Find The Right Cell Phones

Verizon Wireless Razzle

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

Motorola Entice W766 (Verizon Wireless)

The Motorola Entice makes for a decent midrange multimedia phone, especially if you care about call quality.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, 330 min, With digital camera/digital player, 3.6 oz

Samsung Intensity SCH-U450 - charcoal gray (Verizon Wireless)

The Samsung Intensity is a simple entry-level messaging phone with a few multimedia goodies that's very affordable and easy to use.

Samsung M240 (Sprint)

The Samsung SPH-M240 is simple to use, though we heard some static during calls.

RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 - silver (Verizon Wireless)

While not the flashiest or the most feature-rich device, the RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip for Verizon Wireless is a decent and affordable choice for first-time smartphone buyers.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, 210 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.6 oz

LG Glance (Verizon Wireless)

The LG Glance is an affordable sleek and stylish entry-level camera phone for Verizon Wireless customers.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, Up to 260 min, With digital camera, 2.9 oz

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 - black (AT&T)

The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 brings a number of improvements and additions to make it a nice upgrade to the Curve 8300 series. That said, AT&T offers other QWERTY smartphones that include 3G support and for less.

Specs: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband), 330 min, 3.9 oz

Samsung SGH-T349 (T-Mobile)

The Samsung SGH-T349 is a simple, good messaging phone from T-Mobile--as long as you're willing to use a partial QWERTY instead of a full keyboard.

Specs: GSM 850/1800/1900 (Tri-Band), Up to 420 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.2 oz

Kyocera Jax S1300 (Virgin Mobile)

The Kyocera Jax is a functional cell phone, but there are better basic handsets in Virgin mobile's lineup.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, 200 min, 2.5 oz

Samsung Magnet SGH-A257 - orange (AT&T)

For AT&T customers looking for a basic messaging phone, the Samsung Magnet delivers with a slim QWERTY design and affordable price tag.

Specs: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband), 300 min, 3.1 oz

Motorola Renew W233 (T-Mobile)

The Motorola Renew W233 is more than just a green device; it's also a decent phone.

Specs: GSM 850/1900 (Dual Band), 540 min, With digital player, 2.9 oz

Nokia Mirage 2605 (Verizon Wireless)

The Nokia Mirage 2605's call quality will disappoint many and it fails even the most basic durability tests.

Specs: CDMA 850/1900, Up to 210 min, With digital camera, 2.3 oz

Pantech C630 - gray (AT&T)

The Pantech C630 is surprisingly feature-packed for such a simple and affordable phone.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 300 min, With digital camera / digital player, 2.8 oz

Samsung Omnia (Verizon Wireless)

Though slightly more expensive, Verizon customers looking for a touch-screen smartphone will get a better user experience and faster performance from the Samsung Omnia than the RIM BlackBerry Storm.

Specs: 4.34 oz

LG VX5500 (Verizon Wireless)

The LG VX5500 is a basic and affordable camera phone with decent performance.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, Up to 300 min, With digital camera, 3 oz

HTC Fuze (AT&T)

For AT&T business customers who demand the most out of their smartphones, the HTC Fuze is up to the task, delivering plenty of features, good performance, and a functional design.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 444 min, With digital camera, 5.8 oz

Motorola Rapture VU30 (Verizon Wireless)

The Motorola Rapture VU30 offers an attractive blend of design and features, but it slips up a bit in performance.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, 270 min, With digital camera, 3.4 oz

Samsung SGH-A637 - white (AT&T)

The Samsung SGH-A637 has multimedia prowess but we couldn't get past its design flaws and its variable call quality.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 240 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.2 oz

Samsung Rant - black (Sprint)

Despite a few niggling design issues, the Samsung Rant is an excellent messaging phone for Sprint messaging fans.

Specs: Up to 336 min, 4.6 oz

Samsung SGH-T109 (T-Mobile)

The Samsung SGH-T109 is fine for occasional callers, but an uncomfortable keypad means that the texting-happy should look elsewhere.

Specs: GSM 850/1900 (Dual Band), Up to 240 min, 3.1 oz