Our Readers’ Choice Winner Is…

Since 1999, we have been a recipient of the Readers Choice Award Android AuthorityThis was the most exciting race we’ve ever seen. There were many unexpected twists and turns, and the eventual winner took home the title by one of the smallest margins we’ve ever seen. The champ was, however, determined at the end. Google Pixel 7 ProI named it the best phone of our readers’ choices for 2022.

Google deserves to be congratulated for this prestigious award. Google’s last device to win a Reader’s Choice award was 2015, when it was branded as Google. Nexus 6PTake the crown with you. The Pixel has never won since its launch in 2016. This is a crucial year for Google.

But how did this all happen? Below, we’ve summarized all the twists and turns in the race.

32 smartphones were compared in the first round of voting, which began on December 5, 2022. The match was extremely bloody. The match was very bloody. Only 23 phones managed to win enough votes to surpass the 1% margin. Only four phones managed to make it through the first round unharmed and advance to the semi finals. We received more than 3,300 votes in this round.

Apart from the four winners we have seen incredible support from some underdogs. They won’t be the best smartphone of 2022 but Asus Zenfone 9Then there’s the Samsung Galaxy S22 PlusThen there’s the Google Pixel 6aThen there’s the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4He received 3% of each vote. The Zenfone 9’s success in particular is remarkable when you consider Asus’ comparative position on the mobile phone marketplace.

The none phone 1It also received 2% votes, which is impressive for a debut phone. vanilla Galaxy S22It is notable that 2% of the vote was received, given how much better Galaxy S22 Ultra has done.

Below you will find the totals for all percentages. Rounding can cause some percentages to not add up 100%.

After the elimination round was completed, we moved on to the semi-finals which took place on December 6, 2022. Four heavyweights fought it out for the title of Smartphone of the Year 2022. Samsung Galaxy S22 UltraGoogle Pixel 7 Pro Apple iPhone 14 ProThen there’s the Google Pixel 7.

Many of our readers were not surprised that the Apple iPhone 14 Pro made to the semi-finals. He finished third with 15% of the vote and made it to the semi-finals. This puts it in a clear lead over the Pixel 7, the fourth-place competitor that received 12%. It’s obvious that iPhones are loved by many of our readers!

This round only allows two phones to walk away with the winners. In this case, the winner was the Galaxy S22 Ultra and the Pixel 7 Pro. The Galaxy S22 Ultra came out on top in both elimination round and semi-final round. We thought this was quite impressive. Samsung has also won six out of seven Reader’s Choice Awards dating back to 2015 — sure enough that was another win, right?

There were many surprises, however!

We’ve reduced the competition to two devices by December 7, 2022: the Pixel 7 Pro and the Galaxy S22 Ultra. The Galaxy S22 Ultra won twice, with the Pixel 7 Pro finishing in second. We expected this trend to continue, and that the Samsung device would win.

Incrediblely, the Pixel 7 Pro beat the Galaxy S22 Ultra to be the new reigning champ. While the Galaxy S22 Ultra won on Instagram and Facebook it lost on Facebook. Android AuthorityIt won by a wide margin, 11% in fact. This lead, which received 52% of all votes, helped it remain in first place. This left the Galaxy S22 Ultra with just 48% and Google the crown.

This is honestly one of the closest races that we have seen for any Readers Choice award. Both phones are amazing and our readers are thrilled about them. Only one person can win, so congratulations to the Google Pixel 7 Pro for being the best smartphone in 2022. Android Authority Readers!

We’re listening to you, now let’s hear your thoughts! Tomorrow will reveal the winner of our Editor’s Choice Award, Best Phone of 2022.