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Oneplus Open Sony Xperia 5 V Sony Xperia 10 V Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Asus ROG Phone 7 Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro Google Pixel 7A iPhone SE & Google Pixel Fold Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra & Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
It would be really cool if in a couple of years all the top tech RUclipsrs collaborate and give out these smartphone awards. I think the awards would have more of an impact on the industry and make the awards less subjective
This year has actually been great as finally the wave of innovations from some "not so mainstream brands" have started again, after being absolutely abandoned for pretty much a long time, and this makes it exciting to see the upcoming future smartphones.
This year has actually been great as finally the wave of innovations from some "not so mainstream brands" have started again, after being absolutely abandoned for pretty much a long time, and this makes it exciting to see the upcoming future smartphones.
When the phone company offers you an upgrade every year .... or the cell phone maker itself each year for trade in its kinda easy to just so ok I'll take the upgrade 🤷🏾😂😂😂
Yes. 90 percent of people dosen't game on phones or photograph. Just gives us a decent screen and good battery life thats all we need. And cut prices to a half.
Honestly it is Google / RUclips doing this, from what I know. I don't actually know why they do it, but it happened to a lot of other people as well, where they didn't change anything, but the title itself got "updated" to the latest year.
@@سفيان.شوماريthe only thing that I don’t like about my s23ultra is the sharpness in photos and videos 😵💫🥹 The sharpness really makes the pics and videos look crisp and gloomy (you’ll notice that when you are in low light conditions 😅)
@@سفيان.شوماري nope. Most likely samsung will lost customer like me. Im my country, samsung dont want to cover the screen replacement. Other brand still hv consideration.
the fact that s23 ultra came out a year ago and still became the best flagship of 2023 is mind boggling, that really makes you wonder what s24 will have to offer
As a POCO X5 Pro 5G user, I am grateful I did my research as well as watching almost all of the reviews on RUclips before purchasing it. One of the best tech purchase I made 🤭
That’s not the point. I use both. And quite an apple fanboy but I wouldn’t mind ip15promax not getting it. Arun is smart enough to know he doest have to if that was the point. And yet he included it because of how legitimately great both phones / companies are.
Samsung launched the phone at the beginning of the year and set the bar for other brands. In just about 2 months S23U will be a year old and some brands still haven't caught up, While in a month Samsung will raise the bar again for the next year. Crazyyyy....
THIS! I had the iPhone 13 Pro for a little while and as a content creator, switched back to Samsung after about 6 months. I am on the Z Fold5 and absolutely love it!
The Samsung Galaxy S23 was surely the most deserving of the award this year. Yet it was released at the start of 2023, but still got past the whole year with ease. In just 2 months, Samsung will release the S24 series, hope that it'll be just as good and better than the S23 series.
the s24 is worse, many people are saying they will not downgrade their zoom from 10x optical to 5x. sure the resolution is bumping up but it wont be able to physically zoom in as much, which is a huge deal breaker for anyone who bought the s23 due to its mega zoom lens stacks. samsung dropped the ball on the 24 for sure.
Really cool stuff. I started with the Sony Erikson, the P, V, X and I miss them so much. So stylish and elegant. Wish they were more available and better software support
Obviously a copout to cater to both ios and android users. 15Pm has massive design flaws and has severe heating issues. The device runs at 80% of base performance to prevent heating.
S23 Ultra should not have to share top -spot with the 15 pro max. It doesn't suffer the same from overheating, it's been proven to be more durable, its battery lasts longer and charges quicker, the camera is believed by many to be just as good if not better and you get more customisation options. And that's without mentioning the s-pen which power users like me love. 15 pro max is a great phone but it deserves a second place silver medal in my opinion.
@@simonconquest I don’t see a problem to have two flagship winners, at the end is Arun’s opinions with very solid points made to justify them. If the issue is that you hate Samsung or you hate Apple, we all can see what’s the real problem.
Also, the samsung is simply better. Period. I love Apple. most of my work station is apple but the !5 has many issues. Previous Apple flagships are better than the 15. @@pablinsky2006
@@pablinsky2006 you lost me at "very solid points" It's not about hating but did bro seriously said 15 pro max is the best flagship because it is better than 14 pro max? Lol. You need to touch some grass and not be an npc if you think this feels like "oscars".
Honestly for me the base s23 which is my current daily is the perfect phone, it has a incredible camera, even my friend that owns a iphone 15 was impressed by the quantity. It's fast, it has 120hz screen, highly custumizable, 4 year os support, it's water resistant, it's incredibly durable, and it's just a very well balanced and performing phone for the price.
Wrong, the difference between 256gb and 1 tb on Samsung is about €430. The difference between 256gb and 1 tb for iPhone is about ………… €430. (Plus there’s an option for 128gb)
Totally agree with you. I sold my s23 ultra and got the regular s23 and tbh I don't feel like I'm missing anything. The size, performance and cameras are amazing and I have no regrets.
I've tried super slow-mo for a food content and holy fck its amazing! also, now im in love with stylus, even though I've never had Note series before. Happy with my purchase
This video you watch was nothing but a sellout so that he wouldn't alienate any of his viewers, you either have one best phone or none at all you don't go and pick both flagship phones that most of the world owns so you can keep your channel running smooth. I could probably have my dog crap in a plate and wrap it just right and you would buy it
@@willsrestorations yeah ruining ur viewership over the most impactful smartphone in na and one of the best to one of the most impactfule smartphones in na and one of the best...
I was like "there's no way he doesn't chicken out and toss it to Apple at the last second." With little to no explanation, of course. He just knows how butthurt the blue bubble gang gets when someone doesn't swoon over it.
Wow, didn't expect the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra on this list. I've been loving mine. I paid around $650 (converted) and it's been the best for that price
Watching this on my s23 ultra makes me happy ! I can do almost everything I want on this phone (customization, gaming with emulators, great photos and videos, taking notes at work with S-pen, etc.) And I think people don't give enough credit to ONEUI. The simple fact you can listen to 3 different sounds from 3 different apps and having the ability to tune volume levels individually is sooo good! Best android OS for my likes.
I'm so glad the s23 ultra (with the iPhone 15) got the phone of the year award even though it looks just like the s22 the improvement Samsung made are really respectable.
I'm so glad the s23 ultra (with the iPhone 15) got the phone of the year award even though it looks just like the s22 the improvement Samsung made are really respectable.
The S23 Ultra in my hand actually made my life a lot better and easier, feels like a real life companion. ESPECIALLY after the latest update of One UI6.0. This by its own made the great even greater! And for the iPhone 15 Pro Max, it is what I would buy if I wasn't into Samsung from the first place.
Went from s22u to iphone 15promax yeah its an absolute beast but.. you are not missing anything with s23 ultra. I just wanted to try iphone and well its not better or worse just different. Learning curve is not worth it tho I would say! I will probably be back to samsung soon as I'm definetely not playing the going all in to apple walled garden anytime soon
@kobalov1 I would agree. Which is better is such a redundant question by now. We are not in 2013 anymore. Both are fantastic and are so good that your personal preferences are the actual and only immediate deciding factor.
@@kobalov1I would not buying an iPhone anymore even I know their cons and that's would be my stupidity wasting my money since I'm not satisfying it if I want to try it. Android OS will always be in my life since my first smartphone was from Samsung Galaxy Core 2, to Galaxy J5, and to my current using Galaxy A71 4G. I wanted to get the S23U but way expensive. In my preference tho I might get the foldable phone cuz I'm bored using a Slate form factor for over years now. I just wanted to try the flip factor.
Personally, I think the Pixels should have gotten the most improved award. They have eliminated almost all major flaws from the previous generations, not to mention the new AI, and 7 yrs support
Personally, I think the Pixels should have gotten the most improved award. They have eliminated almost all major flaws from the previous generations, not to mention the new AI, and 7 yrs support
@@sayeebanwar3494The Network improvement year over year for the Tensor 5G modems deserves their own award. This year the coverage improvement is mind blowing. The efficiency for 5G is still not what it should be, but I am still impressed!
It's insane how consistent and enthusiastic you are about tech and making videos. The attention to detail is emaculate , the editing is spot on, and the scripting and fluidity of your videos just seem out of this world
Absolutely agreed with the Sony entries. Sony phones are quite niche and underrated in the market's perspective. I have had an iPhone previously, which needed an upgrade. Took my chance with the Xperia 1 V, which had one of the best wireless headphones bundled in the preorder, so technically the phone cost me much less than 1400 EUR. Very happy with the outcome and I think I may buy Sony once again in the future!
And the camera after last update is great. I was on trip in Istanbul, and need to say that camera of Sony 1 V outperformed Iphone 14 max pro in every segment, even low light photos.
