Best smartphones of 2025 - buyer’s guide
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- User
- vF3
- 25 Nov 2019
LG V series and G series phones are very good and premium. far better than other branded android phones.
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- Anonymous
- 7MC
- 25 Nov 2019
With phones getting heavier that not everyone wants and some regions not getting some of the highly rated phones these polls don't mean a lot to me.
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- 3F%
- 25 Nov 2019
My best smartphone doesn't exist.
1. Screen: FLAT, AMOLED, 68-69 mm of width, 1440p, 18-21:9, no rounded corners, 120 Hz.
2. Design: like Meizu 16s Pro, no notch, no punch-hole, no pop-up selfie camera, rear camera in the corner, round 6-element flash; black color, no fancy bs, no company name; titanium frame, ceramic back, maximum reliability.
3. Selfie camera: ultra-wide, crops for normal photos.
4. Rear camera: biggest possible 12 MP sensor for main camera, telephoto, ultra-wide, all with OIS.
5. Connectivity: Bluetooth 5, Wi-Fi ac, NFC with Google Pay support, dual-band A-GPS, USB 3.1.
6. Features: fingerprint scanner, no face recognition bs; don't care about headphone jack and microSD cards.
7. Battery: 5000 mAh, 30W+ wired charging, 15W+ wireless charging.
8. Specs: SD855 or more, 8+ Gb of RAM, 128+ Gb of UFS 3.0+ storage, best possible fan-less cooling.
If I was fantasizing:
- OLED type screen with RGBW full count subpixels (saving on both black and white colors; no PenTile);
- one big rear camera 12 MP sensor with different lenses: main, two telephotos, ultra-wide.
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- Sonu4678
- BLf
- 25 Nov 2019
Geric.770, 25 Nov 2019GCam mods are laughing at your comment.Most people don't use Gcam mods so that's irrelevant. It's better to look at the default configuration.
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- Reatmos
- by7
- 25 Nov 2019
Anonymous, 24 Nov 2019How is the ROG phone 2 not the #1 battery phone? It has the... moreI think because ASUS ROG PHONE II has 120Hz Display. That is more worse for battery than 60Hz Display for ASUS Zenfone 6. Of course, the battery capacity of the ASUS ROG PHONE II and the amoled are better than the ASUS Zenfone 6. However, I think the 120Hz display is worse than their advantages in battery efficiency.
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- tom
- ntk
- 25 Nov 2019
Anonymous, 25 Nov 2019Most people who reviewed the phone are using older software... moreI'm not talking about reviewers and the paid dxomark score. I tries them both and the mate 40 pro is way better. Yeah, the mi note 10 pro pics definitely looked better than the pics of xiaomi cc9 pro that gsmarena posted in their preview but still can't compete with the huawei. Yeah, there is the occasional photo that manages to look better but 9 out of 10 times the mate will produce a more natural and detailed photo. The 108Mp sensor has potential and probably samsung will realise it in s11 but then the p40 pro will be out and they'll have to compete with it. Right now the mate 30 pro is the king.
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- Dkt
- 25 Nov 2019
Best smartphone buyers guide. Really liked the pros & cons display
- Geric.770
- wYC
- 25 Nov 2019
Sonu4678, 24 Nov 2019Those numbers do not mean anything, have a better look at i... moreGCam mods are laughing at your comment.
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- PeterThePanda
- t7x
- 25 Nov 2019
Anonymous, 24 Nov 2019You're living in 2017. Wake upYour brain is living in 2017 B.C. Wake up. Not everyone has hands bigger than a salad plate.
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- Anonymous
- KSu
- 25 Nov 2019
tom, 25 Nov 2019LOL That's hilarious. Have you actually tried both phones c... moreMost people who reviewed the phone are using older software, latest update especially global version has different results.
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- tom
- ntk
- 25 Nov 2019
Anonymous, 24 Nov 2019In every condition, the detail is just better, better focus... moreLOL That's hilarious. Have you actually tried both phones coz I have. The Mate 30 Pro completely destroys the Mi Note 10. It's not even close in every lightning condition and in both the main and the wide-angle lens. Just take two pictures side by side and zoom them in. Absolutely no one who you show the pictures will tell you the Mate 30 Pro is close second. They'll laugh at you
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- Anonymous
- KSu
- 24 Nov 2019
lesch, 24 Nov 2019But my hand has the same size as in 2017But phones have become compact in terms of dimensions.
Screen size has gone up, dimensions are the same.
You are assuming that 6.5 inches phone from 2019 has bigger footprint than 5.5 inch phone from 2017.
Fun part is that the phone footprint is same, only screen size is bigger.
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- Anonymous
- KSu
- 24 Nov 2019
1nsanat1, 24 Nov 2019Camera king Mi Note 10? Good joke. Maybe this phone can sho... moreIn every condition, the detail is just better, better focus, natural colors. Mate 30 is definitely a close second.
Mate 30 has a much better Ultrawide though
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- Arash Galaxy
- a3L
- 24 Nov 2019
One of Best " Mid Range Price " Selfie Camera Phone is Samsung A70 With (32 MP, f/2.0, 0.8µm ) High Quality Selfie Camera . OtherWise Samsung Note 10+ have Very Good Selfie Camera With ( 10 MP, f/2.2, 1.22µm )
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- Anonymous
- IjS
- 24 Nov 2019
How is the ROG phone 2 not the #1 battery phone? It has the highest battery life from the review on GSM arena and at 6000mah its also got the largest battery on this list.
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- 1nsanat1
- 3iD
- 24 Nov 2019
Camera king Mi Note 10? Good joke. Maybe this phone can shoot very good pictures in good light conditions, but very bad at night and it is a very slow soother. The Mate 30 Pro is much better.
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- dee
- qHB
- 24 Nov 2019
best selfie camrea??
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- lesch
- pwE
- 24 Nov 2019
Anonymous, 24 Nov 2019You're living in 2017. Wake upBut my hand has the same size as in 2017
- Geric.770
- wYC
- 24 Nov 2019
The only difference on RN8T is NFC support, other than that it's the same phone as non T version.
Also, why is 6 inches compact?
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- Anonymous
- LGL
- 24 Nov 2019
The Voice of Reason, 23 Nov 2019The best smartphone of 2019 doesn't exist. It's a phone ... moreReplaceable battery in late 2019 wow