Helio Cell Phones

The Bottom Line: If you can get over its size, the Helio Ocean 2 is a great feature-rich handheld with enough Web-friendly goodies to please both tech-savvy hipsters and mobile professionals.

Specs: CDMA 800/1900, Up to 323 min, With digital camera / digital player, 6.3 oz

The Bottom Line: Though we weren't keen on the Helio Mysto's touchy controls and call quality, we were impressed with its healthy array of features.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, Up to 210 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.4 oz

The Bottom Line: The Helio Fin is perhaps too thin for its own good, with several design compromises that place slimness over usability. If you can look past these flaws, however, the Fin is a feature-packed phone with excellent performance.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, Up to 180 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.4 oz

The Bottom Line: The Helio Ocean is a great beginner smart phone, with a fantastic array of multimedia features and Internet capabilities that are sure to please both consumers and mobile professionals.

The Bottom Line: The Helio Music store is great if you're an existing Helio customer who needs to get a music fix while on the go. However, we suggest waiting a little while longer for Helio to really ramp up its service with a full-fledged PC store.

The Bottom Line: The Helio Heat is a decent affordable alternative to the Drift, but the tradeoffs are high. Even though we were willing to forgive its low-grade speakerphone and lack of microSD card slot due to its lower price tag, the mediocre sound quality and unintuitive touchpad buttons might be enough to make you plunk down the extra cash for the Drift instead.

The Bottom Line: The Helio Heat is a decent affordable alternative to the Drift, but the trade-offs are high. Even though we were willing to forgive its low-grade speakerphone and lack of microSD card slot due to its lower price tag, the mediocre sound quality and unintuitive touch-pad buttons might be enough to make you plunk down the extra cash for the Drift instead.