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Best phones of 2021

Find out which phones from 2021 have the best OS upgrades, cameras and price. Only one can take home the CNET Editor’s Choice Award. Products featured in this video 👇 Pixel 5a with 5G: Galaxy A2 5G: Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G: One Plus Nord (5G): iPhone 13 Pro: iPhone 13 Pro Max: Galaxy S21…

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Find out which phones from 2021 have the best OS upgrades, cameras and price. Only one can take home the CNET Editor’s Choice Award.

Products featured in this video 👇
Pixel 5a with 5G:
Galaxy A2 5G:
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G:
One Plus Nord (5G):
iPhone 13 Pro:
iPhone 13 Pro Max:
Galaxy S21 Ultra:
Pixel 6:
Pixel 6 Pro:
Sony Xperia Pro-I:
Galaxy Z Flip 3:
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:40 Stand out features
1:30 Best budget phone
3:00 Best camera
5:55 Best OS
7:05 Coolest form factor
8:50 Editor’s choice

63 Comments

  1. tiltheendoftim3

    December 29, 2021 at 3:21 pm

    Please make Justin a permanent addition to CNET! He’s amazing!!

  2. sporq foon

    December 29, 2021 at 3:35 pm

    I don’t know if you noticed, but our governments are taking huge draconian power-grabs.
    They salivate at the thought of imposing social credit score systems around the world.
    Maybe now isn’t the best time to be carrying around “Smartphones”
    YOU are the product.

  3. Sean Buenavista

    December 29, 2021 at 3:39 pm

    One UI 4 is the best android skin bar none.

  4. Jervy Lim

    December 29, 2021 at 3:44 pm

    Sony Xperia is amazing

  5. Dilshan Karunaratne

    December 29, 2021 at 4:20 pm

    My best phone is 2021 iPhone 13🤍

  6. Brandon Hunt

    December 29, 2021 at 4:30 pm

    Love my 21 ultra just wish it had the battery life the iphone 13 pro max has

  7. Reiniel Arriaga

    December 29, 2021 at 5:04 pm

    I am proud of my S21 Ultra. The camaras are amazing. I had two people randomly switch from Iphone to the S21 ultra because they were amazed by the video quality and funny thing is that I was just showing them videos of my dog lol.

  8. Derrick Jones

    December 29, 2021 at 5:15 pm

    iPhone 13 pro
    Google Pixel 6
    GS Flip 3

    Not in that order but only because I own these three phones.

  9. Rising Sun

    December 29, 2021 at 5:23 pm

    Huawei beats all in the market💪

  10. Thomas Mwangi

    December 29, 2021 at 5:28 pm

    Looking at the side of your face all through… uh, I kent! Nothing wrong with you face tho, it’s the angle/perspective.

  11. Guadalupe Dominguez

    December 29, 2021 at 5:38 pm

    Justin Tech 😍😍😍😍😍

  12. CVCCI

    December 29, 2021 at 5:39 pm

    Absolutely no mention of Xiaomi. Very suspect imo

  13. Obaid Khan

    December 29, 2021 at 5:57 pm

    The disrespect for calling it the pixel 6A 😂

  14. animefanatic

    December 29, 2021 at 6:43 pm

    Pixel 6a? 😂

  15. yass5505

    December 29, 2021 at 6:44 pm

    Google Pixel 6 should be Phone of the Year

  16. Marko Obradović

    December 29, 2021 at 6:50 pm

    Justin Tech is so handsome that I forgot why I even enterted the video for. God.

  17. Pujiyanto

    December 29, 2021 at 7:07 pm

    9:44 wait, What!? 6a? LMAO

  18. Tom Waznis

    December 29, 2021 at 7:25 pm

    Android still needs some work.

    • Romesgtx hye

      December 29, 2021 at 7:47 pm

      Oneplus n Google pixel best

    • Chad

      December 30, 2021 at 7:36 am

      On?

    • John Neshiem

      December 30, 2021 at 4:46 pm

      No it does not

  19. Romesgtx hye

    December 29, 2021 at 7:46 pm

    Are you kidding vivo xiamoi n OPPO budget better than Samsung or moto yall ain’t suck CNET just so white

  20. ᴇʟ-ᴅʀᴀɢᴏ ɢᴀᴍɪɴɢ

    December 29, 2021 at 7:53 pm

    Iphone is 🤤love

  21. GB

    December 29, 2021 at 8:08 pm

    Pixel 6a??

    • chemjam

      December 29, 2021 at 11:50 pm

      You caught that too. Oops

  22. Jeremy DeBose

    December 29, 2021 at 8:18 pm

    I have the 13 Pro Max. I agree with all of the Android 12 and Pixel 6 love.

  23. Golf Fanatic

    December 29, 2021 at 8:49 pm

    Very happy with the Galaxy S20 FE, which wasn’t part of this list. Got a huge deal with a trade-in of $300 on my old S9, dropping the price to $399 and it does everything I want. Samsung kept the SD slot in place for extra storage and the missing headphone jack is a nonissue for me since I use Samsung’s ear buds+. If you’re looking for value, this may be a good one.

