Under 4 oz Smartphones

The Bottom Line: While not as powerful as the Pre, the Palm Pixi offers first-time smartphone buyers a decent set of features in a sleek little package. However, to be really competitive, we think it needs to come down in price just a touch.

Specs: 3.5 oz

The Bottom Line: With the design improvements and enhancements of Windows Mobile 6.5, the HTC Touch2 makes for a nice smartphone for first-time users. Unfortunately, it's not bound for the U.S. and may not be worth its unlocked price.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 440 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.9 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 RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 is a sleek entry-level smartphone that delivers some nice design enhancements and great performance. While available directly from T-Mobile, Wal-Mart offers the better value on the smartphone.

Specs: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband), 270 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.7 oz

The Bottom Line: The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 is a sleek entry-level smartphone that delivers some nice design enhancements and great performance. While available directly from T-Mobile, Wal-Mart offers the better value on the smartphone.

Specs: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband), 270 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.7 oz

The Bottom Line: While not the flashiest or the most feature-rich device, the RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip for Verizon Wireless is a decent and affordable choice for first-time smartphone buyers.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, 210 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.6 oz

The Bottom Line: Though its plastic design and photo quality are unchanged, the HTC Ozone offers a more affordable price tag, improved features, and better voice quality than its Sprint HTC Snap counterpart.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800 / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 290 min, 3.7 oz

The Bottom Line: The RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 updates Alltel's line of BlackBerrys, but its clamshell design won't please everyone.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, 210 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.6 oz

The Bottom Line: The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 brings a number of improvements and additions to make it a nice upgrade to the Curve 8300 series. That said, AT&T offers other QWERTY smartphones that include 3G support and for less.

Specs: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband), 330 min, 3.9 oz

The Bottom Line: The HTC Touch Cruise offers road warriors and travel lovers great navigation features in a compact smartphone; we just wish it had a better screen.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, 400 min, With digital camera / digital player, 0.2 lbs