HWM+HardwareZone.com Editor's Choice Tech Awards - Part 2
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Best Smartphone
Best Smartphone
The nominees for the Best Smartphone award are selected based on one simple consideration: the ability to do it all. The selection process also includes a look at the nominees' hardware and software features, its ease of usage and its mobile mileage.
Nominees
- Apple iPhone 3GS
- HTC Hero
- Nokia N97
- RIM BlackBerry Storm
- Samsung Omnia HD
- LG BL40 Chocolate
And the Winner is
Armed with the standard hardware features seen on most smartphones of today, the iPhone 3GS is also equipped with an updated iPhone OS 3.0 and improved HSDPA speeds. The real show stopper is its intuitive user interface and multitude of apps from the iTunes App Store. It's not just the phone; it's the whole accompanying package that made this Apple device the best smartphone of 2009.
Criteria/Model | Apple iPhone 3GS | HTC Hero | Nokia N97 | RIM BlackBerry Storm | Samsung Omnia HD | LG BL40 Chocolate |
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Physique | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
Features | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 |
Performance | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
User-friendliness | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
Value | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 7.5 |
Overall | 9.5 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 8.0 |
Price | Contract-based | S$898 | S$1028 | Contract-based | S$1098 | S$988 |
For more details on how we selected our winners, check out the full reviews and articles listed at the References section at the end.
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