July was a relatively quiet month for handset releases, but iPhone 4 continued to out sell every other phone. There were a couple of handsets that made their way onto the shelves including the HTC Wildfire and Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro.
Over the next few months we’ve got some great new handsets due to make an appearance and not only will we have a full blown handset war on our hands, but also a battle for the number one operating system too.
Android
Android on the Desire
There seems to be no stopping Google’s Android operating system at the moment, with most handset manufacturers now offering at least one smartphone running Google’s operating system. The latest version, 2.2 has just been released to owners of the HTC Desire, with other handsets to follow shortly.
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Symbian^3
Symbian^3 on the N8
Nokia are still really struggling, and there aren’t many new handsets on the horizon. In the next few weeks though we are expecting to see their latest flagship handset, the N8, as well as a couple more social networking phones such as the X5-01.
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Windows Phone 7
Windows Phone 7
We’re getting closer to it’s release date of September/October, but no phones have been officially announced yet that run Windows Phone 7. Rumours still suggest that both HTC and LG will be amongst the first to release Windows Phone 7 handsets, with Samsung not far behind.
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