There has never been a better time to buy a smartphone than right now, here in 2019, and your friends at T3 have worked tirelessly to compile a list of the cream of the crop. If you’re looking for the best phones on the market today then you are in the right place, as this guide is stuffed full of the absolute best smartphones going. 

From the stunning Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and super slick Apple iPhone XS Max, to the insanely fast OnePlus 7 Pro, onto the photo-taking majesty of the Huawei P30 Pro, or the movie-watching joy delivered by the Sony Xperia 1, these truly are the best mobile phones on the market today.

So sit back, relax, and let us take you through the contenders…

Every quality phone worthy of your consideration can be found in our best phone 2019 guide – we’ve tested every aspect of each phone, from screen quality to battery life, from internal specs to camera quality. That way we can make very clear recommendations of what each phone’s strengths are and who they would be perfect partners for.

As phones are very important tools in our everyday lives, we’ve also spent some serious time with each handset in our best phones list as well, so we can let you know exactly what, say, the Google Pixel 3a, Xiaomi Mi 9 or Huawei Mate 20 Pro smartphones are like to live with on an extended daily basis.

We only include the absolute best phones in this list, so you can be sure you’re reading about the very latest, cutting-edge devices. We’ve listed all the phones in order of preference, too, so there’s no confusion – the first phone is the best phone that you can get in 2019.

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