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Phone Reviews

Phones are all but vital to our modern existence, so choosing a good one is important. As they become thinner, more feature-packed, and inevitably more expensive, you’ll find the final word on the latest smartphones, both budget and flagship, Android and iOS, right here. For The Verge’s thoughts on everything Google Pixel, Apple iPhone, Samsung Galaxy S, and more, you’ve come to the right place.

OnePlus 2 review
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Killin’ em softly

Dan Seifert
ZTE Axon Pro review: it’s hard for a smartphone to stand out

Middle of the road, middle of the pack

Dan Seifert
Moto G (2015) review: this is Motorola’s real flagship
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The third generation of the low-cost all-star arrives

Jacob Kastrenakes
Asus ZenFone 2 review

Another inexpensive phone that competes way above its class

Chris Welch
YotaPhone 2 review

What happens when you splice a smartphone with a Kindle?

Vlad Savov
The best cheap smartphone you can buy
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Saving money doesn’t mean missing out

Dan Seifert
LG G4 review
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One for the diehards

Dan Seifert
Alcatel Onetouch Idol 3 review
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Putting the bang into your buck

Dan Seifert
Alcatel Onetouch Watch review

The fitness tracker that’s posing as a smartwatch

Dan Seifert
Samsung Galaxy S6 review
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The Galaxy S6 Edge is Samsung at its boldest. The Galaxy S6 is Samsung at its best

Dieter Bohn
HTC One M9 review: more repeat than sequel
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Haven’t we seen this before?

Dan Seifert
Motorola Moto E (2015) review

It turns out $149 can buy a lot of smartphone

TC Sottek
LG G Flex 2 review

LG’s new curved phone is a big improvement on the original, but is it better than its straight competition?

Vlad Savov
The Xiaomi Mi Note is the best phone you can’t have
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You can’t get it in the US, but it’s a sign of things to come

Chris Ziegler
BlackBerry Classic review
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By BlackBerry fans, for BlackBerry fans — and no one else

Dieter Bohn
Motorola Droid Turbo review

More specs come with more compromises

Dan Seifert
Nexus 6 review
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Go bigger or go home

Dieter Bohn
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge review

A special screen on a proven phone — but is curved covetable?

Sam Byford
Sony Xperia Z3v review

Not exactly the Z3 you’re looking for

Dan Seifert
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 review

The next big phone from the company that invented it

David Pierce
Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact review

Sony nailed it. Twice.

Vlad Savov
BlackBerry Passport review

Getting stuff done or getting in the way?

Dan Seifert
iPhone 6 Plus review
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Big things have enormous beginnings

Nilay Patel
iPhone 6 review
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Giving the people what they want

David Pierce
Motorola Moto X (2014) review
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The best Android smartphone ever made

Dan Seifert
HTC One M8 for Windows review

Same phone, bold new flavor

Dan Seifert
Nokia Lumia 930 and 630 review

Microsoft’s first Windows Phones

Tom Warren
Amazon Fire Phone review

The Everything Phone

David Pierce
LG G3 review

A phone worth waiting for

Vlad Savov
HTC One mini 2 review: average by design

Wherefore art thou mini?

Vlad Savov
Moto E review: the people’s smartphone

This is the smartphone that makes all others look stupidly expensive

Vlad Savov
From China with love: can Oppo and OnePlus upend the way we buy smartphones?

The Find 7a and One offer a lot of smartphone for not a lot of money

Dan Seifert
Xperia Z2 and Z2 Tablet review: One Sony, two devices

Sony is learning from past missteps, but has it learned enough?

Vlad Savov
Samsung Galaxy S5 review

The next big thing is a lot of little things

David Pierce
The new HTC One review

The best or nothing

David Pierce
LG G Pro 2 review: the evolutionary process

LG refines its phablet formula

Dan Seifert
Nokia Lumia Icon review

The Windows Phone Verizon built

David Pierce
Oppo N1 review: CyanogenMod goes legit

Out of the hacker forums and into the real world

Dan Seifert
Sony Xperia Z Ultra and Z Ultra Google Play Edition review

One big body, two very different cellphones

Dan Seifert