Flagship

His overall smartphone of the year, with a huge battery and a big camera upgrade, though it may be hard to buy in some regions.

Came second for battery life at just under 13 hours, helped by a dual silicon carbon battery setup.

A lovely, light and thin phone, but he would be nervous recommending it because of the small battery, the case dilemma and the Ultra-level…

Best one-handed compact phone with a rear second screen and extraordinary battery life, though the screen brings few big features.

A very strong flagship with huge battery life and excellent cameras, and a rear screen that is more useful than he expected, though not all…

Adds 100x AI zoom and better portrait resolution, but the cameras are basically the Pixel 9 Pro's and 128GB is stingy at $999.

The most stacked Realme ever, with dual-cell 7,000 mAh battery and swappable camera module, at around $750.

Best camera phone of the year, which he preferred over a real camera on holiday, but its battery is held back in Europe.

Smaller 13 Pro gets at least 30 minutes more screen time than the 12 Pro Max and shares the strong screen and cameras, but the notch cuts i…

A deliberately iterative phone whose camera system and many small refinements make it a surprisingly good, well-judged upgrade at an unchan…

Big step up for audio and video, with great screens and a faster sensor, but not an exciting upgrade overall.

A fast, safe upgrade with good audio mixing and gaming, but camera gains over the 15 are negligible and it keeps a 60Hz screen.

Uninspired design and last year's chip make the standard iPhone 14 feel like old tech sold at full price.

A solid but safe upgrade with a bigger battery and magnetic charging, held back by 128GB of storage and a chip that only keeps pace.

Closer to the Edge in features and might be the better phone for non-techy buyers than the Ultra.

Fun five-camera phone with great RAW photos, but let down by an outdated chip.

Has the best phone camera system he has seen, led by a telephoto lens so good it works as a main camera, though software updates and handli…

Best Samsung flagship yet, with a standout anti-reflective screen, polished software, useful AI features and great battery life, though the…

Overall phone of the year, with a superb camera, huge efficient battery and fast software, but hard to buy in the UK and US.

Shares the same great software and main camera as the Pro, but feels artificially limited and has only just-adequate battery life.

Excellent all-rounder at $799 with standout battery, screen, software and speed, held back only by an inconsistent camera.

Best Pixel yet, fixing most of his past complaints with better build, cooling, cameras and AI, though it is still slower than rivals and pr…

Smaller Pixel 9 Pro shares the XL's improvements, with slightly less battery life, but still trails rivals on speed.

Best compact phone of the year, with top-notch cameras and long battery life.