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OnePlus 6T: Revised formula, same results

The OnePlus 6T has an immaculate fit and finish and good ergonomics for a large phone. The performance is buttery-smooth and the battery life is strong. Plus, the display is pretty. The bad stuff: the camera remains mediocre, the in-display fingerprint reader is inconsistent, and it lacks wireless charging. Also, it's still not fully waterproof, and the loudspeaker is pretty quiet.

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Apple iPhone XR: Better than good enough

Apple's iPhone XR is at a competitive price for Apple’s latest processor and cameras, comes in some fun colors, and has great battery life. The bad stuff: Compared to the iPhone XS, the display is good, but not great, there's only one size option, and the camera does strange things sometimes.

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Apple iPhone XS and XS Max review: solid updates to a winning formula

Apple's two new iPhone XS models have a terrific display, great speakers, and long battery life. But on the downside, the camera is not great, Portrait Mode is hit or miss, and they're both expensive. Also, if you buy a XS Max, you might have to say “iPhone XS Max” out loud.

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iPhone X: face the future

The iPhone X has an excellent screen, simple and effective Face ID, a great, stabilized zoom lens and super fun Animoji. On the flip side, it's very expensive, and there is no headphone jack.

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Google Pixel 3 & 3 XL: The best camera gets a better phone

Google's Pixel 3 and 3 XL are superb phones that attempt to address nearly all of the complaints people had about last year’s Pixels. Both phones feature radically improved screens, beautiful design, and an excellent camera and wide angle selfie cam. The bad stuff: The rear finish gets easily scratched, there's limited availability from US carriers and internationally, the bezels on the Pixel 3 are quite large, and the notch on the 3 XL is doofy.

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The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is a phone designed and built for the power user who won’t settle for anything less. More screen, more battery, more specs, more power, more features; if you want more of something, the Note is the phone to get.

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Good And Bad

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Samsung's Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus are new, but they feel familiar in all of the good and bad ways that Samsung phones can. They're gorgeous (with bright, vibrant displays), have fast performance, and lots of storage. But with the high price tag comes a few trade-offs.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8: one for the fans

Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 has a lovely display, fast performance, reliable battery life, and an excellent standard camera. But it is enormous, expensive, has terrible fingerprint scanner placement, and its secondary camera is far inferior to main camera.

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Huawei P20 Pro: Style and substance

Huawei's P20 Pro has epic battery life, a lovely, sophisticated design, exceptional camera system, and a high-quality display. The bad stuff: software adaptations to the notch could be better, there's no headphone jack, master AI image processing isn’t perfectly consistent, and wireless charging is not available.

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LG V40 ThinQ: One Phone, Five Cameras

LG’s new $900-and-up V40 ThinQ features a versatile 5-camera system, fast performance, and reliably strong battery life. The bad stuff: Its all-glass design scratches easily, the cameras aren’t as high-quality as competitors, and LG is still slow with software updates.