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Today there are so many smartphones available in the market; it can be a tough decision to pick the best phone according to your needs. Now, in order to buy the best smart phone for personal use, one has to make sure that they should know the details of the operating system which is installed in the phones, battery, CPU, display, cameras and design. If you like to have a lot of choices, Android is your best bet as it is opensource. Just like there are many Android phones from many companies, you can also get Android phones that work on any network. A total of 1 million Android devices are activated each day. 400 million Android devices have been sold so far. Currently Google Play has some 500,000 apps. Here is our comprehensive list of the Top 10 Android smartphones in the world and in India 2012 - which phone should you buy?

1.    Samsung Galaxy S III

Samsung Galaxy S3 is the best smartphone available in the world today. It is powered by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It is selling out like hot cakes in the market. It boasts of a quad-core Exynos processor, a 4.8-inchHD Super AMOLED screen and a handful of Galaxy S III-only features so that it can compete against the likes of HTC One X, IPhone 5 and Nokia Lumia 900. Some special Samsung features include Smart Stay, S Voice, S Beam, and Pop up Play. It’s 4.8-inch screen is counter-balanced by the thin bezel, resulting in a shape that is still comfortable to hold. It feels very light, a mere 133g and measures 8.6mm. Galaxy S3 is having an 8MP rear camera which has zero shutter lag having cool features like best shot mode etc. taking quality pictures and HD 1080p videos. It’s also having a 1.9 MP front camera.

2.    HTC One X

The HTC One X is an incredible smartphone. It has a Quad-Core Tegra 3 chipset inside by NVIDIA alongside 1GB of RAM, an 8 megapixel HD camera with flash, front-facing camera, a 4.7 inch 720p display and more. It has both Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and HTC’s all new Sense 4.0. The large screen and the powerful quad-core processor make it perfect for gaming, watching videos and surfing the net. The advanced camera technology with HTC ImageSense goes beyond point and shoot, allowing you to take amazing pictures in any conditions. You have a true digital camera on the HTC One X. Beats Audio integration provides an advanced audio experience whatever you are listening to and there is even 25GB free Cloud storage via Dropbox. With the capability to wirelessly share anything from your phone and view it on your TV the HTC One X is the most advanced smartphone yet.

3.    LG Optimus 4X HD

LG Optimus 4X HD runs on a Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9 processor and has 1GB RAM. It’s internal memory is 16GB with 32GB external memory support. It is powered by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. LG Optimus 4X HD has a brilliant 4.7 inch HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels and 16M colors combination. It has a superb 8 MP camera with resolution of 3264×2448 pixels having features like LED flash, autofocus, Face Detection, Geo Tagging, and also a secondary 1.3 MP camera. As if top of the line specs were not enough, it also addresses some complaints we have with some new flagships, namely their closed nature. It has a removable battery, microSD card slot and a plain regular SIM card slot – that combination you can’t find in any of this season’s flagships.

 4.    Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX

The Motorola Droid Razr Maxx proves that a powerful Android superphone can remain thin yet still promise marathon-worthy battery life. Despite a beefed-up battery, the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx has a slim, attractive, and durable design with the same gorgeous display, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, and fast 4G/LTE data speeds as its predecessor. It retains powerful multimedia chops and tight security features. It’s 4.3-inch Super AMOLED screen has both sharp and high-contrast, making everything from movies to pictures look stunning. Now it has also received an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update. If you want a smartphone with a good battery life, then Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX is the best choice.

 5.    Samsung Galaxy Nexus

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus, also known as the Nexus Prime, is the latest ‘Google Phone’ offering and the very first handset to run Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS). Recently it became the first smartphone to receive Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update. Also Samsung Galaxy Nexus is now again available in the stores. And this time, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is pre-loaded on the smartphone. It has a gorgeous 4.65-inch display and solid 4G performance. It has 1.3 MP front facing camera, there’s a 5MP snapper on the back which features LED flash and shoots 1080p video.  A 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 1GB RAM make this handset very powerful indeed. The Galaxy Nexus is one great phone, despite a sub-par camera and limited battery life.

