Smartphone Awards 2024: Winners and Best of the Year Announced

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: The 2024 MVP phone excels in every aspect.

### Smartphone Awards 2024: Celebrating the Best and Worst in Mobile Technology
* 🏆 Welcome to the Smartphone Awards 2024, where we recognize the **best and worst smartphones** released this year across **10 categories**, each with an overall winner receiving a **custom trophy**.
* 📱 The first award for Best Big Phone goes to the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, which excels in **screen quality, camera capabilities, and overall design**, solidifying Samsung's **dominance in the big phone market**.
* 📏 In contrast, the Best Small Phone award is claimed by the iPhone 16, praised for its **compact size and flagship features**, despite the overall trend of **increasing phone sizes**.
* 📸 The Best Camera award continues to go to the iPhone 16 Pro, recognized for its **consistent photo and video quality**, despite fierce competition from the Vivo X90 Pro's impressive camera hardware.
* 💰 For Best Value, the Nothing Phone (2) stands out at **$350**, offering a **bright display**, **solid battery life**, and **flagship performance**, making it an excellent choice for **budget-conscious consumers**.
* 🔋 The Best Battery award goes to the RedMagic 8 Pro, featuring a **massive 7,500 mAh battery** and efficient charging capabilities, perfect for **gaming enthusiasts**.
* 🎨 The Best Design award is given to the Huawei Mate XT, a tri-fold phone that showcases **innovative design** despite some durability concerns, highlighting the **creativity in smartphone design**.
* 🏅 Finally, the MVP Phone of the Year is awarded to the **Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra**, celebrated for its **all-around excellence** in performance, features, and user experience, marking a decade of the Smartphone Awards with gratitude to the audience.

Smartphone Awards 2024!

Marques Brownlee

Smartphone Awards 2024 Introduction and Best Big Phone

Introduction to the Smartphone Awards 2024, highlighting the selection process and criteria.

Explanation of the award categories and the custom trophies.

Description of the diverse range of smartphones considered.

Introduction of the 'Best Big Phone' category and its rationale.

ROG Phone 9 and Vivo X90 Pro are mentioned as contenders for Best Big Phone.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra wins 'Best Big Phone' due to its efficient space utilization, excellent screen, cameras, and battery life.

Discussion on the decline of small phones and the challenges in selecting the 'Best Small Phone'.

Samsung Galaxy S24 and Vivo X90 mini are considered, but ultimately iPhone 16 wins 'Best Small Phone'.

Reasons for choosing iPhone 16 as the 'Best Small Phone', emphasizing its features and value.

Introduction to the 'Best Camera' category, discussing advancements in camera hardware and AI integration.

Pixel and Galaxy S24 Ultra are mentioned as strong contenders.

Vivo X90 Pro is highlighted for its camera hardware and shooting experience, but iPhone 16 Pro wins 'Best Camera'.

Reasons for iPhone 16 Pro winning 'Best Camera', focusing on its ease of use, reliability, and features.

Best Value, Best Battery, and Best Design

Discussion on the 'Best Value' category and the challenges in defining value in smartphones.

Pixel 8a and Nothing Phone (1) are mentioned as contenders, with Nothing Phone (2) winning 'Best Value'.

Reasons for Nothing Phone (2) winning 'Best Value', emphasizing its features and price point.

Introduction to the 'Best Battery' category, focusing on battery life and charging capabilities.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, Oppo Find X5 Pro, and Vivo X90 Pro are mentioned as contenders.

RedMagic 8 Pro wins 'Best Battery' due to its Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Elite chip and 7,000 mAh battery.

Introduction to the 'Best Design' category, addressing the perception of smartphone design homogeneity.

CMF Phone 1 and Nothing Phone (2) are mentioned as design-focused contenders.

Huawei Mate XT wins 'Best Design' for its innovative tri-fold design, despite potential durability concerns.

Best Foldable, Most Improved, and Bust of the Year

Introduction to the 'Best Foldable' category, highlighting the increasing popularity of foldable phones.

Honor Magic V3 is mentioned as a strong contender, but Pixel Fold wins 'Best Foldable'.

Reasons for Pixel Fold winning 'Best Foldable', emphasizing its design, hardware, and software improvements.

Introduction to the 'Most Improved' category and the criteria for selection.

Oppo Find X6 Pro and iPhone 14 are mentioned as potential winners.

Pixel 7 Pro wins 'Most Improved' due to significant advancements in the second-generation Pixel Fold.

Introduction to the 'Bust of the Year' category.

Asus Zenphone 11 Ultra wins 'Bust of the Year' for its departure from the successful small phone design.

Introduction to the 'MVP Phone of the Year' category and the selection criteria.

Vivo X90 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro Fold are mentioned as strong contenders.

iPhone 16 is praised for being a complete base model.

The presenter mentions using the Pixel 9 Pro XL as their daily driver.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra wins 'MVP Phone of the Year' for its overall excellence across all features.

Closing remarks expressing gratitude to viewers and looking forward to future awards.