by Al Sacco

Forget iPhone 5: 10 Top Apple Alternatives

News
Sep 12, 20126 mins
Consumer ElectronicsSmall and Medium BusinessSmartphones

You may have heard: Apple just unveiled a shiny new iPhone, the iPhone 5. But there's so much more to the smartphone world than just iPhones. Here's a list of 10 of the best currently available or coming-soon smartphones to make you forget all about Apple.

Yes, the new iPhone 5 is finally here. It’s great looking, like most of Apple’s products. It has a larger, 4″ screen, a faster processor and LTE cellular network support. But it’s definitely not the end-all, be-all of smartphones, no matter how much Apple fanbois rant and rave. Keep moving for 10 top-of-the-line smartphones from Samsung, Motorola, HTC, Nokia and more.

Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD

Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD

The DROID RAZR MAXX HD is all about battery life—it has most of the same features as the DROID RAZR M and DROID RAZR HD, but it also gets 32 hours of “normal use” and 13 hours of continuous video playback, according to Motorola. The device has a 4.7″ Super AMOLED HD display with Corning’s Gorilla Glass for durability.

Availability: The DROID RAZR MAXX HD will be a Verizon Wireless exclusive in the United States, and it should be available “before the holidays,” according to Verizon. No pricing details have been released.

Notable Features iPhone 5 Lacks: Better battery life; expandable memory via microSD card; and NFC.

Find more information on RAZR.com.