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[Android General] gTen:
Since the question is which 10 best are responsible for putting Android on the map and not best overall here goes...

10. Your winmo phone - yes, I grouped them up but I think the Android ports is what really got the community moving from winmo->android...people just had to have a taste before they were willing to commit..

9. iphone - since theoretically iphone can run android I can count it as an Android phone ;)...Android was gonna grow iphone or not, that is obvious..all those people saying iphone is responsible for Android being what it is today is nto really true..it had its influence but end of the day thats very small..what they did have is getting average consumers interested in smartphones and touchphones to begin with.

8. Nexus S - Due to media's scaring people with fragmentation it arose a lot of interest among people due to it being "Google Experience" which is suppose to rival the pure "iphone experience"

7. HTC Hero - probably the first Android phone anyone heard any mention of...if they heard of it..

6. Samsung Intercept/Moment/Original Galaxy/w\w other names it has - Yes, crazy I know..this is a low end phone and is complete junk..but it made itself popular due to it being low budget and available in all markets..its junk but it put android on the map...whether it be in a good way or bad way is another story..

5. Droid X - Like the Evo it was a big competitor and had a lot of backing from the Droid camp.

4. HTC Evo 4G - This one is a big one mostly in the developer community. It also saw a lot of advertisement from Sprint which helped put it on the map as an alternative to the iphone. Unfortunately lack of stock ultimitely turned a lot of people down for months but there is no denying that average people know this phone by name in the US.

3. HTC Desire - This phone is very popular in the international community. I don't know the exact details but I know its big...its effectively the HTC incredible which did wonders and its similar to nexus one.

2. Samsung Galaxy S - The key to this one was samsung's ability to get the phone on so many carriers and so many markets..while each variant may not have performed well on itself it did wonders overall. Not to mention while TouchWiz UI is not very popular among many in development, to the average consumer it made things a lot simpler.

1. Motorola Droid - With Verizon's $100m advertising campaign, android was put on the map right there

Now..why is the Nexus One not there or the G1? well frankly they are both good phones but they did not put Android on the map...Nexus One was popular among the Android community..but outside no one heard of it..it was a developer phone with no supply chain...but still is an awesome phone...the G1 can probably be #11 but Android announcement wasn't even known by average people and most of the tech community was "thats nice"..again its a good phone responsible for alot but it didn't carry the weight the above 10 did...
[Android General] jonas2295:
Of course htc HD2 :)

One of the most developed device and has since early days a big and powerful community behind it ;)

SwiftKeyed from my HTC HD2 via XDA PREMIUM APP :)
[Android General] mercianary:
Zte blade, for £70 it needs a mention.
[Android General] nikola92:
Samsung Galaxsy II, new but great, legendes will remain legends but this phone have very good future, i think by moding and developing will suprass any android phone.... Respect to G1 and N1, dislike HTC (because of unreall price here in Serbia)

Cheers!
[Android General] Enc0der:
The best "phone" at this time IMHO is.. the iphone4 :(

I don't understand why there is no android phone with the same physical specs - the same width/height/depth/weight and the same POWER specs (cpu/mem/features) - but with an android OS.

Everyone is trying to make a "huge-phone", instead of a classic portable phone.

That is really a shame.
[Android General] sygeek:
I would say,

G1 (obvious reasons)

2. Nexus S (one of the best stock android phone)

3. Samsung Galaxy S2 (latest and the best)

Also, in case anyone else didn't notice, the video link the OP posted, is now removed from youtube.
[Android General] utsmaster18:
Same usual suspects. Droid because it was the one that got Android noticed. galaxy s because it sold over 10 million, and the nexus series because those were google phones

What's a signature?
[Android General] sygeek:
Once iOS catches android in terms of user interface, it probably will need to include a dual core processor.

Same goes for WP7, once it catches android in terms of features.

