This is an ideal smartphone for anyone who does not need to spend a lot of time creating text.

Impressive hardware design, lots of memory, and twin home screens.

If you are a keen user of email you will miss a mini QWERTY keyboard.

This is an ideal smartphone for anyone who does not need to spend a lot of time creating text

Customers of 3 can upload their own videos to YouTube with the press of a button.

Customers of 3 can upload their own videos to YouTube with the press of a button.

The 3.2-megapixel camera left us with rather unbalanced shots, and the lack of zoom was frustrating.

The YouTube uploading application is a real plus point, but apart from that there is nothing groundbreaking here

A fine-looking phone with a truly staggering feature set.

A fine-looking phone with a truly staggering feature set.

Our touch-screen calibration caused problems and affected the overall user experience.

Simply one of the most powerful smartphones on the market

Lots of features, strong styling, good size, and cool extras like Facebook and Skype integration. ++

Lots of features, strong styling, good size, and cool extras like Facebook and Skype integration.

The camera is disappointing and the shiny back looks cheap.

A strong, capable phone that's fun to use and neatly styled. We mourn the absence of video calling and the underpowered camera, but otherwise this is a dynamic and enjoyable handset

Packs in a tremendous camera plus every feature you could hope for in a mobile device.

The LG Renoir packs in a tremendous camera plus every feature you could hope for in a mobile device.

It is not the sleakest touch-screen device.

Verdict A powerhouse of a phone and a real early adopters' device

The phone has an innovative design and user interface and is packed with functionality.

The phone has an innovative design and user interface and is packed with functionality.

It is slow and the user experience is poor.

An eye-catching smartphone phone with impressive specifications that is let down by a poor user experience

A mighty feature set. Arguably the strongest of 2008.

A mighty feature set. Arguably the strongest of 2008.

It can be slow and the finish is a little disappointing.

The N96 is a tremendously well-endowed phone, excelling at video, but it does have its flaws

Despite its ordinary appearance, we can't complain about the W760i's performance or usability.

A great feature set and a simple user interface.

It's an unremarkable-looking slider phone.

Despite its ordinary appearance, we can't complain about the W760i's performance or usability

It's a budget handset and for that it looks good. But if you want anything more than the lightest of eye candy, you'll do better to look elsewhere.

It looks fun, it's light and the changeable covers are a nifty idea.

The camera is average and there's no flash No 3G either.

It's a budget handset and for that it looks good. But if you want anything more than the lightest of eye candy, you'll do better to look elsewhere

The eight-megapixel camera has set the benchmark for all future camera phones.

The eight-megapixel camera has set the benchmark for all future camera phones.

It's on the bulky side and strikes an uncanny resemblance to the Nokia N95.

This Symbian S60 device is packed with features. The excellent eight-megapixel camera will take the headlines but the Samsung i8510 offers much more than just that