It’s been a great year for smartphones, but you might have missed it if you only pay attention to the two biggest names. Sure, the iPhone 15 Pro is Apple’s most powerful iPhone ever, and the new titanium frame is very snazzy. And that Galaxy S23 Ultra is the best phone you can buy overall, with amazing cameras and more features than I’d ever need. Still, those phones were predictable upgrades. The real excitement came from Motorola and OnePlus.
I got to try all of the coolest phones this year, and the ones that blew me away were the Motorola Razr Plus and the OnePlus Open. Yes, foldable phones. I’m just as surprised as anybody. I’d been planning this story but still questioning my own judgement, until I saw my friend and colleague Michael Fisher (aka Captain 2 Phones, aka Mr. Mobile), who posted this on Threads:
