I have never understood the concept of ""the best phone"". There cannot be an objectively good phone that would suit everyone. All people have their own needs, preferences, and budget for buying a device. For some, the iPhone is a convenient smartphone for an acceptable price, and for someone, it is expensive and useless because there are not even half of the applications they need on it. I use a computer for work, so I require a minimal set of functions from the phone. So a few months ago I bought a grapheneos phone for privacy reasons.