A year-old flagship that is now a sweet-spot buy at around $330 refurbished, with better software and premium build.

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Not the prettiest, but has some of the most powerful camera software ever and slick Google software.
Offers a flagship Kirin chip, triple camera and premium design at a lower price.
Great photos and videos plus very fluid, fast OxygenOS software and new stereo speakers.
Distinguished, powerful with a 48 megapixel camera and priced below most flagships, though the time of flight camera is a questionable choi…
Amazing value with a flagship chip in a compact one-hand-friendly body, and he prefers it to the Pro.
A bold, well-priced gaming phone with active cooling, a great display and experimental 8K video, held back by a few rough edges.
A budget phone with very little to complain about, offering upper mid-range performance and a 48 megapixel camera.
A well-specced mid-range phone whose main complaint is its mid-range chip, placed 15th.
A smaller, trimmed-down Mi 9 that keeps the ultra-wide and telephoto cameras at a lower price.
Rumoured to have a very strong camera setup and a possible Radeon-powered GPU, but it is still speculation and the price is expected to be…
His number one pick: the best compromise between light, fast and customisable, and what he'd recommend for most people.
Offers huge customisation, which may be too much for some, but is a great launcher if you invest the time.
Not a launcher but a live wallpaper app with so much functionality it nearly acts as one, with presets for instant setups.
His number one pick, a much-improved launcher with exclusive wallpapers, a newsfeed and deep customisation.
One of the best launchers on Android, built around getting things done in a swipe or two.
A returning veteran launcher that is fluid, up to date and hugely customisable.
Offers lots of control but looks laughable out of the box; good with time.
Not the neatest and has an intrusive ad, but the swipe-up widgets and wallpapers are good.
An odd single-vertical-feed launcher that makes some settings quicker to reach.
The overhauled Arrow Launcher, with strong phone-to-PC syncing and a smooth high performance mode.
A simple, one-handed launcher for people who find the fancier options too much.


































