With cell phone technology advancing rapidly, it’s important to stay up-to-date on the best options available. If you are planning to buy a new cell phone in the coming year, here are some of the best options that you should consider for 2023. All products listed have been tested by our team and are the best that we rate as per the tests.
There are a few factors you might want to consider when looking for a new smartphone, be it processing, the display, storage, battery life and of course the cameras. Our ranking analyzes the numbers of tests carried out by the team, we evaluate battery, performance in games and benchmarks, we analyze the characteristics of the product, which components are used in construction, which material protects the body. There is also analysis of the cameras. All this information is scored and ranked in our ranking. At the end of it all, we managed to highlight the best phones of 2022, which follow now.
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For many, the F4 is considered an intermediate smartphone, but for POCO it is classified as top of the line. It was released on June 26, its processor is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G, it has 6GB or 8GB of RAM, it has 128GB or 256GB of internal storage. The screen is AMOLED FULLHD, with 6.67 inches, 120Hz refresh rate.
It features a triple set of cameras, with 64MP as the main one, and also has ultrawide and macro. Selfie is 32MP. The battery has 4500mAh, with 67W fast charger. It has 5G, has stereo sound and arrived running Android 12, but with an update to Android 13 guaranteed.
In our tests, he got the overall score of 8.6, with the main highlight being the performance. In games, it stood out, reaching first place among the analyzed smartphones, thanks to its great performance in all games.
9. Xiaomi 12 Lite
Another Xiaomi to appear on our list is the 12 Lite. Released on July 11, it arrives with Snapdragon 778G, it has 8GB of RAM and versions of 128GB or 256GB of storage. The screen is a 6.55-inch FullHD AMOLED, 120Hz refresh rate.
In terms of cameras, we also have three in the rear set, the main one being 108MP, Samsung sensor. It also has an ultrawide and a macro. For selfies, it comes with 32MP. The battery has 4300mAh, with 67W charger. It has 5G, has stereo sound and arrived running Android 12, but with an update to Android 13 guaranteed.
With a score of 8.7, the Xiaomi 12 Lite had all its high averages, performance was great, the same battery, but the strongest point of the Xiaomi 12 Lite, for me, was the set of cameras, not only for the numbers , such as 108MP of the main sensor or 32MP of the camera for selfies. The whole set is really good!
The Motorola Edge 30 Pro was launched in February, it arrived with the powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, 12GB of RAM, 256GB of storage. pOLED screen, 6.7 inches FULLHD and 144Hz refresh rate.
Triple camera with two 50MP sensors, one main and one ultrawide. It also has a depth of field lens. For selfies it’s 60MP. It has a 4800mAh battery, with a 68W charger. It has 5G, stereo sound and arrived running Android 12, but with an update to Android 13 guaranteed.
Its overall grade was 8.8, with emphasis on performance, where it reached a grade of 10, it also had a great design assessment. He didn’t do well on drums, being quite consumer.
7. Xiaomi POCO X4 GT
The POCO X4 GT is here to, like the F4, show off its performance power. Launched on June 23, with a MediaTek processor, the Dimensity 8100, it has 8GB of RAM and versions of 128GB or 256GB of storage. The screen is IPS, 6.6 inches, FULLHD with 144Hz refresh rate.
It has three cameras, the main one being 64MP, other sensors are ultrawide and macro. For selfies it has 16MP. Its battery has 5080mAh, the largest so far. There are 67W of charger, it has 5G, stereo sound with a 3.5mm headphone jack, it also arrived with Android 12.
His grade was also 8.8, with emphasis on performance, but in the X4 GT we still had very good results in battery and design. This cell phone could have an AMOLED screen, we would be talking about one of the best Xiaomis of 2022.
The Edge 30 Fusion was released on September 8, has the Snapdragon 888 Plus processor, 8GB of RAM and 128GB or 256GB of storage. It has a pOLED screen of 6.6 FHD and 144Hz.
Camera set comprises a 50MP main, plus two sensors, ultrawide and camera depth. We also have 32MP for selfies. 4400mAh battery with 68W charger. Stereo sound with Dolby Atmos, 5G, arrived with Android 12 and has promised up to Android 14.
It reached the level of 8.9 as an overall score, highlighting performance, design and its cameras. A very complete cell phone, in addition to being very beautiful. His worst rating was on drums.
