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12-13-2013, 07:40 AM
You’ve got to hand it to 2013. This year was chock-full of phones that brought new ideas to the mobile game, including some that fell short of the mark and some that rocketed way past it.
We saw phones that could breathe (http://www.techhive.com/article/2043945/review-sonys-xperia-z-is-the-aquaman-of-phones.html) underwater (http://www.techhive.com/article/2047753/samsung-galaxy-s4-active-review-rugged-and-ready-for-adventure.html), phones that were curved like potato (http://www.techhive.com/article/2053272/nice-curves-samsung-introduces-the-galaxy-round-a-phone-with-a-curved-screen.html) chips (http://www.techhive.com/article/2057978/lgs-curved-g-flex-phone-solves-a-problem-that-nobody-had.html), and a whole bunch of supersized phones that pushed the boundaries (http://www.techhive.com/article/2065467/lumia-1520-review-a-really-really-big-windows-phone.html) of screen dimensions (and possibly good taste (http://www.techhive.com/article/2047556/samsung-galaxy-mega-review-it-doesnt-fit-in-my-pants.html)).
Aside from the noble experiments and freakish extremes that debuted over the past 12 months, a number of standouts managed to shine brightly among the many (http://www.techhive.com/article/2027114/review-blackberry-z10-is-a-bold-reimagining-of-a-smartphone.html),-many (http://www.techhive.com/article/2046235/review-the-htc-8xt-is-better-than-the-original-iphone.html) also-rans (http://www.techhive.com/article/2035741/review-htc-first-is-the-phone-for-facebook-junkies-and-no-one-else-.html).
Here are five of our faves of the year.
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We saw phones that could breathe (http://www.techhive.com/article/2043945/review-sonys-xperia-z-is-the-aquaman-of-phones.html) underwater (http://www.techhive.com/article/2047753/samsung-galaxy-s4-active-review-rugged-and-ready-for-adventure.html), phones that were curved like potato (http://www.techhive.com/article/2053272/nice-curves-samsung-introduces-the-galaxy-round-a-phone-with-a-curved-screen.html) chips (http://www.techhive.com/article/2057978/lgs-curved-g-flex-phone-solves-a-problem-that-nobody-had.html), and a whole bunch of supersized phones that pushed the boundaries (http://www.techhive.com/article/2065467/lumia-1520-review-a-really-really-big-windows-phone.html) of screen dimensions (and possibly good taste (http://www.techhive.com/article/2047556/samsung-galaxy-mega-review-it-doesnt-fit-in-my-pants.html)).
Aside from the noble experiments and freakish extremes that debuted over the past 12 months, a number of standouts managed to shine brightly among the many (http://www.techhive.com/article/2027114/review-blackberry-z10-is-a-bold-reimagining-of-a-smartphone.html),-many (http://www.techhive.com/article/2046235/review-the-htc-8xt-is-better-than-the-original-iphone.html) also-rans (http://www.techhive.com/article/2035741/review-htc-first-is-the-phone-for-facebook-junkies-and-no-one-else-.html).
Here are five of our faves of the year.
To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here (http://cdmagurus.com/article/2070440/5-fab-phones-that-rocked-our-socks-in-2013.html#jump)
More... (http://www.pcworld.com/article/2070440/5-fab-phones-that-rocked-our-socks-in-2013.html#tk.rss_all)