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The Bottom Line: With the design improvements and addition of features such as 3G and GPS, the T-Mobile Sidekick LX 2009 graduates from a simple messaging handheld to a real connected, all-in-one communication device for the younger crowd.

Specs: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband) / UMTS 85/1700/2100 (Triband), With digital camera / digital player, 0.4 lbs

The Bottom Line: Affordably priced, the Nokia E71x for AT&T is an incredible value for business users and consumers looking for a robust messaging smartphone.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 270 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.4 oz

The Bottom Line: The HTC Touch Cruise offers road warriors and travel lovers great navigation features in a compact smartphone; we just wish it had a better screen.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, 400 min, With digital camera / digital player, 0.2 lbs

The Bottom Line: The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers an attractive design and feature set, but the touch-screen phone has some shortcomings compared with the competition.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 540 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.8 oz

The Bottom Line: Slow and expensive; you can find better touch-screen alternatives to the Verizon HTC Touch Diamond.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 900/1800/1900, Up to 300 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.9 oz

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