Upper-class smartphones are located in the price range of between mainstream and high-end models and are targeted towards users who are not willing to pay more than 700 Euros (~$870) for an expensive high-end phone, but still want good performance, good cameras, and nice build quality.

The price range of up to 500 Euros (~$620) includes both powerful upper-class models as well as old high-end smartphones. The latter are an interesting alternative, because the specifications are usually still very good and often receive at least one major update. The following rankings might be interesting for you as well:

Here you will find a Top 10 ranking of smartphones under 500 Euros (~$620), which have been reviewed by Notebookcheck within the last 24 months. The market is constantly changing, so we are also looking forward to getting tips about good deals and other notes in the comments. You can sort the table by clicking the headers or via text filter (e.g. "Kirin").