Kyocera Cell Phones

The Bottom Line: The Kyocera Jax is a functional cell phone, but there are better basic handsets in Virgin mobile's lineup.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, 200 min, 2.5 oz

The Bottom Line: The Kyocera X-tc brings a fresh update to Virgin Mobile's line of basic messaging cell phones, but there are some minor design and navigation issues.

The Bottom Line: With good call quality and intuitive features, the Kyocera Mako S4000 is one of MetroPCS's better phones. Just make sure you can use the controls.

Specs: CDMA 800/1900, Up to 250 min, With digital camera, 2.9 oz

The Bottom Line: The Kyocera Tempo is a simple music phone for U.S. Cellular customers, but beware of its design flaws.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, Up to 210 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.5 oz

The Bottom Line: The Virgin Mobile TNT is a solid choice for a basic, communication-focused phone. It's a bargain, too.

Specs: CDMA 800/1900, 200 min, 2.6 oz

The Bottom Line: If you're looking for a simple, dependable cell phone for MetroPCS, you can't go wrong with the Kyocera K312P.

Specs: Up to 210 min, With digital camera, 3.4 oz

The Bottom Line: It may not be super stylish, but the Kyocera Wild Card M1000 is a solid messaging cell phone for Virgin Mobile customers. Just don't depend on the speakerphone.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, Up to 195 min, With digital camera, 3.5 oz

The Bottom Line: The Kyocera Marbl is a decent phone for making calls, though we wish it had an external display.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, Up to 220 min, 3.3 oz

The Bottom Line: The Kyocera K323 offers good call quality and a decent feature set, including integrated Bluetooth, but there are better camera phones out there.

Specs: CDMA 850/1900 / AMPS 850, Up to 210 min, 3.4 oz

The Bottom Line: Though it's not perfect, the Kyocera K325 Cyclops is one of the better Virgin Mobile phones we've seen.

Specs: CDMA 1900, Up to 210 min, With digital camera, 3.4 oz