6.    Samsung Galaxy S2

The Galaxy S II is a great smartphone. It has also received Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich update. The dual-core 1.2GHz processor, the Super AMOLED plus screen and the excellent sonic performance of the media player all combine to make Galaxy S2 a wonderful mobile phone. The Galaxy S II has 1 GB of dedicated RAM and 16 GB of internal mass storage. On the back of the device is an 8-megapixel Back-illuminated sensor camera with single-LED flash that can record videos in full high-definition 1080p at 30 frames per second. There is also a fixed focus front-facing 2-megapixel camera for video calling, taking photos as well as general video recording, with a maximum resolution of 640×480 (VGA).

 7.    HTC One S

The HTC One S packs a high-end camera, Android 4.O, and a powerful dual-core processor in a swank, superslim design. It has a high-quality 8 MP camera with HTC ImageSense, built-in Beats Audio, and a premium design. The HTC One S has a 4.3-inch, 960 x 540 resolution Super AMOLED display. The display uses the infamous PenTile matrix layout, which means each pixels has either RG or BG sub pixels instead of the usual RGB sub pixels on regular displays. The HTC One S is the ultimate multimedia phone, from gaming to music to snapping high quality photos.

8.    Samsung Galaxy Note

Galaxy Note’s smartphone/tablet bridging form is its monstrous and vibrant 5.3-inch 1280 x 800p HD Super AMOLED display. It has also received Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich update. Offering up beautiful images and video playback on a grand scale the Note’s stunning display is a true leader of the mobile market combining crisp, rich images with a fast, responsive experience. It has 4G LTE, a great 8-megapixel camera, and a souped-up S Pen stylus that brings new ways to interact with your phone. Those who like their screens XL will find a top-notch device that lets multimedia shine. The S Pen adds some artistic potential, but for some, the phone will just simply be too big.

9.    Sony Xperia S

The Sony Xperia S has a 4.3 inch (110 mm) touch-screen with the mobile BRAVIA   engine which optimizes the picture, a 1.5 GHz dual core processor, a 12.0 mega-pixel rear camera, HDMI-out, 1 GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage. It has also received Android 4.0. Ice Cream Sandwich update. It supports multi-touch and features High Definition Reality Display with mobile BRAVIA engine from Sony and is capable of displaying 16,777,216 colours. The camera has 12 megapixels with Exmor R for low light capturing and is capable of recording video at 1080p High Definition, it also features a front-facing camera of 1.3 megapixels and is capable of recording video at 720p.

10. Lava Xolo X900

Chip maker Intel launched its first ever Smartphone Xolo X900 in partnership with Indian handset maker Lava in India. Ever since the phone hit the Indian stores, it has generated a lot of curiosity among mobile phone lovers. The phone is powered by a 1.6GHz Atom processor with Hyper Threading technology. XOLO X900 has 16GB of internal memory. It has micro USB, v2, Supports GPS with Google maps, Bluetooth v2.1 and Audio Jack 3.5 mm. The phone features a 4.03-inch high resolution LCD display with 1024 x 600 resolutions (295 PPI). Touch screen is efficient and quality of viewing plus the sharpness is high-level. The battery life of the phone is satisfactory. It gives you a talk-time of 14 hours on 2G and that of 8 hours on 3G. It has an 8 megapixel camera with flash that can click up to 10 pictures in less than a second and a 1.3 megapixel front camera. It also has 10fps burst mode and 1080p video recording. It has Single LED flash, Video Recording 1080 x 1920, 30 fps, full HD Recording, Digital Zoom – 8x, and also Auto Focus, Touch Focus, Burst Mode, Multi-mode. Considering the above features, the phone is not a costly buy at Rs 22,000

Top 10 Best Smartphones In The World 2012

Last updated by Viraj at July 29, 2012.