The ZTE Blade 3 is the perfect option for those wanting an affordable smartphone. It's available off-contract on Virgin UK for £79.99 (as well as being available on a 24-month contract for £18 a month for new customers and £13 for existing customers).

So what's so good about it? Well, here's a run-down of the specifications:

  • It has a 4-inch multi-touch screen (~233 ppi pixel density)
  • 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and geo-tagging
  • 4 GB of internal storage and a microSD card slot (able to expand capacity up to 32 GB)
  • Runs Android OS v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • 1 GHz processor
  • 512 MB of RAM

For a "budget" phone, it's got a lot going for it! Let us know what you think in the comments below.
 
Could this be BlackBerry's answer to the iPhone? We think so! The Z10 has an 8 MP rear-facing camera and a 4.2" touch display with a pixel density of 326 ppi - making it better than the iPhone's "retina display". It supports voice control similar to Apple's Siri and on top of everything, it's 4G ready. It also comes with BlackBerry 10 - the newest and most powerful BlackBerry OS yet.


For the full list of specifications and for more pictures, check out the BlackBerry website.


What do you think of the BlackBerry Z10? Let us know in the comments below.



 
With the LG Optimus L7 being released later this month, we thought we'd give you a quick run-down of the specifications:
  • Measures at 127.5 x 69 x 8.7 mm and weighs 121 g
  • 4.3-inch multi-touch display
  • Comes with 4 GB of storage (expandable to 32 GB with a microSD card)
  • Uses Bluetooth v3.0
  • Has a 5 MP back-facing camera which is able to shoot full HD video at 30fps (also has a front-facing camera)
  • Runs Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Has a 1700 mAh battery
You can check out the full specifications on the LG website.

What do you think of the Optimus L7? Let us know in the comments below.
 
"Tawkon" is an app which helps you monitor how much radiation your phone is giving out and gives you tips on how you can lower this radiation and protect yourself.

Check out the promo video below  as well as the official website for more details. (Tawkon is available for free on Google Play).
Here's Tawkon in action:
 
The Nokia 808 PureView is more of a camera with phone features rather than the other way around. It has a 41 MP camera with flash, autofocus and macro-focus and is also able to shoot full 1080p HD video at 30 fps.

The phone runs Symbian OS and can do pretty much everything any other smartphone currently on the market can. (You can check out the full specifications buy clicking here). The ridiculous number of megapixels on the camera is what sets it apart from the rest of the competition - the most advanced cameras on smartphones these days are about 8 MP at most, but Nokia's monster of a phone has a camera with 41! That's more than most digital cameras. 

So, all this leads us to think that this phone may have only been put on the market as an experiment to see if people would like this sort of thing... What do you think? Let us know in the comments below. 
 
The world's fastest smartphone, Huawei's "Ascend D Quad" will be coming to the UK later this year.

Here's a quick run-down of the specifications: 
  • 1.5 GHz quad-core processor
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 8 MP rear-facing camera with dual-LED flash and autofocus (also shoots 1080p HD video)
  • 1.3 MP front-facing camera
  • Comes with Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Dimentions: 29 x 64 x 8.9 mm
  • 4.5-inch 720p display
  • Comes with 8 GB storage (which can be expanded up to 32 GB)
  • Also has active noise cancellation technology
For more, please visit the Huawei website.

The phone was announced back in February but we've still no word on exactly when it will be released here in the UK but we will keep you posted.
 
Motorola claims that their newest smartphone, the "RAZR MAXX", offers the longest talk time of any other 4G phone - 17.6 hours.

Apart from the impressive batter-life, here are some other features:
  • 4.3" scratch-resistant multi-touch screen
  • 8.99 mm thick
  • Runs Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • 8 MP rear-facing camera with autofocus and 8x digital zoom (also shoots HD video)
  • 1.3 MP front-facing camera with 720p HD video capture
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz processor and 1 GB RAM 
For more details, check out the Motorola website and the official press release.

The phone is set for release in Europe and the Middle East next month.

 
HTC One X is set to be released this week, so, we thought we'd give you a quick run-down of the specifications:
  • 4.7" multi-touch HD display
  • 32 GB storage and 1 GB RAM
  • 1.5 GHz processor (dual-core chip)
  • 8 MP camera with autofocus and flash (and shoots HD video)
  • Runs Android OS, v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Built-in Beats Audio
  • 8.9mm thick (thinner than the iPhone 4S)
If you're interested in seeing how this phone compares to the iPhone 4S, the guys over at MobileSpect.com did a very in depth comparison between the two phones. 

Tell us what you think of HTC's newest phone in the comments below.
 
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The Samsung Galaxy Note is huge - it's a 5.3-inch "phablet" - but it seems to be the perfect size for an elephant to use.