There’s no doubt that the best phones of the year included some impressive advancements in both hardware and software. This includes huge advancements around the growth of AI, with both Samsung and Google showcasing the potential for artificial intelligence.
Apple has, unfortunately, struggled a bit in this department, but it did completely revamp the design of the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max. There's also the A19 chip series, which offered impressive improvements over past iterations.
