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Samsung ATIV Odyssey Unboxing

Unboxing Verizon's Samsung ATIV Odyssey is finally here, bringing Samsung and Windows Phone 8 together in the United States. It's nice to see Samsung's Windows Phone finally land on Verizon, and at the price point, it'll be a strong competitor to...

Jan 23rd by Aaron Baker 14 11 Reactions

Can Sony's Xperia line compete with Apple and Samsung?

Android Can Sony's Xperia compete with Apple and Samsung ? Sony has released some fantastic updates to its Xperia line of smartphones over the years, but due to poor distribution agreements, we haven't seen them gain a significant level...

Jan 22nd by Aaron Baker 11

The Top Smartphones: Week 46

Official Smartphone Rankings Aaron's rounding up the best smartphones as voted on by YOU! For week 46, the Samsung Galaxy Note II dominated both the People's Choice and Expert's Choice charts with 268 votes. The Nokia Lumia 920 held onto second place,...

Jan 22nd by Aaron Baker 0

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HTC One X+ Challenge: Day 1

Android I'll spend quite a bit of time in this 30 day challenge analyzing some of the differences between the HTC One X+ and Samsung Galaxy Note II at length, in addition to hardware differences. If you're looking at Android, you're probably...

Jan 22nd by Aaron Baker 14 14 Reactions

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HTC One VX vs. HTC One S Dogfight Part 2

Android These are two devices that I'd certainly consider carrying. The HTC One VX , a little brother of sorts to the HTC One X+, is available at AT&T for $49.99 and offers a 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, 4.5-inch qHD...

Jan 21st by Aaron Baker 3

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HTC One VX vs. HTC One S Dogfight Part 1

Android When they made the One X, One S, and One V, one thing HTC promised not to do was dilute the brand. Fast forward to today, and you could argue that HTC has moved away from that strategy with the One XV, One SV, and other variants of the...

Jan 21st by Aaron Baker 16 14 Reactions

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PhoneDog Aaron is back!

Phonedog Press I'm super excited to be saying "Aaron from PhoneDog.com" and to be back as the Editor-in-Chief of PhoneDog again. Sometimes in life, you take a different position and you realize early on that it's not the right fit - and where you belong...

Jan 21st by Aaron Baker 356 153 Reactions

The Best Smartphones: Week 45

Official Smartphone Rankings It's time for another round-up of last week's OSR action. Taylor is back in another weekly recap of PhoneDog's Official Smartphone Rankings. In week 45, ending January 13, the Samsung Galaxy Note II proved its dominance in both charts,...

Jan 15th by Taylor Martin 0

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HTC DROID DNA Challenge: Day 1

Android Taylor accepts his first 30-day challenge on the heels of the largest tech show of the year, CES 2013! Taylor takes on 30 days with the only 1080p smartphone available in the U.S. market, the HTC DROID DNA on Verizon Wireless. Taylor has...

Jan 14th by Taylor Martin 15

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Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Hands-On

Android Samsung announced the LTE variant of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 for Verizon and our own Taylor got some hands-on time. Very little has changed as far as design or specifications go. There is a large Verizon logo on the back, and the...

Jan 10th by Taylor Martin 2

Verizon Samsung ATIV Odyssey Hands-On

Ces Las Vegas 2013 At CES 2013 in Las Vegas, Taylor gets some hands-on time with the newly announced Samsung ATIV Odyssey. As far as specifications go, it's nothing spectacular: 4-inch (480 by 800 pixel resolution) display, 8GB built-in storage, microSD card...

Jan 10th by Taylor Martin 2

Huawei Ascend W1 Hands-On

Ces Las Vegas 2013 Taylor gets some hands-on time with the recently announced Huawei Ascend W1, Huawei's first Windows Phone device. It has a 4-inch (480 by 800 pixel resolution) display, 4GB of built-in storage and microSD card slot, 512MB RAM, a...

Jan 9th by Taylor Martin 0

ZTE Grand S Hands-On

Android Taylor gets some hands-on time with the recently announced ZTE Grand S at CES in Las Vegas. It is yet another 5-inch 1080p smartphone with a 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset, 2GB RAM, 16GB built-in storage, microSD card slot,...

Jan 9th by Taylor Martin 7

Sony Xperia Z Hands-On

Android Taylor gets some hands-on time with the recently announced Sony Xperia Z. The Xperia Z has a 5-inch 1080p display, 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset, 16GB built-in storage, microSD card slot, 2GB RAM, a 13-megapixel camera with...

Jan 7th by Taylor Martin 13

Sony Xperia ZL Hands-On

Android Taylor gets some hands-on time with the recently announced Sony Xperia ZL. It has a 5-inch 1080p display, 2GB RAM, 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset, 16GB built-in storage, microSD card slot, 13-megapixel camera with HDR video...

Jan 7th by Taylor Martin 3

Huawei Ascend D2 Hands-On

Android Huawei just announced the Ascend D2 and our own Taylor got some hands-on time with it at CES in Las Vegas. The Ascend D2 is the smaller brother of the gigantic, 6.1-inch Ascend Mate. It has a 5-inch 1080p display at 443 pixels per inch, a...

Jan 7th by Taylor Martin 5

Huawei Ascend Mate Hands-On

Android Taylor gets hands-on time with the Huawei Ascend Mate which was recently announced in Las Vegas at CES. At 6.1-inches, the Huawei Ascend Mate has the largest display of any smartphone to date. It also equips a 1.5GHz quad-core Huawei-made...

Jan 7th by Taylor Martin 9

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What do you want to see at CES 2013?

Ces Las Vegas 2013 The year's largest technology trade show is just days away. Taylor will be on the ground covering anything and everything he can get his hands on. The money question right now is: what will be on display and what will be announced at CES...

Jan 4th by Taylor Martin 51 44 Reactions

The Best Smartphones: Week 43

Official Smartphone Rankings Another week, another round-up of last weeks standings in PhoneDog Media's Official Smartphone Rankings! This time, Taylor recaps the top five smartphones in both the People's Choice Chart and the Mobile Tech Expert's Chart. The Samsung...

Jan 2nd by Taylor Martin 9

Exciting changes for PhoneDog in 2013

Lifestyle Happy New Year from the entire PhoneDog team! As you all know by now, Aaron Baker is no longer with the site. It was a sad and emotional move for many of us. I explained earlier today just how Aaron played a huge role in my professional...

Jan 1st by Taylor Martin 16