It’s now officially the holiday shopping season and what better way to start it by getting into a new smartphone? A new smartphone is a perfect christmas gift for either yourself or someone else and I have seen some significant price drops on the best verizon smartphones for 2013:

Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4

The Samsung Galaxy S4 for Verizon keeps getting cheaper and cheaper and can now be had on sale for under $90.00 on sale. This makes me wonder if there’s a Samsung Galaxy S5 release date in our future or even a Samsung Galaxy S6? My guess is we will see the release dates for the Samsung Galaxy S5 later in 2014  - about springtime in March or April. The Samsung S4 is still a very competent phone and is samsung’s top tier smartphone with fast quad core processor, 5 inch display and a fantastic 13 megapixels camera with features that other phones can’t match like removeable battery and sd memory card support for up to 96GB of storage.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Reviews: Tech Radar | CNET | The Verge | Engadget | Gizmodo

Verizon HTC One

The HTC One from Verizon has really dropped in price over the last few months. What was once a $199.99 phone on contract is now on sale  for just one cent and is as close to a free HTC One you’ll see from Verizon. The HTC One offers a unique aluminum body with a 4.7 inch display and front facing speakers for some of the best sounding smartphones for 2013. When you consider that the HTC one is packed with a quad core processor, a unique 4 ultrapixel camera for outstanding low light shooting and 32GB of storage space standard this is not only one of the best smartphones for Verizon in December but also one of the cheapest verizon smartphones too.

HTC One Reviews: TechRadar | Engadget | T3 | The Verge

Verizon LG G2

The Verizon LG G2 is yet another great deal on a smartphone that you can buy on sale for just one cent. Here’s another smartphone from Verizon that earlier this year was full price at $199.99 but is now on clearout  for as close to free smartphone as you can get. The LG G2 offers unique buttons on the rear of the phone that according to LG makes for easier handling and the 5.2 inch display is a size that can be handheld with one hand. One of the fastest smartphones you can buy from Verizon the LG G2′s snapdragon processor, 13 megapixel digital camera and 32GB of storage make the LG G2 an excellent choice for a new phone for Verizon in December 2013.

LG G2 Reviews: Mashable | CNET | Tweaktown |  Engadget

Verizon Motorola Moto X

Here’s another phone that’s worth a look when shopping for a new smartphone for the Verizon network. It’s slipped considerably compared to last month but that’s probably due to the price drops on the HTC One, Samsung Galaxy S4 which make those phones more attactive options when shopping for a new smartphone for Verizon. The Moto X from Motorola also brings a few features not available on other devices like active notifications, touchless control and active assist make the Moto X one of the best selling phones this month, and the price can’t be beat at one cent for a comfortable feel, 4.7 inch display, dual core processor and 16GB of RAM standard and one of the closest phones you can get to offer a true android experience without gimmicks the others above all suffer from.

Motorola Moto X Reviews: International Business Times | PC Mag | CNET | TechRadar |

Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 3

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is one of the most expensive smartphones for Verizon you can buy this month, but it’s also one of the biggest and offers a huge 5.7 inch display, fast quad core processor, removeable battery and sd card expansion slot. The Note 3′s pen and custom software make this phone more like a pen based tablet computer than a phone and offers outstanding battery life too.

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Reviews: CNET | The Verge | TechRadar | T3

What Verizon phone is the best phone this month? The cheapest phones for Verizon are the HTC One, Motorola Moto X  and LG G2 at just 1 cent on sale or the Samsung offering will cost you a bit more but you get features both software and hardware that the almost free smartphones can’t match. It’s a great month for some Verizon smarpthones with some outstanding deals.