No Contract 4G Phones!Are you looking for prepaid wireless 4G phones? The number of people looking for a prepaid smartphone grew substantially in 2010. In 2011, the selection of prepaid smartphones really began to take off, starting to rival options available on contract wireless plans. And 2012 will be the year of massive prepaid 4G smartphone explosion across every major prepaid wireless carrier! 4G
prepaid smartphones
really began to enter the market in the latter half of 2011, which gave
rise
to this 4G smartphone comparison page. While there are
feature
phones (i.e. non-smartphones) that are also 4G, due to their limited
functionality, I've dedicated this section to prepaid 4G phones that
are smartphones
only. After all, it's only a matter of time before the
classic feature phone is all but dead! It's what the future
of smartphones will offer the everyday person that has everyone excited.I've organized the table into what I believe are the most important features for most people when considering a smartphone. Of course there are other features for each smartphone, but to avoid overwhelming you with a massive chart, I've tried to zone in on the most critical details. I've also organized them by wireless provider, and of course, only prepaid wireless, no contract options are listed. Also, please note that because all smartphones now include Bluetooth and WiFi, I've excluded these features from the table altogether. Lastly, where the operating system is listed, that's the version that was last known to ship with the phone, and doesn't reflect that many phones will receive operating system updates over the air (OTA), sometimes as soon as they're activated. That said, many phones, particularly low end ones, will NEVER receive an operating system update, so when selecting a phone, I recommend that you be happy (or at least content) with the OS that comes with the phone.
If you find that there are key features that you'd like to see added to the 4G phones comparison table, please feel free to Contact me.
To better understand the difference between a feature phone and a smartphone, please feel free to visit the What is a Smartphone section, or start at the beginning by learning about the Prepaid Smartphone category. You can also learn about 4G wireless on the 4G Network page. To review legacy 3G prepaid smartphone options, please visit the Smartphone Comparison page. Return from 4G Phones to Prepaid Wireless Guide Homepage
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