5 Best Phones [October, 2014]

If you’re in the market for a brand new smartphone in the month of October, you’re going to be faced with a very difficult decision. The smartphone marketplace is full of big name devices ahead of the holidays. In an effort to help those in need, we take a look at the devices we think are the five best smartphones money can buy right now.

Over the past 10 months, we’ve seen smartphone manufacturers unleash a number of big time smartphones. Early in the year, it was the Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One M8 that made a lot of noise. More recently, its been devices like the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, LG G3, Samsung Galaxy Note 4, and Moto X that have opened up the minds, and wallets, of consumers across the United States.

While it’s nice to have that amount of choice, it presents problems for many people, especially those that don’t keep up with the fast paced smartphone world. By our count, there is only one big smartphone release remaining and that’s the Nexus 6 from Motorola and Google. Picking out your next smartphone can be a struggle and that’s why we want to help those who are struggling with a decision.

We are constantly bombarded with questions about the best smartphones money can buy. There are a number of different devices that we could recommend, the smartphone smartphone market is full of solid choices, but we want to narrow things down a bit and take a look at what we consider to be the top five smartphones available.

These devices represent the devices that we’d recommend to friends and family. And while our list may differ from yours, these are the devices that Gotta Be Mobile editors have selected for recognition this month. We feel like the devices listed here deliver the best, all-around package for this month and this month alone.

With that in mind, here are the five best smartphones for October, 2014.

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