In this category we were looking for the handset that proved to be the best sell of the year. So it had to have genuine sales appeal, and preferably be a phone that the punters actually asked for (so the support of some strong marketing by the maker or the networks counts for a lot).
It had to be easy and effective to demonstrate, with lots of strong features and few problem areas. And it had to keep the customer happy: no-one likes returns.
WINNER
LG K800 Chocolate
The sexiest phone of the year, with hand-appeal and bags of wow factor to make up for a few deficiencies in the specification.
RUNNERS UP:
Sony Ericsson W810i
Samsung E900
Nokia 6230i
Sony Ericsson’s Walkman follow-on for the well-liked W800 almost pipped the LG at the post; it’s the mixture much as before with some good tweaks. The E900 wasn’t far behind – better-specified than the Chocolate phone and featuring the same kind of touch-sensitive controls, but somehow not quite as attractive to hold and use. The 6230i is another example of a winning formula that needed only a few changes, like I mean the bigger and better display and email with attachments.
Winner 2005: Motorola V3 RAZR
WINNER
LG K800 Chocolate
The sexiest phone of the year, with hand-appeal and bags of wow factor to make up for a few deficiencies in the specification.
RUNNERS UP:
Sony Ericsson W810i
Samsung E900
Nokia 6230i
Sony Ericsson’s Walkman follow-on for the well-liked W800 almost pipped the LG at the post; it’s the mixture much as before with some good tweaks. The E900 wasn’t far behind – better-specified than the Chocolate phone and featuring the same kind of touch-sensitive controls, but somehow not quite as attractive to hold and use. The 6230i is another example of a winning formula that needed only a few changes, like I mean the bigger and better display and email with attachments.
Winner 2005: Motorola V3 RAZR