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Best phones of 2025

Another year down, and one possibly with more phone changes than ever. While previous years have been all about cameras, this one seems to have pushed new technology alongside cameras. In 2025, phone buyers were presented with more foldable phones and better batteries, plus all the new mobile cameras you could shake a stick at.

Pickr has covered more than a few Australians phone releases with our reviews, all built to change the way you choose with detailed analysis and research based around repeatable methodologies, but there still can only be a few judged as “the best phones”. So here we are, ready with our choices for the best phones of 2025.

Oppo Find X9 Pro

Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7

Google Pixel 9a

Apple iPhone 17 Pro

Google Pixel 10

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Oppo Find X9 Pro

Apple iPhone 17 Pro

Best tech of 2025

As the sun sets on 2025, we’re going through our favourite gadgets of the year to land on the best. There are headphones aplenty, tablets and computers, and plenty of stuff for the home. We’ve written about hundreds of gadgets over the past year, so what was best?

Bose QC Ultra 2nd-gen

Sony WH-1000XM6

CMF Headphone Pro

Sennheiser HDB630

Apple AirPods Pro 3

Bose QC Ultra Earbuds 2nd-gen

CMF Buds 2 Plus

Technics AZ100

Apple Watch Ultra 3

Google Pixel Watch 4

Apple iPad Air (M3)

Apple MacBook Air (M4)

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura

Espresso Display 15

Narwal Flow

Tineco Floor One S7 Stretch

Yoto Player Mini

Journey Aria

Canva Affinity

Apple Music

Playing Xbox on a MacBook Air

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate

Apple TV on Android

Apple TV+

Previous years

The best technology picks aren’t just for the past year. We’ve been running Pickr’s Best Picks for years, with plenty of tech picks over the years.

Find out what we’ve awards our Best Pick to each year by checking what won in prior years.