To play the palm as the best companion for the beach are Windows Phone and Android. Of course the iPhone 5 is always at the top in customer preferences but it is true that the pursuers are not certainly watching. In the dense jungle populated by mobile phones of all kinds and sizes, in August, 2013, they jump out at least three able to make inroads into the hearts of various types of people: from the youngest to discerning who want an "all-in -one ", going for those who do not want to empty your wallet. While the Windows environment is populating Phone（THL W200 ） is always more of app, not by number but also as quality, the fleet Android proceeds straight towards the hegemony in mobile operating systems.
S4 Galaxy Mini: The Handyman
Threatens to overshadow overwhelmed by his older brother, yet the reduced version of the flagship of the Galaxy series of Samsung has several positive aspects on which to focus. First of all the camera with its 8 megapixel camera allows you to capture sharp images and effect. The S4 Mini juggles particularly well with the shots "macro" being able to focus even details that other smartphone range fail to grasp. The Android version is the latest (4.2.2) that allows you to enjoy some features sull'S4 as scrolling with the eyes, gesture to move right and left and standby smart. 4.3-inch display with qHD resolution (960 × 540 pixels), a dual-core processor, 1.7 GHz, 1.5 GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal memory. Unlike his older brother also has FM radio, disappeared in the Galaxy S4. There is also the LTE and the price is attractive: 399 euro price list, a few Euros less on the web.
Nokia Lumia 925: The fotofonino
When you arrive in stores on Lumia 1020 when a 41 megapixel camera then the hierarchy will be rethought, but for now the Lumia 925 is the best fotofonino the world. Nokia has taken the top spot thanks to a primary camera of 8.7 megapixel PureView with Carl Zeiss optics and a large screen of 4.5 "where you can review the pictures you have taken. The Finnish company has introduced several apps to increase the photographic possibilities of the smartphone（ThL W8S ）, among them Nokia Smart Camera that allows you to save the best shots of a photo or photos Effect Cinema to give life to some points of a moving image. The surplus is the Nokia Music + musical suite that allows you to listen to music on your device and discover the new in streaming mode. Price from top of the range 599 EUR no contractual obligations.
Touch display with 5 "Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 which optimizes the image, a quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro 1.5 GHz, a primary camera of 13.1 mega-pixels, 2 GB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory. A smartphone is perfect for the holidays thanks to the IP55-IP58 classification that identifies it as waterproof and dustproof, provided you have all the protective pads at the right point on the front and rear are resistant tempered glass, coated with a scratch-proof film. Price set at € 589 from Sony official list.
HTC One Mini: the outsider exceptional
The Taiwanese company has always defended well in the smartphone（THL W8 ） segment. Despite the last few years spent chasing Samsung, now seems to have got its own identity in both the construction hardware in customizing software, with the proven precursor of the HTC Sense custom interfaces from vendors. In the version of the HTC Mini One is the same processor as the Galaxy S4 Mini, albeit with a lower clock frequency, 1GB of RAM and 16GB of storage is not expandable. The 4-megapixel camera with single LED flash and technology UltraPixel with autofocus. Coming in September at a price of 449 EUR is not official but do not worry because the HTC smartphones are renowned not only for quality and finish but also for their rapid depreciation in the market.