Top 11 smartphones to end 2010

Summary: The smartphone space changes quite often, but now that all of the major holiday announcements have been made it is time to look at the best smartphones available as we head to the end of 2010. As you will see in the post and in the full article, Android is dominating the stage at the moment.

By Matthew Miller | October 25, 2010 -- 01:24 GMT (18:24 PDT)

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RE: Top 10 smartphones to end 2010

"While the iPhone is starting to look a bit dated"

Are you kidding ? In my opinion, (functionality aside) the iPhone 4 is the best looking smart phone that has ever come out

mKind
25 October, 2010 09:52

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- RE: Top 10 smartphones to end 2010
  
  @mKind Apple is boring. Apple = closed source and only 1 hardware style. With Android you have 20+ phones to pick from. iPhones are so boring.
  
  AirborneDude
  25 October, 2010 14:41
  
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- RE: Top 10 smartphones to end 2010
  
  @mKind It might start to look acceptable if they ever add a real qwerty keypad to it and make it less square like a brick.
  
  I Hate Malware
  25 October, 2010 16:55
  
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All CUTE (ESPECIALLY THE NOKIA N8) ON THE OUTSIDE

But on the digital side of them, all of them kneel before the Non-Official (Jailbroken) iPhone 3GS (iPhone 4 is too Buggy).

Nothing Official can beat a Non-Official iPhone 3GS. PERIOD.

MrElectrifyer
25 October, 2010 17:56

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What? No Samsung Galaxy S?

This alleged "Top 10" is null and void without the Sansung Galaxy S included in it.

bargearse
25 October, 2010 18:10

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- RE: Top 10 smartphones to end 2010
  
  @bargearse Epic 4G is a galaxy S phone
  
  dogger23
  26 October, 2010 00:00
  
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Huh, no BlackBerry?

To take & edit a quote from bargearse:
This alleged "Top 10" is null and void without a BlackBerry included in it.

dnevans
25 October, 2010 20:08

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iPhone 4 #1

In my business I use several phones from different carriers. I frequently use the Incredible, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and the Evo. My everyday phones iPhone 4 and Incredible. The iPhone is by far the most organized and simple to use device without glitches. Its a mistake in my experience to not rate it as #1.

kencagle
26 October, 2010 14:26

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Strange..

Why are the Droidx and the Incredible both #2?

tgreaves
27 October, 2010 10:03

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- RE: Top 10 smartphones to end 2010
  
  @tgreaves21227@... If you read the article it says they are a tie.
  
  ryanmc
  11 November, 2010 07:28
  
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