Absolutely agreed with the Sony entries. Sony phones are quite niche and underrated in the market's perspective. I have had an iPhone previously, which needed an upgrade. Took my chance with the Xperia 1 V, which had one of the best wireless headphones bundled in the preorder, so technically the phone cost me much less than 1400 EUR. Very happy with the outcome and I think I may buy Sony once again in the future
Im happy with my little pixel 7a, paid £279 for it ( black Friday deal combined with nectar points ) it suits my needs perfectly ! The Samsung S23 range are gorgeous, but in principle I'm not prepared to shell out so much money on a phone device 😊
@@jayjoelrex plus it's a great phone for its price point 😊 I've always preferred the A series pixels to the more premium pixels , I've had a scattering of both . I did think it was over priced initially compared to the likes of the 3a onwards
I have owned the S23 Ultra since release and I have a hard time seeing how S24 Ultra will make me want to change. The camera is amazing, the speed is great (not a gamer), the battery is good (I charge once per day to 85%), and it's more than bright enough even in sunlight.
The main things I see for the s24u is that they will get rid of the curved screen and most importantly get rid of the thicker chin bezel which I definitely appreciate. I'll probably keep my s23u for like 3 or 4 years though.
I read some rumor they make s24u concept more taller (same wide) so it will be 21:9 since 23u still 19:9 or 20:9 (as i read). Still curve, 8 gen 3 (all region), spen (of course) Overall design just like 23u but little bit taller and bazel more thinner. Remember, its just rumour
I have the s21 ultra and it's still hard to consider switching. I love this phone, etc etc That said, I would consider switching to Apple if they priced themselves a few hundred dollars cheaper for a more seamless ecosystem. But for what they offer compared to price, it's completely not worth it.
I've got a Xiaomi 13T Pro arriving this afternoon, my first phone upgrade since 2019. Currently have a Xiaomi Mi 9 and aside from not holding a great battery charge now it's been perfect the whole time, with a not a scratch on it. The 13T Pro was £649 which is as much as I want to spend on a phone, altough I do get a bit of phone envy listening to the feature specs of the Samsung S23 Ultra.
I got the 13T pro down a week ago. same here i m coming from a MI 9T Pro, the 1st phone to kick off the T pro range. I loved the 9T pro and used it for 4 years, 13T pro ! bro you are not gonna regret it! the display is breathtaking, cameras are awesome and the battery life is really good! Good choice
Nice to see the love for Sony. I have had Sony since the Ericson merge and always enjoyed them. Currently use a Xperia 1 3. Alot of people over look Sony as they did fall behind with design at one point especially through their z range phones.
They don't release their phones everywhere and if they do it's already late for many, i personally find xperia 5 mark V to be my next phone but there's no news of it getting released here
No support after 2 years is a deal breaker. I aint replacing my phone in 2 years in this economy, 4 minimum or fuck that no matter how good your phone is.
It's crazy because I was always made fun of for using a Sony phone and I recently after 9 years switched to a Google pixel Pro after using the Xperia line for years, every time I walked into a store and like do you guys have a screensaver or a protective case or anything like that and they were asked. What kind of phone do you have? And I say Xperia and they be like what is that? Be like a Sony phone and maybe like I didn't know Sony made phones. You know how many years I heard that 😂
I traded my 1 mach 3 for an unopened one plus ten pro and 500 cash and I regret every mofo day. I loved my 1+7pro McLaren and the ten pro is so far from that. Biggest mistake of my life. The Bluetooth audio output that comes from Sony phones are second to none I've tried em all
Great video, Arun! Nice to see the S23U on top. I had iPhones for nearly 8 years, from the 6 Plus to the 12 Pro Max and wanted something different. The reviews were great on the S23U so I took a chance and I have to say, I'm glad I did. It was definitely an adjustment at first, but things I thought I'd miss like imessage or FaceTime didn't affect me as I thought it would. The screen on this phone is amazing. The customization options are limitless. The battery exceeds my expectations. Multi-tasking is fluid. Camera and video are dummy proof. Samsung UI is weird with Android. Just weird having two of every core app at first. But a small adjustment. And the recent UI update brought a better app tray, so it is even more user friendly and easy to use. I highly recommend this, even 9 months later!
Apple and Samsung both winning smartphone of the year basically says you can't go wrong in choosing either of the smartphones. It'll just go down to your own preferences and what ecosystem you have
He has to support the iPhone due to the psycho fanboys. I mean, honestly, samsung pretty much has the same battery life as the iPhone but does better in most other areas. Iphone absolutely doesn't deserve phone of the year.
I'm just happy that Sony has returned... Being a Sony Xperia XA1 user, I did feel the shortcomings in the camera and the conservatism in the design that they used for all phones through the years , but because the phone had such a good software support, it did not feel like a budget mi or Vivo phone, I currently use the pixel 7 pro and still it comes nowhere near the satisfaction I had when I used the sony phone, maybe because the pixel fades in comparison to the battery life that Sony once provided and many other reasons
I've had Sony phones for almost 16 years now. I bought the xperia 10 V last week, when my XA2 started having issues in its screen. I've had had that phone for 6 years now and I can't complain. My old XA1 still works, too. The xperia 10 was a very good deal (360€) and although I was convinced I was buying the best phone for my needs, I'm happy Sony got an award. People do not know what they are missing.
I bought the Pixel 7 at the start of the year, but I've ended the year with the Samsung s23, after 7 months I couldn't bare it anymore, it was just so painful to use the UI, and the fingerprint unlock didn't work 50% of the time.
Sony are struggling, the latest phone actually didn’t bring them any money! I don’t get it when sony xperia started was the first phone on the market water proof and best screen, now in 2023 they are making a shity looking phones. No one want to go back to 2010 style . Are they dumb ?
I agree, ive had both the 15 Pro Max and S23 Ultra, both great phones. As of now, I've put down my 15 Pro Max and traded in my S23 Ultra for the OnePlus Open and i can say, this is the best foldable i've used. So i do agree with his choices.
I just bought the Poco X5 Pro on Black Friday for like $175 and good god I was sooooo ecstatic. I already loved how much is in the Poco X3 Pro that I had for ages, and with the Poco X5 Pro, it feels GOOD. It's not gonna be a top of the line phone, but the Poco X series has been there for me and the upgrade to the X5 was worth it by every bit, and I use it to play games and they handle them very well. I can play medium graphics on games like Genshin Impact on the Poco X5 Pro and for my budget, so happy that I still followed the Poco X series from Xiaomi
Ive had iPhone 13PM and now 15PM, but was still kinda rooting for S23 Ultra when you were announcing the best flagship of the year awards for some reason! 😅
I thought i was the only one. Honestly, i wanted to switch to s23 but i already own Mac, iPad and Apple Watch. And i need the ecosystem. Maybe 2-3 more years, I’ll no upgrade anything and go all in on Samsung ecosystem
iPhone SE user here, sure it may not have the best specs but It is the only one with a home button, and I bought mine at a Verizon store new for $250 so I don’t think it is all that bad.
I have been rocking my SE for over a year now and I have had no issues with it I mean he trashed the camera. I actually like the camera. And I can still record in 4k. I am good for at least another year. The iPhone se 2023 has been a great phone for me. Owe and he trashed the specs and the chip . I literally have had zero issues with speed and my phone. The chip is fine unless your a full time gamer and you use your phone. Anything else the se has the power. I feel like a lot of content creators hated on the new se cause they didn't update anything but the chip
Thank you for acknowledging Vivo. Been using Vivo for years now, I can say that they are a very strong contender in photography department. Lots of people, mostly iPhone users, impressed and compliment the photo taken with Vivo compared to theirs. Theres seems to be alot of new tech also introduce in China market (built in AI, graphite battery,...) Looking forward to upgrade to Vivo X100 Pro ( 🤞 for Pro+/ Fold version next year)
Got the x90 Pro and also the Samsung 21 and 23 Ultra. I would always prefer the x90 Pro for its camera. I would love to get the Samsung with the Vivo camera and its software in it :)
It's because to me smartphones takes good enough pictures now all of them, what change is going back to the skill of the person taking the picture. When I show my pictures ppl like them and say yeah but you got a 2k phone... Yeah a fold is pricey but a 3 yo one is very far from the best camera phone of 2023, just need to have some small knowledge of picture taking
In the camera department, the choice was simple. Oppo find x6 pro 3 large sensor (imx 980_ 890tele_890 wide) + image processing chip. If you had used it at night, you would have understood the difference with iPhone or Samsung. for 2023, low light photography was the most important thing, nowadays most of the phones are good in day light.
i totally agree. Daylight shots, an average joe can't tell a difference between a 300+ dollars vs 1,000 dollars phone. the differences will be more in low lights, high res video & stability and camera speed.
I agree with you Aron. The S23 Ultra and the iphones have reached a level that is difficult to top (even by their successors). Maybe we ll need a hardware breakthrough before we see that (Solid state batteries, sub 1nm SoC, etc)
Agreed..... There really is a moot point here. Performance can only go so much more on a phone, cameras on top end phones are great, some images look better than a $5k camera. How much better can they actually get ? It's like I got a S23 Ultra this year and I'll hold on to it for like 4-5 years.... As each year is a little better... Screw companies for killing expanding storage. Samsung could do it and they just want to make sure you buy the next higher model....
1nm will never happen, we'll most likely just have to find a new material or just shift to other methods of computing (photonic, analog etc), but I'll assume it'll have alot to do with Neural Networks
Man it sucks that google doesn't sell their phones on more markets. The 7A seems to offer everything I want on terms of specs, price, size, etc but it's not available where I live. You can always import it but once you add shipping and importing fees the price is no longer that attractive, and I think the 5G on it doesn't even work here (not an absolute dealbreaker for me, but it kinda sucks if you are already paying extra for it).
