Not taken with the iPhone XS or XR? These are the top Android smartphones money can buy right now.
If you’re on the hunt for the best Android smartphone around, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve put all the major Google-powered handsets through their paces to give you our best Android phones round-down.
There’s one key way in which Android is massively different from its Apple-branded smartphone competition – the number of phones out there running Google’s hot mobile OS.
Update: The Huawei P30 Pro and P30 have been put through our in-depth review process and it’s managed to nab places in our best Android phones list.
The big names are all here; Samsung, Huawei and OnePlus are at the fore. The many variations in screen size, processor power, software features and design makes finding the best Android phone for you extremely tough.
To help find the most fitting Android phone for you, we’ve rounded up the best Android handsets out there today, rating the phones on hardware performance, OS upgrade potential and, of course, how shiny and nice they are to have and boast about to work colleagues.
So here they are – the best Android phones money can buy today. Perfect if you’re looking for a gift for a loved one… or yourself.
Release date: March 2019| Weight: 175g| Dimensions: 157.6 x 74.1 x 7.8mm| OS: Android 9| Screen size: 6.4-inch| Resolution: 1440 x 3040| CPU: Snapdragon 855 / Exynos 9820| RAM: 8/12GB| Storage: 128/512GB/1TB| Battery: 4,100mAh| Rear camera: 12MP + 12MP + 16MP| Front camera: 10MP + 8MP
The Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus is the best Android phone you can buy right now, packing the best of what Samsung has to offer.
It’s a big phone that’s designed for big hands – and it takes the very best of what’s on the smartphone market and puts it together in a compelling package that we’ve loved testing.
The Super AMOLED 6.4-inch display has been measured as the very best around, with super colours, plus there’s a fingerprint scanner embedded in the display.
Battery life is an improvement over the S9 Plus, thanks to the larger 4,100mAh battery inside and you also get Samsung’s new Wireless PowerShare, allowing you to wirelessly charge other devices on the rear of the handset.
The trio of cameras on the rear of the Galaxy S10 Plus are among the best on the market, offering more features, shooting modes and overall clarity.
Read more: Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus review
Release date: March 2019| Weight: 192g| Dimensions: 158 x 73.4 x 8.4mm| OS: Android 9| Screen size: 6.47-inch| CPU: Kirin 980| RAM: 8GB| Storage: 128/256/512GB| Battery: 4,200mAh| Rear camera: 40MP + 20MP + 8MP + ToF| Front camera: 32MP
The Huawei P30 Pro could be the best Android phone we’ve used when it comes to photography. Its 5x and 10x zoom capabilities are staggeringly good. It also performs fantastically well in low light.
For those who really want to get up close to their subject, the P30 Pro also offers a 50x digital zoom, and although quality is reduced it’s still impressive.
You also get plenty of power under the hood, an in-display fingerprint scanner, premium design and wireless charging with the ability to wireless charge other devices from the back of the P30 Pro.
It’s a top, top Android phone and only narrowly misses out on top spot due to the Galaxy S10 Plus’ overall slicker and more rounded smartphone experience.
Read more:Huawei P30 Pro review
Release date: November 2018| Weight: 189g| Dimensions: 157.8 x 72.3 x 8.6mm| OS: Android 9| Screen size: 6.39-inch| Resolution: 1440 x 3120| CPU: Kirin 980| RAM: 8GB| Storage: 256GB| Battery: 4200mAh| Rear camera: 40MP + 20MP + 8MP| Front camera: 24MP
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro is the best phone from the Chinese firm to date, offering up a heady mix of design, power and performance with a party piece in the form of an in-display fingerprint scanner thrown in too.
