The Apple iPhone tends to take the top spot in most of my bi-annual lists, with Samsung making an appearance every once in a while. With continued innovation in the Android space and much of the same from Apple, the advancements in technology outweighed simplicity this time.

 easy to pick the top  cellphone when so many great options exist. While you may not agree with my particular order, it's likely you have most of these in your top 4.

05.  Le Max 2 4G

This one of the best-looking smartphone in my eyes, LeEco made a big splash in India with its debut offering at the beginning of this year. Six months later, the company is back with its second generation of smartphones. We are of course referring to the much talked about Le2 and Le Max2 smartphones.

Both devices have been in the news quite a bit, not because of their specifications, but due to the fact that they are the first phones to ditch the 3.5mm headphone socket for LeEco's proprietary digital audio standard called CDLA.

04. Samsung Galaxy S8

I actually had the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 at the top of my last list in December 2016, but after two recalls it was removed from consideration.Samsung's Infinity Display looks fantastic and minimizes the top and bottom bezel while removing anything on the sides which roll down from the front to the back. We see ample RAM and internal storage with the ability to add inexpensive microSD cards, new Bixby assistant and a hardware button dedicated to its use, improved front facing camera, Samsung Pay payment technology, wireless and fast charging, IP68 dust and water resistance, a USB Type-C standard port, and traditional 3.5mm headset jack. There is nothing missing from the Galaxy S8 and it deserves the top spot.

03. iPhone

Whenever I need to make sure I have a phone that does it all and gets me through a long day, I regularly pop my SIM into the iPhone 7Plus. The water resistance, improved cameras, more RAM, a larger capacity battery, a faster processor, and stereo speakers are all compelling features.However, the iPhone 7 ends up in second because it has no fast charging technology, internal storage is locked to whatever capacity you purchase, there is no standard headphone jack, there is no wireless charging, Apple Pay has limitations, and the phones are quite large for the display sizes.

04. LG G6

LG was the first to get its flagship out to customers with the new 18:9 aspect ratio and after using one forMore than a month I considered it as a possible number one contender. It is priced the lowest of these top three at just $650 with a microSD card slot, incredible performing dual rear cameras, shock resistance, minimal bezels and a pocketable form factor, wireless charging, and dust and water resistance.

The LG G6 has a rather thick uniform body and doesn't have anything that particularly makes it stand out from the crowd. The LG UX is OK and is not too intrusive, but LG doesn't have a great track record with regular software updates and there is still something for LG to prove in 2017. But the LG G6 is a wonderful device to show that LG is able to compete with