The best phones of the decade - part 1

29 December 2019
We have a look back at some of the best phones of the decade that heralded major developments.

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  • Ravikumar
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  • 30 Dec 2019

Sony is the first to cross 800+ppi in display on Xperia Premium lineup, still none has reached that much resolution, gsmarena team missed that to mention in this topic.

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    • rifaldi.way
    • Kxb
    • 30 Dec 2019

    From 2010 blackberry still fruit, doesnt exist.. hua huaa

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      • r33fd
      • mEA
      • 30 Dec 2019

      Where is Samsung Galaxy SIII???

      I think it was Samsung most successful smartphone ever made.

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        • Arpan
        • g}t
        • 30 Dec 2019

        Mi3 was xpected rest article is jus awesome.

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          • AnonD-792345
          • 4De
          • 30 Dec 2019

          Good choices... Article doesn't specify how many parts this is going to be. But if you ask me, Nokia Lumia 1020 not being in here in part on is like bad VAR decision. Lumia 1020 took photography to whole new level in 2013, both specs and camera app versatility, there wasn't any other phone even close to what it could do, years to come. I can still argue, it is still the one of the best camera phones you can buy.

            [deleted post]I think they mean the one Qualcomm truly build, not a bunch of ARM cores thrown together like 808/810.

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              • AnonD-558092
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              • 30 Dec 2019

              Cyberchum, 30 Dec 2019Except that 10 is not a primary number. Numbering starts fr... moreBut you can't say you have a 0 in a pack of 10 units. 0 is by definition nothing. 0 to 9 phones makes 9, not 10. Pretty sure you'd be mad if your salary was 10k$ and you only got a 9k$ cheque since someone decided to count 0k$. The exception is in programming where some languages do count from 0, but in that case the 0 is an actual thing. Decades would work from 0 to 9 if a year 0 existed. AFAIK there was a bit of cheating on that matter and we're supposed to act as if a year 0 existed.

              Also what do you mean by primary numbers? Do you mean indivisible numbers? In that case you'd be wrong because 4, 6, 8 and 9 are divisible.

                m.merei, 30 Dec 2019the decade is not over yet, you should wait to the end of 2... moreOthers don't want to wait, why don't you wait alone, smarty?!

                  AnonD-558092, 29 Dec 2019Logic says that. Unfortunately that's not how the world dec... moreExcept that 10 is not a primary number. Numbering starts from 0, anything above 9 is repetition.

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                    • Krika
                    • prS
                    • 30 Dec 2019

                    This list is worthless without Moto Razr i xt890 and LG V30. Truly remarkable phones.

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                      • Asestar
                      • 3hN
                      • 30 Dec 2019

                      I agree with this list. Happy to see real champs like LG G2, Optimus 2x, HTC M7, Galaxy S2 and Nokia N8 on the list.

                      Sony Xperia Z1c was however, rather terrible. Mine constantly struggled with blurry pictures and poor display. Finally broke completely (both glass, display and motherboard under it somehow) after falling down from pocket height, metal body just bent into a curve on left side.

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                        • Essen
                        • P%0
                        • 30 Dec 2019

                        Wow. When you look at the Nokia N8 and the Xperia ZL (mentioned, not listed in the article), it seems like modern smartphone design has fallen several floors to the bottom today. There's design, form, structure, curvature, minimalism compared to today's all-glass, notched monstrosities.

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                          • I@H
                          • 30 Dec 2019

                          The best windows phone is the Lumia 820 , with its perfect 👌 4.3" screen size, removable battery, wireless charging, amoled screen, awesome cam with dedicated camera 📷 button and more. It's just so complete and almost perfect. Not that light, though

                            Carol, 30 Dec 2019I was just thinking about nokia 920 too. To talk about wind... moreYup The only deserving candidate here from Apple is the iPhone 4s the and it's the only iphone I ever liked even if it's has that antenna issue ;)

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                              • TimApple
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                              • 30 Dec 2019

                              AnonD-754814, 30 Dec 2019Great comment and details. All of your analysis is true. B... moreMy reasoning was that Mi 5 wasn't really available for purchase unless you imported it. I remember it specifically because of my friend getting it from aliexpress while I was testing OP3 that I bought in UK. I included a small tidbit about Xiaomi at the end for that reason. Also apologies for any inconsistencies but I wrote all of it on my phone.

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                                • TimApple
                                • stF
                                • 30 Dec 2019

                                [deleted post]I'll register when I'll get home if I don't forget. I'll keep commenting on new account so hopefully we'll find each other lol

                                  JackTheiPhoneKiller, 30 Dec 2019Nokia Lumia 920 should have made it to the list along side ... moreWait for Part - 2

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                                    • Sebas
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                                    • 30 Dec 2019

                                    AnonD-558092, 29 Dec 2019Logic says that. Unfortunately that's not how the world dec... moreThos about time not objects.it's a different thing

                                      m.merei, 30 Dec 2019the decade is not over yet, you should wait to the end of 2... moreJust like end of 1999 was considered end of the Millennium, I think it has become a tradition to 'celebrate' x9s as the end of the decades.

                                        I can see you have saved Galaxy S4 for the next article in the series.