AndroidTapp.com 10 Best Android Phones of 2010

by Antonio Wells Dec 17, 2010 8:00 AM – 17 Comments

We’ve seen first hand debut of many of this year’s Google Android powered smartphones thus compiled AndroidTapp.com 10 Best Android Phones of 2010!

The list includes Android smartphones released and sold in 2010.

Rank	Why it Topped the List?	Buy on eBay
1	HTC Evo 4G The EVO crowned king of our 2010 Android smartphone list for obvious reasons… those being a lot of “firsts”! First with huge 4.3 inch screen, first with 4G blazing fast Internet, first with front facing camera, first with HDMI out and we can’t forget the kick stand.	Buy on eBay
2	Nexus One Google’s phone was the first to receive all the juicy Android releases. Considered the flagship device but not so flagship sales model still landed it at #2 on our list for beautiful design, perfect balance of software and hardware specs.	Buy on eBay
3	DROID X Motorola’s DROID X comes in third on our list, Verizon’s answer to Sprint’s Evo whom topped our list. This beastly powerful phone packs a huge 4.3 inch screen, HD camcorder with 8 megapixel camera, DLNA ready and generous storage space that maxes out at 40GB.	Buy on eBay
4	Epic 4G Of the 4 major U.S. carriers, Sprint’s version of the Samsung Galaxy S line of phones topped our list being 4G capable, packing 4 inch Super AMOLED screen, physical QWERTY keyboard and front facing camera.	Buy on eBay
5	Samsung Galaxy S The original Samsung Galaxy S is primarily sold in international markets but started it all with this line which extended to the Galaxy Tabs. Now Samsung took the title of leading Android smartphone provider in the U.S.	Buy on eBay

6	myTouch 4G T-Mobile’s first 4G HSPA+ capable smartphone gets blazing fast speeds plus tauts Apple’s iPhone with 4G video calling without being on Wifi! The “Genius Button” allows you to control actions on the phone by voice.	Buy on eBay
7	Nexus S The Google Phone successor Nexus S is currently the only Android device with Android 2.3 Gingerbread and an NFC Chip. No external SD card slot but comes with 16GB internal memory and will be the 2011 flagship device that will more than likely get first dibs on Android OS releases.	Buy on eBay
8	HTC Incredible The HTC Incredible held it’s own with probably the most anticipated leaks and buzz of any other Android smartphone in 2010. It’s still a beast of a phone with 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 8 megapixel camera with flash.	Buy on eBay
9	HTC Desire HTC Desire is the sibling of the Nexus One primarily sold in international markets and on U.S. Cellular in the States virtually matches it’s siblings’ specs but didn’t get the preferred treatment when it came to being first with Android OS releases however never lagged that long as carriers updated.	Buy on eBay
10	Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 just made our last pick on the top ten list with beefy internals; some griped against the custom UI for halting fast Android OS releases but for the average consumer it is easy and looks freaking cool.	Buy on eBay

Check here if you want to see AndroidTapp.com 5 worse Android duds of 2010!

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17 Comments

By Rytis on December 17, 2010 at 9:21 am:

5 worst phones link is dead.

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By Kenji O on December 17, 2010 at 9:30 am:

Solid list! As a happy HTC EVO 4G owner, I’m happy with it. Very happy – helped to buy an extended battery though.

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By Tony on December 17, 2010 at 10:12 am:

how did the xperia make this list and the G2 didnt?!?!? dumb…

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- By Antonio Wells on December 17, 2010 at 10:32 am:
  
  G2 came in at 12 on our list, ousted by X10 because the G2 had only 800MHz processor. 2010 standard for that class of phone was 1GHz which the X10 has. Yes the G2 has Froyo and X10 only recently upgraded but G2′s keyboard sliding hinge is not well built
  
