Apple iPhone 11 Pro

Mentioned as having the most comfortable pebble-like shape, which his family preferred over the 15 Pro.

A Ukrainian soldier's iPhone 11 Pro was in the pocket where he was shot, which reportedly saved him.

Exceptional battery life for such a compact phone, beating the new iPhone 12 Pro by an hour.

His main phone for five months, with a very reliable camera that is rarely amazing and lacks night mode on the ultrawide and selfie cameras.

Tested against the vivo in low-light stabilisation with a similar result to the Samsung.

The normal iPhone 11 Pro feels smooth, seamless and dense compared with the Escobar version.

A strong compact and all-round flagship; the choice comes down to whether you want iOS or Android.

Compact phone that ran at 60Hz with a higher default resolution, so endurance was limited as expected for its size.

Mentioned only as a performance benchmark that the OnePlus 8 matches.

Mentioned as the likely best small phone a few months earlier, before the 2020 Android flagships.

Praised for having the best matte textured glass back he has felt.

Still more consistent than the Mi Note 10 when switching lenses or using the front camera.

Marques would hand it to someone moving from a Nokia 3310 and calls it his default smartphone camera for easy results.

Best video dynamic range and the most natural colours, with a strong ultra wide camera and solid low-light results.

Mentioned as the roughly thousand-dollar rival that makes the Pixel 4's price look reasonable.

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

Initially unexcited, he now rates it as one of the best phones to date for battery and camera.

Very good battery life, better than the Note 10+, and surprising for such a compact phone.