Tell us more about your favourite smartphone

Aaron Hodgkins14 March 2011

My favourite mobile operating system is Android... It's the most flexible. I have a HTC Desire running the Gingerbread software from the Nexus S. The Desire was the best phone of 2010 and now its even more affordable than ever.. you can also upgrade it to gingerbread if you wish. I love mine and that's why i think the HTC Desire is the best smartphone.

Anonymous14 March 2011

well the iphone 4 is very capable phone, and yes there are other good smart phones out there. but the apple is the cream of the crop. the rest are just imitations. like the ipad all clones. good but not perfect

steven14 March 2011

Where's the HTC Desire HD?or could you not have 2 HTC phones in the review-Personally I think the Android platform is far better than windows 7

Razzi Bryan14 March 2011

I'm sorry but the way that this review/test is being done is just not realistic. Nobody is going to be surfing/texting on their phone in a car driving around a racetrack wildly, they will be at home, or at work, or at lunch, or on a bus, or a passenger in a normal sedately-driven car.

Lauren Moore14 March 2011

My phone wasn't on the show, but i think it deserves the top spot! The Samsung Galaxy S is a great phone and has great features. Texting is quick and easy with swype, great camera, really light, great functions, it's fantastic!

Sarah14 March 2011

That was a completed unrealistic test, the blackberry has a touch screen as well, why not use that like on the other phones!! Should have had Ortis doing the test properly!!

julie14 March 2011

I'm stunned the iPhone came in so high in the car test so far...even trying to text or type on the bus over speedbumps is infuriating! I loathe my iPhone and rue the day I didn't go android (but like most, am locked into TWO year contract..) can't wait to see the rest of your tests...

Nigel Davill14 March 2011

Why are you not testing the Samsung Galaxy S

Daren14 March 2011

I think your smartphone test was unfair - the Torch has both a keyboard and a touch screen. I hate the keyboard personally but use the touch screen and find it really quick and easy to use. Why didn't polly do the test use the touch screen as well before deciding it wasn't up to the job?

andy blyth14 March 2011

WHAT IS UP WITH YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!! Where was the Samsung Galaxy S???? Have you lot been hibernating?. ps I use a blackberry for work - rubbish

jayson14 March 2011

best smartphone available has to either the nokia n8 or palm pre2

Jack Benson14 March 2011

I have owned the BlackBerry Bold 9700 and now the iPhone 4. I made the switch from BlackBerry to iPhone because the apps that iPhone offer are unrivalled. I wanted that ease of use, the fun experience, instead of BlackBerry's dull interface. I love my iPhone, however, there are certain things the BlackBerry clearly excels at. For example, the Bold's keyboard is the best physical keyboard on a smartphone. There is no contest in this area. So, when it comes to smartphones, it really comes to what you will need to do with it. For emailing and texting, BlackBerry wins hands down. However, for fun and games, iPhone is king.

Anonymous14 March 2011

Windows Phone 7. A completely different operating system with a beautifully realised interface. Beats all of the res hands down.

Paul14 March 2011

Why is the site not iPad friendly ??

ben14 March 2011

hi, i have a blackberry torch and love it. i have tried the iphone and still will always go back to my blackberry. jon complained about the keyboard but if you actually start to use it, its very easy and quick to use.

Anonymous14 March 2011

Seriously... what relevance does the time it takes to turn a phone on have to do with usability? I've only had to turn it on once in that last 2 months, and thats because it needed rebooting. Plus.. 3 of the phones you would have you can just copy and paste the information in.. not type it all out. The windows phone wouldn't let you do that. How about more relevant tests?

Anonymous14 March 2011

I think that of all phones motorola milestone 2 and motorola atrix or optimus 2x and 3d. they are probably better than a lot of the phones reviewed in my opinion.

Thomas Hickman14 March 2011

i have used blackberry before and i have used it for 8 months but in the end i couldnt get use to the cramped keyboard that everytime you used you ended up clicking 2 keys or more. i have also used android (Samsung Galaxy S) and i will nevr have a windows phone they look nasty but i think the best phone i have ever had i think the iPhone is thee best for uderbility and i love it so much. My iPhone is the best phone i ever had. The iPhone 4 is a most have and i would highly recommend. iPhone 4 for the win.

Calypsobob14 March 2011

There is only one real smartphone iphone 4 Nuff said !!!

David Thomas14 March 2011

Awesome machine but not for working with...great for fb and apps but my old Palm Treo was better for phone and agenda for working....

Anonymous14 March 2011

I don't understand why the Samaung Galaxy S wasn't amongst those tested. Would not swap it for the world...is so easy to use...even my husband who was anti-touch screen loves it.

Thasikan14 March 2011

I think the best smartphone has to be from HTC. As I own a HTC Desire Z i think it has to be one of the coolest and even on tmobile it is sooooo fast and looks soo cool. It can kill the iphone 4 anyday

Joe14 March 2011

Iphone 4 is the best But can I just ask. Why didnt any of the presenters on the show demonstrate the fact that the Blackberry Tourch can use its touch screen for texting, considering all the other phones in the test were touch screen?

Jamie herrick14 March 2011

iPhone 4 is easily the best phone available, super easy to use and looks fantastic. Has the best apps and does everything you want and more. Couldn't recommend highly enough

Mike Thorne14 March 2011

I still love my iPhone 3GS, I used to have a blackberry pearl and hated the key pad.

natasha14 March 2011

My phone is a blackberry and luvvvvvvv it I'm on it now lol can't believe it was eliminated.☹

Drakous14 March 2011

The iphone 4 is 100% the top smart phone at the minute. the new 4.3 ios software is also going to keep making it better, one thing is th safari software getting updated which will make it load webpages twice as fast, with the retina screen and usability of the phone aswell you cant really go wrong. apple's a dominating market and whenever another company bring out a challenger to its products apple update their's! deffinatly my winner :)

clair royle14 March 2011

i had a blackberry for only 3 days could not get on with it so when back to my iphone 3 gs,i phone are the best phone out that y it should be the king for smartphone x

Anonymous14 March 2011

What is a blackberry anyway?.. A type of fruit I'm thinking ;) sorry peeps it's gotta be the iphone4 all the way, the best looking smartphone by miles, nothing else even comes close, roll on the iPhone5 mine is already on order, retina display? Love it!

Richie14 March 2011

Wheres the Nokia N8? Unless I am mistaken Jon was using one so why not include it? We all know the Iphone will win anyway so this test is pointless - The Gadget show is just one long commercial for Apple

Bia14 March 2011

I think the iphone is the best I have it where as my husband has htd desire n for every thing he prefers iphone ...

Anonymous14 March 2011

The Blackberry Bold offered me fast loading, long battery life and much faster email use. The iPhone 4 was the opposite but offered a better internet browsing experience, no hand ache from typing and of course the all important iPod integration. So a mix of these two is what I'm after.

Anonymous14 March 2011

I have been iPhone user for last couple of years. I started with an 3G then upgraded to iPhone 4 last year. I will never go back iPhone is king

Anonymous14 March 2011

I have a samsung omnia 7 and love it. It does everything quickly and efficiently and even connects to xbox live! My sister has android which is suffering from rogue apps. And as for my dads iPhone 4, its just old news, nothing going for it (at least i can choice not to use a bumper without signal loss!

Jen Louise14 March 2011

I have a blackberry torch i think that it is much better than the other ones! it is quick and easy to use if you know what you are doing! the test in the car was not realistic and did not give the phone a chance! the keyboard is brilliant and easy to use! i admit that it is easier with shorter nails but apart from that it is by far the best phone i have ever had! i agree with ortis!!

james brennan14 March 2011

Actually,the blackberry torch has a touch screen keyboard and it works as well a s all the others!and the 3g connection works brilliantly! UNFAIR!!!!!!!!!!

Tanja Drayton14 March 2011

I have the first Blackberry Bold (9000) which, although it doesn't run the latest OS, is the first mobile I have chosen not to upgrade. I use the latest version of the OS and an extended battery and it works perfectly.

critchlow84714 March 2011

Ive got the lg gt540 optimus when i first got it new it was on androids v1.6 donut OS nt amazin but it was old bt after i updated it t the v2.1 eclair it is now the best compared to the iphone 4 and blackberry curve

Sarah14 March 2011

I think the HTC desire HD is the best, it should have been in the test- in fact, I'm typing this comment on mine right now :)

thomas stone14 March 2011

i think you should have a more basic smart phone like a samsung the test is unfair because it can be difficult to use a phone while shaking around

Pete Tass14 March 2011

Best smartphone for me has got to be the galaxy s. Had an iphone use a blackberry for work and you cannot compare these phones with the galaxy s

SteveS14 March 2011

Your smart phone test is unrealistic, nobody in their right mind would try to text and use a phone in a rally car, oh! sorry rigth mind is not apt to you guys, however the Blackberry keyboard you tried to use is also available on the same phone as a touch screen keyboard, you neither mentioned this nor tried it, come on there are features of this phone that you are not reviwing correctly.

06hallja14 March 2011

I have the orange san franicisco. Its great im using it now to leave this comment and its only £100 what more do you want from a smartphone as good and cheap as this. Trust me on this google max reviews on it.

Anonymous14 March 2011

I love my Blackberry Curve and its simple to use, It just because she hasn't got a Blackberry therefore isn't used to the keypad. They should do the test again with Ortis as he is a Blackberry user and compare the two results then

Soul14 March 2011

Well the iPhone 4 seems to be leading the vote, but the HTC is a superior phone by specification, and quickly catching up with the iPhone sales-wise. I'm curently looking to upgrade, and to be honest, I want the most gadget for my money - and the HTC wins. Why? ... with the iPhone you are locked into using software from the iStore (or whatever it's called now), whereas Android is far more open, so there are rapidly becoming more programmers for it ... therefore, for being more flexible and open, the HTC wins it for me hands down :)

Rebecca14 March 2011

HTC Desire HD is amazing. It works so well, and so fast only down point is the battery life but there are things which can improve it, I used to have a blackberry bold, it was awful.

Anonymous14 March 2011

Probably the most irritating test ever seen on your show. GET REAL!

Ghost Op14 March 2011

Surely would have been better to trial the HTC Desire HD rather than the windows version...Android HD better, as windows usually becomes buggy on phones.

Anonymous14 March 2011

I've had the HTC Hero on 3 (UK) for many moons now... While it may be massively outdated (hardware wise), it's still a fantastic phone. I love android and really do think it's the future - so much so that I forced (sorry, suggested) my girlfriend to get the Samsung Galaxy S... The only issue now is how jealous I am of her... Frak.

Leinadao14 March 2011

Rubbish test... Only a fool would have an iphone and turn it off. It's common knowledge that most people keep it charged and simply locked on standby, in which case turning it on takes a speedy two seconds with a button press and finger swipe/passcode! In which case it would probably be the fastest to turn on, even if the other phones were already on. In fact, who has any smartphone and has it turned off all the time?!? A lack of thought here perhaps?

owen felkin14 March 2011

The iphone 4 is the best one to use because it has big keys it might be big but one of the easiest to use but it might break easily and i cost so much . I dont think it is the best iphone i have seen .

Victoria Neill14 March 2011

I agree with Otis! I love my blackberry, it is easy to use and personally for me the keyboard is great because I think touch phones are hard to use. I am also amazed the iPhone scored so well, because other elements are worse than Blackberrys! The battery life is shocking, and the touch screen is inaccurate and it annoys me because you can't use your nails to type!

Hyper14 March 2011

I'll bet a hundred quid the Apple Sho...sorry...Gadget Show will somehow engineer it so the iPhone triumphs. I've owned the iPhone 4 (returned it after a few weeks due to sheer frustration) and now have a HTC Desire and I can say that no way is the iPhone the "king" of smart phones. Maybe it was once but no longer. If it does come out on top then that just confirms my long held belief that this show is in Apples pocket and that's me done with it.