There's always a catch, you get some, you lose some.
[Android General] -CMX:
My top 10 inclusions sorta in a bad ordering of release date:

1. HTC dream/g1

2. Motorola Droid

3. Nexus one

4. HTC desire

5. SE Xperia x10 (only because it was famous for sucking so bad)

6. Galaxy s

7. Nexus s

8. LG optimus 2x

7. Galaxy s2

8. Optimus 3d/evo 3d

9. Galaxy note

And it's not a phone but the hp touchpad has to be one of the most surprising android devices haha.

Sent from my Nexus S
[Android General] ArmorD:
My "most wanted" list(the order is what I like the best) :

10: Nexus S

9: HTC Desire

8: HTC Incredible S

7: Huawei Ideos X5(because of the prize)

6: SE Xperia Play

5: Samsung Galaxy i9000(I don't wanna put the 19001, because of the lack of custom roms)

4: HTC Sensation(also XE & XL!)

3: Galaxy Note(sexy screen)

2: Galaxy S2

1: SE Xperia Arc S
[Android General] TheSniperFan:
10?

Here are a few without any sort of order:

HTC Desire

G1

Galaxy S

Galaxy SII

HTC HD2

I think those deserve to be on that list. BTW: I have the S and the SII on that list separated, because they are on the list for different reasons.

The original one was the Desire of Samsung and the SII is still amongst the best phones you can get, despite being that old. It's something very rare.
[Android General] Lotusmaster:
What about the Droid X? Everyone I know wanted one and it's still my favorite even though my HTC Amaze/Ruby is growing on me big time.
[Android General] wierdo124:
OG Droid, without its tremendous success you wouldn't have much else.
[Android General] reyouki:
I think best is Xperia Arc S.
[Android General] jonny68:
Undoubtedly the greatest is the Samsung Galaxy S2 by a long shot, no other phone still to this day is as good as this superb phone, the only thing i can see topping it is the Samsung Galaxy S3:cool:

Special mention to my old phone the much loved HTC HD2 as well
[Android General] maek_it_happen:
G1 started it all !!!!!
[Android General] monkeypaws:
First android phone was the mytouch 3g. That was revolutionary for its time. I have been with tmo since before and this phone got me into Android. Next I had the vibrant and that was an awesome phone. It was practically unbrickable and development is still going strong. Now I have both the sgs2 and recently purchased a GSM nexus. Have to say great phone for the us market.
[Android General] ttocs99:
I say motorola defy, why

Because it defys all odds lol ya get it haha but ona serious note the defy as to be in the top ten sumwhere its water dust and drop resistant and you can overclock it past 1ghz and in the uk you can buy it pre-owened for as little as 75 quid a bargin if ya ask me
[Android General] XRXS:
hey ppl,

for me the Galaxy SII is definitly the best Android phone i have.

before the SGS2 i have had used the Pre Plus and the new Veer, btw this phones are also great, anyway.

But the Speed of SGS2 is amazing! :)
[Android General] soomuch:
I would say both HTC evo, nexus1, GSII nad finally nexus prime :)
[Android General] JustinUhhh:
Alright so this is supposed to be a top 10.. (I'm a bit biased a samsung follower..)

1) G1 - Duh..

2) Samsung Galaxy S/SII Series - Most popular line of android phones.. Ever.

3) Nexus 1 - Best developer phone around

4) HTC Evo 4G - First android "4g" phone

5) OG Droid - Massive marketing, mainstreamed android

6) Galaxy Nexus - Indroduced ICS, when will my skyrocket get that... :(

7) HTC Desire - HUGE development going on there.

8) Nexus S - I like the idea of curved screens..

9) LG Optimus 2X - First dual core phone. Rockin' that tegra 2.

10) MY GALAXY SII SKYROCKET. ITS LIKE THE BEST PHONE EVAAA.

