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Best phones of the year

2017-12-19
20:17 brought us phones with slim bezels and pro light cameras let's take a look at the best of the best according to our CNET editors after months of rumors Apple finally revealed its 10th anniversary iPhone and it did not disappoint the iPhone 10 got a radical redesign that gets rid of the signature home button for a nearly bezel-less display that scans your face to unlock it has a faster processor improved dual camera and wireless charging a first for Apple's three new iPhones it's also the most expensive iPhone ever at $1000 oh yeah and there's this the new glass back means you now have two breakable surfaces so please put a case on it if you're having a hard time justifying the price tag there's always the eight plus it may not look as sleek and shiny as a ten but it has most of the same great features plus you get to keep the trusty home button and touch ID Sampson also stepped it up in 2017 this year's Note blew us away in a good way that massive quad HD display that spills over the edge of the phone makes anything look good and an S Pen that's packed with even more productivity tools it also added a second lens on the back for a DSLR like portrait effect that lets you control the intensity of the blur it's the best overall Android phone of the year and one of the most expensive but it was the s8 and si plus that basically laid down the blueprint for the note 8 and by now they're more affordable you'll only get one camera and no S Pen but if screen real estate is what you want the plus is almost as big LTS V 30 was another great one that got overshadowed by the previous beasts it has great performance battery life to spare and the best headphone jack on a phone it's dual camera pax more megapixels than its competitors with a really useful wide-angle option that can fit more in each shot oneplus may not have the brand recognition that Apple and Samsung do but it continues to build its way to the top with phones like the 5 T it has a big 6 inch Green premium processor and dual rear cameras that are great in low-light it competes at the same level as the top phones at a significantly better price its biggest downside it's not as widely available but if we're talking about budget phones there is no match for the Moto G 5 plus for about a fifth of the price of the iPhone 10 you get a solid metal build fingerprint scanner that doubles as a trackpad and a 12 megapixel shooter plus it's as close to a pure Android experience as you're gonna get in an on Google phone of course you could go with Google's own pixel to the original pixel was a welcome addition to the Google family and this year's pixel 2 and excel were even better a debut google lens a software feature that lets you look up more information about the world around you and it's camera is also our favorite of any Android phone this year but the pixel to excel had a few stumbles users complained about burn issues in the screen which Google says it's fixed let us know which one was your favorite in the comments section below and be sure to check out all our yearand roundups at cnet.com
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