As the Christmas season approaches the mobile phone industry gears up to release the latest handsets. If you are looking for a low-cost stocking filler or a more financially draining mobile phone, this top 10, which is in no particular order, should contain the perfect phone for you.

Samsung Genio
Perfect for the teens and young adults, the Genio is a low-cost touch screen phone with a variety of interchangeable battery covers to allow for personalisation and attitude. Though it lacks 3G connectivity and the camera is pretty basic, the touch screen and media player make it a decent choice.

Apple iPhone 3Gs
This is the smartphone that everyone wants to get their hands on, though you will have to pay quite a lot for the privilege of owning this must-have mobile. With up to 32GB of on board space, a large multi-touch sensitive screen and access to thousands of useful applications via the App Store, the iPhone 3Gs is easy to use and oozes style.

Nokia N97 Mini
This touch screen phone also has a full QWERTY keypad hidden beneath the top half and the new Mini version is smaller, lighter and easier to use without skimping on the versatile functionality. Despite the slightly bland design of the interface, there is a lot going on here.

LG BL40 Chocolate
With its ridiculous widescreen touch sensitive display and full cinematic aspect ratio, the long, monolithic BL40 could put of those with a weak constitution. However, the 5 megapixel camera and snappy interface make it smarter than the average fashion phone.

HTC Hero
With HTC`s own Sense interface allowing for you to customise and swap between multiple home screens for when you are at home, out and about or in a working environment, this smartphone is a bit of a chameleon and all the better for it.

Vodafone 360 H1
This Samsung handset is exclusively designed to work in tandem with the Vodafone 360 services and interface, allowing for online backup of your contacts, a 3D interface and social networking widgets which draw all of your messages and feeds into a single unified environment.

Sony Ericsson Satio
With a 12.1 megapixel camera sitting on the back of this touch screen smartphone few other mobiles can touch the Satio in terms of picture taking capabilities. It is also a good media phone, with access to the Play Now online store for applications and music downloads.

BlackBerry Storm2
The second touch screen BlackBerry mobile improves the display technology to make typing messages easier and built-in Wi-Fi enables you to send emails and browse at high speeds.

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
This has been an incredibly popular mid-ranged touch screen phone, thanks to its 3.2 megapixel camera with flash, an excellent bit of software for media playback and its 3.2 inch screen.

Motorola Dext
If you are looking for the best mobile internet experience then this new Motorola handset might be the answer. The MotoBLUR software complies all of your social networking profiles and feeds into a single space for ease of use.