/* Best Phones Page — curated rankings */ const BestPhones = ({ setPage, initialCategory = 'overall' }) => { const [category, setCategory] = useState(initialCategory); useEffect(() => { setCategory(initialCategory); }, [initialCategory]); const categories = [ { k: 'overall', label: 'Overall', desc: 'Best phones, period — by aggregate spec score.' }, { k: 'camera', label: 'Camera', desc: 'Best for photo and video, ranked by DxOMark + editorial.' }, { k: 'gaming', label: 'Gaming', desc: 'Highest sustained frame rates and thermal headroom.' }, { k: 'battery', label: 'Battery', desc: 'Longest real-world endurance with fastest charging.' }, { k: 'value', label: 'Value', desc: 'Best specs-per-dollar across the global market.' }, { k: 'foldable', label: 'Foldables', desc: 'Best folding phones across book and clamshell formats.' }, { k: 'small', label: 'Small', desc: 'Best phones under 6.2" — increasingly rare.' }, { k: 'budget', label: 'Under $500', desc: 'Best phones you can buy outright for less than $500.' }, ]; const rankings = { overall: [ { rank: 1, name: 'iPhone 16 Pro Max', brand: 'Apple', score: 91, price: '$1,199', pros: 'Video, sustained perf, ecosystem', cons: 'Slow charging, 8 GB RAM', tag: 'Editor\'s pick' }, { rank: 2, name: 'Galaxy S25 Ultra', brand: 'Samsung', score: 90, price: '$1,299', pros: 'Camera reach, S Pen, 5,000 mAh', cons: 'Heavy, Bixby still here', tag: 'Premium' }, { rank: 3, name: 'Pixel 9 Pro XL', brand: 'Google', score: 88, price: '$1,099', pros: 'Photography, AI features, 7-yr updates', cons: 'Tensor G4 trails in benchmarks', tag: 'Best for AI' }, { rank: 4, name: 'OnePlus 13', brand: 'OnePlus', score: 87, price: '$899', pros: '100 W charging, 6,000 mAh, SD 8 Elite', cons: 'OxygenOS bloat outside CN', tag: 'Best value flagship' }, { rank: 5, name: 'Xiaomi 15 Ultra', brand: 'Xiaomi', score: 87, price: '$1,499', pros: 'Periscope + 1" main, Leica tuning', cons: 'HyperOS still uneven', tag: 'Photo flagship' }, { rank: 6, name: 'iPhone 16 Pro', brand: 'Apple', score: 87, price: '$999', pros: 'Pro Max specs in compact body', cons: 'Smaller battery', tag: 'Best compact pro' }, { rank: 7, name: 'Honor Magic 7 Pro', brand: 'Honor', score: 85, price: '$1,099', pros: 'Telephoto reach, 6,100 mAh', cons: 'EU/US availability spotty', tag: '' }, { rank: 8, name: 'Vivo X200 Pro', brand: 'Vivo', score: 85, price: '$1,099', pros: 'Zeiss APO telephoto, charging', cons: 'Limited Western release', tag: '' }, { rank: 9, name: 'OPPO Find X8 Pro', brand: 'OPPO', score: 84, price: '$999', pros: 'Dual periscope, IP69', cons: 'Software gestures quirky', tag: '' }, { rank: 10, name: 'Galaxy S25+', brand: 'Samsung', score: 83, price: '$999', pros: 'Smaller, lighter Ultra alternative', cons: 'No S Pen, lower-tier cameras', tag: '' }, ], camera: [ { rank: 1, name: 'Xiaomi 15 Ultra', brand: 'Xiaomi', score: 95, price: '$1,499', pros: '1" main + 200 MP periscope', cons: 'No US availability', tag: 'Editor\'s pick' }, { rank: 2, name: 'Pixel 9 Pro XL', brand: 'Google', score: 94, price: '$1,099', pros: 'Best computational, Real Tone', cons: 'Slow processing pipeline', tag: '' }, { rank: 3, name: 'iPhone 16 Pro Max', brand: 'Apple', score: 92, price: '$1,199', pros: 'Best video, Log + ProRes', cons: 'No periscope > 5×', tag: '' }, { rank: 4, name: 'Vivo X200 Pro', brand: 'Vivo', score: 92, price: '$1,099', pros: 'Zeiss APO 200mm telephoto', cons: 'Skin tones too warm', tag: '' }, { rank: 5, name: 'Galaxy S25 Ultra', brand: 'Samsung', score: 91, price: '$1,299', pros: '200 MP main, 10× hybrid', cons: 'Over-sharpened defaults', tag: '' }, ], gaming: [ { rank: 1, name: 'iPhone 16 Pro Max', brand: 'Apple', score: 93, price: '$1,199', pros: 'A18 Pro thermal headroom, RT', cons: 'No active cooling', tag: 'Editor\'s pick' }, { rank: 2, name: 'OnePlus 13', brand: 'OnePlus', score: 92, price: '$899', pros: 'SD 8 Elite + cooling system', cons: 'Battery hot at sustained 120 fps', tag: '' }, { rank: 3, name: 'ROG Phone 9 Pro', brand: 'Asus', score: 92, price: '$1,199', pros: 'Active cooling, triggers', cons: 'Gamer styling not for everyone', tag: 'Best dedicated' }, { rank: 4, name: 'Galaxy S25 Ultra', brand: 'Samsung', score: 89, price: '$1,299', pros: 'Vapor chamber, ray tracing', cons: 'Throttles below S25+ surprisingly', tag: '' }, { rank: 5, name: 'RedMagic 10 Pro', brand: 'Nubia', score: 88, price: '$799', pros: 'Internal fan, 7,050 mAh', cons: 'Software rough outside CN', tag: '' }, ], battery: [ { rank: 1, name: 'RedMagic 10 Pro', brand: 'Nubia', score: 96, price: '$799', pros: '7,050 mAh, 100 W