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Nokia 2660 - black (AT&T)
The Nokia 2660 is an easy to use basic phone for making calls. It offers good audio quality, but it's slower than it should be.
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Motorola Cliq XT - silver (T-Mobile)
The Motorola Cliq XT is a nice alternative to the original Cliq, offering a sleeker design and enhanced multimedia capabilities.
Nokia E55 - black (unlocked)
The Nokia E55 will please both business-users and multimedia-minded consumers due to its slim profile, packed features, and wallet-friendly price.
Acer Liquid - black (unlocked)
The Acer Liquid is a solid Android smartphone with some fun extras, but it doesn't have the power of some of the other Android devices out there.
V-Moda Remix Remote earphones (nero)
The V-Moda Vibe II earphones are a solid option for style-conscious iPhone and iPod users who prefer tons of bass and useful features.
Beyond E-Tech Duet W002 (unlocked)
The Duet W002 can take two SIM cards, but it's nothing more than a poorly conceived iPhone imitation.
Samsung Trill (U.S. Cellular)
The Samsung Trill is a really great music phone with superb audio quality for U.S. Cellular customers.
Samsung Caliber (MetroPCS)
The Samsung Caliber is a fairly good touch-screen feature phone for MetroPCS customers.
Samsung Caliber (MetroPCS)
The Samsung Caliber is pretty good touch-screen feature phone for MetroPCS customers.
Motorola Backflip - platinum silver (AT&T)
As AT&T's first Android phone, the Motorola Backflip offers a unique design but it's rather lackluster in the features and performance department. It's a decent choice if you're upgrading from a feature phone, but anyone looking for speed and power should look elsewhere.
Samsung Propel SGH-A767 - green (AT&T)
The Samsung Propel has an impressive high-end feature set, but we were disappointed by its design.
HTC HD2 (unlocked)
The HTC HD2 is simply the best Windows Mobile phone out there, but its appeal could be hampered by its size and the upcoming Windows Phone 7 series.
Motorola Devour- silver (Verizon Wireless)
The Motorola Devour is built to last and it delivers on features and performance. We'd make a few usability changes, and we were hoping for more than Android 1.6, but Motorola makes another good Android move.
iLuv iEP515
The iLuv iEP515 earphones provide an inexpensive way to listen to and control music on your iPod, but fit and sound quality are not great.
Motorola H720
The Motorola H720 is an affordable Bluetooth headset with decent call quality.
Image X10i headphones
The Klipsch Image X10i headphones are a great option for iPhone and iPod owners who listen mainly to lossless audio.
Motorola H790 - headset
The Motorola H790 is an attractive and affordable headset with good sound quality.
Samsung SGH-T139 - gray (T-Mobile)
The Samsung SGH-T139 doesn't promise much, but it serves its purpose as a low-end phone for making calls.
Motorola Quantico
The Motorola Quantico is a rugged midrange phone that doesn't offer too many surprises, but it makes it up in reliability.
Nokia 2720 Fold - black (unlocked)
Despite some drawbacks in design, more-advanced features like video recording and an FM radio make the midgrade Nokia 2720 Fold better than average for those looking to augment basic services.
Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition (Unlocked)
As one of the more affordably priced handsets from the company, the Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition is a good value, offering road warriors a midlevel device with decent navigation skills and the freedom of an unlocked phone.
Huawei M750 (MetroPCS)
If you can live with the phone's basic features, the M750 is a decent starter touch-screen handset for MetroPCS.
Nokia 2320 GoPhone - black (AT&T) - Prepaid
The Nokia 2320 is an ideal phone for occasional callers who need minimal features and a user-friendly design.
Nokia N97 Mini (unlocked)
The Nokia N97 Mini is a more stable and better designed device than the bigger N97, but its Achilles' heel remains as the confusing user interface keeps it behind today's leading touch-screen smartphones.
LG HBM-210
While we like the LG HBM-210's simplicity and price point, its mediocre call quality keeps us from recommending it.
Nokia E72 - black (Unlocked)
Though the price might be off-putting to many, the Nokia E72 is a well-designed and full-featured messaging smartphone for business users.
Nokia E72 - black (Unlocked)
Though the price might be off-putting for many, the Nokia E72 is a well-designed and full-featured messaging smartphone for business users.
