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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 300 min, 5.3 oz

The Bottom Line: 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

The Bottom Line: The Nokia N85 may not offer as much memory as the N95 or N96, but it offers just as many features and a sleeker design, making it a better value in our book.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, 325 min, With digital camera, 4.5 oz

The Bottom Line: The Nokia N79 might not be the star of the N series devices, but it still shines as a great multimedia smartphone with plenty of features and fast performance.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 330 min, 3.4 oz

The Bottom Line: 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

The Bottom Line: Though the Nokia N96 is a powerful all-in-one smartphone with an impressive amount of user storage, it's not a significant upgrade to the N95 and is outdone by new devices coming to market, including the Nokia N97.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 220 min, 4.4 oz

The Bottom Line: While the HTC Touch Pro for Verizon Wireless offers business users a full-featured smartphone, it's painfully slow and not worth the frustration or money.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 419 min, With digital camera / digital player, 5.8 oz

The Bottom Line: Though we weren't pleased with LG Incite's design quirks, we think that overall, it's a very good first entry in the U.S. smartphone market.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 520 min, 4.2 oz

The Bottom Line: 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

The Bottom Line: The Nokia 6650 isn't the sexiest phone around, but it has a decent feature set and it performs well.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 240 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4 oz