Samsung has called time on its blighted Galaxy Note 7 after a recall process couldn’t solve the problem of the smartphone’s battery pack catching fire.
Sadly, the Galaxy Note 7 was heralded as one of the best Android smartphones around, so its demise leaves a gap for another handset to take the title. We have a rundown of the top ten Android smartphones you can get today.
10. Samsung Galaxy Note 5
So if you’re after a phablet-sized phone from the Korean tech giant, and are willing to sacrifice external storage, a nippier processor and better firmware updates, then the Galaxy Note 5 is not a bad bet.
9. Huawei P9
For the money you get a powerful smartphone with 32GB of RAM which was one of the first to have a dual-sensor rear 12MP camera array, courtesy of a partnership with Leica, designed to make the Huawei P9 capable of capturing better pictures than one would normally suspect from a phone.
8. LG G5
Modular chops aside, the LG G5 is a solid top-of-the-line handset, offering a 5.3 inch screen with a QHD display, powerful processor in the form of the Snapdragon 820, and a dual-lens camera. Slow sales of the LG G5 have seen the price drop to around £420 SIM free.
7. Sony Xperia Z5
Into its body, Sony has packed the Xperia Z5 with a 5.2 inch full HD display, finger print scanner, and near-field communication (NFC). Waterproofing also means the smartphone can happily survive if you need to use Google Maps or respond to an email on a wet British summer day. For those with deeper pockets, the Xperia Z5 Premium offers a sharp 4K display.
6. Moto G4
For around the £150 mark, you can get a smartphone with a sizable 5.5 inch full HD display, decent performance, a good 13MP camera, dual SIM card capacity, and for stock Android, which avoids and third-party software interfaces from getting in the way of Google’s Material Design language.
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The 5th choice, Google Nexus 5X, has already been upgraded to Android 7.0.