# The best smartphones of 2018

The phones that topped the year-end picks of the tech press in 2018: the Pixel 3 camera, the Note 9 S Pen, the Mate 20 Pro triple camera and the OnePlus 6T value. Which one did you have?

- 47 votes · 15 items
- Jun 11, 2019 · brian.austin
- https://even.best/en/l/1343/the-best-smartphones-of-2018

## Top 12

1. **Google Pixel 3 XL** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — The big Pixel, top pick of Tech.co's phone of the year ranking.
2. **Apple iPhone XS Max** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — The A12 Bionic chip and a 6.5-inch OLED screen, the biggest iPhone to date.
3. **OnePlus 6T** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Flagship specs at the lowest price of the group.
4. **LG V40 ThinQ** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — For audio lovers: headphone jack, 32-bit Quad DAC and Boombox speaker.
5. **Apple iPhone XS** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — The compact 5.8-inch version, second in Tech.co's ranking.
6. **Samsung Galaxy Note 9** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — A "zero compromises" flagship: microSD, headphone jack and an S Pen that doubles as a remote shutter.
7. **Samsung Galaxy S9+** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — The Infinity Display without a notch set the design standard of the year.
8. **Google Pixel 3** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Google's computational photography made its single rear camera the one to beat; GSMArena called it the best compact phone.
9. **Sony Xperia XZ3** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Sony's first OLED phone, up there with the best in specs and performance.
10. **Pocophone F1** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Snapdragon 845 at a price "unheard of" for a flagship.
11. **Huawei P20 Pro** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — The first phone with three rear cameras, with 3x optical zoom.
12. **Nokia 7 Plus** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Hard to beat for value, with clean Android One software.
13. **Apple iPhone XR** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Cheaper iPhone of 2018 with an LCD screen and single camera, one of the best-selling phones of its year.
14. **Xiaomi Mi 8** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Xiaomi's 2018 flagship with a notch and dual camera, at a much lower price than its rivals.
15. **Huawei Mate 20 Pro** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — Triple Leica camera, in-display fingerprint reader and reverse wireless charging; picked by two GSMArena editors.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.