Battle of the smartphones
They?re all pretty awesome, but which one is the hottest?By Anelisa MzinyathiThe latest craze in the mobile phone market are devices that you can use to do more than make or receive calls, send or get an SMS or MMS, and take a pic.Nowadays, the buzz is applications (and app stores), social networking integration, operating systems and expandable memory capability. In short ? smartphones are what?s hot today.But which one is right for you?To help you decide, here?s some feedback from three smartphones owners on why they chose their mobiles and what they do with them. The smartphones discussed here are the iPhone 4, the HTC Desire HD (an Android phone), and the BlackBerry Torch.The iPhone 4, as experienced by Mzwa, a graphic designer
- It looks sexy!
- Clearest smartphone screen in the world
- Largest app store on the market
- Great for gaming and media
- Records video in HD
Cool factor rating: 4.5/5The HTC Desire HD (an Android phone), as experienced by Myeni, a programmer
- Speech to text
- Biggest screen on the market
- Highly customisable
- Flash player for web browsing
- Boots up in less than 10 seconds
Cool factor rating: 4.2/5The BlackBerry Torch, as experienced by the author, a trend analyst
- Touch pad
- Slide out QWERTY keyboard
- BIS package ? unlimited browsing and BBM (money saving)
- Push e-mail for 10 accounts
- 5mp camera
Cool factor rating: 3.9/5So which phone is the best out of these? Well to be honest, each phone has both insane pro?s and frustrating limitations. But because our ranking is based on coolness and how cheap it will make your life?it?s a tie.The iPhone 4 is so cool, an eskimo would have difficulty holding it. The BlackBerry Torch on the other hand is great where it matters most, in your wallet. The HTC?s speech to text ? well, that?s pretty awesome.But don?t take our word for it, go try them out!

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