The last one is true.
[Android General] kishan366:
1-G1 the first android phone

2-SGS3 no need to tell why

3-Galaxy Nexus , First phone to introduce ICS and then JB

4-Lg Optimus 4X HD amazing tegra 3 phone with almost same spec as htc one X but with microSD support

5-Lg Optimus 3D maxx The Best 3D phone

6-SGS2 great phone(My Current Phone)

7-Droid Razr Maxx .. Got a amazing battery

8-Lg Optimus 2X World first dual core phone .. Tegra 2 rocks ...

9-Samsung Galaxy Note i've never seen these kind of HUGE phone ...

10-Lg Optimus One (or T or S) - My first phone and Lg's first phone to sell more than 1m ...
[Android General] Srkineo:
HTC desire Nr.1 all time

current faviorite SIII, after that Galaxy Nexus
[Android General] zelendel:
The HD2 will always been known as the number 1 development device

Wayne Tech S-III
[Android General] hanni7345:
I'll say ace - when released it was op for that price and its a 3.5 display (I think)

I don't like those huge phones (tiny hands :C )

Sent from my Ace running 4.2.1 :3
[Android General] kearnychan:
defy's hardware is too low.atrix is ok.Android is slower than wp7.
[Android General] Semseddin:
Defy is the first waterproof android phone which makes it unique. That's why i believe the defy should have been on the list. :) Hardware wise, it is nowhere near bad considering its release date.
[Android General] Droidyou:
After the g1 the htc hero and htc magic were a good android start.
[Android General] Genesis_Tryst:
The Desire Z !! Absolute ! =)

Keyboard, Strong Single-core CPU(much overcloacking potential), good graphic unit, nice display. Enough Storage etc.

Just a great Android Phone
[Android General] Jorixine:
Dont have a lot of experience with these phones, but I am in love with my MM2. I am also looking forward Google releasing more hardware / software relationships. :D
[Android General] lunlunb:
i9000 is quite a good device.at least,samsung didnt lock the bootloader and we can flash it as we want
[Android General] grandem:
Nexus and Desire ;D.

But i thinck the Top 10 alltime will change if a new smartphone ( maybe quad;) launches
[Android General] Blåburk:
Xperia X10 Mini

Smaller than many Featurephones, but still being able to unleash the power of Android.

Small was also the X10 mini's screen and battery but a great phone it is if one can live with some four hour of music or surf (much shorter battery life when playing video).

The smallest Android yet, have to be on the Top 10 list.
[Android General] rocketpaul:
agreed. I would also add the galaxy s1.
[Android General] Ace42:
1. G1/Dream[1st Android & was on 1.0, 1.5, 1.6,2.0,2.1,etc]

2.Htc Hero[GSM Ver][HTC's 1st Android w/ Sense! on 1.5]

3.ignore

4.Moto Cliq[Moto's 1st blur phone ]

5.Verizon Droid 1[Came out w/ 2.0 ]

6.Nexus 1[1st nexus, And google's phone]

7.HTC Evo 4G[Biggest phone w/ Android at its time]

8.Galaxy S i9000[Touchwiz introduction and samsung got serious too]

9. Nexus Prime[When it's out it will have all the nfc, 720P, ICS 4.0, and no buttons, 3rd nexus device ]

Now I excluded many phones, especially the Nexus-S, because I feel the NS was just a rebranded SGS, and didn't feature any special hardware, except NFC, the Nexus came out with amazing specs in Jan/feb of 2010, can't say that about NS.
[Android General] AngelComa:
This.

I also think the G1 deserves a nod. I mean, for being the first.
[Android General] rdv291:
first android device does the job - introducing the new mobile OS...

later handsets break the barrier of hardwares - like G2.
[Android General] hateem:
Did anyone miss out HTC HD 2?
[Android General] yamchirobe:
Hd 2 is considered to be windows mobile
[Android General] abr1121:
I would have to say the andriod galaxy is by far the best it there right now!
[Android General] marzipan00:
i think the LG Optimus Speed is probably the best android phone out there at the moment :)

cheers ;)
[Android General] Pluto:
My opinion:

1-Motorola DROID

2-HTC Magic

3-Google Nexus One (or HTC Desire)

