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The best smartphones to buy in 2025
Here's a list of the best smartphones you can buy right now, as chosen by Engadget editors.
Each phone maker also has various features that might be a better fit for your style, with Apple offering four different color presets on the latest iPhones, while Google’s Pixel 9 Pro comes with neat tools like dedicated long exposure and Action Pan modes. But now with the addition of a Tensor G3 chip, the Pixel 8a supports the same powerful and versatile AI functions you get on Google’s flagship phones along with excellent cameras, a gorgeous 120Hz OLED display and great battery life. Smartphones are essentially small, portable computers that let you do things like check email, browse social media, follow map directions, make contactless payments and more.
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