There’s a lot of hype about which smartphone to get for Christmas, with a similar amount of indecision: Most kids want a BlackBerry, but if I know anything, it’s that RIM (Research In Motion, creator of BlackBerry) is NOT hot at the moment. I mean, all their texting and email services went down for three days, and the only collateral they’re offering is an app. An app? Everyone knows BlackBerry apps suck. So a BlackBerry, in my opinion, is not the thing to ask for.

RIM’s BlackBerry OS has fallen behind, Nokia’s Meego and Symbian are gone, so that leaves us with three different Operating System’s to choose from: Google’s Android, Microsoft’s Windows Phone and Apple’s iOS.

About a month back, we had a similar contest between the same company’s Desktop Operating Systems, with Apple emerging the winner, Google close behind, and Microsoft dead last with 1 vote (HaHa!)

Every one of these smartphone operating systems are brand new out-of-the-box, with Apple’s new iOS 5, Google’s new Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and Microsoft’s new Windows Phone 7.5.

They also have new Flagship Smartphones, with Apple’s iPhone 4S on iOS 5, Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus on Android 4, and Nokia’s Lumia 800 (pictured) and HTC’s Titan on Windows phone 7.5.

Usually in my comparisons I try not to spark a World War III between geeks, so I do a poll. And that’s what I’ve got here. I can’t really express any favouritism, as iOS 5 is the only version of the new operating systems I’ve used, but back in the old days I always preferred Apple’s approach. So here is a general poll, which includes the older versions for anyone who hasn’t used the new ones yet. Happy voting!

The Harman