Reece14 March 2011

In my opinion, Android will definitely be the most popular smartphone OS by the end of this year. It'll have more users than iOS, however this doesn't mean it is running on the best smartphone. Having said that, I personally feel that the best smart phone is yet to be released. The Motorola Atrix, from a geek's perspective, its to drool over. And just to annoy all you 'tribal' smartphone owners..... Apple products are for people who'd like to think they are "techy" and a bit of geek not to mention your grandma, hardly "smart" people. Definition of smart phone - "a mobile telephone with computer features that may enable it to interact with computerized systems, send e-mails, and access the web" Most people who own a smart phone don't even use its full potential because they simply don't understand it. They just download Angry Birds and check their e-mail. Maybe we should create a new definition for iPhone owners, tee hee hee, I'm just trying to wind up fan boys!!

Anonymous14 March 2011

I LOVE my HTC Desire HD!!! It's absolutely amazing! Can't believe it wasn't included! It's definatelt the best smartphone! :)

Doc Blogger14 March 2011

my very first personal mobile phone and I now don't know how I could get through a day without it. It does everything I need it to do skype app is fab for keeping in touch with family all over the world i'm always in touch with twitter and facebook and combining photos, vieos and words just couldn't be easier I love it

Anonymous14 March 2011

why did you not review the samsung galaxy s it is the best smart phone in the world and it would have embarased all the other phones

dylan reynolds14 March 2011

iphone the first and the best the rest are all copy's. good copys but not as good as the original , the iphone

paul 14 March 2011

not really a fair test for the iphone 4 as u could easily have copied the information from the web page and pasted it into the txt message thus shortening the whole sequence

james14 March 2011

for the 1 of the best user freindly, versitile, and genral alrounder smart phones it has 2 be the nokia n900. for simple and "pc like" web browsing, interactive touch screen, plus its ergonomic user freindly slide up keyboard its ideal for evrything from evryday use to bussines tasks. not forgeting the fact its a nokia, giving it unquestionable reliability/durabilty.

Dave Titchmarsh14 March 2011

It has to be the HTC HD2. Great reception, allows creation, opening, editing of Office docs without Apple's tedious Micky mouse "workarounds". Seamless syncing of docs,calendar,contacts, notes, todo lists. Just a dream to use for the serious business user. Just a pity HTC haven't made one in an IPad size - I'd have one tomorrow

owen felkin14 March 2011

The iphone 4 is the best one to use because it has big keys it might be big but one of the easiest to use but it might break easily and it cost so much . I dont think it is the best iphone i have seen .

Tony Foot14 March 2011

The HTC desire HD is the best phone in the world! Why on earth did you pick an HTC phone running the rubbish windows operating system. Windows slows down the device to snails pace. I cannot believe you didnt pick the desire HD running android! The desire HD out performs the Iphone 4 in every respect. It's even more stylish looking.

Jonathan Twynham14 March 2011

After watching the review of the smartphones I was somewhat dissapointed with the review you gave the Torch. I have been a blackberry owner for the last 3 years, progressing from a Curve to a Torch. I have previously owned various smart phones (nokias, sony ericson etc) and have the use of an Iphone4. Out of all the phones I have had/used the Torch is by far the best. With regards Poly's comments about the keypad on the Torch, had she simply closed the keypad and double tapped the screen it would have given her an on-screen keypad with what can only be described as a smart/predictive typing system. I do totally agree with what she said about the loading times for the browser etc, but I can forgive this for allowing multiple browser tabs to be open at the same time. I have had over 10 tabs open up to yet and havent noticed the speed slow down any. By using a WiFi connection it does get much better, but the browser rendering time itself is the issue, not the download times. I guess you tested the power on times from standby? The Torch has such a pathetic boot time from 'hard' off, around 2-3minutes, whereas from 'soft' off it will take a few seconds as commented. I have had initial problems with my touchscreen not responding to me, this was solved in the settings, it allows you to change the touch and tap times which makes it a much more responsive phone, however it still sometimes doesnt quite recognise where I am trying to tap and unfortunately there is no position calibration. The only gripes I have with this phone is the screen lock. It is from a fiddly button on the top, which when you place the phone in your pocket unlocks the phone, times I have been walking around and it has randomly started playing my music! This was solved with a £3 app that disables the button and puts a time delay to lock the phone and it can only be unlocked with a swipe (very similar to the Iphone4). The next gripe is that since changing to OS6 a lot of my apps (purchased for my Curve running OS4) now either dont run correctly, arent recognised correctly or report as uninstalled but work! The final gripe on the Torch is the app support, whilst compared to the Curve there are a lot more 'fun' apps available for the Torch it still doesnt have as much support for random app's as the Iphone's do. As the Torch stands now, without the keylock app etc I would rate it as an 7/10 to 8/10. If blackberry get their act together and implement this as a core part of the software (along with a screen calibration, not only for position, but for tap and swipe times etc) then I would probably give it an 8/10 to 9/10. Once the app support gets there then it will be a top notch phone.

Anonymous14 March 2011

I was a Blackberry user for many years and I was a late adopter, because I used the pearl. I also avoided the iPhone until I bought one for my wife's Birthday and well I was smitten. I got the iPhone 4 and this is by far the best phone I have ever owned. I love using it and the technology Apple have created is awesome. I can't see me ever owning a different phone ever again...but then I said this about the Blackberry too!

Arthur gatward14 March 2011

Why no samsung galaxy s ? It's easily the best phone out there.

Soul14 March 2011

P.S. The lead of the iPhone is due to more people owning one, most probably due to it's historical status as "the phone to have" ... but now other phones are catching up fast or even overtaking the iPhone in more ways than one. The only thing I can say about people that only go for the latest iPhone is - you're "iHooked" lol

James Dykstra14 March 2011

I have been using Blackberry for a number of years now and I'm currently using the Torch 9800 but their is still some limitations in relation to the Blackberry OS system but these issues should be ironed out when Blackberry release QNX,OS7 later this year. Ottis didn't even meantion that the Blackberry Torch has a touch screen as well as a full qwerty keypad which as far as I'm concerned puts it ahead of other smartphones. I also don't like the fact that you can't upgrade the OS on the iphone hence the reason apple release the same phone every year with a new OS and then bump up the price which is a rip off, when Blackberry release their updated on the desk top manager and they're FREE

Victoria Neill14 March 2011

I agree with Otis, I love my Blackberry Curve! It's so easy to use, and personally I find the keyboard is accurate to use and a pleasure. I am also amazed that the iPhone scored so well because I think there are many elements of blackberry's that are so much better, and I find the keyboard on an iPhone really inaccurate to use because you end up pressing 3 buttons with one touch!

Tony Foot14 March 2011

The HTC desire HD is the best phone in the world! Why on earth did you pick an HTC phone running the rubbish windows operating system. Windows slows down the device to snails pace. I cannot believe you didnt pick the desire HD running android! The desire HD out performs the Iphone 4 in every respect. It's even more stylish looking.

owen 14 March 2011

The iphone 4 is the best one to use because it has big keys it might be big but one of the easiest to use but it might break easily and it cost so much . I dont think it is the best iphone i have seen .

Jake 14 March 2011

I belive that the blackberrys the best, also where is the htc wildfire. Also can i have the PHONE that you threw over the car becuase you shouldn't waste new phones!!!!

sarah whittaker14 March 2011

hi i feel compelled to write and say i have the samsung galaxy s and it's brilliant , why dont you guys at the gadget show test the galaxy s ????? it also seems that the gadget show is always favouring the i-phone and other related apple products ?! , come on guys please please test other phones like the galaxy s it would be rude not to !!!! x

Liam Ward14 March 2011

Samsung Galaxy S - i like it over other smart phones - and quite simply is the greatest phone that has ever existed

Eric Rawlinson14 March 2011

I have a blackberry, I have gone through all other phones and found that once you get use to the key board the blackberry is far better phone. Most of my friends have i phones and most of them wish they had not taken out the contract and can't wait for their renewal date. The company that I work for have approx 57000 employees and has gone over to blackberries. If you are looking for a non frill phone that does what it says on the box then it has to be a blackberry. By the way three years ago when I went to upgrade with o2 there was a four month waiting list for i phones, I was not prepared to wait and the o2 sales person said that must of them had blackberries! Funny for a company that was meant to be prompting the i phone. I will never go back!.

@richardkotze14 March 2011

Even though the test is not entirely realistic, it does prove the usability of the smart phones in trick situations. It is surprising the touch screens worked better than the black berry keyboard, because you think the keyboard would be easier to use as you can feel the buttons. Weird.

leslie lloyd14 March 2011

can youu believe they think blackberry are smartphones there good business phones for smart phone there only one true king and that not even on the shower samsung galaxy s and the new one with a flash and android 2.3 coming soon

Richard Kotze14 March 2011

Even though the test is not entirely realistic, it does prove the usability of the smart phones in trick situations. It is surprising the touch screens worked better than the black berry keyboard, because you think the keyboard would be easier to use as you can feel the buttons. Weird.

Richie14 March 2011

When it comes to photos and video, Nokia N8 wipes the floor with the lot

Alex14 March 2011

My favourite operating system is deffinitely Android and my favourite phone is the HTC Desire HD its basically an Android version of the HD7 it has a huge screen and has a speedy 1ghz processor!

Anonymous14 March 2011

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Rebecca14 March 2011

I Love my Nokia N8 Heat sensitive touch screen, massive 12mp HD camera and video with Carl Weiss lens. 16gb inbuilt memory which can be expanded to 32gb with a micro card. Free GPS. Large screen (as big as iPhone). HDMI connectivity to computer or TV. Doesn't feel as wide in my hand as the other 4 smartphones listed. Exclusive colours from Nokia store. Battery power saving mode. Easy screen lock. Don't want to answer that phone call just turn the phone over!

keith14 March 2011

They could have at least tested the N8.

andre14 March 2011

I own a black berry torch. Its the first blackberry I've ever owned but I find it so natrual. By combining both the key pad and the touch screen, I can write messages in seconds. And the point polly made about the time it took to send a text on the torch was wrong beause mine is very fast so there must have been a problem with that particular phone. The iphone is good but the torch should not have come last but second.

Jake8914 March 2011

I belive that your tests were in complete and that the blackberry curve should have been tested instead. Also can i have the phone that was thrown over the car ?. Just wondering.

Becky14 March 2011

Got to say I love my Iphone 3GS, it has never failed me and after my boyfriend and my sisters android phones either not being able to update or the update killing the phone put me off them for good. The Iphone works perfectly with the Macbook and everything syncs amazingly. Never had a phone as good as this and even with playing with other phones wouldn't ever change either. Will probably update to the Iphone 5 once it's out as it will probably be out not long after my contract ending. Shall stick with Apple to the end, the only company who have given me products that work for longer then a year!

james brennan14 March 2011

Actually,the blackberry torch has a touch screen keyboard and it works as well a s all the others!and the 3g connection works brilliantly! UNFAIR!!!!!!!!!! I done this on blackberry as well!

Dave14 March 2011

we all know that its going to be the iphone, when ever there is a test on hear involving any apple i they always win, it should say in the tiltes, the gadget show sponsored by apple!!!!

john doe14 March 2011

i cant believe you used the hd7 when the desire hd is a better phone. i no by experience its better than the i phone4 and the blackberry and when the update 2 gingerbread come out will batter the nexus as well

James14 March 2011

The HTC Desire HD should've been included, either in place of the nexus s or the hd7, my friend has a nexus s and in every respect except for updates and perhaps battery life, the Desire HD is a better phone.

