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The Bottom Line: The Samsung SGH-A657 has a rugged design with a respectable feature set. Call quality is great, but streaming video quality is unimpressive.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, 240 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.3 oz

The Bottom Line: The Samsung Propel Pro is a capable Windows Mobile device, but its bulky design makes it less appealing than AT&T's other messaging smartphones.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, 390 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.8 oz

The Bottom Line: The Nokia E63 offers a more wallet-friendly price tag compared with other unlocked smartphones and does so without sacrificing too many features; we just we wish the call quality and camera were better.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 660 min, With digital camera / digital player / FM radio, 4.4 oz

The Bottom Line: The Nokia E63 offers a more wallet-friendly price tag compared with other unlocked smartphones and does so without sacrificing too many features; we just we wish the call quality and camera were better.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 660 min, With digital camera / digital player / FM radio, 4.4 oz

The Bottom Line: The Nokia 6500 Classic is a simple phone for making calls, and it adds a couple of extra features, to boot. And for an unlocked handset, it's quite affordable.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 210 min, 3.3 oz

The Bottom Line: The HTC S743 packs a full-featured smartphone into a compact design, but the unlocked handset isn't cheap, which will make it a hard sell when compared with the competition.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 350 min, 4.9 oz

The Bottom Line: 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 / GPS receiver, 4.7 oz

The Bottom Line: The HTC Touch HD dazzles with its large, high-resolution touch screen, but the smartphone's feature set and performance is average at best. You can get much more for your money.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 390 min, 5.1 oz

The Bottom Line: The Pantech Matrix Pro is a decent Windows Mobile smartphone, but its clunky design and lack of Wi-Fi are disappointing.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 180 min, With digital camera / digital player, 5.3 oz

The Bottom Line: The T-Mobile Shadow isn't a particularly impressive upgrade over its predecessor, but it's a good starter device for anyone making the jump from a regular cell phone to a smartphone.

Specs: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband), Up to 420 min, With digital camera / digital player, 5.3 oz