Best smartphones to buy in 2021
Smartphones have become an irreplaceable part of our lives. Be it the youth or the elderly population, smartphones happen to clinch everyone’s attention. As the world has climbed up the ladders of technology, smartphone manufacturers have been able to innovate according to modern needs and demands. What makes them so potent is their ability to provide us everything under one roof. Either you want to study or surf the web for leisure purposes, smartphones are at your service. Similarly, there’s not a single professional task that you are unable to undertake through your smartphones.
With so many competitors in the smartphone market claiming their device to be the best and most affordable, a layman ought to get confused. However, we are about to rescue you again. We have compiled a list of the best smartphones available right now in the market, giving painstaking attention to features, customer reviews, and their price to utility ratio. So, have a thorough look and decide for yourself what you want to own in the future.
1- Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
Apple devices are usually the most awaited ones by the tech industry every year. They are undoubtedly the trendsetters and table toppers when it comes to smartphones. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is their latest device. Coming in four variants, with slight variations in all of them, the majestic iPhone 12 Pro Max is a good pick for most users. Priced at $1399 for the 512GB variant, this device is termed by many as the best device of 2020.
6.7-inches of Super retina XDR display, this slim and sleek device owns the fastest A14 bionic chip used ever in a smartphone. With dual main and selfie cameras of 12 megapixels each, Apple iPhone 12 pro max enables you to capture high-resolution (4K) videos and photos, providing a great return to your investment.
Features
- 3687 mAh Lion battery
- Minimum storage capacity of 128 GB and a maximum of 512 GB
- 5G supportive
- Qi magnetic fast wireless charging
- 6GB Ram
2-Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
Challenging Apple’s supremacy is its arch-rival Samsung. With its latest flamboyant device, Samsung intends to conquer the world of smartphones. With a relatively higher price than the one we mentioned above, this device will certainly justify the extra bucks you have to pay. Fixed at a price of whopping $1200, this phone is certainly not for the modest buyers.
However, its features are absolutely unbeatable for any android phone and at par with any device of apple. The ability to capture videos of the highest quality, ranging up to 8K resolution gives it an edge over Apple iPhone 12. It also hosts the most advanced android processor known as the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888.
Features
- 6.8-inch display
- Four Main and single selfie camera worth 108 and 40 megapixels respectively
- 5000 mAh Lion battery
- 12/16GB’s of Ram Available according to different storage-capacity models
- 5G supportive
3-OnePlus 9 Pro
Breaking into the list of top smartphones is this premium device, that just feels good in your hands. Providing one of the best resolutions (3216 ✖ 1440) among its contemporaries, this will eat your battery life a lot faster than its peers too. As most of the android phones use these days, gorilla glass has been awarded to take care of the phone’s exterior.
You won’t have to spend extra money to buy a charger as compared to the other two put previously on the list. And not just a regular charger, but a 65W power adapter. However, it does support wireless charging too. Its price is slightly higher as compared to the company’s history but why not raise the bar when you have all the ingredients to do so? One of its drawbacks is the company’s inability to sell its all variants in all places. So you might now get your favorite color or the storage capacity depending on where you live.
Features
- 6.7-inches display
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Processor
- 12GB Ram
- The main camera is worth 48 Megapixels and an Ultrawide one with 50 Megapixels with two more cameras in place titled monochrome and telephoto.
- 4500 mAh battery
- 5G supportive
4-Apple iPhone 12 mini
This device instantly turned heads when the first pictures of this little beast were leaked to the internet. Priced at a very fair price of $699, keeping in mind the track record of Apple, this device has all the essential features needed to attract a big chunk of the smartphone population.
Termed as the smallest 5G device on the planet, this phone does not compromise on quality and performance. With a 5.4-inch display, users can reach every nook and corner of this device merely by their thumb. So, it brings back the nostalgia of the iPhone 5 and 5s. One of its disadvantages lies in poor battery timing.
Features
- A14 Bionic chip
- 4GB Ram
- 2227 mAh Lion battery
- Dual cameras on the front and back worth 12 Megapixels
5-Google Pixel 4A 5G
This one is for the budget-friendly folks looking for a phone that provides them with the maximum latest technology features. As Google is relatively new in the smartphone market, it has set the initial price at $499, intending to make a name for itself. Although it supports the latest 5G technology, this phone fails to provide the water-resistant feature. That is shocking, to say the least for any phone that contends to top the sale charts in these modern times. Another drawback lies in this device’s failure to provide users with a wireless charging facility.
Features
- 6.2-inch OLED Display
- 3885 mAh battery
- 6GB Ram
- 128 GB Storage
- 12 and 16 Megapixels of dual-pixel and ultra-wide cameras respectively.
Final Verdict
All the smartphones mentioned above have been thoroughly reviewed by thousands of customers around the globe. Based on their opinion and a mix of other factors, we have managed to list down five of the best smartphones to buy in 2021. You may like some other device which we have failed to mention, but that purely depends on the money you have plus other minor details. We have given special attention to the “price to features/utility” ratio, which means that the smartphones justifying their big price tags have been prioritized.
All of these high-end devices are super cool and loaded with up-to-date features, which will surely grace your personality and match your standards. So, buy one of them and flex a little bit as you rightly deserve so.