The chipset is soo bad. It overheats as hell…has poor battery and you can’t shoot a video for 3 minutes continuously on Pixel. It shines in Camera and software part.
not that good, Google hardware suck bit, If you going to buy VR glasses which using usb c display port Pixel is only flagship that didn't support display port ( off course every lighting port apple didnt to) and you cant use them , not sure which new pixel phones exactly but I think flagship one. This is so cheap!
The OnePlus 11 is actually great value for the money. I bought mine for 600€ and it has flagship specs in everything besides the camera, which is still surprisingly good. And it has 4 years of software support!
I wholeheartedly agree, but even in good lighting it could take some very capable shots. They just have to work on there post processing and some minor stuff and it's such a underrated phone. If the open is anything to go by very excited to see what comes with the 12 coming in a month, hoping oneplus has a very good trade in lol
@@Alan.GabbanaJust 2 days left till its launch in China! Now I am looking forward to its specs and stuff as well, just that reviews on coloros14 aren't quite positive from what I've seen so far. Both official release and beta versions received critiques on how bugs plagued and how the performance is absolutely horrible. Hopefully they'll be able to fix that over time
The Poco X5 Pro is my daily driver and very deserving of best budget phone. I love it and dont feel like I am missing anything a pricier phone has in any significant way
I got the Galaxy A54 that he talked about in the video. I've had it for 3months now and I can personally highly recommend. With the Gorilla glass they put on the front and back of the phone, makes it were you can drop it and it most likely won't Crack or nothing, super strong and fast to, fingerprint ID is awesome and I got mine for around $350 from best buy and it came unlocked to so I put my own company Sim card in. Best phone I've ever had up into now in life. I really recommend this phone, there's no going wrong. You will not go without liking it, unless your a IPhone user.
i think the pixel 8 pro definitely deserved an award here, or at least an honorable mention. but i can see why it's not present as it is not as complete as the other flagships.
Totally agree. Most reviewers comment it's better camera phone over Samsung and Apple. I have it and I think it's awesome camera phone. So I'm sad by the lack of love
@@michaelbrown5680me too guys you are not alone 😅.. i myself own a pixel 8 pro and my friend owns a 15pro max gotta say that battery on iphone lasts longer but tbh every time we want a photo it's me click6it from my pixel 8 pro 9/10 times except potrait 😅😅 .. and this year the video quality was awesome i can say best for Android if we talk about standard video quality only and not to mention the best ultrawide camera on any smartphone rn in market and all that software stuff.. nowadays people give more value to hardware when it's not that practice in a day to day life for a average user.. if u agree with me 😅
That's exactly what I thought too. While tensor g3 isn't great the rest of the phone is awesome. I have a 7 pro and the modem issues and battery drain on data make me want to switch to a 15 pro max but God I love my pixel
I use a Samsung Galaxy A51, had it for a couple of years at least and it's pretty solid. Ever since my last 1 or 2 phones, when i started getting more into tech and understanding specs, i actually saw the value of having a budget/midrange phone that is good enough with all the base features i want. I don't really care so much about advanced features, i could dabble into those a bit but my main concern is for the phone's basic uses to be *good enough*. I have no problem with the camera even when i have the quality turned down to save storage space i'm told that my phone's camera (or pics i take with it) are great. I will most likely be always buying midrange phones from now on, making sure that what i get doesn't have many compromises.
I think the midrange and entry-level categories are the most interesting ones, there's so much competition between all of the companies, it's always nice to see the improvements they can fit in that price range. For instance, we recently got 120hz Amoled displays in a lot of phones, even sub-200€ ones.
@@Rockden nah, it's just there're some good midrange phones like A52 was (A51 wasn't cuz there's nothing interesting in a basically just redesigned A50) and some seemingly good midrange phones like poco X3 Pro with it's name actually meaning *3 probability of suddenly dying while still on warranty, though it wasn't actually *3 as it more like pretty much 100% dead while still on warranty. Midrange kinda getting nice tech is good and smooth amoled becoming somewhat mainstream for midrange is great, though at the same time there're foldables progressing at usain bolt speed. Big foldables getting close to pretty much as usable folded as any other phone while turning into a tablet if needed, while small foldables are as good as any regular phone that can fit in your pocket w/o being nuisance. Pretty much the main reason I bought myself a z flip :D
in my opinion Poco F5 Pro best midrange phone: -powerfull chip (more powerfull than S22 Iphone 13 14) -flagship screen(2K 120hz Amoled) -good battery -Ok Camera -67W fast charging (33W wireless) Negatives: -No Jack -only 2 years of OS update (probably) -Bad selfie camera it costs 75 bucks more than the Pixel 7A but you get: -Almost 2 times the perfomance (according to antutu) -Better screen(2K 120hz Amoled compared to 90hz 1080p Oled) -Better battery (5160 mAh compared to the 4385 mAh) - 3x faster charging (67W (33W wireless) compared to the 20W) Only thing better in the Pixel is the camera and i think the OS 4 years if im not wrong and the design in both is ok
Congratulations Samsung and Apple! Thank you for sharing with video with us Arun, even though I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G which I bought back in 2021 lol. Not to mention, the 120Hz display on it is still going strong and I had no problems with it, but still, congratulations to Samsung and Apple for making it into the Phone Of the Year category! Especially on Motorola too for how they improved over time.
S21 Ultra was a beast. I almost got a pre-owned one to save cash knowing how good it still is. But ultimately decided to go for a new S23 Ultra instead, which will last be a solid couple years.
The best phone awards are not given to the actual best phone. Just because the are better phones which are not internationally available because of western jealousy and politically motivated reasons do not make them not the best. So these awards are not given to the best of the best. Although some categories may be agreeable.
This year, I bought my first ever flagship, the Samsung S23. Very much satisfied with the investment and pretty sure gonna last long enough to give the desired ROI. 😊 However, Great video as always Arun.
This year, I bought my first ever flagship, the Samsung S23. Very much satisfied with the investment and pretty sure gonna last ling enough to give the desired ROI. 😊 However, Great video as always Arun.
@@EinkOLED that's great 😃 The incessant cycle of replacing smartphones annually had grown wearisome, as I observed that these budget-oriented devices, often from brands like realme and Xiaomi, were engineered to render them obsolete with alarming rapidity, prompting a perpetual pursuit of the next affordable iteration. This senseless practice, akin to changing smartphones every other year, had resulted in me spending nearly the same sum over four years on three different devices as one of my friends had invested in a single Samsung flagship. While I could only afford the base S23 model this time, I harbor aspirations of acquiring the ultra-premium variant someday.
Good job for being a spokesman for major brands that pays you to award them such as Google and Apple... Not genuinely genuine reviews I see. But you know I might be wrong...
@user-sd7qr2ih8q it takes a few seconds to get the image process as well, when you are taking a photo in night mode, you need to wait a few moments before the phones takes the shot. Other than that, this phone is a beast, no complaints.
@juanaragon1570 they updated it you can postpone the shutter lag (due to processing) for quick and easier snaps instantly. Though yes in night mode that does become the issue, but the images are pretty much always amazing
I've got to say I was never happier with a phone than with the S23 Ultra now. Samsung really did all the right things with this phone and with good sales it's even much cheaper than the Iphone flagships. While I don't like Apple at all I still have to admit what they have done with their cameras on the 15 pro max is impressive.
The S23 Ultra is the only phone that I dtiched apple for after a 16 year relationship. I had the 15 pro max and it was outstanding, but I'm just not on board with esim only, not yet. I happily bounce between my S23 Ultra and my one plus open with my physical sim. Both of these phones are amazing, but I gravitate to my Ultra
@@veryyesofcourse Well he got money and all the time in the world, he recently bought another Samsung tab because the one I mentioned is old. Mofo is making a collection of some sort. Sad thing is that he don't even know what 60hz or 120 hz is. He is just born in a rich Business family.
Disappointed to see that Pixel 8 pro didn't even get a mention here. Its a great phone with a really competitive hardware and software suite. Plus, Arun played a diplomatic card by awarding the best phone to Samsung and Apple. Great way to keep the masses happy 😅
I love my 15 pro max, but I also wouldn’t be upset if I had to switch to a 23 ultra. Both are amazing, it just comes down to eco systems. Great video!!
I think the reason why so many people go with apple amd samsung is just because they are amazing all around, yes some phones may have a slightly better camera or be slightly faster but they then lack in the other areas and you have to cope with your phone for 2 to 3 years at least so you have to have a phone that will just be good for you for everyday life
I have to agree. I am still using an S21 Ultra. Sure, I can upgrade, but the phone has exceeded my expectations, and I am still amazed with the little things that I have just figured out how to use. Like the raw mode and astrophotography.
The Xiaomi release frustration has been a thing for me since the Mi 11 Ultra, which I desperately wanted for the incredible zoom camera, but was nigh-impossible to get hold of. I really hope they do somehow find a way back into the Western market properly, as some of their phones are outstanding.