Ben Robinson14 March 2011

Where's the HTC Desire HD?!?!?! I'm just watching the camera section of the show, a comment's been made about the iPhone 4 having 5mp and touch focus which the HTC is lacking - yet the Desire HD has an 8mp camera and touch focusing! You've clearly not used the best HTC available which is really bad, to say an iPhone 4 is better is shocking; I got shot of my iPhone to get a Desire HD. I found the camera better, the OS easier to get on with, iTunes and the darn sync's will never be missed and the battery can be changed! Meaning I don't have to worry about being out all day and my phone dying. The show hasn't finished yet but I'm willing to bet the iPhone 4 will be crowned top, probably because you didn't include the Desire HD in your lineup. A fix if ever there's been one.

Timmo14 March 2011

everyone who regularly watches the show will tell you from the credits opening the show that the iPhone will win, infact, anyone in the media/publishing environment will tel you so too for the integration, but the reality is that its not such a smart phone, more a Simple phone! friends Grandparents have iphones!! the test is rubbish, waste if time, with a few of the newer smart phones missed out, nokia, Orange sanfransisco, etc. and as has been mentioned a few times already, No mention of the torch's touch screen! come on iGadget show! atleast use the relevant tests, may as well used plug in qwerty keyboards for the others to make them equal!! to me the iphone's video wasnt as good as the others, if you want a phone as a communication device then get a blackberry, Best email platform Ever, and messaging, cant beat it, you just need to know its a phone with Media capabilities, rather than the iPhone which is a Media player with phone abilities! the other Major downside to the iphones are the sold on one OS, the blackberry's and andriods and windows phones are all updateable free through desktop software! most of this doesnt matter as the iPhone has the most apps therefor it will win! (if you'r an appleist then its the apps that matter! you may have 200,000, against blackberry's 20.000 and andriods etc. but the rest of us dont have all the Tripe apps!!!) try a Fair unbiased test of All the Phones available and using an empty laptop on basic software for installing files etc. and having to use New accounts rather than existing itunes etc. Make it Completely fair! if you can stop with the apple bias then the gadget show Will be the best there is!!

Drunken Scotsman vintage 199114 March 2011

To be quite honest I could see the Iphone winning this challenge for the simple fact that the Gadget Show has an automatic bias towards anything done by Apple. I'm sorry if I have to put it this way but the fact that in the final challenge that A: the Iphone didn't translate the Spanish message as well as the Nexus S did meaning the Nexus S wins here B: the Iphone could only work with HP printer whilst the Nexus S could work with any printer, another win to it. C: the transport provide was well and truly biased so Polly no matter what would of lost even if the phone had not died as she was travelling so slowly. D: the Iphone steered Jon wrong not once but twice whilst the Nexus S was flawless without the battery dying E: Why did Polly have to turn round and go back, couldn't she of just navigated without the phone which I have seen done mulitple times on the show when a gadget has failed. I'm hazarding a guess here but maybe the Nexus S was not charged as much as the Iphone meaning less battery life. In general, the merits show means that the king of the smartphone should and is the Nexus S and Android.

Ricardo14 March 2011

tWrong decision completely, you didn't fully charge/use the correct battery saving techniques I have a desire hd and even though the battery isn't great I manage to get through a day using power saving apps and widgets. the only two advantages of the iPhone are the amount of apps and the design. You did not test everything properly to claim you have found the 'king of the smartphones'

Anonymous14 March 2011

Hi tried a Blackberry, and a Sony Ericsson with watch to match, but the IPhone 4 is not in the same league. Also the start up test was odd as my phone is never switched completely off so it starts up instant. only thing to improve apart from IPhone 5 is get my MB100 watch to work with my IPhone 4. Top Show.

martyn14 March 2011

More than a bit disappointed that the desire hd wasn't there is so much better than the I phone quick boot from HTC sense has been embarrassing I phones for months now a shame !!

Kev14 March 2011

Ridiculous. Iphone the best? Third rate camera. Second rate satnav. Fragile. Poor connectivity. Very pretty tho. Looking at getting a new smart phone soon. Android maybe, not sure about the build quality of those around at the moment. Blackberry, great if most of your mates are on BBM. HTC Desire HD, Samsung Galaxy S or a N8 (love the camera & HDMI output) for me. Definitely not an Iphone.

lewis14 March 2011

just purchased an iphone 4 disapointed the bluetooth conection is only for headsets and will not link to a car kit buyer beware in this day and age can't use on the move

Stew14 March 2011

Since there was no HTC Desire HD in the list, I voted for IPhone 4 since I owned the latter prior to getting the HD.

Ying-Hui The14 March 2011

Why was the top of the line Nokia N8 not tested? That has a 12 MP camera.

Astaz14 March 2011

I have a blackberry and I think both the phone and the operating system are fantastic. Though I do believe the iPhone is the best however it is well overpriced! I also think that other phones are imitations of the iPhone and they are always one step behind it.

blair pollard14 March 2011

Nokia n8 has allot better hardware the firmware is a little shoddy but still good as for the camera and gps they are amazing. i thought the challenge was for the best smart phone not the best apps!

Daniel14 March 2011

Why wasn't the HTC Desire/HD in this? They are clearly the best smart phones today even though they have been out nearly a year now. Nothing compares to them for functionality like them even over the iPhone!

Joe lee14 March 2011

Guys were was the nokia n8 its has the best camera of all the smartphones also it is sooooooo easy to use and it has tons and tons of apps it is 20000000000 times better than a blackberry torch

Mike Chant14 March 2011

I wish TGS had reviewed the Nokia N8 as well. The camera looks like its superb and it appears to have some other good features too. I always think you pay extra just for the Apple name.

Mike Pickering 14 March 2011

Best interface and ease of use is windows phone 7. So simple and clear. Give it a try, you may be surprised!

Callum Radford14 March 2011

iPhone 4 crushes the competition hands down

hugh14 March 2011

The iPhone roolz :) Ease of use, integration of hardware and software, app store, quality hardware, beautiful and elegant design etc etc etc

Lee14 March 2011

Not got one yet. That's why this weeks ep interested me. I've got to say, by the end of the test I was utterly confused by the declaration that the iphone won. The google one translated the Spanish much more accurately. It was equal in the finding clothes. The navigation actually worked. The only reason it won the race was because she took time to pick her dress. And she still could well have won in the horse and cart weren't it for the battery. For all we know she could have used the google phone more than he did the iphone that day. So it may not be that they generally have lower battery life. At least we don't know it from watching that test. Seems to me they did all the testing then washed over the fact that the google phone did best for most of that final round. Plus conclusions seem to be made based on one off occurrences. No repetition to make sure one consistently performed better than the other and it was not just lucky that one time. And of course the whole concept of knocking one thing out each round makes no sense. I have no interest in the photo stuff but because the test knocked the HTC out I have no idea if that would be the one to win if photo ability were to be ignored. I've learned today that this show should not be used to decide on what product to buy. I'll just look at it as light entertainment and take all the tests with a huge pinch of salt and bear in mind they blindly love apple.

Edd14 March 2011

You failed to test the best Android has to offer! What about the HTC Desire range or Samsung Galaxy S? Both beat the iPhone hands down. And why no test of call quality - a known failing of the iPhone......

David O14 March 2011

The Gadget Show just seem to be a bunch of naive iPhone fans, who don't see all of the faults that the iPhone has, such as being able to do anything productive. The software is awful because it is made by Apple, who to be ohnest, can't write any decent software, one of the reasons most people use Windows or Linux. And Windows Phone 7 was only released last November, so its hardly had anytime to develop. It really annoys me when people just blindly state that iPhone is the best, with out understanding any of the technical details, security floors, freedom and capability for developers, etc. Either come up with a decent answer why iPhone is best (good luck with that), or just stop going on about it.

Alan14 March 2011

wtf? iphone was horrible the whole way through the test, the only way it won was when the nexus "died" and at least try to include some other phones. also why did the nexus go behind in the race because it took longer for her to choose a dress? not exactly fair... even an orange san fransisco would have beaten the iphone if it were a proper test and it is a fraction of the price...... i am disappointed.... again....

Christopher Davies14 March 2011

I use the Nexus S, which is made by Samsung and is very similar to the Galaxy S. The Nexus has a very nicely curved screen which reduces reflections. The phone is always unlocked and has no operator software and the latest Android software. As such it is completely configurable and can be moulded to suit anyone's needs. Moreover it is fast and has Flash. The best mobile too because it is light and doesn't weigh too much, at the same time it is not flimsy. The screen is almost as good as the iPhone. Thanks to Google it syncs great with my iPad which I am using right now to type this.

Matthew Latham14 March 2011

I found the challenge completed unrealistic, unfair and bias towards the iphone. The gadget show, always seems to find a way to have the iphone top of its list every year. So i was'nt suprised that it won yet again. There are other android phones on the market that would easily beat the iphone if given a fair chance by the show (e.g. samsung s, htc desire, making sure that the devices have an uptodate android os). Also, why did Polly take time to choose a dress against John who only has to dress in a diner jacket. This allowed John to get to the final stage first and choose the quicker mode of transport. And why was'nt a reason given for the android phone shutting down. If it was because of battery use, as any smartphone owner knows, you don;t have everything enabled at the same time, to conserve battery life. To do all the tasks would not of drained the battery of a fully charged smartphone. I have a HTC wildfire, and i could of completed all the tasks with a budget smartphone.

Goose14 March 2011

How come the Samsung galaxy s didnt get a mention.......ive had mine since aug 2010, upgraded to 2.2 froyo and cant wait for gingerbread 2.3!! its an awesome phone Flash player 10.1 divx xvid etc etc ....bet that iphone bore....sorry iphone 4. Sammy rocks!!

Andy14 March 2011

As usual your totally biased towards the iphone, you should of put the desire HD against it, with its 8MP camera, its able to download at 14+ Mbps through hspda.The hd7 is only 7.2Mbps same as the iphone, as for battery life why didnt you put the iphone on the slow horse and carrage, you made sure polys trip took longer, so the iphone would win. Why was my previous comments removed, did I hit a nerve?

HARRI 14 March 2011

The iPhone 4.

Philippa Fleming14 March 2011

I have the Sony Ericsson Satio. I know this phone is a couple of years old now but it's brilliant i love my phone and would consider getting another one when this has worn out. I have had it for just over a year. Texting is great the touch screen keyboard has large keys especially if you use the phone in landscape mode and it has a good response to touch. I mainly use the wifi connection to conect to the internet but i have never had a problem with either 3G or wifi. It has a very large capcity for storing text messages and contacts. I am able to download music either from the web or a cd or even trasport them from itunes into the Sony Ericsson software, the other great thing is that i can set downloaded music as my ringtones, alarm tones and text message tones. Making phone calls is really easy too whether u want to type in the phone number, go from your address book or dail a previously dialed number. And finally to the camera. Well what can i say but it is amazing. I am absolutely amazed at the camera. 12 mega pixels with a great zoom. From taking pictures of my cat and nintendo ds screens to taking pictures at music festivals with large stages the camera i can not fault at all. The gadget show did review this phone and it came top of all the camera phones. There were however a few glitches when it first came out, these have now been ironed out. This is definately my number 1 smartphone.

