Nov 24, 2010 02:17 PM EDT by 
It was the year of the superphone. Screens got bigger. Processors broke the 1-GHz barrier. And for the first time, handsets could record high-def video and double as mobile hotspots. BlackBerry took a back seat to Android, which also put the heat on Apple. And while Palm laid low, Microsoft made a splash with a whole new OS—though it still has a ways to go.
After reviewing 46 smart phones (and counting) this year, these five are our favorites.
HTC Evo 4G (Sprint)
A big screen meets big-time performance in this Android superphone, which sports a 1-GHz processor, dual cameras, and HDMI output. Plus, the Evo boasts blazing 4G speeds in 62 markets; we’re talking 3 to 6 Mbps. You can even share this connection with up to eight Wi-Fi devices using the phone’s mobile hotspot app. Although a bit on the bulky side, there’s no denying this handset has serious power.
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November 29th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
are you kidding me? not even one windows phone 7 handset? and do you care to explain whats so great about the mytouch 4g??
December 9th, 2010 at 4:51 pm
Where’s the HTC Droid Incredible!? As far as I know, it won the CNET Choice Award…and it is a truly an “incredible” phone.
December 13th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
Sprint’s 4G is faster than 3-6mb… maybe that was your experience, but I’ve seen 9Mps on my Evo here, in L.A..
Droid Incredible does belong above ANY Blackberry.
December 14th, 2010 at 10:28 pm
droid x is the best smart phone.
December 14th, 2010 at 11:02 pm
Well I have seen the I-phone 4G (means 4th Generation not 4G speed), the HTC Droid Incredible, and the My Touch 4G. I honestly prefer Sprint’s Epic and EVO. These phones rock and were voted #1 and #2 already in this website that i forgot the name. Keep up the good work Sprint.. Your customer service is awesome and your phones are finally nice and even better than the other competitors. All you need now is a nice windows 7 phone to be competing with AT&T
December 16th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
THE BEST smart phone is iPhone if you know how to use it..there is nothing that it can’t do which ANY competitor can do and with its STYLE Quotient & aura; every other phone is merely a joke!
December 17th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
Well I have seen the I-phone 4G (means 4th Generation not 4G speed), the HTC Droid Incredible, and the My Touch 4G. I honestly prefer Sprint’s Epic and EVO. These phones rock and were voted #1 and #2 already in this website that i forgot the name. Keep up the good work Sprint.. Your customer service is awesome and your phones are finally nice and even better than the other competitors. All you need now is a nice windows 7 phone to be competing with AT&T
December 19th, 2010 at 9:29 am
The original is always the BEST!!!..all other phones are copycuts..too dumb to innovate..NOW they profess their excellence..:”yeah excellence toTO COPY..my..Iphone rocks!!!!
December 29th, 2010 at 9:27 am
It’s all a matter of opinion. What works for one person may not work for another. This list is based on facts by people whose lives revolve around technology. Now matter how on the go one person is, or how dependent you are on your smart phone (whichever phone it may be) these are the technical facts. While I won’t deny iPhone is sleek and innovative and incredibly sexy, Adi said it best “THE BEST smart phone is iPhone if you know how to use it.” Yeah, iPhone is not the most user friendly. Apple continues to create their devices with incredibly dominant software. the phone is not flexible and not the easiest to use especially for folks who’ve spent most their adult lives working off of phones that work for you, not the other way around. I dropped my iphone like a bad habit after the Evo debuted and it’s been nothing but loyal to me since day one.
March 31st, 2011 at 7:20 pm
i’m sorry to dissapoint all of you apple loyalists, but the iphone is sadly crippled compared to every other smart phone in one simple and very large way, FLASH PLAYER, as long as apple refuses to give the iphone flash player capabilities, it will remain an inferior device, because it is basically useless on any website that uses flash based media (which is almost every website out there)