Admit it. A smartphone’s appearance is just as important in your decision making process as the carrier, data speeds, OS and screen quality. No one wants a boring looking slab of a handset. To help you make the right call, we’ve rounded up the finest looking phones for your viewing pleasure.
1. HTC One
Last year HTC's One X didn't get the attention it deserved, with Samsung's Galaxy S III stealing its thunder. This year the company hopes to make a comeback with the One, which flaunts a bold new home screen with streaming content and an Ultrapixel camera. Sporting an aluminium design with a full HD display and powerful dual speakers, the One is especially useful when it comes time to turn your device into a TV remote.
2. HTC Windows Phone 8X
Windows Phone features a simple yet bold interface with its Live Tiles, and designers said they took inspiration for the phone's design from just that. With a glossy black display surrounded by a soft-touch blue border, the smartphone's sides curve sharply toward the back, giving it a svelte look and making it easy to grip. Plus, the 8X comes in fun colours like blue, red, yellow and black. The HTC Windows Phone 8X is also known for its Beats Audio, bright and colourful display and customizable interface.
3. Nokia Lumia 920
This isn't your ordinary rectangular phone. Nokia' Lumia 920 features a large black touch screen with a white polycarbonate shell border that curves gracefully around its back. The back is sleek and smooth, and the bottom of the touch screen features three touch-sensitive buttons.Although it's not the lightest smartphone, its narrow width makes it a breeze to use one-handed. Its integrated wireless charging and useful Nokia apps also make the Nokia Lumia 920 a hot pick. The Lumia 920 comes in black, yellow, blue and red.
4. Motorola Droid RAZR HD
The Motorola Droid RAZR HD was built to withstand a fair amount of abuse, with a Gorilla Glass display, Kevlar Fibre back and water-repellent coating. Featuring angled corners, the RAZR HD has a flat, soft-touch back plate. And with a gorgeous 4.7-inch Super AMOLED HD display, you'll be enjoying sharp photos and videos all day long. Motorola's smartphone also boasts snappy performance and fast 4G LTE speeds.
5. Samsung Galaxy Note II
Sometimes mistaken for a tablet, this superphone basically looks like an enlarged Galaxy S III. Available in marble white and titanium grey, the Note II features a polycarbonate body with a thin (0.4 inches) profile. Although it's a smartphone monster, though, that doesn't mean you can't use it one-handed: A special "one-handed operation" setting is available. Plus, viewing any kind of multimedia on the 5.5-inch 1280 x 720-pixel display is sure to be a treat.
6. HTC First
This collaboration between HTC and Facebook puts the social network front and centre on the device. The First uses new Android launcher Facebook Home, which focuses on people, not apps. Sporting a 5-inch Super LCD3 screen with Gorilla Glass and a smooth, matte black body, the design is clean. The screen displayed crisp and clear images, and with the launcher constantly filling your display with Facebook content, passers-by will be sure to look twice. Users can choose from red, white, light blue and black.
7. Google Nexus 4
Although it has a straight-edged rectangle design, the Google Nexus 4's curvature on the edges and gently rounded corners even out the design. The phone's Corning Gorilla Glass 2 is framed by a chrome trim, and a subtle hologram design on the back adds a certain flair. The Nexus 4's 1280 x 768-pixel 4.7-inch display with IPS Plus technology makes colours rich and sharp. Plus, the phone also flaunts Google Now and speedy performance.
8. Motorola Droid RAZR M
With a 4.3-inch screen, the Motorola Droid RAZR M has one of the thinnest and lightest designs. Available in black and white, the smartphone has a soft-touch Kevlar finish with a grey-and-black diagonal pattern. Its AMOLED display is extremely colourful, and significantly brighter than such competitors as the Samsung Galaxy S III. The Droid RAZR M also features strong battery life, blazing LTE downloads and fantastic sound.
9. Apple iPhone 5
Let's face it, Apple's senior vice president of industrial design Jony Ive can make anything sound fancy, but the sleek body of the iPhone 5 with its diamond-cut edge is fit for Fashion Week. By taking out a layer of the display and building the touch sensors right into the display pixels, Apple was able to make the iPhone 5 display 30% thinner - and that's just one thing that contributed to its 7.6-millimetre-thin body.
10. Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung's next iteration in its Galaxy S series packs a 5-inch 1080 Super AMOLED screen into a very thin (0.31 inches) and light (4.6 ounces) body and comes outfitted in textured polycarbonate. The S4 offers wide viewing angles and richly saturated colours, and we're not going to pretend that the ability to capture photos and videos using the front and rear cameras at the same time isn't sweet. Users can snag this baby in White Frost and Black Mist.
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