10 Best Smartphones (2017, Q2)

Our pick of the very best phones

Take a look and we guarantee you'll find the best smartphone for you, beginning with the very best phone currently available...

1. Samsung Galaxy S8

Simply the best smartphone you can buy today

Screen size: 5.8-inches 

Resolution: 1440 x 2960 pixels  

RAM: 4GB 

Storage: 64GB 

Battery: 3000mAh 

Rear camera: 12 MP

Front camera: 8 MP

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is the best smartphone in the world right now, boasting the brilliant Infinity Edge display which occupies 84-percent of the body and cutting-edge guts. Yep, this futuristic smartphone is a looker, and instantly made its competitors look dated. It's the next step in smartphone design.

2. iPhone 7 Plus

The OTHER best smartphone - Apple's dual camera, big screen phone is a winner

Screen size: 5.5-inches
Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels
RAM: 3GB
Storage: 32/128/256GB 

Battery: 2900mAh
Front camera: 7 MP
Rear camera: Dual 12MP 

iPhone 7 Plus - probably the best-looking smartphone around. Some feel its sheer size does make it tricky to hold, but there's no denying Apple's beautiful 5.5-incher is a winner. If you prefer iOS to Android and you fancy picking up the best smartphone around, this should definitely be your first choice. Apple has chosen to stick with the iPhone 6S design, improving it with rerouted antenna lines and a more integrated camera bump. There are glorious new colours available, and to top it off, the casing is now water resistant. The recent S8 design does make the iPhone feel slightly dated now.

3. Google Pixel

The best smartphone camera

Screen size: 5.0-inches 

Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels

RAM: 4GB 

Storage: 32/128GB

Battery: 2770mAh

Rear camera: 12.3MP 

Front camera: 8MP

We can't tell you how close it is between the Google Pixel, iPhone 7 Plus and S8 for the title of 'best smartphone in the world.' All three are great, but the sleek design, and amazing screen puts the Samsung in the lead. The Google Pixel is still an amazing smartphone - especially if you prioritise camera quality and want software straight from Google.

4. LG G6

First of the bezel-less phones, with a great dual camera

Screen size: 5.7-inches

Resolution: 1440 x 2880 pixels

RAM: 4GB 

Storage: 32/64GB 

Battery: 3300mAh

Rear camera: Dual 13MP 

Front camera: 5MP

LG has finally made a good-looking, premium smartphone free from gimmicks. There are a lot of features we love here - that wide-angle screen is great, the bezels are tiny, and the dual-camera is really handy. Basically, we really enjoyed using it.

5. OnePlus 3T

The best smartphone from a brand you might not of heard of

Screen size: 5.5-inches

Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels

RAM: 6GB

Storage: 64/128GB

Battery: 3400mAh

Rear camera: 16MP

Front camera: 16MP

Looking to upset dominance by the big brands is OnePlus, who took the mobile world by storm in 2014 with one goal, to be the flagship killer. We think it's fourth smartphone, the OnePlus 3T, has finally achieved that goal. 

6. Huawei P10

Apple design with Android software, what's not to like?

Screen size: 5.1-inches 
Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels
RAM: 4GB | Storage: 32/64GB 
Battery: 3200mAh 
Rear camera: Dual 20MP + 12MP Leica 
Front camera: 8MP f/1.9

The Huawei P10 is the latest flagship from the Chinese smartphone giant, and we really, really like it. It's the ideal smartphone if you love Apple's industrial design (because, let's face it, this is pretty much a carbon copy) and Google software. 

We love the P10's Leica-branded dual camera, which can capture some very pleasing images, and the OS is coming on leaps and bounds as well.

7. iPhone SE

The best small smartphone

Screen size: 4.0-inches 
Resolution: 640 x 1136 pixels
RAM: 2GB 
Storage: 32/128GB 
Battery: 1624mAh 
Rear camera: 12MP 
Front camera: 1.2MP

Notice how all of these smartphones have 5+ inch screens? What if you have small hands? You can't reach all four corners of the screen. It's a problem not many of us face, but the truth is -- some people just prefer smaller phones but don't want to sacrifice high-end specs. The iPhone SE is for you. 

With a 4-inch screen and guts which match the iPhone 6S, including the 12MP rear camera, 2GB RAM, Apple Pay, Retina display, and Apple A9 chipset, this thing is a little pocket rocket.

8. HTC 10
The best smartphonefor music lovers

Screen size: 5.2-inches 
Resolution: 1440 x 2560 pixels
RAM: 4GB 
Storage: 32/64 GB 
Battery: 3000mAh 
Rear camera: 12MP 
Front camera: 5MP

The HTC 10 is a phone that takes the design heritage, DNA and all the other good bits of last year's One M9 and, well, does them again, but better. It's again shown the rest of the competition how to make a premium smartphone, and its camera, battery life and performance is right up there too. HTC has really worked on the criticisms of the previous generation devices, and created their best ever flagship smartphone.

9. Lenovo P2

The best smartphone for battery life

Screen size: 5.5-inches 
Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels 
RAM: 4GB | Storage: 64GB 
Battery: 5100mAh
Rear camera: 13MP
Front camera: 5MP

10. Motorola Moto X Force

The best durable smartphone

Screen size: 5.4-inches
Resolution: 1440 x 2560 pixels 
RAM: 3GB 
Storage: 32/64 GB 
Battery: 3760mAh 
Rear camera: 21MP 
Front camera: 5MP

The Moto X Force is a refreshing phone - rather than trying to be elegant and premium - it's durable and will survive a beating. That's mainly down to the screen, which features a thick, toughened outer layer which won't break - no matter how hard you try.