Our editors' favorite smartphones of 2018

31 December 2018
As 2018 draws to a close, it's only fitting we take a look back and try to remember it for what it really was - twelve months filled with hundreds of cool and not so cool smartphones. Our reviewers tried to stay objective for those written and video reviews they did for you, our beloved audience. But they have certainly picked some favorites and today they are going to share them with you.

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Imperator Neubaticus, 01 Jan 2019Note 9 is objectively the best 2018 phone. Pick of the expe... moreI dont agree with you about triple camera of mate 20 pro is gimmick, ultra wide and tele lens are not gimmick, you can enjoy it...

About cpu kirin 980, you can compare them by you self which is winner

Note 9 is very good, i love the note bcoz the spen...

    Shreedhar, 01 Jan 2019Well that depends if you have first hand experience with bo... moreSame here. I used both S9, and Note 9. snapdragon editions. and I agree with every f**king word you said! nothing beats the Note 9 objectively!

      Anonymous, 01 Jan 2019No editor picking an iphone XS/XS Max... It's going to be a... moreand it should be. apple needs to reconsider their path if they want to win people's heart again.
      *COUGH* getridofnotchandbringbackheadphonejack *COUGH*

        AnonD-762416, 01 Jan 2019Take Note, Apple and China. Do NOTCH touch my MicroSD or he... moreMy thoughts exactly. if not for samsung nor LG. or Huawei's mate. I would've kept my note 8 another year. (but sold it. and I am happy I chose to do what I did)

          yEP. I chose correctly when I've gone with the note 9. it's the ABSOLUTELY PERFECT smartphone. Waiting for the NOTE 10

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            • AnonD-762416
            • m2A
            • 01 Jan 2019

            Take Note, Apple and China. Do NOTCH touch my MicroSD or headphone jack. There's no courage in taking things away and call it improvements.

              It's funny there's no mention of Mate 20x, not even a review of this phone

                Note 9 is objectively the best 2018 phone. Pick of the experts. Pick of the masses. And that says a lot about samsung's prowess at the flagship level, beating out the 7nm architecture of the admittedly lackluster Kirin 980, styling all over the gimmicky tri-cam implementations of huawei and other inferior oems, and showing everyone just how much you can change the way you interact with the smartphone world in the wonderful s-pen. Software optimization also wins for the note9, trampling the battery lives of phones with larger battery capacities. Overall, it just outdoes the entire competition. So there's no surprise at all that it sits at the top of the food chain.

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                  • egyptian king
                  • fvR
                  • 01 Jan 2019

                  for me
                  1- samsung note 9
                  2- pocofone f1
                  3- oppo a3s

                    Best smartphone of the year for me
                    Entry level- Note 5 Pro hands down.
                    Mid range- Nokia 8.1 so fluid and awesome
                    Flagship- iPhone Xr awesome implementation of ios, stellar battery and fab camera and to top it dual sim.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • tTh
                      • 01 Jan 2019

                      The best in my opinion is OnePlus 6T with 10GB Ram, does not find too much difference in performance with OnePlus 5T 8GB Ram. Bought because of the glossy finish and color. However the drawback is, caught too many scratches due to its shiny nature. Hence sold on www.cashonpick.com this Company offered a best value to my phone. Great deal.

                      Good for highly graphical games because of high speed processor, ram & high resolutions.

                        My best phone is huawei mate 20 pro...
                        Great camera quality and full of features in 1 packed
                        Great night photo quality
                        Great batery too
                        Great screen
                        Water resistant
                        Ultra wide angle lens and blur video feature
                        4k video also supported stabilzion
                        Great design
                        Many more

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                          • Vahid
                          • ni1
                          • 01 Jan 2019

                          No one choose iphone :)))))

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                            • Anonymous
                            • U{U
                            • 01 Jan 2019

                            Excalibur, 01 Jan 2019Without price consideration, Best phone: iphone xs max (... moreRN5P be the best

                              Without price consideration,

                              Best phone: iphone xs max (fastest, something that can be really called premium)

                              Best android: huawei mate 20 pro (most feature packed, on par with 7nm of iphone, best camera, very decent battery life, fast charging, unique reverse wireless charging, infrared, has most of the important things you need on a smartphone)

                              Best buy: pocophone f1

                              Runner ups: xz3, xz2 premium, note 9

                              Worst: google phones (too over rated, multiple issues, price cannot justify what you're getting, vanilla android is not a big deal if you're not a developer)

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                                • Anonymous
                                • tu6
                                • 01 Jan 2019

                                Anonymous, 31 Dec 2018For 2018 my picks are 2. Note9 simply because is the more ... more9 out of 10 people would agree that note 9 has a better camera than the iPhone, and you would be the single one who'd say that the iPhone has the better camera. Weird flex, but okay.

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                                  • Noncy
                                  • r3H
                                  • 01 Jan 2019

                                  Note 9 all the way, that phone is a beast
                                  Thank you Samsung

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • sxs
                                    • 01 Jan 2019

                                    No editor picking an iphone XS/XS Max... It's going to be a difficult 2019 for Apple.

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                                      • Geusiehbx
                                      • YP6
                                      • 01 Jan 2019

                                      J o m s, 31 Dec 2018After seeing their pictures, now it's time to vote for your... moreAgree with you bro

                                        Vvvky, 31 Dec 2018Don't know why people just say that Note 9 is the best. Wha... moreWell that depends if you have first hand experience with both. I upgraded from S9 plus to Note 9 (both Snapdragon) and Note 9 is a huge upgrade:
                                        1. S pen is just a feature. It’s a great feature because along with notes you can use to click photos from distance. It takes phone to new level
                                        2. Massive RAM is noticeable when you try to use S9 plus for few days
                                        3. Battery is better, which makes it better than S9 plus
                                        4. Display is not much curved. More I use it, like it more
                                        5. Design is significantly better, which is a personal choice of course