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| Samsung's Galaxy Note 4 is an exceptional business phone with a super-sharp, 5.7-inch display. Credit: Samsung |
Your smartphone is an indispensable business tool. It lets you stay in contact with employees, colleagues and collaborators. It helps you plan your workday and schedule meetings, and it enables you to stay productive all day long, even when you're away from the office. That's why it's important to pick a good phone — but to do that, you'll have to navigate through a minefield of mediocre devices.
But whether you want the biggest screen, the longest battery life or simply the best selection of productivity apps, there's a solid smartphone for you. Read on for a list of the best business phones money can buy.
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HTC One M8
The new HTC One M8 is one of the fastest business phones around. But what really makes it stand out is its premium metal design. Its sleek body is 90 percent metal, giving it a premium look and feel, especially compared with competing plastic phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S5. And the One M8's rounded corners and understated accent lines add a touch of sophistication that puts this phone on a par with Apple's iPhone in terms of visual appeal. Design aside, the HTC One M8 boasts a sharp 5-inch display and time-saving features such as Motion Launch, which lets you activate the display simply by tapping it twice. And it's one seriously speedy business phone; its quad-core processor helps it perform even better than the Galaxy S5. That means users can look forward to smooth multitasking during daily use.
- Expandable memory
- Long battery life
- Large display
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Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Samsung's Galaxy Note 4 is an exceptional business phone with super-sharp 5.7-inch display and a powerful processor. It's also the only phablet in the U.S. that comes with a built-in stylus. Just pull out the stylus from its slot — or hover the tip near the display and press the single button located on its side — to access the compact Action Menu, which lets you jump to one of five useful pen input applications for quick sketching and note-taking. The device also features a number of useful multitasking tools that will help you put that big screen to good use, including Multi Window, which lets you run two applications at the same time in a split-screen view. And the Note 4 is the first phone in the line to feature a fingerprint scanner, providing business users an extra security boost.
- Stylus-equipped
- Expandable memory
- Removable battery
- Multitasking friendly
- Long battery life
- Security features
- Productivity app selection
- Large display
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iPhone 6/iPhone 6 Plus
Apple's new iPhone comes in two sizes, giving you all the perks of iOS, but with more screen space to work on. The iPhone 6 packs a 4.7-inch display, while the iPhone 6 Plus features a huge 5.5-inch screen. Screen size aside, the phones are nearly identical. Both dwarf the cramped 4-inch screen on previous versions, and both include Apple's new, blazing-fast A8 processor for faster performance and snappier multitasking. And both the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus retain the fingerprint scanner that helped make last year's iPhone 5s one of the most secure business phones around. The new iPhones will also launch with iOS 8, the latest version of Apple's mobile operating system, which is packed with handy new features for business users. The iPhone 6 Plus does have a few extra features that the iPhone 6 lacks, including a dual-pane mode that lets you navigate through your Mail and messaging apps more easily, as well as a larger battery.
- Long battery life
- Security features
- Large display
- Productivity app selection
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Moto X (2014)
It has the same name as last year's version, but the updated Moto X has tons of new tricks up its sleeve. For starters, the phone sports a big 5.2-inch display that makes the 4.7-inch screen on the original Moto X look puny. That's a plus for business users who want a little extra screen real estate for serious work. The 2014 Moto X also offers an updated version of Motorola's always-listening voice commands: now you can use any spoken phrase you want to wake your phone up before issuing a command, even when the display is turned off. That means you can take a note, set a reminder or retrieve turn-by-turn directions, all hands-free. And, of course, the new Moto X provides a faster processor than last year's model. But the best part is that the device is pretty affordable compared with other flagship phones: just $99 with a two-year contract.
- Expandable memory
- Multitasking friendly
- Budget friendly
- Long battery life
- Large display
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Samsung Galaxy S5
If Samsung's 5.7-inch Note 4 is too big for you to handle, the Galaxy S5 packs most of the same features into a smaller package. The device sports a super-sharp 5.1-inch display, and it's one of the fastest smartphones around. It's also one of the most secure, since it features a fingerprint scanner and supports Knox, a robust security suite developed by Samsung. Users can also expect good battery life, thanks to a beefy internal battery and the new Ultra Low Power Mode, which disables your phone's battery-sucking extras when it's about to run out of juice. And like other Samsung smartphones, the Galaxy S5 supports Multi Window mode, letting you run two apps on-screen at once in a split-screen view.
- Expandable memory
- Removable battery
- Multitasking friendly
- Long battery life
- Security features
- Productivity app selection
- Large display
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Nokia Lumia Icon
Nokia's Lumia Icon might be the best business phone that doesn't run Android or iOS. Instead, the device is powered by Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system, which has a few key features that really benefit business users. That includes native integration with Microsoft Office, ensuring you always have access to all your documents and spreadsheets from anywhere. The Lumia Icon also supports Cortana, Microsoft's voice-activated personal assistant. Cortana enables context-sensitive alerts, as well as voice commands that let you perform all sorts of actions hands-free, from taking notes to setting reminders. Hardware highlights include a big 5-inch screen and a fast processor that delivers quick performance and snappy multitasking. And the Windows Phone platform has other benefits, such as security that's on a par with iOS and better than Android's.
- Long battery life
- Security features
- Productivity app selection
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