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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.

The best Chinese phones you can’t buy in the US

2019 edition

Sam Byford
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus review: the anti-iPhone
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The 10th Galaxy S phone feels familiar, but is still excellent

Dan Seifert
The Palm phone won’t save you from your phone
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The deck is stacked against it

Dieter Bohn
Honor View 20 review: top-notch performance without the notch

A 48-megapixel camera, all-screen display, giant battery, and a humane price

Vlad Savov
Is a slider better than a notch?Is a slider better than a notch?
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Dan Seifert
The Honor View 20’s 48-megapixel camera is legit

It’s all about AI Ultra Clarity

Sam Byford
Motorola and Nokia’s new phones make $350 look like $1,000

But what’s on the inside matters, too

Jacob Kastrenakes
OnePlus 6T review: revised formula, same results
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What was good is still good; what was missing is still missing

Vlad Savov
RED Hydrogen One review: all hype
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It’s obvious this is RED’s first phone

Jacob Kastrenakes
Huawei Mate 20 Pro review: the best America can’t get

Huge battery, slick design, and a superb processor, constrained by bad software and international relations

Vlad Savov
Apple iPhone XR review: better than good enough
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Big screen, small compromise

Nilay Patel
Razer Phone 2 review: it glows, but it doesn’t shine

Is a gaming phone better than a ‘regular’ phone?

Stefan Etienne
Google Pixel 3 and 3 XL review: the best camera gets a better phone
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LG V40 ThinQ review: one phone, five cameras
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The V40 gives you a camera bag full of lenses in one device

Dan Seifert
Apple iPhone XS and XS Max review: smoothed out
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Solid updates to a winning formula

Nilay Patel
Oppo Find X review: unrefined ambition

This slick slider has the price, but not the quality, of the best smartphones

Vlad Savov
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 review: more, more, more
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The most of everything, including price

Dan Seifert
Motorola Moto Z3 review: identity crisis

Big screen, old parts, and a far-off promise of 5G

Chris Welch
Motorola Moto Z3 Play review: the thrill is gone

Blue phone blues

Dan Seifert
Editor’s Choice: LG G7 ThinQEditor’s Choice: LG G7 ThinQ
Dan Seifert
The Vivo Nex’s notch-killing trade-offs are worth it

All-screen dream

Sam Byford
BlackBerry Key2 review: a keyboard with a phone
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Nostalgia isn’t always good

Stefan Etienne
HTC U12 Plus review: fixing what didn’t need to be broken

HTC still does a lot of things well, but its new ideas miss the mark

Vlad Savov
OnePlus 6 review: new phone, same compromises
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OnePlus’ latest is still a great value, but still has the same old problems

Dan Seifert
There’s no perfect minimalist phone — yet
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I went searching for the perfect minimalist phone, but I ended up back with my iPhone

Michael Zelenko
Huawei P20 Pro review: style and substance from an unlikely source

If you’ve been waiting for a phone that can upset the Apple-Samsung duopoly, this is it

Vlad Savov
Samsung Galaxy S9 review: predictably great, predictably flawed
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The Galaxy S9 is all of the good and all of the bad we’ve come to expect from Samsung

Dan Seifert
HTC U11 Plus review: when more is less

Be careful what you wish for

Vlad Savov
Huawei Mate 10 Pro review: software sadness
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Huawei’s premier smartphone is let down by bad software

Dan Seifert
OnePlus 5T review: polished to a T

The best phone without a great camera

Vlad Savov