    • Baba Gandu

      December 31, 2021 at 6:25 pm

      S21 FE supposed to be released soon

    • Golf Fanatic

      December 31, 2021 at 7:08 pm

      @Baba Gandu Yep but for a lot more money. You have to measure the bang for the buck.

    • Luz Carillo

      December 31, 2021 at 11:53 pm

      Yes it good but I heard it’s get slow after a while

  24. polohazel

    December 29, 2021 at 9:10 pm

    Still with the mustache

  25. EagleT Vlogs

    December 29, 2021 at 11:03 pm

    iPhone

  26. skurinski

    December 30, 2021 at 3:18 am

    Xperia has the best camera

  27. Jay White

    December 30, 2021 at 4:02 am

    iPhone 13 Pro max I think is the best smart phone because of the bigger battery, promotion display and cameras

  28. Nguyen Viet

    December 30, 2021 at 4:42 am

    Its tough choice for me now choosing between pixel 6 and mi 12 6.2in. I love the mi 12 design make pixel 6 still a bit chunky but losing out on fantastic os system in pixel is major problem.

  29. Well subversed

    December 30, 2021 at 7:23 am

    watched for the beasties mug

  30. Adebanjo Abayomi

    December 30, 2021 at 7:26 am

    Google 6A Pro ?

  31. Chad

    December 30, 2021 at 7:38 am

    The fold 3 is super impressive as a tablet and phone combo. Nothing can compare.

    • balboa Rocky

      January 1, 2022 at 10:26 am

      batt sucks!

  32. BlueFox

    December 30, 2021 at 8:32 am

    ايفون وبس

  33. We the People GH

    December 30, 2021 at 2:16 pm

    Happy Samsung galaxy A32 user here.

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    December 30, 2021 at 6:06 pm

    ➡️great job➡️

  35. ➡️hackers_6520➡️instagram username

    December 30, 2021 at 6:06 pm

    ➡️am moving on with him ➡️

  36. ➡️hackers_6520➡️instagram username

    December 30, 2021 at 6:07 pm

    ➡️in every work he did is good ➡️

  37. SSaini

    December 30, 2021 at 10:15 pm

    I returned the S21 Ultra and Picked up the Pixel 6 Pro

  38. KD9

    December 30, 2021 at 10:42 pm

    Lol.

  39. jsonlee01

    December 30, 2021 at 11:37 pm

    Great video but Patrick failed to stick the landing, In naming the a Pixel 6 as an Editor’s Choice, he called it the Pixel 6A twice.

  40. jdoll atari

    December 31, 2021 at 4:26 am

    motorola ftw they have a fun for everyone. especially good for budgets. They have great and sadly overlooked flagships to

  41. Dylan Boulanger

    December 31, 2021 at 4:58 am

    Piexl 6

  42. WT

    December 31, 2021 at 6:43 am

    In MKBHD I Trust

  43. Sahaj Patel

    December 31, 2021 at 10:57 am

    S21 ultra killed this year!

    • Jerry Sexton

      January 1, 2022 at 4:33 am

      Love it

  44. Ace Campbell

    December 31, 2021 at 7:19 pm

    So… which one won CNET Editor’s Choice Award?

  45. laroka24

    December 31, 2021 at 7:29 pm

    Pixel

  46. ljacobs357

    December 31, 2021 at 11:16 pm

    Why do people still recognize iPhones, The least innovative phones on the market. Z flip is the best.

  47. Owhmeglimz Efvhicjebw

    January 1, 2022 at 2:53 pm

    text

  48. Jithin Koshy

    January 1, 2022 at 5:20 pm

    whats this way of emphasizing “bast auf twanty twanty wan !!! ” 🤮
    whos this idiot ? Wheres Lexy ? Wheres Patrick ?

  49. Prateek Pandey

    January 1, 2022 at 8:13 pm

    Not mentioning vivo x70 pro plus in camera is surprising…

  50. The drunken gardener

    January 2, 2022 at 2:44 pm

    So were you guys doing an in stock advertisement for Best buy, Walmart what?
    Did you boys know they make other phone models that you can buy online to try out? 🤣.

  51. ilkham amanu

    January 3, 2022 at 5:28 am

    poco f3

  52. Jaan ali Soomro

    January 3, 2022 at 7:50 am

    Awesome

  53. Just Amiel

    January 3, 2022 at 12:44 pm

    Majority of the Tech reviewers favored the s21 Ultra. 🔥 Truly a king

  54. Gino Guillermo

    January 3, 2022 at 7:44 pm

    So, here a question. What smartphone in 2021 under $500/£500/€500 (apart from an iPhone or an old Pixel) has the most accurate front and selfie camera photo quality in terms of skin tones and dynamic range? I will wait. Cheers.

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