Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone might not be a game-changing upgrade compared with its Award-winning predecessor, but it's hard to argue that it hasn’t made some meaningful improvements to make it an even better smartphone for portable AV usage.
Samsung’s effective new picture-enhancing feature has well and truly won us over, and while its sound is lacking some subtlety, it's a win overall for this flagship handset.
The OnePlus 11 offers plenty in the way of features and picture appeal, but it can’t quite surpass its flagship rivals, especially in the sound department.
The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is a solid all-rounder, but it’s outdone in both the sound and picture departments by Apple and Sony.
In terms of build quality, photography, user experience, battery life and most other features, it’s more or less right up there and all for a smaller outlay.
If you can deal with the average battery life, this is the new flagship Android phone to rule them all – and that’s before taking into account the new S Pen.
The iPhone 13 Pro Max isn’t a huge upgrade on its predecessor, but it is meaningfully better in a few ways, most notably the battery and camera. Just as important to us is that the screen is even better than before, and the built-in speakers have been improved, too.
The OnePlus 9 Pro is a compelling way of getting some top features and a decent video performance from a phone without having to pay the typical flagship premium.
While not offering any notable AV upgrades over the S20, the Samsung Galaxy S21 shuffles the S series along nicely with camera enhancements, aesthetic improvements and some modest functionality boosts.
