BEST smartphones to BUY in 2017

Best smartphones 2017: The best phones available to buy

So, you want to buy a new phone? If you're looking for the best smartphones, you've come to the right place. We will guide you through the hottest mobile phones of the year to save you time when you go to your local phone shop.

We continually update this best smartphones guide to reflect recent launches, recognise price changes, and ensure 2017's latest devices appear alongside the best of 2016 (and before, if applicable). All the listed devices have been fully reviewed by us.

At the moment we're in a period of flux with a full refresh of phones about to launch, so this list will be changing a lot over the next weeks and months.

Of course, the most important factor in buying a new device is making sure you have the best smartphone for you. The best for your budget, the features you need, the size that feels right and platform that suits you best.

Our top recommendation...

Here's our recommendation for the best all round smartphone on the market, right now.

POCKET-LINT1. Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+

Buy the Samsung Galaxy S8 on Amazon UK or Amazon US

Buy the Samsung Galaxy S8+ onAmazon UK or Amazon US

Samsung has redefined its flagship handset in the Galaxy S8, offer two sizes of handset with an 18.5:9 display, losing the bezel and offering that premium dual-edge curved design. There's a long list of things that Samsung gets right in the S8: there's a pair of great camera, the battery life is good, there's waterproofing, the latest hardware and the slickest Android skin, fully-featured and pack full of useful functions.

The contentious point falls on the fingerprint scanner, as the location isn't optimal, but it's not a deal breaker. The real decision might just come down to how big you want your phone to be, with that tall display meaning your phone doesn't feel huge, despite the large display. It is expensive, however.

If the price is too much to bear, the then Samsung Galaxy S7 edge comes highly recommended: it offers much of the same - great curved edge display, waterproofing, good battery life and a similar feature set and software experience - but you can buy the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge on Amazon for £200 less than the S8+.

Read the full review:Samsung Galaxy S8 review, Samsung Galaxy S8+ review

Best of the rest...

The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ aren't for everyone though, and there are plenty of other great smartphones on the market to consider whatever budget you are on. Here are the ones that you should also look at:

POCKET-LINT2. Google Pixel and Pixel XL

Buy the Google Pixel on Amazon UK orAmazon US

Buy the Google Pixel XL on Amazon UKor Amazon US

Google comes out all guns blazing with its Pixel and the larger Pixel XL. Both devices offer the same specs, performance and experience with one difference: screen size. The regular Pixel has a 5-inch Full HD display, while the Pixel XL has a larger 5.5-inch Quad HD display.

Launching with a number of exclusive features, but otherwise a clean version of Android, the Pixel phones have a solid build and a fast and smooth experience. The cameras are superb and the battery life is good, leading to a premium Android experience.

The price is a little high, however, and they lack microSD or waterproofing. They even have a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Read the full review:Google Pixel review,Google Pixel XL review

POCKET-LINT3. Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus

Buy the Apple iPhone 7 on Amazon UKor Amazon US

Buy the Apple iPhone 7 Plus on Amazon UK or Amazon US

The Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plusdon't offer the overhaul in design that we are used to getting every 2 years, though the larger model offers more new features than its smaller sibling in the form of a zoomed camera and the option for digital bokeh effects. The new flagship iPhones are more refined, offering the removal of the headphone jack in favour of stereo speakers, along with better hidden antennas and waterproofing.

They offer subtle changes to the iPhone 6S, such as a new Home button and glossy or matte black finish options, along with faster and slicker performance, as you would expect. Ultimately, the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are the best phones that Apple have produced, the premium Apple smartphone experience. If the price is too high, the iPhone 6S offers a similar design and experience for a little less cash.

Read the full review:Apple iPhone 7 review, Apple iPhone 7 Plus review

POCKET-LINT4. LG G6

Buy the LG G6 on Amazon UK orAmazon US

LG knocked it out of the park with its latest flagship smartphone, the G6. The new device offers a build, performance and display that are all up there with the best smartphones available, as well as lightweight software that is easy to customise and a dual camera system that has a lot of versatility.

It's more expensive than LG devices have been in the past and although its camera and build quality is comparable in quality to the Pixel devices and Galaxy S7 devices, along with its performance, we prefer the software experience and general overall feel of Samsung's and Google's options. The LG G6 is a fantastic device though, that is every bit the flagship, even if the new 18:9 display is now outshone by Samsung's Galaxy S8.