I've just bought their last 3 Ultras on Ali Express. 10-12 days delivery to Australia and even returned an 11 with water damage 6 months later for a refund after explaining that a huge part of their marketing was about how it could be taken 40m under water. But I always go through the Xiaomi store on Ali Express. The 13 Ultra is awesome. The 3.2x camera is perfect for portraits. The Mi 11 Ultra changed the way I take selfies with that screen (and now I just use the reflective camera bump as my selfie screen), and the 12 Ultra was meh. Not really a step up from the 11 but just as good.
this is not called a frustration, this is outright unfair competition and monopoly of the companies that the west favors. I am user of Redmi phone for 3 years now, with the price i pay and the specs i get, its just insane. the people are making less and less so it doesnt make sense that they want me to pay over 1000$ to get a decent phone.
As a Huawei user (I got my P30 months before Google bans Huawei), it hurts me to see that this brand is off the tables in the western market... It also pains me that my work seem to stop supporting their sites using a Huawei phone (I can't even use Teams or Outlook). I really like their phone hardware even today. I might start to save up to get samsung S23
What phone are YOU using right now? 🤔
To see me compare the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus to the Samsung S23 Ultra: ruclips.net/video/9tcyWI45w7s/видео.html
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iPhone 14
Pixel 6a 💪❤️
Arun plz i need phone you have huge collection can you give me plz it will mean alot
iPhone 12 blue
Samsung S23 Ultra ❤❤❤
Time stamp 📌
0:39 -best folding smartphone
1:55 -best compact smartphone
3:31 -best battery in a smartphone
4:46 -most improved smartphone
6:13 -best gaming smartphone
8:11 -best camera smartphone
10:05 -best budget smartphone
11:16 -best midrange smartphone
14:04 -loser
15:39 -phone of the year
+1
+2
Oneplus Open
Sony Xperia 5 V
Sony Xperia 10 V
Motorola Edge 30 Ultra
Asus ROG Phone 7
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro
Google Pixel 7A
iPhone SE & Google Pixel Fold
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra & Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
*losers
@Umar_Akmal96 abhi tune bola babar score 57
Ab 58
Saale abhi konsa Pakistan match khel ri hai
bro deserves to be in the guinness world record book for the amount of phones he has
i bet when his phone dies he just goes “oh my phone died well lemme just uhhhh take the one of the 600+ phones i have lying around”
@Umar_Akmal96Bhai chup karja
Why, its disgusting and wasteful. Kids literally die for that trash
@Umar_Akmal96Bro is a lockdown kid ... Watch out the no. Of centuries sachin scored which is more than the gdp of ur country 🤣
@@hoodyk7342bro talking about phone like its food.
It would be really cool if in a couple of years all the top tech RUclipsrs collaborate and give out these smartphone awards. I think the awards would have more of an impact on the industry and make the awards less subjective
this would be such a cool idea
Nicely said.
I think they did that a few years ago. I think mkbhd was involved and maybe even Mr whose the boss
Arab RUclipsrs done that before, and I remember they all picked the Samsung Fold 3 as the phone of the year 😂
@@DrAlyElashry oh my...
Back in the day opera and opera mini were the go to browsers, nice to see that they are still active!
very true lol
This year has actually been great as finally the wave of innovations from some "not so mainstream brands" have started again, after being absolutely abandoned for pretty much a long time, and this makes it exciting to see the upcoming future smartphones.
damn bots
@Umar_Akmal96 lmao
This year has actually been great as finally the wave of innovations from some "not so mainstream brands" have started again, after being absolutely abandoned for pretty much a long time, and this makes it exciting to see the upcoming future smartphones.
Watching with my 7a
I love how major tech companies actually collect the awards
Apple doesn’t want these cheap crystals
one reason for me to dislike apple and lose interest in their products @@Kahunapunk86
@@Kahunapunk86 good for them
they indeed collect those@@Kahunapunk86
Except apple :/
I wish smartphone companies would also make only "slight, fairly unambitious improvements" to their selling prices too
😂very accurate one
When the phone company offers you an upgrade every year .... or the cell phone maker itself each year for trade in its kinda easy to just so ok I'll take the upgrade 🤷🏾😂😂😂
Yes. 90 percent of people dosen't game on phones or photograph. Just gives us a decent screen and good battery life thats all we need. And cut prices to a half.
Anyone that would place the new iPhone as one of the best new phones, is not to be trusted
@@peterjordansonthe2nd731whats wrong with it
Bro changed the title from 2023 to. 2024
Coz 23 Ultra is still the winner
So people can rewind the video
@@arefif93 that doesnt make any sense
Yeah, such a big video. Don't get me wrong, it's good, but simply not relevant no more.
Honestly it is Google / RUclips doing this, from what I know. I don't actually know why they do it, but it happened to a lot of other people as well, where they didn't change anything, but the title itself got "updated" to the latest year.
the fact that S23U was released in the begining of this year and still holds up the crown is a prove of how great this phone is
It is really great. I have use one now.. not many wekaness for this phone.. its a beast.
@@سفيان.شوماريthe only thing that I don’t like about my s23ultra is the sharpness in photos and videos 😵💫🥹 The sharpness really makes the pics and videos look crisp and gloomy (you’ll notice that when you are in low light conditions 😅)
The phone is greattt. Until the green line exist, and samsung dont want to responsible 😮💨
@@aazn98 thats probably their way of doing to make you upgrade to a new phone..
@@سفيان.شوماري nope. Most likely samsung will lost customer like me. Im my country, samsung dont want to cover the screen replacement. Other brand still hv consideration.
ah yes annual tech rewind is what I want to watch. Thanks Arun for the most Techy year I've had.
@Umar_Akmal96 Bro what this isnt a cricket channel or comment
@Umar_Akmal96 Kohli's ODI avg is 58.7
Yes I do think that this is a great series ( even tho its only one episode a year ) but i enjoy the recap part of this and a hint of history
Bro remember that person is Pakistan it is expected
ah yes annual tech rewind is what I want to watch. Thanks Arun for the most Techy year I've had.
the fact that s23 ultra came out a year ago and still became the best flagship of 2023 is mind boggling, that really makes you wonder what s24 will have to offer
Came out in feb this year. Not last year.
@ras2981 Come on you know what he means...
@@Clavish50 "Ackchyually..."
@@Alirezarz62cars and phones are judged by the year they are released.
@@Alirezarz62It's not like Apple just finished designing iPhone 15 by September😂.
As a POCO X5 Pro 5G user, I am grateful I did my research as well as watching almost all of the reviews on RUclips before purchasing it. One of the best tech purchase I made 🤭
Arun saved him from getting cancelled by providing Best Flagship to both iPhone and Andriod phone. Love the content. Keep going, cheers!
Arun saved him from getting cancelled by providing Best Flagship to both iPhone and Android phone. Love the content. Keep going, cheers!
@Umar_Akmal96😂😂😂 as a Pakistani i find this more as a joke 🤣
That’s not the point. I use both. And quite an apple fanboy but I wouldn’t mind ip15promax not getting it.
Arun is smart enough to know he doest have to if that was the point. And yet he included it because of how legitimately great both phones / companies are.
The most boring phone is POTY.
No very exciting.
Pity vote tbh
Samsung launched the phone at the beginning of the year and set the bar for other brands. In just about 2 months S23U will be a year old and some brands still haven't caught up, While in a month Samsung will raise the bar again for the next year. Crazyyyy....
THIS! I had the iPhone 13 Pro for a little while and as a content creator, switched back to Samsung after about 6 months. I am on the Z Fold5 and absolutely love it!
Can’t stand Samsung , hate the UI, I’m stuck with Apple for a long time und I don’t regret in the slightest
Apple fanboy spotted
@@karunkrishna2662 someone spotted who can’t accept and respect my personal opinion , I used Samsung for years :)
@@karunkrishna2662you cannot be making fun of someone having an opinion😭
The Samsung Galaxy S23 was surely the most deserving of the award this year. Yet it was released at the start of 2023, but still got past the whole year with ease. In just 2 months, Samsung will release the S24 series, hope that it'll be just as good and better than the S23 series.
Should've gotten the compact price, the 5v is too big to be defined as a compact phone
This is why it should have stood alone. Samsung had the confidence to release their flagship first knowing they will dominate. And they did.
@@cheetah219 yes exactly
@@steveguy3The 5V is literally the same size as the S23. What are you on?
the s24 is worse, many people are saying they will not downgrade their zoom from 10x optical to 5x. sure the resolution is bumping up but it wont be able to physically zoom in as much, which is a huge deal breaker for anyone who bought the s23 due to its mega zoom lens stacks. samsung dropped the ball on the 24 for sure.
MKBHD's awards seemed such a sponsored one this year. This one is super genuine!
I am so happy Sony is getting the attention it deserves. God I love their stuff.
Really cool stuff.
I started with the Sony Erikson, the P, V, X and I miss them so much.
So stylish and elegant.
Wish they were more available and better software support
@@KethIx- And had a better naming sense :')
Facts
Sony please please please longer software support for the Sony Xperia 5 V.
If only they had a decent screen to body ratio...
