Hello dear readers, here is the last article of our Best of 2024 series which is the best flagship Smartphones of this year, before I start the final article of this series. Let me say a big thanks to every reader of TechnoBugg for the amazing love and support for this series. Our Best of Year series is one of the oldest series on the website but every time you guys provided an amazing response. So without making any further delay let’s get into the article to check out the best flagship smartphones of 2024.
Best Flagship Smartphones of 2024
In this article, we have listed the 5 best flagship smartphones of this year and devices are selected on the basis of value for money aspect along with specifications and software support promises in mind. Before we start, let me say that the list has devices that were launched before December 01, 2024. So let’s start the journey of the best flagship smartphones of 2024.
OnePlus 13
The OnePlus 13 is our first choice in the category of the best flagship smartphones of 2024. The OnePlus 13 comes with a second-generation 2K Oriental screen. It comes with a 6.82-inch BOE X2 display along with a 120Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of 4500 nits. The device also features “Crystal Shield Super Ceramic Glass” for durability. The display of the device is certified by DisplayMate with an A++ rating and you can touch the display using glove or even with wet hands.
It has the power of the Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile processor along with the self-developed Tidal Engine to improve gaming experience. The device comes with up to 24 GB of RAM on the board and 1TB of internal storage. The device also features the second-generation Tiangong Cooling System Pro and the same has a massive 9925mm² VC cooling solution. The device houses a massive 6000mAh glacier battery along with 100W wired fast charging and 50W wireless fast charging. It also comes with glass variant and leather variant. Both options feature IP68/69 protection.
The OnePlus 13 features a 50MP Sony LYT-808 flagship main sensor (1/1.4″ sensor size) with OIS along with 50MP LYT-600 (1/1.95″ sensor size) periscope telephoto, and a 50MP ultra-wide angle(120° wide field of view) with Samsung S5KJN5 sensor. The device also comes with a collaboration with Hasselblad for superior photography. The company also offers an AI feature dubbed “AI De-glare” technology that reduces glass reflections in glass in a photo. The device also comes with a 32MP f/2.4 with Sony IMX615 sensor. It also features “Shadowless Snap” which is meant to capture fast-moving subjects.
The device supports Super Signal Engineering 2.0 along with supports multi-function infrared remote control, full-area NFC, USB 3.2 Gen1, and an AI noise reduction feature with four microphones. The device also comes with an in-display fingerprint scanner and Dolby Atmos Stereo speakers.
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is another best option in the best flagship smartphones of 2024 and the device features a 6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with a QHD+ resolution along with a brightness of 2600 nits and a variable refresh rate between 1-120Hz. It also supports the S Pen for making your tasks easy including note-taking, drawing, and document editing. The display is integrated with an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner.
The device has the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile processor along with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB, 512 GB, or 1 TB of internal storage. The device runs on Android 14 with One UI 6.1 out of the box. It comes with a 200-megapixel primary camera with a wide-angle feature with an F1.7 aperture along with a 12-megapixel ultra-wide lens with an F2.2 aperture and a 120° field of view. The device also features a 50-megapixel telephoto lens with 5x optical zoom, OIS, and an F3.4 aperture and the device also comes with a second telephoto lens with 10 megapixels with 3x optical zoom, perfect for portrait and close-up shots. The device also features a 12-megapixel selfie camera with F2.2 aperture and Dual Pixel autofocus technology.
It houses a large 5,000mAh battery along with 45W fast charging support, wireless charging 2.0 technology and wireless power sharing. The device also features an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance. It also comes with AI features including Circle to search, live translation, chat assistant, note assistant, and voice recording assistant.
iPhone 16 Pro
Its another good choice in the category of the best flagship smartphones of 2024 and the iPhone 16 Pro sports a 6.3-inch screen along with a 120Hz ProMotion display. The latest iPhone 16 Pro is powered by the A18 Pro chip. The device has a 48MP main camera with a second-generation quad-pixel sensor that offers ProRAW and HEIF photos with zero shutter lag. The devices also come with a 48MP ultra-wide camera and a 12MP 5x periscope telephoto lens offering a 120mm zoom.
