Samsung Smartphones

The Bottom Line: Of all the Android devices, the Samsung Behold II offers some of the most powerful multimedia features, but its high price tag is a major turn off.

The Bottom Line: With its eco-friendly design and spiffy solar panels, the Samsung Blue Earth is more than just a gimmick; it's also an appealing cell phone with character.

Specs: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband ) / HSDPA 900/2100 (Dual Band), With digital camera / digital player / FM radio, 119 g

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

The Bottom Line: While the lack of 3G and expensive price tag will keep it out of the hands of the masses, the Samsung i890 Omnia HD is a powerful multimedia smartphone that rivals the other high-end touch-screen devices.

The Bottom Line: As the successor to the BlackJack series, the Samsung Jack brings a fresh look and some nice feature upgrades to make it one of AT&T's more solid and affordable messaging smartphones. However, we tend to favor the Nokia E71x's design.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, 420 min, 4 oz

The Bottom Line: The Samsung SGH-A657 has a rugged design with a respectable feature set. Call quality is great, but streaming video quality is unimpressive.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, 240 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.3 oz

The Bottom Line: The Samsung Propel Pro is a capable Windows Mobile device, but its bulky design makes it less appealing than AT&T's other messaging smartphones.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, 390 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.8 oz

The Bottom Line: Though slightly more expensive, Verizon customers looking for a touch-screen smartphone will get a better user experience and faster performance from the Samsung Omnia than the RIM BlackBerry Storm.

Specs: 4.34 oz

The Bottom Line: For Verizon's globetrotting customers, the Samsung Saga offers a sleek messaging smartphone with world-roaming capabilities and solid performance, all for an affordable price.

Specs: CDMA EVDO Rev A/1x 800/1900 and 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS Digital Only Wireless Protocol: CDMA, Up to 300 min, 4.59 oz

The Bottom Line: While not a must-have upgrade for Samsung BlackJack II owners, the Samsung Epix expands the capabilities and usability of the messaging-centric smartphone with the addition of a touch screen, optical mouse, and Wi-Fi.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 420 min, With digital camera / digital player