Flagship

A well-judged phone with few sacrifices in the areas that matter, at roughly half the price of many flagships.

Amazing waterfall display phone, as long as you like curved screens, and cheaper than Samsung or Apple flagships.

No longer the cheapest flagship-spec phone, but still one of the better ones, with light fast software and a dazzling 90Hz display.

Incredible packaging and top internals, but he dislikes the look of the back.

Impressive fast wired and wireless charging and strong specs at a competitive price.

Still impressive and one of the fastest phones around, with slimmer bezels and a better display than the XR.

He really likes it, with a glass back, wireless charging and a dense, good feel.

He liked the size but never the design, and it was marred by bendgate.

More premium feeling with jet black option, but removing the headphone jack felt early.

Stronger aluminium and 3D Touch, but not a high point thanks to battery and camera criticism.

One of Apple's biggest changes, with Lightning, EarPods and a taller screen that he really likes.

A dream phone to him as a 13-year-old, notable for GPS, 3G and the debut of the App Store.

Looks the same as the 3G outside but is a full upgrade inside in speed, battery and camera.

An incredible phone that introduced Siri, and the last one Steve Jobs saw announced.

A beautiful, capable phone, but he can't bring himself to switch to it from the S10 5G because of the corners, battery drain and better pho…

A sponsored first look that praises it as a big-screen, gaming-friendly phone and a sensible first step into 5G, with a camera a step behin…

The standard version is mentioned as the base for the 5G model and noted for its full dual speaker setup.

The better buy than the XS if you can cope with its size, thanks to a bigger screen and 10 to 15 percent more battery life.

A more shocking and impressive phone for its time, with great customisation and value, but dated cameras and performance now.

Especially prone to bending in the Bendgate saga.

A refined S8 that fixes most of its flaws and adds a dual aperture camera, super slow-mo and better speakers, though it looks very familiar.

Average durability, good in the hammer test but hurt by the reverse hammer hit.

Pitched as a life companion loaded with Samsung apps, but it had the first recycled box and a favourite unlock pattern.

The first full-size OnePlus phone with an AMOLED display, and the start of Oxygen OS.