Read the full review:LG G6 review

POCKET-LINT5. OnePlus 3T

Buy the OnePlus 3T on Amazon UK orAmazon US

The OnePlus 3T is one of the best smartphones on the market, especially at its price point. As with its predecessors, the OnePlus 3T offers incredible value for money. It has many of the same features and specifications as smartphones twice its price and when it launched, it was one of the most powerful handsets available.

The all-metal finish is sleek and sturdy, making it feel like a genuinely premium device and the display is fantastic too, even if it isn't Quad HD resolution. The company may have shied away from the "flagship killer" branding this year, but the OnePlus 3T lays down the marker for what you can get for just over £400.

Read the full review:OnePlus 3T review

POCKET-LINT6. Blackberry KeyOne

Pre-order the BlackBerry KeyOne onAmazon UK or Amazon US

The BlackBerry KeyOne might be something of a surprise entry, with the company struggling to find form with its recent handsets. But just as we rated the BlackBerry Priv, the KeyOne brings something unique to the Android smartphone space with that physical keyboard.

The unique offering is a natural choice for those who loved the BlackBerry if the past, with programmable keyboard shortcuts and plenty of innovation on the top of Android to make this phone stand-out. It's not the most powerful handset out there, but at the same time, you're not being asked to pay flagship prices for it either.

Read the full review:BlackBerry KeyOne review

POCKET-LINT7. Motorola Moto G5 Plus

Buy the Motorola Moto G5 Plus onAmazon UK or Amazon US

The Moto G shocked the smartphone world when it launched: so much phone for so little money. The Moto G still dominates this end of the market, bringing features and experiences with a level of quality that many at this level lack. The Moto G5 Plus gives you a lot of phone for your money, with great build, finish and features.

The price is creeping up however, seeing this Plus model now sell for over £200. We'd still say that this is the best in this class of device, however, and if you can't spend too much on a phone, the Moto G5 Plus does it without feeling budget.

Read the full review:Moto G5 Plus review

POCKET-LINT8. Honor 8 Pro

Buy the Honor 8 Pro on Amazon UK

The Honor 8 Pro isn't as exciting or as future-facing as some of the 2017 flagship smartphones, including the LG G6 and Samsung Galaxy S8, but it is still a great affordable device. It's the same size as the Apple iPhone 7 Plus, so it will be a little wide for some, but that size packs in a 5.7-inch Quad HD display and a great battery performance in its sub-7mm build.

The navy blue finish is great and the dual camera setup is good fun too. The EMUI software can be a little heavy-handed and it certainly isn't as clean as the pure Android experience of Pixel, but at £475, the Honor 8 Pro is a worthy consideration for those that want a big-screen, powerful and long-lasting phone that won't destroy your bank account.

Read the full review:Honor 8 Pro review

POCKET-LINT9. HTC 10

Buy the HTC 10 on Amazon UK orAmazon US

The HTC 10 addresses many of the criticisms of the HTC One M9, focusing on the things that matter in a smartphone, and ditching many of the distractions. The HTC 10 is built to the high quality standard you expect from HTC, and it's a handset that solid and serious.

The 5.2-inch display packs a Quad HD resolution, power comes from the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset and 4GB of RAM, while there is OIS on both the front and back cameras. The result is power, performance, great design and camera performance, held together with fuss-free software that's slick, fast and free from bloat.

Read the full review:HTC 10 review

POCKET-LINT10. Apple iPhone SE

Buy the Apple iPhone SE on Amazon UKor Amazon US

Fulfilling the requirements of those looking for a smaller iPhone, the iPhone SE is about as budget as Apple gets. Starting at just over £300, the iPhone SE punches into the mid-range, but the only thing mid-range about this phone is the display size.

The iPhone SE has all the power of theiPhone 6S, giving you speed and power that smaller phones often fail to give you. It's a full-bore iPhone experience that's pared with an excellent camera, offering the consistency you expect from Apple. For those after the Apple experience without the hole in their pocket, the iPhone SE is an excellent choice. It's also one of the best selling iPhones out there.

Read the full review:Apple iPhone SE review

POCKET-LINT11. Huawei P10 and P10 Plus

Buy the Huawei P10 on Amazon UK orAmazon US

Buy the Huawei P10 Plus on Amazon UKor Amazon US

The Huawei P10 and P10 Plus are the latest flagship smartphones to appear from the Chinese manufacturer, with the P10 Plus being our favourite of the two. The larger device is one of the best looking smartphones to come from Huawei to date, while also offering a great battery life, capable dual cameras, plenty of power and storage and mature EMUI software.

