The Best Smartphones


Google Pixel XL


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The Pixel is Google’s first phone, and it ended up as not just the best Android device ever made, but the best smartphone currently on the market (and that includes the iPhone). It’s not a perfect device – the design is not a head-turner, and it lacks water resistance – however most key areas impress and outperform the competition.
The camera is the Pixel’s best feature. It’s extremely fast to focus and capture, it produces outstanding images in all conditions, and it packs unique features like jaw-dropping 4K video stabilization. When you buy the Pixel, you can boast to your mates how you have the best smartphone camera you can currently get.
Other aspects of the Pixel are equally impressive. The Snapdragon 821 SoC doesn’t crush benchmarks, but when combined with optimized software you’re left with a snappy experience that’s noticeably faster than its Android competitors. The display is vibrant in its standard mode and accurate in its sRGB mode, plus you get crisp 1440p on the Pixel XL. And battery life is very good overall, with fast charging an added bonus.
The Pixel includes the latest version of Android, unmodified, with Google’s promise to provide quick updates and security patches. It includes Google Assistant, which is surprisingly good and not available on other Android phones (for now), plus support for Google’s excellent Daydream VR platform.
We recommend the Pixel XL, the 5.5-inch variant, purely because of the extra screen real estate and slightly better battery life. Its smaller brother, the 5.0-inch Pixel, includes basically the same set of hardware and is also worth considering. The main downside? You’ll have to fork out a lot of money to get the best phone on the market, as Google has priced the Pixel to match the iPhone.

Also a Fantastic Option

Rated the best smartphone of the first half of 2016, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edgeremains a fantastic piece of hardware. It’s a bit cheaper than the Pixel phones ($600), and the design is waterproof and far more attractive. You’re still getting excellent performance, battery life, and camera, but Samsung’s TouchWiz skin lacks the quality of stock Android. It also doesn’t explode, unlike the arguably better but now discontinued Galaxy Note 7.

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