Best smartphones of June 2023
Which smartphones are the best to buy right now? Which ones have the best price-quality ratio, are the best deal and do we therefore recommend you? You can read it every month in an update of our Best Android Smartphones Buying Guide.
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Which smartphone should I buy?
In these articles, we always highlight a few phones for you. We briefly describe each smartphone in one sentence. If you want to learn more about the phone, you can go to the link on that phone’s page. There you will find, among other things, the extensive specification list and possibly our review.
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How did this overview come about?
Our entire buying guide can be found under the heading Best smartphones on our website. Here you will also find links to pages where you can buy the relevant devices. The buying guide is kept up-to-date throughout the year and we have owned all smartphones in the list ourselves. Our experiences, the specifications and prices play a role in the decision whether or not the devices are included in the buying guide. The prices mentioned are the prices at the time of the publication of the article. So these may change. The list below is in order of price.
Best smartphones of June 2023
Best budget smartphones (up to 350 euros)
Best midrange smartphones (350 to 550 euros)
- Nothing Phone (1) (380 euros): perhaps the nicest and most beautiful smartphone there is
- Xiaomi 12 (449 euros): luxury lightning fast high-end smartphone from last year now on sale for midrange price
- OPPO Find X5 (490): Cameras excel in this class
- Samsung Galaxy S21 FE (490 euros): extensive camera island and the best overall picture for under 500 euros
- Google Pixel 7a (500 euros): cheaper and more affordable version of Pixel 7 is little inferior to its more expensive brother
Best high end smartphones
- Google Pixel 6 Pro (569 euros): very good camera smartphone is cheapest smartphone with periscope lens
- Samsung Galaxy S22 (570 euros): luxurious, extensive camera set-up and wonderful design
- Google Pixel 7 Pro (735 euros): everything you want from a smartphone, but well below Ultra prices
- Samsung Galaxy S23 (740 euros): compact high-end smartphone from Samsung with finally really fast performance and good battery life
- Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (879 euros): Samsung’s flagship from last year, has everything your smartphone heart desires for less than 900 euros
Highlighted some phones: Samsung Galaxy S23
The Samsung Galaxy S23 has dropped considerably in price and can therefore be found in our buying guide for the first time. You currently pay around 740 euros for the basic model from Samsung’s new high-end S23 series. For this you get a super-fast compact smartphone with a beautiful design, extensive camera island and good software support.
The compactness of the basic version of the South Korean manufacturer’s Galaxy S series always had the disadvantage that the battery was not very strong. However, this issue has now been resolved, the new more efficient Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip being the main reason for this. It is the first time in years that Samsung integrates a Qualcomm processor in its S-series smartphones in Europe. For this, the manufacturer invariably used its own Exynos processors. These were less fast, but mainly much less economical, so the battery never really lasted long. So this has now changed.
However, a disadvantage that now sticks to the Galaxy S23 is ‘Banana Blur’. Many users of a Galaxy S23 or S23+ report problems with blurry, out-of-focus photos. Part of the photo is out of focus and you mainly see it on the right side in photos. The blur continues upwards in a curve. The out-of-focus portion looks like a banana-shaped blur, hence the name ‘Banana Blur’. Not all users report problems, but it is something to take into account.
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Motorola Edge 30 Neo
Also new in the list is the Motorola Edge 30 Neo. This phone is mainly for those who like looking for an eye-catching smartphone and prefer a clean Android experience.
To start with the design, Motorola has entered into a partnership with Pantone for the Edge 30 Neo. This is a leading medium in the field of color. This collaboration has resulted in the Edge 30 Neo being available in a few sparkling colors, great job. The phone also has plenty to offer. For example, the device can be charged with a power of 68W, it has an excellent main camera and a solid wide-angle and macro camera and a nice compact 6.28 ” Full HD + OLED panel with a refresh rate of 120 Hz. Disadvantages of the smartphone are its moderate update policy and the processor used, which is certainly not the fastest you can find in a smartphone for this money.
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The striking readers would also have seen that the Pixel 7a has replaced the ‘regular’ Pixel 7 in this list. The Pixel 7a is in many respects little inferior to its larger and more expensive brother. However, partly due to the price reduction, the latter is almost eighty euros more expensive. We recommend that you keep this money in your pocket. If you still want a phone with a better main camera and more luxurious design, the Pixel 7 is still a very good deal.
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Buy Samsung Galaxy S23
The Samsung Galaxy S23 is the entry-level model in the Galaxy S23 series. This phone has five very extensive cameras, a 6.1 inch Full HD + AMOLED screen, the fast Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy, a 3,900 mAh battery and much more.
From 949 euros
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Buy Motorola Edge 30 Neo
The Motorola Edge 30 Neo is the first device to come in trendy colors selected as part of a new, long-running partnership between Motorola and Panton. With color options including the Pantone Color of the Year 2022, Very Peri, the Motorola Edge 30 Neo has been carefully designed.
€388
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Buy Google Pixel 7a
The Pixel 7a is equipped with Google’s powerful Tensor G2 chip, offering advanced performance and enhanced functionalities. The Pixel 7a comes with an impressive camera setup, which will appeal to photography enthusiasts.
€509
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