Top 10 Best Phones 2013

Mobile Phone’s have completely revolutionized the society in the last decade, the mobile phone’s have more of become a necessity today and people clearly understand the use of these latest cell phone’s which is clearly supported by the fact that as much as 75% of people in the world today has a Mobile Phone.

The new smart mobile phone’s have all the features that tend to ease your work drastically. Some of the key area’s where these latest phones have helped us are: Ease of Checking Emails and doing other Business Productivity Work, Social Networking, Messaging, Ability to take Better Picture’s and Share instantly, and the list goes on.

Today, most of the top new mobile phone’s are powered by Smart Phone OS which have a lot of available applications for every particular task. As per the current trend Android (from Google) is leading the Mobile Phone OS race followed by iOS (from Apple) and Windows Phone (from Microsoft) but their are also a lot of other Mobile Phone OS’s that are fast catching up. These mobile OS’s give the ability for any developer to create an application and make it available to general OS users which definitely keeps the mobile phone user interested in his/her phone for a long time.

Hardware is also a crucial part of the mobile phone, hardware components are required to run your Mobile Phone smoothly and they also give the appearance, size and durability to the mobile phone. Samsung is today the leading Mobile Phone manufacturer followed by Nokia and Apple.

There are a lot of awesome mobile phone’s getting launched every year but here we have made the list of the Best Mobile phone’s that have been launched and are available in the market. These premium mobile phone’s would be a great alternative if you are looking to change your mobile phone anytime soon. We have made the list of the best phones 2013 considering the  following important factors:

• Hardware and Build Quality
• Mobile Operating System
• Display
• Call Quality and Reception
• Price and Value for Money
• Battery Backup
• Added Features
• Support and Updates

Also we would update the List of phone’s as soon as any new cell phone gets launched this year so as to keep the list latest.

10. Nokia Lumia 820

Nokia Lumia 820 is a Windows 8 powered phone manufactured by Nokia. The phone has a 4.3 inch AMOLED display with Nokia ClearBlack technology. The Phone supports 480 X 800 pixels and has 217 PPI Pixel Density. It runs on Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait processor with Adreno 225 GPU and Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon chipset. It has 1 GB RAM which would assure absolute 0 lag windows phone experience. The Phone has brilliant 8.7 MP Primary camera with Dual LED Flash and the camera can record Full HD 1080P Videos. It also has a VGA Camera which would come handy for making video calls specially as Windows Phone has great skype integration. The phone also has nice build quality and come’s with vibrant funky colors as with all lumia phone’s, the phone has a thickness of 9.9 MM and weighs 160 g. The Phone comes with 1650 Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery which should last enough to survive a day. Nokia Lumia comes with 8 GB internal storage and has an option to extend the storage using a Micro SD card.

Our Verdict: Nokia Lumia 820 certainly looks very attractive mobile phone specially because of it’s powerful processor and awesome camera and is certainly a great buy for people who like Windows Phone OS. The downside of the Phone is bad display (specially when all competitors have HD or Full HD displays), VGA secondary camera, and may be an under powered battery.

9. Samsung Galaxy S3

Samsung Galaxy S3 is a very popular mobile phone launched by Samsung, it has been almost a year since the phone was launched now but it is still one of the best mobile phones out in the market. Samsung Galaxy S3 might have been out in the market from some time but it’s specs are still at par with it’s competitors if not better. Samsung Galaxy S3 comes with 4.8 Inch Super Amoled Capacitive Display which supports HD Resolution (720 x 1280 pixels) and has 306 PPI Pixel density. The phone has Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 processor with Mali 400MP GPU and Exynos 4412 Quad chipset. Also the Phone comes with 1 GB RAM.  The phone has 8 MP primary and 1.9 MP secondary camera. The Phone runs on Android OS V4.1.2 and hopefully would be upgraded to Android 4.2 soon. The Phone comes with 16/32/64 GB Internal storage which can be expanded to upto 64 GB using Micro SD Card. The phone has Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery.

Our Verdict: Samsung Galaxy S3 is a great phone to have even now, its specs would ensure great android experience. The Phone’s only down side is that it has actually become outdated now specially with S4 already available in the market. Also Samsung may just hold the release of Android 4.2 for Samsung S3 for long time so as to avoid any competition to S4. But if you can work around with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and don’t care about what people think than this is the phone for you to buy.

8. Samsung Galaxy Note 2

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is a very popular mobile phablet from Note series by Samsung. This second version of the Original Galaxy Note has reached new height in terms of mobile phone sales. Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has large 5.5 inch Super AMOLED Display which supports 720 x 1280 pixels and has 267 PPI Pixel Density. The Phone’s hardware specs resemble that of of Samsung Galaxy S3 to some extend. The Phone is powered by Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9 processor with Mali 400 MP GPU and Exynos 4412 Quad chipset. The Phone runs on 2 GB RAM and comes with 16/32/64 GB Internal storage option which can also be extended. The Phone comes with 8 MP Primary and 1.9 MP secondary camera and is powered by big Li-Ion 3100 mAh battery. The phone runs on Android OS V4.1 Jelly bean and comes with S Pen Stylus.

