8 Cool Phones You Can't Get Here (Yet)

The United States is rarely the first country to get the latest and coolest in mobile-phone technology. Here's a look at what we're missing stateside right now.

By Daniel Ionescu

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American cell-phone carriers—most notably Verizon—are well known for their reluctance to adopt emerging mobile trends, so lots of lucky people around the world get to play with cutting-edge gadgets before we do.

Mainly as a result of differences in wireless technology between North America and the rest of the (GSM) world, we tend to get the most intriguing phones later than the Asian and European markets do—and in many instances, we never get them at all.

If you're planning a trip to Europe for later this year, you might want to examine this set of cool phones before you go. And if you aren't, you can relive the centuries-old experience of being a backward colonial all the more vividly by checking out these great pieces of tech.


Republished with permission from PC World. (View original version.)