The best dual-SIM phones 2024

The Galaxy S23 Ultra is our third-favourite phone right now – but since the Google Pixel 8 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro don’t support two physical SIMs, Samsung’s flagship manages to top this particular ranking. It arguably deserves it too: it’s more powerful, probably has better cameras, and includes stylus support.

The camera is one of the best in any phone, with a 200Mp main shooter backed up by an ultrawide and two telephoto lenses at different zoom levels. It’s a shame that the 12Mp selfie camera lets the phone down, but otherwise photos here are excellent.

The expansive 6.8in LTPO AMOLED display delivers both high WQHD+ resolution and adaptive refresh rate up to 120Hz, and with S-pen stylus support it comfortably fills the productivity niche of the former Note phones.

If you like big phones, and can afford Samsung’s asking price, this is probably the best around – but it won’t suit everyone. However, you may now prefer to get the upgraded Galaxy S24 Ultra.

If you want an Android smartphone with top specs in 2023 that’s designed to stay fast and will have software support till 2028, the OnePlus 11 is a great choice. It’s also one of the cheapest high-end phones to offer dual SIM.

The absence of wireless charging shouldn’t be a dealbreaker for most people. After all, this phone has an excellent screen, top cameras, good battery life and truly fast charging, and phenomenal performance thanks to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. The lack of full waterproofing is more annoying to us.

OnePlus can’t just stand still, it also must evolve – luckily for us, the OnePlus 11 is a fine evolution and one of the best phones you can buy for a price that undercuts many competing products.

However, the OnePlus 12 is just around the corner.

Not every budget phone includes dual-SIM support, and even fewer include support for two physical SIM cards and great battery life. That’s where the Galaxy A14 shines.

For a very affordable $150/£179 you get the familiar Samsung experience – solid build quality, an intuitive software experience, respectable performance and decent cameras. It’s a good phone for a low price, and in addition to all that you can equip it with two physical SIM cards.

The screen might be a bit of a let-down with the 60Hz refresh rate, but overall it’s the best dual-SIM phone you can buy on a budget.

The Galaxy A14 5G also supports dual SIM, but it’s not worth most people spending extra.

The Galaxy S23+ isn’t the best phone on the market at any one thing. But it’s a great phone at almost everything, with few flaws so long as you can manage the fairly steep price.

A slick, simple design is paired with top Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 performance, long battery life, and a versatile triple rear camera array. Throw in Samsung’s promise of five years of software support and this begins to look like an incredibly practical choice.

Besides the price the main downside is the 45W wired charging, which is fine, but slower than other options at the price. The smaller Galaxy S23 is a little cheaper, but slightly harder to recommend thanks to even slower charging and shorter battery life, though you may find those trade-offs worth it for the smaller size.

However, you may now prefer to get the newer Galaxy S24+ instead.

The Xiaomi 13 Pro is a top-tier flagship, but what stands out most is its main rear camera, featuring an enormous 1in sensor that captures more light for stunning results.

That main shooter may be the standout, but all of the Leica lenses impress, though the trade-off is putting up with an enormous rear camera bump. The regular Xiaomi 13 is a little more compact, but doesn’t pack as powerful a camera.

The software experience can be frustrating too – we don’t love Xiaomi’s MIUI – but performance from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is absolutely fantastic, with its improved power efficiency and a larger battery delivering significant battery life improvements.

OnePlus Nord 3 again demonstrates that the company is brilliant at taking exactly what’s needed in a phone, packaging it into a nice, well-built exterior, and topping it with a competent Android skin. What’s not to love?

You also get a great main camera, good performance and a dual-SIM slot. For its affordable asking price, it’s very good value for money.

The Nord 3 misses out on flagship niceties such as wireless charging and waterproofing, and its other cameras are nothing to write home about. But these are really the only compromises you have to make.

The Zenfone 10 is a full-force flagship in a small size, and with remarkably few compromises for it.

The 5.9in display is one of the smallest on the market, especially on the Android side, though the phone is about the same size as an iPhone 14 or Galaxy S23 overall.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and up to 16GB of RAM mark this as a serious performance phone, and it also packs excellent battery life, which puts other compact smartphones to shame.

The gimbal-stabilised main camera impresses, especially at night, though you can definitely find better cameras elsewhere for the same price, including some with a telephoto lens. It’s also a shame that Asus is only promising two major Android updates, though it will at least receive security support until 2027.

The Oppo Find N2 Flip isn’t quite the best flip phone around. But neither of the other two devices we consider to be better for most people – the Motorola Razr 40 Ultra (Razr+ 2023) and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 – support two physical SIM cards.

However, the Find N2 Flip is still a very good foldable. It’s a match for Motorola and Samsung on almost every spec, and has them beat on camera performance and charging speeds. Throw in a sturdy, gapless hinge and capable cover display, and you might wonder if it isn’t the best flip phone out there after all.

Really, the only downsides are the lack of water-resistance or wireless charging, plus some spotty Bluetooth performance. Small faults, and enough to make the Find N2 Flip easy to recommend, and an excellent two-SIM option.

If you can find one, the newer Find N3 Flip is also worth considering.

Unlike with Oppo, the OnePlus Open is the best book-style foldable you can buy – dual SIM or not. But supporting dual physical SIMs is certainly an extra string to its bow.

And there’s plenty to like about OnePlus’ first ever foldable elsewhere. The 6.31-inch cover display is the closest we’ve seen to a regular smartphone, while the crease on 7.82-inch internal screen is barely noticeable. Both are excellent 120Hz OLED panels.

Unlike some foldables, there aren’t any compromises to the very good rear cameras, though they aren’t quite the absolute best on any smartphone. Performance from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset is solid, and OnePlus has added some genuinely useful multitasking features to its regular OxygenOS Android skin.

Battery life is the big compromise, though 67W charging does partly make up for it. But the key reason it’s not higher up this list is price – it’s still too expensive for most people to justify buying.

Can you make a phone that has a reasonable price, great performance, eye-catching design and a non-bloated, fast Android skin? The Nothing Phone (2) says you can.

The 2023 smartphone from Nothing stands out because it offers the most important bits of a flagship – great performance, good battery life and solid build quality – and puts its spin on it with the quirky design and the Glyph interface of LEDs on the back panel.

It has to be said that there are trade-offs, such as weak cameras and a dim screen. But as a whole package, it’s still a great deal, especially if you’re tired of boring black or grey slabs like most of the competition offers.