The best phone 2024: top smartphones in the US right now
We've tested the best phones around, in every price range, to bring you this definitive ranking of the best smartphone to buy.
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Of course, <anchor>Apple</anchor> has new iPhones on the way next week, so check back soon once we've gotten time to complete an in-depth review of the rumored new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models. Will they be our new favorite phone overall? We'll need time to tell.
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[Apple](https://www.techradar.com/tag/apple) is arguably the world's most important consumer tech company, having played a hugely influential role in shaping the smartphone, laptop, desktop computer, tablet, and wearable markets.

It continues to dominate many of those areas today through the [iPhone 14](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/iphone-14-review), iPad, MacBook Air and Pro, iMac, and [Apple Watch](https://www.techradar.com/tag/apple-watch) product lines, and with new forays into the likes of AV/VR to come. Its decision to build its own silicon, meanwhile, has given it an advantage over rivals such as [Samsung](https://www.techradar.com/tag/samsung) and [Microsoft](https://www.techradar.com/tag/microsoft) \- one that's only slowly being closed.

It's been every bit as dominant in the software space through iOS, macOS, watchOS, iTunes, Apple Pay, and more, while its Apple TV Plus streaming service is now regularly home to top-quality, award-winning original content.

Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in 1976, and has been led by CEO [Tim Cook](https://www.techradar.com/tag/tim-cook) since 2011. It is currently valued at around $2.6 trillion; not bad for a company that started in a garage.

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