SmartPhones

Despite all the iPhone 3G, the Samsung Blackjack II got the top rating in Consumer Reports’ 2009 issue which, among other features, looks back at the best smartphones of 2008.

The media-darling iPhone and the equally hype-laden T-Mobile G1 (the HTC Google Android smartphone) didn’t even make the Top 5, instead tying with one another for 6th.

The remaining Top 5 behind the Samsung Blackjack II were:
2.  T-Mobile Wing
1. Motorola Q9C
2. T-Mobile Shadow
3. BlackBerry Pearl Flip

There is, however, a HUGE caveat to this list, albeit not one that affects the iPhone’s status any (or the HTC G-1’s for that matter), that being that the following contenders were released too late in the year to be considered in the running:
• BlackBery Bold
• BlackBerry Storm
• HTC Touch Pro and all its variants

Surely, that would have made a big difference to the results.

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The Apple iPhone may be America's most famous smartphone, but believe it or not it's not quite yet the most popular. Despite capturing 17% of the entire smartphone market, at last count, the iPhone 3G still only achieves second place in the US smartphone popularity wars, falling short to the one device still holding fast to its supreme reign as the country's most popular handset - the Motorola RAZ v3.

Why is this comparatively archaic smartphone that made its debut back in 2004 still a better seller in the US than even the ever-present iPhone? Possibly because it's gone down in price from an intimidating $400 to free (with contract). Or possibly because the Motorola RAZR is supported by all the major US wireless carriers, while the iPhone still only runs on the AT&T network.

The full top 5, according to recently released results from research firm, the NPD group:

1. Motorola RAZR
2. Apple iPhone 3G
3. BlackBerry Curve
4. LG Chocolate
5. BlackBerry Pearl

written by SmartPhoneWizard \\ tags: Blackberry Curve, BlackBerry Pearl, iphone 3g, lg chocolate, Motorola RAZR, top 5 cell phones, top 5 smartphones