STUFF AWARDS 2019
PHONE OF THE YEAR
APPLE iPHONE 11 PRO
from £1049 / apple.com
The iPhone 11 Pro might not have 5G or a pop-up camera, or fold in half, but Apple has never been one for gimmicks. This triple-cam powerhouse feels like the handset that Tim Cook and co have been building towards since the iPhone X launched: an exquisitely designed phone that excels in every department.
From the phenomenal A13 chip and practical battery life (finally!) to the best-in-class camera and mindblowing new Night Mode, the iPhone 11 Pro performs just as a £1000+ smartphone should, even if it can still be hard to stomach spending that much on one. Best of all, you don’t have to worry about Donald Trump having a tantrum and rendering all its apps useless.
NOMINEES
• Apple iPhone 11 • OnePlus 7T • Huawei P30 Pro • Google Pixel 4 XL
• Still of the night Apple really upped its game with the new triple-camera system, and Night Mode beats Google at its own low-light game.
• • Star of the sliver screen The Dolby Atmos speakers are really impressive for a phone. Find some Dolby Vision or HDR10 content and it’s streaming heaven.
BUDGET PHONE OF THE YEAR
MOTO G8 PLUS
£240 / motorola.co.uk
It seems like forever since the go-to budget phone hasn’t been one of Moto’s G series. In fact, we’ll probably soon have to rename this category the Motorola Budget Phone of the Year – so it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that this year’s best cheap blower is the G8 Plus.
Not that you’d know this was a sub-£250 phone to look at it. There’s a big old 6.3in screen with an unobtrusive teardrop notch on the front, and a triple-camera setup round the back, complete with laser autofocus and LED flash. Improved battery life and a drop in the asking price from last year’s model secure another year on the budget throne for Moto.
NOMINEES
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