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Editors' rating: 4 stars

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RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 (AT&T) Reviewed on 12/21/2009

The Bottom Line: 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.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, 360 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.3 oz

RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 without camera (Verizon Wireless)

Editors' rating: 4 stars

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RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 without camera (Verizon Wireless) Reviewed on 07/02/2009

The Bottom Line: With a winning design and fast performance, the RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 is one of Verizon Wireless' top smartphones for both business users and messaging fanatics.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900 / CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, 300 min, 4.6 oz

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530 - black (Verizon Wireless)

Editors' rating: 3h stars
User rating: 3 stars out of 6 reviews

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RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530 - black (Verizon Wireless) Reviewed on 12/04/2009

The Bottom Line: 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.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, 270 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.7 oz

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530 - smoky violet (Verizon Wireless)

Editors' rating: 3h stars

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RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530 - smoky violet (Verizon Wireless) Reviewed on 12/04/2009

The Bottom Line: 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.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, 270 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.7 oz

Editors' rating: 3h stars
User rating: 3h stars out of 15 reviews

$99 to $529 at 2 stores Add to my list

Palm Pixi (Sprint) Reviewed on 11/12/2009

The Bottom Line: 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.

Specs: 3.5 oz

LG Chocolate Touch VX8575 (Verizon Wireless)

Editors' rating: 3h stars
User rating: 3h stars out of 19 reviews

$79 to $349 at 3 stores Add to my list

LG Chocolate Touch VX8575 (Verizon Wireless) Reviewed on 11/06/2009

The Bottom Line: Despite our issues with the browser and the uninteresting design, the LG Chocolate Touch is a terrific music phone for Verizon Wireless.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, Up to 306 min, With digital camera / digital player / FM radio, 4.2 oz

Editors' rating: 4 stars
User rating: 3h stars out of 77 reviews

$99 to $419 at 2 stores Add to my list

HTC Droid Eris (Verizon Wireless) Reviewed on 11/06/2009

The Bottom Line: 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.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, Up to 214 min, With digital camera, 4.2 oz

Editors' rating: 2 stars
User rating: 4 stars out of 12 reviews

$99 to $579 at 2 stores Add to my list

Garmin Nuvifone G60 (AT&T) Reviewed on 10/09/2009

The Bottom Line: The Garmin Nuvifone G60 makes a fine navigator but fails as a smartphone. It's not worth the money.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, With digital camera / digital player, 4.8 oz

Editors' rating: 3h stars

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Motorola Debut i856 (Sprint Nextel) Reviewed on 09/18/2009

The Bottom Line: If you can live with a few design quirks, the Motorola Debut is a decent, basic, multimedia phone for Boost Mobile.

Specs: With digital camera / digital player, 0.2 lbs

Samsung Rogue SCH-U960 (Verizon Wireless)

Editors' rating: 4 stars
User rating: 3h stars out of 93 reviews

$79 to $549 at 3 stores Add to my list

Samsung Rogue SCH-U960 (Verizon Wireless)

Reviewed on 09/11/2009

The Bottom Line: The Samsung Rogue is a great multimedia touch-screen messaging phone for Verizon Wireless customers.

Specs: Up to 282 min, 4.3 oz

Nokia 2680 - GoPhone black (AT&T) - Prepaid

Editors' rating: 2h stars

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Nokia 2680 - GoPhone black (AT&T) - Prepaid Reviewed on 09/04/2009

The Bottom Line: The Nokia 2680 doesn't offer the best menu interface or speakerphone, but the prepaid phone is a decent basic phone for occasional use.

Samsung Comeback SGH-T559 - Pearl White Plum (T-Mobile)

Editors' rating: 3h stars
User rating: 4 stars out of 10 reviews

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Samsung Comeback SGH-T559 - Pearl White Plum (T-Mobile) Reviewed on 07/23/2009

The Bottom Line: If you don't mind its bulky appearance, the Samsung Comeback is one of the most feature-packed messaging phones T-Mobile has to offer.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, 330 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.6 oz

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