It's safe to say that 2025 has been a good year for phone launches. I had over 75 phones delivered this year, and whether it's the tri-folding Huawei Mate XT, the incredibly-thin OPPO Find N5 or Honor Magic V5, the vibrant iPhone 17 Pro (I got the orange one), or the Find X8 Ultra with its outstanding cameras, there have been plenty of standouts this year.

Most flagships started using silicon batteries, leading to devices like the Find X9 Pro and its 7,500mAh battery, and Vivo outdid itself with the cameras on the X300 Pro. While these phones are limited to select global regions, there's a decent selection of phones to consider if you're in North America.

Google got its act together this year with the Pixel 10 Pro XL, delivering a flagship that excels in all areas. The Pixel 9a, meanwhil

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