The fact that the S23 Ultra was launched in Feb and it still is the Best Phone of 2023 is insane
The fact that the S23 Ultra was launched in Feb and it still is the Best Phone of 2023 is insane
The fact that the S23 Ultra was launched in Feb
and it still is the Best Phone of 2023 is insane
The phone just has everything, very hard to beat
Immediately I saw this, i started thinking about the s24 ultra and what it might bring to the table
@@abubakarsadeeq3572launching in January
I absolutely love how the 15PM and S23U have just been both crowned as the best overall flagships.
Obviously a copout to cater to both ios and android users. 15Pm has massive design flaws and has severe heating issues. The device runs at 80% of base performance to prevent heating.
@@gauravdash6189the s23 also has issues that are better on the iphone , but i still think the s23 is on top , and cant wait for the s24!
@@gauravdash6189 we get it, Apple bad. You’re a very smart consumer and you made a really good choice 👍
lol. he is just trying to not piss of a massive portion of viewers who use iphones. 15PM is okay at best compared to previous gen of iphone upgrades.
@@gauravdash6189This was fixed in a software update almost two months ago.
I’m a simple man, when he posts I listen.
It do be like that tho
S23 Ultra should not have to share top -spot with the 15 pro max. It doesn't suffer the same from overheating, it's been proven to be more durable, its battery lasts longer and charges quicker, the camera is believed by many to be just as good if not better and you get more customisation options. And that's without mentioning the s-pen which power users like me love. 15 pro max is a great phone but it deserves a second place silver medal in my opinion.
I agree.
Well he said in a previous video iPhone has better camera due to a superior video also iPhone is faster than sanding due to its chip
Also Apple still didnt fix lens flare issues after all those years ... I hate that so much ...
Arun does not want to get on Apple's bad side. That'd be the last thing he wants.
agree i think he just didnt want to pick sides which kind of sucks when there's a clear winner
I can't believe it's been almost a year since the last best smartphone awards. This is the best series ever 🔥
I can't believe it's been almost a year since the last best smartphone awards. This is the best series ever
🔥
I can't believe it's been almost a year since the last best smartphone awards. This is the best series ever 🔥
I can't believe it's been almost a year since the last best smartphone awards. This is the best series ever 🔥
I can't believe it's been almost a year since the last best smartphone awards. This is the best series ever 🔥
Wow. It's been a year since last year's awards? What an absolute genius!
This always feels like the Oscars for mobile phones every year. Thanks for this incredibly amazing content, Arun!
Except there are two flagship winners 🤦🏻♂️ And before you check - there has never been joint best picture Oscar winners.
@@simonconquest I don’t see a problem to have two flagship winners, at the end is Arun’s opinions with very solid points made to justify them. If the issue is that you hate Samsung or you hate Apple, we all can see what’s the real problem.
Ya@@simonconquest
Also, the samsung is simply better. Period. I love Apple. most of my work station is apple but the !5 has many issues. Previous Apple flagships are better than the 15. @@pablinsky2006
@@pablinsky2006 you lost me at "very solid points"
It's not about hating but did bro seriously said 15 pro max is the best flagship because it is better than 14 pro max? Lol.
You need to touch some grass and not be an npc if you think this feels like "oscars".
Bro has the best sponsor ad I’ve ever seen. Got convinced to use the new browser
Honestly for me the base s23 which is my current daily is the perfect phone, it has a incredible camera, even my friend that owns a iphone 15 was impressed by the quantity. It's fast, it has 120hz screen, highly custumizable, 4 year os support, it's water resistant, it's incredibly durable, and it's just a very well balanced and performing phone for the price.
And the fact that Samsung only charges like what 90€ for the biggest storage one where apple will overprize you A LOT as always?
It´s insane 😅
Wrong, the difference between 256gb and 1 tb on Samsung is about €430. The difference between 256gb and 1 tb for iPhone is about ………… €430. (Plus there’s an option for 128gb)
Totally agree with you. I sold my s23 ultra and got the regular s23 and tbh I don't feel like I'm missing anything. The size, performance and cameras are amazing and I have no regrets.
I've tried super slow-mo for a food content and holy fck its amazing! also, now im in love with stylus, even though I've never had Note series before. Happy with my purchase
incredible camera, lol
Congrats Samsung and Apple! And especially Motorola. So glad it's making a comeback!!
Also man, those trophies look dope!!!!
This video you watch was nothing but a sellout so that he wouldn't alienate any of his viewers, you either have one best phone or none at all you don't go and pick both flagship phones that most of the world owns so you can keep your channel running smooth. I could probably have my dog crap in a plate and wrap it just right and you would buy it
@@willsrestorations oh yeah, sure
@@willsrestorations yeah ruining ur viewership over the most impactful smartphone in na and one of the best to one of the most impactfule smartphones in na and one of the best...
I was like "there's no way he doesn't chicken out and toss it to Apple at the last second." With little to no explanation, of course. He just knows how butthurt the blue bubble gang gets when someone doesn't swoon over it.
@@willsrestorations Yeah it's the best smartphone not smartphones. This felt like such a sellout type of award video.
Wow, didn't expect the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra on this list. I've been loving mine. I paid around $650 (converted) and it's been the best for that price
We brought 2 of these (one for my mum and me) and yes I can say it is very snappy ⚡
Where are you from?
Watching this on my s23 ultra makes me happy ! I can do almost everything I want on this phone (customization, gaming with emulators, great photos and videos, taking notes at work with S-pen, etc.)
And I think people don't give enough credit to ONEUI. The simple fact you can listen to 3 different sounds from 3 different apps and having the ability to tune volume levels individually is sooo good! Best android OS for my likes.
We are Smartphone of the Year! 🥳 I am so proud to own one.
I'm proud of my s23u ❤
i have the iPhone 15 Pro max but i enjoy using my secondary phone S22 more and i blame apple for this
😁 S23 Ultra owner here
How u hearing 3 different sounds from 3 apps ? I am also using S23 ultra
I'm so glad the s23 ultra (with the iPhone 15) got the phone of the year award even though it looks just like the s22 the improvement Samsung made are really respectable.
I'm so glad the s23 ultra (with the iPhone 15) got the phone of the year award even though it looks just like the s22 the improvement Samsung made are really respectable.
he gave the 15 pro max the awrd because if he didn’t fans will start a war 😂u can clearly how he introduces the s23 ultra vs 15 pro max 😂
@fizz6703 exactly, he did not explain a lot with iphone too at the end😂
S24 design is also same😅
there is also no difference between iphone 14 and 15's design as well
Bro. The award for the best tech reviewer of the year goes to YOU 🏆
Seriously, your videos are the best tech reviews out there in my opinion.
The S23 Ultra in my hand actually made my life a lot better and easier, feels like a real life companion. ESPECIALLY after the latest update of One UI6.0. This by its own made the great even greater! And for the iPhone 15 Pro Max, it is what I would buy if I wasn't into Samsung from the first place.
Went from s22u to iphone 15promax yeah its an absolute beast but.. you are not missing anything with s23 ultra. I just wanted to try iphone and well its not better or worse just different. Learning curve is not worth it tho I would say! I will probably be back to samsung soon as I'm definetely not playing the going all in to apple walled garden anytime soon
@kobalov1 I would agree. Which is better is such a redundant question by now. We are not in 2013 anymore. Both are fantastic and are so good that your personal preferences are the actual and only immediate deciding factor.
@@kobalov1I would not buying an iPhone anymore even I know their cons and that's would be my stupidity wasting my money since I'm not satisfying it if I want to try it. Android OS will always be in my life since my first smartphone was from Samsung Galaxy Core 2, to Galaxy J5, and to my current using Galaxy A71 4G. I wanted to get the S23U but way expensive. In my preference tho I might get the foldable phone cuz I'm bored using a Slate form factor for over years now. I just wanted to try the flip factor.
It's not that modern smartphones are bad or anything, they are just boring and don't really have very much difference between models.
@@AkramENZOiphone 15 pro max>>>>s23 ultra
Personally, I think the Pixels should have gotten the most improved award. They have eliminated almost all major flaws from the previous generations, not to mention the new AI, and 7 yrs support
I have the 8, love the size and improvements this year 👍🏽
Have you used Motorola a year back and currently.... Well if you had...you would have agreed with his point
Doubt that pixel 7 and 8 both still plagued by poor network and performance
Personally, I think the Pixels should have gotten the most improved award. They have eliminated almost all major flaws from the previous generations, not to mention the new AI, and 7 yrs support
@@sayeebanwar3494The Network improvement year over year for the Tensor 5G modems deserves their own award. This year the coverage improvement is mind blowing. The efficiency for 5G is still not what it should be, but I am still impressed!
What a comprehensive review. It's not an easy task to review all these phones tbh. U did a great job 👌
STRAIGHT OUT UNBIASED AND HONEST AWARDS ARUN COULDN'T BE MORE RIGHT
It's insane how consistent and enthusiastic you are about tech and making videos. The attention to detail is emaculate , the editing is spot on, and the scripting and fluidity of your videos just seem out of this world
Absolutely agreed with the Sony entries. Sony phones are quite niche and underrated in the market's perspective. I have had an iPhone previously, which needed an upgrade. Took my chance with the Xperia 1 V, which had one of the best wireless headphones bundled in the preorder, so technically the phone cost me much less than 1400 EUR. Very happy with the outcome and I think I may buy Sony once again in the future!
