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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.

Nokia Lumia 1020 review

The cameraphone to end all cameraphones

David Pierce
Battle of the waterproof phones: Samsung Galaxy S4 Active vs. Sony Xperia Z

Finally, rugged phones that take a beating and look good doing it

Dan Seifert
Sony Xperia Tablet Z review

Thin, light, and ready for a rainstorm

David Pierce
Pure Android: Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One ‘Google Play editions’ review

Is every Android phone better with stock software?

Dieter Bohn
Nokia Lumia 925 review

Is this the best Windows Phone yet?

Tom Warren
Nokia Lumia 928 review

90 percent Lumia 920, 10 percent xenon

Chris Ziegler
BlackBerry Q10 review: revenge of the keyboard

The best horse cart in the age of the automobile

Chris Ziegler
Samsung Galaxy S4 review

How do you upgrade the best-selling Android phone of all time?

David Pierce
Nokia Lumia 720 review

Is this the perfect Lumia design?

Tom Warren
HTC First review: a Facebook phone that’s pure Google at heart

Did Facebook accidentally help make the Android phone we’ve always wanted?

Dieter Bohn
HTC One for AT&T: the best Android phone yet?

The best-looking Android phone gets an LTE network to match

Dan Seifert
LG Optimus G Pro review

Or, how I tried to love phablets — and the word “phablet”

David Pierce
HTC One review

Heating up the race for the perfect Android phone

David Pierce
Sony Xperia Z review

Sony returns to the Android battlefield looking leaner and meaner than ever

Vlad Savov
BlackBerry Z10 review: a new life, or life support?

A new flagship phone and a new OS, but is it too little, too late?

Joshua Topolsky
Samsung Ativ S review
Tom Warren
HTC Windows Phone 8S review
Tom Warren
HTC Droid DNA review

HTC is back on Verizon Wireless in force, but does the Droid DNA have what it takes to stand out?

Dan Seifert
Nokia Lumia 820 review

Will Nokia’s latest Windows Phone 8 entry capture the hearts of the masses?

Tom Warren
Nexus 4 review

The new flagship Android device has almost everything you’ve been waiting for... almost

Joshua Topolsky
Nokia Lumia 920 review

Will Nokia’s third attempt at launching a premier Windows Phone finally be the home run it needs?

Dieter Bohn
HTC Windows Phone 8X review

The signature Windows Phone 8 handset has arrived

Vlad Savov
Motorola Droid RAZR HD and RAZR Maxx HD review

Motorola improves upon its original Droid RAZR, but forgets what the name stood for

Dan Seifert
LG Optimus G review (AT&T and Sprint)

Can the Optimus G compete in the big leagues?

Dieter Bohn
iPhone 5 review

Apple’s latest smartphone gets a bigger screen, LTE, and more power — but does it keep the crown?

Joshua Topolsky
LG Intuition review

Large and in charge

David Pierce
Motorola Droid RAZR M review

‘The new Motorola’ bets smaller equals better

Dan Seifert
Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE review

A high-end phone for keyboard lovers

David Pierce
T-Mobile myTouch and myTouch Q review

The age of the entry-level smartphone is upon us

David Pierce
ZTE Grand X review

Finally, another device with stock Android

Louis Goddard
Sony Xperia U review

Three and out?

Aaron Souppouris
Motorola Atrix HD review

AT&T’s take on the Droid RAZR quietly impresses

Dieter Bohn
Acer Aspire S5 review

Do good things come in small packages?

David Pierce
LG Optimus 4X HD review

LG swings for the fences

David Pierce
HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE review

The venerable Droid Incredible is back with LTE to see if a small, throwback form-factor can hold up against bigger phones

Dieter Bohn
Nokia 808 PureView review

A camera that can make phone calls — or something more?

Vlad Savov
Sony Xperia ion review

Sony launches an LTE phone with a 720p screen in the US, but is it really ready for the big leagues?

Dieter Bohn
LG Optimus L7 review

LG’s first attempt at an Android 4.0 smartphone

Aaron Souppouris
Orange San Diego review: Intel comes to smartphones

Android meets x86

Aaron Souppouris