Best smartphones of 2025 - buyer’s guide

Last updated 23 February 2025


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Mik3, 05 Oct 2024You don't have to open it up when receiving a call, do... moreUnless you’re one of those people who uses speakerphone in public, yes you do have to open up the phone to take a call. And even with the razr 50 ultra’s big cover screen, doing most things on the cover screen is pretty annoying, so you’ll want to unfold it most of the time. The iPhone 13 mini is definitely still the best small phone

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    • 25 Oct 2024

    For anyone using the best antivirus for Windows 11, you’ll be impressed by how seamlessly it integrates with the operating system!

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      • 19 Oct 2024

      Goodthings, 18 Oct 2024Sony Xperia 1VI is an overall better phone. And they don�... moreNo it’s not. It’s lacking obvious software features and utterly expensive. If it were, say, €800, it would be the flagship killer.

        Lulushu, 13 Oct 2024So everyone is going to forget the fact that the Sony Xperi... moreSony Xperia 1VI is an overall better phone. And they don't even list it in the best flagship category. Go figure.

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            • Lulushu
            • LaK
            • 13 Oct 2024

            So everyone is going to forget the fact that the Sony Xperia 1 VI absolutely destroyed every single other phone in battery life, yet they keep the iPhone 15 Pro Max as the poster boy for battery life? Don't get me wrong, the Sony might not be an overall better phone, but when it comes to battery, it's by far the best one on average consumer phones (not including the rugged phones).

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              • 13 Oct 2024

              G-man, 07 Oct 2024I believe the list should have Edge 50 Neo instead of Fusio... moreYes

                Mi 14 Ultra best camera phone ... LOL nice joke :D
                It's worse then last years model of Huawei and Honor :D

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                  • nbg
                  • 08 Oct 2024

                  is there any statistics based on that, about what feature combinations are most appealing for users?
                  and what combinations not to produce...
                  (as feedback to manufacturers)

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                    • Ava
                    • 07 Oct 2024

                    I believe the list should have Edge 50 Neo instead of Fusion now, or am I wrong? #gsmarena

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                      • 05 Oct 2024

                      JoeM, 13 Sep 2024Oneplus 12 is missing - one of the best phones of 2024 !This whole ranking is messed up. Can guess why. Hasselblad did (not) land on the moon. Hasselblad did not even crash on the moon. Hasselblad did not because we did not.

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                        • 05 Oct 2024

                        DomtheCuber, 25 Aug 2024Flip phones don’t count as small phones because you can’t f... moreYou don't have to open it up when receiving a call, do you? That's when the compactness comes in. Hello!

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                          • 13 Sep 2024

                          Oneplus 12 is missing - one of the best phones of 2024 !

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                            • Anonymous
                            • BN2
                            • 31 Aug 2024

                            I cant't belive you threw out the Redmi note 13 Pro Plus. It's an overall fabulous phone, very welll balanced, fast charge, great display ecc ecc. And it's found now at very interesting prices. No contest wit the mediocre motorola you put in the guide

                              Mik3, 07 Aug 2024Would not any flip phone be in the compact category? Oh, if... moreFlip phones don’t count as small phones because you can’t fully use it as a phone with just the cover screen.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • n%j
                                • 15 Aug 2024

                                Hello Team @GsmArena, when is the updated phone buying guide expected?

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                                  • Mik3
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                                  • 07 Aug 2024

                                  HorriblyMadeDevices, 06 Aug 2024I and my friends asked them dozens of times to implement an... moreDo you think the GSMArena reviewer(s) actually take the phone out to support their reviews and ratings? Or that the specs are actually close to what the manufacturers say? Or make a conference call? Or the outside noise making the video recordings meh?
                                  Call it the stabile ratings, not mobile. Or maybe the closed brain cell ratings.
                                  Oh, I'm not complaining. I'm not watching 'em.

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                                    • Mik3
                                    • 8pJ
                                    • 07 Aug 2024

                                    Would not any flip phone be in the compact category? Oh, if so the iPhone mini would not make it. Hmm, funny how impartial editors think.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • pWF
                                      • 07 Aug 2024

                                      Can you Please upgrade this list bc: Nord 4, Xperia 10vi and more

                                        I and my friends asked them dozens of times to implement an option to select all Snapdragon chips in the phone finder area.

                                        It took them more than 5 years to implement that feature without even replying back to us, basically ignoring us.

                                        Do you think we will see an option to select 'flat screens only' and 'ultrasonic fingerprint scanners only' during this decade?