Best Phones of 2025
Ranked by our critic's grades, best first.
Xiaomi 17 Pro MaxA rear screen, a 7,500mAh battery and Leica cameras, if you can get one outside ChinaRead the review- OnePlus 15OnePlus 15Blistering speed and a huge 7,300mAh battery make this the value flagship to beat
Oppo Find X9 ProA 200MP Hasselblad zoom and a 7,500mAh battery, sadly not sold in the US- Honor Magic V5Honor Magic V5The best big foldable you can buy right now, thin as a normal phone with a battery that shames rivals.
Xiaomi 17 UltraPerhaps the best camera phone sold outside China, with class-leading battery life and a price to match.
Vivo X300 ProA ZEISS 200MP telephoto that turns a phone into a serious zoom camera
Honor Magic 8 ProA 200MP zoom, a 7,200mAh battery and 120W charging, a true flagship all rounder
Apple iPhone 17 Pro MaxApple's best battery and a real 4x telephoto, in an aluminum redesign that scratches more easily than it should.
Google Pixel 10 Pro XLGoogle's best camera and screen in its biggest Pixel, with a Tensor chip that is efficient rather than fast.- Xiaomi 15 UltraXiaomi 15 UltraXiaomi traded the variable aperture for a 200MP periscope and a bigger battery, and the trade came out ahead.