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For better or worse, weโve had yet another โinterestingโ year. ะost things in the world are still a mess โ no way around that. There is still room for positivity, though, at least as far as the mobile industry is concerned. Despite all of the ongoing supply shortages and manufacturing difficulties, the smartphone makers produced more than a few excellent devices.
Top 5 Best Phone in 2022
Iโve reviewed, used or otherwise experienced a fair share of devices throughout 2021, and these are just some of the ones that left an impression on me.
Asus ROG Phone 5/5s
Though many have and are still trying to dethrone Asus, I still maintain that no other device even comes close to the ROG Phone in terms of overall gaming prowess, experience, ecosystem and advanced software features. To be clear, Iโm not saying itโs the best value device out there, nor necessarily even the best performer in terms of hardware, but as a package, itโs yet to be beaten.
This is still true for the currentย ROG Phone 5/5sย generation, even though I donโt personally appreciate quite a few of the decisions ASUS has made going from theย ROG Phone 3ย to theย ROG Phone 5. To name just a few โ the ROG Phone 5 is no longer compatible with most ROG Phone II or 3 accessories. The available accessory ecosystem is significantly smaller than on previous models. The AeroActive Cooler 5 is not included with the vanilla model. The new design for the cooler and its connector is hard to align and prone to damage.
Asus has also given up on some of its principles of old, like having one big battery for the sake of longevity and replaced that with a two-cell design with quicker charging.
I could go on, but the fact remains that even with all of those shortcomings, as well as some other deficiencies like the lack of ingress protection, an SD card slot and a rather basic camera setup, I personally keep coming back to the ROG Phone 5. And I donโt even game on my phone. The ROG Phone 5 simply remains one of the most feature-complete devices out there, which is what I appreciate the most in a smartphone.
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
If youโre reading these entries in order, then theย Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultraย will make perfect sense. I just like my phones chuck-full of all of the advanced features I can get. That and the best display possible, the biggest and most enduring battery, the toughest body, made from premium materials and offering ingress protection, without being unnecessarily โruggedโ, while any extra I/O beyond that is just extra. The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra delivers heftily on every one of these points.
I particularly enjoy the excellent materials up on offer here, complete with an aluminum frame and a ceramic back. Sure, both of those details are reflected in the hefty price tag, but finding premium materials at all on a modern smartphone has become so difficult that I canโt help but appreciate that Xiaomi is still putting in the effort. That gorgeous 6.81-inch 120Hz QHD+ 10-bit panel with 1700 nits of brightness and HDR10+ and Dolby Vision support is just amazing and is certainly one of the best out there.
And while I would, personally, trade the outstanding camera setup of the Mi 11 Ultra for something like a bigger 6,000 mAh battery, since I am not nearly as passionate about photography, there is no denying that itโs nice to get one of the best all-round setups currently on a phone.
Samsung Galaxy A52/A52s
One of the great perks of working at GSMArena is the constant exposure to amazing new tech. While itโs a truly great feeling, it can have its downsides. Primarily a sort of โdesensitizingโ to things like eye-watering price tags and just utterly ridiculous value propositions. Itโs kind of easy to be a bit โout of touchโ when you are surrounded by the latest and greatest tech. To be perfectly frank, were it not for my job, I probably wouldnโt be overspending on smartphones. And 2021 brought about more than a few excellent mid-range offers and great value propositions that I would likely be pursuing. Samsungโs excellent Galaxy A lineup is a shining example of exactly that.
The Korean giant really put a lot of extra effort into what is officially its best-selling line of devices. A rather memorable unveiling event was held back in March, featuring the originalย Galaxy A52,ย A52 5Gย andย A72ย trio and a whole new trendy โawesome is for everyoneโ look and mentality. I personally fell in love with the new youthful and colorful design, particularly the bold and soft finish on the A52 and A72.
Samsung managed to deliver big-time without breaking the bank, and the Galaxy A52 managed to pack the most bang for the buck within the overall strong lineup. It is a great-looking phone, with a practical and desirable set of features and little-to-no frills. Things like an excellent Super AMOLED panel, great-looking and IP67-rated body, a stereo speaker setup, solid battery life and a well-rounded camera setup are just some of its standout aspects.
And while theย Galaxy A52s 5Gย already exists and is essentially better than its predecessor in every way, I still personally feel like the original Galaxy A52 left a major impression on me. Samsungโs promise of extended software support for most of the new Galaxy A lineup was kind of the cherry on top of the impressive โAwesome is for everyoneโ event as well.
Xiaomi Poco F3 and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
I know Iโm bending the rules a bit by naming two devices at once here, but in my mind, theย Redmi Note 10 Proย and theย Poco F3ย have kind of gotten intertwined throughout the year as a constant โgo-toโ for great mid-range offers. If I personally had to choose one, it would probably be the Poco F3, since it has the better chipset, with 5G, as well as other modern connectivity like W-Fi 6.
The Redmi Note 10 Pro has a superior 108MP main camera and a slightly bigger battery. So, depending on your personal needs, it could be the better fit. Regardless, both are genuinely excellent devices with gorgeous 6.67-inch, 120Hz, HDR, AMOLED panels, stereo speakers and excellent build quality, with Gorilla Glass 5 protection and IP53 rating. All of this and more without breaking the bank.
Asus Zenfone 8
If there is one thing that really bugs me the most about the current state of the mobile realm, it has to be the lack of choice. Sure, in the very literal sense, you are practically bombarded with new models from a whole slew of manufacturers nearly daily, battling for your money. But once you really dig deep into things, you quickly start to realize that the most popular and good value devices out there all kind of neatly โgroup upโ into a few categories and price segments and offer minimal variation within each group. Thatโs the furthest thing from a coincidence โ an extremely well-calculated effort and result from excellent market analysis. And while that might maximize sales and profits and makes for a boring bunch of phones overall, with very few โdifferentโ offers.
And we donโt just mean different as in โwhackyโ or radically novel designs, like those on the active foldable scene. Whatever happened to small phones? Why has it become nearly impossible to get a proper flagship thatโs not a good few inches bigger than what you might currently have in your pocket, thatโs, say, three or more years old?