Most Popular Smartphones of August 2010

1. BlackBerry Curve 8530 (Previously #1) - This is the latest in this popular line of smartphones. This model offers a redesigned look, Wi-Fi, and other consumer-oriented features. It has a QVGA display above a QWERTY keyboard, and this device puts an emphasis on multimedia; in addition to the necessary audio and video players, on top is a set of hardware keys dedicated to controlling music and video playback, Read a Review

2. Samsung Epic 4G (New) - Sprint's second Android OS smartphone with WiMAX is well supplied with cutting-edge features, like a 1 GHz processor and a Super AMOLED touchscreen. The Epic 4G is a slider, with a 4-inch WVGA display, a landscape-oriented sliding keyboard. It also has  a 5 megapixel rear-facing camera as well as a VGA front-facing one for video conferencing. Read a Review

3. HTC EVO 4G (Previously #2) - The HTC EVO 4G is the first smartphone available in the U.S. with support for Sprint's WiMAX service. This very high-end model has a 4.3-inch touchscreen, a slim tablet shape, and 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, as well as a wide range of other features. It runs Google's Android OS, and has HTC Sense, this company's alternate user interface that expands on Google's standard one. Read a Review

4. Samsung Captivate (Previously #5) - Previous AT&T smartphones running Google's mobile operating system have been entry-level devices, but the Samsung Captivate is this carrier's first with cutting-edge features like a 4-inch, WVGA (800 x 480) Super AMOLED display and 16 GB of internal storage. It also has a 1 GHz processor, 5.0 megapixel camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, and much more. Read a Review

5. BlackBerry Bold 9650 (Previously #4) - The BlackBerry Bold 9650 is a high-end smartphone and the successor to the BlackBerry Tour. It has a tablet shape with a 2.4-inch 480 x 360 display above a small but complete keyboard. This device is offered by Sprint and Verizon, and is one of these carriers' few models that can be used in the U.S. and abroad. Read a Review

6. Motorola Droid X (Previously #3) - This very high-end smartphone from Verizon has a tablet shape dominated by a 4.3-inch WVGA (480 x 800) touchscreen. The Droid X runs Google's Android OS on a 1 GHz processor, and is well supplied with other cutting-edge features, like an 8 megapixel camera, 8 GB of internal storage, a microSD memory card slot, a GPS receiver, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and support for Verizon's 3G mobile broadband network. Read a Review

7. HTC Droid Incredible (Previously #8) - The Incredible runs Google's Android OS on a 1 GHz processor, and includes a 3.7-inch WVGA (480 x 800) AMOLED touchscreen, mobile broadband, 8 GB of internal storage, and an 8 megapixel camera. This high-end smartphone is available exclusively from Verizon. Read a Review

8. Samsung Vibrant (Previously #10) - This new smartphone from T-Mobile offers cutting-edge features like a 1 GHz processor, a 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, and 16 GB of internal storage. It also has Google's Android OS 2.1, a 5 megapixel camera, 3G, Wi, and much more. Read a Review

9. Dell Streak (New) - Dell's tablet phone sports a 5-inch, WVGA touchscreen. It runs Google's mobile operating system on a 1 GHz processor, and has a custom user interface overlaid over the standard one. In addition to support for AT&T's 3G service, the Streak sports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1. plus a GPS receiver. It also comes with 16 GB of storage in the form of a removable microSD memory card, a 5-megapixel auto-focus camera on its back, and a front-facing one for video conferencing. Read a Review

10. HTC Aria (Previously #7) - With its 3.2-inch, 320 x 480 (HVGA) touchscreen, the HTC Aria emphasizes portability, but still has a lot to offer, like a 5 megapixel camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, and much more. It is AT&T's second smartphone running Google's Android OS, and it comes with a suite of communication and entertainment software. Read a Review