Valentine's Day 2026: Top 14 smartphone options to gift your loved ones

With just a few days left before Valentine’s Day, the quest for the perfect gift intensifies.

A smartphone is a practical and thoughtful gift as it is used every day, and with a good camera, it can create wonderful memories and over time, owners can cherish the moments.

To help you find the perfect gift, DH lists some of the 14 top smartphones across a wide range of prices, worth buying to present it to the special person.

. They come with Apple A19 series, the most powerful chipset on a smartphone in the industry. Besides premium build quality and super smooth performance, the iPhone 17 and 17 Pro models come with top-class camera hardware. No brand comes close to matching the high resolution, stable video recording capabilities of the new iPhones.

.Apple iPhone 17 review: Premium features without expensive 'Pro' price-tag. As part of the Valentine's day campaign, Apple and even partner retail outlets are offering lucrative deals on Apple iPhones. Additionally, they are providing good exchange deals as well.

.Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max review: Big, meaningful upgrades. Though the Galaxy S25 Ultra is an iterative upgrade over the predecessor, it is the most well-rounded flagship phone in the market. Currently, it is the best premium Android phone. It has the best display on a phone, comes with powerful and reliable Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite series chipset, amazing camera. It can easily deliver more than a day of battery life. Also, the Google Gemini AI and Galaxy AI features, which are integrated deeper into the native apps and a few third-party applications, have set a higher benchmark in terms of delivering improved user experience and productivity.

.Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra review: Versatile AI phone. Both the Pixel 10 and 10 Pro come with amazing camera hardware, probably the best among top three premium phones in terms of still photography and video recording.

.Google Pixel 10 Pro review: Exceptional AI phone. Also, they boasts of the most advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered photography tools, the best we have seen in a smartphone.

Another perk of owning the Pixel 10 Pro (also Pixel 10 Pro XL and 10 Pro Fold models) is that the owner will get a full year of the Google AI Pro plan with 2TB cloud storage worth Rs 23,400 free.

The Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, and Pixel 10 Pro XL are available with 256GB of storage for Rs 79,999, Rs 109,999, and Rs 1,24,999, rexpectively.

.Google Pixel 10 Review: AI power and premium design shine. Vivo X300 Pro is an impressive premium camera phone. It also excells with good build quality, and reliable MediaTek processor to deliver smooth performance and also long battery life.

Vivo X300 Pro costs Rs 1,09,999.

.Vivo X300 Pro review: Impressive premium camera phone. It has unique design elements to stand apart from the competition. The compact flip-style is the perfect design for a phone. The device features a massive 6.9-inch screen and can instantly fold in half its size. This is such a meaningful space-saving feature; it allows the user to put both the earphone case and the phone in the same pocket.

Most importantly, the design ensures the main display is always safeguarded from articles like coins and keys in the closed confines of a pocket. Even the cover display and the panel are well protected by Corning's Gorilla Glass Victus 2, which is one of the sturdiest glass shields for phones in the market. It can protect it from cracking during a fall from the pocket, at a height of one metre (three feet) on a hard surface.

Also, it delivers longer battery life compared to the predecessor.

Samsung's gen AI tools and photography editing features are top-class, and set a new benchmark for premium phones.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 comes in two configurations-- 12 GB RAM + 256 GB storage and 12GB RAM + 512GB storage-- for Rs 1,09,999, and Rs 1,21,999, respectively.

.Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 review: Pretty neat performer . Like the previous iterations, OnePlus 15 ticks all the checkmarks such as premium build quality, smooth performance, long battery, decent camera and super fast charging capability.

OnePlus 15 is available in two configurations-- 12GB RAM + 256GB storage and 16GB RAM + 512GB storage-- for Rs 72,999 and Rs 79,999, respectively

.OnePlus 15 review: Solid performer with minimalistic form factor. Motorola Signature is a feature-rich phone, worth the asking price. It has a visually pleasing, colourful and minimalist slim design with high durability certification, very unique in its class.

It is not just fine looking phone, but also a reliable performer. Whatever the tasks are, be it gaming or high-resolution 8K video recording, it stays stable and doesn't easily get overheated.

Despite the sleek design, it can deliver a full day of battery life under normal usage. And, the icing on the cake is the super-fast 90W charger.

The most impressive aspect I love about the Motorola Signature, is the camera hardware. Just point the camera and be assured of a good photo.

