The best smartphones of 2024 reviewed, after testing over five dozen - including my favourite camera phone, budget-friendly flagship Android handsets, mid-range mobiles, compact devices and more. What's your own selection of the top phones as we hit 2025?
Choosing the greatest tech from the past twelve months is always tough, even when narrowed down to the smartphones I've personally used. Rather than offering up what I think is the 'best', I've gone for what I'd personally choose in each category.
I've fully tested all of these phones in 2024, from the most capable camera handsets to the most powerful gaming pocket-fillers. With Snapdragon 8 Elite smartphones already emerging, that last category in particular was quite easy to fill. I've also reviewed a few foldables, and quite a lot of mid-range devices. In fact, choosing my favourite mid-ranger was probably the hardest of all.
Let us know your own favourite 'best phone' of 2024 in the comments and stay tuned for even more unboxing and review videos as we hit the new year - the launches aren't over yet!
Best Phones 2024 Chapters:
0:00 - Oh lord not another one
1:16 - Best budget phone
3:11 - Best mid-range phone
5:31 - Best camera phone
6:49 - Best gaming phone
8:13 - Best foldable phone
9:42 - Best flip phone
11:08 - Best compact phone
12:15 - Best phone of 2024 (for me)