Smartphone rating 2019, top 10

Want a new smartphone but don't know which one is the best? Our 2019 smartphone rating for price and quality comparing top-end models from Apple, Samsung, Huawei and other manufacturers will help you choose the best phone today.

Updated top: Best smartphones 2020 price / quality.

The review is based on data from the most authoritative sites devoted to mobile phones: CNET, Toms Guide, T3, PC Magazine, PhoneArena.

Prices for each model in the list are indicated for the maximum configuration that can be bought on the Russian market.

10. Sony Xperia XZ3

Cost: 54,990 rubles.

Feature: Better display.

Characteristics:

• smartphone with Android 9.0
• support for two SIM-cards
• screen 6 ″, resolution 2880 × 1440
• 19 MP camera, autofocus
• memory 64 GB, memory card slot
• 3G, 4G LTE, LTE-A, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, GLONASS
• RAM 6 GB
• battery 3330 mAh
• weight 193 g, WxHxT 73x158x9.90 mm

The top 10 smartphones of 2019 for price and quality are opened by a powerful, lightweight and waterproof premium smartphone from Sony. Its OLED HDR screen features wide viewing angles and high pixel density. This is perhaps the brightest screen modern smartphones can have. In doing so, it adapts to what is displayed on the screen, locally darkening dark areas for better black balance and best contrast with high brightness levels.

Dynamic Vibration System technology gives you an immersive experience of what is happening on the screen. This is achieved simply - by including vibration as an addition to the visual and sound range.

The large amount of RAM allows the XZ3 to handle anything from graphically intensive gaming to video and image editing with ease.

The phone can record 4K video. And at the lower 1080p resolution, it has two layers of protection against electronic interference, which Sony calls Steady Shot (the phone's accelerometer is used to smooth out the user's hand shake and jerking).

Pros: excellent connection quality even in places where other smartphones "fail", high quality sound from the speakers even at maximum volume. Sony claims the XZ3 has the longest battery life of any flagship Android smartphone or iPhone.

Minuses: It is better not to use the screen without a protective film, minor scratches occur, the case is very slippery, there is no fast charging.

9. Honor View 20

Cost: 44,990 rubles.

Feature: The most beautiful design.

Characteristics:

• smartphone with Android 9.0
• support for two SIM-cards
• screen 6.4 ″, resolution 2310 × 1080
• dual camera 48 MP, autofocus
• memory 256 GB, without slot for memory cards
• 3G, 4G LTE, LTE-A, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, GLONASS
• RAM 8 GB
• battery 4000 mAh
• weight 180 g, WxHxT 75.40 × 156.90 × 8.10 mm

The Honor brand has made a name for itself with quality devices at an affordable price. But even among them and among the best smartphones of 2019 in our ranking, View20 stands out due to its amazing design. Unlike previous smartphones of the line with gradient and linear overflows on the "back", the View20 reflects the light in the shape of the letter V. It looks especially impressive on a red phone.

The device is equipped with a top-end Huawei Kirin 980 processor, a huge 6.4-inch FHD + LCD display, large storage capacity, 6 or 8 GB of RAM, and a super-fast fingerprint scanner.

Pros: all applications "fly", the battery lasts up to a day and a half at full load, excellent main and selfie cameras, albeit without optical stabilization.

Minuses: auto brightness does not always work correctly, you have to "tighten" manually, only one speaker, there is no dust and moisture protection.

8. Xiaomi Mi Mix 3

Cost: 34,990 rubles.

Feature: The most bezel-less smartphone.

Characteristics:

• smartphone with Android 9.0
• support for two SIM-cards
• screen 6.39 ″, resolution 2340 × 1080
• 12MP / 12MP dual rear camera, autofocus
• memory 128 GB, without slot for memory cards
• 3G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, GLONASS
• RAM 6 GB
• battery 3200 mAh
• weight 218 g, WxHxT 74.69 × 157.89 × 8.46 mm

This is the first slider in the line of Xiaomi smartphones. And its appearance makes you fall in love with the phone at first sight. Uncompromising bezel-less, no cutouts or holes. Ideal for those who like to watch videos on their smartphone.

The main camera, although inferior in image quality to such recognized camera phones as Huawei Mate 20 Pro and iPhone XS Max, shoots at a solid "top five" for its price category. In addition, it has a mode with advanced settings.

The Mi Mix 3 also has the flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor and the same 6GB of RAM as most of the competition. Overall, this is an ideal phone for those who have a good idea of ​​what they want from a smartphone and don't want to overpay for unnecessary options.

Pros: in terms of the ratio of design, price and functionality, this model is perhaps the optimal one in the rating of the best smartphones of 2019. Of course, the price of Mi Mix 3 cannot be called budgetary, but compared to the clearly overpriced Note 9 or XS Max, the "Chinese" is the most profitable.

Minuses: the lid collects all fingerprints, not all games and applications are optimized for the aspect ratio, because of this, a large black bar underneath may be visible.

7. Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Cost: 59,990 rubles.

