Top Best Smart Phones of 2013

Although we are only a short way into 2013, there are already some clear leaders in the smartphone market – and that’s before the rest of this year’s offerings are launched. Let’s have a very brief look at 6 of the very best smartphones of 2013:

iPhone 5

Apples latest offering, the iPhone 5 is now 6 months old and it really is a smartphone in more than one sense of the word. Dressed in stylish anodized aluminum and glass its packed full of Apple’s best features. It’s slightly bigger but lighter than its predecessor and runs on a dual-core 1.2GHz A6 processor with a triple core GPU, making it faster and more powerful than any other iPhone before it.

Galaxy S4

This is Samsung’s brand new flagship, due for release at the end of April and it certainly looks like its going to live up to the hype that surrounds it.  While it looks just as good as any other Galaxy model the main changes to this are in the software.  Samsung have introduced several new features such as air gesture and air play along with an on-the-fly translator.

HTC One

Due for release at any time, this phone is HTC’s bid to get a stronger foothold in the Smartphone market.  And, it’s not a bad handset to be going on with. It’s got a bigger screen than many, at 4.7”, with a 1080 x 1920 resolution.  It also has the advantage of being able to work on 4G LTE networks where available.  Add in their new 4 megapixel, Ultra pixel camera and a 1.7 GHz processor to the mix and you’ve got a handset that may just give the leaders some strong competition.

Sony Experia Z

Just released by Sony, the Experia Z boasts a screen that is both scratch resistant and shatterproof. The phone itself is said to be dust and water-resistant, being able to be submerged to 1 meter for up to 30 minutes.  It has a 13.1 megapixel camera and 16GB of internal storage, which is expandable by way of the Micro SD slot by up to a further 64GB. It also has a 1.5GHz processor giving it speed and efficiency.

Blackberry Z10

This is Blackberry’s “bet the farm” model, their last-ditch attempt at staying in the market. It runs on their brand new OS, Blackberry 10 which, by all accounts, is certainly enough to give it a shot.  It has an 8 megapixel camera, a 1.5GHz processor and 16GB of internal storage which is also expandable up to an extra 64GB. Already released in UK, Canada and Indonesia, it’s due to hit the US market any time now.

Nokia Lumia 920

Released in November last year, the Nokia Lumia is certainly a nice phone to look at. Its hardware is pretty standard; 8 megapixel camera, 32GB internal storage which is not expandable and a 1.5 GHz dual core processor.  It is running on Windows Phone 8, Nokia’s attempt to boost their sales after ditching the unpopular OS, Symbian.

All of these phones have their good and bad sides, but they are the top of the pile and choice really comes down to personal preference.  Which one have you got ?