Motorola Brute i680 (Sprint)
The Motorola Brute i680 isn't pretty or flashy, but it delivers on call quality and its design should withstand the elements.
Samsung Stunt SCH-r100 (MetroPCS)
Though light on features, the Samsung Stunt SCH-r100 is easy to operate. The addition of Bluetooth, speakerphone, and voice commands make it a serviceable entry-level phone, though call quality could be clearer.
Jabra BT2080 headset
Though the call quality could be improved, the Jabra BT2080 is a decent beginners' headset for a very attractive price.
Urbanears Plattan headphones (black)
The Urbanears Plattan headphones are all about style, which unfortunately doesn't leave much room for great sound in this case. Beware of mushy bass, nasally mids, and an absence of clarity.
Palm Pixi Plus (Verizon)
While not a major overhaul, the Palm Pixi Plus adds built-in Wi-Fi and gives customers making the jump from a feature phone to a smartphone even more functionality without breaking the bank.
Palm Pre Plus (Verizon)
The Palm Pre Plus earns its place as the top WebOS device, improving on the Pre with a better design and performance, and upgraded features. Verizon customers looking for a versatile smartphone to balance their personal and work lives will be well-served by the Pre Plus.
LG Lotus Elite (Sprint)
The LG Lotus Elite's stylish design, healthy feature set, and excellent performance makes it a great messaging phone choice for Sprint customers.
Motorola Crush - silver/black (U.S. Cellular)
The Motorola Crush is far from a smartphone, but it puts midrange features and a functional touch screen at an affordable price.
LG Expo (AT&T)
Offering both power and style, the LG Expo is one of the best smartphones for business users on the market today.
LG Helix - pink (Cricket)
The LG Helix could be a great basic phone, but it suffers from call quality issues.
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530 - black (Sprint)
Some design issues aside, the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530 is a great value for Sprint customers looking for an entry-level smartphone.
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530 - black (Sprint)
Some design issues aside, the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530 is great value for Sprint customers looking for an entry-level smartphone.
HTC Nexus One by Google (unlocked)
It doesn't have all the features we'd like, but the Nexus One greatly enhances the Google Android family with a fast processor, good call quality, and improved voice control features. What's more, we love that all versions of the phone will be unlocked.
Jabra Cruiser
The Jabra Cruiser is easily recommendable based on its call quality alone, but the addition of FM transmission and stereo audio streaming push it close to the top of our list.
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 (AT&T)
Though Web browsing is not its forte, the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 is one of the most powerful and best messaging smartphones in AT&T's lineup.
Cricket MSGM8 (black)
The Cricket MSGM8 is a decent starter messaging phone with a few design flaws.
HP iPaq Glisten (AT&T)
Offering the bare minimum, the HP iPaq Glisten fails to impress us. It can serve the role of a basic messaging smartphone, but there are better alternatives out there.
LG Shine II (AT&T)
The LG Shine II isn't a top-notch performer, but its sturdy metal build and broad feature set will attract some people.
Nokia N900 (unlocked)
While it has yet to reach its full potential, the Nokia N900 is a powerful mobile device with excellent browsing capabilities and vast customization options. However, its unintuitive interface and other limitations make this a smartphone for tech enthusiasts and early adopters only.
Casio G'zOne Rock - black (Verizon Wireless)
The Casio G'zOne Rock is the ultimate all-in-one phone for the outdoors enthusiast, but we did wish it had better performance.
EarPollution Reflex Earbuds w/ Mic (black/chrome)
The EarPollution Reflex Earbuds aren't going to impress anyone in terms of sound quality, but if you're desperate for a cheap pair of comfortable earphones with integrated iPod controls, these are suitable.
Sony Ericsson Aino - black (Unlocked)
The Sony Ericsson Aino's luscious display and multimedia offerings make it one of the better unlocked phones we've seen this year.
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530 - black (Verizon Wireless)
While we're not huge fans of the design, the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530 is a good choice for first-time smartphone buyers and offers more than its GSM counterpart.
Pantech Impact - pink (AT&T)
The Pantech Impact has an eye-catching style and a respectable feature set, but its design could use some improvements.
