All Cell Phones

The Bottom Line: Consumer Cellular is a no-contract MVNO that specializes in senior-friendly phones and services.

The Bottom Line: The Cricket MSGM8 is a decent starter messaging phone with a few design flaws.

Specs: With digital camera

The Bottom Line: 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.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, 300 min, With digital camera / digital player, 5.3 oz

The Bottom Line: The LG Shine II isn't a top-notch performer, but its sturdy metal build and broad feature set will attract some people.

The Bottom Line: 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.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 540 min (GSM), Up to 300 min (WCDMA), 6.4 oz

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: The Sony Ericsson Aino's luscious display and multimedia offerings make it one of the better unlocked phones we've seen this year.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 780 min, With digital camera / digital player / FM radio, 4.7 oz

The Bottom Line: The Sony Ericsson Aino's luscious display and multimedia offerings make it one of the better unlocked phones we've seen this year.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 780 min, With digital camera / digital player / FM radio, 4.7 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 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