2013-10-13

This year a lot of excellent mobile devices were released in the market and while most people have their own favorite smartphone Mobile Choice Magazine has released the list of winners for the Mobile Choice Consumer Awards of 2013. Mobile Choice is the UK’s most comprehensive smartphone and tablet magazine. The awards are based on the shortlist made by more than 21,000 people with the judges making the final decision on the winners per category.



The biggest winner this year is the HTC One that won the Phone of the Year award.  This device got the unanimous decision of the judges based on its gorgeous exterior which is made of metal as well as its powerful hardware.

Key Features

Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support; 3G with HSPA; LTE

4.7″ 16M-color 1080p Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen with 469ppi pixel density

Android OS v4.1.2 Jelly Bean with Sense UI 5.0

Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300 CPU, 2 GB RAM, Adreno 320 GPU; Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 chipset

4 MP autofocus “UltraPixel” camera with 1/3″ sensor size, 2µm pixel size; LED flash

1080p video recording @ 30fps with HDR mode, continuous autofocus and stereo sound

HTC Zoe

2.1 MP front-facing camera, 1080p video recording

Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct and DLNA; Wireless TV out

GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS

32/64GB of built-in storage

MHL-enabled microUSB port

Bluetooth v4.0

NFC

Accelerometer and proximity sensor

Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Aluminum unibody

Front-mounted stereo speakers with BoomSound tech

Class-leading audio output

The runner ups for this category that were shortlisted are the Samsung Galaxy Note II, Apple iPhone 5, Nokia Lumia 925, Samsung Galaxy S4, and the Sony Xperia Z.

The other winners for this year’s awards are as follows

Best Value Phone: Nokia Lumia 620

Tablet of the Year: Sony Xperia Tablet Z

Best Value Tablet: Asus Fonepad

Best Camera Phone: Sony Xperia Z

Best Video Phone: HTC One

Best Multimedia Phone: Samsung Galaxy Note II

Most Innovative Device: Samsung Galaxy S 4

Best Design: HTC One

Manufacturer of the Year: Samsung

Best Online Retailer: Mobiles.co.uk

Best Network: EE

Best Value Network: Tesco Mobile

Best Customer Care: O2

Best High Street Retailer: Three

Best In-Store Customer Experience: Vodafone

Best Phone Recycling Service: Mazuma Mobile

via mobile choice

The post HTC One Named ‘Best Phone’ Of 2013 By Mobile Choice Magazine appeared first on The Droid Guy.

Show more