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.
256GB 12GB RAM | $ 789.95 | $ 1,049.99 |
512GB 12GB RAM | $ 865.46 | $ 1,049.99 |
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.
Continue reading256GB 12GB RAM | $ 773.76 | |
512GB 12GB RAM | $ 579.50 | £ 600.11 |
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 reading512GB 16GB RAM | $ 1,085.00 | £ 929.00 |
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 reading512GB 16GB RAM | $ 1,054.00 | € 1,199.99 |
1TB 24GB RAM | $ 1,499.00 |
Nobody does smartphone gaming quite like Asus. Four iterations into the ROG Phone line, that remains a fact.
Continue reading256GB 8GB RAM | $ 1,199.99 | $ 1,500.00 |
512GB 8GB RAM | $ 1,399.99 | $ 1,699.95 |
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 reading512GB 12GB RAM | £ 799.00 | € 947.79 |
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 reading512GB 12GB RAM | $ 579.50 | £ 599.00 |
256GB 12GB RAM | £ 699.99 | € 515.00 |
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 reading256GB 8GB RAM | $ 399.99 | £ 220.18 |
256GB 12GB RAM | $ 450.00 | ₹ 27,450 |
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 reading256GB 12GB RAM | £ 353.41 | € 422.70 |
256GB 8GB RAM | ₹ 25,980 |
The Nothing Phone (2a) Plus model is a solid overall package. All of the unique Nothing design and aesthetics are there.
Continue reading256GB 8GB RAM | $ 243.34 | $ 311.25 |
256GB 12GB RAM | $ 249.99 | $ 237.10 |
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.
Continue reading128GB 4GB RAM | $ 154.65 | £ 155.00 |
128GB 6GB RAM | $ 149.50 | € 167.31 |
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.
Continue reading256GB 8GB RAM | $ 741.03 | $ 1,199.99 |
512GB 8GB RAM | $ 887.79 | $ 1,399.99 |
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.
Continue readingUnless 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 un...
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No it’s not. It’s lacking obvious software features and utterly expensive. If it were, say, €800, it would be the flagship killer.
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