The 10 Best-reviewed Orange UK Phones May 2013

The HTC One S boasts of its new technology, ImageSense, which allows its 8-megapixel camera to be ready to capture photos in less than a second (to avoid missing a great moment). You can also take snapshots while recording videos, which, by the way, can reach an HD resolution of up to 1080p.

The HTC One X, with its quad-core 1500Mhz processor, focuses on performance. Its 8-megapixel camera has an aperture option and a smart LED flash, and introduces HTC´s ImageSense technology for better imaging. It also boasts a large 4.7-inch display and advanced music playback (Beats Audio).

The smallest of the Sony Xperia NXT series, the Sony Xperia U has a translucent band and a bottom cap that both change colors depending on the picture being viewed or the music being played. Other features are mid-range, such as a 3.5-inch Mobile BRAVIA display and a 5-megapixel camera.

Here is a top-of-the-line Android smartphone with a 1000Mhz dual core processor, a wide 4.2-inch Super AMOLED touch screen, a 1080p full HD video recorder, and a super-thin form factor of only 8.5mm.

Not only does the Samsung Galaxy S III boast of a 4.8-inch super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen and an intelligent 8-megapixel camera, it also promises zero-lag performance while it runs on Android 4.0 and a quad-core 1400Mhz processor. It enables rapid file sharing, even without a WIFI connection, simultaneous photo and HD video capture and can be easily connected to televisions and other large displays. Its 1.9-megapixel front camera detects the eye and controls display brightness. All of these are packed in a sleek and stylish 4.7-ounce smartphone that comes in both blue and white.

The Sony Xperia S sports stylish functionality, with a dual-core 1500Mhz CPU and a 1280 x 720, 4.3-inch LCD display. Multimedia-centric, it is equipped with 3D surround sound, HD video recording and an impressive 12.2-megapixel camera with 16x zoom capacity.

The iPhone 4S looks just like the iPhone 4, but it boasts across-the-board improvements under the hood. It now features a dual-core processor (reported to be 2x faster), dual-core graphics (said to be 7x faster), an 8-megapixel camera with 1080p full HD video, and HSPDA technology (max. download speed up to 14.4Mbps). Innovation is not lacking, with the introduction of Siri, an artificially intelligent voice-activated assistant, and automatic switching between two antennas that, according to Apple, will provide even better call quality.

The BlackBerry Bold 9790 is an addition to the BlackBerry Bold family. It has a BlackBerry 7 OS, which features Augmented Reality, a technology that gathers information about your surroundings just by pointing your phone to a certain location. It also has a voice-activated universal search that lets users browse the web hands-free.

This iPhone-looking smartphone boasts of a 800MHz processor and a 5-megapixel camera. It has a robust battery that can provide (according to the manufacturer) enough power for 10+ hours worth of calls and 25+ days on stand-by.

The Samsung Wave 578 is a Bada smartphone with mid-range features such as a 3.15-megapixel camera, a front-facing camera for video calling, and a 100MB user memory.