Top mobile phones of 2008
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 by Jo
Following on from our Christmas present guides, we’ve decided to focus on a popular gift - mobile phones. There are so many on the market these days that it can be a nightmare to read up on each one. But don’t worry, we’ve done it all for you.
We’ve read all the reviews for over 200 mobiles and picked out the most popular - the ones people are looking at in the run-up to Christmas, and the most highly rated phones of 2008 - focusing on what people think after they have bought and tried out their phones. We’ve also got our recommendation for the best value for money mobile.
So, I bet a lot of you will be thinking that the iPhone must be a key player in this year’s favourite mobiles but surprisingly, it’s not in the top 10. Problems with application crashes and battery life meant that people rated this year’s 3G iPhone lower than you might have expected. It gets a score of 8.2/10 which is even beaten by its predecessor, the original iPhone, which scores 8.3/10.
The UK’s favourite phone of 2008 is actually the BlackBerry Bold 9000. Here’s what some reviewers had to say:
+ Great keyboard for e-mailing and texting. Cracking screen which is nice and bright and videos look lovely on it. The sound from the internal speaker is really good. Just a great phone overall.
- Out of the box battery life is bad but gets better with regular charges.
+ The Bold is undoubtedly the most impressive Blackberry yet. One of its greatest advantages is that in spite of many new features, it feels very familiar. Web browsing is almost broadband speed.
But what about the most popular phone? The phone that everyone’s looking at in the run-up to Christmas this year is the Nokia N96. But although it’s created a lot of hype, it actually gets marked down by reviewers for poor battery life and software problems. It’s also a little expensive at around £500 for Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) customers, but it does do the business with its design and features. One reviewer writes “great picture and video quality, very easy to find your way around, fantastic features…looks good”.
So let’s take a look at the most popular phones, which are getting lots of atention, and those that actually get rated the highest when consumers take them home:
TOP TEN MOST POPULAR MOBILE PHONES IN LAST 30 DAYS:
1. Nokia N96
6. Samsung J700
10. LG KF750 Secret
TOP TEN HIGHEST RATED MOBILE PHONES OF 2008:
6. Fly SL600
7. Sagem my411C
8. Samsung J700
10. Sagem my300C
If you had your heart set on buying someone, or yourself, a stylish yet affordable phone this Christmas, we think the Samsung F480 Tocco is the one to go for. Whilst other phones with similar features tend to get poor scores for battery life, the Tocco impresses with 7.7/10. Here’s what some other phones score for battery life:
Nokia N96 - 5.8
iPhone original - 6.8
iPhone 3G - 5.6
BlackBerry Bold 9000 - 6.3
The Tocco also impresses with its design and features and is £150 for PAYG customers or free on some contracts.
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