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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 Expo (AT&T)

Offering both power and style, the LG Expo is one of the best smartphones for business users on the market today.

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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 (T-Mobile)

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 2720 Fold - blue (AT&T)

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 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.
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.
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.
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.
LG Helix - silver (Cricket)

The LG Helix could be a great basic phone, but it suffers from call quality issues.
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530 - royal purple (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 a great value for Sprint customers looking for an entry-level smartphone.
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