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The best phones under $800 Near-flagship phones, ranked by reviewer consensus.
13 phones 01 Apple iPhone 17 3 reviews · Reviewers agree Sep 2025 · from $799 · 6.3″ · 48 MP 84 02 Google Pixel 10 3 reviews · Some disagreement Aug 2025 · from $799 · 6.3″ · 48 MP · telephoto · 4,970 mAh 81 03 Xiaomi POCO F9 Ultra 2 reviews · Some disagreement Sep 2026 · from $799 · 6.9″ · 200 MP · telephoto · 8,050 mAh 80 04 Samsung Galaxy A57 2 reviews · Reviewers agree Apr 2026 · from $549 · 6.7″ · 50 MP · 5,000 mAh 76 05 75 06 Google Pixel 10a 3 reviews · Reviewers agree Mar 2026 · from $499 · 6.3″ · 48 MP · 5,100 mAh 75 07 Fairphone 6+ 2 reviews · Some disagreement Sep 2026 · from $649 · 6.3″ · 50 MP · 4,415 mAh 75 08 OnePlus 15R 2 reviews · Reviewers agree Dec 2025 · from $699 · 50 MP · 7,400 mAh 74 09 Nothing Phone 3 3 reviews · Some disagreement Jul 2025 · from $799 · 6.7″ · 50 MP · telephoto · 5,150 mAh 72 10 71 11 Samsung Galaxy S25 FE 2 reviews · Reviewers agree Sep 2025 · from $649 · 6.7″ · 50 MP · telephoto · 4,900 mAh 69 12 OnePlus Nord 5 3 reviews · Reviewers agree Jul 2025 · from $530 · 6.8″ · 50 MP · 5,200 mAh 68 13 Samsung Galaxy S26 FE 3 reviews · Reviewers split Sep 2026 · from $699 · 6.7″ · 50 MP · telephoto · 4,900 mAh 64 Phones with a US launch price of $800 or less. Specs come from the spec boxes in the reviews we cite (where they disagree, we use the value most of them give). Prices are US launch prices for the base model. Methodology .
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