The P10 will be the better option for those that want a smaller device, but the P10 Plus is certainly right up there in terms of Android devices. It isn't perfect, with the screen's finish picking up fingerprints and the camera software not always excellent, but the P10 Plus is a solid example of a 5.5-inch smartphone.

Read the full review:Huawei P10 review,Huawei P10 Plus review

12. Samsung Galaxy A5

Buy the Samsung Galaxy A5 on Amazon UK or Amazon US

The Samsung Galaxy A5 is an impressive device for a sub-£400 smartphone. It has a solid design and build, coupled with a display and performance that punches well beyond its price point. The A5 is a cheaper version of the S7 but without feeling like a cheaper alternative.

It doesn't offer the most powerful processor, the most pixel-dense screen or the best camera out there, but it's a compelling device that is well worthy of consideration if you're on a budget, or not too fussed about the latest and greatest software.

Read the full review:Samsung Galaxy A5 review

POCKET-LINT13. Honor 8

Buy the Honor 8 on Amazon UK orAmazon US

For a mid-level device, the Honor 8 lays down some solid specification benchmarks for its £370 price. As a day-to-day phone, the design and ability of this mid-ranger are considerable. It's an upgrade over the previous model that will give plenty of competitors a run for their money.

The battery life could be better, the processor performance lags a little at times and it doesn't offer the perfect graphics for gaming. That said, there is plenty of merit in the Honor 8, and its biggest problem isn't actually itself, but the competition it is up against, such as the OnePlus 3T that is only £40 more.

Read the full review:Honor 8 review

POCKET-LINT14. Lenovo P2

Buy the Lenovo P2 on Amazon UK

The biggest complaint in smartphones is battery life. The solution is to have a huge battery. The Lenovo P2 finds itself in a class of its own, a budget handset with a huge battery, so it will last longer than most people will need it to. While the battery is definitely king, the compromise is that the rest of the phone is only ok.

That means you get enough power, a camera that's ok and an experience that's ok rather than great. That said, you'll still be using it at the end of a long weekend, while most flagship phones will have flaked out.

Top 10 Best Android Apps

The 10 Best Android smartphone and tablet apps


£Free

Snapseed

Non-destructive editing, tons of filters, and a playful interface. Are you sure this is a free app? (Yes.)


£3.82

Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions

Fantastically frantic two-stick shape shooting on your mobile


£1.99

Causality

A clever puzzler with deviously designed challenges and a brilliant brain-bending time-travel device.
£3.99

Lara Croft GO

Turn-based Tomb Raider? We're all for it

£3.50

Metamorphabet

A, B, C, D, E, F, G. This alphabet app is quite freaky


£Free

Clash Royale

Fantasy freemium frolics of the finest kind


£Free

Retrica

One of the best freebie camera apps around just got better. Superb for adding character to photos and videos

£Free

Snakebird

Part Snake, part puzzler, all brain-smashingly tricky and brilliant


from

£3.99

A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build

Even monsters want to make friends sometimes


£2.99

Power Hover

Surf through beautiful low-poly landscapes in pursuit of a scoundrel who’s stolen the world’s

10 Cutest animal on EARTH!!

10 cutest animals on earth

• Flapjack Octopus

Flapjack Octopus appears as transparent to dark red with maximum size 20 cm. They have eight jointed legs which are affixed together in an umbrella shape. They have a gelatinous body, which spreads into a parachute shape when maneuvering through dimly lit water. Flapjack preys on small fishes and plank-tonic crustaceans.

• Meerkat

Group of meerkats is called a "mob", "gang" or "clan" A meerkat clan often contains about 20 meerkats, but some super-families have 50 or more members.they have an average life span of 12–14 years, and about half this in the wild.South Africa, and in Angola and southwestern Namibia in Namib Desert, in much of the Botswana in Kalahari Desert Meerkats live in all parts..

• Two toed Sloth

Choloepus is a genus of mammals of Central and South America, within the family Megalonychidae consisting of two-toed sloths. The two species of Choloepus, Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus) and Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni), are the only surviving members of the family Megalonychidae.

• Slow Ioris

Slow loris are a group of several species of nocturnal strepsirrhine primates. It is found in Southeast Asia and bordering areas, they range from Bangladesh and Northeast India in the west to the Sulu Archipelago in the Philippines in the east, and from Yunnan province in China in the north to the island of Java in the south.

