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Phone technology moves fast and today’s top phone manufacturers are pushing out innovations quicker than ever before. Features such as Super AMOLED displays and super fast 5G connectivity are commonplace, with more futuristic tech like foldable displays available for those who want cutting-edge phones (and who have the deep pockets to pay for them). Samsung’s Galaxy line dominates the Android category and that’s likely not going to end anytime soon. But other companies are gunning for the honor of being the best Android phone — and you, the potential customer, benefit from all this competition.
A number of fantastic Android smartphone options are available at a variety of prices, ranging from budget Android phones to high-end flagship phones. We took a look at the best Android options and rounded up our favorites, which we update periodically. These phones have generally great battery life, cameras, screens or all of the above. We also took into consideration features such as wireless charging, fingerprint sensor and expandable storage. Read on to see our top picks for the best Android phones and check out our tips on how to buy a new phone, too.
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As Samsung’s elite flagship phone for 2021, the Galaxy S21 Ultra features a brilliant 6.8-inch AMOLED display with an ultrasmooth 120Hz refresh rate that also supports Samsung’s S-Pen stylus, an awesome rear camera with incredible zoom skills and 5G connectivity for super speedy data. This is the best in mobile technology that Samsung has to offer, and it’s the Android phone to go for connector trocknen if you’re keen to put cutting-edge tech in your pocket.
If you want a 5G phone that doesn’t cost too much, the Pixel 4A 5G is one of our top Android mobile phone picks. The handset has a solid battery life, fantastic dual rear cameras and robust software support from Google. There’s also the <a website 5, which has a great 90Hz display, but it costs more at $699 (£599, iphone 11 lightning anschluss AU$999).
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Pixel phones have a loyal following and with good reason. Without considering its price, Google’s <a website 4A Android phone has top-notch camera performance that takes brilliant photos. But this Android device is an even better deal as the budget smartphone costs $349 (£349, AU$599). The 5.81-inch handset also features a headphone jack, 128GB of storage out of the box and better battery life than the previous year’s <a website 4.
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While OnePlus isn’t as well-known as Apple or Samsung, the <a website 9 and <a website 9 Pro offer a premium experience at a relatively more affordable budget phone price than rivals. Both phones are 5G-enabled, run the most powerful Qualcomm processor and have multilens cameras. The OnePlus 9 is our favorite of the two, with all of the features we love from the series but at the more affordable price and iphone 11 flüssigkeit im lightning connector with better battery life. It’s a solid option if the lofty prices of the Galaxy S21 Ultra are out of your reach.
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Samsung’s Galaxy S20 FE packs much of what we’ve come to expect from its premium S range of phones, including multiple rear cameras, great performance and 5G connectivity, but wrapped it in cheaper materials and brought the price down to a more affordable phone. This Android phone won a coveted CNET Editors’ Choice award, and it’s the phone to go for if you want a great Samsung phone but don’t want to empty your bank account to get it.
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Foldable phones have yet to hit the mainstream, remaining instead only in the reach of those willing to spend top dollar on the latest in mobile innovation. Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 2 is the best folding phone around, offering top-notch performance, a great camera setup and a variety of tweaks to its folding technology that make this Android handset more durable than its predecessor.
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The <a website Edge Plus has pretty much everything you’d hope for in a premium 5G phone: A Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset, a giant battery, an OLED screen with a high refresh rate, and multiple rear cameras with heavy-duty specs. Motorola took features found on other top-of-the-line Android phones, put its own Moto spin on them and built them all into one of our favorite Android phones of the year.
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