2008's been a great year for mobile phone lovers. Smartphones, MP3 players, navigators, we've seen them all this year. Here is AsiaOne's list of the 20 best mobile phones.
Apple iPhone 3G
Apple's coveted iPhone 3G hit our shores in August, and it's still the talk of the town. It's a smartphone and an iPod all rolled into one sleek package. It isn't perfect, but it's as good as it gets.
If you're looking for a business device but find your typical Blackberry a little too boring, check out the Nokia E71. Unusually sexy for a business device, it's also easy to use and features mode-switching for work and play.
The W902 Walkman Phone is a phone made of the best of both worlds - it combines Sony Ericsson's best camera technologies from the Cyber-shot line with high quality sound from its Walkman phones. Now you can take your music and your camera with you wherever you go.
Which phone has a large 3.2 inch screen, is lighter than the iPhone and packs a 5 megapixel camera and GPS? The Samsung Omnia is like an iPhone with a couple more value-added features, all packaged into a slim, sleek chassis.
The HTC Touch Pro may not be the prettiest around, but it more than makes up for that by being one of the most all-rounded smartphones offered this year.
The LG KS20 is a smart, slick looking full featured phone that has everything you need in a tiny chassis. Easily one of the smallest, best looking smartphones around.
This smartphone from Sony Ericsson screams style. Not only can you customize it to fit different work or play environments, its features are also top class. An almost perfect combination of beauty and brains.
It's one of the last phones to hit the market this year, but the Nokia N97 is a great example in showing that the ones that come last might just be one of the best.
This phone lives up to its namesake. It's bold on features and packs a punch with great decked-out hardware and a strong, long-lasting battery life. The only thing skinny about the Bold is its size, and that's a good thing.
The only phone to feature Kodak Imaging Technology, the Motozine ZN5 can snap brighter and more vivid pictures compared to other camera phones. Printing is also made easy with Bluetooth and Kodak Picture Kiosks or Kodak all-in-one printers.
Can't decide between getting a touchscreen phone or one with a traditional numeric keypad? Why not get a phone that has both? The LG KF700 features a great combination of touchscreen and numeric keypad input.
This sleek looking slider phone doesn't only look good; it has a lot to boast about. With an 8 megapixel camera - the highest resolution in a phone - this baby snaps amazing pictures.
This ultra-stylish phone is for the hardcore music junkie. With an easy to use interface and the ability to download songs from the Nokia Music Store, you can sing its praises to your heart's content.
With the Nokia 6210 Navigator in your hand, there's no worry of ever getting lost. With GPS functions and the ability to download new maps, the 6210 Nagivator will make sure you never lose your way even if things around you don't always remain the same.
This great all-rounder phone packs a camera, FM transmitter and a great MP3 player all in encased in a shiny black case that ozzes style. It's time to chuck your MP3 player.
The MOTOMING is not only a phone, it's a translator as well. This nifty phone translates text from English to Mandarin and vice versa. It even has a 3 megapixel camera for users to scan words and characters.
Surfing the web and checking your email is a breeze with the Sony Ericsson G705. This slider phone is also equipped with GPS functions and Wayfinder navigation, a great way to never get lost both in real life and in cyber space.
Featuring a smooth, sleek black finish and dedicated gaming buttons, the Nokia N85 is an entertainment system you can take on the road. Throw in a couple of N-Gage games and you'll be ready to go!