Most popular smartphones: October 2011
Get your hands on one of our most popular smartphones leading up to October.
- — 09 November, 2011 10:28
PC World's most popular smartphones are a rank of the top 10 phones based on site traffic leading up to October 2011.
The October list is yet again headed by the Huawei Sonic: a budget phone that retails for just $188 in Dick Smith and Woolworths stores. A selection of new phones debut this month: Samsung's Galaxy Note, Nokia's MeeGo powered N9, the HTC Rhyme and the HTC Sensation XE are all newcomers to our October list.
1. Huawei IDEOS X5 Android phone
If you want to buy a fully fledged Android smartphone without breaking the bank, the Huawei IDEOS X5 should be seriously considered. It offers all the features and functions of a top end Android smartphone for an excellent price.
Review Date: 30th March, 2011
2. Sony Ericsson XPERIA Active Android phone (preview)
If you live an active lifestyle and need a phone to match, the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Active will definitely interest you: it's the company's first dust proof and water resistant Android smartphone.
Review Date: 27th June, 2011
3. Huawei IDEOS X1 Android phone
The Huawei IDEOS X1 is a pretty impressive smartphone considering its low price. The capacitive touchscreen is reasonably responsive, and although its performance, screen size and the plastic build quality aren’t anything to crow about, the IDEOS X1 remains great ...
Review Date: 28th July, 2011
4. HTC Sensation XE Android phone
The HTC Sensation XE is by no means a bad Android phone, but none of its features blew us away. We love the red and black design and the urBeats headphones are a nice inclusion, but average battery life and ...
Review Date: 15th Nov., 2011
5. Samsung Galaxy S II Android phone
The Samsung Galaxy S II is without doubt the best Android phone on the market, and may also be the best smartphone on the market, period. The Galaxy S II combines one of the biggest and best screens on the ...
Review Date: 25th May, 2011
6. HTC Rhyme Android phone
The HTC Rhyme Android phone might have intended to target females, but this sleek and stylish Android phone is good enough to appeal to a broader gender base. Excellent build quality, slick software and a generous amount of included accessories ...
Review Date: 31st Oct., 2011
7. Huawei IDEOS (U8150) Android smartphone
Huawei's IDEOS smartphone has a small, low-res display and lacks multitouch, but it still represents excellent value. It runs the latest version of Android and it is reasonably well built; it's an absolute bargain at this price.
Review Date: 11th Nov., 2010
8. Nokia N9 smartphone
The Nokia N9 is the best looking and slickest smartphone Nokia has ever built. It's a combination of superbly built hardware and slick, easy to use, elegant software. However, it's priced too high to compete with iOS and Android alternatives ...
Review Date: 17th Oct., 2011
9. Samsung Galaxy Note Android phone
The Samsung Galaxy Note is an interesting device that’s been designed as an all-in-one smartphone and tablet. Whether it holds any appeal will depend on you getting your head (and hands) around its mammoth size. If you’re comfortable with the ...
Review Date: 8th Nov., 2011
10. Huawei Sonic Android phone
The Huawei Sonic provides a reasonable features list for quite a low price. As long as you can live with its limitations, such as the lack of Flash and a poor camera, it's very hard to beat for value.
Review Date: 1st Aug., 2011
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