even adding some features and reducing gimmicks.

              Kangal, 26 Dec 2020I'm disappointed that you haven't touched the Son... moreWho still buys Sony smartphones in 2020?

                toddluvzgta, 26 Dec 2020Why can Xiaomi be manufacturer of the year when its brand i... moreA lazy photographer fiddle settings to remove the watermark, a lazier one will crop the photo before use, but the laziest will whine about it and avoid buying a great piece of hardware on a budget.

                  Blackkk Mamba , 26 Dec 2020My customers aren't cousins of Aquaman. They aren'... moreRemember the Apple lawsuit in Italy? Fake water resistance claims only performed in lab tests. Who is dumb enough to go swimming with an expen$ive gadget in water? Water resistance ratings are for accidental drops, period.

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                    • Anonymous
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                    AnonD-973296, 26 Dec 2020My top 5 are: Google pixel 5(landed with the public perfec... moreSharp Aquos Zero 2??really???
                    Does anybody even know about this phone?? Is it even available anywhere??

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 26 Dec 2020

                      Aierlan, 26 Dec 2020It's kind of pointless picking a top 5 without having ... moreThese aren't budget phones from 2012.
                      Specs of most phones are good enough these days.

                      call quality, wifi and 4g/5g reliability and speeds, GPS performance, bluetooth experience and general connectivity and software experience, camera usage experience, feel in hand, eye comfort of the display are good for most phones these days.

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                        • Noncy
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                        • 26 Dec 2020

                        My favourite phones of 2020
                        1 Note 20 Ultra
                        2 Google pixel 5
                        3 mate 40 pro
                        4 Galaxy s20fe
                        5 Oneplus 8 pro

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                          Aierlan, 26 Dec 2020It's kind of pointless picking a top 5 without having ... moreLol he is a reviewer, he would have tried these phones.

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                            • 26 Dec 2020

                            i think oneplus 8 pro is best of all sigments i has best price value and great oxygen os and ip68 water resistant etc....

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 26 Dec 2020

                              1. Note 20 Ultra 5G
                              2.. Fold 2.
                              3. S20 Ultra
                              4. Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra
                              5. Mi 10t Pro

                                It's kind of pointless picking a top 5 without having used them. That's the only way to get a true less biased opinion of which phones suit you better is to use them. While specs can give an indication they don't really tell you what it's like to use the phone on a daily basis e.g. call quality, wifi and 4g/5g reliability and speeds, GPS performance, bluetooth experience and general connectivity and software experience, camera usage experience, feel in hand, eye comfort of the display

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                                  • 26 Dec 2020

                                  My top 5 are:
                                  Google pixel 5(landed with the public perfectly)
                                  Z fold2 5G (big upgrade over the fold and an actual front screen)
                                  Xperia 5 II (a better deal then the 1 II except the loss of 4K screen)
                                  Oneplus 8 pro(finally a flagship!)
                                  Sharp Acquos Zero 2 (240hz?!?!)

                                    My personal picks:
                                    Mi 10 ultra (best flagship/camera phone)
                                    Mi 10t pro (best flagship killer)
                                    Black shark 3 pro 5g(best gaming phone cause of large display and big battery)
                                    Pixel 4a 5g (best compact phone)
                                    Poco X3 NFC(best budget phone)

                                      My personal top 5 phones of 2020? Well that's a difficult one since there is a lot of worthy contenders. But for me, I'd pick the LG Wing 5G, Motorola RAZR 5G, Sony Xperia 5 ii, OnePlus 8 Pro, and vivo X50 Pro in that order.

                                      Honorable mention for Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2, Apple iPhone 12 mini, and Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra. As much as I like the Z Fold2 a lot, I'd still take LG's much more practical DualScreen case solution tqvm. As for the iPhone, I'm still not sure if I would pick that over a two-year-old iPhone XS. As for the Xiaomi, well it's a China-only phone sadly.

                                        toddluvzgta, 26 Dec 2020Why can Xiaomi be manufacturer of the year when its brand i... moreYou can simply turn it off in th camera settings .