Arguably second in importance only to Gadget of the Year, the nation’s handset of choice is, for the first time in three years, from neither Apple nor HTC. Little wonder, Samsung smashed it into the roof of the net with its top-of-the-range Android blower. A gorgeous looking phone with slick operation, the S II also features the best camera on any smartphone to date, great integration with Samsung’s TVs and other kit and a screen that matches the iPhone 4’s, without aping it, thanks to the unfathomable power of Super AMOLED.

Price: £500 | Samsung

At just 116g, and measuring in at 8.49mm thick, the S2 is one the lightest and thinnest smartphones to lay your hands on. Samsung does not disappoint in the display department with a 4.2-inch Super AMOLED Plus screen delivering eye popping colours.

Running on Android 2.3 Gingerbread and packing a 1.2Ghz dual-core Qualcomm processor, the S2 is up there with the Motorola Atrix and the LG Optimus 2X in terms of speed making it ideal for web browsing through your favourite content rich websites.

Camera resolution is bumped up from 5-megapixels to 8-megapixels, while the S2 can shoot video at 720p and 1080p at 30fps. Combining great looks with a speedy performance and the S2 is another Android great.

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