The best Samsung phone has the performance, camera quality, and features you want at a price within your budget.

Samsung is narrowing the gap to iPhone—its latest update makes it by far the best alternative to Apple’s devices when it comes to security and privacy. Google has already raised the bar with Android 15, with a raft of innovations. Samsung has gone further. And its latest update shows that Galaxy phones are about to change forever.

Galaxy AI's attention-grabbing features often look impressive and can do remarkable things. I'm not here to disparage AI in general. AI's processing demands justify new devices that exceed the average consumer's needs.