In this piece, we will take a look at the five best Android phones to buy for 2023. For more Android phones, head on over to 21 Best Android Phones to Buy for 2023.
5. ASUS Zenfone 9
Insider Monkey’s Score: 4
ASUS Zenfone 9 is a high end smartphone designed by the personal computing firm ASUS. The phone was released in September 2022 and it is powered by Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. It has a 5.9 inch display and supports as much as 256GB of storage along with 16GB of RAM. The Zenfone 9 also sports USB 3.1 connectivity as well as 50 megapixel primary camera that is capable of recording 8K video at 24 frames per second.
4. Google Pixel 7
Insider Monkey’s Score: 5
The Google Pixel 7 is the latest flagship smartphone from Google, the developer, and creator of Android. Due to this, it is one of the few smartphones on the market that is free from bloatware applications, which are applications that companies often add to their devices. The Google Pixel 7 was released in October 2022 and it is powered by the Google Tensor G2 – a processor designed by Google and built on the 5 nanometer manufacturing process. The Pixel 7 has a 6.3 inch display.
3. Google Pixel 7 Pro
Insider Monkey’s Score: 6
The Google Pixel Pro is another smartphone in the Google Pixel lineup. It is the larger variant of the Pixel 7 and has a 6.7 inch display. As opposed to the Pixel 7 which has a 1080 x 2400 pixels display, the Pixel 7 Pro has a crisper 1440 x 3120 pixels display. The Pixel 7 Pro is also powered by the Google Tensor G2 microprocessor, and like its smaller variant, it has a 50 megapixels primary camera. However, the Pixel 7 Pro’s secondary camera is much power as it has a 48 megapixels resolution – higher than the Pixel 7’s 12 megapixel camera.
2. Google Pixel 6a
Insider Monkey’s Score: 6
The Google Pixel 6a is the older variant in the Google Pixel lineup. This is due to the fact that it was released in July 2022 and is powered by the Google Tensor microprocessor, an older variant of the G2 chip that powers the Pixel 7 smartphones. The Google Pixel 6a has two 12 megapixel primary cameras and can record 4K video at thirty and sixty frames per second. The phone does not support additional SD cards for storage and is only available in 128 GB of storage with 6 GB of RAM. The phone also supports UFS 3.1 storage and it has a 4410 mAh battery.
1. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
Insider Monkey’s Score: 7
The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is the latest and greatest smartphone in Samsung’s Galaxy smartphone lineup. The phone was launched in February 2023 and it has a 6.8 inch display. The phone is powered by Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor made on the 4 nanometer manufacturing process. It has a quad rear camera setup, with a whopping 200 megapixels sensor.
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