Every phone on this list has been thoroughly tested by CNET’s team of experts. We use the phone, test features, play games and take photos. We evaluate every marketing promise a company makes about its phones. And if we find something we don’t like, whether it’s battery life or build quality, we’ll tell you about it.
We look at every aspect of a phone during testing:
- Display
- Design and feel
- CPU performance
- Battery life
- Camera quality
- Features
We test all of the phone’s cameras (front and back) in a variety of conditions: from outdoors in bright sunlight to darker indoor environments and night scenes (for all available night modes). We also compare our results to similar pricing models. We run a series of real-world battery tests to see how long a phone lasts in daily use.
We take into account the phone’s additional features like 5G, fingerprint and face readers, styluses, fast charging, foldable screens, and other useful extras. We weigh all our experiences and tests against price so you know if a phone represents good value for money.
Read more: How we test phones
