The Pixel 10a is an excellent budget phone, but mostly because it copies the Pixel 9a’s homework. [...] If you already have a Pixel 9a, there's not much here for you, unless you desperately want satellite messaging or a camera pill that’s a hair thinner.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is the best phone Samsung has ever made, but that doesn't mean it's the best phone for your next upgrade: You need to pay a relatively high price for the excellent display, top-notch cameras, and slick software on offer here.
The Pixel 9a is the latest budget phone from Google, and despite not always being the best when it comes to raw specs, it wins me over with some clever design choices that might just make it my favorite Pixel—at least until the Pixel 10 comes out.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 is the best foldable phone yet, effectively eliminating any compromises previous folding phones have had to make.
If you are taken with the looks of the Nothing Phone 3 and its take on Android, then you're certainly not going to be let down in terms of performance, camera quality, and battery life, which are all great—though just slightly below what you'll find on those other $799 handsets.
While 360-degree action cameras still have plenty of room for improvement as a whole, the Insta360 X5 is currently the best one you can get.
The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold makes a strong claim to being the best foldable phone on the planet right now, and at the same time is also arguably the best phone Google has ever made—perhaps better than the Pixel 9 Pro, even.
Put all of that together, and the Galaxy S24 Ultra is easily Samsung's strongest phone to date, blending great features with some of the best performance I've seen on a smartphone. It doesn't have many exclusive AI features, but what's there is generally impressive.
