Since I didn't see this done here I thought I'd make a post. This last year was a wild one, with notches and holes and chins and sliders and all sorts of wacky approaches by OEMs. But we also had a return to colorful phones and phones with bigger batteries, so not all was bad. In the spirit of the smartphone game I'd like to call the Verge forum members to submit your top phones of 2018. I made a layout to make it a bit easier:

Best Compact Phone

Best Looking Phone

Best Value Phone

Biggest Surprise

Biggest Letdown

Worst Trend

Best Feature

Your Choice If Money Was No Object

Honorable Mention

aaand go!