Ben Robinson14 March 2011

As usual another show that's extremely bias to the iPhone, really disappointing. Where was the Desire HD?!?!?! In the camera section of the show the iPhone was favoured over the HTC because it has a 5mp camera and touch focusing where as the HD7 had 5mp and a poor auto-focus; but the Desire HD has an 8mp camera and touch focus - it'll also record in 720p! There are so many points that were missed out, Droids can run Flash, iPhones to my knowledge can't, HTC's have removable batteries meaning you can go out all day and take a spare rather than worry about charging equipment, the list goes on and on. Read any online comparison and they'll tell you that the Desire HD is the better phone, this show surely should have known this - they've gone out of there way to shield the iPhone for far too long. Really disappointing, yet somehow quite predictable - I predicted the winner as soon as I saw the line up. REMATCH ON NEXT SHOW PLEASE, THIS TIME INCLUDING THE REAL FRONT RUNNER IN THE SMART PHONE MARKET!

adj14 March 2011

I find it odd that a 'phone' review didn't test the phone features... Many smart phone have some fantastic features but are not very accomplished phones - bad signal strength in areas, on networks, where a basic Nokia has a full signal; battery life poor; clarity. It might not make such good viewing but surely the primary function was completely missed.

John Hodgson14 March 2011

As a business user I have to look at more than just the phone; national and international network coverage and costs are the defining factors in what I choose. I like the iPhone 4 however; its frustrating network tie-ins rule it out instantly. Network coverage outside of the UK is costly and at times limited. For me it has to be the HTC desire HD on T Mobile.

Darren Page14 March 2011

The HTC Desire HD is by far the best smartphone.It does everything really fast,brilliant camera,video,apps,the lot.The iphone 4 is easily beaten on every spec by the desire hd.But the Gadget show cant pick a product that will beat any apple product,they are probally on kick backs.I think the galaxy and desire hd are the two best smartphones by miles. The battery on the desire hd is the only downsidebut you cant have a brilliant phone doing everything it does without that.Maybe they will brill out a more powerfull battery later to buy,something that can't happen on apple products. The Gadget show has become like top gear - Stupid test,just testing the most expensive gadgets that money can buy but most ORDINARY people can't. Get a real life. HTC DESIRE HD RULES.

gr7014 March 2011

So let me get this straight you had a mapping test to see who could get to the destination first. One person in a horse drawn carriage and one on a motor bike. When the (slow) carriage looked like it was going to win the phone miraculously turned off. Mmmm funny that. Maybe you guys should get over the iPhone bias.

Tony pye14 March 2011

Lets talk about the N8, not mentioned in this review, but can it be a match for the mighty iphone 4. Can the N8 12 MP Carl Zeiss HD camera with xenon flash (like a proper camera) stand up to to the iphone 4 5 MP camera with LED flash, can the N8 sat nav (which has won awards im led to believe) compare with iphone 4 google maps, anything you can get on iphone app store you can pretty much get on ovi store i think but maybe im wrong, the user interface i find to be just as easy to use as the iphone but again that might just be me, but wait the iphone 4 gave birth to the video call, we have all seen the adverts so no other phone before it has been capable of this task or has it? as a matter of fact i carnt find any area that the iphone 4 is way above the N8 and am struggling to figure out why it was not put up against the other handsets in this review maybe because the show is not giving one away or just because they have got some apple fanboys in the crew and they knew that the N8 is a serious contender to take the iphone's crown and we carnt upset the apple crew. Dont get me wrong the iphone 4 is a more than capable smartphone but no match for the N8, it wasnt good enough to be in this review apparently but it was good enough to be johns phone for receiving his texts in the video maybe that says it all.

Anonymous14 March 2011

Of course you could do as I do and carry a spare battery for my Galaxy S just in case [lets face it they all gulp power]. Oh WAIT, U can't get the iphones' back off to change it can u. Q What has an iphone user got in his other hand? A its charger - looking for an power socket. No mention of the flexibility of the rivals, nor of the inbuilt - deliberate - inflexibility of the iphone, [as mentioned by me above].

nik b15 March 2011

Let's forget about the unfair tests on the show: if you leave the video mode in vga then of course it's not 720p, turn the settings up then you'll get hd like the iP. Also yes a motorcycle is quicker than a horse, well done. We all know that phones make phone calls (unless you hold the iPhone in the wrong way and you get no signal), but the most common smartphone use is the internet. And in one word why the iPhone doesn't even come close to the others - Java. Without it, it's like watching tv in black and white, sound muted and with the contrast turned high.

S. Reid15 March 2011

Bit dissapointed , why only 4 phones where was the Nokia N8, the Galaxy S, the Sony X10. And for the blackberry although im no massive fan why not use the touchscreen and the Nokia N97 , bit old im sure but also comes with a better touchscreen/qwerty keyboard. Sure they could have done more tests and used more phones to give a better comparison, was impressed with the translating software though somne gr8 innovations. Still not forcing me into the iphone 4 tho. Thoughts everyone?

bob15 March 2011

I knew last week iPhone would win. How? Because all the presenters have them, suzy even showed here during the alarm test. On the make a case for your gadgets show both Jason and suzy had iPhone. Also apple provide lots of the prizes for the competition. In a previous series a Nokia was coming out best, but they still have the iPhone more g's.

Hugh15 March 2011

For those complaining of pro-Apple bias, I think it is just that Apple products are supremely well designed, with an streamlined integration between hardware and software, that just work. Long-time viewers of the Gadget Show will remember the anti-Apple bias that used to be the norm when it was just Macs and PCs.

darren15 March 2011

i think ortis would have found the blackberry alot quicker, specialy as it has a touch screen too. i have just switched to the torch from iphone and find it very easy to use.

James15 March 2011

It has to be Android, I have had a go on a few friends Iphones and the user interface is not as intuitive as every one makes out. Android on the other hand, when I got my first Android phone, as soon as I picked it up, it just worked... Just currently waiting for my new Samsung Galaxy S to be delivered today. Can't wait.

Steve15 March 2011

So the iPhone won because you didn't pick market leaders for the other operating systems, and it took longer to pick a dress than Jon did with his suit. Seems like a fair test to me... And for those questioning the lack of a Nokia phone, Nokia themselves recently abandoned its own platforms and APIs and are going to make devices using WP7. Symbian is so much better than the other operating systems in some aspects, but in more important parts, it was found to be was severely lacking and they decided it couldn't be fixed in time to be competitive in the current smartphone market. Why would The Apple Show review a Symbian phone that even Nokia wouldn't consider buying?

Dan15 March 2011

I have to say Gadget Show, being a long term fan myself i'm starting to get really tired of your seemingly unbreakable loyalty towards Apple products. All of your tests involving them are geared towards them being the product that wins. Of course we all know the iPhone/Pad are capable machines but are they really the best? In 2 of the 4 tests last night the Nexus won, it was quickest in the car and had the best stills camera. The iPhone proved it had the best video camera but the final test was a cop out. Making it about apps proves nothing about the phone itself. Not to mention that it looked anyway as if the Nexus was winning (even with the lack of equality given in the vehicle choice) before it (was) switched off - i can't belive that if your phone turns off when you're on your way somewhere that you would then just give up and go home, this also doesn't prove that the iPhone was better. I think that the whole elimination part of the test was because you knew the iPhone would only have won the apps challenge had all 4 phones been tested in all challenges, again gearing the result towards the iPhone. I wish for once you would acknowlege that the iPhone although probably in the top 5 smartphones just isn't the best (especially when considering the sort of contracts available for all the phones)

Anonymous15 March 2011

I have to say, that the Nexus S, HAS THE TOUCH TO FOCUS option that you said the Iphone 4 has, but it isn't on the stock rom, in fact I have a REALLY old HTC Hero (gsm) until my contract runs out AND THAT HAS TOUCH TO FOCUS! So if you are a techy person who can handle upgrading the firmware yourself you can get the latest features on your phone. Also the "dedicated" apps on the Apple Market, I agree are very good, but that doesn't mean Android doesn't have "dedicated" apps its just that unlike with apple and app can be replaced. for example I'd class Gmail and Google Maps as a dedicated app, but you can easily use co-pilot instead of maps and many other email handling apps can replace Gmail.

Anonymous15 March 2011

dear christiann yes both the iphone 3g and 3gS had short battery life but that has been addresed with the iphone 4 and don't forget that the iphone 5 comes out in the sumer sorry you are disappointed withe the show yors brandon

bob15 March 2011

I knew last and of course as soon as you need a decent app on iphone You got to start paying more, as john did on the show, six quid for an app!!

Pete15 March 2011

Why was it that the Nexus S had only lost about 1 bar of battery a couple of clips before while she was still in the carriage? Was there no film of the phone actually running out of battery because it went from fine to off?

MJ15 March 2011

Why does this show, when doing comparisons between phones, continually engineer tests so that the iPhone wins?? I really would like to know this and I am directly asking this question to whoever monitors these comments pages. And judging by other comments here I clearly am not the only one who thinks this. To claim the iPhone is the “king” of the smart phones is ludicrous unless you have some vested interest in making it so. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to make out the iPhone is terrible and to do so would make me just as bad as the Gadget Show (albeit in reverse). And a few years ago the iPhone probably was the best smart phone on the market. But come on. As many people have quite correctly claimed the Desire or Galaxy S, the two leading Android phones, truly hold this title and out class the iPhone at every turn. Curiously however they are omitted from this test almost as if to give the iPhone a head start. How can you possibly say a phone which has no Bluetooth connectivity (in the truest sense), does not support Flash, has very limited multitasking, has an unnecessarily complex way of updating and downloading through the woeful iTunes and has well known signal issues as the best smart phone? And the App store argument is ridiculous. All the major apps are also available on Android and for the most part for free. When you’re talking about hundreds of thousands of apps versus millions the figures become meaningless as there are more apps on either store than you’ll ever use. The iPhone is for those with little to no understanding of technology and simply want it for the perceived status it provides. It’s a fashion accessory and nothing much more. As the Gadget Show presents itself as a consumer advice show I really do question their impartiality as there is clearly a conflict of interest here. The Gadget Show clearly have some kind of love affair with all things Apple (especially the iPhone) and I simply do not trust their advice anymore and a lot of questions have been raised on these comments pages that I would really like to see addressed on the show (which we all know will never happen). You’re fast losing credibility and with that will go your viewership!

buck15 March 2011

The best smartphones are in amercia only FULLSTOP they have 4g networks and make our smart phones look rubbish compared . The htc evo with speak to text , the samsung galaxy epic with full querty keyboard ,so on and so on (lots more) with better features and faster service . The U.K is so far behind compared it makes me weep . Yes somebody might say this is for u.k only but the topic as stated is for smartphones !

Beth15 March 2011

Can the Gadget show please tell me more about the Inspiron duo, and when it will come out in the UK, thanks.

Beth15 March 2011

i think the Iphone 4 is the best one, it does take a long time to turn on though. That and the blackberry are the two most popular at my school.

x5tommy15 March 2011

Lets Face it the iphone was always going to win, not really a good test, Blackerry out for bad keypad yet the touchscreen was not used. The winner was too predictable, my 8yr old knew you would pick the iphone. Jon and Polly had to run across town (similar location) and Polly wore her coat from earlier and chose to run in high heels!! How was the modes of transport going to help pick a smartphone. Where was Nokia N8 Samsung Galaxy. We have Blackberry Bold,Torch and 2 iphone 4 in our house, all have thier pros and cons. A real test would be to give the phones to the public to use in thier everday lives and they choose. The gadget show is too smitten with all things Steve Jobs....

Anonymous15 March 2011

why was there no nokia's or other smartphones tested?i known alot of people who had the iphone and got rid of it because they thought it was rubbish,the nokia n8,n97 are far better phones as is the galaxy s and desire.the iphones were a good phone when they came out but since then there is a lot of better smartphones on the market.

Stu15 March 2011

Didn't even review the HTC Desire HD which is a poor do as it comes out on top in everything apart from the amount of apps (although the selection is still excellent). Apple products are fine if you don't really know much about technology and want to be severely restricted on how you use it. As for everything else being imitations of iPhones/iPads; I think you'll find there were smartphones and tablets before Apple brought theirs out.

