I reviewed a bunch of phones this year, but the ASUS ZenFone 4 Pro stood out to me because of the camera. I took it into an environment where it had to deal with a variety of lighting conditions which was the new Line 1 extension of the Toronto Subway System. And it passed that test with ease. That’s important because every phone these days is fast and capable. So it has to have something that makes it stand out from the pack. ASUS has it in the form of the camera. It’s a total winner if you want a flagship phone with a great camera. To add to that is battery life of close to two days. All for a sub $900 price tag unlocked. This makes the ZenFone 4 Pro a worthy winner of the IT Nerd Award for best smartphone of 2017.