Nokia 6305i
The Nokia 6305i is a big, solid voice-focused phone that's unfortunately outmatched on features by the competition.
7/12/2006
LG VX8300
An all-around solid choice for Verizon that will get better as currently disabled features are added with time.
6/29/2006
Sprint PCS Vision Phone C290 by Motorola
A bright and handsome voice phone for Sprint, but the omission of an external display is a big mistake.
6/21/2006
Opera Mini 2.0
Opera Mini 2.0 lets you surf the Web from your phone faster and more efficiently.
6/21/2006
Nokia N80
The Nokia N80 is a feature-packed multimedia phone for geeks looking for the ultimate set of features.
6/20/2006
Motorola Q
This excellent phone, e-mail, and Web surfing device will make Q a favorite letter for Verizon customers.
5/24/2006
Palm Treo 700p
An upgrade to a classic, the Palm Treo 700p is the most well-rounded PDA/phone available today.
5/23/2006
Helio Hero
The Helio Hero is a good, powerful phone for MySpace fanatics, but other folks will find it a tough sell.
5/22/2006
Sprint PCS Vision Phone SCP-3100 by Sanyo
Calls sound good on the Sanyo SCP-3100, but you probably won't want to be seen making calls on it.
5/22/2006
Helio Kickflip
The Helio Kickflip isn't ready for retail sale yet. Wait until they fix the bugs.
5/22/2006
Sprint PCS Vision Picture Phone LX350 By LG
Sprint's LG LX350 is a pretty good and just plain pretty phone that offers an excellent balance of price, performance, and design for Sprint users on a budget who want to go beyond mere voice calling.
5/18/2006
Treo 700p Goes Back to Palm OS Roots
The Treo 700p marks a welcome return to Palm's handheld operating system and adds EvDO network support, allowing Palm OS fans to get broadband-like speeds on their smart phones.
5/17/2006
Samsung SGH-T509
Super-thin style, Bluetooth, and EDGE at a rock-bottom price make the Samsung SGH-T509 a very good budget buy for the fashion-conscious.
5/15/2006
Kyocera Switchback KX21
It's no Sidekick, but this discount e-mail phone will satisfy tweens and AOL users with low budgets.
5/9/2006
VK Mobile VK2020
Beauty beats brains on the VK Mobile VK2020.
4/24/2006
Amp'd Hollywood-Motorola E816
A terrific, good-looking phone on Verizon's physical network, with a fun user interface and good monthly rates, but Amp'd still doesn't live up to its lofty promises of "edgy" content.
4/24/2006
Sony Ericsson W810i Walkman
The Sony Ericsson W810i Walkman is a cute, powerful phone that has no cutting-edge features, but it does many things well.
4/18/2006
Motorola V325
The Motorola V325 is a handsome voice phone with driving-directions software, but it lacks the additional features needed to make it stand out for non-GPS buyers.
4/6/2006
Verizon Wireless CDM-8945
The Verizon Wireless CDM-8945 is a solid voice phone, but it doesn't have enough features to justify its high price.
4/3/2006
Nokia 1100
An excellent little prepaid phone for making simple voice calls, but get it with a non-TracFone carrier.
3/31/2006
Nokia 6061
The Nokia 6061 is too basic even for a basic phone. You should spend a little more for a flip phone with an external display.
3/29/2006
Samsung SCH-A950
The Samsung SCH-A950 is for a great phone for using Verizon's downloadable music service.
3/28/2006
ClearOne Chat 50
The ClearOne Chat 50 is a great USB-connected personal speakerphone with very good audio quality for Skype or any other telephony app, as well as your cell phone.
3/24/2006
Mobile ESPN MVP
The ultimate niche phone, the Mobile ESPN MVP will satisfy any lust for pro sports info, provided you're willing to pay the price.
3/23/2006
Cingular 8125
A solidly built phone that works well for Web browsing and e-mail, but we wish it was better at capturing weak cellular signals.
