BEST OF THE BEST
If you’re looking for the very best tech available today, you have definitely come to the right place.
Best of the Best is the most useful gadget-buying guide you will ever encounter. To create it, we’ve ruthlessly filtered down to the biggest groups, to bring you rock-solid recommendations for your home life, daily commute and the tech you use all the time.
Within each of those groups, we’ve got a dozen categories for key tech buys. We’ve picked one product for every category that we think is the best you can get on balance, taking into account price, quality and features, so it’s easy to know what you need in your life.
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SMARTPHONES
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APPLE iPHONE XS
From $1,629, apple.com/au
The phenomenal speed, hyper-premium build quality, fantastic camera and gorgeous HDR screen with Dolby Vision support make this the world’s most desirable phone.
SAMSUNG GALAXY S10+
From $1,349, samsung.com/au
A premium build, incredible Infinity-O screen with HDR10+, brilliant rear triple camera system and blazing performance in Samsung’s slick new One UI make this the Android king.
HUAWEI MATE 20 PRO
From $1,100, huawei.com/au
With a lightning-fast processor, a beautiful OLED screen, a knock-out Leica camera system, a next-gen in-display fingerprint reader, a 4,200 mAh battery, and Android 9.0 Pie, this is a marvel.
SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 9
From $800, samsung.com/au
A stunning 6.4-inch screen, fast internals and advanced new S Pen digital stylus elevate this phone. The S Pen and clever split-screen app shortcuts make it a powerhouse for productivity.
CHEAP SMARTPHONES
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HONOR PLAY
$500, hihonor.com
Pitched as a gaming phone, but it’s just an all-round brilliant Android phone that’s a stone-cold bargain. It has a high-end processor, 6.3-inch screen, good rear cameras, and a fantastic design.
ONEPLUS 5T
$599, oneplus.com
This is a brilliant buy thanks to the price it’s dropped to, plus flagship-level specs such as the speedy Snapdragon processor, 6GB of RAM, OLED display and premium aluminium finish.
SONY XPERIA XA1
$250, sonymobile.com
A good budget buy with a superb