Sanyo SCP-6760 Incognito (Sprint)
If you can get past its disappointing exterior, the Sanyo Incognito offers an excellent messaging keyboard, useful features, and decent call quality.
Sanyo SCP-6760 Incognito (Sprint)
If you can get past the disappointing exterior, the Sanyo Incognito offers an excellent messaging keyboard, useful features, and decent call quality.
Samsung Omnia II (Verizon Wireless)
While not the most powerful smartphone on the market, the Samsung Omnia II features an improved user interface and a richer multimedia experience to make it a worthy upgrade over its predecessor and one of the best Windows Mobile devices on the market.
Nokia 6350 - red (AT&T)
The Nokia 6350 does the job as a phone for voice calls, but it doesn't measure up as a multimedia device.
Samsung Convoy SCH-U640 (Verizon Wireless)
Despite a couple of design complaints and a missing feature, the Samsung Convoy is an easy-to-use phone with great performance.
Kicker EB51 Stereo Earbuds (yellow)
The Kicker EB51 earbuds are easy on the wallet and offer several color options, but we're not convinced they're enough of a step up from stock earbuds.
T-Mobile Tap (midnight blue)
If you can get past the limitations of the screen size, the T-Mobile Tap is a decent midrange touch-screen phone.
Samsung SCH-220 Code - silver (MetroPCS)
The Samsung Code is a basic but solid messaging smartphone for MetroPCS customers.
Sanyo SCP-3810 - black (Sprint)
The Sanyo SCP-3810 is a typical Sanyo phone: functional, easy to use, and a good performer.
Jabra Stone
While we love the style, portability, and feature set of the Jabra Stone, it does suffer from a few design and performance issues.
Samsung Mythic SGH-A897 (AT&T)
The Samsung Mythic is an admirable multimedia phone with the added bonus of AT&T Mobile TV.
Samsung Behold II (T-Mobile)
Of all the Android devices, the Samsung Behold II offers some of the most powerful multimedia features, but its high price tag is a major turnoff.
iFrogz Ear Pollution Timbre earphones (with mic) - light
The Ear Pollution Timbre earphones are a great option for people who want excellent audio quality for a low price, but iPod owners should be wary of the mic version.
Palm Pixi (Sprint)
While not as powerful as the Pre, the Palm Pixi offers first-time smartphone buyers a decent set of features in a sleek little package. However, to be really competitive, we think it needs to come down in price just a touch.
Samsung Flight SGH-A797 - red (AT&T)
The Samsung Flight offers a unique, likable design and a fair number of features, but some performance gaps keep it from playing in the big leagues.
Cricket Captr
If you're a Cricket customer who just wants a really basic phone for calls, the Captr is a decent choice if you don't mind the bad photo quality.
Nokia 3711 - sable (T-Mobile)
The Nokia 3711 puts style over usability, but it offers functional features and decent performance.
LG Chocolate Touch VX8575 (Verizon Wireless)
Despite our issues with the browser and the uninteresting design, the LG Chocolate Touch is a terrific music phone for Verizon Wireless.
HTC Droid Eris (Verizon Wireless)
Though its performance wasn't completely top-notch and we would prefer a more recent Android OS version, the HTC Droid Eris is a satisfying Android device that offers a nice contrast to the Motorola Droid. And you can't beat the price.
HTC Droid Eris (Verizon Wireless)
Though performance wasn't completely top-notch and we would prefer a more recent Android OS version, the HTC Droid Eris is a satisfying Android device that offers a nice contrast to the Motorola Droid. And you can't beat the price.
TwitterPeek Mobile Tweeting Device with Lifetime Service Included (Gray)
The Twitter Peek does not deliver a positive Twitter experience, which is especially disappointing because that is its only purpose.
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile)
The RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 brings T-Mobile its first 3G BlackBerry and improves on its predecessor with a sleeker design and more power. We only wish it had a better browser to complete the package.
Samsung Freeform - red (Alltel)
The Samsung Freeform is overall a decent multimedia messaging phone for Alltel customers.
Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717 - carbon black (T-Mobile)
The Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717 has potential, but its multimedia features are undermined by design missteps and a subpar speakerphone.
Samsung Caliber (U.S. Cellular)
The Samsung Caliber could use some refinements, but it is overall a decent touch-screen multimedia phone for U.S. Cellular.