And the camera after last update is great. I was on trip in Istanbul, and need to say that camera of Sony 1 V outperformed Iphone 14 max pro in every segment, even low light photos.
@Umar_Akmal96Do u need help?
@@ashutoshbajpai3bro needs the trophy😂
Absolutely agreed with the Sony entries. Sony phones are quite niche and underrated in the market's perspective. I have had an iPhone previously, which needed an upgrade. Took my chance with the Xperia 1 V, which had one of the best wireless headphones bundled in the preorder, so technically the phone cost me much less than 1400 EUR. Very happy with the outcome and I think I may buy Sony once again in the future
Im happy with my little pixel 7a, paid £279 for it ( black Friday deal combined with nectar points ) it suits my needs perfectly ! The Samsung S23 range are gorgeous, but in principle I'm not prepared to shell out so much money on a phone device 😊
Lmao😂
@@lkjhggdddr no I'm the one laughing 😁
279 damnnn
@@jayjoelrex plus it's a great phone for its price point 😊 I've always preferred the A series pixels to the more premium pixels , I've had a scattering of both . I did think it was over priced initially compared to the likes of the 3a onwards
279?? Lol
Your hard work really shows, amazing video!
I have owned the S23 Ultra since release and I have a hard time seeing how S24 Ultra will make me want to change. The camera is amazing, the speed is great (not a gamer), the battery is good (I charge once per day to 85%), and it's more than bright enough even in sunlight.
same, i've had the protect battery (85% battery) setting on for a very long time now. I sometimes go by 2 days if I use my phone less
The main things I see for the s24u is that they will get rid of the curved screen and most importantly get rid of the thicker chin bezel which I definitely appreciate. I'll probably keep my s23u for like 3 or 4 years though.
I read some rumor they make s24u concept more taller (same wide) so it will be 21:9 since 23u still 19:9 or 20:9 (as i read). Still curve, 8 gen 3 (all region), spen (of course)
Overall design just like 23u but little bit taller and bazel more thinner.
Remember, its just rumour
I have the s21 ultra and it's still hard to consider switching. I love this phone, etc etc
That said, I would consider switching to Apple if they priced themselves a few hundred dollars cheaper for a more seamless ecosystem. But for what they offer compared to price, it's completely not worth it.
@@cheetah219 you don't get green light saber?
Bro got more phones than the manufacturer
I've got a Xiaomi 13T Pro arriving this afternoon, my first phone upgrade since 2019. Currently have a Xiaomi Mi 9 and aside from not holding a great battery charge now it's been perfect the whole time, with a not a scratch on it. The 13T Pro was £649 which is as much as I want to spend on a phone, altough I do get a bit of phone envy listening to the feature specs of the Samsung S23 Ultra.
You should have to go with 14 pro
@@UNKNOWN-zp4kj I'm in the UK and they won't release here for months. Plus the T line releases even later, and will cost more than £649.
Can you explain, why?
@@UNKNOWN-zp4kj
I got the 13T pro down a week ago. same here i m coming from a MI 9T Pro, the 1st phone to kick off the T pro range. I loved the 9T pro and used it for 4 years, 13T pro ! bro you are not gonna regret it! the display is breathtaking, cameras are awesome and the battery life is really good! Good choice
I personally don't love the 13T Pro design, but this is a nice upgrade.
One of the Best Presenters ever!! Clear, concise and engaging..
Nice to see the love for Sony. I have had Sony since the Ericson merge and always enjoyed them. Currently use a Xperia 1 3. Alot of people over look Sony as they did fall behind with design at one point especially through their z range phones.
They don't release their phones everywhere and if they do it's already late for many, i personally find xperia 5 mark V to be my next phone but there's no news of it getting released here
No support after 2 years is a deal breaker. I aint replacing my phone in 2 years in this economy, 4 minimum or fuck that no matter how good your phone is.
It's crazy because I was always made fun of for using a Sony phone and I recently after 9 years switched to a Google pixel Pro after using the Xperia line for years, every time I walked into a store and like do you guys have a screensaver or a protective case or anything like that and they were asked. What kind of phone do you have? And I say Xperia and they be like what is that? Be like a Sony phone and maybe like I didn't know Sony made phones. You know how many years I heard that 😂
@@Warpig20Ndeam true 😂 but i like it 😅
I traded my 1 mach 3 for an unopened one plus ten pro and 500 cash and I regret every mofo day. I loved my 1+7pro McLaren and the ten pro is so far from that. Biggest mistake of my life. The Bluetooth audio output that comes from Sony phones are second to none I've tried em all
18:32 bro had to give both of them awards. 😂 or no free phone next year
Yep always showing such huge baised toward IPhone 😂 it's fr lame at this point like go ahead give To IPhone alone if u think it deserves it but nope
Great video, Arun! Nice to see the S23U on top. I had iPhones for nearly 8 years, from the 6 Plus to the 12 Pro Max and wanted something different. The reviews were great on the S23U so I took a chance and I have to say, I'm glad I did. It was definitely an adjustment at first, but things I thought I'd miss like imessage or FaceTime didn't affect me as I thought it would. The screen on this phone is amazing. The customization options are limitless. The battery exceeds my expectations. Multi-tasking is fluid. Camera and video are dummy proof. Samsung UI is weird with Android. Just weird having two of every core app at first. But a small adjustment. And the recent UI update brought a better app tray, so it is even more user friendly and easy to use. I highly recommend this, even 9 months later!
And you'll not miss imessage even more since Apple will support RCS next year
@@RagingBad ohh fr? i guess ive been living under a rock
@@Rash7 yup, I think by March should be out
I am glad that you have posted something about shifting to Samsung was a goof option and iPhone fan kids haven't attacked you.
I switched to Samsung s22ultra from iphone 13 pro, and man I don't regret it🎉
I like the editing and presentation. I don’t like that you’re opinions seem sponser-based
Apple and Samsung both winning smartphone of the year basically says you can't go wrong in choosing either of the smartphones. It'll just go down to your own preferences and what ecosystem you have
Watch mkhbd version of smartphone awards
And because he is scared, he'll lose subs
He has to support the iPhone due to the psycho fanboys. I mean, honestly, samsung pretty much has the same battery life as the iPhone but does better in most other areas. Iphone absolutely doesn't deserve phone of the year.
@HyperionZero iPhone doesn't innovate anymore
So much improvement in content and tech this year! keep up the great work!
So much improvement in content and tech this year! keep up the great work!
ur saying that like the companies gonna read ur comment
I'm just happy that Sony has returned... Being a Sony Xperia XA1 user, I did feel the shortcomings in the camera and the conservatism in the design that they used for all phones through the years , but because the phone had such a good software support, it did not feel like a budget mi or Vivo phone, I currently use the pixel 7 pro and still it comes nowhere near the satisfaction I had when I used the sony phone, maybe because the pixel fades in comparison to the battery life that Sony once provided and many other reasons
Miss the Xperia play. Hope they do something l
With PlayStation
I'm just happy he mentioned Sony
I've had Sony phones for almost 16 years now. I bought the xperia 10 V last week, when my XA2 started having issues in its screen. I've had had that phone for 6 years now and I can't complain. My old XA1 still works, too. The xperia 10 was a very good deal (360€) and although I was convinced I was buying the best phone for my needs, I'm happy Sony got an award. People do not know what they are missing.
I bought the Pixel 7 at the start of the year, but I've ended the year with the Samsung s23, after 7 months I couldn't bare it anymore, it was just so painful to use the UI, and the fingerprint unlock didn't work 50% of the time.
Sony are struggling, the latest phone actually didn’t bring them any money! I don’t get it when sony xperia started was the first phone on the market water proof and best screen, now in 2023 they are making a shity looking phones. No one want to go back to 2010 style . Are they dumb ?
I loved this video 😍 very helpful 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Really love Arun's content , honestly I'm fascinated by tech in general but the tech featured in his videos just look very interesting
Really love Arun's content , honestly I'm fascinated by tech in general but the tech featured in his videos just look very interesting
@@yellow.daisies bruv its bots dont give em attention thas how they get to know that this video specifically gives them clicks
@@fun_g fax you're right
I agree, ive had both the 15 Pro Max and S23 Ultra, both great phones. As of now, I've put down my 15 Pro Max and traded in my S23 Ultra for the OnePlus Open and i can say, this is the best foldable i've used. So i do agree with his choices.
I just bought the Poco X5 Pro on Black Friday for like $175 and good god I was sooooo ecstatic. I already loved how much is in the Poco X3 Pro that I had for ages, and with the Poco X5 Pro, it feels GOOD. It's not gonna be a top of the line phone, but the Poco X series has been there for me and the upgrade to the X5 was worth it by every bit, and I use it to play games and they handle them very well. I can play medium graphics on games like Genshin Impact on the Poco X5 Pro and for my budget, so happy that I still followed the Poco X series from Xiaomi
Well that’s a deal and a half 🎉
Greetings from Texas. Thanks for the video. Keep up the good work. Take Care
Ive had iPhone 13PM and now 15PM, but was still kinda rooting for S23 Ultra when you were announcing the best flagship of the year awards for some reason! 😅
you should try it its amazing
Traitor.