Si15 March 2011

Sure don't bother to test the nokia N8, not like nokia is the largest phone manufacturer in the world, not like the camera it has is in a league of it's own when it comes to cameras on smart phones...

Keith15 March 2011

You may not have come across this but touch screens do not work for everyone, I have many problems with my fingers not being recognised (I also had problems with mechanical watches digital solved my problems). I als have a friend (very big hands) he also has resorted to keys.

i love iphone15 March 2011

iphone deserved to win. gadget show should say what are good aps though as a web tv eposode. In texting text they should of used iphones landscape testing. finding the phones launch date was unfair as depending where you are on the tarck will change the strench of the 3G internet meaning that some phone swould seem to load data faster. STUPID TEST. Can't wait till iphone 5 come out.

Dan15 March 2011

Seriously if The Gadget Show don't take notice to the comments made on this board then we know the truth (not like we don't already) but i've seriously found myself watching the show less and less purely because of how they seem to praise Apple when it's clearly not the best at anything - Phones, Computers, etc.

Dave15 March 2011

Well that was hardly an objective test was it, seems to me the Nexus s won on Typing, Still Camera and GPS/SAT NAV ,but you still came up with some silly reason to say the iPhone 4 was better, how predictable was that !. You ignore the iPhones death grip/antena problems/call drop problems, the fact it has no Flash capabilty when browsing, now external memoery card slot, no support for USB drag and drop mass storage and dont even get me started on the nightmare that is iTunes. Please be objective in this sort of test, fun and silly tests a fine for entertainment but do not present them as real consumer test, it just make me and I suspect other feel like its not really worth watching your show.

Anonymous15 March 2011

i can't belive you threw out the blackberry torch because of the key pad being to hard use the keys on the keyboard. surely polly knew that if she just side the phone shut she could have used the touch screen keyboard ? two keyboards the best of both worlds i'd say :)

Ed15 March 2011

I think few will dispute that the iPhone 4 has the sharpest screen, but the number of comments on here bigging up the Samsung Galaxy S shows it warrants some attention. I have used the HTC HD7 and was actually very impressed (although I'm usually in the anti-Microsoft camp!) but the owner said it was 'glitchy.' I use a Sony Ericsson X10 which was amazing when I got it. Now I'm disappointed and want to upgrade. That said, I will definitely be sticking with Android and, having used a Galaxy S, that's high on the list. So too is the Xperia Arc. I'm a little surprised there was no representation from Palm or Symbian in there, but I guess the test wanted to concentrate on the top players. * iPhone - Excellent, but still too restricted. Only really any good after it's been rooted. * Windows - Much better since WP7, but still a long way to go. * Blackberry - BBM top selling point for me, but that's just not enough. * Android - Fully usable for most users out of the box. Now settling into a 6-monthly release cycle and maturing nicely. Incredible new features emerging all the time and new devices constantly coming out to make use of them. Definitely a winner for me. My choice - Samsung Galaxy S. Ed.

julien15 March 2011

Just a little confused by your ultimate test of smartphones when you were missing one of the major platforms. I appreciate Symbian isn't the 'belle' of the ball but there are quite few handsets out there. I would have thought the N8 or the E7 should at least have been allowed to represent the Nokia-Symbian offering. I know that we're looking towards the end of the Symbian platform but that's at least a year away and there are still a bunch of people who might have been interested to see how symbian 3 stacked up in your test. A slightly more balanced in approach would be appreciated in future Aside from that...love the show as always!

John15 March 2011

Once again gadget show rig a test in favour of an apple product. Once again they overlook samsung galaxy s which was voted BEST MEDIA PHONE 2010 and would have won the king of the smartphones. GADGET SHOW SHOULD CHANGE ITS NAME TO APPLE PRODUCT LOVERS SHOW.

Andy Thompson15 March 2011

A good test on the whole, but unfair. I think the Blackberry Torch was binned too early. Polly only used the keypad, but the Torch is touchscreen also so surely to make the test fair, she should've used the touch screen keyboard. Re-do the test Gadget Show. Oh, and include the Nokia N8 as well.

Inspiron duo 15 March 2011

I really like the gadget show, i would love to win the competition, the ipad 2 looks really cool. So does` the inspiron duo. the nano ipod touch is cool, i wear it on a watch strap to school. Do you think there will be an ipad 3? If you do, what do you think it will do. i think it will be like a 3D Tv.

Robot15 March 2011

What a joke. iPhone best ever? You can't even use it to watch the video reviews on this very site which big it up.

sarah15 March 2011

I was really disappointed with your review. I was hoping for something vaguely informative. I grant that your 'challenge' was reasonably entertaining but it shouldn't have been called a review. The fact that 2 phones were excluded before all the tests were complete meant that they had no chance to redeem themselves. Not to mention that a lot of the tests seemed to be a test of apps rather than the phones themselves. Wish I hadn't bothered watching.

Chloe..15 March 2011

ive had an iphone for about two years, but when i could upgrade, i got a blackberry. that broke yesterday, so orange offered to send me out a new one, i got it earlier on today, and after an hour, it broke again, so im saying dont get a blackberry!!

lee smith15 March 2011

Ortis was completely right about the blackberry being perfect for blackberry lovers! i love the phone and like someone has said before, there is a touch screen option on the torch which wasnt tested in the stupid car test! BB ALL DAY LONG

Daniel McGuire15 March 2011

Okay, you test all the major OS but no Symbain!! You leave out the biggest OS in the world in a test to find the best smart phone. Nokia N8 will kill all other phones out there. I also demand a re-test with the N8!! Also iPhone does not get good singal, making it the worst PHONE out there. What good is a phone if you have no signal? You end up with a iPod.

Chris15 March 2011

What no HTC Desire???? scared that it will beat the iPhone which we already know you are going to pick as the winner. as you guys seem to love the comunist type restricted OS

Phil15 March 2011

What happen in that so called test? Round 1 - Nexus S won Round 2 - Draw between Nexus S and iPhone Round 3 - Translation apps, both worked (although google goggles was more accurate) - Nexus S had better directions to shops - Nexus S had better road directions - iPhone had better battery life - iPhone did not get delayed by Polly looking for the right dress! And hence did not get ridiculously handicapped with a horse and cart. That does not adds up to the iPhone being the 'undisputed' king of smartphones. Also note that Round 1 and 3 were all about the apps. Which show the comment about Apple having better quality apps is nonsense.

Matt Hobbs15 March 2011

The HTC HD2 is the best as I've got mine running both WP7 and android gingerbread, as far as I know its the only phone able to duelboot the two OS's and give you the choice. Ofcourse doing this takes a fair bit of knowhow and voids your warrenty.

Michele15 March 2011

I own a Nokia N900 and find that it is easy to use and unlike the Iphone where you are locked into the Itunes, I can actually add in my own music and apps. I have owned my N900 for over a year and has been the best phone I have ever had. This phone has always had native support for flash web content. Plus I didn't have to wait a year or upgrade my phone to get a decent 5.0mp camera with video. I wonder if Gadget Show will have to show the product placement "P" during their show for their advertisement of Apple products.

Alex Waters15 March 2011

i really enjoyed the episode reviewing the best smartphones on the market at the moment and i would agree that out of the 4 choices the iphone 4 was the best however i have a samsung galaxy s and think it has been overlooked when people think about smartphones, what does anyone else think?

brian15 March 2011

Unbelievable that the Samsung Galaxy S was not in your line up. Best phone on the market and so much better than the nexus s. Who chose the 4 choices ? Its a fix

andrew15 March 2011

I'm new to the Blackberry Torch, but so far it out performs on boot-up and has the best of both worlds throughout. Entry by keyboard or touch screen keyboard (not mentioned on test), touch screen or trackpad navigation and with easy sync to outlook etc, makes it a serious business tool with plenty of app entertainment.

Ed Davis15 March 2011

I can not believe you omitted the Nokia N8from the challenge!! It would have trounced the other phones, especially in the pictures, video and navigation challenges. I like many others have noticed a certain bias from your show towards Apple and their I-stuff, but to ignore the N8 from this challenge so the I-phone would win is just shocking!! I did notice that Jon's phone is an N8 (the one he received the texts on in the first challenge) What does this tell us about the presenters choice of phones? Shame on you Gadget show!!

Anonymous15 March 2011

I cant Believe that the Nokia N8 was not tested up against these contendors. This was I believe a test of the phone itself, and although some people think that Symbian OS is not so good and I too have found the odd problem, the system has now become much smoother and problem free. This is the only thing that the other reviews have against it! The hardware,Camera,sound,Satnav and and apps from the OVI store are all as good as if not better then the Iphone. The Camera and Video recording detail alone beat the Iphone and I think to date all other smartphones. Lets be fair can you now test this against these contenders. One of the tests you did featured photo taking and video quality, and im sure it would have come top here. Also the photo/video editing software built on the phone would have hit the highs .

nupesh gorasia16 March 2011

i think the car test was not 100% right because, three of the phones you used, you used the touch screen and on the blackberry you used the keypad. so i think if it was done again with using only the touch screen we can see the results. and also different phones have different sensitivity on it all phones should be set to the same sensitivity for a equal test. well thats my opinion.

David Joynson16 March 2011

I would just like to champion the Blackberry Torch as a relatively new comer the blackberrys and hjaving owned iphones android phone in the past I have to say the blackberry is by far the better handset. There might be millions of apps for both the other brands 90% of the are useless the, iphone might have greast screen resoulution but trying to sell it because you can "face time" on it is hardley cutting edge my old SE K800i could do tha 5 years ago. One last thing in the show Polly had nice long nails when she was trying to type on the Blackberry's keypad which is a bit unfair on the all the other touch screen devices. Anyway rant over love the show and thanks

Russell Huffer16 March 2011

I guess the Nokia N8 was not included in this silly challenge as it would have beaten the I Phone and gadget show are so biased towards Apple especially iPhone. There is no piont to do a test for best smartphone unless you include all the latest smartphones. First test lets see how quick they start up, who cares as most people never switch off anyway, second test how quick can you find out soem info using the web, depends on what phone system you are used to. Comeon Gadget show the concept of challenges is boring we do not care who wins we want to see good product testing. You have crowned the iphone king of smartphones, i crown the smartphone test the most stupid waste of time and money to date on the gadget show.

Paul F16 March 2011

That last "test" was completely bogus. The iPhone4 did not perform as well as the Nexus & it was let down by 2 things. Polly choosing a dress and then Polly being made to plod around the streets in a flippin' horse drawn cart. You can't let that stand. Do the test again and give Polly & Jon equal transport/wardrobe choices. If that had been the case the Polly would have won by dint of the Nexus taking her straight to the location. She wouldn't have had to choose clothes either. God! Lately you lot are turning into an ad campaign for Apple products. Fanbois.

Mikael16 March 2011

Nokia N8 and Nokia E7 are some of the best Smartphones in the world and it is a real shame that at least one of them has not been part of your list!

kprxtl16 March 2011

Seriously, no Nokia N8 in the test?? In the photo/video test, every time I heard you say "phone x with its 5 megapixel camera" I groaned.... N8 has 12 megapixels and the best camera in class.

George16 March 2011

Love the HTC Desire. Cheap, fast, does everything I need. If it has one flaw, it's that the internal memory is woefully small. Once you've updated all the Google apps and Adobe Flash, you've got barely any room for non-SD apps at all. Big mistake in forward planning, HTC!

