Latest touch-screen phones

Nicole Lee, Associate Editor November 19, 2009

In case you haven't noticed lately, touch-screen phones are in. And I'm not just talking about smartphones like the Apple iPhone. Touch-screens have trickled down into the midrange handset category. Samsung has been forefront in this trend, with the Samsung Mythic and the Samsung Flight from AT&T, and the Samsung Caliber from U.S. Cellular. Both the Mythic and Caliber are touch-screen only and have the TouchWiz interface and multimedia offerings, while the Flight has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard as an input option. If you want an eco-friendly touch-screen phone, look no further than yet another Samsung offering, the Samsung Blue Earth. It's available unlocked only, but it does have a solar panel on the back for extra battery life. LG is no slouch, either, in the touch-screen department, especially with the recent LG Chocolate Touch. It is the first touch-screen phone in the Chocolate family from Verizon Wireless, and carries a good 3.2-megapixel camera and a full-featured music player. Last but not least is the newest member in the touch-screen family: the T-Mobile Tap. Made by Chinese company Huawei, the Tap is a little smaller than the others, but it does have a decent feature set. For touch-screen smartphones, you'll want to check out Bonnie Cha's list.