Updated The Samsung Galaxy Nexus was the world's first phone to run Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) but has now been imbued with Android 4.1 to improve it further.

The Tipo slides in at the bottom of the Xperia range, which has grown rapidly since the firm officially divorced from Ericsson earlier this year.

Despite being a known name, Acer is still a relatively small player in the smartphone market. Will its cloud phone win us over?

IFA 2012 Sony is bolstering its 4G line up with the dust- and waterproof Xperia V.

Updated The 610 is a cheap smartphone with just 256MB of RAM, a single-core 800MHz processor and Windows Phone Tango. Does it sacrifice too much?

Updated The One X brings a great engine, HD screen and a sublimely thin chassis as it looks to recreate the success of the Desire - and we've re-tested it with HTC Sense 4.1 too.

Updated Less than groundbreaking specs, largely uninspiring styling and lacking a fluid user experience, but impressive pricing.

Updated We take another look at the Samsung Galaxy S2 with the upgraded Ice Cream Sandwich software and the latest 4.0.4 upgrade - is it still a stellar phone?

In a world filled with retina display smartphones, 7-inch tablets, and Wi-Fi hotspots the size of half a deck of cards, BlackBerry phones are still the reliable phones that they first were when they were introduced.

The Ascend P1 is the first of Huawei's high-power Android models to hit the UK, but how does it compete with the likes of Samsung and HTC?

With stock Android 4.0 and a dual-core Tegra 2 processor, the Grand X sets out to give you a lot of bangs for not a lot of bucks.

Updated The Sony Xperia Go enters the fray replacing the Xperia Active as Sony's rugged, outdoorsy smartphone.

The original Tocco Lite took the world by storm, despite boasting modest specs and lacking features. But a lot has changed in the phone world, so has the Tocco Lite 2 done enough?

As Nokia's Symbian hardware development comes to an end, its long awaited "Game Changer" device finally hits with its killer camera.

Updated Taking on the budget smartphone market is getting tough these days, but RIM's new Curve 9320 is well-placed to achieve success.

A slimline attempt at the projector-phone - but is it really worth the extra pocket bulk?

Can this small, rubber clad phone climb head and shoulders above its competition, or will it be swamped by the vast array of budget handsets on the market?

Updated Far from the grandest handset on the market, the hardwearing HTC Explorer is a strong performer on the entry-level smartphone scene.

Updated Arriving fashionably late to the party, can LG's first quad-core phone offer anything to set it apart from the Galaxy S3 and One X?

Updated The Nokia Lumia 900 finally brings some much-needed attention to Microsoft's flailing Windows Phone platform – and a boost to AT&T's rapidly expanding 4G LTE network at the same time

Updated Sony's smallest Android smartphone for 2012 offers a dual-core processor and plenty of charm. But what's new, next to its brothers?

Updated The Motorola Droid Razr adds a little thickness for a whole lot of battery. But is the asking price worth the reward?

The Galaxy S Advance arcs back to the original Galaxy S, combining high-end specs with a revision of the iconic styling.

Can LG's top L-style handset produce substance and style, or is it destined for a shallow existence?

Vodafone has taken aim again at the budget smartphone market with the low-cost Android 2.3.5-toting Vodafone Smart 2.