So mobile phones pretty much dominate everyone's lives at the moment. Whether it's for social media, keeping in touch with friends or playing annoying addictive Simpson's tapping games. God how I love that game! With the tapping and the cash and the oh gawdd donuts.
Anyway, I've been a massive fan of phones since a young age. Always looking at the new features, what phones don't have and who's the big players at the moment. Thankfully there seems to be two major players nowadays and a combat battle for third. As i'm slightly biased to HTC, I'm going to say they take third spot though.
Smart phones nowadays fall into three categories in my opinion; Android, Windows and some crappy expensive iOS. The apple bubble has soured for me. Expensive phones which are expertly made, but released too frequently without great upgrades. Lets cover the 3 biggest phones anyway:
HTC One X
Newest update of the HTC range. This phone looks lovely and I cant believe it's taken so long to get front facing speakers on a mobile phone. I've spent so many occasions cupping my rear speaker on my HTC Sensation XE to try and project the sound to someone's ear, but alas, it barely works, even with the Beats sound included. A great update from someone in the market who was losing ground to the competitors in it's range. I wouldn't be surprised if this phone sells millions in the UK and it's frequently seen with people. The problem is Samsung and Apple have the market pretty covered and people like to stay with the same phones Galaxy II, III, 3GS, 4, 4S etc...
I personally would go for HTC again, although I had a problem with the customer service team which made me question the company, but the ONE X is a really nice phone. I want one!
Samsung Galaxy IV
I don't know how they do it but every year they sell a butt-load of phones in their galaxy S range. Time and time again they add great new features and gorgeous looking phones. They use plastic instead of a more premium looking aluminium but the phones themselves are big bright phones. My partner has an SII and it's a great phone, pretty much the same specs as my phone but runs games smoother and faster. They have the market covered and I can't see it stopping anytime soon, only if they decide to venture away from the Android operating system- something which I think is in the pipeline. They make great products though- my samsung TV is just wonderful so I would certainly consider the samsung brand of phones in the near future!
Apple
Apple, Apple, Apple. What has thy done... They make phone after phone, iPad after iPad and still manage to shift LOADS of them. People taking photos of each other with their current Apple products in line to buy the next Apple product. It's a monopoly! But they do make lovely looking phones and great products. Most people you see using phones seem to have an iPhone, or know someone with an iPhone and there must be a reason for this. It's not the fashion accessory that the iPod was back in the day with the white headphones but more of a premium item that people see as something to show off with. I personally wouldn't get an Apple product because I find the whole thing very pretentious. I understand people love them, but for the money it's extortionate. Take the iPad mini, retailing for £350 yet the google nexus retails for £200 for the same storage. I find the whole thing a bit crazy!
N.B. Blackberry God I used to hate these phones. Once a great tool of a businessman, now a teenager sexting/ rioting tool, Blackberry has lost it and I wouldn't be surprised to see RIM go bankrupt soon.The phones used to be a premium item but now they are plastic, cheap and tacky. Not to worry, it's easy to stay clear of them now!
I know this has been a bit of an Apple bash (crumble) but I find Android have the market nicely covered with phone companies such as Samsung and HTC releasing premium phones. Who knows what features we'll see soon?! I'd love a phone with mini-DJ decks in them (Barley)
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