What is your favorite phone from the first half of 2016?

It's that time of the year: the first half of the year has passed and it was a frenzy of new announcements that changed the phone marketplace in a big way.

This means that it's time to take a look back and reminisce on the topic that us, tech enthusiasts, argue about often: what is the device that has deserved the honor to become your favorite in the first half of 2016?

We're talking about devices announced and released in the first half of the year, and this leaves some phones out: last year's iPhones don't qualify here, nor does the Samsung Galaxy Note 5.

We've narrowed down your choice to only flagship-grade, interesting devices, and we've left the affordable ones out. The market for affordable phones is huge, but it is the mature, flagship-tier phones that are moving tech forward.

So which one is it: your favorite phone from the first half of 2016? Vote and let us know why you voted for that particular phone in the comments section.