Điện thoại lớn tốt nhất năm 2021: Phablet hàng đầu 6 inch trở lên

Điều duy nhất lớn hơn màn hình trên Galaxy S21 Ultra là số lượng tính năng cao cấp mà Samsung có thể đưa vào năm nay Soái hạm. Giống như Galaxy S20 Ultra trước đó, màn hình trên S21 Ultra cung cấp tốc độ làm tươi lên đến 120Hz. Tuy nhiên, bạn không cần phải hạ độ phân giải của tấm nền OLED để tận hưởng tính năng đó và tốc độ làm tươi tự động điều chỉnh dựa trên bất kỳ tác vụ nào bạn đang thực hiện.

Đây là chiếc flagship Galaxy S đầu tiên hỗ trợ tính năng tuyệt vời của Samsung S Pen-bút cảm ứng tăng năng suất được bán riêng-và đây là một trong những điện thoại đầu tiên cung cấp bộ vi xử lý Snapdragon 888 mới của Qualcomm. Ngoài việc tăng hiệu suất lớn, bạn cũng nhận được pin lâu dài, mặc dù tuổi thọ pin sẽ cải thiện nếu bạn giữ tốc độ hiển thị động cố định ở 60 Hz. Hai ống kính tele làm nổi bật một bộ camera tuyệt vời chứng tỏ Galaxy S21 Ultra còn nhiều thứ hơn là chỉ một màn hình siêu nhỏ.

The new iPhone 12 may not be quite as large as the iPhone 12 Pro Max, but with a 6.1-inch display that now utilizes OLED technology, it’s sized similarly to the outgoing iPhone 11. The difference with the new device’s panel is its far higher resolution and richer colors, which vastly outperform the quality of visuals on the iPhone 11.

But the differences go beyond the display. The iPhone 12 supports 5G in all its forms, no matter what network you take it to; it features MagSafe, for hassle-free wireless charging and a range of accessories; it has two highly-capable cameras with the ability to record Dolby Vision HDR video; and of course, it benefits from Apple’s best-in-class A14 Bionic processor. All of this culminates in a phone that is arguably the most well-rounded for its price in Apple’s entire repertoire. We just wish it came with more than 64GB of base storage out of the box, and a charger, too.

Read our full iPhone 12 review.

The most appealing thing about the Samsung Galaxy S21 isn’t its screen size, which at 6.2 inches is pretty large. It’s the fact that the price tag on this phone is so much smaller than what Samsung was charging a year ago.

The Galaxy S20 debuted at $999. Samsung cut the price on the S21 by $200, though. Some of the compromises to get that lower price are a lower resolution, no expandable storage and less expensive materials. But those are pretty minor trade-offs, considering you still enjoy a screen with a dynamic refresh rate, a super-fast Snapdragon 888 chipset and very good cameras.

Read our full Samsung Galaxy S21 review.

The 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Note 20 may not have the astonishing 108MP camera from the $300 more expensive Note 20 Ultra model, nor does it have its 120Hz display or glass-and-metal design. But it is just as capable when it comes to getting things done, thanks to its Snapdragon 865 Plus processor, S Pen and all the enhancements Samsung has made to its Notes app and productivity features.

The Note 20 can cast to a wireless display or your Windows PC via the desktop Your Phone app, and now allows users to append audio recordings to handwritten or types notes. It also supports Xbox cloud gaming via the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate beta, making it well suited for play as well as work.

We do wish the Note 20 came with a beefier battery or perhaps more efficient chipset, as it lasted a fairly average 9 hours and 26 minutes in our custom battery test. That said, there aren’t many serious downsides to going with the cheaper Note 20 versus the pricier Ultra, but you will save a ton of cash in the process.

Read our full Samsung Galaxy Note 20 review.

You don’t get a much bigger phone than one with a 7.6-inch display, which is precisely how large the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 unfolds to be. A massive panel like that is ideal for running multiple applications at once, which the Z Fold 2 lets you do with its App Pair feature.

But let’s say you’re on the go, and the time’s not right to be carrying a massive tablet display everywhere. The Z Fold 2 folds down to a 6.2-inch cover display that can support all the same applications and activities as the primary panel. Even better, thanks to Samsung’s clever Continuity software, whatever app you’re using on either display will transition to the other one when you open or close the device.