@@Cornbread69420Brand loyalty is a baffling concept
I thought i was the only one. Honestly, i wanted to switch to s23 but i already own Mac, iPad and Apple Watch. And i need the ecosystem. Maybe 2-3 more years, I’ll no upgrade anything and go all in on Samsung ecosystem
Its like switching gangs. Don't. You chose a side you cant switch to or praise the other. @@borgoro9190
It always comes down to Samsung or IPhone for best phones. They are the best for a reason. Great choices.
It always comes down to Samsung or IPhone for best phones. They are the best for a reason. Great choices.
well if it made sense for the chinese to launch in eu the best phone would have been something else
@@centuryt91not really, the huawei and mi are good, but not better than samsung s23 ultra, it's more all around better phone than mi and huawei
Yeah that was why huawei was selling more than sammy & close to apple before ban lol.. spitty boy go home
Let's finish it now
Apple vs Android !
Apple
Android
thats very simple. for simple users, iphone. and for power users, android especially samsung
@Umar_Akmal96you again.......😂😂
Android
iPhone SE user here, sure it may not have the best specs but It is the only one with a home button, and I bought mine at a Verizon store new for $250 so I don’t think it is all that bad.
😂😂tf.. no .. don't even try
I have been rocking my SE for over a year now and I have had no issues with it I mean he trashed the camera. I actually like the camera. And I can still record in 4k. I am good for at least another year. The iPhone se 2023 has been a great phone for me. Owe and he trashed the specs and the chip . I literally have had zero issues with speed and my phone. The chip is fine unless your a full time gamer and you use your phone. Anything else the se has the power. I feel like a lot of content creators hated on the new se cause they didn't update anything but the chip
It's horrible
200-250 sounds fair for a factory new se i guess. the main point of it in the video is that 430 for what little it gives is insulting.
Thank you for acknowledging Vivo. Been using Vivo for years now, I can say that they are a very strong contender in photography department. Lots of people, mostly iPhone users, impressed and compliment the photo taken with Vivo compared to theirs. Theres seems to be alot of new tech also introduce in China market (built in AI, graphite battery,...) Looking forward to upgrade to Vivo X100 Pro ( 🤞 for Pro+/ Fold version next year)
Been using vivo phone since x70 pro. Now im using vivo x90. The camera is very good even im using non pro x90. 🤤
Got the x90 Pro and also the Samsung 21 and 23 Ultra. I would always prefer the x90 Pro for its camera. I would love to get the Samsung with the Vivo camera and its software in it :)
It's because to me smartphones takes good enough pictures now all of them, what change is going back to the skill of the person taking the picture. When I show my pictures ppl like them and say yeah but you got a 2k phone... Yeah a fold is pricey but a 3 yo one is very far from the best camera phone of 2023, just need to have some small knowledge of picture taking
@@abdullahharman174X100 is one of the best camera phone very strong
Been using the iqoo7 legend from 2y and it's been working wonderfully well ever since.
In the camera department, the choice was simple.
Oppo find x6 pro
3 large sensor (imx 980_ 890tele_890 wide) + image processing chip.
If you had used it at night, you would have understood the difference with iPhone or Samsung.
for 2023, low light photography was the most important thing, nowadays most of the phones are good in day light.
i totally agree. Daylight shots, an average joe can't tell a difference between a 300+ dollars vs 1,000 dollars phone. the differences will be more in low lights, high res video & stability and camera speed.
I agree with you Aron. The S23 Ultra and the iphones have reached a level that is difficult to top (even by their successors). Maybe we ll need a hardware breakthrough before we see that (Solid state batteries, sub 1nm SoC, etc)
It's Arun man
Agreed..... There really is a moot point here. Performance can only go so much more on a phone, cameras on top end phones are great, some images look better than a $5k camera. How much better can they actually get ? It's like I got a S23 Ultra this year and I'll hold on to it for like 4-5 years.... As each year is a little better...
Screw companies for killing expanding storage. Samsung could do it and they just want to make sure you buy the next higher model....
@@TheCoolDaveOr because you would buy their cloud storage space
1nm will never happen, we'll most likely just have to find a new material or just shift to other methods of computing (photonic, analog etc), but I'll assume it'll have alot to do with Neural Networks
iPhones aren’t that impressive
We using phonk for background music now? I love it haha
Man it sucks that google doesn't sell their phones on more markets.
The 7A seems to offer everything I want on terms of specs, price, size, etc but it's not available where I live. You can always import it but once you add shipping and importing fees the price is no longer that attractive, and I think the 5G on it doesn't even work here (not an absolute dealbreaker for me, but it kinda sucks if you are already paying extra for it).
They are expensive too in other places than USA like not by little margin very expensive then they get overpriced
The chipset is soo bad. It overheats as hell…has poor battery and you can’t shoot a video for 3 minutes continuously on Pixel.
It shines in Camera and software part.
@@blackbrute2504all thanks to samsung!
not that good, Google hardware suck bit, If you going to buy VR glasses which using usb c display port Pixel is only flagship that didn't support display port ( off course every lighting port apple didnt to) and you cant use them , not sure which new pixel phones exactly but I think flagship one. This is so cheap!
Samsung gets best phone award because it ticks every box there is. Meanwhile Apple: Now comes with USB C, gets award lmao.
Don't you just love the Apple fan bois 😂
The OnePlus 11 is actually great value for the money. I bought mine for 600€ and it has flagship specs in everything besides the camera, which is still surprisingly good. And it has 4 years of software support!
I wholeheartedly agree, but even in good lighting it could take some very capable shots. They just have to work on there post processing and some minor stuff and it's such a underrated phone. If the open is anything to go by very excited to see what comes with the 12 coming in a month, hoping oneplus has a very good trade in lol
Until the screen gets 2 pink lines even though you have never dropped or used your phone much.
@@Alan.GabbanaJust 2 days left till its launch in China! Now I am looking forward to its specs and stuff as well, just that reviews on coloros14 aren't quite positive from what I've seen so far. Both official release and beta versions received critiques on how bugs plagued and how the performance is absolutely horrible. Hopefully they'll be able to fix that over time
The Poco X5 Pro is my daily driver and very deserving of best budget phone. I love it and dont feel like I am missing anything a pricier phone has in any significant way
The fact that the s24 ultra is launching a few days after the year ends is crazy.
I got the Galaxy A54 that he talked about in the video. I've had it for 3months now and I can personally highly recommend. With the Gorilla glass they put on the front and back of the phone, makes it were you can drop it and it most likely won't Crack or nothing, super strong and fast to, fingerprint ID is awesome and I got mine for around $350 from best buy and it came unlocked to so I put my own company Sim card in. Best phone I've ever had up into now in life. I really recommend this phone, there's no going wrong. You will not go without liking it, unless your a IPhone user.
did you get the 8 GB version or 6 GB RAM? I have the 6 GB one and it started feeling choppy after five, six months
U sound like me😂. Best phone I've ever owned my entire life
@@videogamenoob100turn off that virtual ram crap. Made my phone super snappy after I turned it off
How's the camera
So happy I came across your channel a few months ago! The editing and quality of these videos are incredible 👏🏻
Really great review thank you!!
10:01 you had the chance to say phone-tastic 😂
No, that's too far of a pun😂
It's cool to see oneplus making good phones again! Some of the awards were unexpected! Great video!
Using S23 Ultra for almost 7 months...but still feels fresh because of proper software updates , One UI and good lock ❤🎉
Not smart to have a new phone. I hope your are not a environmental guy. Because what you did is not environmentally friendly.
@@goldenlight1922 your anger is misdirected
@@goldenlight1922ever heard or trading in ur phone???
How is gaming in s23 ultra?
@@yangkai934 Its good. Not getting super hot. Good screen. Big screen but not too big. Nice fps
Great video!
Quito-Ecuador 🇪🇨
i think the pixel 8 pro definitely deserved an award here, or at least an honorable mention. but i can see why it's not present as it is not as complete as the other flagships.
Totally agree. Most reviewers comment it's better camera phone over Samsung and Apple. I have it and I think it's awesome camera phone. So I'm sad by the lack of love
@@michaelbrown5680me too guys you are not alone 😅.. i myself own a pixel 8 pro and my friend owns a 15pro max gotta say that battery on iphone lasts longer but tbh every time we want a photo it's me click6it from my pixel 8 pro 9/10 times except potrait 😅😅
.. and this year the video quality was awesome i can say best for Android if we talk about standard video quality only and not to mention the best ultrawide camera on any smartphone rn in market and all that software stuff.. nowadays people give more value to hardware when it's not that practice in a day to day life for a average user.. if u agree with me 😅
That's exactly what I thought too. While tensor g3 isn't great the rest of the phone is awesome. I have a 7 pro and the modem issues and battery drain on data make me want to switch to a 15 pro max but God I love my pixel
😂😂😂
I use a Samsung Galaxy A51, had it for a couple of years at least and it's pretty solid. Ever since my last 1 or 2 phones, when i started getting more into tech and understanding specs, i actually saw the value of having a budget/midrange phone that is good enough with all the base features i want. I don't really care so much about advanced features, i could dabble into those a bit but my main concern is for the phone's basic uses to be *good enough*. I have no problem with the camera even when i have the quality turned down to save storage space i'm told that my phone's camera (or pics i take with it) are great. I will most likely be always buying midrange phones from now on, making sure that what i get doesn't have many compromises.