TonyFerg16 March 2011

Well I was going to watch monday's show on DemandFive, because I was hoping to see how my phone (Nokia N8) would have faired in the test but I don't think I'll bother now. I guess you was scared to test it because you know it would have trounced the iPhone.

patrick16 March 2011

Very disappointed in the Gadget Show this week, one of the best smarthphones out is the Nokia N8. In the past Nokia phones have been release with to many bugs, but the N8 is bugs free and wonderful to used. The Gadget Show should do thoses tests again on N8 instead of banging on about apple phones which are not that good

andy16 March 2011

i have a samsung galaxly s phone i've had it for sometime now i love it i think it's better then the iphone 4 why wasn't that in the list???,it's about time the TGS look at other smartphones on the market like mine or nokia etc...and not just the iphone, all the time,there is other people ont there who has different smartphone and all dont have bloody iphone 4's.I think why TGS crown the iphone 4 the king because they have one..

Sam16 March 2011

I own both the top phones that is IPhone 4 and Nexus S. Both are good phones. My wife uses the IPhone 4 and she loves it. Even I thought that the user experience on IPhone 4 is the best untill I bought the Nexus S. Coming to the competition on the episode the Nexus S did better than the IPhone(or for that matter all the 4) in the first two challenges and It almost won the third one as well untill the battery died. But if you carefully the IPhone to Jon through a wrong route and to the incorrect end of the Hall which is a fundamental error by the sat nav. There definitely seems to be some foul play. According to me the Nexus S handles a lot functions with ease.

Stan16 March 2011

I Think the Nokia N8 is the best smartphone on the market, I'm surprised that this device has not been featured in your test. as it has a 12 megapixel camera with face tracking/detection software, and a Xenon flash with automatic red-eye removal.also 720p video,Dolby Digital Plus surround sound playback,an FM Transmitter,HDMI output,and free GPS navigation.

Mark16 March 2011

What was that final test??? The android was top in each of the apps and the result only came in as the iPhone winning due to the fact that you pitched a pair of high heels against a pair of flat shoes and then a motorbike against a horse. The result had nothing to do with the phones at all. Please don't go the way of T3 and other magazines/shows where you worship Apple against all others. Apple are good but need to lighten up a bit.

June Wilson16 March 2011

i can't believe they didn't test the Nokia n8... Jon was using one!!

TonyFerg16 March 2011

Maybe they should have re-named the test "Best smartphone (apart from the Nokia N8)" :D

lewiswoohoo16 March 2011

iphone 4 is the best phone, maybe it doesn't have a 4 inch screen, or bbm, or a built-in voice sat-nav, but it does have the clearest, crispest screen, the best camera, the best app store , the best MEDIA PLAYER, that should of been in the test!, voice commands, face time ( available on all apple products that have a front camera), the best battery, itunes, if worked properly is actually a great bonus !, and much more features that the other phones don't have like gyroscope, and everybody is saying that the galaxy s should have been in it, but nexus s is better than the galaxy s because its got the latest software, its faster and the only thing that the galaxy s has over the nexus s is hd vid., and the iphone 4 would have still won!, but i wish apple had iphone like bbm :(

foany116 March 2011

GALAXY S !!!!!

jammin8016 March 2011

The question people should be asking when buying a new phone is not how good the current phone is, but choosing an OS and sticking with it. Then you will keep all your paid for apps on your PC when you upgrade you phone. So all makes of OS are different. if you are a businessman or for some reason a spotty trendy teenager who likes spending far too much on a few apps then balckberry! A geek or on a budget then Android. If you hate yourself and like gambling then windows! If you want the OS that has so many apps and always works on the best made phones then Apple. simple.

Anonymous16 March 2011

after watching your review from monday nights program i was shocked to see the iphone winning even more shocked seeing that the Nokia N8 wasnt one of the phones tested even though Jon was using it to recieve the texts from Pollyanna. So does that mean the N8 is rubbish or is it to good of a smart phone which would show up the other smart phones.

Domenico Lamberti16 March 2011

well i currently use 2 smartphones as daily drivers , an android device ( the orange San Francisco) and a blackberry Bold 9700 and couldn't be happier, i have owned and used an iphone ,ipod touch and an ipad and am just not impressed at all ,even when jailbroken the amount of customisability is far inferior to android, and ill admit it, at 17 im a crackberry, every few minutes checking my phone for Emails or the occasional BBM, but to me this begs the question shouldnt you try all operating systems for the top smartphone , where is WebOS, Bada, (i hate to say it) Symbian, Maemo etc ?

Graham16 March 2011

As a Ex ipone user i am so pleased with My Galaxy s it's android and i can do what i want when i want and there is such a good range of android devices and i don't think the Gadget show take this in to account iphone are always on catch up the nexus s was unfair and the htc was a bad phone the Htc desire HD walks all over the iphone Any android phone does theses days My Galaxy s is a Mini Tab and it PLAYS FLASH something apple will never do oh and you can watch the gadget show on it with out a app

David16 March 2011

just watched gadget show from monday 14th and i can not and do not understand why the samsung galaxy s was'nt one of the phones featured !!!!! when i had my upgrade last october i took the time to compare the samsung galaxy s and the iphone 4 and in all reviewed tests the samsung came out on top , i have now had my galaxy s 6 months my brother opted for the iphone 4 around the same time and we both agree the samsung is the better smart phone . come on gadget show compare these 2 head to head and give the galaxy x the credit it very much deserves .....

jo16 March 2011

I've got a HTC Widlfire and I love it to bits, my vote is for any Android phone. Why didn't the test mention that with Android you get a choice of several phones, and with Windows. If you get an iPhone, your phone looks exactly the same as all the other sheep that have one. Yes Apple were first with a smartphone, but now there are much better phones in the market.

Matthew Moore16 March 2011

With the android phones you have not picked the best one out there. There is the Galaxy S or the amazing HTC Desire HD. Either of these phones is superiour to the android phone that you tested. It shows that you have a biased towards the apple products as you have not picked the 'real' creme de creme of the smart phone market you simple took the IPhone and got a few other phones. And also to some of the other comments I have used both the IPhone 4 and the HTC Desire HD and found that the camera of the Desire HD was better then the IPhone.

sean marsh17 March 2011

I think the test to be honest was unfair considering the iphone4 only won on battery life. considering android had won more of the previous little tests of usability in the car the pictures and in the actual last round which was a software based challenge, the actual android apps performed better so to put the iphone4 on top its ridiculous if this was top gear the android would have came out on top

Darion Ludkins17 March 2011

I have a blackberry curve but have always craved an iphone but they are a little on the expensive side and no network i looked into! Personally blackberry does not offer what the other phones that were test could, because with an apple it's like a portable gaming device, small laptop and has a good camera in the right hands. Even though blackberry has a good keyboard some may find it hard to use, and as well people could find it hard to use a touch screen, i tried even before i had a blackberry and because i have slightly larger finger tips it took me ages to type anything! I think with phones it is definitely what that individual is comfertable with and used! You cannot tell someone weather they will like the phone or be able to use it!

Anonymous17 March 2011

That was probally one of the most useless comparison tests I have ever seen. First the contenders should have included the Galaxy S and The HTC Desire HD. As they are by some considered better that the Apple. Apple has thus far had by far the better app store but with Android phones now out selling the iPhone and considering the open nature of the Android market I expect that to change too. Com on Gadget show. Time to regain some creditability. Lets see an proper non biased in-depth review of smart phones and their operating systems. C

Dominic 17 March 2011

While i think the smatrphones chosen are great, i think that the HTC Desire HD is the best ambassador for the android os, as apposed to the google nexus s, as featured in the film

TheNumber2717 March 2011

Unfortunately a completely worthless test of the 'best' smartphones as you've failed to include the Nokia N8 - which has many features that are actually superior to the phones you have chosen to feature. Very poor test.

lewisfry17 March 2011

IGNORE ALL OTHER COMMENTS , THIS IS THE ONLY ONE YOU NEED!, iphone is the best, it has the best camera , best apps, best music, best internet capabilities, best look, best touchscreen, sharpest touch screen and a lot more features that blow the other phones away !, also ignore the other comments about apple being rubbish because there not, the people writing the comments just cant afford apple products and are jealous so they just knock apple down !, macs are better than windows , its just the price.

Dan17 March 2011

The Galaxy S is way better than the iphone in my opinion. Android phones rule!

-=Fish=-17 March 2011

This was not a fair test! i think they should do it again but properly. btw guys here is a forum for u gadget show fans :) http://gadgetshow.freeforums.org/index.php

mark19 March 2011

the iphone 4 is seriously flawed when it comes to texting with its crazy spelling corrections that apple seem completely unwilling to fix, my blackberry doesn't do that, it lets you choose what you actually want to say rather than making up random sentances! not forgetting its other flaws!

Antony19 March 2011

So pleased to see all the positive comments about the Nokia N8. It would have eaten those other phones for the breakfast. Best camera, best GPS and satnav, by far, only phone with an FM transmitter, loads of memory and a much better OS than the iphone fanboys would have you believe. Shocking to see the worlds largest phone maker, by a looong way, was ignored in this "test". Makes a mockery of the show. Very disappointed.

Oliver19 March 2011

In all honesty I've stuck with samsung, I've tried other people smartphones and they all agree that mine is easier to use.. I of course am referring to the samsung galaxy s, its a phone of beauty and comes with swype which is by far my favourite way to input text, once you've used swype you'll begin to find it so simple, its genius :) I don't think I could ever fault it. But to show how far ahead android is compared to apple you just have to view the american mobile providers websites.. most have moved onto the 4g network, which apple have not been able to produce a phone for yet, unlucky apple fans

Matty Dineen19 March 2011

Out of the four the order of the greatest phone would be: -Nexus S -iPhone 4 -HD7 -Torch but the htc desire hd should be included as it is a true 'iPhone killer'

richard20 March 2011

i have a apple iphone 4 and a htc desire hd and i have to say the desire hd although i have had to change the firmware on it to get good battery life out of it, the screen and the camera beat the iphone hands down and the way that the system is pretty much open to do as you like for me it is ideal and the best phone available at the moment, thats if you do not mind playing around with it until you get it how you like but hey thats what gadgets are all about arent they??

Sion Coxall20 March 2011

There is only one smart phone and that is the iphone 4 you can not say which is the best smart phone until you have used them. i have had and tried all the other smart phone OS and for me the iphone IOS comes out on top. I first had iphone 2G then 3G and then give Nokia 5800 a go then HTC desire then Samsung omina 7 and now back to iphone 4. I love it and will prob stay with IOS but must say windows phone 7 is an up and coming OS, android need to sort out the bugs and attacks open OS is all well and good but does leave you open to attacks will stay away until this is sorted.

sean21 March 2011

I'm sorry but sion you have blatently never used android as you make out as you have no idea what your talking about. you think that because android is an open source os this leaves you vulnerable to attacks? I've never heard anything so ridiculous. I program android and know how the os works in great detail. being open source means that anyone can take the source and compile it to run on whatever you like without any fees etc as its available to everyone. so samsung for instance take the basic os from google play around with it to do what they want it to do and then release it on a device. it has to go through vigorous testing also first. the only way you would get attacked is downloading apps not through the actual android market but then again if your iphone is jail broken and you downloaded apps not off the app store then your under the danger threat so your talking nonsense

Michael21 March 2011

My favourite definitely has to be the Windows Phone 7, or HTC HD7... its interface is just outstanding, not an iPhone clone, and it can do everything the iPhone can, but IMO it's presented a lot nicer. What with all the hubs, and integrated Email, Facebook, games, music and video and lots of apps that are growing every second... i CANNOT wait till i get my hands on one when my contract ends in June!

simon griffiths05 April 2011

android is by far the best operating system out now and is only going to get better, i agree strongly with all the pro android comments about its potential. i have the HTC Desire HD and i was rather disappointed to not see it in the test as, although not as responsive as the nexus s it has a much better camera and flash and the huge 4.3" screen.