Feature: Photoflagman.

Characteristics:

• smartphone with Android 9.0
• support for two SIM-cards
• screen 6.39 ″, resolution 3120 × 1440
• three cameras 40 MP / 20 MP / 8 MP, autofocus
• memory 128 GB, memory card slot
• 3G, 4G LTE, LTE-A, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, GLONASS
• RAM 6 GB
• battery 4200 mAh
• weight 189 g, WxHxT 72.30 × 157.80 × 8.60 mm

The best smartphones of 2019 boast good photo and video quality. However, the best of the best at the moment is the Huawei Mate 20 Pro.

On the back is Leica's gorgeous Triple Camera System, capable of 5x hybrid zoom, 3x optical zoom and 0.6x wide-angle zoom to capture as much detail as possible. Superb night-time shots are achieved by stitching multiple shots together, and Smart HDR mode identifies over 1,500 scenarios from 25 shooting categories so you can get great light and high dynamic range photos.

Combined with robust camera software, the Mate 20 Pro is the best all-round photo flagship smartphone on the market.

In addition to the triple main camera, the device is powered by Huawei's top-notch Kirin 980 processor, 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. It also has a battery that, according to reviews, lasts for two days of heavy use, as well as 40W fast cable charging and 15W wireless fast charging. And like the cherry on top of a giant cake, the Mate 20 Pro can wirelessly charge another Qi-compatible device.

Pros: triple main camera, top-end performance, lower price compared to main competitors, long battery life.

Minuses: very slippery, the screen is often defective - after a while it "turns green" (this can be seen at low brightness settings).

6.Samsung Galaxy Note 9

Cost: 91,990 rubles.

Feature: The best big screen smartphone.

Characteristics:

• smartphone with Android 8.1
• support for two SIM-cards
• 6.4 ″ screen, resolution 2960 × 1440
• dual camera 12 MP / 12 MP, autofocus
• 512 GB memory, memory card slot
• 3G, 4G LTE, LTE-A, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, GLONASS
• RAM 8 GB
• battery 4000 mAh
• weight 201 g, WxHxT 76.40 × 161.90 × 8.80 mm

The king of big and powerful phones comes with a 6.4-inch screen - 0.1-inch more than the previous version. It has bright and vibrant colors, flawless black balance and wide viewing angles.

Like the Galaxy S9, the Note 9 has a different processor depending on where you buy it. The European model is powered by Samsung's Exynos 9810 chip, while the North American model uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 processor found in the OnePlus 6 and other top-of-the-line phones launched in 2018.

The dual-camera system on the back is the same as the Galaxy S9 +. It is a 12MP dual camera, one wide-angle with a double aperture and the other with a 2x telephoto lens. New to the Note 9 is an AI system that optimizes image quality by recognizing a range of objects, even if the image is blurry.

Another new addition is the Bluetooth-enabled S Pen. In addition to recording with the stylus on the screen, you can use the S Pen to trigger actions on your phone, such as taking a photo in the camera application, pausing music playback, or presenting the next slide in PowerPoint.

Pros: excellent performance, fits comfortably in a big hand, excellent quality of photo and video materials.

Minuses: the battery can hardly withstand a day under intense load, there are no wireless headphones included, the price is too high.

5. OnePlus 6T

Cost: 58,990 rubles.

Feature: The best Chinese smartphone.

Characteristics:

• smartphone with Android 9.0
• support for two SIM-cards
• 6.41 ″ screen, 2340 × 1080 resolution
• dual camera 16 MP / 20 MP, autofocus
• memory 256 GB, without slot for memory cards
• 3G, 4G LTE, LTE-A, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, GLONASS
• RAM 8 GB
• battery 3700 mAh
• weight 185 g, WxHxT 74.80 × 157.50 × 8.20 mm

OnePlus is the best smartphone of 2019 from China when it comes to performance. In the Geekbench 4 overall performance test, it was second only to the last three Apple models. Business Insider named 6T best smartphone of 2019.

And the 6T's screen is comparable in brightness and color accuracy to the Pixel 3, which costs about $ 200 more.

OnePlus isn't the first phone manufacturer to put a fingerprint sensor on the display, but it's less demanding and snappy on this model.

Like the OnePlus 6T, the new model comes with 16MP and 20MP dual rear cameras, as well as a 20MP front camera. However, the manufacturer has made some enhancements to the 6T software to improve the quality of photographs, especially in portraits and at night.

Pros: lightning-fast operation of the face scanner, user-friendly interface, prompt release of updates, smoothness and speed of processes.

Minuses: average sound quality of mono speaker, no notification indicator, no headphone jack, lack of wireless charging.

4. Apple iPhone XR

Cost: 64,990 rubles.

Feature: The best Apple smartphone.

