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GSMArena team, 31 December 2018

Our editors' favorite smartphones of 2018 Comments

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  • Jonnybeardo
  • SvC
  • 01 Jan 2019

Only overpriced phone worth it for me is the Note 9 .Truly a phone you can use and enjoy until the next two year upgrade cycle .Bluetooth s-pen Yes you will use. Screen for video viewing unparalleled. Battery and camera superb. Download themes to freshen up .Bloatwear lessen. New software overdue but coming on mid January

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L753108
  • Lyndino
  • QHA
  • 01 Jan 2019

[deleted post]Yep

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  • Vvvky
  • rAR
  • 31 Dec 2018

dlads, 31 Dec 2018For 2018 i jumped for it an went for the p20 pro. Superb phone on paper, but development wa... moreLol OnePlus listening ???
They removed headphone jack from the 6T and no useful secondary camera still. No wireless charging nor a SD card slot.

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  • Vvvky
  • rAR
  • 31 Dec 2018

Nick, 31 Dec 2018Happy to see as Galaxy Note9 is best smartphone of the year 2018. But it in India it is cheape... moreDon't know why people just say that Note 9 is the best. What do you gain from going from the S9+ to the Note 9 to justify the 10000 INR higher price point ?
The only tangible benefits are the S Pen and the 500 mAh additional battery. Rest is useless like the 8GB vs 6 GB RAM as even Androids with 4 GB RAM run flawlessly, the slightly larger screen in the Note 9 is coming with same screen resolution as the S9+ so slightly less Pixel density. The Note 9 would have been the best if was priced only 3000 to 5000 INR than the S9+.

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  • Anonymous
  • amv
  • 31 Dec 2018

For 2018 my picks are 2.
Note9 simply because is the more complete smartphone out there, it's probably not the best in raw power and doesn't have the wOw camera of pixel or iPhone but keep doing everything at the top.
The second one is the poco F1, man this phone is probably not the most luxurious one but it got what a flagship need and have the price of a mid range.

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  • Vvvky
  • rAR
  • 31 Dec 2018

My favorite flagship the Samsung Galaxy S9+ and in the affordable flagship category the LG G7 thinq. Sorry no OP 6T for me it's way overrtated. In India the G7 thinq is available for much lower price than the 6T.

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  • Anonymous
  • JaK
  • 31 Dec 2018

Huawei Mate 20 Pro is my choice and backed up by a few gsm staff as well xD

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M1341162
  • Macbeth
  • 3ac
  • 31 Dec 2018

Personally my most favourites of 2018 would be the ZTE nubia X and Nokia 7 Plus. Of course this is just my opinion (yours would be different, obviously).

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  • Levy
  • q{r
  • 31 Dec 2018

abigfanoftechs, 31 Dec 2018Yet you gave no explanations for your reasoning. The explanation is obvious; that's the phone he has ;)

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  • abigfanoftechs
  • pL%
  • 31 Dec 2018

I'm surprise that the Pixel 3 was chosen as there are so many issues with it, for example the microphone & call quality were rubbish. Google messed up the phone's basic 'features' so badly.

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  • abigfanoftechs
  • pL%
  • 31 Dec 2018

Foo, 31 Dec 2018Pixel 2 is better than half the phones hereYet you gave no explanations for your reasoning.

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  • rizki1
  • u7V
  • 31 Dec 2018

AnonD-811391, 31 Dec 2018Yeah. Me too. I was really happy that that there was no iPhone on this list. Nothing even impr... morewho said it wasn't improved? they just improved the price! hahahahaha

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  • dladz
  • FT6
  • 31 Dec 2018

For 2018 i jumped for it an went for the p20 pro.

Superb phone on paper, but development was and IS absolutely rubbish, holding kernel sources back for PIE. Blocking bootloader unlocks, having about 10 different variations of software for 1 piece of hardware?

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  • dlads
  • FT6
  • 31 Dec 2018

For 2018 i jumped for it an went for the p20 pro.

Superb phone on paper, but development was and IS absolutely rubbish, holding kernel sources back for PIE. Blocking bootloader unlocks, having about 10 different variations of software for 1 piece of hardware?

They shot themselves in the foot, not to mention axing the US out of sales.

I'll never buy huawei again, which is a shame as they have some great things going for them.

But besides the aforementioned issues, the software is a total mess, as is the system and the way it's comprised.

Long live Oneplus i say, they're the only ones listening anymore.

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  • Sweden
  • 7M%
  • 31 Dec 2018

So in summary, the five best phones of the year are: Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Xiaomi Pocophone F1, Samsung Galaxy Note 9, OnePlus 6T and Google Pixel 3. Agreed.

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  • fxN
  • 31 Dec 2018

vrvly, 31 Dec 2018Would say mate 20X got it all, size, resolution, 3x fov's, jack, cooling,...,Pen, last year fl... morewould have chosen the 20x too but i wanted wireless charging

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  • Jason
  • r@5
  • 31 Dec 2018

It’s ok to be white

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  • Anonymous
  • t@g
  • 31 Dec 2018

Agree. Mate 20 is great, but note 9 is the best. Btw, where is ricky?

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J23843
  • J o m s
  • k1G
  • 31 Dec 2018

After seeing their pictures, now it's time to vote for your favorite editor. =D

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  • Squirtcanon
  • mrS
  • 31 Dec 2018

AnonD-811391, 31 Dec 2018Yeah. Me too. I was really happy that that there was no iPhone on this list. Nothing even impr... moreLol, what changed from S8 to S9 then?? They keep saying Apple fans are blinded by Apple. But those Samsung fans are just as bad.

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