Find The Right Cell Phones

Samsung Intrepid (Sprint)

While not the flashiest smartphone on the block, the Samsung Intrepid offers Sprint customers an affordable and solid messaging world phone.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, 360 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4 oz

Motorola Barrage (Verizon Wireless)

The Motorola Barrage offers Verizon Wireless customers a rugged push-to-talk phone with admirable call quality.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, Up to 383 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.2 oz

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.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 336 min (GSM), Up to 300 min (WCDMA), With digital camera / digital player, 4.1 oz

Motorola Debut i856 (Boost Mobile)

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

Specs: iDEN 800/900 (Dual Band), 195 min, 3 oz

Samsung Messager II SCH-R560 (MetroPCS)

With definite advantages over its predecessor, the Samsung Messager II is a solid addition to MetroPCS and Cricket lineups.

Samsung Messager II SCH-R560 (Cricket)

With definite advantages over its predecessor, the Samsung Messager II is a solid addition to MetroPCS and Cricket lineups.

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 - black (T-Mobile)

The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 is a sleek entry-level smartphone that delivers some nice design enhancements and great performance. While available directly from T-Mobile, Wal-Mart offers the better value on the smartphone.

Specs: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband), 270 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.7 oz

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 - frost (T-Mobile)

The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 is a sleek entry-level smartphone that delivers some nice design enhancements and great performance. While available directly from T-Mobile, Wal-Mart offers the better value on the smartphone.

Specs: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband), 270 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.7 oz

RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 (Sprint)

Despite the lack of Wi-Fi, the RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 is a feature-rich and well-performing smartphone that will serve Sprint's globe-trotting customers well.

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

T-Mobile MyTouch 3G (white)

With the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G, the Google Android OS gets a much-needed boost. A few complaints remain, and some users may bemoan the lack of a physical keyboard, but we approve of its eye-catching design and interface, improved features, and satisfying performance.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 450 min, 4.1 oz

T-Mobile MyTouch 3G (black)

With the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G, the Google Android OS gets a much-needed boost. A few complaints remain, and some users may bemoan the lack of a physical keyboard, but we approve of its eye-catching design and interface, improved features, and satisfying performance.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 450 min, 4.1 oz

T-Mobile MyTouch 3G (merlot)

With the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G, the Google Android OS gets a much-needed boost. A few complaints remain, and some users may bemoan the lack of a physical keyboard, but we approve of its eye-catching design and interface, improved features, and satisfying performance.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 450 min, 4.1 oz

RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 without camera (Verizon Wireless)

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 Tour 9630 (Verizon Wireless)

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, With digital camera / digital player, 4.6 oz

Beyond E-Tech Duet D8 (unlocked)

The Duet D8 offers support for two SIM cards, but its touch screen and keyboard result in a frustrating user experience.

Specs: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband), Up to 240 min, 4.8 oz

Palm Pre (Sprint)

Despite some missing features and performance issues that make it less than ideal for on-the-go professionals, the Palm Pre offers gadget lovers and consumers well-integrated features and unparalleled multitasking capabilities. The hardware could be better, but more importantly, Palm has developed a solid OS that not only rivals the competition but also sets a new standard in the way smartphones handle tasks and manage information.

Specs: CDMA 800/1900, With digital camera / digital player, 4.8 oz

Palm Treo Pro (Sprint)

The Palm Treo Pro for Sprint offers plenty of features and satisfactory performance, but the carrier's business customers will get a better user experience from the HTC Touch Pro.

Specs: CDMA, Up to 300 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.7 oz

Helio Ocean 2

If you can get over its size, the Helio Ocean 2 is a great feature-rich handheld with enough Web-friendly goodies to please both tech-savvy hipsters and mobile professionals.

Specs: CDMA 800/1900, Up to 323 min, With digital camera / digital player, 6.3 oz

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 (T-Mobile)

We're disappointed by the lack of 3G, but the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 is a solid update to the Curve series, bringing a better design, improved features, and faster performance and is one of T-Mobile's top smartphone offerings.

Specs: 3.87 oz

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8350i (Sprint)

Nextel customers looking for a full-featured smartphone with the carrier's famed Direct Connect push-to-talk capabilities will be well-served by the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8350i.

Specs: iDEN 800/900 (Dual Band), Up to 240 min, With digital camera / digital player, 0.3 lbs