For nine weeks in a row, the Samsung Galaxy Note II has been the people's and experts' top pick in PhoneDog Media's Official Smartphone Rankings™. Beating phones like the Apple iPhone 5, HTC DROID DNA and Samsung Galaxy S III, the phone that few thought would be popular in the mainstream has turned the OSR on its head. What new phone will dethrone the Galaxy Note II?
MT PLEASANT, SC – PhoneDog Media's Official Smartphone Rankings™ (OSR) has set the standard for ranking the best current smartphones by taking votes by readers and experts alike and sorting them in respective charts. In week 47, the Samsung Galaxy Note II showed no signs of slowing down. It placed in first in the People's Choice Chart, edging out the Nokia Lumia 920 by 159 votes. And in the Mobile Tech Experts’ Chart, it beat both the Samsung Galaxy S III and Apple iPhone 5 by 19 expert points.
Second in the People's Choice Chart was the Nokia Lumia 920. In third, trailing the Nokia Lumia 920 by just five votes was the Samsung Galaxy S III. Also close behind was the Google Nexus 4, which was just 13 votes behind third place. In the Mobile Tech Experts' Chart for week 47, there were some upsets and surprises. The Samsung Galaxy S III jumped from fourth to tie with the Apple iPhone 5 in the #2 spot with 37 points. And the HTC DROID DNA, with 33 points, took fourth place.
“While Samsung’s Galaxy Note II continues to dominate PhoneDog’s Official Smartphone Rankings, the tie between the Samsung Galaxy S III and Apple iPhone 5 on the Expert’s Choice Rankings chart proves that the Android vs. iOS battle is far from over," said Aaron Baker, Editor-in-Chief of PhoneDog.
About PhoneDog Media’s Official Smartphone Rankings™
PhoneDog Media's Official Smartphone Rankings™ consists of two weekly charts voted on by users and a panel of mobile technology experts. The OSR can be accessed from PhoneDog.com or directly at http://www.phonedog.com/rankings and voting can be completed using login credentials from Facebook, Twitter, or the PhoneDog website.