Thoughtful features like that make the Galaxy Z Fold 2 not only the best foldable phone on the market, but the most versatile big phone — for those willing to shell out $2,000 for the privilege, that is.

Read our full Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 review.

Big screens require big batteries to stay powered up, but that’s not a concern with the Moto G Power (2021). Like last year’s version of the long-lasting Motorola phone, this device features a 5,000 mAh battery. And it makes every bit of use from all that power, lasting for more than 14 hours on our battery test.

Other aspects of the Moto G Power like its cameras and processor are more basic, but the price is certainly eye-catching. The 64GB version of the Moto G Power with 4GB of RAM costs an appealing $249. But if you can get away with less RAM and storage, you can find the phone for less than $200. That’s a bargain almost as big as the Moto G Power’s 6.6-inch display.

Read our full Moto G Power (2021) review.

Gamers looking for a mobile phone to call their own will appreciate having 6.78 inches of playing space with the Asus ROG Phone 5. And that screen real estate is designed to really immerse you in games — it can max out its refresh rate to 144Hz, so even the most demanding games can play smoothly.

You won’t have to worry about needing to interrupt your game to recharge. The ROG Phone 5’s massive 6,000 mAh battery held out for more than 12 hours on our test. While that number came with the screen refresh rate set to 60Hz, even having the phone’s screen refresh at more demanding speeds allowed the ROG Phone 5 to go more than 10 hours on a single charge. That’s mighty impressive.

You’ll want to look elsewhere if you demand a top-performing camera, but the number of gaming-influenced touches on the ROG Phone 5 make it a good choice if you live and breathe gaming.

Read our full Asus ROG Phone 5 review.

How to choose the best big phone for you

• Android or iPhone? Android phones give you more choice in terms of price, size and innovative designs — many of them happen to be larger, too. However, iPhones offer speedier software updates, better games and apps and better security and privacy. See our iPhone vs Android face-off.
• Unlocked or carrier? Most shoppers in the U.S. buy new phones through their wireless carrier. But an unlocked phone gives you the freedom to buy the device without any sort of contract and then bring it to the provider you want to use.
• Screen size: For fans of big phones, 6 inches and up is a good place to start. The biggest phones are 6.5 to just under 7 inches. If you want something you can easily use with one hand, go with one of the best small phones with a screen under 6 inches.
• Cameras: Don’t pay attention to the megapixel count. Instead, look at camera face-offs between phones to see the photo quality and look for special features like Night Mode to get better quality in low light. Also see our best camera phone roundup.
• Battery life: Generally, phones with larger batteries (measured in mAh) offer the longest battery life, but that’s not always the case. That’s why we run our own custom battery tests, where phones repeatedly load webpages over a T-Mobile data connection while set to 150 nits of display brightness until they run out of juice.

How we test smartphones

In order for a smartphone to make our best phone list, it needs to excel on several tests that we run on every handset. We perform some of these tests in our labs and some in the real world.

When it comes to performance, we rely on such synthetic benchmarks as Geekbench 5 and 3DMark to measure graphics performance. These tests allow us to compare performance across iPhones and Android devices. We also run a real-world video transcoding test on each phone using the Adobe Premiere Rush app and time the result.

To measure the quality of a phone’s display, we perform lab tests to determine the brightness of the panel (in nits), as well as how colorful each screen is (DCI-P3 color gamut). In these cases, higher numbers are better. We also measure color accuracy of each panel with a Delta-E rating, where lower numbers are better and score of 0 is perfect.

One of the most important tests we run is the Tom’s Guide battery test. We run a web surfing test over 5G or 4G at 150 nits of screen brightness until the battery gives out. In general, a phone that lasts 10 hours or more is good, and anything above 11 hours makes our list of the best phone battery life.

Last but not least, we take the best phones out in the field to take photos outdoors, indoors and at night in low light to see how they perform versus their closest competitors. We take shots of landscapes, food, portraits and more, and also allow you to be the judge with side-by-side comparisons in our reviews.