The overall best smartphone of 2020

The overall best smartphone of 2020

Spoiler: It’s the Apple iPhone 12. Why is that? Let’s find out together.

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50 Comments

  1. Job 9:24 on December 19, 2020 at 11:14 pm

    I’m waiting to see what’s up with the google pixel 6



  2. John Carter on December 19, 2020 at 11:14 pm

    how much is it?



  3. Moemen SMP on December 19, 2020 at 11:16 pm

    This video HAS to be a joke



  4. karthik nair on December 19, 2020 at 11:16 pm

    ShitPhone is best !?????



  5. Asher Wade on December 19, 2020 at 11:19 pm

    No one ever talks about THE BEST PHONE => ”reception”-!?!? {8~)

    You might as well talk about ‘the’ best Flat, Rectangular Camera, …which ‘just happens’ to have a phone included; smh. ~ And, honestly, to even mention the iPhone 12 in this discussion {smh}, …

    (a) they took away the 3.5mm headphone jack (so you can BUY their exclusive $155 iPods),

    (b) they took away your charging-brick, (so you can fork out another $49 to buy one); a ‘real’ incentive for 1st-time buyers,

    (c) they retain "the notch" {‘really"? smh}, they ‘still’ maintain a 60fps screen refresh rate, with no battery modulating 120~to~30fps, and

    (d) there is little to no personal customization like Android has with ‘every’ different Android phone, not to mention

    (e)you’re trapped in their Eco$ystem after your first outrageous investment;

    (f) iPhones are like Rolls Royces, a $tatu$ symbol for stodgy old rich men who like permanent "no-change".

    => THE *REALLY* Best Phone (and price can have ‘nothing’ to do with this – due to iPhone’s shameless price$ over the past 10 years), ‘has to be’ the Samsung Z Fold 2.



  6. Nawfal Kharbach on December 19, 2020 at 11:20 pm

    This is a highly subjective preference ! 🤮🤢



  7. Darrell Adams on December 19, 2020 at 11:21 pm

    Best performance def the 1+ 8t



  8. pitch the ripoff on December 19, 2020 at 11:21 pm

    This video seems kinda Apple biased. Just my opinion.



  9. Macross on December 19, 2020 at 11:24 pm

    10 seconds in and im out already 😂



  10. aac 119xx on December 19, 2020 at 11:28 pm

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  11. murcielago Batman on December 19, 2020 at 11:28 pm

    Well you can tell cnet is a apple fanboy channel. I mean they have a whole section for Apple product



  12. Sloppy Toons on December 19, 2020 at 11:29 pm

    You need to justify your recommendation of people’s opinions better than just this person is reviewing it for a while. There are people who have done their job for a long time and aren’t that good at it. Probably to quantify what camera is best you can peer review some professional photographers and see who uses what for for the emergency picture that needs to be taken. Not one quirky reviewer.



  13. mayibongwe tshuma on December 19, 2020 at 11:29 pm

    This guy is paid



  14. Omer Khan on December 19, 2020 at 11:29 pm

    Another crapy video from a fellow brown brother.



  15. Fawad Khalid on December 19, 2020 at 11:30 pm

    Apple sponsored video



  16. Silemu Silemu on December 19, 2020 at 11:30 pm

    ahhhhaaaa americans with their bragging everytime iphone aaaahaaaaaa



  17. excel kg on December 19, 2020 at 11:31 pm

    Noo your over wrong just say it’s the phone you like.Note 20U and others are far more better



  18. pieman192 on December 19, 2020 at 11:32 pm

    Great video , I agree nothing beats the iPhone 12 especially that thing with the crease in the middle of the screen 😂



  19. Mike Pelekanos on December 19, 2020 at 11:34 pm

    Sorry to upset everyone but the Xiaomi mi 10 ultra beats the iPhone 12 pro max in the camera department. So how exactly is it the best smartphone?? I mean don’t get me wrong, the iPhone 12 pro max is a very good phone but I don’t think it’s the best.



  20. Howard Mathews on December 19, 2020 at 11:35 pm

    Bro ios sucks, deal with it. Note 10 Ultra is a beast



  21. D P on December 19, 2020 at 11:37 pm

    First off you use a Note 20 but wearing a Apple watch.
    2nd Galaxy Fold is whacky ?
    3rd Pixel 5 chip not as fast ?
    4th iPhone the best camera ?
    Galaxy S20 to heavy because your co-worker says so ?
    Let’s see Iphone 12 had nothing better to do than go back to a previous design along with keeping a notch , take away the charger and create a new Fitness plus app for $10 a month.
    The so call phone experts at CNET call this new innovative Iphone 12 the phone of the year. WOW !
    Better title would be Status Phone of the year .
    Apple keep laughing all the way to the bank can’t hate for making easy money . I would to .



