Compare Cell Phones

With our cell phone comparison tool, you can quickly and easily filter by a number of different factors such as:

• Brand
• Operating System
• Storage capacity
• Pricing
• Screen Size
• Camera quality

Using UpPhone's cell phone comparison tool is an easy way to see the differences between phones and narrow down your search. Use the filters at the top of this page to select the features and specifications that you are interested in. You can click on each phone to see more details, or you can click compare to add them to the comparison pane.

The comparison pane allows you to compare cell phones and cell phone plans easily. Click or tap on the orange plus sign in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen to open the comparison pane to see what you've added. Then, you can click or tap on detailed comparison to see more differences between the devices that you've selected.

Compare Cell Phones – The Smart Way

UpPhone's comparison tool helps you think smarter, not harder, about smartphones. We let you get as detailed as possible when you tap or click on detailed comparison in the comparison pane. This allows you to see the difference in all sorts of variables like:

• Battery life
• Color
• Size
• Weight
• Display size
• Display resolution
• Display PPI
• Water resistance
• Processor
• RAM
• Camera resolution
• Video recording
• Optical and digital zoom
• Biometrics
• And much more…

This seems like a lot, right? No worries! Try to focus on the features that mean most to you, and check out our review pages to read more about each device. If you'd like to learn more about a particular feature, we've got plenty of pages that can help explain features like mobile hotspot, wireless charging, and more.

How To Shop For Cell Phones

Smartphone manufacturers are always trying to market their phone as the best phone out there. Because of this, it can be difficult to choose which one is right for you.

Whether you've had a few smartphones before or if you've never owned a cell phone in your life, our cell phone comparison tool is extremely important for finding the right phone.

You may not need the most powerful and expensive phone in the world to get the job done. A midrange smartphone may be able to meet your needs for half the price. Our cell phone comparison tool can help save you money on the features you want.

There are different types of phones, but they can generally be separated into feature phones (or basic phones) and smartphones.

Flagship Smartphones

When you're comparing smartphones, flagships are the phones that are marketed the most by big smartphone companies. The latest iPhones and Samsung Galaxy S phones are in this category. They are the latest and greatest phones and are best in their class, but this also can make them the most expensive upon first release.

Flagships are perfect if you are looking for a super reliable and powerful phone that can do what you need. They are a great choice for professionals who rely on their phone at work and do a lot of multitasking. Their screen sizes are also generally larger to help improve your experience watching videos and playing games.

Some examples of flagship smartphones are the Samsung Galaxy S20 and the iPhone 11 Pro.

Midrange Smartphones

Midrange smartphones aren't as powerful or feature-rich as their flagship counterparts, but they are the best choice for anyone looking for a reliable smartphone on a budget. They generally are missing features like wireless charging, but they have generally good all around features like cameras and screens. A good example of a midrange smartphone would be the Galaxy A51 and the Google Pixel 3a. 

Midrange smartphones often wind up having more features that aren't found on flagships, despite being less expensive! For example, a lot of midrange smartphones on the market still have headphone jacks so you can listen with wired headphones easily.

Cutting Edge Smartphones

This isn't exactly an official title, but these are smartphones that generally are the first generation of new technology. One of the most notable new technologies emerging in the cell phone world are foldable phones like the Samsung Galaxy Fold and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip.

Cutting edge smartphones, especially foldables, are generally extremely expensive compared to other phones. They may also have unforeseen issues such as low durability or software bugs. The Galaxy Fold for example has a very fragile plastic screen that can be scratched by fingernails.

Unless you have the money to spend and are excited about new technology, you probably will want to consider a different phone.

Feature Phones

Feature phones aren't smartphones. These are also called basic phones. They have basic call and text functionality, but can't run a lot of your favorite apps like YouTube or browse the web very easily.

However, feature phones are changing. Using a new operating system called KaiOS, feature phones are gaining new smartphone abilities while remaining extremely affordable.

Cell phones are powerful tools when it comes to staying connected to the Internet. When we talk about wireless networks, we generally mean the following,

• 3G networks and below: these are lower speed networks, but you will find them nearly anywhere in the nation.
• 4G networks: also called 4G LTE, these are high speed networks that you can find nearly anywhere, but may not be available in some remote locations.
• 5G networks: this is the latest in wireless network technology, which enables very fast speeds over short distances.
• Wi-Fi: these are networks you'll find in your home and in public buildings that don't eat into your mobile data plan when you use them.

Operating systems are the user interface experience that you use when using your phone. This is dependent on the manufacturer of your device. Some operating systems will only run on certain phones and not others.

Apple iOS

iOS stands for intelligent operating system. This is the OS that all iPhones run on and is extremely popular for its ease of use, security, and accessibility. It also works well with other Apple devices such as the Apple Watch, AirPods, and MacOS devices like MacBooks.

Android

A much more versatile mobile OS, Android runs on many different devices and has many different variations. Android gives the user more power to customize their device. However, by doing so, your device is only as secure as you allow it to be.

Android still is a very secure operating system so long as you play it safe and don't install unverified apps from the Internet.

KaiOS

Feature phones are becoming more powerful, and a new operating system has entered the market to take on Android and iOS. KaiOS is a lightweight operating system that powers basic phones so that they can run simple versions of apps like YouTube, Google Assistant, and WhatsApp. The lightweight nature of KaiOS enables its phones to be very affordable, often less than $100.

Smartphones generally offer more accessibility features than feature phones. Android and iOS devices have powerful accessibility tools like screen readers that can help those with disabilities use the device and even navigate their world more safely.

When it comes to accessibility, flagship iPhones and Android devices are very capable. However, there are some phones specifically designed for those with special accessibility needs, such as the Jitterbug series of phones. But we still recommend an iPhone.