I think the midrange and entry-level categories are the most interesting ones, there's so much competition between all of the companies, it's always nice to see the improvements they can fit in that price range.
For instance, we recently got 120hz Amoled displays in a lot of phones, even sub-200€ ones.
@@Rockden nah, it's just there're some good midrange phones like A52 was (A51 wasn't cuz there's nothing interesting in a basically just redesigned A50) and some seemingly good midrange phones like poco X3 Pro with it's name actually meaning *3 probability of suddenly dying while still on warranty, though it wasn't actually *3 as it more like pretty much 100% dead while still on warranty. Midrange kinda getting nice tech is good and smooth amoled becoming somewhat mainstream for midrange is great, though at the same time there're foldables progressing at usain bolt speed. Big foldables getting close to pretty much as usable folded as any other phone while turning into a tablet if needed, while small foldables are as good as any regular phone that can fit in your pocket w/o being nuisance. Pretty much the main reason I bought myself a z flip :D
Mrwhosetheboss is the only phone reviewer where I can watch the full video, knowing I don't need a new phone. Keep up the good work 👍
Yea true
in my opinion Poco F5 Pro best midrange phone:
-powerfull chip (more powerfull than S22 Iphone 13 14)
-flagship screen(2K 120hz Amoled)
-good battery
-Ok Camera
-67W fast charging (33W wireless)
Negatives:
-No Jack
-only 2 years of OS update (probably)
-Bad selfie camera
it costs 75 bucks more than the Pixel 7A but you get:
-Almost 2 times the perfomance (according to antutu)
-Better screen(2K 120hz Amoled compared to 90hz 1080p Oled)
-Better battery (5160 mAh compared to the 4385 mAh)
- 3x faster charging (67W (33W wireless) compared to the 20W)
Only thing better in the Pixel is the camera and i think the OS 4 years if im not wrong and the design in both is ok
Congratulations Samsung and Apple! Thank you for sharing with video with us Arun, even though I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G which I bought back in 2021 lol. Not to mention, the 120Hz display on it is still going strong and I had no problems with it, but still, congratulations to Samsung and Apple for making it into the Phone Of the Year category! Especially on Motorola too for how they improved over time.
the s21 series is gorgeous imo 😘
yeah I guess lol@@Basitaholic_69
S21 Ultra was a beast. I almost got a pre-owned one to save cash knowing how good it still is. But ultimately decided to go for a new S23 Ultra instead, which will last be a solid couple years.
@@Rash7 oh alright, and I agree
The best phone awards are not given to the actual best phone. Just because the are better phones which are not internationally available because of western jealousy and politically motivated reasons do not make them not the best. So these awards are not given to the best of the best. Although some categories may be agreeable.
This year, I bought my first ever flagship, the Samsung S23. Very much satisfied with the investment and pretty sure gonna last long enough to give the desired ROI. 😊 However, Great video as always Arun.
This year, I bought my first ever flagship, the Samsung S23. Very much satisfied with the investment and pretty sure gonna last ling enough to give the desired ROI. 😊 However, Great video as always Arun.
I drop too many smartphones to risk spending over £180 on one. I Purchased a Xiaomi note 12 and it has all the features I want in a smartphone.
@@EinkOLED that's great 😃 The incessant cycle of replacing smartphones annually had grown wearisome, as I observed that these budget-oriented devices, often from brands like realme and Xiaomi, were engineered to render them obsolete with alarming rapidity, prompting a perpetual pursuit of the next affordable iteration. This senseless practice, akin to changing smartphones every other year, had resulted in me spending nearly the same sum over four years on three different devices as one of my friends had invested in a single Samsung flagship. While I could only afford the base S23 model this time, I harbor aspirations of acquiring the ultra-premium variant someday.
I personally love the theory of foldables, but I just don’t think they’re there yet
The collection of phones at the beginning is wild!
You always deliver the BEST tech content on yt. Keep up the good work!!
Thanks for the work you and your team put in. It is truly appreciated
Thanks for the work you and your team put in. It is truly appreciated
14:52 me watching this on an iPhone SE: 😐
I love it, it’s a nice small little phone that works
Good job for being a spokesman for major brands that pays you to award them such as Google and Apple... Not genuinely genuine reviews I see. But you know I might be wrong...
S23 Ultra all the way!! Almost a year owning it, never bored! Still works like i just took it out of the box yesterday ❤
Hey bro are there any weaknesses in the camera you noticed? Like in videos or photos?
@user-sd7qr2ih8q it takes a few seconds to get the image process as well, when you are taking a photo in night mode, you need to wait a few moments before the phones takes the shot. Other than that, this phone is a beast, no complaints.
@@juanaragon1570 hmm almost ever Phone does that for night mode
@juanaragon1570 they updated it you can postpone the shutter lag (due to processing) for quick and easier snaps instantly. Though yes in night mode that does become the issue, but the images are pretty much always amazing
The s23 ultra isn't a great upgrade from the s22 ultra though, slightly better battery life & camera doesn't make it worth it
I've got to say I was never happier with a phone than with the S23 Ultra now. Samsung really did all the right things with this phone and with good sales it's even much cheaper than the Iphone flagships. While I don't like Apple at all I still have to admit what they have done with their cameras on the 15 pro max is impressive.
The S23 Ultra is the only phone that I dtiched apple for after a 16 year relationship. I had the 15 pro max and it was outstanding, but I'm just not on board with esim only, not yet. I happily bounce between my S23 Ultra and my one plus open with my physical sim. Both of these phones are amazing, but I gravitate to my Ultra
Hard to believe you had a £1000+ phone for a month and then got a new one
@@veryyesofcourse Not everyone is poor, my cousin brother have 4 Iphones, a Samsung tab and the S22 Ultra. Crazy shit.
@@veryyesofcourse yes I sold it and the person that has it is very happy with the 15 pro max so it worked out well
@@kestrel3509 What the fuck? If I had that much I would still have 1 phone. 5 is excessive, and I like to have the same data rather than different
@@veryyesofcourse Well he got money and all the time in the world, he recently bought another Samsung tab because the one I mentioned is old. Mofo is making a collection of some sort.
Sad thing is that he don't even know what 60hz or 120 hz is. He is just born in a rich Business family.
I really love to see samsung and apple get more competition in the west to further push price and features.
Disappointed to see that Pixel 8 pro didn't even get a mention here. Its a great phone with a really competitive hardware and software suite. Plus, Arun played a diplomatic card by awarding the best phone to Samsung and Apple. Great way to keep the masses happy 😅
Long live the King - S23 Ultra. Standing tall even after being around a year old. True Champion 👏
I love my 15 pro max, but I also wouldn’t be upset if I had to switch to a 23 ultra. Both are amazing, it just comes down to eco systems. Great video!!
I liked the video nice job but why change the videos title if the awards are for 2023 smartphones?
I think the reason why so many people go with apple amd samsung is just because they are amazing all around, yes some phones may have a slightly better camera or be slightly faster but they then lack in the other areas and you have to cope with your phone for 2 to 3 years at least so you have to have a phone that will just be good for you for everyday life
I have to agree. I am still using an S21 Ultra. Sure, I can upgrade, but the phone has exceeded my expectations, and I am still amazed with the little things that I have just figured out how to use. Like the raw mode and astrophotography.
For flagships, maybe. When it comes to more mid-range phones, Samsungs become underwhelming, and iPhones become non-existent.
The Xiaomi release frustration has been a thing for me since the Mi 11 Ultra, which I desperately wanted for the incredible zoom camera, but was nigh-impossible to get hold of.
I really hope they do somehow find a way back into the Western market properly, as some of their phones are outstanding.
I've just bought their last 3 Ultras on Ali Express. 10-12 days delivery to Australia and even returned an 11 with water damage 6 months later for a refund after explaining that a huge part of their marketing was about how it could be taken 40m under water.
But I always go through the Xiaomi store on Ali Express.
The 13 Ultra is awesome. The 3.2x camera is perfect for portraits. The Mi 11 Ultra changed the way I take selfies with that screen (and now I just use the reflective camera bump as my selfie screen), and the 12 Ultra was meh. Not really a step up from the 11 but just as good.
this is not called a frustration, this is outright unfair competition and monopoly of the companies that the west favors. I am user of Redmi phone for 3 years now, with the price i pay and the specs i get, its just insane. the people are making less and less so it doesnt make sense that they want me to pay over 1000$ to get a decent phone.
Am I leaving my best dream here? ❤ Seeing Sony getting not only one, but more than one awards! Thanks Arun for this great work!
I also have videos on such interesting topics, please come and watch them.
Let's just see what they pull in 2024
As a Huawei user (I got my P30 months before Google bans Huawei), it hurts me to see that this brand is off the tables in the western market... It also pains me that my work seem to stop supporting their sites using a Huawei phone (I can't even use Teams or Outlook). I really like their phone hardware even today. I might start to save up to get samsung S23
The year does NOT end without these awards.