Coming to Samsung on the block is the S22 Plus, launched there in February. It also brought the Snadpragon 8 Gen 1, with 8GB of RAM and versions of 128GB or 256GB of storage. 6.6 inch Dynamic AMOLED screen, FULLHD with 120Hz refresh rate.
In the cameras we have three sensors, 50MP as the main one, two other sensors with 3x zoom telephoto and ultrawide, a set that I consider ideal in a smartphone. It still has 10MP like selfies. The 4500mAh battery with 45W charging, which doesn’t come with the box, you have to order it on Samsung’s website, for free. It has 5G, IP68 protection, stereo sound, Android 12 but Samsung guarantees 4 updates, so it should reach Android 16.
The first cell phone to pass the Note 9 barrier, having a 9.2 overall. Highlight for performance with note 10, in addition, this cell phone has the best screen so far, it also has a great set of cameras, but like others, it was bad on battery.
Zenfone 9 is fourth on our list. This little cell phone arrived on July 28, with Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, has up to 16GB of RAM and 128GB or 256Gb of storage. 5.9 inch Super AMOLED screen, FULLHD with 120Hz refresh rate.
The rear set has two sensors, 50MP as the main one and an ultrawide one. For selfies we have 12MP. It has a 4300mAh battery with a 30W charger, 5G, IP68 protection, stereo sound with headphone jack. It arrived with Android 12 and is guaranteed Android 13.
The Zenfone 9 from ASUS received a score of 9.3, in its main highlight the performance, in fact, all cell phones in the top 5 received the highest score in performance. We still have his design as a strong feature and the screen. In this cell phone, despite being small, the surprise was the excellent battery result. The Zenfone 9 is a great smartphone.
We enter the top 3 list with Samsung’s Z Fold 4. Launched on August 10, it has Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, has 12GB of RAM and 256GB, 512GB or 1TB of storage. The screen is a Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X with 7.6 inches, QDHD with 120Hz.
In the cameras we have three sensors, 50MP as the main one, another two sensors with 3x telephoto zoom and ultrawide, the same set as the S22 Plus. It also has a 4MP sensor under the screen for selfies with the product open, and another 10MP sensor when closed. It has a 4400mAh battery with a 25W charger, which now comes in the box. Stereo sound, 5G, IP68 protection and Android 12 complete the record. It should reach Android 16.
In the evaluation, it received a score of 9.4, with in addition to performance as a highlight, there was the Design, it is impressive that we have a foldable cell phone with IP68 protection. His battery was the weakest point.
Motorola scores a TOP 2 with the Edge 30 Ultra, its best smartphone. Released alongside Fusion on September 8th. It has Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, with 12GB of RAM and 128GB or 256GB of storage. It has a pOLED screen of 6.67 FHD and 144Hz.
In cameras, the highlight is the 200MP main sensor, it also has two other ultrawide and 2x zoom telephoto. For selfies, 60MP. 4610mAh battery with 125W top charger. Stereo sound, 5G, Android 12 guaranteed to reach Android 15.
His score was tied with Fold 4, 9.4. Here Motorola got the battery right, it went very well. It performed great as expected. The cameras are very good too, IP68 protection was lacking for Motorola’s top of the line cameras. But are in the way, the Edge 30 Ultra is amazing.
Make way for the KING, Galaxy S22 Ultra is the best Android phone of 2022. Launched in February, it spent the whole year taking care of its reign. Snapdragon 8 Gen1 processor, with up to 16GB of RAM, and versions starting at 128GB and reaching 1TB. The screen is Dynamic AMOLED with 6.8 inches and 120Hz refresh rate.
For cameras we have 108MP as the main sensor, we also have two other telephoto sensors, yes 2, one with 10x optical zoom and the other with 3x zoom. In addition to the ultrawide sensor. For selfies we have 40MP. Its battery has 5000mAh, with 45W charging, charger not included in the box, you have to order it separately. It has 5G, has stereo sound, IP68 protection and arrived with Android 12, it should go up to Android 16.
His score in our review was 9.5 having the best performance, best design, best screen and best cameras. The problem was also due to the battery. Something we will likely see improvements to for the S23 Ultra.
With that, we have 3 Samsungs, 3 Motorolas, 3 Xiaomis and 1 ASUS among the top 10 smartphones of 2022. Remembering that all cell phones presented here were analyzed by our team. In recent months we have evaluated 30 smartphones in full, there is a link in the description for the complete ranking.
