
Best mid-range phone of 2023 — flagship cameras at $499

Samsung
Iterative but polished
Google Pixel 7a
Google Pixel 7a
Google Pixel 7a
4,385mAh battery + Tensor G2 inefficiency = mediocre all-day life. 18W wired charging is slow. FIRST A-series Pixel to support wireless charging (7.5W Qi).
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
The 5,000 mAh battery is unchanged but the more efficient chip pushes real-world endurance comfortably beyond a day — Engadget measured 29h 27m video runtime, Mrwhosetheboss got nearly 9 hours of screen-on time. Wired charging tops out at 45W, wireless at 25W. The Qi2 Ready implementation without built-in magnets is a consistent frustration, and Reddit users openly say the OnePlus 13's silicon-carbon battery was the more exciting release this year.
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra