The gadgety hits just keep on coming, and it’s down to us - with some vital input from you, Stuff’s discerning readers - to decree which are the year’s very best

APPLE iPHONE 11 PRO

PHONE OF THE YEAR

from £1049 / apple.com

The iPhone 11 Pro might not have 5G or a pop-up camera, or fold in half, but Apple has never been one for gimmicks. This triple-cam powerhouse feels like the handset that Tim Cook and co have been building towards since the iPhone X launched: an exquisitely designed phone that excels in every department.

From the phenomenal A13 chip and practical battery life (finally!) to the best-in-class camera and mindblowing new Night Mode, the iPhone 11 Pro performs just as a £1000+ smartphone should, even if it can still be hard to stomach spending that much on one. Best of all, you don’t have to worry about Donald Trump having a tantrum and rendering all its apps useless.

NOMINEES

• Apple iPhone 11

• OnePlus 7T

• Huawei P30 Pro

• Google Pixel 4 XL

• Still of the night

Apple really upped its game with the new triple-camera system, and Night Mode beats Google at its own low-light game.

• • Star of the sliver screen

The Dolby Atmos speakers are really impressive for a phone. Find some Dolby Vision or HDR10 content and it’s streaming heaven.

MOTO G8 PLUS

BUDGET PHONE OF THE YEAR

L240 / motorola.co.uk

It seems like forever since the go-to budget phone hasn’t been one of Moto’s G series. In fact, we’ll probably soon have to rename this category the Motorola Budget Phone of the Year - so it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that this year’s best cheap blower is the G8 Plus.

Not that you’d know this was a sub-£250 phone to look at it. There’s a big old 6.3in screen with an unobtrusive teardrop notch on the front, and a triple-camera setup round the back, complete with laser autofocus and LED flash. Improved battery life and a drop in the asking price from last year’s model secure another year on the budget throne for Moto.

NOMINEES

• Xiaomi Mi 9

• RealMe X2 Pro

• Nokia 7.2

• Oppo 10x Zoom

HUAWEI P30 PRO

READERS’ PHONE OF THE YEAR

from L750 / consumer.huawei.com

There’s nothing that gets you riled up quite like Phone of the Year. Whatever we decide, you’ll tell us we’re wrong, so we gave you the power to call the shots with a special standalone readers’ award. We included 10 shortlisted smartphones - some from little-known companies like Apple and Google, some from breakthrough brands like RealMe and Xiaomi, even a nod for Nokia.

But none of this mattered to you, because you’ve named the P30 Pro - Huawei’s final flagship handset before being tarnished by US political turmoil - your phone of the year. Power to the People…’s Republic of China.

NOMINEES

• Apple iPhone 11 & iPhone 11 Pro

• OnePlus 7T

• Google Pixel 4XL

• Moto G8 Plus

• Xiaomi Mi 9

• RealMe X2 Pro

• Nokia 7.2

• Oppo 10x Zoom

AMAZON ECHO SHOW 5

SMART HOME GADGET OF THE YEAR

£80 / amazon.co.uk

She appeared in the toilet, in the microwave and, thanks to Amazon’s Echo Frames, sitting on our faces. Yes, this was the year Alexa got everywhere - but when it comes to controlling smart home devices, it’s the Echo Show 5 that’s on discerning worktops.