1. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra – Best overall
The S23 Ultra doesn’t do too much to re-write the book after last year’s successful S22 Ultra (which you’ll still find further down this list, as it’s aged well), but it has taken a great phone and made it very slightly better.
The biggest spec change is the jump to a 200Mp main rear camera (up from an already impressive 108Mp last year), backed up by an ultrawide and two telephoto lenses at different optical zoom levels (3x and 10x). The whole rear camera setup is excellent, and among the best in any phone – though let down a little by a dreary, downgraded selfie camera.
The expansive 6.8in display delivers high WQHD+ resolution, an adaptive refresh rate up to 120Hz, and S Pen stylus support. The phone is powered by a custom Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip, and Samsung promises years of software support that should keep this running for half a decade.
If you can put up with the size (and afford the price), this is a whole lot of phone, and nothing Samsung makes can do more.
