Last year I posted a couple of popular smartphone series and I will be working on a follow-up to my Clash of the Touch Titans article in a month or so when a few of the rumored/anticipated devices are out and available. Prior to this past 2009 holiday season I took a look at the smartphone selection for different carriers and with the explosion of smartphones in the market I thought it would be appropriate to put together a mid-year list of the top current and announced smartphones of 2010. We know that some kind of new iPhone will be coming soon, but we are not sure if it will be for just AT&T or also other carriers, we believe some flagship Google Android device will be coming to T-Mobile, Palm may release a new webOS device soon, and Samsung and others may release new Android devices, but all of this is still speculation and rumor so we will stick with just the facts in this top 10 list. You can check out several product photos of these top 10 devices in my image gallery, but I also highly recommend you visit your carrier store to get some hands-on time with a device before you make a huge monthly commitment.
The prices you will see in this article are from the carrier. If you are new to a carrier or adding another line you will find excellent prices on Amazon.com and other online vendors. So you know where my personal perspective is coming from I am a long time (9 years) T-Mobile subscriber with five phones on a family plan and have had a Verizon account for about seven months. I had an AT&T account (mainly used only with data) for a couple of years and have been a Sprint subscriber for a total of about four months over the past couple years. I do have some experiences with each of the four major US wireless carriers and have also been purchasing SIM-unlocked smartphones for over 5 years. I personally will switch and pay the ETF to get a new device and jump to a carrier that offers me more for my money, but will most likely never try leaving T-Mobile with my family plan again (AT&T failed me big time when I tried that and my wife almost killed me due to the constant dropped calls).
Each carrier is different for all of us and is highly dependent on where you live, work, and play. I recommend you figure out which carrier works best for you before buying a device you won’t be happy with because of the carrier. There are many excellent smartphone options today and you honestly can’t go too wrong with any of the available choices. Like carriers, different smartphone operating systems work for different people because of their different strengths and weaknesses, 3rd party applications, and available form factors. My sister-in-law just purchased a Palm Pre Plus on Verizon after considering the HTC Incredible for reasons I am sure many others will be considering and I figured I should share my experiences with your all and help you figure out which phone might work best for you.
Enough about the disclaimers and warnings, let’s take a look at my list of Top 10 Smartphones of 2010 … so far.
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