  22. John Michael Ullegue on December 19, 2020 at 11:38 pm

    New design??



  23. Reza Karamollahi on December 19, 2020 at 11:40 pm

    Eeeehhhmmmm. No it’s not



  24. Jakov Latkovic on December 19, 2020 at 11:44 pm

    Man, this is almost as bad as Verge’s PC build.



  25. 1mezion on December 19, 2020 at 11:46 pm

    So basically he’s going with what everybody else says well guys you heard it here no matter your individual taste the iPhone is the phone for I you😕
    timestamp 3:04 so there’s a expandable storage on the iPhone? so there’s expandable storage on the iphone?



  26. Howard Mathews on December 19, 2020 at 11:46 pm

    "Other than writting on the screen, there is almost NO reason to.."
    144hz: am I a joke to you?!



  27. Øystein on December 19, 2020 at 11:46 pm

    Are people drunk? It’s not even close to be the best this year 😛



  28. Swadaeel on December 19, 2020 at 11:47 pm

    It’s literally the ugliest phone! That HUGE notch! No finger print scanner, no expandable memory, no charger for gods sake.

    Okay, so who’s paying for these reviews?



  29. Mariachee Bandidos on December 19, 2020 at 11:47 pm

    this is kinda why reviewers don’t like to express their true thoughts or opinions especially on youtube.



  30. Nekminute on December 19, 2020 at 11:49 pm

    Apple ? lol no



  31. Prakhar Kumar on December 19, 2020 at 11:49 pm

    It’s like my platform, whatever I say is best is best.
    Biggest invention magsafe!!!! Dude! Have u seen a glass fold?



  32. Pavan Kumar Bhukya on December 19, 2020 at 11:50 pm

    What about huawei mate 40 pro



  33. Ajay Dattatray on December 19, 2020 at 11:50 pm

    I hope they see mkbhd blind camera test



  34. Rayan Rias on December 19, 2020 at 11:50 pm

    0:12 ohh yea your cnet reviewers. No wonder why iphone 12 was ranked the best. Cuz that’s the only option there is for cnet reviewers 😂😂😂



  35. Lawrence Arabia on December 19, 2020 at 11:51 pm

    This is not a video. It’s advertising for iphone.



  36. Mayamiko Tutu on December 19, 2020 at 11:52 pm

    Iwe siya fodya



  37. Johnny DB on December 19, 2020 at 11:52 pm

    All I want to say is: Xaomi mii 10 ultra 5g. Oh, and you are capping



  38. D P on December 19, 2020 at 11:54 pm

    Please take this bias video down don’t kill your credibility because of Apple .



  39. Ozyl 80 on December 19, 2020 at 11:55 pm

    This is Apple promo, garbage



  40. Thomas Mwangi on December 19, 2020 at 11:56 pm

    Ayaz aint gonna waste 20 min doing a run down of 20 first place contenders! LOL



  41. J. Cardenas on December 19, 2020 at 11:56 pm

    The best? I suppose that is subjective wouldn’t you say? That is like saying CNET is the BEST YouTube channel. We all know the answer to that.



  42. Manish Nair on December 19, 2020 at 11:59 pm

    lol.. seems like a paid promotion or something with a grudge against Android.. lol



  43. Tom on December 20, 2020 at 12:01 am

    best phone of the year is still
    my iphone 10x max and most likely going to be next year too.



  44. bnza10 on December 20, 2020 at 12:02 am

    CNET is an Apple sheep



  45. Loki27 on December 20, 2020 at 12:03 am

    The hurt in the comment section 😂



  46. Smiley on December 20, 2020 at 12:04 am

    I’ll come back to re-check "dislikes"



  47. Mayur Birari on December 20, 2020 at 12:04 am

    Give this guy a demotion! ( based on general comments here)



  48. Deepest Tempest on December 20, 2020 at 12:05 am

    What are the best smartphones with firmware that doesn’t freeze or need constant resetting?



  49. Bobbye McCain on December 20, 2020 at 12:08 am

    I absolutely love my new iPhone 12 Pro Max!



  50. Nick Tsiotinos on December 20, 2020 at 12:10 am

    Not if you do not like iOS….. No matter how good the hardware may be…. The iPhone 12 is the best phone on iOS.