Every phone on this list has been thoroughly tested by CNET's expert review team. We use our phones, test their features, play games, and take pictures. We evaluate every marketing promise a company makes about its phones. If we find something we don't like, like battery life or product quality, we'll tell you about it.
We examine every aspect of the phone during testing.
- Denote
- Design and feel
- processor performance
- battery life
- camera quality
- characteristic
We test all phone cameras (both front and back) in a variety of conditions, from outdoors in sunlight to dark indoor locations and night scenes (for all available night modes). We also compare our results with similarly priced models. We conducted a series of real-world battery tests to see how long the phone would last in everyday use.
We consider additional phone features such as 5G, fingerprint and facial recognition, stylus, fast charging, foldable display and other useful additions. We compare all our experience and testing to the price to determine whether a phone represents good value.
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