3/21/2006
Nokia 7380
A design triumph, but too odd to be your primary phone.
3/9/2006
LG CU320
The better of Cingular's two new 3G phones by a nose, the LG CU320 is a midrange phone with some new entertainment features—not the vanguard of a high-speed revolution.
3/8/2006
Samsung SGH-ZX10
A comfortable midrange flip phone with a fun video clip service, but lacks high-end features.
3/8/2006
Verizon XV6700
Verizon's decision to cripple the Wi-Fi and the absence of a modem plan sour this otherwise attractive, powerful Pocket PC phone.
3/2/2006
Nokia 6030
The Nokia 6030 offers good looks, sound, and battery life for a bargain price.
2/27/2006
Sony Ericsson Z520a
The Sony Ericsson Z520a will brighten your day with its lively design and cool features, and it even plays nicely with Macs.
2/23/2006
Cingular 2125
The Cingular 2125 is a great little phone for syncing with Microsoft Outlook or Exchange servers.
2/15/2006
T-Mobile SDA
The T-Mobile SDA is a fun, powerful little phone that's comfortable making calls, playing media, or surfing the Web.
2/3/2006
T-Mobile MDA
Check out this PDA-phone if the Sidekick seems too childish, but we're cool to its lackluster phone performance.
2/3/2006
Motorola SLVR L7
The Motorola SLVR L7 looks and feels great, but this is the vanguard of design, not of technology.
2/2/2006
Sprint Power Vision Phone MM-7500 by Sanyo
The MM-7500 by Sanyo is the toughest phone for Sprint's Power Vision services, but we think other options are better deals.
1/26/2006
Treo 700w Outshone by 650
Windows Mobile-based unit could prove to be a good fit at .Net shops.
1/23/2006
LG CE500
This inexpensive MP3 phone has an ambitious set of features, but they are poorly implemented.
1/20/2006
Motorola V557
The Motorola V557 is an ever-so-slight upgrade to the popular V551 phone.
1/19/2006
Google Local on Mobile
The Godzilla of search engines now offers cell phone users one of its many handy services.
1/18/2006
4INFO
The new kid on the block, 4INFO, offers some cool innovations, but it also has room for improvement.
1/18/2006
AvantGo
AvantGo is the most robust service in this roundup.
1/18/2006
AskMeNow
The name pretty much says it all: This is essentially an Ask Jeeves for cell phone users.
1/18/2006
Yahoo! Mobile
Yahoo! Mobile has lots of helpful features, especially for Yahoo! users.
1/18/2006
Vindigo
Vindigo is easy to install and configure and offers multiple options for search-not to mention accurate results.
1/18/2006
Handmark Pocket Express
This service earns our Editors' Choice for its user friendliness, configurability, and information selection.
1/18/2006
Nokia 6236i
If you're looking for a small, easy-to-use Verizon phone and you're tired of flip phones, the Nokia 6236i is your best choice.
1/12/2006
Samsung MM-A900
Will the new most stylish way to use Sprint's high-speed data network and live TV services cut the RAZR?
1/9/2006
RIM BlackBerry 7105t
A slight upgrade to the much-loved 7100t, but no longer at the cutting edge of BlackBerry technology.
1/3/2006
Verizon CDM-180
The cute, chubby Verizon Wireless CDM-180 is doomed by its poor reception.
1/3/2006
Motorola SLVR L6
The thinnest phone you can buy in the U.S. today makes pretty good calls.
12/22/2005
Nextel i930
The i930 is Nextel's only Windows-based global phone, but not a winner if you need neither of those features.
12/22/2005
Parrot Easydrive Bluetooth Speakerphone
Now this is truly hands-free. The Parrot Easydrive Bluetooth Speakerphone plugs into your cigarette lighter and connects to any Bluetooth-capable cell phone.
12/21/2005
Jabra A210 Bluetooth Adapter
Wireless headsets give you more freedom, but they don't work with older cell phones.
