Best of CTIA Wireless 2011 Awards

CTIA Wireless 2011 is taking place in Orlando this week and our own Chuong Nguyen has been running around the convention floor to find the best smartphones and tablets of CTIA 2011.

These new smartphones and tablets are on the way to carriers and retailers near you, some as soon as April, bringing you the latest processors, features and mobile tools to work and play.

After much deliberation and ands on time, we’ve picked the following winners as the Best of CTIA 2011, and the most likely candidate to be your next phone. The devices are available on Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile and offer a great value and feature set.

Notebooks.com Best of CTIA Wireless 2011 Winners:

Best Smartphone of CTIA 2011: HTC EVO 3D

Best Tablet of CTIA 2011: HTC EVO View 4G

Best Simultasking and Multitasking Smartphone of CTIA 2011: Kyocera Echo

Best Gaming Smartphone of CTIA 2011: Sony Xperia Play

Best Affordable Smartphone of CTIA 2011: Nokia Astound

These smartphones and tablets represent the best we have seen at the CTIA Wireless 2011 convention in Orlando. You can see a collection of videos at Notebooks as well as additional coverage on these devices and other items from the show floor.

We are still on the lookout for emerging technology and apps that will also bring a smile to your face and a bit of productivity and fun to your smartphones and tablets while at the show. If you have any questions you want answered about these gadgets, or something you think we missed, leave a comment below and we’ll pass it on to our  man on the ground.