$20 - $50 Cell Phones

The Bottom Line: The Sony Ericsson Aino's luscious display and multimedia offerings make it one of the better unlocked phones we've seen this year.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 780 min, With digital camera / digital player / FM radio, 4.7 oz

The Bottom Line: If you can get past its disappointing exterior, the Sanyo Incognito offers an excellent messaging keyboard, useful features, and decent call quality.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, Up to 306 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.4 oz

The Bottom Line: The Nokia 6350 does the job as a phone for voice calls, but it doesn't measure up as a multimedia device.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 252 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.6 oz

The Bottom Line: The Nokia 6350 does the job as a phone for voice calls, but it doesn't measure up as a multimedia device.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 252 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.6 oz

The Bottom Line: Despite a couple of design complaints and a missing feature, the Samsung Convoy is an easy-to-use phone with great performance.

Specs: With digital camera, 3.88 oz

The Bottom Line: If you're a Cricket customer who just wants a really basic phone for calls, the Captr is a decent choice if you don't mind the bad photo quality.

Specs: CDMA 850/1700/1900 (Tri-band), Up to 300 min, 0.2 lbs

The Bottom Line: We like the Nokia Mural's metal skin and sturdy feel, but it's an unremarkable phone otherwise.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, 240 min, With digital camera, 3.9 oz

The Bottom Line: Despite some spotty call quality, the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 for Sprint is a great messaging device with the bonus of EV-DO and integrated GPS. Plus, it offers more services than the Verizon BlackBerry Curve.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, Up to 260 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4 oz

The Bottom Line: Despite some spotty call quality, the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 for Sprint is a great messaging device with the bonus of EV-DO and integrated GPS. Plus, it offers more services than the Verizon BlackBerry Curve.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, Up to 260 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4 oz

The Bottom Line: Despite some spotty call quality, the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 for Sprint is a great messaging device with the bonus of EV-DO and integrated GPS. Plus, it offers more services than the Verizon BlackBerry Curve.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, 260 min, 4 oz