The Best Phones To buy In Australia – 2025
- Google Pixel 9 Pro
The Google Pixel 9 Pro was the winner of TechRadar’s 2024 phone of the year Choice Award, for being an exceptional all-rounder that doesn’t do anything exceptionally groundbreaking, but covers the bases like no other. Though it’s a slimmed-down version of the Pixel 9 Pro XL, the phone includes almost all of the same features, except for the fast charging and wireless charging speed of the more powerful sibling. It’s the premium Pixel we’ve always loved from the brand, made more accessible and in an attractive smaller shell.
- iPhone 16
This spot on our list of the best phones in Australia has previously been awarded to the iPhone 16 Pro, for its noticeable spec differences to the base model iPhone, including the cameras, processor, and additional new features that the Pro models might get first (such as the Camera Control button, Dynamic Island and Action Button). The iPhone 16, however, is the biggest step forward for the base model in years.
- Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Samsung has a refined formula when it comes to the Ultra, and while the Galaxy S25 Ultra doesn’t stray too far from the S24 Ultra the year prior, it does include some notable buffs.
Available at an AU$50 lower price than the S24 Ultra, the Galaxy S25 Ultra’s most noticeable difference to models prior is its rounded design. This brings it closer in line with its S25 and S25 Plus siblings while offering a slightly larger screen. It also features a stylus, though a slightly different one to the S Pen that came with the S24 Ultra, as it doesn’t include Bluetooth (meaning that you can no longer take photos with said pen, sadly).
- iPhone 16 Pro Max
Apple’s best phone ever is the iPhone 16 Pro Max, fitted with a gigantic screen and all the same improvements that apply to the iPhone 16 Pro display aside. This includes the A18 Pro chip, the handy new Camera Control capacitive touch button and refreshed brightness that can go as low as 1 nit and as high as 2,000 nits.
The display of the iPhone 16 Pro Max has been improved, now a massive 6.9-inches from the 15 Pro Max’s 6.7-inches. The ultrawide camera has been upgraded with a 48MP sensor, and though the phone is slightly larger than the model it replaces, it is still compact and handy enough to fit in your pocket while also looking quite stylish.
- Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
Google’s high-end smartphone wedged its way into a new name as the Pixel 9 Pro XL, making room for a smaller model with many of the same specs but without the XL suffix. The Pro XL retains the same large and gorgeous display that the bigger Pixel device has always had, with the same brilliant camera performance that casual users love for the mix of hardware and software smarts.