| With smartphones soaring in popularity over the last | | | | the HTC Touch Pro2 and the HTC Hero are rather |
| few years, it is interesting to take a look back and | | | | similar. |
| review the best models of 2009. There have been | | | | 2. iPhone - The top 2 smartphones in this list are |
| many new manufacturers, individuals and devices that | | | | predictable, some might say, but there is no denying |
| have tried to claim a stake in the smartphone market, | | | | that they are the current market leaders. The iPhone is |
| but none as popular as the following models. From the | | | | continuing the increase in popularity that it deserves, |
| iPhone to the Palm Pre; here's five of the best: | | | | with Apple really pushing to promote its star product in |
| 5. Palm Pre - Dubbed the 'Blackberry killer' in some | | | | the pre-Christmas rush. Music, video, Web - the iPhone |
| quarters, the Palm Pre brought a fresh new approach | | | | can do it all. As a 'phone', it may not be the best in the |
| to smartphones in 2009. The release of Palm Web | | | | world (in terms of calls and texts), but it is certainly |
| OS placed user experience as its number one priority, | | | | perfected one thing; applications. |
| and made the Palm Pre a genuinely useful and | | | | 1. RIM Blackberry - The iPhone may be knocking on |
| multifunctional smartphone. A bad point of the Palm | | | | the door, but RIM still stands strong and continues to |
| Pre is the issues with its battery life, according to many | | | | deliver the exceptional Blackberry smartphone. Aimed |
| users. | | | | at the business market preliminarily, the Blackberry |
| 4. HTC Touch Pro2 - Placing the HTC Touch Pro2 | | | | delivers everything you need to take work on the go. |
| behind the HTC Hero is a tough decision to make, but I | | | | While the iPhone focuses on providing users with a |
| feel it is just. The Touch Pro2 comes with a 3.2MP | | | | complete device, the Blackberry does limited things |
| camera, qwerty keyboard and Windows Mobile OS - | | | | very well. Email and conference calls have been |
| three features which are better accommodated for in | | | | perfected by RIM, so much so that the Blackberry still |
| the HTC Hero (in my opinion). The best thing about the | | | | remains the market leader in smartphone devices. |
| HTC Touch Pro2 though, is the bigger resolution | | | | So there you have it - five smartphones that have |
| screen. | | | | progressed and continue to take the world by storm |
| 3. HTC Hero - Although similar to the HTC Touch Pro2, | | | | throughout 2009. Many models came close to making |
| the HTC Hero has one major difference - Android OS. | | | | the top 5, but in terms of features, quality and |
| The two HTC phones were released at similar times, | | | | popularity, it's difficult to dismiss the above. The iPhone |
| but the Hero was packed with a 5MP camera and | | | | is set to soon become the most popular smartphone |
| Google Android, which puts it ahead of its manufacture | | | | according to many reports, but for the time being the |
| competitor. The OS is smooth, sleek and contains an | | | | Blackberry still rules them all. |
| abundance of cool features. Other than that though, | | | | |