It is available in three configurations-- 12GB RAM + 256GB storage, 12GB RAM + 512GB storage and 16GB RAM + 1TB storage-- with prices starting at Rs. 59,999

.Motorola Signature review: Reliable performer with elegant design, feature-rich camera. Vivo X200T is a fantastic premium Android phone. It does excellent with smooth performance, long battery life and what impressed me the most the camera hardware. It is further complimented by AI-backed editing tools which enhances photography experience to another level, and make it standout among the rival brands in its class.

Vivo X200T comes in two colours--seaside lilac and stellar black. It is available in two configurations-- 12GB RAM + 256GB storage and 12GB RAM + 512GB storage-- for Rs 59,999 and Rs 69,999, respectively.

.Vivo X200T Review: Powerful performance, feature-rich camera. Oppo's latest F31 Pro+ is a reliable performer. Besides the solid build quality, it excels with its long battery life and smooth performance. Also, it has decent photography hardware.

The Oppo F31 Pro+ comes in three colours-- festive pink, gemstone blue, and himalayan white. It is available in two variants-- 8GB RAM + 256GB storage and 12GB RAM + 256GB storage-- for Rs 32,999 and Rs 34,999, respectively.

.Oppo F31 Pro+ review: Durable mid-range phone with smooth performance. OnePlus Nord 5 is a solid, well-rounded phone. It comes with praiseworthy build quality, delivers stable lag-free performance and long battery life. It has decent photography hardware.

The Nord 5 is available in dry ice, marble sands, and phantom grey --colour options. It comes in three configurations-- 8GB RAM + 256GB storage, 12GB RAM + 256GB storage and 12GB RAM + 512GB storage-- for Rs 31,999, Rs 34,999 and Rs 37,999, respectively.

.OnePlus Nord 5 review: Pretty solid phone. Nothing's mid-range phone is jam-packed with the right features and aptly priced for the Indian market.

It has excellent build quality. It does good with day-to-day performance, and most importantly excels with battery life. The camera is decent for its price.

The Phone (3a) Pro comes in two colours-- black, and grey. It will be available in three variants--8GB RAM + 128GB storage, 8GB RAM + 256GB storage and 12GB RAM + 256GB storage-- for Rs 28,999, Rs 31,999 and Rs 33,999, respectively.

.Nothing Phone (3a) Pro review: Feature-rich phone with cool design. Overall, Redmi Note 15 is an incremental upgrade over the predecessor. It has a bigger, brighter display, a reliable Qualcomm chipset to deliver smooth performance, a noticeably improved camera and a large battery, enough for the phone run a whole day under normal usage.

The Redmi Note 15 comes in two configurations-- 8GB RAM + 128GB storage and 8GB RAM + 256GB storage-- for Rs 22,999 and Rs 24,999, respectively.

.Redmi Note 15 review: Incremental upgrade with elegant design. Redmi 15C comes packed with the right features to deliver a good user experience. It excels with top-class build quality, delivers good performance and long battery life.

Also, the big display is great for multimedia consumption indoors, and the camera is decent for its asking price.

The Redmi 15C comes in three colours--Dusk Purple, Moonlight Blue and Midnight Black.

It is available in three configurations-- 4GB RAM + 128GB storage, 6GB RAM + 128GB storage and 8GB RAM + 128GB storage-- for Rs 12,499, Rs 13,999, and Rs 15,499, respectively.

.REDMI 15C Review: Solid budget phone with eye-pleasing design. Poco M8 is a value-for-money budget phone. It ticks all the checkmarks we look for in a value-for-money budget phone. It has a stylish design language, a reliable processor and offers a full day of battery life under normal usage.

The camera is decent, on par with other rival brands in its class. Overall, a good phone for people who primarily use for calls, messaging, and multimedia consumption and spend more time on social media apps.

The new Poco M8 comes in three colours-- carbon black, frost silver and glacial blue. It is available in three options-- 6GB RAM + 128GB storage, 8GB RAM + 128GB storage and 8GB RAM + 256GB storage-- for Rs 18,999, Rs 19,999, and Rs 21,999, respectively.

.Poco M8 review: Cost-effective mid-range phone. Special Mention

. iQOO 15 is a well-packaged phone, delivers smooth performance, impressive build quality, excellent battery life and a really good camera.

iQOO 15 series comes in two variants— 12GB RAM + 256GB storage and 16GB RAM + 512GB storage— for Rs 72,999 and Rs 79,999, respectively.

The company is offering big discounts on iQOO devices ahead of Valentine's day. For the limited time, they will be available for purchase for much less than the MRP.

.iQOO 15 Review: Well-packaged premium phone. Get the latest news on new launches, gadget reviews, apps, cybersecurity, and more on personal technology only on DH Tech .