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Summary: Time once again to take a tour of the best Android phones currently available on the market (August 2014). Whether you're after a handset for personal use, or one suited to BYOD, there is bound to be one here for you.

By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes for Hardware 2.0 August 4, 2014 -- 15:00 GMT (08:00 PDT)
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By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes for Hardware 2.0 August 4, 2014 -- 15:00 GMT (08:00 PDT)
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Introduction
Time once again to take a tour of the best Android phones currently available on the market (August 2014). There are a few new handsets, including a couple for all you pure Android fans. Carrying space limited? If so, you might want to check out the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact with its 4.3-inch display!
CNET Reviews: Best Android phones of 2014
If I had to choose one of these, I'd still more than likely go for Google's Nexus 5 because it is a powerful, fully-featured handset packed that offers the purest Android experience possible. It's the only handset that will guarantee that I see Android updates over the course of its lifespan.
However, I have to admit that some of the features present on the Samsung Galaxy S5 make it a great choice for the BYOD crowd. Not only is it water- and dust-resistant – something Samsung doesn't talk much about – but it is also crammed with cool features and software. If you like to geek out over smartphones, this is the one to geek out over.