Top Android phones: Best buys (August 2011)
- — 24 August, 2011 15:04
Looking for an Android phone on a budget? You should look no further than PC World Australia's best buys. These Android smartphones are a rank of the top 10 handsets based on perceived value for money.
Google's Android platform has not only provided a genuine competitor for the Apple iPhone, but it has also opened up opportunities for powerful smartphones at the lower end of the market. The 10 selections in our August list are headed by the Huawei Sonic, which sells for a super low $188 in supermarket chain Woolworths and electronics retailer Dick Smith.
HTC is the most popular best buy Android phone vendor in August: four models from the Taiwanese giant made our top 10, including the Telstra-exclusive Desire S.
7 / 10
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Huawei Sonic
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HTC Desire S
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LG Optimus One
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Huawei IDEOS X5
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HTC Wildfire S
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LG Optimus Me
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HTC ChaCha
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Huawei IDEOS X1
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HTC Salsa
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INQ Cloud Touch
The HTC ChaCha offers smart integration with Facebook and also possesses an excellent physical keyboard. Its small screen will frustrate users keen on mobile Web browsing, but if you can live with these drawbacks, the ChaCha is very good value for money.
- Review Date:
- Reviewer:
- Manufacturer:
- 13th July, 2011
- Ross Catanzariti
- HTC
- Rating:
- Price:
- From $ 169.99
- Pros:
- Smart Facebook integration
- Excellent design and keyboard
- Smooth and polished software
- Cons:
- Small and cramped screen
- Mediocre Web browsing experience
- Vodafone exclusive