Our Verdict: Samsung Galaxy S3 is a great cell phone choice if you are ok with a phablet size display in a mobile phone. The phone is tried and tested and would ensure great fun. Again the only issue with the phone would be long wait before you are able to upgrade the phone to Android OS V4.2. Also we may see Samsung Galaxy Note 3 launching very soon this year so it would be suggested if you can wait for the phone to launch because that would mean a. Decrease in Price of Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and b. Give you another option to choose your new mobile.

7. Blackberry Z10

Blackberry 10

Blackberry Z10 is the new entry from Blackberry in the Mobile phone market. Blackberry lost a significant share of it’s consumers due to outdated mobile phone’s OS and style. But blackberry seems to back into the game with this fresh new mobile phone running on Latest Blackberry OS 10. This new phone comes with 4.2 Inch capacitive display which supports 768 x 1280 pixels and 355 PPI Pixel density. The Phone has very bright display and produces amazing color reproduction. The Phone is powered by Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait processor with Adreno 225 GPU and Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon chipset. The Phone has 16 GB internal storage and 2 GB RAM. It comes with 8 MP primary and 2 MP Secondary camera and has Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery. The Phone’s hardware is certainly nice but it’s the phone OS that stands out from the competitors. The exclusive Blackberry 10 OS has a lot of new added feature’s which includes Blackberry Flow, New Keyboard, Camera with Time Shift Mode, etc.

Our Verdict: Blacberry Z10 is a decent mobile phone considering it’s specs, but its its very high price that make’s it not the best buy in the list. Also the Blackberry 10 OS is new and looks promising but it still has it’s share of glitches.

6. LG Optimus G Pro

LG Optimus Pro is another Phablet / Mobile phone in our list and as with other phablet it is also manufactured by a Korean company. LG is one of the premium mobile phone manufacturers out in the market, although it cannot be compared with Samsung but it has still been able to craft a niche. LG Optimus G Pro specifications are one of the best in the list. The Phone comes with 5.5 Inch True Full HD IPS Plus LCD capacitive touchscreen which supports 1080 x 1920 pixels and 401 PPI Pixel density. All these features clearly make’s the phone’s display as one of the Best one’s in the market. The phone runs on Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300 processor with 320 Adreno GPU and Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 chipset. The Phone runs on 2 GB RAM and comes with 32 GB Internal storage which can be expanded using a Micro SD Card to 64 GB. The Phone has 13 MP Primary camera which can record Full HD videos and 2.1 MP Secondary camera for seamless video chat. It comes with Android OS V4.1.2 and would be upgraded to Android OS V4.2 Jelly Bean very soon. The Phone comes with Li-Po 3140 mAh battery.

Our Verdict:LG Optimus G Pro is great Samsung Galaxy Note 2 alternative and also out class Note 2 in a lot of areas. LG Optimus G Pro is certainly one of the best phone’s to have if you are OK with buying an LG phone. The Phone is priced attractively and also has real beautiful display and some amazing specs.

5. Apple iPhone 5

This phone needs no introduction, Apple iPhone 5 is one of the highest selling mobile phone’s in the world. This latest version of popular iPhone has stood out from the very beginning and has been immensely liked by the people. Apple iPhone 5 comes with 4 inch Retina LED-backlit IPS LCD display which supports 640 x 1136 pixels and has 326 PPI Pixel density. The phone’s display has Corning Gorilla Glass protection. The phone is powered by Dual-core 1.2 GHz processor with PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics) GPU and Apple A6 chipset. The Phone also comes with 1 GB RAM and 16/32/64 GB Storage option. The phone has premium quality 8 MP Primary camera that can record 1080P videos and 1.2 MP Secondary camera for video recording. The phone runs on latest iOS 6.1.3. The Phone has Non-removable Li-Po 1440 mAh battery which despite being less powerful is still able to give very high battery backup.

Our Verdict: The Standout for Apple iPhone 5 is that it runs on theWorld’s Best Mobile Phone OS, iOS is extremely polished and you would just be at complete ease using it. The Phone’s hardware althoughlooks little outdated on paper but iPhone still works brilliant. The Phone is definitely going to be a great buy but we would suggest you to hold on your decision of buying this phone specially because the next version of iPhone is launching very soon in the coming months.

