The BEST Smartphone of 2020 🏆

Good phones, but made redundant by later Samsung releases, so he says not to buy.

Looks suave as the Bond film phone, but it doesn't feel like a $700 phone once turned on.

The gimbal camera works, but it is a gimmick built on mid-range specs.

Sony's most competitive phone in years with a lovely display, but weak battery and inconsistent camera.

A pretty phone that was quickly undercut by a cheaper near-identical OnePlus.

An easy, tidy phone with great photos and the best compact pick at just under $400.

Joint best affordable phone, with a smooth 90Hz display and more care put in than rivals.

A good option for an affordable iPhone in 2020.

Hard to recommend over strong Android competition.

By far the best spec phone for the money, though it needs some fiddling with ads and launcher.

Arguably better value than the Realme 7, with lots of good stuff for the money.

A widely available, affordable phone with beautiful software.

Best gaming phone and battery king of 2020, with great speakers and a huge 6,000mAh battery.

Closest rival to the ROG Phone 3 with faster charging, but the design is too weird.

A fun, enormous gaming phone with physical shoulder buttons that disappear when not gaming.

The nicest-looking and cheapest gaming phone, a good entry point, but the camera needs work.

Best foldable of 2020 mainly because it is the only real choice.

A better 4a, but not as good value; a solid option.

The smallest top-end flagship in years, with pretty good battery life.

Suggested as a still fairly compact step up from the 12 mini.

A tall, narrow wildcard that grips like a compact phone but can't have the biggest battery or best camera.

Fantastic materials and very fast, but something else does almost everything better.

A really good, blissfully fast phone that just misses top-tier camera quality, but is cheaper.

Impressive with a lovely finish, but lacking Google apps makes full price a tough ask.

He loved it but can't recommend it as it is China-only.

Joint best money-no-object phone, with the best screen, camera and battery life, refined almost to perfection.

Joint best money-no-object phone, cheaper than the Note 20 Ultra, with a big jump over the regular 12.

A steal that feels like a $1,000 phone at around $600, with a phenomenal 108MP camera.

A brilliant spec sheet, held back by a strange LCD choice.

Samsung's smart cut-down S20 at $699, with more battery and less zoom, close to being a winner.

Joint best value phone of 2020, nearly as good as the Pro and cheaper than the OnePlus 8.

Joint best value phone, with a flip camera that is genuinely useful and a beastly spec sheet for just over $800.