12/21/2005
Virgin Slider Sonic
Virgin Mobile's top-of-the-line phone pales in comparison to other carriers' offerings.
12/16/2005
Amp'd Jet-Kyocera KX18
Looks like a good start: Amp'd will mix Verizon's call quality with cool content.
12/15/2005
Samsung SCH-A970
The Samsung SCH-A970 is a big, powerful phone, but its 2MP camera doesn't take great pictures.
12/15/2005
Sony Cyber-shot DSC N1
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC N1 is a unique ultracompact that combines good shooting and photo viewing.
12/15/2005
Motorola RAZR V3c
Verizon's best voice phone, with a design to match. See if you can get one with fully working Bluetooth.
12/15/2005
Samsung SGH-D307
Yahoo!, AOL, and Hotmail addicts will like this phone, provided they can get past the difficult user interface.
12/6/2005
Nokia N90
This powerful camera phone is just too unwieldy to be practical.
12/4/2005
Nokia 6102 and Nokia 6101
A solidly built, easy-to-use, basic flip phone with a few interesting features.
12/3/2005
Sanyo MM-8300
The design makes us yawn and the features are pretty weak, but at least this Sanyo phone is loud.
12/3/2005
Sony Ericsson W600i Walkman
The Sony Ericsson W600i Walkman is a fun phone, especially if you like gaming and listening to podcasts.
12/1/2005
New Blackberry 8700c Boosts Browsing
The BlackBerry 8700c Wireless Handheld device improves upon the previous model.
11/28/2005
Blink Gets PCs, Bluetooth Talking
Broadcom and Avanquest Software (formerly BVRP Software) have partnered to offer Blink.
11/7/2005
Samsung SGH-T809
A hot-looking phone for slider aficionados (maybe even RAZR-hot), but we're uncertain whether it will stand up to punishment.
11/4/2005
Sanyo MM-9000
Your friends will be able to "hear you now" with the excellent reception on this Sprint Power Vision phone.
11/1/2005
Sprint Power Vision MM-A940 by Samsung
Part phone, part entertainment center, this is the best platform for Sprint's new Power Vision features.
11/1/2005
Nextel i850
Nextel i850 offers a good collection of business features and great call quality in an attractive handset.
10/25/2005
LG VX9800
A terrific phone for hard-core SMSers, but we wish it had better and cheaper e-mail support.
10/1/2005
Motorola ROKR E1
Although the first iTunes phone connects easily with PCs and Macs, the sad truth is that music transfers and the phone's interface both feel clumsy.
9/9/2005
Nextel i275
This is Nextel's best bang for the buck, packed with features—but watch out for the dim screen and blurry camera.
9/1/2005
Nokia 6170
The 6170 is a decent, stylish flip phone for Nokia fans, but it is relatively light on features.
8/30/2005
Sony Ericsson W800i Walkman
Both cute and powerful, it's the best regular phone out there—though not what we'd expect from something with the Walkman branding.
8/25/2005
Nextel i605
This pricey, rugged, powerful handset will be too big and expensive for many users, even though it has several excellent features.
8/18/2005
Nextel i836
Inspired by the Ferrari design, the catlike Nextel i836 brings unique style and new features to Nextel's business line. Unfortunately, design flaws soured our enthusiasm.
8/18/2005
Motorola E815 (Verizon)
The most powerful, most flexible Verizon cell phone, with very good reception and a great price.
8/15/2005
Nextel i355
The ultimate wilderness phone, the Nextel i355 combines a GPS, cell phone, and walkie-talkie in a rugged, water-resistant package. And it costs under $100 with a service plan ($249.99 without). That makes it our Editors' Choice for rugged phones.
8/15/2005
Sprint VI-125 by LG
The best simple voice phone currently available to Sprint users.
7/7/2005
Nokia 6682
A powerful, flexible smartphone that never forgets it's first and foremost a phone.
