Less than $20 Cell Phones

The Bottom Line: The Motorola Entice makes for a decent midrange multimedia phone, especially if you care about call quality.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, 330 min, With digital camera/digital player, 3.6 oz

The Bottom Line: With the design improvements and enhancements of Windows Mobile 6.5, the HTC Touch2 makes for a nice smartphone for first-time users. Unfortunately, it's not bound for the U.S. and may not be worth its unlocked price.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 440 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.9 oz

The Bottom Line: The Samsung Intensity is a simple entry-level messaging phone with a few multimedia goodies that's very affordable and easy to use.

The Bottom Line: The Samsung SPH-M240 is simple to use, though we heard some static during calls.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, 390 min, 3 oz

The Bottom Line: While not the flashiest or the most feature-rich device, the RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip for Verizon Wireless is a decent and affordable choice for first-time smartphone buyers.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, 210 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.6 oz

The Bottom Line: The LG Glance is an affordable sleek and stylish entry-level camera phone for Verizon Wireless customers.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, Up to 260 min, With digital camera, 2.9 oz

The Bottom Line: Despite a few quirks, the LG Neon is a good simple messaging phone from AT&T.

Specs: GSM 850/1800/1900 (Tri-Band), Up to 180 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.8 oz

The Bottom Line: The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 brings a number of improvements and additions to make it a nice upgrade to the Curve 8300 series. That said, AT&T offers other QWERTY smartphones that include 3G support and for less.

Specs: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband), 330 min, 3.9 oz

The Bottom Line: The Samsung SGH-T349 is a simple, good messaging phone from T-Mobile--as long as you're willing to use a partial QWERTY instead of a full keyboard.

Specs: GSM 850/1800/1900 (Tri-Band), Up to 420 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.2 oz

The Bottom Line: The Samsung Smooth is a basic-looking, budget-friendly phone with some compelling extras--it's a good option for Verizon customers who don't want to extend their contracts just to get a reasonable price on a new handset.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, Up to 300 min, With digital camera, 3.4 oz