Flagship

The best iPhone Flagship, with great cameras and bright displays, though it gets hot when gaming.

Slimmer and lighter than his 14 Pro Max, with the best battery life of any phone he has used day to day.

His main phone mostly for the Apple ecosystem and video quality, though he is not hugely impressed with this generation.

Still the best phone if you want a lot of battery life, beating every Android phone, though it is not cheap.

Its camera and software hold up impressively even on a heavy cinema-style rig, with strong low-light video and balanced exposure.

One of the only genuinely premium phones in such a small size, and good value at $699.

Used as the older flagship benchmark against the S23 Ultra to show how much faster top-end phones have become.

His second phone, used mostly for sharper, more cinematic photos and Google's editing tools.

A more accessible limited edition whose red colour looks better than the default, though not a true collab.

Thorough, outlandish packaging, but the phone itself is just plain black and hard to justify at $3,000.

He calls it the most intelligent phone camera he has seen, with standout night shooting and video thanks to a dedicated imaging chip.

Cited as an example of a launch event that leans on comparisons to the previous model without the reference point Apple has.

Excellent main camera, fast performance and the best Xiaomi design yet, held back by weak Leica colour tuning, patchy software updates and…

Used as the comparison phone; its software portrait mode is good but falls short of the real thing side by side.

A polished, cheaper-than-last-year compact flagship and a strong pick for small hands.

One of his two Android all-rounder winners, with a superb screen, zoom camera and S Pen.

Mentioned as getting a redesign so the S23 lineup looks cohesive.

A speed-focused BMW collaboration with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and UFS 4.0 that is a big jump over 2022 flagships.

A big step up from the iPhone 11 thanks to the OLED display and flat design, though the flat sides are less comfortable to hold.

Named the most timeless phone and a discounted sweet spot, better than the near-identical iPhone 14.

Replaces the Mini with a bigger screen and battery, and is a viable option, but the extra $200 mostly adds profit for Apple.

Launched cheaper than the 9 Pro with a beautiful finish, but OnePlus seems to be holding it back ahead of an Ultra.

A very reliable all-rounder in Samsung's range.

Winner of best small phone, a tiny top-end flagship with a gimbal camera and headphone jack.