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Top Android smartphones in 2013
The ranks of Android phones and vendors keep growing, and now they’re even mutating into different variants. HTC offers one version of the One smartphone while Google offers another version of the same phone with different software. Samsung offers so many different variations of the Galaxy S4 it’s difficult to keep them all straight. Google even offers its own in-house Android phones under the Nexus and Motorola brand names. And the arrival of the next iPhone in a month or two could blow this entire list out of the water. We’ve picked out the top five Android phones on the market for fall 2013, along with the major pros and cons of each.
First place:
HTC One and HTC One Google Play Edition. The HTC One is hands down the most impressive piece of Android phone hardware we’ve gotten our hands on. The only question here is whether you’re better off buying the HTC version, which includes its own in-house apps, or the Google Play version which is lacking those apps but is more forward compatible with future Android software updates. The catch: HTC is in a full scale meltdown financially, and no one is sure how much longer it’ll be in the game. And uncertainty about Android 4.x software update forward-compatibility on the HTC standard version is a concern.
Second place:
Moto X Phone: It’s not quite the stuff of magic that the rumors had long touted, but it’s an above average piece of Android phone hardware with some cool unique features. And though most of the industry doesn’t know it, color choices to matter to consumers.
Third place:
Nexus 4. It was king of the Android hill when it first launched, but at this point it’s too far over the hill to remain at the top of the list. When the Nexus 5 finally arrives, it may jump right back to number one. The catch: in light of the upcoming Moto X phone, what will the Nexus 5 do to differentiate itself?
Fourth place:
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active. The flagship Galaxy S4 is made of cheap plastic and a fragile screen which performs poorly in drop tests. But the Galaxy S4 Active is a different beast, ruggedized to protect against not only drops but also against dust. The catch: it comes with the same quad core processor found in the U.S. version of the Galaxy S4 instead of the faster eight core processor found in the international version. And that whole waterproof claim? Not so much.
Top Android smartphones in 2013 - Stabley Times | Stabley Times
The ranks of Android phones and vendors keep growing, and now they’re even mutating into different variants. HTC offers one version of the One smartphone while Google offers another version of the same phone with different software. Samsung offers so many different variations of the Galaxy S4 it’s difficult to keep them all straight. Google even offers its own in-house Android phones under the Nexus and Motorola brand names. And the arrival of the next iPhone in a month or two could blow this entire list out of the water. We’ve picked out the top five Android phones on the market for fall 2013, along with the major pros and cons of each.
First place:
HTC One and HTC One Google Play Edition. The HTC One is hands down the most impressive piece of Android phone hardware we’ve gotten our hands on. The only question here is whether you’re better off buying the HTC version, which includes its own in-house apps, or the Google Play version which is lacking those apps but is more forward compatible with future Android software updates. The catch: HTC is in a full scale meltdown financially, and no one is sure how much longer it’ll be in the game. And uncertainty about Android 4.x software update forward-compatibility on the HTC standard version is a concern.
Second place:
Moto X Phone: It’s not quite the stuff of magic that the rumors had long touted, but it’s an above average piece of Android phone hardware with some cool unique features. And though most of the industry doesn’t know it, color choices to matter to consumers.
Third place:
Nexus 4. It was king of the Android hill when it first launched, but at this point it’s too far over the hill to remain at the top of the list. When the Nexus 5 finally arrives, it may jump right back to number one. The catch: in light of the upcoming Moto X phone, what will the Nexus 5 do to differentiate itself?
Fourth place:
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active. The flagship Galaxy S4 is made of cheap plastic and a fragile screen which performs poorly in drop tests. But the Galaxy S4 Active is a different beast, ruggedized to protect against not only drops but also against dust. The catch: it comes with the same quad core processor found in the U.S. version of the Galaxy S4 instead of the faster eight core processor found in the international version. And that whole waterproof claim? Not so much.
Top Android smartphones in 2013 - Stabley Times | Stabley Times
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