The State of Smartphones in 2012: Part I of our Ultimate Guide
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> We review the landscape and name the best in multiple categories. And
> it's just the beginning.
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> by Andrew Cunningham
> Dec 3 2012
> Ars Technica
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> The last six months or so has seen a veritable storm of high-end > smartphones. ...
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Omitted, seemingly, as not sufficiently "high-end": Sony's unlocked dual-SIM quad-band GSM Xperia tipo dual, Model XTST21DS[color],
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offered briefly at a Black Friday sale price of around $150 postpaid, and high-end enough for me :-) (it's going to replace a venerable RAZR V3).
Cheers, -- tlvp