Year-ender 2021: Best smartphones of the year

The Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max smartphone that comes with a 6.7-inch Super Retina XDR display, is powered by the Apple A15 Bionic chipset. The device comes with bigger battery life and features 12MP camera for selfies. It runs on iOS 15 out-of-the-box.

The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra smartphone wowed one and all with its design, display and performance. The phone is powered by an Exynos 990 SoC processor and houses a 5000mAh battery that supports 45W fast charging. It runs One UI 2.5 based on Android 10. The handset features a quad-rear camera setup for high resolution images.

The OnePlus 9 Pro smartphone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 octa-core processor and houses a 4,500mAh battery. It comes with a 48MP camera with Hasselblad branding. The device offers high fast performance, good camera and a decent battery life.

The Asus Rog Phone 3 features a 6.59 inches AMOLED display with 144Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ support and a Snapdragon 865+ SoC processor. It houses a massive 6000mAh non-removable battery and runs ROG UI based on Android 10.

The Vivo V20 SE smartphone comes with a 6.44 inches AMOLED display and a resolution of 1080x2400 pixels. This dual SIM smartphone runs Funtouch OS 11 based on Android 10 and houses a 4100mAh removable battery. It has an in-display fingerprint sensor and supports face unlock.

The Apple iPhone 12 5G smartphone is powered by Apple’s A14 chipset. The phone features an immersive 6.1 inches touchscreen display with a resolution of 1170x2532 pixels and is available in three storage variants of 64GB, 128GB and 256GB. The device comes with a 12 MP camera on the front for taking selfies and making video calls.

The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE smartphone features dual-SIM that supports 5G network. The device runs One UI 2.0 based on Android 10 and is powered by a 4500mAh battery that supports fast charging.

The Realme X50 Pro 5G smartphone features a Super AMOLED 6.44 inches display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor and a 64 MP primary camera.

The display of the OnePlus Nord smartphone measures 6.44 inches and has Corning Gorilla Glass on top. It is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SoC processor and is available in three different storage options - 6GB RAM + 64GB internal storage, 8GB RAM + 128GB internal storage and 12GB RAM + 256GB internal storage.

The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max features a 6.7-inch OLED display of 778x1284 pixel resolution. The 5G enabled smartphone runs on Apple’s own A14 Bionic chipset. It comes with a dual camera setup on the back with a 12MP wide and ultra-wide angle sensor.