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Editors' rating: 3h stars

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RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 (T-Mobile) Reviewed on 01/27/2009

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

RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 without camera (Verizon Wireless)

Editors' rating: 4 stars

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RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 without camera (Verizon Wireless) Reviewed on 07/02/2009

The Bottom Line: With a winning design and fast performance, the RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 is one of Verizon Wireless' top smartphones for both business users and messaging fanatics.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900 / CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, 300 min, 4.6 oz

Casio G'zOne Rock - black (Verizon Wireless)

Editors' rating: 3h stars

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Casio G'zOne Rock - black (Verizon Wireless) Reviewed on 12/08/2009

The Bottom Line: The Casio G'zOne Rock is the ultimate all-in-one phone for the outdoors enthusiast, but we did wish it had better performance.

Specs: CDMA 800/1900 (Dual Band), 300 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.4 oz

Editors' rating: 3h stars
User rating: 3h stars out of 12 reviews

$149 to $449 at 2 stores Add to my list

Samsung Mythic SGH-A897 (AT&T) Reviewed on 11/13/2009

The Bottom Line: The Samsung Mythic is an admirable multimedia phone with the added bonus of AT&T Mobile TV.

Specs: GSM 850/900/1900 (Tri-Band), 180 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.8 oz

Editors' rating: 3h stars
User rating: 3h stars out of 4 reviews

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Samsung Intrepid (Sprint) Reviewed on 10/22/2009

The Bottom Line: While not the flashiest smartphone on the block, the Samsung Intrepid offers Sprint customers an affordable and solid messaging world phone.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, 360 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4 oz

Editors' rating: 3h stars
User rating: 2 stars out of 4 reviews

$129 at 1 store Add to my list

Motorola Barrage (Verizon Wireless) Reviewed on 10/07/2009

The Bottom Line: The Motorola Barrage offers Verizon Wireless customers a rugged push-to-talk phone with admirable call quality.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, Up to 383 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.2 oz

Editors' rating: 3h stars
User rating: 3h stars out of 10 reviews

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HTC Pure (AT&T) Reviewed on 10/06/2009

The Bottom Line: The HTC Pure offers AT&T customers an affordable touch-screen smartphone that showcases a more intuitive Windows Mobile operating system and strikes a nice balance between work and play. That said, those looking for a handset that excels in multimedia and Web browsing should stick with the iPhone.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 336 min (GSM), Up to 300 min (WCDMA), With digital camera / digital player, 4.1 oz

Editors' rating: 3h stars

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Motorola Debut i856 (Boost Mobile) Reviewed on 09/18/2009

The Bottom Line: If you can live with a few design quirks, the Motorola Debut is a decent, basic, multimedia phone for Boost Mobile.

Specs: iDEN 800/900 (Dual Band), 195 min, 3 oz

Editors' rating: 3h stars
User rating: 3h stars out of 14 reviews

$149 at 1 store Add to my list

Samsung Messager II SCH-R560 (MetroPCS) Reviewed on 09/10/2009

The Bottom Line: With definite advantages over its predecessor, the Samsung Messager II is a solid addition to MetroPCS and Cricket lineups.

Editors' rating: 3h stars

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Samsung Messager II SCH-R560 (Cricket) Reviewed on 09/10/2009

The Bottom Line: With definite advantages over its predecessor, the Samsung Messager II is a solid addition to MetroPCS and Cricket lineups.

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 - black (T-Mobile)

Editors' rating: 3h stars
User rating: 3h stars out of 7 reviews

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RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 - black (T-Mobile) Reviewed on 08/05/2009

The Bottom Line: The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 is a sleek entry-level smartphone that delivers some nice design enhancements and great performance. While available directly from T-Mobile, Wal-Mart offers the better value on the smartphone.

Specs: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband), 270 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.7 oz