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December 2025 update. Smartphones are essential for our everyday lives. Notebookcheck tests numerous Android phones and iPhones each month, evaluating performance, features, and overall value, and this list highlights the best smartphones reviewed recently.

December 2025 update. A few years ago, high-end smartphones sold for under 600 dollars/euros. Now, most flagships cost way more than 1,000 euros, leaving the 500-euro range to mid-range models and aging flagships. Still, while not showcasing any exciting new technology, these products can be very strong options punching well above their weight.

December 2025 update. There are so many phones to choose from in the sub-300-euro range. They all tend to offer an extremely attractive price-performance ratio. If you are looking for a smartphone with a solid feature set while keeping costs under control, this list of the best models sold for under 300 euros tested by Notebookcheck recently may help.

December 2025 update. For everyone looking for a bargain, we have a list of the best smartphones with a price tag of less than 200 euros. While entry-level models do come with certain compromises, they still handle most tasks well as long as one's expectations are realistic.

A new report indicates Apple will order 11 million foldable OLED panels from Samsung for the first foldable iPhone's inner display. The volume hints at the massive scale Apple is planning as it takes on the segment. Update: Samsung representative says the information is untrue.

Dell is reportedly charging much more than Framework for the 32 GB RAM upgrade on the Dell XPS 13. Framework has called out this behavior on X. Calling Dell's memory pricing apparent price gouging, Framework claims that it will not charge as much as Dell and Apple when it comes time to implement a memory price increase. Update: A factual mistake pertaining to how big RAM price differences are corrected.

November 2025 update. Camera features and image quality are central to the modern smartphone experience. Thanks to some very impressive technical advances of recent years, good camera phones make simple dedicated cameras redundant, with intricate behind-the-scenes calculations in the background making sure that even a quick snapshot from the hip always looks good. This article lists the best phones for photography that we have tested recently.