Motorola Droid (Verizon Wireless)
Some minor design issues and multimedia quibbles aside, the Motorola Droid is the most powerful and fastest Google Android device to date. It fully embraces the openness of the Android platform and offers Verizon customers a smartphone that certainly rivals the other touch-screen devices on the market.
Doro PhoneEasy 410 (black)
The Doro PhoneEasy 410 is a basic, easy-to-use phone for seniors and anyone who's new to cell phones.
Nokia 2705 Shade - black (Verizon Wireless)
The Nokia Shade 2705 performs well, but its plastic design lends itself to occasional users.
Samsung Blue Earth (unlocked)
With its eco-friendly design and spiffy solar panels, the Samsung Blue Earth is more than just a gimmick; it's also an appealing cell phone with character.
Samsung Intrepid (Sprint)
While not the flashiest smartphone on the block, the Samsung Intrepid offers Sprint customers an affordable and solid messaging world phone.
Verizon Wireless Razzle
Despite a few missteps, the Verizon Wireless Razzle's unique design makes it one of the better midrange phones in Verizon's lineup.
Samsung Moment (Sprint)
With its full keyboard and bright display, the Samsung Moment successfully rounds out Sprint's Android offerings.
HTC Tilt2 (AT&T)
Delivering an improved design and updated operating system, the HTC Tilt2 is a worthy upgrade and offers AT&T's business customers a powerful smartphone.
Doro PhoneEasy 345 (black)
The Doro PhoneEasy 345 is an easy-to-use and affordable choice for seniors, and it boasts a few unexpected goodies, too.
Doro PhoneEasy 345 (black)
The Doro PhoneEasy 345 is user-friendly and affordable choice for seniors, plus it has a few other goodies for those who are more than just a cell phone novice.
Pantech Reveal - blue (AT&T)
Despite a few design issues, the Pantech Reveal is a good midrange messaging phone with the added bonus of a full HTML Web browser.
Nokia Mural 6750 (AT&T)
We like the Nokia Mural's metal skin and sturdy feel, but it's an unremarkable phone otherwise.
RIM BlackBerry Storm 2 (Verizon Wireless)
The RIM BlackBerry Storm 2 brings some welcome additions, such as Wi-Fi, updated software, and a better touch interface, but it's going to face some serious competition from Verizon's upcoming touch-screen smartphones.
Motorola Cliq - titanium (T-Mobile)
With its excellent design, user interface improvements, and admirable feature set, the Motorola Cliq gives a big boost to the Android operating system. We had some performance quibbles with the device, and the MotoBlur interface can be a bit much, but the phone has a lot to like.
LG Bliss - white (US Cellular)
The LG Bliss is a good midrange touch-screen handset for U.S. Cellular.
LG Bliss - black (US Cellular)
The LG Bliss is a good midrange touch-screen handset for U.S. Cellular.
Garmin Nuvifone G60 (AT&T)
The Garmin Nuvifone G60 makes a fine navigator but fails as a smartphone. It's not worth the money.
Motorola Barrage (Verizon Wireless)
The Motorola Barrage offers Verizon Wireless customers a rugged push-to-talk phone with admirable call quality.
Motorola Entice W766 (Verizon Wireless)
The Motorola Entice makes for a decent midrange multimedia phone, especially if you care about call quality.
JayBird Tiger Eyes Sound Isolating Earphones
The JayBird Tiger Eyes earbuds are a good option for active iPod owners with a hankering for bass.
HTC Pure (AT&T)
The HTC Pure offers AT&T customers an affordable touch-screen smartphone that showcases a more intuitive Windows Mobile operating system and strikes a nice balance between work and play. That said, those looking for a handset that excels in multimedia and Web browsing should stick with the iPhone.
HTC Touch2 (unlocked)
With the design improvements and enhancements of Windows Mobile 6.5, the HTC Touch2 makes for a nice smartphone for first-time users. Unfortunately, it's not bound for the U.S. and may not be worth its unlocked price.
HTC Imagio (Verizon Wireless)
The HTC Imagio is rich with both multimedia and business features, making it a great all-in-one smartphone for the Verizon globetrotter.
Motorola H17
The Motorola H17 is a simple headset with good sound quality for most everyday situations.
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