Marques Brownlee, one of YouTube’s most famous and successful technology bloggers and who performs under the pseudonym MKBHD, has compiled a list of the best smartphones of 2023. Selected analysis of the rating published on your YouTube channel.
Brownlee titled his video Smartphone Awards 2023. “Awards” were awarded to devices in 10 categories. Google Pixel 8 won the main award, “Best Smartphone of the Year”. The device received high praise for the presence of many interesting functions and the promised Android support for seven years.
Samsung Galaxy A54 won the Best Value for Money category. The main rival of Samsung’s new product in this category is the Google Pixel 7A. Both devices cost less than $500 and offer a host of relevant features, many of which are also available on flagships.
MKBHD recognized iPhone 15 Pro as the best camera phone. According to the blogger, there are smartphones on the market that take better photos than the latest iPhone, but in terms of video recording, Apple smartphones still remain beyond the reach of their competitors. Brownlee also praised the iPhone 15 Pro for its ProRes Log capture mode and ability to save files directly to external SSDs.
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra won first place in the “Best Large Smartphone” category. The blogger called the Asus ZenFone 10 “the best compact smartphone.” The “Best Design” award was given to the Honor Magic V2 flip phone. “Best smartphone with flexible display” – OnePlus Open. Nothing Phone 2 won the award in the “Heir of the Year” category. MKBHD called the Solan Saga, a $5,000 “cryptophone” the “worst smartphone of the year.”
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