Mel06 April 2011

The nexus wins by far, I went from a blackberry to the nexus and theres no regret in that choice. I can do everything on my phone that I would have had to pay extra for on the blackberry like the internet. The iphone just has so many problems such as the autocorrect or not being able to have the spell check on whilst having auto correct off. My partner has a desire hd and wishes he had waited until the nexus was released to upgrade. Overall android is a far superior system and works as it should. On the plus side at least on android I dint have to post for angry birds.

bmc07 April 2011

I think The Gadget Show has to answer the vast majority of angry viewers' questions on this issue of fairness of the (so-called) smart phone challanges.In addition it is becoming quite apparant that there seems to be a biased towards Apple products. I'm not here knocking Apple or their nice tech, but I think the show's producers will have to really try to answer/apologise to their viewers about this worrying state of the show's biased this season. I think the people leaving the angry and dismayed comments should maybe take the next step and complain and ask to investigate the bias on the show either with Channel 5 or The Broadcasting Standards/Complaints Commision. To answer the initial question I have owned Apple, Nokia, & Android phones and for me (at the mo') it's the Galaxy S.... no competition.

BenH02 May 2011

Nokia N8. Multi-tasking? Nokia has had it perfected for years. Next generation input? Welcome to Swype. High resolution camera with proper xenon flash? Again, Hello Nokia. The N8 is easily the most advanced hardware on the market today. Maybe history can teach us a thing here, the best isn't necessarily what the public will latch on to, because the best concentrates on what it does, not on how it markets itself. See Novell, finally gone, used to be the market leader until the Microsoft marketing machine convinced business leaders to get Windows Server. See Microsoft, now getting anxious, as old rival Apple came up with a storming product, so easy to use, so cleanly marketed, so much better than Microsofts old tablet edition (2002?2003), and promptly took the market. See Apple getting worried now Android (linux clone) allows anyone else to develop cheaply and quickly (phones, tables, DVRs, webcams, etc etc). So, best smartphone? Do you want best hardware (Nokia) or best user experience (Apple) ? Or maybe best of both worlds (Android with a few customisations)? Or have we simply not see the best yet?!!

Luke Hart23 May 2011

You are missing the best smart phone ever made off of this list. The HTC HD2 which is nearly 2 years old now and still have stronger hardware than most of its compititors. It's also the only smartphone I know of that can run win 6-6.5, phone 7 (quicker then the HD7) , android (Quicker than the desires), meego and serveral desktop based os's.

Larry12 August 2011

Nokia N8 - simple, beats all other phones when it really matters. Gorilla Glass - compared to heaps of broken screens, or people have to use a case around their phone to protect it, why make a slim phone when it needs to be put in a bomb shelter incase it breaks? Maps - on the phone, usable in any situation, i.e. travelling (no need to have a data plan) free voice navigation really great! Camera - Still best camera on a phone at 12mp with xeon flash, do wish it had an led for night films but xeon is awesome for photos USB on the go - plug anything in and it works, a keyboard, mouse, memory stick HDMI - awesome connect it straight to a tv, and it plays everything ive thrown at it. Swype - best way to input text on a touch screen if you have fat fingers like me Sound quality and inputs - great speaks, great digital mic, ofcourse has fm radio/ and fm out to play music over the car stereo, or calls etc Music copy straight to the phone, no need for extra pc software. Games - heaps of free games - angry birds/ need for speed etc Battery - out lasts most phones easily and really great screen which has the time displayed on it all the time! price - get it from hongkong for GBP255 unlocked which is a lot cheaper then anything else out at the moment! Apps - heaps of apps, and at the moment you still have to get opera mini/mobile as nokia as it didnt come with a great one, but that said opera mini is awesome for verry quick downloads of webpages. similar apps as on other mobile platforms. No hype about it works standalone, if you dont want a massive data plan and the the best features on a phone, also again the camera is really that good, nothing has come close, with the largest sensor (hence the bump) made to last, really strong.

Dave kerr12 December 2011

I love how people say that apple iphone 4s is king and the rest are cheap copys, because tbh the iphone 4s feels like a too little to late copy of my samsung galaxy s2 which has better faster tech and had it 8 months sooner, apple died with mr jobs.

Sakub12 December 2011

I have a ZTE Blade/Orange San Francisco. I think it's a great value Android smartphone. There's compromises but for the price I think it's excellent!

Gavin Macbride12 December 2011

I'm sorry, but to those of you who say apple just copies everyone else, this may be true. Think about first smartphone to sell mass units(iphone 2g) first tablet to sell mass units (ipad) first personal computer to capture imaginations the Mac. My point being all these products allready existed before apple made thier version and to be straight to the point Apple always brings groundbreaking products leaving others constantly trying to keep up. R.I.P Steve P.S. Apple makes the sexiest products.... 4s all the way !!!!!!!!!!

Peter Langer12 December 2011

Samsung Galaxy Ace.........cheap, reliable. capable and most of all dependable enough said.

Josh12 December 2011

I think the best is the iphone 4s it wins hands down for me its got every thing it needs including siri and it looks very futureristic the best iphone yet!!!!!

Dave Roberts12 December 2011

It has to be the the HTC Desire Z. How else do you type without loosing your mind?

Mark Chodacki12 December 2011

For me its the Samsung Galaxsy S2, nice price and extremely light in terms of smart phones. The screen is great in all conditions, size is not a problem either, not too big and not too small, It fits in my pocket well and because its that light and thin I hardly even feel its there. I've been using several apps at once and switching between them and it has never slowed down or crashed. It loads up faster than the Iphone 4s, and with the android basically being just as good as the apple market these days has all the same functions of an Iphone for alot less money.

Jade Broadhurst12 December 2011

Samsung Galaxy S2! Beautiful phone, super light, super fast, great value for money on contract. Id say it beats the isheep phone anyday

andy adams12 December 2011

HTC sensation xe, just got it and its fantastic. Miles ahead of the HTC xl as it can use microSD up to 32gb. Excellent apps, big screen, bigger battery. Easier to use than previous HTC models. Beats audio finishes it off perfectly. Freedom to install whatever software u want.

Zac Evans12 December 2011

This poll is weird. It is asking you for the best smartphone in the world yet it doesn't include the phone in the poll the Galaxy S 2 which Mr Jon Bentley rated the best phone in the world. Also its more of a popularity contest NOT which is the best because 98% of the people voting will not have proper knowledge of the advantages and disadvantages of each phone. In my experience of using both iPhone and Android I personally find the android operating system easier to use. It is more flexible to your needs and more simplistic. iPhone only will be the popular phone in this poll because iPhone have the bigger fan base. Another point in which I prefer android is the range of the products is that, you can get a top of the range phone with android, or a low range version with android depending on your needs. iPhone basically says you can have this phone. and this price. but you can choose memory size. That's another point, you can adjust most android phones memory size to your needs. If you don't need much space you can use the internal memory or if you want a lot you can expand it. Also android can be put into different products for different functionalities, for example it is being developed into things like light switches and doorbells. I wouldn't be surprised if you could control your whole house from an Android phone. However the iPhone app store has a wider range and the advertising technique used by apple is very clever. The design of the iPhone is very stylish. Overall though I personally think that Android and iPhone are both very good operating systems but I prefer using the android operating system.

Alan Carter12 December 2011

I love the HD7 and OS updates are making it better all the time. Windows Phone 7 has a lovely interface, it's much cleaner than iOS to look at and in terms of software the MS marketplace is rapidly expanding with a good selection of free software. Although never having been a fan of Apple due to their business practices may taint my view somewhat, I actually have to support both their desktop and mobile solutions for work... I have to say that the more I use their devices the more they infuriate me. Sure they are easy to use if you want to do something basic but dig a little deeper and you find critical functionality missing and/or blocked by a manufacturer who "knows what's best for you". I would never recommend an Apple product to anyone and when people approach me for recommendations I am always happy to point them in the direction of both better and cheaper alternatives.

pj cook12 December 2011

thanks to your total lack of fair comparisons .you have just lost another viewer.it seems to be all about the presenters

Rob12 December 2011

Love my HTC Sensation with HTC Sense 3.0 and Android Gingerbread. HTC sense just links all your social networks and contacts together. I am using an app that mimics the music player for WP7 as I find it one of the best looking music players out there as it flows so smoothly. Love my HTC Sensation but cant understand why SGS2 not shown in contest as that is a fast and powerful android phone. Android is the future in regards to operating system due to its openess. Apple are now having to take legal action against other operating systems to hold them back. Other phone makers are making 4G compatible phones, but apple do not want anyone releasing them before it releases theirs. Probably so it can say we invented 4G. As previously stated the gadget show has always been pro iphone even when another product is better than it. No matter what the tests show they will always be pro apple.

b4d5h0t12 December 2011

i have recently purchased a samsung galaxy note, which is like a galaxy S2 on steroids :-) its a fantastic phone 1.4ghz dual core 1gb of ram with an amazing 5.3" screen which makes playing games watching youtube videos and texting a joy it also has an inbuilt stylus too incase you are feeling artistic or want to scribble down something in a hurry. I ran a browsing benchmark test on peacekeeper.com which scored my browsing at 478 which was about 80 points higher than the ipad2 and about 150 points higher than a iphone 4s. I havent turned my laptop on since ive had my galaxy note. It also has good battery life an 8 megapixel camera, 16gb of internal storage which is upgradable by 32gb sd card to total of 48gb. Its a gadget lovers dream machine! Only downside the big screen makes it larger than other devices, but its super slim and the benifits of the larger screen far outway the negitives for me. This is my third android phone in 18 months and by far my favourite, im not an iphone fan as i find they are to restrictive on what you can do with them. I prefer the freedom of android. This is of course personal preference

Paul12 December 2011

Nice to see that nothing changes on the show with regard to the view of these fruit based products!! I don't recall the iPhone being able to handle 2 sims without any adapters which my Android does. The only thing this is showing is how good Apple are at Marketing an average product. Lets hope Mr Bentley will buck the trend with his tests!!

Grant12 December 2011

why put the HTC Sensation XL with a single core processor up against the Iphone 4S with a dual core processor? What about the HTC Sensation XE which has a dual core preocessor and came out about the same time as the XL? THIS IS NOT A FAIR TEST DUAL CORE VS SINGLE CORE???????????

colin12 December 2011

Today's show said it all really, Iphone users are blinkerd into thinking Apple is perfection and one size fits all, why personalize your phone when its perfect allready. Mabye because not everyone is the same or wants to be restricted by corporate marketing hype. So get an android phone and they can tailor it to there personal taste. My friends have Iphones and if we are out and someone wants to use the internet they ask me to use my Galaxy S because its faster. And you cant even send data by bluetooth to anything!!!

Alex12 December 2011

So the smartphone voted the best of the year by T3 and others it's not even in the running. Something tells me they are scared of their Apple sponsors getting upset if they actually tested the Samsung Galaxy S2.

Dipam Patel12 December 2011

Biased/unfair view. Why choose the HTC Sensation XL? Single core??? The best Android HTC phone is the Sensation XE. It's dual core and comes with Beats audio. XL is not as good as my current phone (normal HTC sensation so why that was picked I have no idea!!!) Two phones out there that trump the XL.

Anonymous12 December 2011

I've been an android and an iphone user for over a year now. I like both android and ios, android does offer a higher level of customisation, especially htc's sense on my sensation and android was by far one of the most easy to navigate operating systems. But ios is my all time favourite as it offers tonnes of apps that actually work really well with the phone and ios hasn't shown any lag unlike android. In addition to the operating system, the 4s is my favourite smartphone because not only that it's one of the sexiest smartphones around, the build quality feels better than any other smartphone, it feels tactile, sturdy and well built like every other smartphone should. As well as the operating system and the build quality, I think that you can't top the retina display, at a pixel density of 330 ppi your eyes can't see beyond the pixels packed under that amazing screen, colour aren't over saturated unlike an AMOLED display. So my favourite smartphone is definitely the iphone 4s, although many of it's competitors like the gs2 or the lumia 800 are highly respectable on their own grounds.

