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Galaxy S2 becomes top smartphone: US magazine

Posted: 16 Nov 2011 12:22 AM PST

Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy S2 smartphone was named as the best smartphone by a well-known U.S. magazine in its latest handset survey, industry sources said Monday.

Consumer Reports recommended the Galaxy sequel as the best smartphone pick for subscribers of three major mobile carriers in the United States.

The magazine gave the Galaxy S2 rolled out by AT&T Inc. a score of 80, the highest among smartphones available at the No. 2 mobile operator in the U.S.

The Galaxy S2 models released by T-Mobile and Sprint Nextel Corp. also received the highest scores among the operators' smartphones.

For subscribers of Verizon Communications Inc., the only major U.S. mobile carrier that did not release the Galaxy S2 smartphone, Consumer Reports recommended the Droid Bionic smartphone, an Android-power handset by Motorola Mobility Holdings Ltd.

The Galaxy S2 received the top scores in the categories of screen, usability, messaging and Web browsing. The magazine also praised its voice calls, camera functions and battery life.

Other Android-based smartphones by HTC Corp. and LG Electronics Inc. also ranked high on the list compiled by Consumer Reports.

On the other hand, the U.S. magazine gave lower scores for Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S.

The iPhone 4S was ranked fourth on the list of smartphones recommended to AT&T's service subscribers. It failed to rank in the top five of other mobile operators' smartphone lists.

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Posted: 15 Nov 2011 11:36 PM PST

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What would you recommend me?

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 09:37 PM PST

Hi all,I have an old HTC touch WM6 which has served me well but flat-lined on the weekend and I need some advice for a new phone. Most important to me are:
1) Making and receiving phone calls and txts easily. Threaded txt is nice and an easy UI for phone calls (auto lookup names) would be great!
2) Syncing contacts and calendar. At the moment I sync with outlook and would like to keep it that way. I also have a gmail account and a mac at home and would really like everything to be updated as much as possible. I'm comfortable with 3rd party apps if needed but would prefer them to be free.
3) Music sync. I have a mac at home and so some sync with iTunes would be great. Ideally all this syncing would be wireless (is that possible?). This would also mean I'd like a 3.5mm jack so I can listen to music on the go.
4) Good build design. My last few phones have died in no small part due to my clumsiness. Something that can take a bump or two would be nice (note, the HTC touch took a few).
5) A decent camera would be nice but it doesn't have to be super-amazing.
6) Price. I don't really want to spend more than $300.
7) I'm sure this is pretty standard but I'd like bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and 3G (4G preferred) also.

I've considered the Motorola Defy, iPhone 4 (or 4s), HTC Wildfire S, and Samsung S II but am open to all suggestions and have also heard good things about WP7. What would you recommend?