The 2007 Engadget Awards: Nominate the Smartphone of the Year

It's time for the 2007 Engadget Awards, and we're asking for your nominations for the Smartphone of the Year.

Nominating is easy, simply leave a comment with what you're nominating for this category. We'll round up the best selections and put them to the popular vote.

Here's five simple rules of what NOT to do:

• Don't include your reasons for nominating it.
  You can debate the product later when we put it up to vote. Just leave the name of what you want to nominate, ok?
  
• Don't nominate anything that wasn't sold for the first time in 2007.
  We will allow updated versions of previous devices, however.
  
• No concept devices or prototypes.
  It has to be a real gadget people can buy! Pre-orders don't count.
  
• Don't nominate anything more than once.
  It's not a popularity contest (yet), all it does is make our lives harder. Just do a quick find to see if someone's already beat you to it.
  
• Seriously, don't nominate anything that's already been nominated!

Thanks, and good luck to all the gadgets!

[Jared Posted Dec 24th 2007 2:49PM]

iPhone

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:21PM]

the iphone isn't a smartphone

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 4:02PM]

Agreed, no SDK = no smartphone.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 4:13PM]

Sorry, the iPhone doesn't even come close to being a smartphone. I nominate the N95.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 4:51PM]

Is the iPhone a smartphone? Does anyone really care? Notice the high ranked next to the comment.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 4:57PM]

The iPhone is a smartphone, you guys, SDK or not.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 10:04PM]

@josh,Rich,Steve: Oh wow you are getting desperate..... of course the iPhone is a smart phone in fact out of all the smart phones out there its the smartest.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 25th 2007 4:49PM]

iphone

[retarded commenter Posted Dec 25th 2007 7:31PM]

I want it to be repeated:
iPhone is not a smartphone

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 28th 2007 1:16PM]

Agreed, the fact that it has a full browser makes it a smartphone

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 30th 2007 9:37PM]

I tell you the Iphone will win both smartphone AND stupidphone categories.

[Ricardo Posted Dec 24th 2007 2:49PM]

HTC Tytn II / Kaiser.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 25th 2007 1:53AM]

2'nd

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 28th 2007 3:10AM]

Agreed.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 2:58PM]

Nokia N95-3 again

[Almo Posted Dec 25th 2007 3:41AM]

Seconded! N95 8GB FTW!

[JKooL Posted Dec 24th 2007 2:58PM]

Blackberry 8830

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 28th 2007 10:34AM]

BlackBerry 8830 2nded

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 2:59PM]

Blackberry 88xx

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:05PM]

Blackjack II

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:02PM]

At&t tilt

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:03PM]

iphone

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:04PM]

Nokia e90

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:05PM]

for Verizon I say xv6800

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:08PM]

Wifi Curve (8320)

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 26th 2007 11:56AM]

HTC Kaiser II

[Giantenemycrab Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:16PM]

iPhone

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:32PM]

AT&T Tilt/ HTC TyTn II/ HTC 8925

[LRawlins Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:31PM]

Nokia N82.

(This nomination is assuming that this is a 'global awards' and not just a 'released in America awards'.)

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 30th 2007 8:58PM]

seconded

[lotzosushi Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:35PM]

iPhone!

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:39PM]

N82...

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:43PM]

iPhone

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:44PM]

iPhone

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:42PM]

AT&T Tilt.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:46PM]

BlackBerry Curve.

I'm sorry but the iPhone is not a smartphone. No SDK -> no smartphone. It may be sleek, beautiful, powerful etc, but it doesn't do what you want it to do - it does what Steve Jobs wants it to do.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 5:44PM]

From WikiPedia:

"In terms of features, most smartphones support full featured email capabilities with the functionality of a complete personal organizer. Other functionality might include an additional interface such as a miniature QWERTY keyboard, a touch screen or a D-pad, a built-in camera, contact management, an accelerometer, built-in navigation hardware and software, the ability to read business documents in a variety of formats such as PDF and Microsoft Office, media software for playing music, browsing photos and viewing video clips, internet browsers or even just secure access to company mail, such as is provided by a BlackBerry."

The iPhone fits the bill.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 7:35PM]

@justin
By that definition, my Sony Ericsson K850i is also a smartphone. It is not.

Smartphone = open OS. No SDK = not open.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 25th 2007 11:41PM]

A smartphone doesn't need an open O.S. Sure, the iPhone needs an SDK to reach its full potential, but honestly, the ability to add third party programs does not a smartphone make. A smartphone is basically a phone with increased funcionality so that it can do some tasks that would normally be done on a computer more easily than on a regular mobile phone. If you think the iPhone isn't a smartphone you're just subscribing to the undercurrent of Apple hatred in the tech world. Anyone who doesn't think the iPhone is a smartphone is stupid.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:50PM]

They said don't nominate it if already is up there.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:52PM]

iPhone or BlackJack II

[themanofsilver Posted Dec 24th 2007 3:52PM]

iPhone

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 4:42PM]

The Iphone

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 4:02PM]

Nokia N95 (8GB)

[Cervanth Posted Dec 24th 2007 4:05PM]

Nokia E90

[Cajunluke Posted Dec 24th 2007 4:10PM]

iPhone

[BadWolfCubed Posted Dec 24th 2007 4:20PM]

HTC Touch Dual

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 4:18PM]

Sprint Mogul

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 25th 2007 1:54AM]

2'nd

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2007 4:11PM]

BB Curve