Best alternatives to the iPhone
- — 20 September, 2010 14:10
Apple's iPhone 4 has finally hit our shores, but the popular smartphone isn't for everyone. Believe it or not, there are plenty of valid alternatives in the world of mobile phones!
Once upon a time the iPhone was a device so sought after that you could walk down the street carrying one and receive any number admiring stares. Fast forward to 2010 and your Apple smartphone is "just another iPhone." After all, it is just one of more than 85 million iPhone and iPod Touch devices that Apple has sold worldwide since its launch in 2007, according to the latest IDC figures.
With this in mind, shouldn't you dare to be different? Don't you want to have a new, cool phone that nobody else has? If you want a capable touchscreen smartphone with all the latest features minus the Apple logo, check out the best phones that aren't the iPhone.
5 / 8
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HTC Desire
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Samsung Galaxy S
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HTC Legend
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Samsung Wave
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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10
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Google Nexus One
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Nokia N900
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HTC HD2
We really want to like the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10, but as it stands, it has too many niggling issues to recommend. If Sony Ericsson upgrades its software to correct the performance issues then this will be a very impressive smartphone.
- Review Date:
- Reviewer:
- Manufacturer:
- 14th April, 2010
- Ross Catanzariti
- Sony Ericsson
- Rating:
- Price:
- $ 1,099.00
- Pros:
- Impressive 4in display, sleek design, visually impressive UI, Mediascape app much better than regular Android offering, 8-megapixel camera
- Cons:
- Largely plastic build, sluggish performance, Android 1.6 rather than 2.1, keyboard isn't as polished as the iPhone's, no multitouch
