The Top 10 smartphone of 2020

Whether very cheap smartphones or an expensive top-of-the-range model, whether Android or iOS, whether Huawei, Samsung or Apple: in 2019/2020 I have created this top 10 smartphone list based on user reviews and hardware performance.

1- Apple iPhone 11 Pro

Pros:

4 GB RAM
Triple main camera
great display
very fast
great back

Cons:

5G, USB-C and memory expansion are missing
Price jumps too high
no manual mode of the camera

Price:

11 Pro - 64 GB: 999$
11 Pro - 256 GB: 1149$
11 Pro - 512 GB: 1349$

2- Samsung Galaxy S10 +

Pros:

8/12 GB RAM
Impressive display
4,100 mAh battery
Triple main camera
Dual front camera
The fastest Android phone in the world

Cons:

Loudspeaker without dynamics
No notification LED
No FM radio
Too many third-party apps pre-installed

Price:

S10 1 TB: 1599 €
S10 512 GB: 1249  €

3- Huawei P30 Pro

Pros:

8 GB RAM
4,200 mAh battery
40 MP + 20 MP + 8 MP main camera
32-megapixel front camera
long-lasting battery
chic design

Cons:

Focal length hole
Music Langweiler
no jack connection and no adapter

Price:

P30 Pro 128 GB: 999 €
P30 Pro 256 GB: 1099 €

4- OnePlus 7 Pro

Pros:

6/8/12 GB RAM
4,000 mAh battery
48 + 16 + 8 megapixel triple main camera
Show effect through high-end pop-up selfies
Quick Charge

Cons:
no certified weather protection
no wireless charging
limited choice of colors

Price:

7 Pro 6/128 GB: 699 €
7 Pro 8/256 GB: 749 €
7 Pro 12/256 GB: 819 €

5- Samsung Galaxy Note 10+

Pros:

S-Pen (with gesture control)
Quad Camera
12 GB RAM
4,300 mAh battery
Outstanding battery life
Brilliant tone

Cons:

No more jack connection
Adapter from USB-C to jack not included
Only hybrid compartment instead of a slot for 2 SIM and one MicroSD card

Price:

Note 10+ (512 GB):  1199 €
Note 10+ (256 GB):  1099 €

6- Samsung Galaxy S10

Pros:

8 GB RAM
3,400 mAh battery
Triple main camera
AOD display

Cons: 

The battery is not completely convincing
Speakers without pressure
Too many third-party apps pre-installed

Price:

S10 128 GB: 899 €
S10 512 GB: 1149 €

7 OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition

Pros:

8 GB RAM
4,085 mAh battery
48 + 16 + 8 megapixel triple main camera
solid camera
great display
Extravagance included

Cons:

no one-hand operation
no memory expansion
no longer price-performance king

Price: 

7T McLaren 256GB: 848 €

8 Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro

Pros:

1,080 x 2,340 pixels
Triple camera (48/13/8 megapixels)
Front slider camera (20 megapixels)
jack
FM radio
Long battery life
Dual GPS for higher accuracy

Cons:

USB 2.0
Not waterproof
Not wirelessly rechargeable
Speakers loud, sound unbalanced
Strong triple camera only on the datasheet

Price:

Mi 9T : 399 €

9 LG V40 ThinQ

Pros:

16 + 12 + 12 MP triple main camera
8 + 5 MP dual front camera
6 GB RAM
IP68 certification

Cons:

Unimpressive battery life
No truly accurate display in any color mode.
The selfie side of the self-proclaimed Penta camera is a letdown

Price:

LG V40 64GB:  899 €

10- Nokia 8.1

Pros:

4 GB of RAM
12 + 13 megapixel dual main camera
20 megapixel front camera
3,500 mAh battery

Cons:

Camera app overloaded
Software boring
Sound tired

Price:

Nokia 8.1 64GB: 449 €