charging', cons: 'Heavy, gamer styling', tag: 'Endurance king' }, { rank: 2, name: 'OnePlus 13', brand: 'OnePlus', score: 93, price: '$899', pros: '6,000 mAh + 100 W', cons: 'Wireless is only 50 W', tag: '' }, { rank: 3, name: 'Honor Magic 7 Pro', brand: 'Honor', score: 91, price: '$1,099', pros: '6,100 mAh silicon-carbon', cons: 'EU/US support patchy', tag: '' }, { rank: 4, name: 'Galaxy S25 Ultra', brand: 'Samsung', score: 88, price: '$1,299', pros: '5,000 mAh + 45 W', cons: 'Charging slower than peers', tag: '' }, { rank: 5, name: 'iPhone 16 Pro Max', brand: 'Apple', score: 85, price: '$1,199', pros: 'Best video playback hours', cons: '27 W is class-trailing', tag: '' }, ], value: [ { rank: 1, name: 'OnePlus 13R', brand: 'OnePlus', score: 84, price: '$599', pros: 'SD 8 Gen 3, 6,000 mAh', cons: 'Plastic frame', tag: 'Editor\'s pick' }, { rank: 2, name: 'Poco F7 Pro', brand: 'Xiaomi', score: 83, price: '$499', pros: 'Flagship SoC at mid price', cons: 'HyperOS bloatware', tag: '' }, { rank: 3, name: 'Pixel 9a', brand: 'Google', score: 82, price: '$499', pros: 'Pixel camera + 7-year updates', cons: 'Tensor G4 sustained perf', tag: 'Best for camera' }, { rank: 4, name: 'Nothing Phone 3a Pro',brand: 'Nothing', score: 80, price: '$459', pros: 'Design, periscope at this price', cons: 'SD 7s Gen 3 not flagship', tag: '' }, { rank: 5, name: 'iPhone 15', brand: 'Apple', score: 79, price: '$699', pros: 'A16, USB-C, dynamic island', cons: '60 Hz display in 2026', tag: '' }, ], foldable: [ { rank: 1, name: 'Galaxy Z Fold6', brand: 'Samsung', score: 88, price: '$1,899', pros: 'Best display, S Pen support', cons: 'Crease still visible', tag: 'Editor\'s pick' }, { rank: 2, name: 'Pixel 9 Pro Fold', brand: 'Google', score: 86, price: '$1,799', pros: 'Best book-style aspect ratio', cons: 'Tensor G4 thermals on fold', tag: '' }, { rank: 3, name: 'OnePlus Open', brand: 'OnePlus', score: 85, price: '$1,699', pros: 'Lightest 7" fold, Hasselblad', cons: 'No US carrier support', tag: 'Best lightweight' }, { rank: 4, name: 'Honor Magic V3', brand: 'Honor', score: 84, price: '$1,799', pros: 'Thinnest book fold (9.2 mm)', cons: 'Software gestures clunky', tag: '' }, { rank: 5, name: 'Galaxy Z Flip6', brand: 'Samsung', score: 82, price: '$1,099', pros: 'Best cover screen UX', cons: 'Battery weak on flips', tag: 'Best flip' }, ], small: [ { rank: 1, name: 'iPhone 16 Pro', brand: 'Apple', score: 87, price: '$999', pros: '6.3", Pro Max specs', cons: 'Smaller battery', tag: 'Editor\'s pick' }, { rank: 2, name: 'Galaxy S25', brand: 'Samsung', score: 84, price: '$799', pros: '6.2" flat display', cons: 'Smaller battery, lower camera', tag: '' }, { rank: 3, name: 'Asus Zenfone 12', brand: 'Asus', score: 82, price: '$799', pros: '5.9" + gimbal stabilization', cons: 'Limited availability', tag: 'True small' }, { rank: 4, name: 'Pixel 9', brand: 'Google', score: 81, price: '$799', pros: 'Compact 6.3", Pixel camera', cons: 'Tensor G4 thermals', tag: '' }, ], budget: [ { rank: 1, name: 'Pixel 9a', brand: 'Google', score: 82, price: '$499', pros: 'Pixel camera, 7-yr updates', cons: 'Plastic build', tag: 'Editor\'s pick' }, { rank: 2, name: 'Poco F7 Pro', brand: 'Xiaomi', score: 83, price: '$499', pros: 'Flagship SoC', cons: 'HyperOS rough', tag: 'Best perf' }, { rank: 3, name: 'Nothing Phone 3a Pro',brand: 'Nothing', score: 80, price: '$459', pros: 'Glyph design, periscope', cons: 'Mid SoC', tag: '' }, { rank: 4, name: 'Samsung Galaxy A55', brand: 'Samsung', score: 75, price: '$399', pros: '7 years of updates', cons: 'Plastic, dimmer screen', tag: '' }, ], }; const current = rankings[category] || rankings.overall; const meta = categories.find((c) => c.k === category); const top = current[0]; return (
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Best phones · May 2026 The 50 phones
worth knowing about.

Updated weekly. Rankings combine SpecEagle aggregate scores (60%), benchmark medians (20%), and editorial review consensus (20%) — no paid placement, no affiliate tiebreakers.

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Each phone receives a 0–100 SpecEagle score derived from 14 weighted spec categories, normalized against the 2025–2026 flagship class. Benchmark medians (AnTuTu, Geekbench 6, 3DMark) contribute 20%; editorial review consensus from 23 trusted outlets contributes the final 20%. Rankings update every 14 days or within 24 hours of a major firmware revision. e.preventDefault()} className="text-amber-brand dark:text-amber-warm font-medium">Full methodology →

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