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Best Baofeng radios

Top 25 models by score, from our catalog.

updated 24 Oct 2026models from 2022 on
Baofeng UV-5RM Plus
#1

Baofeng UV-5RM Plus

8.7 / 10
10 W
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2 Baofeng GT-5
Baofeng · 2023
GT-5
5 W
8.1 / 10
8.1
3 Baofeng BF-E50
Baofeng · 2026
BF-E50
8 W16
7.5 / 10
7.5
4 Baofeng DR-1801UV
Baofeng · 2023
DR-1801UV
5 W1,024
7.1 / 10
7.1
5 Baofeng BF-33C
Baofeng · 2026
BF-33C
5 km0.5 W16
6.9 / 10
6.9
6 Baofeng DM-32E
Baofeng · 2025
DM-32E
5 W
6.8 / 10
6.8
7 Baofeng UV-7B
Baofeng · 2025
UV-7B
5 W1,000
6.6 / 10
6.6
8 Baofeng BF-T25E
Baofeng · 2025
BF-T25E
0.5 W16
6.4 / 10
6.4
9 Baofeng DM-1801 Pro
Baofeng · 2026
DM-1801 Pro
10 W4,000
6.1 / 10
6.1
10 Baofeng GT-18 PMR
Baofeng · 2025
GT-18 PMR
5 km0.5 W16
6.1 / 10
6.1
11 Baofeng DM-5R Plus
Baofeng · 2023
DM-5R Plus
5 W
5.7 / 10
5.7
12 Baofeng BF-88E
Baofeng · 2026
BF-88E
5 km0.5 W16
5.7 / 10
5.7
13 Baofeng UV-5R Mini
Baofeng · 2025
UV-5R Mini
5 W999
5.7 / 10
5.7
14 Baofeng UV-17E
Baofeng · 2025
UV-17E
10 km5 W128IPx4
5.6 / 10
5.6
15 Baofeng UV-17R
Baofeng · 2024
UV-17R
5 W999
5.5 / 10
5.5
16 Baofeng UV-5R HTQ
Baofeng · 2026
UV-5R HTQ
5 W128
5.3 / 10
5.3
17 Baofeng UV-9R
Baofeng · 2024
UV-9R
5 W128IPx7
5.3 / 10
5.3
18 Baofeng UV-5R 25th Anniversary Edition
Baofeng · 2025
UV-5R 25th Anniversary Edition
5 W128
5.0 / 10
5.0
19 Baofeng UV-5R Plus
Baofeng · 2025
UV-5R Plus
5 W128
4.8 / 10
4.8
20 Baofeng UV-6R
Baofeng · 2023
UV-6R
5 W128
4.6 / 10
4.6
21 Baofeng UV-5RA
Baofeng · 2023
UV-5RA
5 W128
4.6 / 10
4.6
22 Baofeng BF-T17
Baofeng · 2025
BF-T17
10 km2 W99
4.5 / 10
4.5
23 Baofeng UV-5R EX
Baofeng · 2023
UV-5R EX
5 W
4.2 / 10
4.2
24 Baofeng BF-F8+
Baofeng · 2023
BF-F8+
5 W128
4.1 / 10
4.1
25 Baofeng C3 Pro
Baofeng · 2026
C3 Pro
6 km2 W16
3.8 / 10
3.8

Close contests in this ranking

Baofeng UV-5RM Plus vs Baofeng GT-5 Baofeng UV-5RM PlusvsBaofeng GT-5 8.78.1 Baofeng GT-5 vs Baofeng BF-E50 Baofeng GT-5vsBaofeng BF-E50 8.17.5 Baofeng BF-E50 vs Baofeng DR-1801UV Baofeng BF-E50vsBaofeng DR-1801UV 7.57.1 Baofeng DR-1801UV vs Baofeng BF-33C Baofeng DR-1801UVvsBaofeng BF-33C 7.16.9 Baofeng BF-33C vs Baofeng DM-32E Baofeng BF-33CvsBaofeng DM-32E 6.96.8 Baofeng DM-32E vs Baofeng UV-7B Baofeng DM-32EvsBaofeng UV-7B 6.86.6

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