Best Android phones: Editor's choice (August 2011)

Are you in the market for a new Android phone? See what our expert reviewer's recommend with our editor's choice selections. These Android smartphones are a rank of the top 10 handsets based on personal selection by the PC World Australia editorial team.

Our August editor's choice list is headed by the excellent Samsung Galaxy S II, which scored a whopping 4.75/5 stars. This makes it the highest scoring Android phone currently available on the market. Its followed closely by HTC's flagship Sensation, which is exclusively sold through Telstra, and the popular HTC Desire HD, which is available at Vodafone.

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9 / 10

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  Samsung Galaxy S II
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  HTC Sensation
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  Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc
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  Motorola Atrix
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  LG Optimus Black
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  HTC Incredible S
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  Motorola Defy
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  HTC Desire S
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  HTC Desire HD
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  HTC ChaCha

HTC Desire HD

The HTC Desire HD builds on the original Desire by adding a larger screen and updated software (from both Google and HTC). Aside from its questionable battery life, most of the Desire HD's flaws are minor. Put simply, the HTC Desire HD is a multimedia and Web powerhouse; it is one of the best smartphones on the market.

• Review Date:
• Reviewer:
• Manufacturer:

• 3rd Nov., 2010
• Ross Catanzariti
• HTC

• Rating:
• Price:

• 4.50
• $ 999.00

• Pros:

• Massive 4.3in screen
• Excellent performance
• Great Web browser

• Cons:

• Poor battery life
• Removable plastic compartments are awkward
• Poor volume buttons

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