Best Android Smartphones of 2010

The smartphones are on the rise. This year, aprocessor but is limited to 384 MB of RAM. It has a
number of mobile phone manufacturers are sportinggenerous microSD memory of 8 GB, upgradeable to
the Android operating system in their latest releases.16 GB. True to form with regards to Sony Ericsson's
This, thanks to the success of the first release ofadherence to developing camera phones, what excels
the OS with the HTC phone "Dream" back in 2008.for the Xperia X10 is its 8.1 megapixel camera with
With the operating system now ranked fourthflash and video light. Even more, Sony Ericsson's smile
among other smartphone OS in terms of global sales,detection technology allows you to setup the Xperia
technology pundits are expecting that Android mayto automatically snap a picture when your subjects
soon be on top of the list.smile.
In the US, there is a huge jump in market share forMotorola Backflip
smartphones running Android, from under 5% in theKnown for their innovative design, Motorola again
third quarter of 2009 to 28% at the end of the firstcame up with a device that would have consumers
quarter of 2010. In contrast, sales for the iPhone andflipping over in delight. The Motorola Backflip was
other devices with Windows Mobile OS and Palm'sreleased for the AT&T network and is the only unit
WebOS systems decreased during the same period.with a full QWERTY keypad on the reverse side of
Blackberry devices, which run the RIM system,the screen when the device is folded. Loaded with a
slowed down gaining just 1.3% although still5 megapixel camera, the Backflip presents a unique
maintaining its leadership in the market.option for consumers. One downside to the Backflip
Sales for Android smartphones is predicted tois that AT&T has blocked non-market apps, which is
continue to grow exponentially in the coming months.perceived to be a move that would undermine the
This is due to the fact that handset developmentexpandability of what the phone can do. Preinstalled
behind the OS is robust and relatively faster thanin the device is Motorola's MOTOBLUR which
that of the iPhone and the Blackberry. Theintegrates a person's updates and messages from
development of new applications for the Android isvarious social networking sites into a single streaming
also growing at a faster rate compared to itsfeed.
competitors. If you are looking to join theHTC Desire, Legend and Droid Incredible
bandwagon, here are the top Android smartphonesTaiwan's HTC is arguably the leading manufacturer of
released for 2010.mobile devices geared towards the Android operating
Google Nexus Onesystem. For 2010, HTC already released the Desire,
The Android OS is of course backed up by searchLegend and the Droid Incredible. HTC Legend works
giant Google. It is therefore not surprising for Googleon a 600 MHz processor and 384 MB of RAM, which
to release its own line of smartphones. Althoughare lower specs compared to the Desire and the
manufactured by HTC, Nexus One is designed andDroid Incredible. The Desire has a slightly larger touch
branded by Google. It runs on a 1 GHz Qualcommscreen at 3.7". The Droid Incredible boasts of an 8
Snapdragon processor with 512 MB of RAM built-in. Itmegapixel camera.
includes 4GB of SD memory with a capacity of up toMore smartphones are expected to be released in
32 GB. The 3.7" touch screen is wider than mostthe last two quarters of 2010. As people eagerly
phones in its class. It also includes a 5-megapixelawait the release of the next generation of iPhones
camera. Among the features of Nexus One arefrom Apple, Android-based devices are already in the
voicemail transcriptions and GPS navigation via Googlepipeline with such HTC phones as the EVO 4G to be
Maps with audible directions.released by June 2010 and the HTC Wildfire set to
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10be out in the market by the 3rd quarter of the year.
The Xperia X10 is the first Android unit for SonyExpect even more Androids to invade tech stores
Ericsson. It also runs on a 1 GHz Snapdragonsoon!