Samsung Galaxy S3
The best Android smartphone just got
better
Our Expert
Opinion The Samsung Galaxy S3 is still the best Android smartphone
there is. It's slim, fast, has a beautiful AMOLED screen and runs the
bang-up-to-date Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system.
The phone has just got better,
too, thanks to an upgrade to support 4G. On Everything Everywhere's network we
saw speeds up to 25Mbit/s, which is twice as quick as many home broadband
connections.
Samsung has also loaded the
phone with clever features. If you bring the phone to your ear while a contact
is on screen it will call that person automatically, if you flip the phone over
while it's ringing it will turn the ringer off, and the Smart Stay feature uses
the front camera to keep the screen on while you're looking at it.
Throw in an excellent camera
and you've got all the ingredients for the perfect smartphone.
SPECS
OPERATING SYSTEM Android 4.1
PROCESSOR SPEED 1.4GHz
NUMBER OF CORES 4
RAM 2GB
MOBILE DATA GPRS, EDGE, 3G, HSDPA, 4G
DISPLAY 4.8in 720x1,280 LCD
CAMERA 8-megapixel
INTERNAL STORAGE 16GB
MEMORY CARD SLOT microSD
DIMENSIONS 137x71x9mm, 133g
Google Nexus 4
Google's cut-price Android 4.2
wonder
Our Expert
Opinion The latest Google-branded smartphone is made by LG, and it's a
stormer. The Nexus 4's quad-core 1.5GHz processor runs Android 4.2 incredibly
quickly, and its 4.7in 1,280x768 display has a similar pixel density to the
iPhone 5's Retina screen.
There's also a high-quality
8-megapixel camera and built-in NFC, so the phone will support Google Wallet's
tap-and-pay service when it arrives in the UK.
The phone is also incredibly
good value SIM-free at just £239 - it's a lot of phone for the
money.
SPECS
OPERATING SYSTEM Android 4.2
PROCESSOR SPEED 1.5GHz
NUMBER OF CORES 4
RAM 2GB
MOBILE DATA GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA
DISPLAY 4.7in 768x1,280 LCD
CAMERA 8-megapixel
INTERNAL STORAGE 8GB
MEMORY CARD SLOT none
CLAIMED BATTERY LIFE 15 hours talktime, 16 days
standby
DIMENSIONS 134x69x9.1mm, 139g
Apple iPhone 5
A worthy update to the
iPhone
Our Expert
Opinion Five generations on, and the iPhone is still the model to beat.
Android has taken great strides, but iOS is still the slickest, fastest and
easiest to use operating system, and there's no arguing with the quality of the
apps in the Apple App Store.
The iPhone 5 is an evolution
of the 4, with a longer screen for more room for app icons and an aspect ratio
better suited to widescreen films. It's also incredibly quick - more than twice
as fast as the iPhone 4S in the Sunspider JavaScript benchmark.
The only thing stopping the
iPhone 5 from getting an award is Apple's horrendous new Maps app, which
replaces Google Maps, but this should improve with time.
SPECS
OPERATING SYSTEM iOS 6
PROCESSOR SPEED 1GHz
NUMBER OF CORES 2
RAM 1GB
MOBILE DATA 4G
DISPLAY 4in 1,136x640 LCD
CAMERA 8-megapixel
INTERNAL STORAGE 16GB
MEMORY CARD SLOT none
DIMENSIONS 124x59x8mm, 112g
Motorola RAZR i
A gorgeous slimline Intel
phone
Our Expert
Opinion The RAZR i has an Intel rather than ARM processor, and it's
seriously quick - around the same speed as the iPhone 5 in the Sunspider
JavaScript benchmark. It runs Android 4.0 incredibly smoothly, and the operating
system looks great on the phone's 960x540-pixel Super AMOLED
screen.
The RAZR i has a 4.3in screen,
which is big considering how compact the phone is. It's also incredibly slim,
and the rubberised back looks great and makes the phone comfortable to
hold.
It's a classy handset all
round, and is also remarkably good value on contract.
SPECS
OPERATING SYSTEM Android
4.04
PROCESSOR SPEED 2GHz
NUMBER OF CORES 1
RAM 1GB
MOBILE DATA GPRS, EDGE, 3G, HSDPA
DISPLAY 4.3in 960x540 LCD
CAMERA 8-megapixel
INTERNAL STORAGE 8GB
MEMORY CARD SLOT microSD
DIMENSIONS 123x61x8mm, 126g
Nokia Lumia 920
The best Windows Phone 8 handset there
is
Our Expert
Opinion Nokia really went to town with its first Windows Phone 8
handset. It's a chunky phone which feels beautifully made, and has a 4.5in
screen with a huge 1,280x768 resolution.
The screen is an IPS model,
and has excellent contrast and viewing angles. The display's resolution is big
enough for web browsing without having to zoom in and out, and particularly
suits Microsoft's gorgeous Windows Phone 8 operating system.
Windows Phone 8 has had some
useful tweaks, such as the ability to resize the home screen's Live Tiles
depending on how much information you want each to show, and it runs beautifully
on the phone's dual-core 1.5GHz processor. The phone also has a camera with
optical image stabilisation, which excels in low light; the only disadvantage is
the phone produces over-processed daylight shots.
SPECS
OPERATING SYSTEM Windows Mobile 8
PROCESSOR SPEED 1.5GHz
NUMBER OF CORES 2
RAM 1GB
MOBILE DATA GPRS, EDGE, 3G, HSDPA
DISPLAY 4.5in 1,280x768 LCD
CAMERA 8.7-megapixel
INTERNAL STORAGE 32GB
MEMORY CARD SLOT microSD
DIMENSIONS 130x71x11mm, 185g
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