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What's the best phone? You keep asking, so we're answering with a dedicated section of PhoneDog's Top Smartphones, as selected by our editors. Whether it's a Top 5 list or an update to our "Top Smartphones" live rankings, you'll find the industry's best smartphones right here.

PopularTop 5: Best smartphones of 2011

Android Wow, what a year! In the past twelve months, we have seen so many new phones, technology, and form factors. Some of the most anticipated phones we've ever seen were released this year. We all know of the saga with the iPhone 4S, but do you remember...

Reader reactionsAaron's Top 5 Android phones (December 2011)

Android It's the holiday season, and in the midst of all that eggnog and gingerbread, you may be in the market for a new Android phone. There are some great choices out there, but as with anything, there are a few that stand out above the rest. Whether...

PopularSamsung Galaxy S II knocks iPhone out of first place on PhoneDog's Top Smartphones List

Top Smartphones After sixteen months, it has finally happened. An Android device has pushed the iconic iPhone 4 off of its first place pedestal on PhoneDog's Top Smartphones List for AT&T. It may return to the top spot in a few days when the iPhone...

PopularAaron's Top 5 iPhone 4S upgrades

Iphone 5 Aaron discusses Apple's "Let's talk iPhone" event, and covers his top five favorite features in the new iPhone 4S. The combination of a dual-core Apple A5 CPU, improved 8-megapixel camera with 1080p HD video recording, and Apple's "Siri"...

ExclusiveSamsung Epic 4G Touch ousts the PHOTON 4G on PhoneDog's Top Smartphones list

Android It may be a bit awkward to hold in the hand, but the Super AMOLED Plus display is gorgeous, the 8-megapixel camera takes great still images, and TouchWiz 4.0 is a groundbreaking improvement over the past version. The software improvements combined...

ExclusiveWhich phone should I buy? "Back to School" 2011 edition

Top Smartphones School has either started or is in the process of starting for most, so it's time to take a gander at the smartphones available on the market. It's hard enough to choose a phone as it is, but this year brings dual-core, high-end...

Reader reactionsTaylor's Top 5 Android smartphones for Back to School (2011)

Android Here we are, flying past the midpoint of August and just like that, it's just about time for classes to be kicking back into action any time now. It's time to clean the sand and beach towels out of your book bag, only to replace them with paper,...

Reader reactionsMotorola PHOTON 4G ousts HTC EVO 3D on PhoneDog's Top Smartphones list

Top Smartphones You know the drill in the Android world. Another day, another phone. The HTC EVO 3D enjoyed a brief reign at the top of our Top Smartphones List for Sprint, but it has been replaced by the smokin' hot Motorola PHOTON 4G, which debuted a few days...

ExclusiveT-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide rockets its way into PhoneDog's Top Smartphones List

Top Smartphones Move over T-Mobile myTouch 4G - you're being replaced by your closest sibling! The T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide (made by HTC) has made its way onto PhoneDog's Top Smartphones list, and with improved specifications like a 1.2 GHz...

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Reader reactionsAaron's Top 5 upcoming devices

Android Last week, I listed my top Android smartphones , but let's be realistic: while it's an important piece of the mobile pie, Android isn't everything. There's some cool tech launching in the coming months, and it's coming from all sides of...

ExclusiveHTC Sensation 4G and EVO 3D make their way onto PhoneDog's "Top Smartphones" lists

Top Smartphones The Taiwanese cell phone makers, HTC, are at it again, releasing some of the hottest and most highly anticipated phones out there. While some will argue that HTC is slipping and Sense is slowly losing its luster to other UIs and vanilla Android,...

Reader reactionsAaron's Top 5 Android smartphones (June 2011)

Android You know the drill: another day, another eight or so Android handsets. Joking aside, the pace of 'droids landing on today's market is hard enough to keep track of. That's why I'm here to help...or at least list a few of the...

ExclusiveTaylor's Top 5 Non-Android Smartphones (June 2011)

Blackberry Os It has been said several times now that making a top five smartphones list isn't exactly easy. Instead of things getting easier when you remove Android from the equation, things actually become more difficult. We're now comparing phones with...

Reader reactionsTop 5: Taylor's top five Android phones (June 2011)

Android I made my first top five Android list back in April. Knowing good and well that some of the hottest phones were on the brink of release, the past list was bound to become irrelevant in no time. Here we are at the beginning of June and most of those...

ExclusiveNexus S 4G makes its way to the top of PhoneDog's "Top Smartphones" list for Sprint

4g Ever since the launch of the EVO 4G, Sprint has taken a serious liking to the little green robot. They have expanded their smartphone lineup in every direction, adding devices of all flavors, prices and styles. With such a broad selection and one of...

ExclusiveSydney's Top 5 Non-Android Smartphones (May 2011)

Top Smartphones It's not very often that we do a top 5 list of non-Android phones, mostly because 90% of the phones that are released these days are Android phones. I mean, Apple only comes out with one phone a year and carriers seem to think it's necessary to...

Reader reactionsSydney's Top 5 Android Phones (May 2011)

Android It seems like so much has changed since my last Top 5 list and yet there are still several new phones right around the corner. Nevertheless, with all these new Android releases, I couldn't help but debut a new Top 5 Android list. The Nexus S...

UpdatedG2X is now number one on PhoneDog's Top Smartphones list

Top Smartphones I think everyone here was expecting the T-Mobile G2X to end up on a Top Smartphones list at some point, so it's not too surprising that we've made it number one. With its dual-core 1 GHz processor, 8-megapixel camera that captures full 1080p HD...

ExclusiveTop 5: Sydney's top five Android phones (April 2011)

Android Well, Aaron and Taylor posted their Top 5 Android smartphones list so I thought I would have a go at it. I mean, we can't let the boys have all the fun. I went into this list thinking that it would be completely different than their lists...

Reader reactionsTop 5: Taylor's top five Android phones (April 2011)

Android Making a top five list isn't easy. Especially when phones are releasing almost weekly and slipping into obsolescence just as fast. I toyed with the list, reworked it, revised it, rearranged it, and reworked it some more to finally establish a list...