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Top 10 fan favorite phones of 2018

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Ro, 30 December 2018

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The year is almost over and it's time to reset the counter. But before we do that, let's take a look at which Android and iOS devices won the hearts of our readers. Note that we are not talking sheer popularity here, but number of likes - that is we only count

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro leads the pack and we can see why. It was the best mid-ranger for a large chunk of the year. It checks a lot of boxes while keeping the price reasonable and that helped it win more love than any other phone introduced in 2018.

The next one is the OnPlus 6 - the first of the two most controversial OnePlus phones up to date. It's the first OnePlus smartphone with a notch and a glass back and even if it lacked advanced facial recognition or wireless charging its improved camera, great software and super fast charging helped it earn a lot of love.

The Nokia 7 Plus is mentioned in almost every mid-range review these days. It has a powerful Snapdragon 660 chipset, capable cameras and good battery life. Combined with the clean Android experience and vibrant display, the Nokia 7 Plus is the most successful phone by HMD Global this year.

Of course, the list won't be compete without the Galaxy S9+ - Samsung's flagship phone from the first half of the year, which secured the fourth spot.

The fifth place is occupied by the Pocophone F1. In just a few months, it won over so many fans and it's hard not to like the little fellow. It focuses on what's important - performance and battery life. Sure, it misses on some features often found in today's flagships but it still packs plenty of storage, a Snapdragon 845 chipset and a huge 4,000 mAh battery while costing less than half what its direct rivals ask.

Next down the list is the Huawei P20 Pro. This phone started a mini revolution in the mobile photography. It still tops the charts as the one of the best camera phones on the market. But the cameras aren't its only selling point. The P20 Pro is powerful and enduring as well.

Further down the list we find another Xiaomi phone - the stock Android-powered Mi A2, which even edged out the Samsung Galaxy Note9 - the most powerful phone the Korean company produced this year.

The last two places are taken by Nokia's 6.1 Plus pure Android phone and Xiaomi's mainstream flagship - the Mi 8.

What are your favorite phones from this year that didn't make the cut?

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro
RANK: 1

specs review


OnePlus 6

OnePlus 6
RANK: 2

specs review


Nokia 7 plus

Nokia 7 plus
RANK: 3

specs review


Samsung Galaxy S9+

Samsung Galaxy S9+
RANK: 4

specs review


Xiaomi Pocophone F1

Xiaomi Pocophone F1
RANK: 5

specs review


Huawei P20 Pro

Huawei P20 Pro
RANK: 6

specs review


Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)

Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)
RANK: 7

specs review


Samsung Galaxy Note9

Samsung Galaxy Note9
RANK: 8

specs review


Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6)

Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6)
RANK: 9

specs review


Xiaomi Mi 8

Xiaomi Mi 8
RANK: 10

specs review


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  • jakeli
  • 0CM
  • 19 Jan 2019

Huawei p20 pro is great. Huawei did great job! nice to know that is on top 10.

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  • Anonymous
  • rAf
  • 01 Jan 2019

It's not about shattered it's about scratches

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  • Anonymous
  • rAf
  • 01 Jan 2019

Ofcourse it is not because I'm not a fanboy to any of the OEM. All OEM forces unusual things on users and all they care is money

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Top 10 by daily interest

  Device Daily hits  
1.Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G116,777
2.Samsung Galaxy S21 5G50,375
3.Xiaomi Mi 1138,698
4.Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G31,574
5.Samsung Galaxy A1231,349
6.Xiaomi Poco M329,620
7.vivo X60 Pro+ 5G27,908
8.Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro24,579
9.Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max24,282
10.Samsung Galaxy A5124,017
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