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GSMArena team, Last updated 23 February 2025

Best smartphones of 2025 - buyer’s guide

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Buyers guide

Last updated: February 23, 2025

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
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

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256GB 8GB RAM $ 869.25 C$ 1,650.43
512GB 8GB RAM $ 1,056.11 C$ 1,818.36

You do not get the most premium iPhone for a single feature. The iPhone 16 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 experience with great photos and exceptional videos. And a thousand other little things we cannot fit in here.

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Flagship killers
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro

Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro

All prices Full specs

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256GB 8GB RAM $ 382.00 £ 268.00
512GB 12GB RAM $ 410.00 £ 306.62

The Poco X7 Pro turned out to be an excellent bang for the buck offer as it offers unmatched flagship performance for its price class. It also has a cool and stylish design, a great AMOLED screen and an attractive design with a solid build. The battery life and the charging are quite alright, and so are the speakers.

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Camera phones
Xiaomi 14 Ultra

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

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512GB 16GB RAM $ 1,062.49 £ 749.99

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.

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Gaming phones
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro

Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro

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512GB 16GB RAM $ 849.99 € 1,016.00
1TB 24GB RAM $ 1,399.99

Nobody does smartphone gaming quite like Asus. Four iterations into the ROG Phone line, that remains a fact.

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Battery life champions
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

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256GB 8GB RAM $ 869.25 C$ 1,650.43
512GB 8GB RAM $ 1,056.11 C$ 1,818.36

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.

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Compact phones
Motorola Razr 50 Ultra

Motorola Razr 50 Ultra

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512GB 12GB RAM £ 704.38 € 654.69

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.

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Premium all-rounders
Xiaomi 14T Pro

Xiaomi 14T Pro

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256GB 12GB RAM $ 635.00 £ 466.30
512GB 12GB RAM $ 484.00 £ 459.00

The Xiaomi 14T Pro is among the best phones you can get for about €600. 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

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Midrange phones (around €400)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G

Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G

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256GB 8GB RAM $ 379.50 C$ 610.57
512GB 12GB RAM $ 428.00 C$ 744.29

The price of the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ has quickly dropped down since its premiere and we cannot but recommend it. There are quite a few things to like in the Redmi Note 14 Pro+, like the extra durable build and smooth design, the very nice screen, the new battery chemistry, the solid performance with awesome thermal stability, the great video recording and the very fast charging. Convinced, yet?

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Midrange phones (around €300)
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro

Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro

All prices Full specs

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256GB 8GB RAM $ 382.00 £ 268.00
512GB 12GB RAM $ 410.00 £ 306.62

The €330 Poco X7 Pro turned out to be an excellent bang for the buck offer as it offers unmatched flagship performance for its price class. It also has a cool and stylish design, a great AMOLED screen and an attractive design with a solid build. The battery life and the charging are quite alright, and so are the speakers.

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Midrange phones (around €200)
Xiaomi Poco X7

Xiaomi Poco X7

All prices Full specs

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256GB 8GB RAM $ 299.38 £ 165.12
512GB 12GB RAM $ 334.99 £ 218.48

The Poco X7 is not a major step up from the Poco X6, but still a very good offer. It is also a reworked version of the recent Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G and since it is cheaper than its Redmi counterpart, it easily made it to the top spot in this category.

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Entry-level phones
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13

Xiaomi Redmi Note 13

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128GB 6GB RAM $ 192.97 C$ 331.84
256GB 8GB RAM $ 199.99 $ 433.00

We generally enjoyed our time with the Redmi Note 13 5G. It is a solid device overall that does not disappoint, given its reasonable price point. It looks and feels good, runs mostly smoothly, and its main and selfie cameras are very dependable.

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US market phones
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

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256GB 8GB RAM $ 679.99 $ 1,099.99
512GB 8GB RAM $ 804.95 $ 1,299.99

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.

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Best phones by category

Flagship phones

Flagship phones

Flagship killers

Flagship killers

Camera phones

Camera phones

Gaming phones

Gaming phones

Battery life champions

Battery life champions

Compact phones

Compact phones

Premium all-rounders

Premium all-rounders

Midrange all-rounders

Midrange all-rounders

Entry-level smartphones

Entry-level smartphones

Best phones of 2021 (US market edition)

US market smartphones


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Best smartphones of 2025 - buyer’s guide - Reader comments

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  • Radio Silence
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  • 14 May 2025

Please update this list. It's very outdated!!!

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  • mpK
  • 13 May 2025

the list is outdated, update !!!!

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  • Anonymous
  • nqa
  • 12 May 2025

What if i don't want apple phone, foldable phone, or see ads?

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