Mobile phones are the handheld devices that we use every day. Probably the most important programmable machine that we need for everyday use and without which we cannot stand. In the past year, there have been lots of new innovations in the field of mobile devices and some of the biggest companies such as Apple, Google, Samsung, Nokia and many others, introduced advanced, highly productive hardware, software and other services.
5) - Nokia Lumia 920
A very resistant smartphone, with an unique design and innovative interface, that will offer you wireless charging and a 4.5” PureMotion HD+ screen.
With a great 8MP camera and Carl Zeiss lens, the photos are going to be clear as crystal and the videos at 1080p will look very realistic.
With the Nokia City Lens service, you can find whether there are any shops around you, at what distance and what other people say about it.
Also, you can save all your files on Microsoft’s SkyDrive and download, stream and play as many music as you like from Nokia Music.
Supports some of the world’s newest wireless technologies such as Bluetooth 3.0 and 4G, with great security features such as WPA2 and WEP.
The phone is said to achieve up to 10 hours of talk time in 3G, while using a Snapdragon S4 processor, the graphics and games performance is said to be better than iPhone 5.
Using the new Windows Phone 8, the price starts at $200.
4) - HTC One X
Another great smartphone with innovative camera and the ability to shoot contiously, while holding the shutter button.
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It has an integrated audio system, from Dr Dre, named Beats Audio.
The users also get 25GB of cloud storage (on Dropbox), for two years.
The resolution of the 4.7 LCD screen is 1280×720, the total storage is at 32GB, 1GB of RAM and with a great processor of 1.5GHz, quad core, this handheld device will not only entertain you, but keep all your files safe.
It uses the Android 4.0 along with HTC Sense 4 and DLNA for streaming video to other devices over a wireless connection.
It can be bought for $99, on an AT&T contract in USA.
3) - Sony Xperia S
With a similar price to the other competitors, Xperia S is available is both white and black, offering great services such as the Walkman app, that allows users to listen to music and share preferences with people of Facebook, the use of an astonishing 12MP camera, that allows HD video chat, with the Exmor R sensor for poor lit environments.
Customers also get 60days of FreemMusic Unlimited in the new Xperia, and the latest Android operating system, allowing PlayStation games to be played in this incredible device.
The Sony Entertainment Network offers a video on demand service, that gives the user the possibility of watching their favourite movies and TV shows everywhere, using a digital wallet for increased security.
With a very well designed user interface, the smartphone weights only 144grams and has a 4.3” 16mil colours screen.
The battery supports up to 25 hours of music listening and 8hours and a half of talking.
Other key features are 3D gaming with motion control, 3D surround sound, 1.3MP front camera and HDMI support.
2) - Samsung Galaxy S3
The one and only, that sold no less than tens of millions of devices all over the world since its release in May 2012.
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It comes with intelligent features such as Smart stay, that tracks the eye and when the user looks at the screen in order to save battery, Direct Call that automatically dials the number to who you send messages or look at and the amazing S voice that allows you to give commands to the phone, using voice recognition.
S Beam is another great feature that allows sharing between two devices more physical, requiring the users to touch their devices back to back, to transfer music, videos and other files.
Capable of using the newest 4G LTE technology, it has a 4.7” Super AMOLED screen and the ability to choose between 8 different photos that were made using a simple tap of a button.
Runs on the Android OS, but with increased functionality from Samsung, it can download apps from the Samsung Apps store.
It has a microSD slot of up to 64GB and 2 currently available version of phone with 16 and 32GB of internal memory.
1) - iPhone 5
Maybe the new Apple Maps it’s not the strongest point of this smartphone, but it definitely compensates with the unique iOS 6, amazing Retina Display, noise cancelling technology, a powerful CPU( the A6 chip) and at amazing easy to use interface.
It takes use of the iSight camera, featuring the new mode Panorama, HD video recording, face detection for 10 people at the same time and FaceTime HD front camera, for a great video chat experience.
It has the new Lightning connecter, more durable and with 8 pins also more flexible, that allows the iPhone to charge and connect to the iTunes software.
It uses the voice recognition program Siri that allows the user to give more commands that on the Galaxy S3 and ask specific questions.
It has Facebook and Twitter integrated the Passbook app, Live Photo Stream and the all new iMessages allowing free messaging over an Internet connection, between iOS 6 devices.
Through thousands of other features, the price is $200 for a monthly contract, giving the opportunity of using the 4G LTE wireless technology, only in some countries around the world.
