Are www.phonearena.com and www.gsmarena.com run by the same people? The layout and photography have a striking similarity. Which countries are these sites based in?
It is refreshing to read non US phone blogs because they tend to have a much better understanding of the mobile industry. US sites are incredibly blinkered by Apple/Android press releases and act as if their function is to drive the hype machine without really thinking about real world usage issues.