BEST OF THE BEST

The phenomenal speed, hyper-premium build quality, fantastic camera and gorgeous HDR screen with Dolby Vision support make this the world’s most desirable phone.

With a lightning-fast processor, a beautiful OLED screen, a knock-out Leica camera system, a next-gen in-display fingerprint reader, a 4,200 mAh battery, and Android 9.0 Pie, this is a marvel.

A stunning 6.4-inch screen, fast internals and advanced new S Pen digital stylus elevate this phone. The S Pen and clever split-screen app shortcuts make it a powerhouse for productivity.

The best Apple phone in terms of bang for your buck. You get the quality and design of the XS, in a range of nice colours, with an excellent camera, and ‘Liquid Retina’ 6.1-inch LCD display.

Pitched as a gaming phone, but it’s just an all-round brilliant Android phone that’s a stone-cold bargain. It has a high-end processor, 6.3-inch screen, good rear cameras, and a fantastic design.

This is a brilliant buy thanks to the price it’s dropped to, plus flagship-level specs such as the speedy Snapdragon processor, 6GB of RAM, OLED display and premium aluminium finish.

A good budget buy with a superb camera sensor (23MP!), and design that looks smarter than the price suggests. You get good performance at all times from it, and an HD screen.

The A8’s camera package, both front and back, is stellar, and the rounded-corner OLED screen, coupled with an eight-core processor and 4GB RAM make it feel high-end. A real bargain.

This truly straddles the line between tech and fashion; it’s not just the best-looking smartwatch, but its plethora of health and fitness features, plus strong app options, make it the most useful.

The best smartwatch for Android users brings a circular screen with great rotating bezel, and slick Tizen software that’s easy to use. It looks good too, and the battery life of up to six days is ace.

This beauty, mimicking a traditional mechanical watch, ticks the luxury and heritage boxes. The Modular adds some welcome customisation to the smartwatch mix, too.

This is an excellent choice for thinner wrists, thanks to minimal looks and a modern slim strap style. Wear OS bring notifications, activity tracking, Google Assistant, and more smarts.

Featuring a heart-rate monitor and the ability to track 30 different exercises, this is ideal for fitness fanatics. It’s water resistant to 50 metres, and the battery lasts around 25 days.

Mondaine is most famous for producing watches which resemble its classic Swiss Railways clock, but the Helvetica range is different. It includes activity and sleep tracking.

Looking for more than a pedometer? The Sekel vibrates to alert you to notifications on your phone, and there’s a button which can be programmed with IFTTT to do loads.

This hybrid has key features like heart-rate monitoring, the ability to estimate your VO2 Max, as well as wellness tools