The Most Popular Mobile Phones

Looking for a new mobile phone can be an absolute minefield because there are so many to choose from. That may seem like an obvious thing to say, but you can guarantee that all your friends will have a favourite that they swear by – and which your other mates thinks is the worst phone, ever; and if only a fraction of advertising was true, then they’d still all be the market leader.

Perhaps, the best place to start is by looking at the current top four favourites.

Apple iPhone 4S

Although the 4S looks like its predecessor, there are some internal differences. The 8-megapixel camera is brilliant with lots of optical technology; it supports Apple’s iOS 5, which is more than capable of dealing with everything you throw at it, and it has a super powerful processor. Added to that, it looks good and the display is great.

In fact, the 4S is easy to use and will give you loads of fun with more multimedia, apps, and games than you will probably ever use.

HTC One X

If you like big, and you’re not too bothered about price, then the HTC One X could be the mobile phone for you. It has a massive 4.7 inch display so you are immediately hit by the sheer size of the One X, but it doesn’t stop there. This phone is the first from HTC to pack a quad-core chip, and it also supports Android Ice Cream Sandwich and HTC’s user interface software, Sense, which makes the phone fast and slick.

The camera boasts 8-megapixels, and has loads of different settings and features, including being able to shoot 99 pictures in rapid succession, simply by holding the shutter down.

Samsung Galaxy S II

This mobile phone has a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED plus screen, which is incredibly vivid with superb graphics. It features a dual-core processor, and supports Android 2.3 Gingerbread. You will be able to share your media on the bigger screen because it supports Wi-Fi Direct and DLNA for wireless streaming. The 8-megapixel camera doubles as an HD video camera, and you can enjoy HD playback at 30 frames per second.

The Galaxy S still remains a popular phone, but the Galaxy S II has been given enough tweaks to put this one head and shoulders above its older sibling.

Samsung Galaxy Note

If you want neat and compact, then you should stay away from the Galaxy Note: this is not a phone that will sit comfortably in your pocket. However, if you are quite happy to tote your bag round with you whenever you set foot over the doorstep, then you will love the massive 5.3 inch screen, which makes it look like it’s heading into tablet territory.

Not only is the screen big, but it will blow you away with its clarity. It has a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, and has AMOLED technology that makes sure that the colours are deep and rich.

Add to this Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a dual-core processor and 16GB of internal memory and you have a mobile phone that is more than capable of browsing the Web, and playing games and videos. It also comes with a stylus so that you can jot down anything from where you are meeting your new date to your shopping list. Oh, and it makes calls too.