Gadgetory

you ready to hear this 20:18 was one of the best years for smartphones ever and the good news is that 2019 is on track to become even better the technology inside your phone is going to get smarter and it's gonna get faster however it might also get more expensive it could be time to buckle up 2018 was just chock-full of excellent phones these were the speed demons with robust batteries enormous screens and top-notch cameras sometimes even three cameras but these phones didn't just check the boxes they're genuinely the powerful gorgeous machines that you want to navigate your online life for example the Galaxy S 9 and s 9 plus are streamlined curved screen beauties with a dual aperture lens that automatically adjusts to low-light conditions the note 9 took it from there piling on the storage to 128 or 512 gigabytes you got AI to auto optimize photo settings and the note 9 S Pen gained enough Bluetooth smarts to become your phone's remote you know who else it it out of the park the iPhone 10s 10s max and 10 are these phones speed everything up and embrace face ID the 750 10 are doesn't have every whistle and bell but it's the best iPhone value that we've seen in years meanwhile Google's pixel three and three XL wowed us again with hands-down the absolute best camera on any phone shot-for-shot these photos beat the iPhone and Galaxy S nine using only one camera on the back instead of two timely updates and free online photo storage makes the pixel 3 our top premium Android phone of the year one plus was another winner with the 60 delivering your Most Wanted features for about half the price of the iPhone 10 apps and since you can now get it at t-mobile us buyers will start hearing a lot more about this brand now for a few other standouts the Moto G 6 absolutely killed it as a budget phone and the razor phone 2 for gamers wins the most improved award for fixing past mistakes while keeping that incredible 120 Hertz screen plus phones from Huawei Oppo and vivo pushed the boundaries with dazzling color stunning designs and pop-up cameras but the razzle dazzle is in chief prices soared with premium models spanning 1000 almost $1500 and they're only getting higher next years 5g phones and foldable phones will do more but they'll cost more to 5g speeds we'll let you download an entire Netflix season in minutes but early adopters could make hundreds more for 5g phones and 5g service offering a big-screen experience as for foldable phones like Samsung's upcoming device these will double your screen size while still being small enough to carry around but brands will charge you more since foldables are basically like a phone and a tablet and one and companies want to spread out higher manufacturing costs whatever 2019 eventually brings one thing is clear and that's that 2018 has set us up for a very exciting but also very expensive year to come