The iPhone 4S has been a massive success, selling tens of millions of units all over the world, but it’s not for everyone and there are some great iPhone alternatives.
In particular, if you want something larger or smaller, or with a physical keyboard, Apple won’t be able to help you. Similarly, if you want something more customisable or with widgets, you’ll need to look elsewhere.
Of course, these aren’t the only phones on offer – keep your eye on our top 5 mobile phones list for more great options.
1. Samsung Galaxy S2
Superfast dual core processor, superlative screen quality, an 8MP camera with Full HD recording to boot – plus a chassis that comes in at under 8.5mmt thick.
Samsung’s entry is right up there as one of the best, earning itself our coveted 5 star review, and running a customised version of Android’s 2.3/Gingerbread OS (with ICS already confirmed), it has a full set of features to back up the impressive hardware.
2. Motorola Razr
Running a customised version of Android 2.3, with an 8MP camera, 1GB of RAM and a dual core 1.2GHz processor, this phone sounds very familiar. However if thickness is important to you, it measures in at 7.1mm (at its narrowest point) which is almost 1.4mm thinner than the Galaxy S2.
3. HTC Sensation XE
Whilst we could have populated this list almost entirely with HTC Sensation variants, we’ve gone for the XE.
Newly-purchased Beats audio technology on top of Android Gingerbread in the background and the much loved Sense 3.0 in the foreground running silky smooth on a dual core 1.5GHz processor, HTC has produced a phone worthy of its nametag.
We’re fans of the premium build quality and red flashes throughout this handset – it’s fast, powerful and the battery doesn’t die in seventeen seconds like so many other smartphones around.
4. Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S
With poor Android beginnings in the form of the X10, the Arc S highlights just how significantly the brand has moved in terms of producing high quality and gorgeously slim phones.
With the flexibility of Android 2.3 (with confirmed ICS upgrade) and Sony’s very own and superb Timescape, the Arc S is a phone you won’t be ashamed of showing off.
It also features a cracking 8MP camera (capable of 3D panoramas) and that beautiful Reality Display to really bring colours and contrast ratios to life – and with the updated 1.4GHz processor it very rarely wants for grunt too.
5. Nokia Lumia 800
This is a true Nokia phone of old, from the fantastic colours to the Carl Zeiss 8MP Camera, modernised with the superb Windows Phone 7.5 Mango software.
It’s got a different body to the anonymous black slab phones we’re used to, thanks to curved Gorilla Glass and integrated microSIM – it doesn’t have the raw power or depth as the iPhone, but it’s certainly a phone that stands out from the pack.
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