What Is The Best Android Phone?

July 23, 2010 Leave a Comment

What’s the Best Android Phone? We’ve come up with 8 Contenders:

SonyEricsson Xperia X10(wikipedia). It has an 8.1-megapixel camera, weighs less than five ounces and SonyEricsson claims that it is capable of as much as 10 hours of battery talk time per charge.
Samsung Galaxy S (wikipedia). It will run on Android 2.1 and Samsung’s own 1GHz processor, have a 5-megapixel camera and will be able to handle 720p HD video.
HTC myTouch 3G Slide(wikipedia). The latest entry into T-Mobile’s line of myTouch 3G Android phones, features a new slide-out keyboard, 3.4-inch color screen, 5-megapixel camera, version 2.1 of the Android OS, improved battery life, an 8GB memory card and a Swype/slide-your-finger-on-the-screen keyboard system.
Garminfone (wikipedia). A joint effort with Asus, it’s the best smartphone navigation system today — with Android 1.6 that focuses on mapping and location-based services (LBS).
Verizon Droid (wikipedia). A slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a terrific 3.7-inch screen, 16GB of built-in memory, turn-by-turn GPS travel instructions, loads of video extras and an Arm Cortex A8 600 MHz underclocked to 550 MHz.
Google Nexus One (wikipedia). The Nexus One was the first phone to be updated to the latest version of the Android OS 2.2. It boasts a 3.7-inch AMOLED screen and has a 5-megapixel camera. Also manufactured by HTC, the Google Nexus One is only sold on Google’s Web site for use on T-Mobile’s 3G network.
HTC Droid Incredible (wikipedia). HTC’s smartphone made for Verizon’s EV-DO 3G network. The Incredible sports a great 3.7-inch screen and shares a lot with its big brother, the EVO 4G — like a 1GHz Qualcomm (QCOM) Snapdragon processor, an 8-megapixel camera and HTC’s Sense home screen look and feel.
Sprint EVO 4G (wikipedia). Powered by a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor and running Android 2.1 with a beautiful 4.3-inch screen, an 8-megapixel camera, 720p HD video output and, of course, access to Sprint’s super-fast 4G network.