• Baby Stingray

Baby ray is a species of stingray, found throughout the nearshore waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific, as well as off islands in the eastern Pacific. It is a bottom-dwelling inhabitant of lagoons, estuaries, and reefs, generally at a depth of 20–60 m (66–197 ft). Reaching 1.8 m (5.9 ft). It has a variable but distinctive light and dark mottled pattern on its upper surface, and a black tail.

• Giraffe

The giraffe of Africa, the tallest living terrestrial animals and the largest ruminants. The genus currently consists of one species.

• Llama

Llama are very social animals and live with other llamas as a herd. The wool produced by a llama is very soft and lanolin-free. Llamas are intelligent and can learn simple tasks after a few repetitions. When using a pack, they can carry about 25 to 30% of their body weight for 8 to 13 km (5–8 miles).

• Cheetah

Cheetah is a large felid of the subfamily Felinae that occurs mainly in eastern and southern Africa and a few parts of Iran. The cheetah is characterised by a slender body, deep chest, spotted coat, a small rounded head, black tear-like streaks on the face, long thin legs and a long spotted tail. It is taller than the leopard, it is notably smaller than the lion. Basically yellowish tan or rufous to greyish white, the coat is uniformly covered with nearly 2,000 solid black spots.

• Penguin

Penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have counter shaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have evolved into flippers. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid and other forms of sea life caught while swimming underwater. They spend about half of their lives on land and half in the oceans.

• Panda

Panda "Black and white cat-foot" is a bear native to south central China. It is easily recognized by the large, distinctive black patches around its eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. Though it belongs to the order carnivore,  the giant panda's diet is over 99% bamboo. Giant pandas in the wild will occasionally eat other grasses, wild tubers, or even meat in the form of birds, rodents or carrion. In captivity, they may receive honey, eggs, fish, yams, shrub leaves, oranges, or bananas along with specially prepared food.

Nepal, a place to heaven!

Nepal

Nepal (Nepali: नेपाल ), officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (Nepali: सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल Sanghiya Loktāntrik Ganatantra Nepāl), is a landlocked central Himalayan country in South Asia.It is divided into 7 provinces and 75 districts and 744 local units including 4 metropolises, 13 sub-metropolises, 246 municipal councils and 481 villages. It has a population of 26.4 million and is the 93rd largest country by area. Bordering China in the north and India in the south, east, and west, it is the largest sovereign Himalayan state. Nepal does not border Bangladesh, which is located within only 27 km (17 mi) of its southeastern tip. Neither does it border Bhutan due to the Indian state of Sikkim being located in between. Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and largest city. It is a multiethnic nation with Nepali as the official language.



 Mountains and environment is sweet as sugar.

 The highest peak lies here.

 Full of Heritage sites, most sites listed

                                               in the world heritage site.

 More and more tourists gets to                                                                                   blaze with nature.

 More than enough culture and religion.

 Handicrafts  will make you complete.

 The living Goddess lives here.

 Play with colors and smile will                                                                                   never leave you.

 Leave your fork and use hands like!!

Angel Falls

Angel Falls, Venezuela

Angel Falls (Spanish: Salto Ángel) is a waterfall in Venezuela. It is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall. it's height is 979 meters (3,212 ft) and a plunge of 807 meters (2,648 ft). The waterfall drops over the edge of the Auyantepui mountain in the Canaima National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Canaima).
 Nature takes part for us to enjoy.
 Feel the clouds and water drops.
 It's a lot higher than you can see.
 Beautifully beautiful.

Mt. Everest

Mount Everest, Nepal

Mount Everest; in Nepali as Sagarmatha and in Chinese as Chomolungma, is Earth's highest mountain. Its peak is 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) above sea level. Mount Everest is in the Mahalangur Range. The international border between China (Tibet Autonomous Region) and Nepal runs across Everest's summit point. Its includes neighbouring peaks, Lhotse, 8,516 m (27,940 ft); Nuptse, 7,855 m (25,771 ft), and Changtse, 7,580 m (24,870 ft).
 The highest point of Earth.
 Sun rise and Sun set, watch it!
 Nature and Culture are together.
 Snow white is real!!

Burj Khalifa

Burj Khalifa, Dubai

Burj Khalifa (Arabic; برج خليف‎‎, Arabic for "Khalifa Tower", known as the Burj Dubai before its inauguration, is a megatall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It has total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft) including the antenna and a roof height of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa is currently the tallest structure in the world since topping out in late 2008.
 Night is always astonishing!
 Get ready to experience engineering.
Not even clouds read it.
 Do you want to live here?
 Seeing some fabulous sight.