The most wanted smartphones for christmas
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Samsung Galaxy S II
Samsung builds well on the success of the original Galaxy with a fast, attractive and fully featured phone, but one that requires a lot of juice to run.
AU$899
Rating: 8.5/10
The Good: Lightning-fast performance • Super AMOLED Plus is fantastic • Camera is amongst the best we've seen • TouchWiz 4.0 has some neat shortcuts.
The Bad: Battery life is disappointing • Video-out requires a separate adapter.
Click here for our full review of the Samsung Galaxy S II.
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HTC Desire HD
We looked long and hard for flaws in the Desire HD but failed to find anything significant. This handset checks all the right boxes, with outstanding performance complementing its large, clear display.
Price TBA
Rating: 9.6/10
The Good: Class-leading performance • One of the largest screens around • Sense UI is packed with useful tweaks and tools • Remote backup, lock and wipe.
The Bad: DLNA media sharing needs work • LCD doesn't have the same punch as AMOLED.
Click here for our full review of the HTC Desire HD.
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BlackBerry Bold 9900
The touch-and-type Bold 9900 is the sleekest, zippiest BlackBerry to date, but there are key features missing, which business users would have loved to have had included.
Price TBA
Rating: 8.0/10
The Good: Outstanding design • Touch and type works well • Best BlackBerry browser yet • Great battery life.
The Bad: No HDMI • No DLNA • No Wi-Fi hotspot • No Flash support.
Click here for our full review of the Blackberry Bold 9900.
The touch-and-type Bold 9900 is the sleekest, zippiest BlackBerry to date, but there are key features missing, which business users would have loved to have had included.
Price TBA
Rating: 8.0/10
The Good: Outstanding design • Touch and type works well • Best BlackBerry browser yet • Great battery life.
The Bad: No HDMI • No DLNA • No Wi-Fi hotspot • No Flash support.
Click here for our full review of the Blackberry Bold 9900.
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HTC Evo 3DWhether you like the 3D feature or choose to never use it, the Evo 3D is a powerful, capable Android and our favourite HTC smartphone of the year, so far.
AU$912
Rating: 9.0/10
The Good: Solid smartphone experience • 3D is great when it works • 1730mAh battery is sufficient.
The Bad: No HDMI port • Struggles with 1080p videos • Limited multimedia file recognition.
Click here for our full review of the HTC Evo 3D.
Credit: HTC
HTC Sensation XL
HTC proves again that bigger is better, especially when its large-screen phone packs in a great user experience and Beats audio headphones to boot.
AU$899
Rating: 9.0/10
The Good: Huge display is great to have • First-class performance • Fantastic camera • Beats Audio headphones are a big plus in this package.
The Bad: Beats Audio profile only works in default music player • No expandable memory • TV-out requires adapter, no HDMI.
Click here for our full review of the HTC Sensation XL.
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