Summary of 2025 Smartphone Awards Winners
1. Best Big Phone
Winner: Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
It features maximized features including a 6.9-inch screen, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, 7,500mAh silicon carbon battery, and rear screen.
runner-up:
Oppo Find X9 Pro
2. Best Small Phone
Winner: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7
When folded, the 4.1-inch cover screen is highly usable, and when unfolded, the 6.9-inch large screen can be used, which stands out.
OnePlus 13S
3. Best Camera
Winner: Oppo Find X9 Pro
The 50MP main/ultra wide-angle and 200MP telephoto cameras were well received for their outstanding image quality, fast response speed, and attachable lens accessory capable of 10x optical zoom.
iPhone 17 Pro (the king of video recording)
4. Value Award (Cost-effectiveness award)
Winner: CMF Phone 2 Pro ($279)
Despite its low price, it has a 120Hz screen, 5,000mAh battery, and a unique design and accessory system.
runner-ups:
Moto G Play, Pixel 9a, iPhone 17 (base model)
5. Best Battery
Winner: OnePlus 15
The 7,300mAh silicon carbon battery provides 3 days of use and supports 120W wired and 50W wireless charging.
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
6. Design Award
Winner: iPhone Air
It has an extremely thin and light design, and despite the functional compromises (battery, camera), the feel and aesthetic perfection when held in the hand are said to be overwhelming.
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max, Galaxy S25 Edge, Fairphone 6
7. Best Foldable
Winner: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
Although it is not the thinnest or has the best specifications, it is a foldable phone with the best overall balance, including software, battery efficiency, and usability when folded.
Pixel 10 Pro Fold
8. Most Improved
Winner: iPhone 17
Although it is a basic model, it is equipped with many ‘Pro’ level features such as a 120Hz display, upgraded selfie camera, and double the basic capacity, making it the most complete basic iPhone.
OnePlus 15
9. Bust of the Year
Dishonorable Award: iPhone 16e
It purported to be a low-cost iPhone, but the price was high despite removing too many features, such as the removal of the camera, limited colors, and the absence of the latest features (Wi-Fi 7, etc.), disappointing consumers.
Nothing Phone 3
10. MVP (Smartphone of the Year)
Breaking the existing class divide and equipping the basic model with a 120Hz screen and powerful performance, it was reborn as the most ‘complete’ iPhone that anyone can be satisfied with, which was selected as a story worthy of representing this year.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/sfyL4BswUeE
Looking at it this way, Galaxy is number 1 in foldable devices.
The iPhone appears to be number one because the basic model is the most cost-effective.
And Chinese phones seem to specialize in one function.
It seems like the Galaxy 25 Ulari came out at the beginning of the year and didn’t win any awards.