Phone Reviews
Phones are all but vital to our modern existence, so choosing a good one is important. As they become thinner, more feature-packed, and inevitably more expensive, you’ll find the final word on the latest smartphones, both budget and flagship, Android and iOS, right here. For The Verge’s thoughts on everything Google Pixel, Apple iPhone, Samsung Galaxy S, and more, you’ve come to the right place.
A good midrange phone underneath a whole lot of hype
Is it a tablet? Or two phones in a trench coat?
The 6A’s Tensor chipset makes all the difference in this midrange phone
Bringing better hardware to the computational photography fight
TCL’s inexpensive phone offers decent performance, access to T-Mobile’s good 5G network, and not much else
At least nine software updates and a sizable price cut have transformed Microsoft’s dual-screen phone
An inexpensive budget phone that could offer more
Another reliable entry in OnePlus’ Nord range
Good performance and great battery stamina don’t compensate for its shortcomings
This flagship has some neat ideas, but it’s lacking polish
An excellent midrange feature set at the right price
A good screen and the right 5G bands, but not much else going for it
An inexpensive phone that feels like it should cost more than $300
Not the latest and greatest, but that’s not a problem
Just a good, slab-style phone that doesn’t quite stand up to the category heavyweights
Yesterday’s iPhone, today
The high-end Android phone of choice in 2022 — just go easy on the battery
A great affordable handset that feels more Oppo than OnePlus
You should probably buy the Pixel 6 instead
This $160 4G phone is good enough for causal users
No one should suffer for a $300 budget 5G phone.
Google’s software makes the Honor 50 a contender rather than competitive
The new Pixels are the best phones Google has ever made
Microsoft’s second attempt at a folding phone rights a lot of the original’s wrongs, but doesn’t fix everything
A modular smartphone that (mostly) feels like a modern device
Smooth operators
As good as foldables get, but is that good enough?
Third time is maybe the charm
A midrange phone with a big screen, huge battery, and all kinds of 5G connectivity
Fast charging and elegant software offset a so-so camera
From its screen to its fast-charging, the Nord 2 has it where it counts
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