MKBHD Award

Best value smartphone 2024: Best Value

Awarded to the phone that delivers the most performance, features, and quality for its price.

10 Years

6 Brands

2× Samsung

2024 Champion — Best value smartphone

⭐ Featured Winner 2024

💰 Best Value

Nothing Phone (2a)

Nothing · 2024

Best Value of 2024. Glyph interface, clean Android experience, and solid performance at just $349.

Display 6.7-inch AMOLED, 120Hz

Camera 50MP main + 50MP ultrawide

Battery 5,000 mAh

Launch Price $349

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How does the 2024 best value smartphone stack up against previous champions? Key price specs side by side.

Current

2024

Nothing Phone (2a)

Nothing

Price

$349

Glyph interface, clean Android, and mid-range performance at $349. Nothing's most accessible phone.

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2023

Samsung Galaxy A54

Samsung

Price

$449

Under $400 with IP67, AMOLED display, and 5 years of OS updates. Mid-range excellence.

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2022

Google Pixel 7

Google

Price

$599

Phone of the Year quality at $599. No Android phone offered more for the money.

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2021

Google Pixel 6

Google

Price

$599

Google Tensor chip, excellent cameras, and a clean software experience at $599.

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2020

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE

Samsung

Price

$349

Flagship specs — including Snapdragon 865 — at $349. The best deal of 2020.

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Phone	Year	Price	Display	Chipset	Price
Nothing Phone (2a) Nothing	2024	$349	6.7-inch AMOLED, 120Hz	MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro	$349
Samsung Galaxy A54 Samsung	2023	$449	6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED, 120Hz	Exynos 1380	$449
Google Pixel 7 Google	2022	$599	6.3-inch OLED, 90Hz	Google Tensor G2	$599
Google Pixel 6 Google	2021	$599	6.4-inch OLED, 90Hz	Google Tensor	$599
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Samsung	2020	$349	6.5-inch Super AMOLED, 120Hz	Snapdragon 865	$349

Showing last 5 winners with available data. Specs from manufacturer listings.

Which Brand Dominates Best Value?

Samsung

2 wins (20%)

Google

2 wins (20%)

Xiaomi

2 wins (20%)

OnePlus

2 wins (20%)

Nothing

1 win (10%)

All-Time Best Value Winners (2014–2024)

Year	Winner	Runner-Up	View award
2024	Nothing Phone (2a) — Nothing Glyph interface, clean Android, and mid-range performance at $349. Nothing's most accessible phone.	Google Pixel 8a	View →
2023	Samsung Galaxy A54 — Samsung Under $400 with IP67, AMOLED display, and 5 years of OS updates. Mid-range excellence.	Google Pixel 7a	View →
2022	Google Pixel 7 — Google Phone of the Year quality at $599. No Android phone offered more for the money.	—	View →
2021	Google Pixel 6 — Google Google Tensor chip, excellent cameras, and a clean software experience at $599.	Samsung Galaxy S21 FE	View →
2020	Samsung Galaxy S20 FE — Samsung Flagship specs — including Snapdragon 865 — at $349. The best deal of 2020.	OnePlus Nord	View →
2019	Redmi K20 Pro — Xiaomi Snapdragon 855 for under $400. Xiaomi showed that flagship chips don't require flagship prices.	Google Pixel 3a	View →
2018	Xiaomi Pocophone F1 — Xiaomi Snapdragon 845 for $300. The Pocophone F1 made every other phone feel overpriced.	Nokia 7 Plus	View →
2017	OnePlus 5T — OnePlus OnePlus 5T delivered flagship specs at half the price of the competition.	Moto G5S Plus	View →
2016	OnePlus 3T — OnePlus OnePlus 3T brought Snapdragon 821 and 6GB RAM at under $440.	Moto Z Play	View →
2015	Moto X Pure Edition — Motorola Moto X Pure offered near-flagship specs at a mid-range price with full customization.	OnePlus 2	View →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best value smartphone in 2024? ▼

According to MKBHD's 2024 Smartphone Awards, the best value smartphone is the Nothing Phone (2a) by Nothing. Glyph interface, clean Android, and mid-range performance at $349. Nothing's most accessible phone. Best Value of 2024. Glyph interface, clean Android experience, and solid performance at just $349.

Who won MKBHD Best Value in 2024? ▼

The MKBHD Best Value winner for 2024 is the Nothing Phone (2a) by Nothing. Glyph interface, clean Android, and mid-range performance at $349. Nothing's most accessible phone.

What phone won MKBHD Best Value in 2023? ▼

The 2023 MKBHD Best Value went to the Samsung Galaxy A54 by Samsung. Under $400 with IP67, AMOLED display, and 5 years of OS updates. Mid-range excellence.

Which brand makes the best value smartphone? ▼

Samsung has won the MKBHD Best Value award 2 times — more than any other brand. 6 different brands have won this award since 2014.

What is the MKBHD Best Value award? ▼

Awarded to the phone that delivers the most performance, features, and quality for its price. It is one of several annual awards given by Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) in his yearly Smartphone Awards video, which he has published on YouTube since 2014.

Has any phone won MKBHD Best Value more than once? ▼

No single phone model has won the MKBHD Best Value award more than once. However, Samsung have had multiple winning devices across different years.

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