Top 15 BEST Smartphones of 2019 (Mid Year).

He likes it, but it loses many of the P30 Pro's headline features, and last year's Mate 20 Pro is a better deal for not much more.

Last year's phone is still ahead of the curve on battery and charging, and the camera is fun.

He wanted to like the cinema-style display, but the screen space is used poorly and battery life looks weak.

Solidly specced, but its headline features are gimmicky and you can do better for the money.

A niche phone with a small screen and physical keyboard that most people would be better off without.

A great phone when released, but unless you need the S Pen the Galaxy S10 Plus is a better pick.

A cheaper Samsung alternative that is now much better value.

A flawed phone with slow camera processing, but he reaches for it for landscape shots and finds the five-camera setup intriguing.

Impressive camera and powerful, but hard to justify over £700 given how good the alternatives are.

Distinguished, powerful with a 48 megapixel camera and priced below most flagships, though the time of flight camera is a questionable choice.

Still impressive and one of the fastest phones around, with slimmer bezels and a better display than the XR.

The better buy than the XS if you can cope with its size, thanks to a bigger screen and 10 to 15 percent more battery life.

Not the prettiest, but has some of the most powerful camera software ever and slick Google software.

Still a beast in 2019, a budget phone with shockingly little compromise.

A slick, clean, bloat-free experience for half the price of a top-end phone.

If you can get it for less, it may be a better buy than the 6T, with the same chip and performance in a slimmer, lighter body.

A budget phone with very little to complain about, offering upper mid-range performance and a 48 megapixel camera.

Joint fifth place, a more premium Galaxy with more cameras, a curved display and a bigger battery than the S10e.

The more practical S10 variant, keeping stereo speakers and a top display while making sensible compromises.

The cheapest full-scale 2019 flagship, with a Snapdragon 855, great cameras and very fast charging for under $500.

Excels at zoom, night photography and battery and charging, though the display and speakers are forgettable.

A well-rounded phone with consistently good photos, strong battery life, natural-sounding speakers and a superb display.

His number one pick and the phone his SIM is in: a thoroughly underrated device with a bigger battery, brighter display and quad camera.