4-Motorola Droid X (Proved that humans can carry gigantic pieces of tech)

5-Motorola ATRIX (Not being better than SGII, but it's the first dual-core phone)
[Android General] despotovski01:
This is my list:

1. Samsung Galaxy S2

2. LG Optimus 3D

3. HTC Sensation

4. LG Optimus 2X

5. Samsung Nexus S

6. Samsung Galaxy S

7. Google Nexus One

8. T-Mobile G2

9. HTC Evo 4G

10. HTC Droid Incredible
[Android General] jory9:
htc hd2 , htc desire HD and the LG optimus 2x are great devices
[Android General] vhs_29:
not doing a top 10 but...

Galaxy S - for me it was the frontman in the war against iphone and probably one of the most successfull devices, considering it was a high-end model

Nexus Series - no need to explain i guess

HTC Desire/Magic etc.. - loved by the community

and...

LG Optimus One - i'm a bit biased since i own one, but for it's price it had HUUUGE specs and features. A bit like the Huawei Ideos x5 now
[Android General] gaga0101:
Desire Z,xperia x10 minipro(price-quality)like keyboards :-)
[Android General] llmalasll:
og Droid...Nexus 1...EVO 4G...
[Android General] beanboy89:
If I were creating an Android hall of fame, I'd put these into it:

Dream/G1 - First Android smartphone

Droid - Big role in bringing Android into the mainstream

Nexus One - First official Google-branded spartphone

Evo 4G - First 4G phone and helped bring 4.3" phones into the mainstream

Galaxy S line (particularly the Captivate and Fascinate) - Popularized high end smartphones

Atrix - First dual-core smartphone

Evo 3D - Brought 3D smartphones into popularity

HD2 - Showcases the openness of the Android platform by running it on unsupported hardware
[Android General] pspchi:
I like Sensation .....It's the best smartphone of me ....
[Android General] AngelComa:
I have the EVO 3D, I don't know if its as popular as EVO 4G. I guess we will find out soon.
[Android General] CostasChem:
best phone ever: HTC desire HD....

then, HTC desire HD and

finally HTC desire HD... :D
[Android General] p0werb1t:
In my opinion:

Samsung Galaxy S - highend/top model, high volume sales, seen as the first iPhone concurrent.

LG Optimus One - good cost/features

Commtiva Z71 and clones (Gigabyte GSmart G1305, Orange Boston, ...) - low cost
[Android General] xsiyahx:
mine htc sensation likes many roms miui,cyanogen...

its very good smartphone
[Android General] vanhouche74:
galaxy s 1 is for me the best , because he was the first real rival of the iphone :)
[Android General] StuifzandNL:
Htc sensation the best
[Android General] borndead:
Motorola Defy RULES!
[Android General] jonny68:
Video has been removed by user :confused:

Anyway the GS2 should undoubtely be top of the list that is for sure,no two ways about it.

The HTC HD2 while not a native Android device deserves it's place, this is the most "loved" phone on XDA and it hurt me selling mine but i had to fund buying the GS2 so it had to go but the HD2 was and still is a superb phone and i see development is still going strong but a lot of people have gotten other devices but had some good interaction with other XDA members on the HD2 forums (if your reading this hi:D)
[Android General] airfared:
i would say xperia ray
[Android General] Leo Chu:
Samsung G2 of course
[Android General] Zerkan:
With no competition the GS II
[Android General] damdi:
SGSII, but probably soon will change
[Android General] vinvam:
Historically greatest I would say (roughly in order):

G1

Nexus One

OG Droid

Desire, Desire Z (that whole generation of HTC devices)

