If you’re looking for the very best tech available today, you’ve definitely come to the right place.
Best of the Best is the most useful gadget-buying guide you will ever encounter. To create it, we’ve extensively tested the best tech the world has to offer, to bring you rock-solid recommendations for your home life, daily commute and the tech you use all the time.
In 54 different categories, we’ve chosen the top four products, so you can choose one that’s just the right mix of features and budget for what you need. These rankings come from real testing by our team of experts – they’re the products we’d choose for ourselves, and we can’t recommend any higher than that.
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SMARTPHONES
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APPLE iPHONE 14 PRO MAX
£1,199, apple.com
The iPhone 14 Pro removes the notch in favour of a ‘dynamic island’, adds an always-on display and top-notch features such as upgraded cameras. The 6.7-inch Max has better battery life too.
SAMSUNG GALAXY S23 ULTRA
From £1,249, samsung.com
Samsung rules the roost when it comes to premium Android phones, the Galaxy S23 Ultra being the pinnacle of its range, featuring a gorgeous design, subtly curved display, even a built-in S Pen stylus.
GOOGLE PIXEL 7 PRO
From £849, store.google.com
Google’s 2022 flagship features astounding cameras that deliver great results. Google’s second-gen Tensor processor is also super fast, and crunches through tasks with ease.
NOTHING PHONE (2)
From £579, nothing.tech
The Nothing Phone (2) is comfortable to use, with a distinctive design. It improves over the first-gen phone in battery life and screen quality, and adds a dollop of fun with features such as Glyph lights.
CHEAP SMARTPHONES
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iPHONE SE (2022)
From £419, apple.com
A near-flagship iPhone for a fraction of the cost. The SE delivers cutting-edge innards, with a superb camera and a speedy A15 CPU, all wrapped in a nice small-scale design that’s easy to pocket.
ONEPLUS NORD CE 2
From £299, oneplus.com
Based on the Nord 2, but cheaper, OnePlus gets all the fundamentals right. Anyone on a budget who wants a small, light phone with decent battery life and a good display will be happy.
MOTO G31
From £169, motorola.co.uk
Offering long battery life and a bright 6.4-inch display, the G31’s lower-end processor may mean less-than-perfect performance at times, but you can still casually game and take successful snaps with the cameras.
SAMSUNG GALAXY A53 5G
From £399, samsung.com
The A53 looks like an S-series, and features an enormous 6.5-inch Super AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, but skimps on performance a bit in order to slash the price tag.
SMARTWATCHES
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APPLE WATCH SERIES 8
From £419, apple.com
The best smartwatch and also the stylish option, with a focus on health and fitness. A temperature sensor is new, as is a low-power mode that stretches battery life while retaining core watch functions.
GOOGLE PIXEL WATCH
From £339, store.google.com
A beautiful piece of technology and probably the closest we’ve seen to a rival to the Apple Watch. Is there anything more convenient than having Google Assistant on your wrist?
SAMSUNG GALAXY WATCH 5
From £235, samsung.com
A great option for Android users, especially if you own a Samsung Galaxy, this is a modern, stylish take on a smartwatch. It’s tough, waterproof, and full of sensors. The only downside is the battery life.
HUAWEI WATCH ULTIMATE
£699.99, consumer.huawei.com
With 100m water resistance, premium materials and excellent battery life, Huawei threw everything but the kitchen sink at this wearable, and it often feels over the top. In a really good way.
HYBRID SMARTWATCHES
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WITHINGS SCANWATCH
£279.95, withings.com
A hybrid smartwatch with advanced health features for people who don’t like smartwatches. It offers heart health features and sports tracking, but looks like an ordinary analogue watch at first glance.
GARMIN VIVOMOVE HR PREMIUM
£250, garmin.com
One of the most comprehensive hybrid watches you can buy, with a wide range of fitness-and health-tracking features, a subtle touchscreen digital display, and several different colours to pick from.
KRONABY SEKEL
£219, kronaby.com
This 41mm watch keeps its smarts under a traditional face, strap and buttons. Its battery lasts up to two years, there’s a vibration motor for notifications and alarms, and of course a daily step count.
FREDERIQUE CONSTANT HOROLOGICAL SMARTWATCH
£910, frederiqueconstant.co.uk
This pricey hybrid comes from a Swiss maker with the design and quality you would expect. An MMT-285 quartz movement sits inside a 42mm stainless steel case protected by a sapphire crystal.
WATCHES
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AUDEMARS PIGUET ROYAL OAK CHRONOGRAPH
£21,500, audemarspiguet.com
We love Audemars Piguet’s simple stainless steel model with a blue Grand Tapisserie pattern dial. It features a self-winding manufacture calibre 2385 movement with a 40-hour power reserve.
BAMFORD LONDON MAYFAIR DATE
£500, bamfordlondon.com
The Bamford Mayfair Date is dependable and has the added benefit of being waterproof to 10ATM, making it a great accessory for outdoor activities whilst remaining cool and stylish.
