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It’s time to pop the champagne – here are the best phones of 2020 as determined by you after two rounds of voting. Thanks to everyone who participated, now without further ado let us introduce the winners of each category and the runners-up.
Best flagship of 2020: Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G
Congratulations to the Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G, which won with a commanding lead. It is a successor to the 2019 winner, the Note10 +, and the 2018 winner, the Note 9. This winning streak is no accident, the Note series has proven to be a market leader. That’s why Samsung refutes rumors of his death is great news to hear.
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is a worthy runner-up. The 11 Pro Max narrowly missed second place last year, so the changes Apple made for 2020 have paid off.
 Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G |
 Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max |
| Winner | Runner-up |
Best flagship killer of 2020: Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
This feels like the plot of a fantasy novel: a galaxy rules as king, his brother sets out to kill him. That would be the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G, whose victory is perhaps a clear indication of how people feel about the Snapdragon vs. Exynos affair. Or it won because it’s just a great phone. Either way, it brings home the title of Best Flagship Killer.
The OnePlus 8T is the runner-up, after outperforming the major brand competitors. The 8 Pro didn’t make it to the top two rungs in the flagship category, but the 8T is one of the best flagship killers of 2020.
 Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G |
 OnePlus 8T |
| Winner | Runner-up |
Best Camera Phone of 2020 – Huawei Mate 40 Pro
The company has become the market leader in this category, so the Huawei Mate 40 Pro’s victory comes as no surprise. Sony’s sensors, Leica’s know-how, and Huawei’s engineering have proven to be a winning combination – it’s a shame 2020 policy prevents the Mate from becoming as popular as it could have been.
Not only is the Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G a great all-rounder, it’s one of the best camera phones to come out in 2020. It narrowly edged out the iPhone 12 Pro Max, a second win over Apple’s phone.
 Huawei Mate 40 Pro |
Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G |
| Winner | Runner-up |
Best Intermediate Ranger of 2020 – Poco X3 NFC
This January, Poco declared its independence and won the category that was a bastion of Xiaomi: the Poco X3 NFC is the best mid-ranger of the year, a title previously held by a Redmi Note. In fact, the new Redmi Note barely made it to fourth place, proving that Poco can capture the market share that its old parent brand currently has.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 (the original 4G version) came in a close second, much better than the A70, which was second in 2019 (but a very distant second).
 Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC |
 Samsung Galaxy A51 |
| Winner | Runner-up |
Best Affordable 5G Phone of 2020 – OnePlus Nord
It was a gamble, but it was worth it: The OnePlus Nord is only the company’s second mid-range and the history of the first is infamous. And yet the Nord won its category by the widest margin of any phone, proving that “Never Settle” never meant “just flagships.”
The Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite 5G managed to build a huge following in just a couple of months: it easily defeated its brother, the Mi 10 Lite 5G (not T), in the preliminary round and beat the Galaxy A51 5G in this round to become the runner-up in the affordable 5G category.
 OnePlus North |
 Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite 5G |
| Winner | Runner-up |
Best Gaming and Trailblazer Phones of 2020
In case you missed it last week, the Asus ROG Phone 3 ZS661KS was voted the best gaming phone, while the LG Wing 5G was chosen as the Trailblazer phone of 2020.
These are the winners and the phones that were close, you can check out the previous article if you are curious to see how the rest of the Top 5 phones in each category performed.
