1. Motorola Droid X
Verizon Wireless
Putting the Motorola Droid X on top of this list of the best smartphones was an easy decision. It's big and beautiful, with an incredibly roomy 4.3-inch touch screen. It runs on Verizon's speedy 3G network, and boasts excellent call quality. And it packs in more multimedia features than I've ever seen on a smartphone.
HTC
Even without its 4G capability, the HTC EVO 4G boasts an impressive list of features: a 4.3-inch screen, 8-megapixel camera, HD-capable video camera, and version 2.1 of the Android OS. But the fact remains that it's the 4G part of the EVO 4G that has people so excited. This is the first phone to run on Sprint's 4G WiMax network, which delivers download speeds up to 10 times faster than a 3g network.
3. iPhone 4
Apple
Sure, you've heard about those pesky antenna problems. But, let's face it: Apple's iPhone has never been lauded for its excellent call quality. The iPhone is more smart than phone, but, overall, it remains an excellent package, offering an ease of use that has yet to be duplicated. And the iPhone 4 remains the best iPhone yet.
4. HTC Droid Incredible
HTC
With a name like the Incredible, this smartphone has a lot to live up to. But the HTC Droid Incredible manages. Like the EVO 4G and the Droid X, it runs version 2.1 of the Android OS, and also offers a 3.7-inch display and an 8-megapixel camera. The Droid Incredible is available from Verizon Wireless.
5. Samsung Captivate
Samsung
The Samsung Captivate is just one of the four Galaxy S phones introduced by Samsung in the summer of 2010. The Captivate, already available from AT&T, sports a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen, a powerful 1-GHz processor, and the ability to capture videos in HD.
6. Samsung Vibrant
Samsung
The Samsung Vibrant is T-Mobile's offering from Samsung's Galaxy S series of Android phones. Like its AT&T sibling, the Captivate, the Vibrant is an all-touch-screen device featuring a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen and a powerful 1-GHz processor. And, like the Captivate, it features Samsung's own TouchWiz interface on top of the Android OS. The Vibrant also packs in some impressive entertainment features. The phone is pre-loaded with a full-length version of the movie "Avatar," as well as the Sims 3 game, the Amazon Kindle app for Android, and MobiTV, a mobile TV app.
7. BlackBerry Bold 9700
T-Mobile
When the first BlackBerry Bold debuted, I called it the best BlackBerry smartphone yet. Now, I've gotten my hands on the updated BlackBerry Bold, the 9700, and I like it -- a lot. Enough to call it the best BlackBerry smartphone available today. And enough that the BlackBerry Bold 9700 has bumped the old BlackBerry Bold right off of this list.
8. Palm Pre Plus
Image © Palm
The Palm Pre Plus boasts something that no other phone on this list can offer: Palm's excellent webOS platform. The webOS software is fun to use (I love tossing apps off the screen to close them) and offers some impressive features, like true multi-tasking, so you can get more done.
9. Apple iPhone 3GS
Apple
The first two versions of the iPhone set the standard for smartphones. Then along came the iPhone 3GS and raised the bar even higher. It's not as new as the iPhone 4 -- or as slick to look at. But it iPhone 3GS offers a good camera, great video recording, the best mobile browser around, and tons (and tons) of available apps. In short, there's not a lot not to like.
10. BlackBerry Tour
RIM
The BlackBerry Tour offers an excellent QWERTY keyboard for easy typing, a beautiful display, BlackBerry's awesome e-mail handling, and support for high-speed 3G networks in a world phone that can be used in many countries outside the U.S. In fact, the only thing keeping it from earning a spot higher on this list is its one glaring omission: the Tour lacks support for Wi-Fi wireless networks.
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