Best iPhone 2024: Apple Phones Reviewed & Ranked

The iPhone wasn’t actually the first smartphone, but it’s probably the first one you remember.

Apple revolutionised the mobile phone in 2007, ditching the physical keyboard for a revolutionary touchscreen device. It’s easy to forget that the App Store (and so third-party apps) didn’t actually arrive until a year later.

Fast forward almost two decades and there are so many different smartphones to choose from. Most of these are Android handsets, with Apple sticking to just four or five new releases each year.

However, as this chart proves, the company is clearly prioritising quality over quantity. Each of the four iPhone 16 models are worth buying for the right kind of person, yet there are six older handsets that we still recommend in 2024 – especially if you can find a good discount.

Apple’s excellent software support means you can usually continue to safely use an iPhone for six or more years following its release. All of the phones in this round-up are compatible with iOS 18, the latest version.

However, which is the right iPhone for you? In this article, we’ll run through all the models worth buying, linking out to full reviews of each.

Black Friday is here, and there are loads of brilliant deals available on phones. We’re rounding up all the best tech deals generally, though our sister site Macworld has a dedicated iPhone Black Friday deals round-up.

Why you should trust us: iPhone reviews and buying advice have been a staple of Tech Advisor’s coverage since the original was released in 2007.

We’ve guided you through 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G models, plus advancements such as Face ID, the Dynamic Island and, most recently, Camera Control.

We’ve seen Apple dramatically improve the quality of its display, take performance to the next level with its powerful chipset and steadily improve battery life. There have also been staggering advancements in camera technology, to the extent that an iPhone can easily function as most people’s main camera.

We’ve held your hand through a fascinating journey of mobile hardware, and today – some 17 years later – it’s the software smarts and new Apple Intelligence capabilities that have us gripped. We perform in-depth, real-world testing on every iPhone that Apple releases, adopting it as our primary phone for the most authentic experience possible and making sure we are in a position to give you the best possible phone buying advice.

Best iPhone 2024

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