GSMA has announced more than 158 nominees in what seems to be a record breaking year in terms of entries. The winners of the awards will be announced at the upcoming Mobile World Congress on February 26 in Barcelona.

The award ceremony is scheduled for 14:30 local time and will take place in the Conference Village. The nominations for the best smartphone of the year include Apple iPhone 5, Nokia Lumia 920, Samsung Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note 2 and HTC's Droid DNA.

The tablet category nominees are the Apple iPad Mini, iPad with retina display, Asus Transformer Infinity, Google Nexus 7 and Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1 The award ceremony will be hosted by the popular comedian, actor and writer, David Walliams.

You can check out the entire list of nominations under each category on the official GSMA website.

Source: www.gsmarena.com/gsma_announces_nominations_for_its_global_mobile_awards-news-5471.php

I give it to Note 2. That mobile device is the best Thing that ever happened to 2012 in Mobile Phone Arena.

francis247: I give it to Note 2. That mobile device is the best Thing that ever happened to 2012 in Mobile Phone Arena.

I am rooting for both the Galaxy Note 2 and the Lumia 920.

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Lord_Reed:

I am rooting for both the Galaxy Note 2 and the Lumia 920.

How na? But the Best smartphone of the Year Award is meant for one device alone.

francis247: How na? But the Best smartphone of the Year Award is meant for one device alone.

I mean for one of those 2 to win.