Whether you want Apple's iPhone, a Google Pixel, a Samsung Galaxy or another phone, these are the top options you can buy right now.

The All-Around Best Phone

1. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

The iPhone 13 Pro Max is the best phone Apple produces and it received a stellar score in our full review. The smartphone features the powerful and fast A15 Bionic processor, a professional-standard multiple rear camera setup, 5G and a magnetic "MagSafe" feature that allows it to connect to other mobile accessories.

2. Google Pixel 6

The Google Pixel 6 is on the way soon. Despite rival companies also launching phones in this period, the Pixel 6 is perhaps the one to watch since it marks a big change to how Google is designing its phones.

The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro — yes, there are two versions — promise to change everything we know about Google's phones. While there are still a few things we don't know, what has been confirmed and rumored is intriguing. And the biggest feature of all is a new system-on-chip called Tensor that is designed to provide the Pixel 6 series with a bunch of AI powers we haven't seen before.

3. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra

The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is a superior big-screen phone, offering a dynamic 6.8-inch AMOLED display those scales from 10Hz to 120Hz for super smooth performance. But the killer feature is the dual telephoto cameras, with 3x and 10x optical zoom, and the ability to Space Zoom up to 100x with a new Zoom Lock feature. The overall camera quality is improved, too, with better-looking portraits and brighter shots with Night mode.

The S21 Ultra also excels at capturing video with a new Director’s View mode that lets you record using the front and back cameras at the same time. Other highlights include snappy performance from the Snapdragon 888 chip and extra-long battery life from the 5,000 mAh battery

4. OnePlus 9 Pro

The OnePlus 9 Pro is a top-tier flagship and one that improves on the main weakness of previous OnePlus phones – their cameras. This is a phone that can compete with the other top handsets, and some may even prefer its camera to the other phones on this list.

OnePlus may have focused its attention on the cameras for the OnePlus 9 Pro, but this is an overall incredible smartphone offering top-end power, a great display and most features you'd expect from any other phone you'll find on this list. Battery life isn't the absolute best, and it's remarkably expensive considering OnePlus' history in the smartphone market but it has earned its place this high on our best smartphone list because it's the overall package.

Camera Thanks to a new Hasselblad partnership and a ‘freeform’ ultra-wide lens, designed to reduce the distortion at the edge of images, the OnePlus 9 Pro is the best OnePlus camera phone. It isn't the absolute best camera phone, but it's a remarkable step up from the company with a great 48MP main camera alongside an 8MP telephoto and 50MP ultrawide.