Every year, MKBHD holds its Smartphone Awards, choosing the best smartphones in different categories. For 2024, the YouTuber chose phones for 10 categories, and surprisingly, iPhone 16 won an unexpected one – this year’s Best Small Phone.
As noted by MKBHD, the definition of a small phone has changed a lot in recent years, as many companies have abandoned smaller phone sizes – including Apple. The mini-sized iPhone gave way to the iPhone 14 Plus in 2022 and never came back. Even so, the YouTuber chose the iPhone 16 as the Best Small Phone of 2024.
Although it has a 6.1-inch display, its size is considered relatively small by today’s standards. Marques praises how Apple has improved this year’s base model with a lot of features from the Pro lineup while keeping the phone somewhat small and super light. It’s the ideal phone for people who want a powerful phone without a huge screen.
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When it comes to the camera, the iPhone 16 Pro won in the Best Camera category. Even though the YouTuber says that there are phones with much more advanced sensors, such as the Vivo X200 Pro, he believes that the iPhone still stands out for the whole package – especially for professional video recording.
Still, Marques chose Samsung’s Galaxy S24 Ultra as the Phone of the Year. According to him, the S24 Ultra may seem “boring” because it doesn’t have anything super exciting (like a foldable design), but it does have a “great screen, a great battery, great cameras” and more. The YouTuber praised the new anti-reflective coating and said that the S24 Ultra was the phone he used the most during the year.
Here’s the full list:
- Best Big Phone: Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
- Best Small Phone: iPhone 16
- Best Camera: iPhone 16 Pro
- Best Value: Nothing Phone 2a
- Best Battery: Red Magic 10 Pro
- Best Design: Hauwei Mate XT
- Best Foldable: Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
- Most Improved: Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
- Bust of the Year: Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra
- Phone of the Year: Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
You can watch the full video below to see all the winners of the MKBHD Smartphone Awards 2024:
Do you agree with this year’s winners? Which ones would you choose? Let us know in the comments section below.
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