Top 10 Great Alternatives to Buy this Christmas instead of Apple iPhone 5

| Updated: Friday, December 21, 2012, 10:18 [IST]

For many iPhone 5 would be the best smartphone for the year 2012, however, if you are also the one who finds no difference between the iPhone 5 and its predecessor and feel that there are many other better options available in the market, then it will prove to be a good read for you.

Today, morning Gizbot has come up with a list of top 10 best smartphone alternatives available for those who are not interested to spend their saved money on an Apple iPhone 5 this Christmas and welcome New Year 2013 with a new gadget. Have a look at the slideshow below and wiegh your options depending on the features and the prices.

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Top 10 Great Alternatives to Buy this Christmas instead of iPhone 5

Samsung Galaxy S III/ S3

Key Features
Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
8 MP Primary Camera
1.9 MP Secondary Camera
4.8-inch Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
1.4 GHz Quad Core Processor
Wi-Fi Enabled
Expandable Storage Capacity of 64 GB
Li-Ion, 2100 mAh battery

Buy @ Price of Rs 33,715

Sony Xperia Ion

Key Features
Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
12 MP Primary Camera
1.3 MP Secondary Camera
4.6-inch TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
1.5 GHz Scorpion Dual Core Processor
Full HD Recording
Wi-Fi Enabled
Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
1900 mAh battery

Buy @ Price of Rs 28,694

HTC One X

Key Features

4.7-inch Super LCD 2 Touchscreen
1.3 MP Secondary Camera
Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
8 MP Primary Camera
1.5 GHz Quad Core Processor
Full HD Recording
Micro SIM Only
No microSD Slot
Internal Storage Capacity of 16 GB
Li-Po, 1800 mAh Battery

Buy @ Price of Rs 31,100

Nokia Lumia 920

Key Features
4.5 inches IPS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen with 768 x 1280 pixels Resolutions
Microsoft Windows Phone 8 OS
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait processor Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Chipset
1.3 MP Camera (1280x960 Pixels)
Front Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, optical image stabilization, autofocus, LED flash
Li-Ion 2000 mAh Read More

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Samsung Galaxy Note II

Key Features
Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS
8 MP Primary Camera
1.9 MP Secondary Camera
5.55-inch Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
1.6 GHz Quad Core Cortex-A9 Processor
Full HD Recording
FM Radio
Wi-Fi Enabled
Expandable Storage Capacity of 64 GB
Li-Ion, 3100 mAh battery

Buy @ Price of Rs 36,190

LG Nexus 4

Key Features
A 4.7-inch IPS display that has a resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels with Zerogap technology
quad-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor
2GB RAM,
8GB/16GB of internal storage
8MP rear camera
1.3MP front camera for video calling
NFC
wireless charging
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
2,100 mAh Li-Po battery with 15.3 hours of talk time and standby of 390 hours

Buy @ Price of Rs 31,999

HTC Windows Phone 8X

Key Features
4.3-inch Super LCD 2 Capacitive Touchscreen
2.1 MP Secondary Camera
Wi-Fi Enabled
8 MP Primary Camera
Windows Phone 8 OS
1.5 GHz Dual Core Scorpion Processor
Full HD Recording
1 GB of RAM
16 GB of Internal Memory
Li-Ion Polymer, 1800 mAh battery

Buy @ Price of Rs 33,550

BlackBerry Bold 9900

Key Features
BlackBerry 7 OS
2.8-inch Capacitive Touchscreen
5 MP Primary Camera
1.2 GHz Processor
HD Recording
2G and 3G Network Support
Wi-Fi Enabled
768 MB of RAM
Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
Li-Ion, 1230 mAh battery

Buy @ Price of Rs 30,209

Nokia Lumia 900

Key Features
Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) OS
8 MP Primary Camera
1 MP Secondary Camera
4.3-inch AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
1.4 GHz Scorpion Processor
HD Recording
Wi-Fi Enabled
Micro SIM Feature
Li-Ion, 1830 mAh battery

Buy @ Price of Rs 30,938

Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini

Key Features

4 inch screen size with 480 x 800 pixels Resolution, Super AMOLED Technology, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS
5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, Camera
VGA Secondary camera
1GB of RAM
16 GB of Internal Storage
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh

Buy @ Price of Rs 22,299