Characteristics:

• smartphone with iOS 12
• support for two SIM-cards (nano SIM + eSIM)
• screen 6.1 ″, resolution 1792 × 828
• 12 MP camera, autofocus
• memory 128 GB, without slot for memory cards
• 3G, 4G LTE, LTE-A, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, GLONASS
• weight 194 g, WxHxT 75.70 × 150.90 × 8.30 mm

This model has several advantages over its more expensive cousins. Its screen is larger than the XS (6.1 "versus 5.8"), it comes in a wide range of colors and has the best battery life of any iPhone.

Apple has added the same 12MP wide-angle camera to the iPhone XR as the XS and XS Max, but without the 2x zoom. Despite this, photos are obtained with excellent dynamic range, color and detail, as well as good low light performance. The XR's selfie camera is identical to the iPhone XS.

Pros: has most of the features of the iPhone X and XS, including performance, Face ID, and wireless charging. At the same time, it is cheaper.

Minuses: the rear camera has no optical zoom. The LCD screen is large and bright, but is inferior in contrast to the OLED screen on the iPhone XS.

3. Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

Cost: 76,990 rubles.

Feature: Best New 2019.

Characteristics:

• smartphone with Android 9.0
• support for two SIM-cards
• screen 6.4 ″
• three cameras 16 MP / 12 MP / 12 MP, autofocus
• memory 128 GB, memory card slot
• 3G, 4G LTE, LTE-A, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, GLONASS
• RAM 8 GB
• battery 4100 mAh
• weight 175 g, WxHxT 74.10 × 157.60 × 7.80 mm

The top three in the top 10 best smartphones of 2019 is opened by Samsung's flagship with a 6.4-inch AMOLED screen, a battery that will last all day with the most active use, and a combination of three rear cameras.

So far, the S10 Plus is the only one of four new Galaxy S10 phones from Samsung to feature up to 1TB of built-in storage and ceramic trim for 512GB and 1TB models.

It's a trifle, but it's nice that after two years of complaints, Samsung listened to users and released software that will allow you to remap the Bixby button to open another app.

Pros: bright and contrasty AMOLED screen, long battery life and many useful camera tools. The ability to wirelessly charge from another device.

Minuses: At night and in low light, images captured with the Galaxy S10 Plus are not as detailed as when using the Pixel 3 night mode. The ultrasonic fingerprint scanner is not always fast or accurate. Tends to slip out of hands and surfaces, especially if they are not perfectly flat.

2. Google Pixel 3

Cost: 46 490 rubles.

Feature: Best Android Smartphone.

Characteristics:

• smartphone with Android 9.0
• screen 5.5 ″, resolution 2160 × 1080
• 12.20 MP camera, autofocus
• memory 64 GB, without memory card slot
• 3G, 4G LTE, LTE-A, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, GLONASS
• RAM 4 GB
• battery 2915 mAh
• weight 148 g, WxHxT 68.20 × 145.60 × 7.90 mm

Why did we pick Pixel as the best Android smartphone right now? Thanks to the great Google software. The main feature of the Pixel 3 is Google Assistant, which can be integrated with other services such as Gmail and Calendar. This is usually useful - especially the new Assistant's ability to answer calls on your behalf. (Yes, it sounds crazy, but it actually helps to fight spam calls). On the other hand, persistent notifications, tips and tricks are annoying, but luckily, you can turn these features off.

In addition, this phone is impressive in bright and clear photos taken with just one rear camera. That being said, Pixel rivals, including the OnePlus 6T, iPhone XS and Galaxy Note 9, need two cameras (and sometimes more) to capture the same quality.

Pros: takes great photos even in very low light, can shoot wide-angle selfies. The device is waterproof and has wireless charging.

Minuses: there is no way to expand memory and headphone jack.

1. Apple iPhone XS Max

Cost: 106,990 rubles.

Feature: Best Smartphone of the Year.

Characteristics:

• smartphone with iOS 12
• support for two SIM-cards (nano SIM + eSIM)
• screen 5.8 ″, resolution 2436 × 1125
• dual camera 12 MP / 12 MP, autofocus
• 512 GB memory, no memory card slot
• 3G, 4G LTE, LTE-A, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, GLONASS
• weight 177 g, WxHxT 70.90 × 143.60 × 7.70 mm

The best smartphones of 2019 in the top 10 ranking are led by the flagship of Apple Corporation, which is distinguished by both obscene high price and amazing performance thanks to the A12 Bionic processor.

And because of its 6.5-inch screen, this unit looks like a mini cinema that you carry in your pocket.

The XS Max is IP68 rated for dust and water resistance. That is, the device can withstand immersion to a two-meter depth for up to 30 minutes.

The XS Max's dual rear cameras deliver superior photo quality even in low light, with an aperture that lets in up to 50 percent more light without sacrificing sharpness. In addition, you can adjust the depth of field yourself after shooting.

Another small and nice fact: face recognition is faster on the iPhone XS Max than on the iPhone X. This is due to the improved algorithms in iOS 12.

Pros: large and beautiful OLED display, super-fast A12 Bionic processor, longer battery life than the iPhone XS, superior cameras with Smart HDR and improved bokeh.

Minuses: lack of USB-C fast charging out of the box.