Scott12 December 2011

Will wonders never cease! Gadget Show letting something other than an Crapple product win a test? Still couldn't bring themselves to put it where it deserves to be though; in last place! I've got a rooted Desire S. Not the most modern Android phone, but still infinitely better than any Iphone. It really doesn't matter what recent-ish Android phone you pick. It'll be better than an Iphoney in almost every way that matters. Look at the specs of their latest crippled, closed, functionally deficient offering; s-l-o-w 800MHz CPU, only 512mb RAM, tiny low quality 3.5" screen, no 4G, non-expandable memory, no Flash, etc etc. Typical Apple. Always behind the curve, pushing their low-end garbage for high-end prices to the shallow and uninformed. Wake up people! Android is smartphone! Iphone is stupidphone!

Andy Blackman12 December 2011

So, one version of the iPhone vs multiple Android devices? Split vote for Android. Hmmm, give the iPhone user an iPhone, the Android user an iPhone and the person who has only probably been subjected to Apple marketing both of them, I wonder which will win. How about a blind test? And are iPhone users too biggoted to try an Android?

Rabt13 December 2011

Open up your mind.. remove all the biases then you'll see that the King is HTC Titan, running Windows Phone 7.5 Take this from the guy who has already used Iphone and Android phone. Titan big screen (4.7") combined with the smoothness, speed and trouble free WP7.5 OS is unmatched now. Iphone is good, but so boring and takes too many clicks to do things.. Android is powerful but too many problems.. WP7.5 somehow manages to capitalize on their problems and comes up a winner. The only problem with WP7.5 Titan is Microsoft itself, not promoting enough

Njoi 13 December 2011

Currently the best phone on the market is without a doubt the HTC Titan. Windows phone 7.5 is in a different league then android and even ios and the Titan's excellent camera, screen, sound and build quality make it an amazing phone. If, however the screen of the Titan (4.7 inch) is too big for you, then the Nokia Lumia 800 is your phone of choice

pete13 December 2011

HTC Sensation Running Android 2.3 does all that an iPhone can do with much more flexibility. And dare i say even more.

Florin13 December 2011

Windows Phone 7 ! no doubt about it. The rest are just copies of eachother. WP7 is truly a unique an original phone.

Deyvit13 December 2011

WP7!!! really i no change for nothing!... for what??? :D

simon kenyon13 December 2011

the BEST smart phone on the market to date is the Samsung galaxy s 2 it out shines everything that the others have to offer and Apple are playing catch up again. when the 4s was released it was already out of date compared to the Galaxy s 2, not sure why Samsung have downgraded the nexus as the spec is not that good apart from its running ice cream sandwich. so its Android all the my for me in the shape of the galaxy s 2. Samsung has taken a big bite out of Apple, and anyway fruits are for girls, robots are for men. its heavier, slower, no radio, the list goes on compare the phones here: http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3621&idPhone2=4212

martin13 December 2011

Then best phone that I have used is my new Samsung Galaxy S2 same as iphone 4 but faster on tests with my friends. And the speech works. Test it you will love it.

Nat13 December 2011

The Lumia just works when you want it and when you need it. Having used every OS on all devices I can say that none are as reliable as the Nokia 800. Well done Nokia, you are back!

nathan13 December 2011

Nokia 800, better screen then the rest. WP7.5 is far far more reliable than android, no malware. I got bored of looking at a grid of icons on IOS and fed up of having to go into an app to do everything.

Richard Norris13 December 2011

How can the Samsung Galaxy S2 not be included here?

Jonny13 December 2011

I have been through all the smartphones. And I would rate them in order as WP7.5, followed by iOS then Android. In my opinion Android is the biggest waste of time I have ever had with a phone, yes it is capable, but its just no where near as stable as it should be. All the gestures dont feel as natural and smooth as iOS or WP7.5. I am now running a HD7 on WP7.5 and its great, its so very fast, eveyrthing works perfectly, it does everything from connecting and controlling my Xbox with the xbox companion, to complete handsfree txt messaging or even facebook messaging in the car! (you dont need to press anything, not even the home button like on siri.) It never crashes, never slows down. It just works perfectly and is a joy to use. iOS and WP7.5 are both the real deal, great OS with good optimised software, and they are both original. Android is a bad copy of iOS with added ability to customise things a bit more, but its not as nice to use, not as fluid and crashing of apps and things happens far to often. IMO the only reason it succeeded is because it was the only genuine alternative to iOS for a long time. Things have changed now, Android is the new Windows Mobile 6 in my books.

Jim Perkins13 December 2011

Without a question the best smartphone of today is a WP7 device, move over Andorid move over Apple there is a new king in town, as you only list one I vote Nokia Lumia 800, although the Titan is another awesome device depending on your preferred smartphone form factor. Have owned all 3 and these days WP is light years ahead and can't go back to iOS or Android, perhaps these platforms should try concentrating on real features that make a real difference to how you interact with the people and data you care about rather than harping on about features like FaceTime or some robot voice beta thats only use is for amusing YouTube videos.

zj13 December 2011

I have no doubt this show is sponsored by apple! I dont think there has been an episode without mentioning apple! Its getting very frustrating now! The test were apple biased. I guess the final test was better but they should have put the s2 in there. I think the lumina is the best phone right now.

fizzzzzzzzzzz13 December 2011

Nokia lumia is owning at poll

Steve13 December 2011

I agree with other people where is the samsung galaxy s !!!!.

Dean13 December 2011

I now own a Samsung Galaxy S2 after changing from a Sony Xperia X10 and have to the say I am so pleased I did. The functions, ease of use, style combined with great video and photo capture can only be described as fantastic. Further more with the Android system allowing you to customize the phone further and Samsung allowing users to try various rom systems (which my present one keeps my phone running up to 2 days now even with emails & social network sites running in the background with updates) makes this a phone a very worthwhile investment.

Myke Day13 December 2011

I currently own the HTC Desire S (purchased june 2011), which i think is a great smartphone. The specs of it are practically identical to the iphone4, but is a fraction of the cost. I got it for free on a 24mth, £25 a month contract. Now there are more powerful androids avaliable but they also cost more per month you're probably looking at £35 a month start if you want the phone for free. I'd very much recommend to anyone to buy this phone if you are looking for a good value smart phone, if you're willing to pay a little more money then maybe stretch to a HTC Sensation or the Samsung Galaxy SII, but the desire s is featured packed running android 2.3 gingerbread, it might be upgraded to android 4 but HTC are at the moment unsure if this is the case. I'd also say if you are on a tight budget or not wanting a contract then you have to look at the HTC Wildfire S, how can they sell a phone of that stardard for under £150, of course it's not as powerful as desire s but it's good enough, you might experience some issues playing some of the higher powered games, but it's certainly not enough to turn you away from an out standing value for money smartphone.

Joseph Harris13 December 2011

Easily the best phone on the market is the samsung galaxy 2. Why no mention?

applefanboi13 December 2011

Just watched the videos on the website,which u can't do on the iphone, clearly u guys on the gadget show need to listen to the people who keep u in a job ! Us the buying public, while you fawn over the best gadgets that money can buy u need to take into account that your tests are just not up to scratch, u did not pick the top of the line phones in the market which would have been a fair reflection + if u had picked say the n8, desire hd, Samsung galaxy s as these phones have been higher rated in all online reviews then we may have looked at your test a bit fairer + as a user of apple, android + symbian u have not conducted the most accurate test + should be ashamed that u have taken our money,trust + time while u have fed us apple's so called best products but in fact u r actually scared to do accurate comparisons which would be a fair test for consumers, if u do not respond to the mass of comments that are unanswered then you will lose a lot of peoples trust + viewing figures, so come on gadget show ! Are u big enough to answer the challenge ? If not we all know u must be in bed with a few apples for brekkie!

GillW14 December 2011

I have the Samsung Galaxy S2 and absolutely love it. It is so fast and powerful. Amazingly light and very easy to use.

steve14 December 2011

I would willingly sell my house and half it's contents just to own a Nokia Lumia! Tried all the rest but this is just so fast and easy to use. The number of apps is catching up fast, but the clincher is the facebook - twitter - etc integration in the people hub

Bando14 December 2011

i think the iphone is over rated, then again all apple products are. take the mac for example, easy to break very expensive to fix and also to buy. Apple as always will let you know of a new feature their phones will have you buy one and then they tell you it will be on the next model..... hmmm, iPhones are easy to break. i have the Samsung galaxy s, it does everything i want and i dont have to go through ITUNES, i can record a video, Bluetooth it to mates on any other phone except iphone and it works bluetooth it to iphone it dont. i also must agree The Gadget Show must be sponsored by Apple, the tasks involving smartphones are always pushed to apple, take the last episode, A big bag of old junk Vs Iphone.... u mean smartphones right, its not hard to see where that was going.

Charlie14 December 2011

The Iphone 4 is not even in the competition, it is the Iphone 4S. The Nokia Lumia 800 has a 3.7 inch Amoled CBD display, not a 3.5 inch.

Mike14 December 2011

So where is the world's thinnest smartphone the new Motorola Razr? It blows the competition away !

Chris Mound14 December 2011

I cannot believe you excluded the Samsung Galaxy SII from your test, Its head and shoulders above anything on the show. Even the nexus. The S II not only blows the iphone away but all other smartphones. A true Iphone killer and king of the smartphones end of !

Martin14 December 2011

Best selling phone available in the UK right now is the Galaxy S II, the iPhone 4S is #2 even with all the Apple fans buying it on launch. The Gadget show should be ashamed for not including the most popular and the fastest Android phone available, yes even though it's out since April it's still the fastest. You wouldn't know much about it going by The Gadget Show though.

Anonymous14 December 2011

you should have included the Samsung galaxy S 2 its much better than the others.Its so quick and responsive and the high quality of the screen is truly amazing

Anonymous15 December 2011

I currently have a HTC Titan on windows 7 mango and I have got to back any handset running windows 7 mango. It is such a slick and new slant on a phones OS. Granted the apps are a bit lacking but the integration of social networking and office means you only use the marketplace apps for things that aren't everyday. The titan is an amazing feeling phone very thin, extremely fast with its 1.5 ghz processor. Battery life is good and the 4.7inch screen it so clear. the resolution is lower than others but because the screen is so big you dont notice it at all. I used to be a blackberry mad fan and it was a big step for me to move away but I'm glad I did. I researched and tested every other OS and handset and although IOS and Android are fun I find them too much of a toy and not much a practical tool. Although there both capable of the same its too much in and out of different apps to get different things working which is not productive in my working day. This is my second windows phone 7 previously having the Mozart and I cant see myself switching OS for a long time. Microsoft are banking a lot on this new metrostyle OS across the board trying to create a single style and complete integration between them all. Xbox has just joined the style and with the Laptop Killer Windows 8 coming next year. My money is with Windows in 2012. at the end of the day units sold they are still much much larger than anybody else including apple and what they to affects the whole market. :)

Jason16 December 2011

By far the best at the moment is Nokia Lumia 800. The N9 is also great and they should have promoted that more. The Lumia 900 will be a sensation, since the 800 has already blown me away. It's fast, reliable and it just works!

Charles16 December 2011

iPhone is old... Android is an open source buggy clone of the iPhone. WP7 on Lumia or Titan is new, unique, fast and reliable.

Simon17 December 2011

You clearly have some deal with apple as you don't have the Samsung Galaxy S2 on the best smart phone list. As it blows iphone and other smart phones away.. Tbf that's why it won phone of the year at T3

Ml24 December 2011

Those are expensive! Samsung Omnia W or nokia lumia 710 are the bests.