Friday 28 September 2012

The Best Smartphones

By Karen Carter


Gone are the days when the mobile phone was only used to conduct calls and send SMS text messages. The modern mobile has access to a variety of other types of communication including social networking services and instant messaging. Another area that has benefited from advancements in phone technology is the email. This type of message was once used to send text and data between office based computers but modern smartphones can now take advantage of this excellent method of communication. We look at some phones with the best email facilities.

If you bought a smartphone in 2011 you were part of a history-making trend. For the first year ever, total smartphone sales outpaced total PC sales around the world. 415 million PCs were sold in 2011, which is a lot. But almost 488 million smartphones were sold. Total shipments of the devices have grown by a staggering 63% over 2011. This was partly driven by the success of Apple, which smashed the record for the most smartphones shipped globally by any single vendor in one quarter (38 Million in Q4). And they were not alone. Samsung shipped 33 Million smartphones in the same quarter. Overall, 93.1 Million iPhones were shipped worldwide in 2011, a growth of 96% over 2010.In 2009, smartphones made up 9 of the top 20 phones. Now, all of the top 20 phones are smartphones.

If you are looking for great email features at a more pocket friendly price than the BlackBerry Bold 9900 then you will find the Curve range of RIM phones hard to beat. The new Curve 9360 is not as fast as the Bold 9900 but it still uses an impressive 800Mhz processor that means that it performs well when compared with similarly priced devices. The phone also lacks a capacitive touchscreen which means all navigation must be performed with the optical trackpad but this is no great hardship to anybody who is used to using a BlackBerry device.

If you are looking for a high quality and responsive touchscreen on which to compose your messages rather than a physical keypad then the iPhone 4S is the handset for you. The 3.5 inch screen means that the device is not as large as many modern phones but still big enough to include large keys and an impressive predictive text system. The improved notifications system that is used on this phone also alerts you the moment you receive new mail meaning you will never miss that important email.

All modern smartphones offer good email features but the BlackBerry Bold 9900 really is outstanding in this area. If a BlackBerry takes your fancy but you do not want to break the bank then the Curve 9360 is a great option while the iPhone 4S is the phone of choice for those not looking for a physical keyboard.




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