Top picks in phones include, from left, the OnePlus 12R, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. ... but you don’t necessarily need the top-of-the-line model to get a great device.

While Apple hasn’t launched a new iPhone this year yet, cool new phones for 2021 include Android smartphones in the Samsung Galaxy S21 series, Samsung Galaxy A series and OnePlus 9 series.