6/27/2005
Nokia 8801
Despite its good looks and ability to stream stereo music over Bluetooth, Nokia's luxury phone costs too much for what you get.
6/24/2005
Samsung i730
The most powerful cellular device available, as long as you can recharge it daily.
6/23/2005
Just Listen
One comfortable headset works several ways.
6/22/2005
i-mate JAM
This little Pocket PC phone offers a lot of power for its size.
6/21/2005
Nextel i265
It's an inexpensive color Nextel with lots of fun features but a frustratingly dim screen.
6/21/2005
Sprint PCS Vision Multimedia Phone MM-A800 By Samsung
It's the ultimate bleeding-edge convergence phone and the best camera phone available today.
6/17/2005
Blackberry 7290
A little Bluetooth goes a long way—and simplifies BlackBerry phone calls.
6/15/2005
Hands-Free Landline
The VXI BlueParrott B100 base station/headset charger plugs into your phone and power lines.
5/18/2005
Samsung SCH-N330
A unique-looking pop-up handset with fun vibration features.
5/16/2005
palmOne Treo 650 (Verizon)
It's the best phone of the three Treo 650s, but data options are disappointing.
5/13/2005
Samsung SGH-p207
A cute handset with exciting new voice-recognition technology, but we wish it had more hands-free options.
4/26/2005
Samsung SGH-p777
A great-looking, powerful little slider phone with features that need some refinement.
4/26/2005
Siemens SX66
The Siemens SX66 is a hefty, powerful PDA/phone with a wide range of networking options. Choose this one over similar models if you prefer Wi-Fi hot spots to roaming in EV-DO cities.
4/19/2005
DataWind PocketSurfer
The DataWind PocketSurfer might be the right device for a gadget freak who actually surfs the Internet on their phone.
3/10/2005
Nokia 7280
Oh, heck, just look at it. Nokia gets six stars for innovation here.
3/4/2005
Nokia 9300
This powerful mobile office device looks good and gets the job done, but it could use a bit of a speed boost and a major price cut.
3/3/2005
Nokia 3220
Kids will love this blinking, vibrating, customizable phone.
3/1/2005
UTStarcome CDM-8940
This phone functions well with streaming VCast video and music player, but look elsewhere if you'll be taking lots of photos or want advanced phone features like picture Caller ID and a good speakerphone.
2/11/2005
Sony Ericsson S710a
It's a terrific camera phone, but talking actually takes a backseat to photo, video, music, and connectivity features.
2/10/2005
Palm Treo 650 (Cingular)
Our Editor's Choice for phone/e-mail devices, the Palm Treo 650, performs better on Cingular's network than on Sprint's, but you'll pay more for the added speed.
2/2/2005
Samsung SCH-A890
VoiceSignal voice recognition technology is cool, but we wish we could attach wireless headsets or use a speakerphone.
2/1/2005
Three Smart (Phone) Moves
For companies looking to outfit their mobile workers with do-it-all (or mostly all) devices, there are several solid new systems from which to choose.
1/31/2005
Sony Ericsson Z500a
Difficult-to-press buttons make using this phone a frustrating experience, although it makes a great cut-rate USB modem for your laptop.
1/24/2005
Nokia 6230
The Nokia 6230's plain-Jane exterior hides a wealth of features, including the best EDGE modem available in a handset.
1/24/2005
LG VX8000
Verizon's best camera phone is its first EV-DO phone, but it doesn't take full advantage of the high-speed data network.
1/12/2005
Motorola V551
For making calls, sending picture messages, and occasional laptop Internet access on the Cingular network, the Motorola V551 is your best choice.
1/7/2005
Audiovox XV-6600
Surf anywhere in 16 cities at near-broadband speeds with this big, powerful PDA/phone
1/4/2005
Sprint PCS Vision PPC-6601
The Sprint PPC-6601 smartphone works very well for what it's meant to do, but it's a bit big, heavy, and expensive.
1/3/2005
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