Top 10 smartphones for the holidays

Here are some of the hottest smartphones available this holiday season, according to the Verge.

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No. 10: Porsche Design P'9981

The ultimate BlackBerry, the Porsche Design P'9981 features a radically designed exterior and exclusive BlackBerry Messenger PIN numbers so everyone will know you spent $2,000 on your phone.

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No. 9: Motorola Droid RAZR

The Droid RAZR is the thinnest smartphone ... ever. It's also seriously high-end, with a fast processor and 4G LTE speeds on Verizon's network. Just watch out for the somewhat mediocre display.

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No. 8: HTC Titan

Sick of Android and iOS? The Titan runs Windows Phone, Microsoft's classy new mobile OS that lets you quickly jump in and out of tasks and messages. It's also enormous, with a 4.7-inch display.

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No. 7: BlackBerry Bold 9900

BlackBerrys haven't changed too much in recent years, but the 9900 is the latest and best. If you're still clinging to your keyboard, this is the one to get.

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No. 6: HTC Evo 3D

The Evo 3D builds on the successful Evo brand. The latest model adds in a 3-D screen and camera, but it's a solid phone even if you never use them.

Eric Risberg / AP

No. 5: Samsung Galaxy SII Skyrocket

One of AT&T's first LTE devices, the Skyrocket offers 4G speeds only in limited markets right now, but that will grow over time. It's built on the best-selling Galaxy SII chassis.

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No.4: HTC Amaze 4G

The Amaze 4G is T-Mobile's new flagship phone, with a bright 4.3-inch screen and a faster connection to the network. It also has an 8-megapixel camera good enough to be your everyday shooter.

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No. 3: HTC Rezound

Another high-end Verizon flagship, the HTC Rezound offers a 720p display and Beats audio, as well as 4G LTE.

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No. 2: Samsung Galaxy Nexus

It's not quite out yet, but Samsung's Galaxy Nexus will be the first to ship with Android 4.0, the latest version of Google's mobile operating system. It'll hit Verizon with 4G LTE speeds and a new 720p display.

Jerome Favre / Bloomberg

No. 1: iPhone 4S

There's not much to say about the iPhone 4S: Apple's latest handset is as slick and polished as ever. The 4S adds Siri voice commands and a very nice new 8-megapixel camera.

Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP

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