Revealed: best PDA/smartphone manufacturers

By Tim Danton, PC Pro Editor

Posted on 30 Oct 2006 at 19:57

The following is PC Pro's exclusive list of the top PDA and smartphone manufacturers, as voted for by over 16,000 readers. These manufacturers will all be competing for the prestigious PDA/Smartphone Award at the official awards ceremony on Monday 4 December.

To make this list, the companies must have beaten the industry average for battery life, reliability and customer satisfaction. With opinions given on over 85,000 products in total (click here for more information), this is the UK's most comprehensive survey of its kind.

The shortlist, in alphabetical order, is:

Dell
HP
i-mate
Nokia
Palm
RIM
Sony Ericsson
T-Mobile

The winners will be announced on this website on Tuesday 5 December.