Smartphones with the best antennas
Telecommunications companies are often blamed for poor mobile coverage and slow internet on the phone, but telecommunications companies are often entirely blameless. Often, poor mobile coverage and slow internet is experienced since the antennas in mobile phones are, basically, of a very poor quality.
Mobile phone manufacturers often sacrifice a good mobile antenna in favour of a small, attractive design. Neither are mobile phone manufacturers required by law to inform consumers about antenna quality. The result is damaging for many people. Especially those living in rural communities. They thought they bought a racer fast smartphone, but what they experience is a slow turtle grasping for an internet connection.
Manufacturers appear to have free range to equip mobile phones with a poor antenna, but Professor Gert Frølund from Aalborg University has proved a clear link between mobile radiation (the SAR-value of the phone which mobile phone manufactures are bound to give information on) from cell phones and the antenna quality. The higher the mobile radiation (SAR value), the worse is the quality of the mobile antenna.
Therefor I have applied the phones SAR value in my assessment of mobile phone antennas. The listed phones are ranged on antenna quality (the value for the antenna is the reciprocal of the mobile phone SAR value). The higher the score, the better the antenna.
/Stein Jürgen
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus 256 GB
96/100
10 / 10
$ 1220 /
€ 1040
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus 512 GB
96/100
10 / 10
$ 1350 /
€ 1150
Nokia 7 plus
72/100
10 / 10
$ 390 /
€ 330
Samsung Galaxy A80
82/100
10 / 10
$ 640 /
€ 550
Samsung Galaxy A5
68/100
10 / 10
$ 270 /
€ 230
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) - (Dual SIM)
77/100
10 / 10
$ 450 /
€ 390
Nokia 7.1 (Android)
72/100
10 / 10
$ 410 /
€ 350
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
85/100
10 / 10
$ 850 /
€ 730
Samsung Galaxy A50
77/100
10 / 10
$ 350 /
€ 300
Samsung Galaxy S8 64 GB
78/100
9 / 10
$ 660 /
€ 560
Samsung Galaxy S9
80/100
9 / 10
$ 660 /
€ 560
Huawei P30 (2019)
88/100
9 / 10
$ 580 /
€ 490
Motorola One Vision
79/100
9 / 10
$ 320 /
€ 270
Samsung Galaxy A70
76/100
9 / 10
$ 400 /
€ 340
Samsung Galaxy Note9 512 GB
87/100
9 / 10
$ 990 /
€ 840
Samsung Galaxy Note9 128 GB
87/100
9 / 10
$ 1100 /
€ 940
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
87/100
9 / 10
$ 660 /
€ 560
Samsung Galaxy S10 128 GB
86/100
9 / 10
$ 860 /
€ 740
Nokia Nokia 8
69/100
9 / 10
$ 160 /
€ 140
Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018)
68/100
9 / 10
$ 270 /
€ 230
Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus (2018)
76/100
9 / 10
$ 310 /
€ 260
Samsung Galaxy A40
66/100
9 / 10
$ 200 /
€ 170
Samsung Galaxy A20e
53/100
8 / 10
$ 150 /
€ 130
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus 128 GB
91/100
8 / 10
$ 950 /
€ 810
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus 512 GB
92/100
8 / 10
$ 1290 /
€ 1100
Samsung Galaxy S10e
82/100
8 / 10
$ 660 /
€ 560
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus 1 TB
92/100
8 / 10
$ 1580 /
€ 1350
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S
76/100
8 / 10
$ 440 /
€ 380
Motorola Moto G7 Plus
78/100
8 / 10
$ 360 /
€ 310
Doro 5517
38/100
8 / 10
$ 50 /
€ 40
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4 16 GB
55/100
8 / 10
$ 260 /
€ 230
Emporia Select
46/100
