Nokia Corp. Smartphones

The Bottom Line: If you can afford it, the Nokia N86 8MP is one of the more advanced and better camera phones on the market today, but there are cheaper alternatives.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 378 min (GSM), Up to 234 min (WCDMA), With two digital cameras / digital player / FM radio / GPS receiver, 5.3 oz

The Bottom Line: Despite some minor complaints, the Nokia 5130 Xpress Music is an ideal choice for a budget music phone.

Specs: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband), Up to 360 min, With digital camera / digital player / FM radio, 3.1 oz

The Bottom Line: The Nokia Surge offers AT&T's younger customers an affordable, feature-rich smartphone, but it has a number of design and interface issues.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, 240 min, 4.4 oz

The Bottom Line: While the Nokia N97 is packed with features and offers the freedom of an unlocked phone, its clunky touch interface, sky-high price tag, and outdated operating system make it hard to recommend when there are better touch-screen smartphones on the market.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 400 min, With digital camera / digital player, 5.3 oz

The Bottom Line: While the Nokia N97 is packed with features and offers the freedom of an unlocked phone, its clunky touch interface, sky-high price tag, and outdated operating system make it hard to recommend when there are better touch-screen smartphones on the market.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 400 min, 5.3 oz

The Bottom Line: The Nokia E75 is a nice alternative to the current crop of slate QWERTY messaging smartphones, offering a compact design without sacrificing the keyboard or e-mail capabilities. However, without carrier backing, the unlocked phone is a bit expensive.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, 320 min, 4.9 oz

The Bottom Line: Affordably priced, the Nokia E71x for AT&T is an incredible value for business users and consumers looking for a robust messaging smartphone.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 270 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.4 oz

The Bottom Line: The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers an attractive design and feature set, but the touch-screen phone has some shortcomings compared with the competition.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 540 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.8 oz

The Bottom Line: The Nokia E63 offers a more wallet-friendly price tag compared with other unlocked smartphones and does so without sacrificing too many features; we just we wish the call quality and camera were better.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 660 min, With digital camera / digital player / FM radio, 4.4 oz

The Bottom Line: The Nokia E63 offers a more wallet-friendly price tag compared with other unlocked smartphones and does so without sacrificing too many features; we just we wish the call quality and camera were better.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 660 min, With digital camera / digital player / FM radio, 4.4 oz