Best smartphones of 2024 - buyer’s guide
Last updated: October 19, 2024
Welcome to the always-up-to-date GSMArena Smartphone Buyer's Guide where we round up the best smartphones you can buy.
You will find the different categories of phones below with our top pick as a highlight. Click on the category to see the other suggested options.
Flagship phones
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
The Galaxy S24 Ultra is not the perfect smartphone, this year we even have a cons section, but it is the ideal all-round flagship and for that it becomes our top pick in this category.
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Xiaomi 14T Pro
The Xiaomi 14T Pro is still among the best phones you can get for about €700. It delivers on every single promise and has plenty of flagship-grade, class-leading features. It's among the fastest charging phones in the industry and it's got a 144Hz display, and that's in addition to a high-end chipset and a camera system that only falls short in one or two niche areas.
Continue readingCamera phones
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
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512GB 16GB RAM
$ 1,085.00
The Xiaomi 14 Ultra is one of the best cameraphones in 2024. A favorite cameraphone in the office, the 13 Ultra didn't leave a lot to ask for, yet Xiaomi did find a few areas to touch up for the 14.
Continue readingGaming phones
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
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512GB 16GB RAM
$ 929.99
Nobody does smartphone gaming quite like Asus. Four iterations into the ROG Phone line, that remains a fact.
Continue readingBattery life champions
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
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256GB 8GB RAM
$ 1,279.92
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512GB 8GB RAM
$ 1,539.95
We are putting the iPhone 16 Pro Max as our top pick here for being not only one of the best flagships, but also one of the phones to offer the longer battery life nowadays.
Continue readingCompact phones
Motorola Razr 50 Ultra
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512GB 12GB RAM
£ 746.25
Goodbye iPhone 13 mini, hello Moto! Yes, we are putting a clamshell for the first-time as our top pick for this category, but it surely deserves it! The Motorola Razr 50 Ultra offers a ton of flagship features in its super compact body.
Continue readingPremium all-rounders
Xiaomi 14T
Despite facing heavy competition, the Xiaomi 14T is an easy recommendation in our books. The handset covers all bases with a good display, adequate chipset, fast enough charging and nice-sounding speakers.
Continue readingMidrange phones (around €400)
Motorola Edge 50 Fusion
The €350 Motorola Edge 50 Fusion is undoubtedly a gorgeous device through and through, one that deserves a special spot on this list, the top one.
Continue readingMidrange phones (around €300)
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
The Nothing Phone (2a) Plus model is a solid overall package. All of the unique Nothing design and aesthetics are there.
Continue readingMidrange phones (around €200)
Xiaomi Poco X6
The Poco X6 is an excellent upgrade over the Poco X5, improving on almost every single aspect - design, display, battery and charging, speakers, performance, camera, software even. And it is as well-rounded as every other Xiaomi-made phone and offers great bang for the money. No wonder we picked it as our top phone in this category.
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
Just like our previous top pick - the Redmi Note 12 4G, the affordable Redmi Note 12 5G is a solid all-rounder with little to complain about. It has a solid OLED panel, decent battery life, although we expected more, competitive fast charging, a dependable main camera and a dedicated microSD card slot.
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
The iPhone 15 Pro Max is Apple's current best iPhone and we think it’s the best phone you can buy in the US. The iPhone 15 Pro Max is worth getting for its well-rounded user experience, luxurious design, its premium services and warranty, for its clockwork iOS, and for its versatile camera performance with great photos and exceptional videos. The great battery life doesn't hurt, and the introduction of USB-C means one fewer built-in shortcoming too.
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Reader comments
- WaitingForTheNewUpda
- 20 Nov 2024
- X$x
When will this list going to be updated?
- Anonymous
- 13 Nov 2024
- X$x
please update your list.
- AndroidUser15
- 10 Nov 2024
- jRn
the iPhone 16 pro max doesn't even meet Samsung standard for battery (5000mAh). Any Oneplus or Honor phone is between 5000 and 7000mAh. i have a galaxy A15 and it has more capacity than the iPhone.