The REAL Best Phones of 2021 | Forget the S21 Ultra…

The REAL Best Phones of 2021 | Forget the S21 Ultra…

Reviewing the best phones of 2021, not just the most expensive – including my favourite camera smartphone, mini mobile and which handset offers the greatest value for cash?

Here’s the winners in full, if you can’t be bothered to watch the video (fair play)

Most fun blower – OnePlus Nord 2 Pac-Man Edition
Best value smartphones – Poco F3 & Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
Top camera phone – Google Pixel 6 & Pro
Greatest compact device – iPhone 13 Mini
Random flair award – Oppo Find N, Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra & Samsung S21 Ultra
My personal favourite of 2021 – Google Pixel 6

What are your own picks for the most sublime smartphones that were launched/released this year? Don’t forget, I’ve rounded up the greatest devices at set budgets (under Β£200, Β£300 and Β£400) right now, as well as my favourite stock Android handsets, camera phones and more.

My favourite smartphones of 2021 chapters:
0:00 – What am I doing?
0:43 – Most fun phone
2:07 – Top value smartphones
4:57 – More great budget mobiles
5:33 – Best camera phone
6:50 – Greatest compact smartphone
7:57 – Ooooh lah-di-dah look at you Mr Smartphone award
9:08 – My favourite handset of 2021
10:26 – Byyyeeeee

50 Comments

  1. Bouslama Karim on January 24, 2022 at 5:04 pm

    I joined your channel because you are realistic and talk about what normal people actually can buy and use and not just the fancy expensive phones that are really just a way to rip us off our money.



  2. djmindcrasher on January 24, 2022 at 5:05 pm

    I bought POCO F3 and I absolutely love it. I hated how all my phones lagged everytime, with F3 my problems are past.



  3. Steve & Riyed Lucas on January 24, 2022 at 5:05 pm

    I never thought I would say this but I am unsubscribing I don’t need you to tell me that you fucked me so I am bowing out.



  4. π•¬π–“π–‰π–ž π•Έπ–†π–™π–—π–Žπ– on January 24, 2022 at 5:06 pm

    Best phone for me in 2021 was Redmi Note 10 Pro. My next phone will be Redmi Note 12 pro.



  5. Ali on January 24, 2022 at 5:06 pm

    "Like Google and OnePlus" OnePlus is a joke with updates



  6. Syzerix on January 24, 2022 at 5:06 pm

    My top pick would be the mi mix 4. That damn under the screen camera is simply insane. And that ceramic unibody design puts it leagues above anything else. A real shame it wasn’t featured on this video. Or any of these kinds of videos. Its probably the best phone of 2021 and will be turning people’s heads left and right thanks to that design. A truly full screen phone. Certainly more fun than the one plus pac man.



  7. diogo aguiar on January 24, 2022 at 5:07 pm

    rocking a 13 mini. the ideal phone size, not those shitty brick phones



  8. Rob R on January 24, 2022 at 5:07 pm

    My girlfriend has the s21 ultra and we were using it to zoom in to some shady drug deals at the end of our road. It was entertaining for me at least. I have the pixel 6 pro and started watching the druggies do their business as well. Love the zoom feature on these things



  9. TheOriginalPoopBalls on January 24, 2022 at 5:08 pm

    Is this brought to us by genshin impact



  10. Nathan Bacaoco on January 24, 2022 at 5:11 pm

    That one in the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra part, "..Loveably POINTLESS 2nd Display.." makes me burst Laughing HAHAHAHA.



  11. 4-UP on January 24, 2022 at 5:11 pm

    The Best Phones for 2021-2022:
    The Best Value Phone:
    OnePlus Nord N10 5G
    The Best Phone Price Drop:
    LG V50 ThinQ 5G($240 Ebay)
    The Coolest Phone Design:
    Red Magic 6s Ghost Edition
    The Best Foldable Phone:
    OPPO Find N
    The Best Phone Network:
    MetroPCS



  12. Sahaaand.90 on January 24, 2022 at 5:14 pm

    Mee 2



  13. Frank Seydel on January 24, 2022 at 5:18 pm

    Great roundup! Yes the Pixel 6 gets the cake! Others I agree with the Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G is a fantastic allaround phone.
    When will Apple get rid of this ridiculous nodge..in 2022? Or? C’mon man! Apple you can do…
    I really love the idea of a rollable display. Looks fantastic!



