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Best smartphones for business users
Bonnie Cha,
Senior Associate Editor
September 23, 2009
Smartphones have changed the way we work, so no longer are we slaves to our desks. These PDA/cell phone combos help us stay in touch with the office, get work done on the road, check e-mail, obtain news, and more. So which models are best suited for power business users? Well, there are a number of qualified candidates out there, but unfortunately, we can pick only six, so here they are. These smartphones are stocked with productivity tools and robust e-mail capabilities as well as connectivity features such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HSPDA, and EV-DO. Plus, they've proven themselves in the performance department. Read on to see if one is right for you.
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| Price | $149.99 to $649.99 | $49.99 to $349.99 | Check Prices | $49.99 | $199.99 | $199.99 |
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| Review date | July 27, 2009 | April 30, 2009 | August 11, 2009 | July 10, 2009 | October 30, 2008 | September 22, 2009 |
| The Bottom Line | 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. | Affordably priced, the Nokia E71x for AT&T is an incredible value for business users and consumers looking for a robust messaging smartphone. | Though hefty in size and price, the HTC Touch Pro2 offers T-Mobile's business customers a powerful smartphone with robust messaging, voice capabilities, and a slick user interface. | Though its plastic design and photo quality are unchanged, the HTC Ozone offers a more affordable price tag, improved features, and better voice quality than its Sprint HTC Snap counterpart. | For those who waited, the RIM BlackBerry Bold won't disappoint. The Bold impresses with its brilliant display, enhanced productivity tools, and excellent multimedia performance to deliver a more powerful and well-rounded smartphone to mobile professionals. | For Verizon's business customers who need more than just a messaging smartphone, the HTC Touch Pro2 delivers with more robust productivity tools and good performance. |
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| Cellular technology | CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM | CDMA2000 1X / GSM | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM | Info unavailable |
| Weight | 4.6 oz | 4.4 oz | 6.3 oz | 3.7 oz | 4.8 oz | Info unavailable |
| Talk time | 300 min | Up to 270 min | Up to 510 min | Up to 290 min | Up to 270 min | Info unavailable |
| Wireless Interface | Bluetooth 2.0 | IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Infrared (IrDA) Bluetooth 2.0 EDR | IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Bluetooth 2.1 EDR | Bluetooth 2.0 EDR | IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Bluetooth 2.0 | Info unavailable |
| Service Provider | Sprint Nextel | AT&T | T-Mobile | Verizon Wireless | AT&T | Info unavailable |
| Band / mode | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900 / CDMA2000 1X 1900/800 | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | CDMA2000 1X 1900/800 / GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | Info unavailable |
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