Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

Reigning battery champion in his rankings that has never given him problems and beat the 14 Pro Max.

Previous battery record holder whose life has dropped noticeably after a year of use.

Judged the best-battery big phone and the pick for photos and video, though the screen only edges level with Samsung's best.

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

Ten were included as giveaway prizes with dbrand matte black skins.

Arun's usual phone, used as the benchmark the POCO is measured against.

Used as a normal phone baseline for speaker loudness and night vision comparisons.

Won the battery test by a huge margin at 10 hours 27 minutes, in a different tier of endurance from the rest.

The more balanced, consistent camera system with better video, good enough that his team uses it interchangeably with their main camera.

Best battery life of the year and a joint best super phone, with reliable day-to-day use and near best-in-class cameras, speakers and screen.

Used as the benchmark for night photo comparisons, where the vivo was clearly brighter and captured more detail.

Excellent all-rounder with the best battery life he has had on a phone, though the upgrade over the 12 Pro Max is modest.

Record-breaking battery life of just under 10 hours, well ahead of any phone he has tested.

Reliable all-round camera that wins clearly on video and night mode, though Samsung is more fun and better at zoom.

The top iPhone with great cameras and Sierra Blue he liked, but it is very heavy and the Pro colours are muted.

Gets 120Hz, the A15 and a big battery gain, though he expects it to be heavy and not very palm friendly.