  14. Zattoo20 on January 24, 2022 at 5:18 pm

    What is with The realme GT neo 2 ? Or master edition ?



  15. Jay Duffy on January 24, 2022 at 5:18 pm

    I bought the Oppo find X2 pro vegan leather brand new for Β£440 few months ago.. still great



  16. Benjor Catindig on January 24, 2022 at 5:19 pm

    Why even mention forget the s21 ultra



  17. Vhero Games on January 24, 2022 at 5:22 pm

    Worth upgrading my 4XL for a pixel 6 (standard). The battery life is awful on the 4XL and main reason I want a new phone.



  18. Raymond Ford on January 24, 2022 at 5:23 pm

    My Sony Xperia 3 which is the most powerful phone I have in the comments section and in this video, Sony is the most spectacular and powerful that there is known too man period, it’s a lot of money but it’s worth it.



  19. David Works on January 24, 2022 at 5:23 pm

    3.5 HEADPHONE JACK PLEASE



  20. tonemaster 2099 on January 24, 2022 at 5:26 pm

    For me it’s the zfold3



  21. Sem-de-Vries on January 24, 2022 at 5:28 pm

    Realme GT Neo 2?



  22. Welsh Lad on January 24, 2022 at 5:28 pm

    Great choice on the Pixel 6. Definitely the phone if the year for the quality and price point πŸ‘



  23. Pon Goni on January 24, 2022 at 5:30 pm

    i have the s21 ultra and im hurt how could u 🀣



  24. Angel HC on January 24, 2022 at 5:30 pm

    I just waited until the OnePlus 8T got price dropped to $550 last year. I’ve been really impressed with the battery life compared to my 7T, the fingerprint scanner was improved and also moved to a more comfortable part of the display, a simply brilliant display, and the thing is just blazing fast all the time. For what I need from my smartphone, I couldn’t be happier. Would be cool to have 5G support on AT&T, but I’m not too broken up about that.



  25. Oscar Shelukindo on January 24, 2022 at 5:31 pm

    Thanks for entertaining us in 2021 just wish you had ended the year with at list 1,000,000 subscribers. I added at list 21 friends to you.



  26. Arturo Fermin on January 24, 2022 at 5:33 pm

    Oh man…you left out the VIvo X70 Pro! There goes your Chrsitmas present… The camera alone in that baby merits at least a casual mention. Although Funtouch OS does not live up to its name πŸ™



  27. James Milo on January 24, 2022 at 5:34 pm

    I’m digging your wallpapers where did you get those? πŸ™πŸΌπŸ™πŸΌπŸ™πŸΌπŸ™πŸΌ



  28. atilla onur pehlivan on January 24, 2022 at 5:34 pm

    Still rocking a k20 pro πŸ˜… only thing that i am missing is high refresh rate screens by using a flagship killer that is over 2 years old 😁



  29. Uday Sivakoti on January 24, 2022 at 5:36 pm

    S21 ultra is a traveller phone❀❀



  30. Jonathan Gray on January 24, 2022 at 5:40 pm

    I went for the Pixel 6 and haven’t been disappointed!
    Thanks for your informative great reviews, keep it up, I will be watching!.
    : )



  31. Tony Dinh on January 24, 2022 at 5:40 pm

    I’ll stick to my ultra!!!!



  32. Dylan Gantrich on January 24, 2022 at 5:42 pm

    Watching this on a Samsung A52s 5G Mint and i have to say, high end phones are a gimmick now. All this phone is lacking is a decent fingerprint sensor, ir blaster if you need it and wireless charging, which i think should be included on a phone like this. 25w fast charging isn’t spectaculair but it charges up in 100 minutes and to about 50% in 30 minutes. Maybe you have different standards when it comes to cameras, but those pics you showed were all pretty good. I’ve seen far worse results from competitors and comparing it to similar phones i’ve used that came out in 2019 and 2020, the A70 and the A51, the cameras on the A52s are a big step up. 4k 60fps is the only thing that’s really missing here.



