Stuff - UK (2021-03)

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Apple iPhone 12
from £799 / stuff.tv/iPhone12

We loved the iPhone 11, and its
successor carries a whole host
of improvements. If you can live
without the telephoto camera of
the flagship 12 Pro (and most can),
you should save yourself some
cash and get the 12 instead. In
many ways it’s the same phone.

OnePlus Nord

from £379 / stuff.tv/Nord

OnePlus wanted to get back to its

bargain roots with the Nord, and

it’s mostly pulled it off. You may

not get a top-end CPU, but the

rest is here: reliable performance,

a solid camera, a strong OLED

screen and plenty of storage...

and it’s still classier than a Moto.

Apple iPhone 12 Pro

+++++from £999 / stuff.tv/12Pro

An iPhone for the few and not the many, the 12 Pro

is suited to serious photo fiddlers and AR explorers.

Realme X50 Pro 5G

+++++£434 / stuff.tv/X50Pro

Realme’s high-spec, mid-price marvel makes for

a compelling alternative to a OnePlus.

Sony Xperia 5 II

+++++£799 / stuff.tv/Xperia5ii

Everything we loved about the Xperia 1 II, made a lot

more affordable with minimal compromise.

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

+++++from £1099 / stuff.tv/12ProMax

The only choice if you want to fully Max your iPhone

experience... but not a big upgrade over the 12 Pro.

OnePlus 8

+++++from £549 / stuff.tv/OnePlus8

The mid-range Android king glides stylishly over the

5G hump. See also the plainer but zippier 8T model.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2

+++++£1799 / stuff.tv/ZFold2

Still prohibitively expensive, but the first folding

phone that doesn’t feel like an awkward prototype.

Apple iPhone 12 Mini

+++++from £699 / stuff.tv/12Mini

A 5.4in-screened cutie packing Apple’s lauded A14

Bionic chip and the same cameras as the iPhone 12.

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Samsung Galaxy

S20 5G

£899 / stuff.tv/S205G

The bigger and flashier S20+ and S20 Ultra

models are the headline-grabbers, but the

‘basic’ Galaxy S20 feels like the Goldilocks

of flagship phones right now – and it’s a fair

bit cheaper than some. It delivers excellent

battery life, a phenomenal display, blistering

performance and superb photos. The only

question is, are the new S21 models (see p31)

good enough to keep Samsung out in front?

O NOW ADD THIS

SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive 128GB

This USB-C drive will double your

S20’s 128GB storage to 256GB for

a lot less than you might expect.

£13 / amazon.co.uk

Stuff says +++++

All the features you’d want in a flagship

smartphone, plus a few more

Stuff says +++++

This is one of the best-value 5G

smartphones you can buy

Stuff says +++++
A top display and all the power you’ll
ever need in an iPhone

Slide your thumb in

from the edge and

back for one-handed

mode, which adjusts

the screen layout.

Screen recording is

great for capturing

Instagram live

sessions. You’ll find

it in system settings.

TIPS &

TRICKS

Single-take mode

uses all the lenses

to snap various stills

and video clips to

cherrypick from.

SMARTPHONES TOP TENS