Smartphones

With a Snapdragon 855 Plus CPU, 6,000 mAh battery and 120Hz display, the Asus ROG Phone 2 is the best kind of overkill for gamers.

Motorola's latest midrange offering doubles down on performance and packs a killer display, but so-so battery life and an awkward design hold this phone back.

If you don't mind the lack of storage options, the Oppo Reno 10x Zoom provides great cameras, strong performance, and a simple but distinctive design inside and out.

The Asus ZenFone 6 features an innovative swivel camera, but the superior performance and battery life is the real appeal.

The Nokia 4.2 is a very smart-looking, attractively priced budget phone — but its charming exterior conceals middling hardware.

It's overshadowed by the P30 Pro, but Huawei's other phone offers a lot of the same power and photography potential at an appealing price.

Sony's flagship needs more than a beautiful display to succeed.

Palm is back with a tiny phone that's designed to get you to spend less time with your mobile devices. But the finished product doesn't quite deliver.

The Moto Z4 marries a premium design and display with good-enough performance and solid battery life. It's a decent alternative to the Pixel 3a — so long as you don't need the best camera.

This affordable Android flagship sports a lightning-fast in-display fingerprint sensor and powerful performance for half the price of its rivals.

The LG V50 ThinQ delivers faster 5G speeds where Sprint's network is available. But that's not enough to justify its steep price, especially when you consider its poor battery life and dated design.

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Google's Pixel 3a XL promises the photographic prowess of the Pixel 3 XL in a phone that costs hundreds of dollars less. And from what we've seen, the Pixel 3a XL delivers.

Sony set out to reboot its midrange smartphone lineup yet again, but the Xperia 10 and 10 Plus simply don't have the hardware it takes to rise to the top.

With solid power, great software and an inviting design, the Moto G6 is everything a budget phone should be.

Chinese gaming-phone startup Black Shark is gunning for OnePlus' bargain flagship crown, and it nearly pulls off the heist with a sleek design and stunning performance.

LG's G8 ThinQ is a powerful flagship phone undone by novelty features that aren't useful at all.

ZTE returns with a compelling inexpensive handset in the ZTE Blade Max View. But the company has some catching up to do to reclaim its budget dominance.

The Honor 7X condenses the full-screen experience down to an affordable package, making for one of the best-value phones of the year.

With its bold design, powerful performance and innovative features, the ROG Phone is one of Asus' most compelling smartphones to date.

CM Security Master looks great and has a rich slate of features, but its malware protection can vary.

The Mi Mix 3 has some quirks, but there's a lot of clever and powerful kit lurking beneath this slider phone's surface.

CAT's latest rugged handset won't crack under pressure, but it's definitely not for everyone.

The View 20 supercharges the Honor brand with its meaty camera and powerful specs.

The Key2 LE makes BlackBerry's physical keyboard phone affordable, though it carries some compromises to hit its lower price.

Coolpad's Illumina is one of the cheapest phones money can buy, and we wouldn't wish it on our worst enemy.

LG has remixed the remix of its fall flagship. But are beefier specs enough to earn the company's latest V-series offering another look?

The Xperia XZ1 packs plenty of power and the latest version of Android, but this phone's bulky design, small battery and lack of a fingerprint sensor make it feel decidedly dated.

Huawei has done it again with the Mate 20 Pro, producing an exceptional camera wrapped in a sleek design with extra-long battery life.

Nokia has quietly released one of the most exciting inexpensive phones of the year in the Nokia 7.1, a well-designed phone that delivers first-rate performance.