8 / 10
$ 120 /
€ 100
Xiaomi Mi 8 (Android)
74/100
8 / 10
$ 600 /
€ 520
Sony Xperia XZ3
79/100
8 / 10
$ 740 /
€ 630
Emporia Classic
32/100
8 / 10
$ 110 /
€ 90
Nokia 3310 (2017) 16 MB
31/100
8 / 10
$ 30 /
€ 20
Motorola One Zoom
80/100
8 / 10
$ 410 /
€ 350
Nokia 3310 (2017) 3G
38/100
7 / 10
$ 50 /
€ 40
Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact
74/100
7 / 10
$ 440 /
€ 380
Nokia 5.1 Plus
61/100
7 / 10
$ 230 /
€ 200
Huawei P30 Pro 128 GB
88/100
7 / 10
$ 840 /
€ 720
Huawei P30 Pro 256 GB
88/100
7 / 10
$ 970 /
€ 830
Sony Xperia 5 (2019)
82/100
7 / 10
$ 670 /
€ 580
Huawei Nova 5T
74/100
7 / 10
$ 410 /
€ 350
Huawei Mate 20 Lite
69/100
7 / 10
$ 440 /
€ 380
Apple iPhone 6S 128 GB
50/100
7 / 10
$ 620 /
€ 530
Apple iPhone 6S 32 GB
50/100
7 / 10
$ 290 /
€ 250
Apple iPhone 6S Plus 32 GB
/100
7 / 10
$ 410 /
€ 350
Apple iPhone XR 128 GB
69/100
7 / 10
$ 820 /
€ 700
Apple iPhone XR 64 GB
69/100
7 / 10
$ 820 /
€ 700
Sony Xperia 10 (2019)
64/100
7 / 10
$ 230 /
€ 190
Apple iPhone XR 256 GB
69/100
7 / 10
$ 1160 /
€ 990
Apple iPhone X 64 GB
67/100
7 / 10
$ 1100 /
€ 940
Apple iPhone X 256 GB
67/100
7 / 10
$ 1120 /
€ 950
Nokia 6 (2018)
58/100
7 / 10
$ 270 /
€ 230
Apple iPhone 11 64 GB
72/100
7 / 10
$ 870 /
€ 750
Apple iPhone 11 128 GB
72/100
7 / 10
$ 940 /
€ 810
Apple iPhone 11 256 GB
72/100
7 / 10
$ 1080 /
€ 930
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max 64 GB
83/100
7 / 10
$ 1380 /
€ 1180
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max 256 GB
83/100
7 / 10
$ 1590 /
€ 1360
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max 512 GB
83/100
7 / 10
$ 1850 /
€ 1580
Huawei P Smart
58/100
7 / 10
$ 250 /
€ 220
Sony Xperia 1 (2019)
85/100
7 / 10
$ 900 /
€ 770
Apple iPhone 11 Pro 64 GB
80/100
7 / 10
$ 1250 /
€ 1070
Apple iPhone 11 Pro 256 GB
80/100
7 / 10
$ 1450 /
€ 1240
Apple iPhone 11 Pro 512 GB
80/100
7 / 10
$ 1710 /
€ 1470
Apple iPhone 8 Plus 64 GB
70/100
6 / 10
$ 680 /
€ 580
Nokia 800 Tough
40/100
6 / 10
$ 80 /
€ 70
Huawei P20 Pro 128 GB
78/100
6 / 10
$ 630 /
€ 540
OnePlus 7T (2019)
83/100
6 / 10
$ 680 /
€ 580
Sony Xperia XA2 (Dual SIM)
64/100
6 / 10
$ 190 /
€ 160
OnePlus 7T Pro
85/100
6 / 10
$ 820 /
€ 700
Apple iPhone 7 128GB
59/100
6 / 10
$ 520 /
€ 450
Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium
71/100
6 / 10
$ 1010 /
€ 860
Apple iPhone Xs Max 256 GB
73/100
6 / 10
$ 1510 /
€ 1290
Apple iPhone Xs Max 64 GB
73/100
6 / 10
$ 1350 /
€ 1160
Apple iPhone Xs Max 512 GB
73/100
6 / 10
$ 1860 /
€ 1590
Apple iPhone 8 64 GB
61/100
6 / 10
$ 660 /
€ 560
Apple iPhone Xs 256 GB
73/100
6 / 10
$ 1210 /
€ 1030
Apple iPhone Xs 512 GB
73/100
6 / 10
$ 1600 /
€ 1370
Apple iPhone Xs 64 GB
73/100
6 / 10
$ 1120 /
€ 960
OnePlus 7 Pro (2019) 12 GB RAM + 256 GB hukommelse
83/100
6 / 10
$ 830 /
€ 710
OnePlus 7 Pro (2019) 8 GB RAM + 256 GB hukommelse
83/100
6 / 10
$ 770 /
€ 660
Apple iPhone 8 256 GB
61/100
6 / 10
$ 890 /
€ 760
OnePlus 7 (2019)
69/100
6 / 10
$ 600 /
€ 510
Huawei P20 Lite 32 GB
61/100
6 / 10
$ 90 /
€ 70
Huawei P30 Lite
66/100
6 / 10
$ 290 /
€ 250
Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256 GB
54/100
6 / 10
$ 940 /
€ 800
Apple iPhone 7 Plus 128 GB
54/100
6 / 10
$ 660 /
€ 570
OnePlus 6T 128 GB
76/100
5 / 10
$ 600 /
€ 520
OnePlus 6T 256 GB
76/100
5 / 10
$ 690 /
€ 590
Apple iPhone 7 256 GB
52/100
5 / 10
$ 730 /
€ 630
Apple iPhone 7 32 GB
52/100
5 / 10
$ 490 /
€ 420
Apple iPhone 7 128 GB
52/100
5 / 10
$ 530 /
€ 450
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