  33. Talha Hamid on January 24, 2022 at 5:45 pm

    The real best phone of 2021 is Note 20 Ultra πŸ™‚



  34. Marcial Bague Jr on January 24, 2022 at 5:46 pm

    Glad to see Artem Lobov doing some tech advice



  35. Brian Horrocks on January 24, 2022 at 5:49 pm

    Didn’t like Pac Man back in the day and in 2022 Nope…Sorry No. πŸ˜‚



  36. Blank Blank on January 24, 2022 at 5:50 pm

    They all make the cell phones were its hard to
    Figure out the apps or controls that constantly reviews are content or turns apps off or turn apps back on , just one big mess to confuse us all. The extra apps that are added without really
    Knowing why because of the fine print they make you read a consent form for them to confuse and control the cell phones function . which the phone at a certain time all of sudden goes wacko blacking out or shutting off sticky buttons etc . At the first year or a little after its considerd junk to a seller just to sell you another cell phone thats programmed to do the same as to keep the big rigs in business.



  37. Senvyz P on January 24, 2022 at 5:51 pm

    A fan here from NAGALAND 😘😘😘😘



  38. Pete Coventry on January 24, 2022 at 5:52 pm

    I can’t get hold of a Fold N anywhere Chris – any ideas?



  39. Steve & Riyed Lucas on January 24, 2022 at 5:52 pm

    I don’t know why u but everytime I write you it disappears .I am so sick to death of the folks that write i. In saying that they have the friggin SS
    Samsung anything.



  40. Senvyz P on January 24, 2022 at 5:52 pm

    Im actully glad.. TECH SPURT views our comments and also replies…
    😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍



  41. Hisham LS on January 24, 2022 at 5:54 pm

    Is poco F3 better than realme gt neo2 ?



  42. abu269 on January 24, 2022 at 5:57 pm

    I think the phone that impressed me the most from 2021 has to be the Sony Xperia Pro-I. The camera tech is amazing for a phone and one of few premium phones that doesn’t have parts of the screen missing.



  43. West Packer on January 24, 2022 at 5:58 pm

    I got the Infinix note 11S for $185 US and quite pleased with it…



  44. karley stanton on January 24, 2022 at 5:58 pm

    I bought the pixel 6 before Thanksgiving and now that I’ve had it for a few months that I am a bit disappointed. The dodgy fingerprint reader, how long and narrow the phone is, the speakers , the front selfie camera that is basically unusable in anything but bright light, not to mention it’s kind of heavy… Heavy… I am now looking into Samsung phones for the very first time. This was supposed to be my first flagship phone and I am disappointed. I’m not really sure where to go from here, I guess I will check out these Samsung. Ugh back to square one.



  45. Gay Techo on January 24, 2022 at 5:59 pm

    Hi … Like your videos and straight forward reviews… By the way, please also review the slow-mo feature if it has good quality or crap 🀷 thank you and looking forward to more phone reviews…



  46. Spirit Travels. on January 24, 2022 at 5:59 pm

    awesome video. what is your main camera set up here. looks great



  47. Dulshan Rathnayake on January 24, 2022 at 6:00 pm

    makima wallpaper,cowboy bebop merch,genshin impact ? a weeb tech guy!!! les gooo



  48. enart on January 24, 2022 at 6:01 pm

    Best phone under 300$ definitely the poco x3 pro or if you want a better screen the redmi note 10



  49. Ivailo Balev Balev on January 24, 2022 at 6:02 pm

    I watch your videos and reviews so often and now I just saw that I haven’t subscribed for your channel and I am gonna fix this right now!
    P. S. Excuse my English if there are grammar or other misspelling. Peace ✌️ πŸ™‚



  50. zazzaa321 on January 24, 2022 at 6:03 pm

    I always question reviews from people who put 3 long term reviews in one month. For example, how can you put 9 moths review, if you are putting 3 other phones long term reviews this month? πŸ™‚