It also features a dedicated camera button that will enable you to access various camera features easily. The camera department also features enhancement in computational photography with real-time color and shadow adjustments, customizable photography styles, and improved video recording at 4K120fps. The devices also feature spatial audio capture. The iPhone 16 Pro comes with a new “Visual Intelligence” feature. The devices run on iOS 18 and the devices come with Game Mode. The device also features more customization options for the home screen, along with Crash Detection and Emergency SOS via Satellite. The devices also feature a Grade 5 titanium frame. The devices come with Ceramic Shield glass and an IP68 rating.
Google Pixel 9 Pro
The Google Pixel 9 Pro is also a good option in the category of the best flagship smartphone of 2024. The device features a 6.34-inch display along with 2,050 nits peak brightness. The device also has an Actua OLED panel and the device features a 120Hz LTPO refresh rate and the display is protected by Gorilla Glass Victus 2. The display is integrated with the ultrasonic fingerprint scanner.
It also features a 50MP main sensor with f/1.68 for better performance in low light, a 48MP ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 48MP periscope telephoto unit with 5x optical zoom. The device also comes with a 42MP front facing camera. The devices are also loaded with features including Magic Editor, Magic Eraser, Best Take, Zoom Enhance, Photo Unblur, and Portrait Light.
The device has the Tensor G4 mobile processor along with Titan M2 security chipset. It also features 16GB RAM and up to 1TB storage. The latest Google Pixel 9 Pro is backed by a 4,700mAh battery with 45W fast charging. The device was introduced with Android 14 and it will be getting seven years of OS updates. The device also features Google Gemini AI and the device supports Circle to Search, Pixel Screenshots, Reimagine among others. The devices also support Emergency SOS onboard and an ultrawide-band chip as well. It also comes with an IP68 rating as well.
Xiaomi 15 Pro
The Xiaomi 15 Pro sports a 6.73-inch 2K OLED curved display with TCL CSOT’s M9 luminous materials and a dual-layer microcavity emission structure. The device also features LTPO adaptive refresh rates from 1-120Hz and three-level screen partition refresh. It also comes with a 300Hz touch sampling rate and an instantaneous 2,560Hz touch sampling rate. The device features a peak brightness of 3,200 nits along with Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 2.0.
It has the Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile processor at its heart and the device features up to 16GB LPDDR5X RAM along with 1TB UFS 4.0 storage. The device also comes with a wing-shaped circular cooling system with a 4,053mm² heat dissipation area. The device also comes with Xiaomi’s HyperCore microarchitecture scheduler.
The device runs on HyperOS 2 out of the box along with features including seamless integration with Xiaomi’s ecosystem, and better power management. It also comes with a 50MP main sensor (Sony LYT900, 1/1.3″, f/1.44 aperture, OIS), a 50MP ultra-wide sensor (Samsung S5KJN1, f/2.2), and a 50MP periscope telephoto lens (Sony IMX858, OIS). The periscope camera also comes with 5X optical zoom and 10X lossless zoom. It also comes with Xiaomi’s ALD ultra-transparency coating and Leica-customized optics. The device also features UltraZOOM-20X for capturing more details. It also comes with a 32MP OmniVision OV32B40 sensor on the front.
The latest Xiaomi 15 series also comes with dynamic photos (Live Photos) password. The device houses a large 6,100mAh battery with high-voltage cobalt lithium and silicon-carbon nanotube construction. The device also comes with 90W wired and 50W wireless fast charging. It also comes with Xiaomi’s Surge P3 and G1 chips. The device also supports satellite connectivity along with ultrasonic fingerprint recognition, IP68 water and dust resistance, and Wi-Fi 7 compatibility.
So that completes our list of best flagship smartphones of 2024 and do let us know your favorite device in the comments section below. Once again, thank you so much for the incredible support for the Best of 2024 series. We recommend you to head over the link to check out other interesting stuff of this year.
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