4. Nokia Lumia 920

Nokia Lumia 920 is another Windows 8 Phone in the list. The Phone’s stand out feature is it’s wonderful camera which is the best in it’s class. The Phone runs on Windows Phone 8 so the user experience is pretty much like all windows phone devices. Nokia Lumia 920 is a flagship windows phone from Nokia, it comes with 4.5 Inch IPS capacitive display which supports 768 x 1280 pixels and 332 PPI Pixel density. The Phone runs on Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait processor with Adreno 225 GPU and Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon chipset with 1 GB RAM. The Phone comes with finest 8 MP Primary camera with PureView Technology and Image Stabilization that assures remarkable picture quality. The Phone can record Full HD 1080P videos. It also has 1.3 MP Secondary camera. The Phone has 32 GB Internal storage which can be expanded using Micro SD Card. It is powered by Non-removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery.

Our Verdict: Nokia Lumia 920 is the phone to buy if you take a lot of Pictures with your mobile phone. Also Windows 8 Mobile OS is fast becoming a hot favorite of the people because of it’s easy to use interface with no lags. The Phone is also priced attractively and we find the screen size of this phone to be a perfect one. The Phone is alittle bulky at 10.7 mm thickness but overall the phone looks good.

3. Sony Xperia Z

Sony Xperia Z is undoubtedly the best looking mobile phone in the list. The Phones comes with some delightful features which actually come in very handy in day to day life. Sony Xperia Z comes with Full HD 5 Inch display which supports 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and 441 PPI Pixel Density. The Phone’s display is protected by Shatter proof and scratch-resistant glass and has a Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 for unmatched color reproduction. The Phone is powered by Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait with Adreno 320 GPU and Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 chipset and comes with 2 GB RAM onboard. The Phone has 13.1 MP primary camera and 2.2 MP Secondary camera. The Phone has Non-removable Li-Ion 2330 mAh battery for long battery backup. It comes with Android OS V4.1.2 preinstalled and will have the option to upgrade to Android OS V4.2 in future. The Phone is water and dust resistant so there are less chances of you or your kids spoiling this phone.

Our Verdict: Sony Xperia Z is a class latest cell phone from Sony. The Phone has awesome hardware specs but misses out on theSoftware front, we would have liked if Sony could have done more customization’s to the Android OS to differentiate the phone from other android phone’s in the market much like what Samsung does or what HTC has done in HTC One.

2. HTC One

HTC One is a premium flagship Android phone. The Phone has brilliant build quality thanks to a lot of aluminium usage on the phone. The phone has 4.7 inch Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen which supports 1080 x 1920 pixels and has 469 PPI Pixel density and has Corning Gorilla Glass 2 Protection. The Phone is powered by Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300 processor, Adreno 320 GPU, Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 chipset and 2 GB RAM. It comes with 32 GB / 64 GB Internal storage models which cannot be expanded. The phone has 4 Ultra Megapixel primary and 2.1 MP Secondary camera. It comes with Android OS V4.1.2 Jelly Bean which can be exapanded to Android V4.2.2. The Phone’s OS is heavily customized and comes in with a proprietary HTC feature Blinkfeed which brings in the most important feature’s on the Android home screen. The Phone has a Non-removable Li-Po 2300 mAh battery.

Our Verdict: HTC One is definitely one of the best phones to buy in 2013, it has a premium feel unlike other mobile phone’s in the list which feel a bit plasticky. Two things about the phone that just doesn’t impresses us is it’s Camera and High Price (It is the costliest phone in our list).

1. Samsung Galaxy S4

Samsung Galaxy S4 is the mobile phone in the list that was just launched recently by Samsung. The Phone is rightly dubbed as “Life Companion” by Samsung as the phone has ton of new very useful features integrated in the software front. The phone although still looks a lot like Samsung Galaxy S3 but Samsung has clearly worked hard on Software end which has made this as one of the best mobile phones in 2013. Samsung Galaxy S4 comes with 5 Inch Super AMOLED Capacitive display which supports 1080 x 1920 pixels and comes with 441 PPI Pixel density. The phone is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 which assures toughness and negligible on screen scratches. The phone is powered by Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 processor with PowerVR SGX 544MP3 GPU and Exynos 5 Octa 5410 chipset and comes with 2 GB RAM. The Phone comes with 16 / 32 / 64 GB  internal storage models which can be expanded using Micro SD card. This is also the only phone that comes pre installed with Android OS V4.2.2 and the phone would get upgraded to next Android OS V4.3 or V5.0 key lime pie. The phone has 13 MP primary and 2 MP Secondary camera and the phone’s camera can record using both primary and secondary camera at the same time. The Phone has Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery.

Our Verdict:  This is one phone that you would thoroughly enjoy, it has tons of new features that would keep you occupied for a long time. A lot of the added features truly enhance the phone capability and are actually very handy in day to day life. The cell phone is also attractively priced and is definitely the best one in the list.

Hopefully we would also see a Dual Sim Phone soon in the list too.