Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
from £1149 / stuff.tv/s22ultra
If you’re a tech-loving Android fan and can justify the outlay, this is the most fully-featured phone of the 2022 crop. The first ‘S’ model to have a built-in S Pen, it also offers a wonderfully sharp 6.8in QHD+ screen with super-smooth 120Hz scrolling and a stellar zoom camera, aided by a new neural processing unit that creates Samsung’s best pictures yet. Stuff says ★★★★★
This is the most capable smartphone you can currently buy
Google Pixel 6 Pro from £849 / stuff.tv/pixel6pro
With smart shooting modes adding flexibility and a trio of lenses delivering delightfully detailed images, this Pixel is trading blows with the best. It has one or two weak spots, but Android 12’s slick user experience mostly makes up for them.
Stuff says ★★★★★
Ambitious and uncompromising, this is Google’s finest smartphone by far
Apple iphone 13 Pro from £949 / stuff.tv/13pro
While the iphone 13 Pro doesn’t look dissimilar to 2020’s offering, it comes with a bunch of tweaks that add up to something more significant. This is Apple’s most accomplished handset of the 13 generation, with the A15 Bionic chip, 5G and an ace camera system.
Stuff says ★★★★★
Hits the spot for power, performance, camera, battery life and design
Oneplus 10 Pro
★★★★★ from £799 / stuff.tv/oneplus10pro
Oneplus has done it again, with a powerful top-end phone that takes on the Google Pixel 6 Pro.
Oppo Find X3 Pro
★★★★★ £949 / stuff.tv/x3pro
A killer flagship phone: it’s serious money, but it’s brilliantly capable in just about every way.
Google Pixel 6
★★★★★ £599 / stuff.tv/pixel6
Misses the 6 Pro’s zoom lens, but this remains an upper-mid-range Android phone to be cherished.
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE
★★★★✩ from £699 / stuff.tv/s21fe
A step below Samsung’s flagship S22 series, but significantly kinder to your wallet.
Apple iphone 13 Mini
★★★★✩ from £679 / stuff.tv/13mini
The current entry-level iphone is essentially the same phone as the standard 13 but a bit smaller.
Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro
★★★★✩ from £1100 / stuff.tv/5spro
With its overclocked processor, this is an evolution of the ROG Phone 5 that roars while others whimper.
Xiaomi 11T Pro
★★★★✩ £489 / stuff.tv/11tpro
Puts pricier phones on notice with its blisteringly rapid 17-minute charging.