Verizon Wireless Cell Phones

The Bottom Line: The Casio G'zOne Rock is the ultimate all-in-one phone for the outdoors enthusiast, but we did wish it had better performance.

Specs: CDMA 800/1900 (Dual Band), 300 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.4 oz

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

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

The Bottom Line: 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.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 600 min, With digital camera / digital player / FM radio, 0.3 lbs

The Bottom Line: Despite a couple of design complaints and a missing feature, the Samsung Convoy is an easy-to-use phone with great performance.

Specs: With digital camera, 3.88 oz

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

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

The Bottom Line: Despite some design issues and a couple of missing features, 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.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, 385 min, With digital camera / digital player, 6 oz

The Bottom Line: The Nokia Shade 2705 performs well, but its plastic design lends itself to occasional users.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, 300 min, With digital camera, 2.6 oz

The Bottom Line: Despite a few missteps, the Verizon Wireless Razzle's unique design makes it one of the better midrange phones in Verizon's lineup.

Specs: CDMA 1800/1900 (Dual Band), With digital camera / digital player