Is Apple's iPhone 5 not doing it for you? Don't worry, AT&T's here to help. Over the past few weeks, the nation's second-largest carrier has shown us a wide variety of other smartphones it plans to introduce mostly between now and mid-November, running on either Google's Android OS or Microsoft's new Windows Phone 8.
Their prices and release dates haven't yet been announced, but we've gotten our hands on them and we can tell you that they all look promising. They range from a rugged, affordable Android phone to big, glossy Windows phones. AT&T has also showed off Windows 8 tablets and even an Android-powered camera, the Samsung Galaxy Camera, which it will be selling with a contract. I took some shots with the 16-megapixel Galaxy Camera and was especially amazed by its 21x optical zoom.
All of these phones run on AT&T's super-fast LTE network, which the carrier has been expanding aggressively recently. The network is available in 72 markets, and AT&T is aiming for 100 by the end of the year. Most major U.S. cities should be covered by then. In our Fastest Mobile Network tests earlier this year, we found that AT&T's LTE network had the fastest download speeds of any U.S. carrier.
We've heard less about the other big carriers' plans for the fall, but here's what we do know: Verizon is getting HTC's Windows Phone 8X and possibly the 8S, along with Motorola's Droid Razr HD and Razr Maxx $99.99 at Amazon Wireless and the Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Sprint is getting the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and LG Optimus G. T-Mobile will pick up the 8X, maybe the 8S, and the Galaxy Note 2. MetroPCS is getting the already-successful Samsung Galaxy S III. AT&T has locked down the Nokia Lumia 920 as an exclusive, but other carriers can still pick up the lower-cost 820. There are plenty of other rumors floating around out there.
source-http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow/story/303640/10-great-upcoming-at-t-phones
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