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  - By Tony on December 17, 2010 at 10:52 am:
    
    i own the G2 and absolutely love it! it’s fast! the 4G connection is fast.. the keyboard is stable.. i’ve never felt like it wasnt designed well.. i had reservations about it BEFORE i bought one, and sat on the fence about it but in deciding to stay on tmobile, went with it, and am a very happy user… now, i came from the cliq, so ANYthing was a great upgrade, and i know that doesnt give me alot of credit, but i have had about 10 smartphones over the years at work.. like the treo 700W, blackjack, att tilt, and samsung moment to name a few… so that being said, i can tell you the G2 is very well made, has a gorgeous screen … best phone i’ve ever owned… and even with the 3 million apps i’ve loaded and sometimes have running in the background, it’s still an extremely snappy experience… i know you guys dogged its 800mhz chip, but i gotta say, it feels like a gig or better.. (not to mention it’s been overclocked up to a gig or better too!)
    
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    - By Tony on December 17, 2010 at 11:21 am:
      
      forgot to give props to the inclusion of stock android.. before i had the moment, i had the hero but returned it.. just didnt like sense… and i DID like motoblur, so thats not saying too much for sense from me.. but both UI’s had lovers and haters.. so i was really glad to have stock android on the G2, which i’ve supplemented with launcherPro… so i get sense-like widgets, a nice 3-panel sliding tray, 7 screen home with fly in / out… and more…
      
      and because i have stock android, i’ll be eating gingerbread before most of ya’ll with the custom UI’s.. nanner nanner boo boo! lol…
      
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  - By ChadL on December 17, 2010 at 12:01 pm:
    
    Quick correction the G2 came out before the MyTouch 4G and so the G2 was the first tmobile phone with Quote UnQuote 4G.
    
    Also as far as the 800MHz vs 1GHz thing goes the G2 is running a Second Gen Snapdragon at 800MHz which is basically the equivalent of a 1.2Ghz First Gen Snap Dragon.
    
    Also the X10 is a crap phone running a crap skin which makes it’s 1GHz seem like a 500MHz.
    
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By Neil on December 17, 2010 at 11:13 am:

No DesireHD mentioned then?!!

Given that the Evo won, and the DHD is pretty similar, given that it has a newer processor and 1.5GB of onboard storage, I reckon it should fair pretty well in this list!
OK no HDMI, 4G or kickstand… but I’ll take internal storage over that as its far more *useful*

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- By PaulJ on December 17, 2010 at 12:44 pm:
  
  Just US phones then? I guess that’s all that matters regardless of the REST OF THE WORLD.
  
  Desire HD is superior to the Evo, but hey that hasn’t been released in the all-important US.
  
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  - By Jason Norment on December 17, 2010 at 1:37 pm:
    
    What makes a Desire HD superior to an Evo?
    
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    - By Neil on December 20, 2010 at 6:05 am:
      
      err I said above.
      Newer/faster processor, especially for 3D, and 1.5GB internal storage.
      
      If you value 4G and HDMI over that then in your opinion the Evo is better, then the HD should come second on this list! Its better than the N1. I love the N1, still have it, but now its screen seems tiny!
      
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By Chris R on December 18, 2010 at 9:15 pm:

How is the Droid 2 not on this list?

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- By Antonio Wells on December 20, 2010 at 7:57 am:
  
  Because it’s #11.
  
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By Tony on December 20, 2010 at 8:05 am:

i still think you could drop the xperia from the list and put either the G2 or something better… no 2.2 on it.. so no multitouch? or a load of other froyo goodies… software makes the phone and i havent met anyone who fell head over heals in love with that ui… sorry you opened the door to software when you talked about the “genius button” on the mytouch…. i have a genius button on my G2 also.. it’s called vlingo, and it is awesome!

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By stillerwinter on December 20, 2010 at 9:32 am:

The xperia 10? Is this a mistake? It has 1.6 with an absolute ugly customization. Where is the promised update?

Better add the Desire HD. Or the Dell Streak, its updated to 2.2 and now very useful.

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By al2 on December 21, 2010 at 8:58 pm:

evo as top 1? wtf? im never coming here again

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By johnson on December 21, 2010 at 8:58 pm:

I know right. how biased can these guys be. cya

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