HD2

Evo 4G

Nexus S

Galaxy S

Atrix

Galaxy S2

These phones are undoubtedly the biggest contributors to Android's success and evolution.
[Android General] freon1131:
I do not claim to first place, but hd2 is awesome!
[Android General] Duke4eva:
Evo, when it was first realeased with 4g I switched to android.
[Android General] peejanz:
It has to be the HTC Desire Bravo
[Android General] theorogelio:
I definitely have to agree with this lineup! I still have my rooted G1 and currently own an HD2. I am running the MIUI ROM on my HD2.
[Android General] Fabipro:
HTC Desire HD with the best community :)
[Android General] stackingreasyBBs:
As someone who buys used phones, this thread is relevant to my interests :)

/scours internet for reasonably priced HTC Desires
[Android General] TwoSquared:
SGSII seems to be the agreed upon favorite
[Android General] Ugelvidg:
I think the galaxy s line was and continues to be a huge kicker for android as a whole and so far Samsung hasn't been locking it down real hard *cough cough apple* which makes happy deb's happy development means happier customers and more money and loyalty for android.
[Android General] tarunsoni:
bravo with IC
[Android General] yanyoliu:
I love my LG Optimus 2X.

It looks beautiful and there are many roms in xda.

Thanks developers in xda.
[Android General] KiLLiNGFREZZi:
Best Dev Support at the moment Nexus S

best performance Samsung Galaxy SII :D
[Android General] vibben:
S2

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[Android General] Kuba Dick:
T-Mobile G1 !!
[Android General] TheRealSlimDesire:
Gotta be the original T-mobile G1!
[Android General] septix:
Desire / Sensation
[Android General] evobb10:
If you guys remember when EVO 4G released how many peaple came to Sprint ? So EVO 4g is all time best android phone
[Android General] yamchirobe:
Right
[Android General] boogor:
SE X8 - its no first, but its was great and its great now
[Android General] Ciervo_anonimo:
currently the most complete is the Samsung Galaxy SII ;)
[Android General] freestyler7:
Samsung Galaxy S2 is the best :)
[Android General] Startapp:
I have to say that the first device that lead to my interest in Android was the HTC Hero.

Not a big success, but had such an interesting futuristic design that I liked...
[Android General] KB0SDQ:
I have the samsung Admire this is my first android phone and I am sold I like the os the apps although my phone is only entry class I hope to save my pennies so i can get a better android phone maybe the LG Esteem.
[Android General] natelan:
DInc #1!!!

HTC Droid Incredible by far is number one. Without a doubt. No question.
[Android General] shad0wboss:
Samsung note, now owns the market
[Android General] Cyrano4:
SGS1 and SGS2
[Android General] investmenttechnology:
wow you guys use complete different phone that the ones we have here in Australia, I have no idea what Droid is.
[Android General] Jaunzems:
1) Galaxy S II

2) Desire Z

3) Nexus One

4) HTC Legend

5) Evo 4G

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Milestone? Anyone?
[Android General] dastin1015:
Don't forget the HTC Hero. That device is still active in development despite its age.

私のエボ3Dから送信される。
[Android General] :
I agree with this list, except I'd substitute the HTC Hero for the HD2. It was the first Android phone on an American carrier and the first to use Sense.
[Android General] timmie201:
HTC Desire for sure!
[Android General] Silas_:
HTC Incredible S, 4'' full power
[Android General] dmlavign:
+1 on the EVO 4g
[Android General] RobertMunch:
Motorola DynaTAC 8000X
[Android General] Captjet:
Galaxy Line of phones

I'd have to say Samsung has raised the bar with their galaxy line of phones starting with the galaxy S. I mean look at how samsung is doing now because of that. I've had a Galaxy S and I love it. I've rooted it and dropped it and just pretty much abused it lol and it still works like a charm
[Android General] math0079:
Another one for evo4g!
[Android General] galaxys:
Nexus One followed by the rest of the Nexus line....
[Android General] spondbob:
great info, can be helped for someone who need it :D
[Android General] inv3stment:
shouldn't this thread be called greatest Android phone so far?
[Android General] slimslim:
Very well put :-)
[Android General] JeremyT1m:
Galaxy Nexus is great. I don't know the others but Google-Samsung delivered a great product
[Android General] darasz89:
I think that LG P990 should be put here

why? beacuse it is first dual-core smartphone :D

who knows, maybe in the future we will be talking about this device as the beginning of the new generation of our phones ;)
[Android General] Aphorism:
Well...LG Optimus LTE, being ultra-fast and ultra-dangerous, must surely make this list.
[Android General] neelgangrade:
For me it will be !

