Nokia Lumia 900 (black, AT&T)

Pros: With this amazing screen combined with the many virtues of the WP7 OS, this phone really does signal a seismic shift in smartphones.

Cons: The Windows Phone 7 marketplace has more than enough apps, but some developers and companies still have yet to recognize that it is the future of smartphones. It should cease to be an issue soon, though.

Summary: Unless you are hopelessly stuck in the orbit of Apple and its clunky, restrictive, and kludgy iOS...Windows Phone 7 should be your next phone. I get the same kick out of using it that I got with the original Mac, and that's saying something. The Android phones have some great hardware, but the best WP7 phones like this simply work better, smoother, and more reliably.

I have a Samsung Focus S ... which I really like, a lot ... but the screen on this Lumina does indeed make the graphical features and images simply pop out in comparison. Feels just right in the hand and genuinely intuitive in action. (I wish I could upgrade now...but thats not going to happen, alas.)

I like some of the Android phones, too, but not as much as WP7 on this. Apple is simply out of the picture now ... and I won't be going back unless they come up with something really spectacular in the next iPhone. However, this Nokia phone shows why that will be a very tall order indeed. This puts WP7 in a whole new category of consumer appeal and usefulness.