The Best Android Phones to Buy in 2021

From a wide range of customization options to impressive hardware innovations, there are plenty of great reasons to go with an Android for your next smartphone purchase. Best of all, there are several exceptional models available to choose from in 2021. In this article, we'll take a look at the best Android phones on the market today in order to help you decide which phone is the best fit for you.

Considered by many to be the Cadillac of Android phones, Samsung's Galaxy line of smartphones has long been one of the most popular lines of smartphones on the market. The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is the latest product in this line, and it certainly doesn't disappoint.

Packed to the brim with high-end features, the Galaxy S21 Ultra is the most complete phone that Samsung has produced to date. Lightning-fast speed from the phone's Snapdragon 888 processor, dual telephoto lenses with software-driven photo features, S Pen support, and a dazzling 6.8-inch display are just a few of the things that you can look forward to with this model. While the Galaxy S21 Ultra is a little pricey compared to other Android models, there's also no doubt that it is one of the best smartphones available in 2021.

It may come as somewhat of a surprise to find out that one of the most affordable Android smartphones for sale today is also one of the best. With an MSRP of $349, the Google Pixel 4a is half the price of the Pixel 5 and about a third the price of the flagship model from Samsung or Apple.

Despite its low price, however, the Google Pixel 4a offers an impressive list of features and specs, including excellent software, a sleek and compact design, a beautiful display, and a camera that rivals the cameras on much more expensive models. The only area where the Google Pixel 4a suffers a little is battery life, with the Google Pixel 4a providing about seven hours of battery life with medium usage. However, if you are looking for an affordable Android phone that punches well above its weight class, you can't go wrong with the Google Pixel 4a.

OnePlus may not be the most well-known Android brand, but they have been producing some really excellent smartphones lately - and the OnePlus 9 Pro is arguably the company's best smartphone yet. Featuring four high-quality rear cameras and one front camera, the OnePlus 9 Pro competes with the best of them in terms of camera performance.

What really sets this model apart, though, are its fast-charging abilities. The OnePlus 9 Pro won the award for the fastest charging phone, with tests revealing that the phone could charge from 0% to 50% in a jaw-dropping 15 minutes. While charging speed and camera quality are what really set this model apart, you'd be hard-pressed to find any real weaknesses with the OnePlus 9 Pro.

If you are looking for a smartphone with a truly futuristic design, then the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is worth checking out. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 features a design that allows you to quite literally fold the phone in half, folding down to the size of a smartphone or folding out to the size of a table with a simple flick of your finger.

While the original Galaxy Z Fold came with some key flaws — including a design that was very prone to breaking — the Z Fold 2 manages to fix most of the areas where its predecessor fell short. With an MSRP approaching $2,000, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 definitely isn't cheap. However, it does offer all of the high-quality software and hardware features that you would expect from a Galaxy phone in a futuristic design that provides quite a few impressive features of its own.

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