HTC HD2 ...

rocks ! :D :p
[Android General] tommyss:
Thanks!!!!
[Android General] MartyLK:
I'd recommend the HTC HD2 as being the all-time best Android phone.
[Android General] orb3000:
HTC Universal (2005) WM5 to Android (In Dev)

No doubt HTC Universal should have a special recognition (in test calling dev support)
[Android General] Ryanmo5:
Well haven't owned all of them but would put my list as follows

1. G1/Dream - Started it all so has to be number one!

2. Droid - numbers were huge and really put android on the map nationwide.

3. Nexus One - Best phone I've ever owned, small, sleek and sexy.

4. Samsung Galaxy line

5. Sensation

6. Xperia

7. Hero

8. Samsung Galaxy Nexus - Will be one of the best selling ever, I'm getting it lol

9. Evo

10.Thunderbolt
[Android General] ltdanno360:
atrix ofcourse
[Android General] Droidzone:
HTC Desire all the way!
[Android General] Goosteady:
Samsung Galaxy S II!!!
[Android General] vatanatips:
galaxy family，galaxy s2 +1

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are they same phone？
[Android General] Tschuu:
Galaxy Note
[Android General] verbatim20:
The desire Z is a pretty amazing phone a long side the GS2 and the Sensation.
[Android General] goodrobot:
i thing the Galaxy Nexus will be the best Innovation phone today... hehehe
[Android General] The Dogan:
The G1 obviously then the HTC Desire (N1 in the US), Samsung Galaxy S, HTC Desire HD, Samsung Galaxy S2 and HTC Sensation.

I would include the Droid phones but they just didn't really happen in the UK. The Droid 4 looks really good though...

The HTC Desire was THE phone that got everybody interested in Android. I think about a a year maybe a year and half after it was first released loads of people were still buying brand new contracts for it.
[Android General] K4mu1:
I think the best phone should be Samsung Galaxy S. It's was the first ever Android, I "heard" and actually posses real threat towards iPhone.

Given the power of the hardware which is the same as iPhone, also gives a lot of pressure towards them. This pressure, puts Android in a place where they could fight iPhone head on till today.

Thus, making this phone as the best ever released. Because this phone was the first step towards Androids gigantic step in Mobile Phones market.
[Android General] Hmgrepper:
Motorola Droid certainly put Android on the radar. But, I think HTC's versatility and function took Android to the next level. I'm still a little skeptical of Samsung.

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[Android General] Vivid525:
as per android version i will go with Samsung Nexus but if we want features the i will go with Samsung SII. :D
[Android General] undercover:
This, but not just UK, whole Europe.
[Android General] BenF1:
Desire has to be in there, not a huge HTC fan but it put android on the map. Galaxy s1 and 2 as well are hugely influential phones in the android world as well.
[Android General] osirus1977:
oh i how i long to get back to the UK even though this isnt the right post to reply here but i agree with the G1 as the first android phone.
[Android General] hogwilson:
Samsung Epic 4G Touch
[Android General] ashonka:
I don't have any desire to upgrade from mine. Still an excellent phone.
[Android General] shaan20:
moto defy........
[Android General] Jaunzems:
I think that Optimus One should be in this list too. It teached us that a fast and good smartphone doesn't have to be expensive - just like mk1 Golf GTI.
[Android General] captain67:
This kind of thread is pointless. Everybody is either going to name the phone they have or the newest high-spec model..

Sent from Silent Earth 3
[Android General] wwweagle:
i use G note

it's very powerful
[Android General] Rbth7e5:
Must be the Incredible s... though it is ignored by HTC :( we need more attention.:(