The best Android phone you can buy right now

Pros:

• Nice design
• Great screen
• Strong performance
• Good battery

Cons:

• Ugly UI
• 8K video recording is pointless

The Samsung Galaxy S20 and S20 Plus are the best Android phones you can buy right now. They are both smaller than the Ultra, making them easier to handle, but still have large immersive screens that boasts an incredible refresh rate and an enviable sharpness.

The cameras are also sharp and detailed and have less of the lurid post-processing that affected previous Samsung flagships.

The punchy performance was of a very high standard, only coming up short in comparison to the iPhone 11 Pro, and could handle everything we threw at it (though it broke a sweat undertaking 8K video recording).

Battery life is generally impressive and will comfortably last you a full day – unless, that is, you opt for the high 120Hz refresh rate, which takes a big bite out of the battery. In this case, even a moderate usage will see you needing a top-up before the end of the day.

One of the few things we didn’t take much of a shine to was Samsung’s user interface, which is quite a departure from standard Android and might take you some time to get used to.

If you’re looking into buying a Samsung Galaxy S20, it’s worth bearing in mind that the S30 could be just around the corner.