Best Phones of 2017: The Best Mobiles Money Can Buy

Nokia 8

Google Pixel 2

iPhone X

Samsung Galaxy Note 8

LG G6

iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus

HTC U11

Although the budget segment is the most active part of the Indian smartphone market, most people still pay a lot of attention to the high-end flagships. These phones might not sell as much, but they're a look at the future for the rest of us, and bring the cutting edge of features and performance.

Brands like Apple and Samsung continue to dominate in this segment; newcomers have been getting better and better even as their prices keep rising, but the top of the market remains and old-boys-club for now. That could change by next year though, as we're seeing brands like Xiaomi, Honor, and OnePlus all release very interesting devices, as you'll see in our honourable mentions at the end of this piece.

To compile this list, we've restricted ourselves to phones that released in 2017, and then picked out the very best handsets available. Apart from the ones on our list, there are a few honourable mentions that aren't included in the main count for a variety of reasons; one of them being that we have (as always) restricted the list to phones on which we've run our usual suite of tests, to ensure that all reviews and comparisons are fair and thorough.

With that in mind, here are the very best phones or the year, irrespective of budget, presented in no particular order.

Best Mobiles of 2017	Gadgets 360 rating
Samsung Galaxy Note 8	9/10
iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus	9/10
HTC U11	9/10
Nokia 8	9/10
LG G6	9/10
Google Pixel 2	8/10
iPhone X	9/10