1. We start from real data
Every score is computed from the phone's manufacturer-published specs and public benchmark data: its chip, cameras, battery, charging, screen and launch price. We don't run a hardware lab or test phones hands-on, so BeastScore tells you how phones compare on paper. Brands can't pay us to change a score.
Phones that are announced but not yet on sale, or only rumoured, are listed with the announced or reported specs available at the time. Those specs, and the scores built from them, may change when the phone launches.
2. The five pillars of BeastScore
BeastScore is a number out of 100 that looks at five areas. A phone needs to do well in all five: a great camera does not save a phone with terrible battery life.
| Speed & Chip | The chip, ranked using public benchmark results, and how much RAM the phone has. |
| Camera Quality | Main sensor megapixels, optical image stabilisation, an ultra-wide lens, and telephoto or periscope zoom. |
| Battery & Charging | Battery size (mAh) and wired charging speed. |
| Screen & Feel | Refresh rate, panel type (LTPO OLED, OLED or LCD), peak brightness (nits), and pixel density. |
| Value | What you get for what you pay: the launch price measured against the overall score. A cheaper phone with a similar overall score rates higher here. |
3. Extra scores on comparison pages
When we put two phones head to head, we also score four areas straight from each phone's spec sheet, each out of 100. If a phone is missing the data for an area, we show "Not enough data" instead of guessing, and that area doesn't count toward the winner.
Some phones in our database only have an overall score. For those, we estimate Speed, Camera, Battery and Display from the specs both phones list (for example the chip, battery size, camera setup and screen refresh rate) and label them "from specs". Both phones are always judged on the same specs.
- Video: the best recording mode (8K, 4K at 120 or 60 fps), HDR or Dolby Vision, pro formats like ProRes or Log, stabilization, and slow motion.
- Selfie: the front camera's megapixels, its best video mode, HDR, and stabilization.
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi version, Bluetooth version, USB speed, NFC, Ultra Wideband, and satellite messaging.
- Security: water and dust rating (IP68 scores highest), face or fingerprint unlock, emergency SOS by satellite, and tough glass.
4. We separate editorial and commercial interests
Affiliate deals never change a score or a ranking. When two phones are close, we say so clearly and let you decide based on price or personal preference.
We may earn a small commission when you buy through a link on BeastCompare — at no extra cost to you. This funds our research and hosting without affecting the scores.