BlackBerry Style (steel gray, Sprint)

Pros: OS6, nice camera, smooth and fast

Cons: Camera Placement

Summary: "Impressed" is the first word that comes to mind when I think of the Style 9670! This phone seems to be geared towards people making their first step into the smartphone world, but it would be foolish to think of this phone as entry level, not only from a BlackBerry perspective, but as a phone in general. I know that some think of the clam form factor as "old school" but in this case, it adds some spice to an otherwise limited choice in form factors. I'm not sure why some seem to treat the Style as a second class citizen when in reality it is the most powerful BlackBerry Sprint has to offer! This has the same processor and memory as the Bold 9650, but it also has a larger screen, "N" wifi, 5mp camera, etc. This phone is awesome! I'm by no means new to BlackBerrys or smartphones in general... I've been using them since the Treo 600 days. I currently and recently have owned a BlackBerry 8330, 9330, 9630, Palm Pre, Palm Pixi, HTC Hero, EVO, etc. After having the Style for a few weeks it's safe to say that it is perfect for my needs. It has a great keyboard, great camera and OS6 runs smooth and fast. The phone does have a smaller battery than most other phones, and while it doesn't last as long as a Bold (which is 30% more capacity) It still gets me through a 16hr day with room to spare. Alot of people are on the Android kick and they think if a phone doesn't have a monster screen and 1ghz processor than it is less of a phone. Some people think that BlackBerry is outdated but that doesn't make them any less useful. After trying other phones, I keep coming back to BB for the ease of use and little things that only BB does right (battery life, sleep holsters, charging pods, shortcuts, profiles, spell correction, customization, etc) Most importantly, I'd say BB is dependable. I can't count how many Android apps I had that would just stop working for no reason or just bugs in the OS in general. Highly recommend the Style!