During the MKBHD Smartphone Awards 2024Marques Brownlee, the famous YouTuber, crowned the iPhone 16 as the best small phone of the year. This choice is surprising, given its size of 6.1 inches and, above all, the abandonment of more compact phone formats in recent years. Apple notably abandoned the iPhone mini in favor of the iPhone 14 Plus in 2022. And next year, the company is preparing a very thin but large 6.6-inch iPhone 17 Air.
The smallest iPhone 2024
Despite its 6.1-inch screen, the iPhone 16 is therefore considered “small” by contemporary standards. MKBHD, which has grown so big that it has created its own awards shows, highlighted how Apple was able to integrate many of the features of the Pro series into this model while maintaining a compact and lightweight form factor, making it makes the perfect device for those who want performance without compromising on compactness.
In any case, we agree that the standard iPhone 16 is the most interesting of Apple’s models this year, although it lacks 120 Hz to really be at the top.
The other elected representatives of the MKBHD Smartphone Awards 2024
The iPhone 16 isn’t the only phone Apple has won a trophy, the iPhone 16 Pro was awarded for its camera, which while not the most advanced in terms of sensor technology compared to devices like the Vivo X200 Pro, excels in providing a complete and cohesive package, especially for professional video recording.
For its part, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra won the title of best phone of the year. MKBHD noted its lack of game-changing features, but praised its excellent screen, battery life, camera system, and new anti-glare coating, which helped make it its most used phone of the year . Strangely, not a word about iOS and Android. The S24 Ultra also wins the title of best large phone.
Here is the full list of winners:
- Phone of the year: Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
- Best big phone: Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
- Best small phone: iPhone 16
- Best camera: iPhone 16 Pro
- Best value for money: Nothing Phone 2a
- Best Battery: Red Magic 10 Pro
- Best design: Huawei Mate XT
- Best foldable: Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
- Most Improved: Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
- Award of the year: Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra
For a detailed look at all the phones in the running, you can watch the full video on the MKBHD YouTube channel:
