The Twitter Peek is slim, lightweight, and has a handy jog dial on the side for scrolling. You can do almost everything on this that you can do on the Twitter Web site. We also like the feel of the QWERTY keyboard

The Twitter Peek does not display full 140-character messages on the home screen, links in tweets lead to badly rendered text-only Web pages, you can only view images from TwitPic and no other Twitter photo service, you can't have multiple Twitter ...

The Twitter Peek does not deliver a positive Twitter experience, which is especially disappointing because that is its only purpose.

The Twitter Peek is slim, lightweight, and has a handy jog dial on the side for scrolling. You can do almost everything on this that you can do on the Twitter Web site. We also like the feel of the QWERTY keyboard

The Twitter Peek does not display full 140-character messages on the home screen, links in tweets lead to badly rendered text-only Web pages, you can only view images from TwitPic and no other Twitter photo service, you can't have multiple Twitter ...

The Twitter Peek does not deliver a positive Twitter experience, which is especially disappointing because that is its only purpose.

The RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 boasts a sleeker design that includes an optical trackpad, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a brilliant display. The smartphone is 3G capable and offers Wi-Fi with UMA support, Bluetooth, and GPS. It also gets a faster ...

The BlackBerry browser doesn't compare to the competition. The handset's compact size results in a smaller display and keyboard, but they aren't deal-breakers

The RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 brings T-Mobile its first 3G BlackBerry and improves on its predecessor with a sleeker design and more power. We only wish it had a better browser to complete the package.

The Samsung Freeform has a 3.5mm headset jack, e-mail with corporate e-mail support, GPS, a 1.3-megapixel camera, and a music player

The Samsung Freeform's keyboard feels a little cramped and the photo quality could be improved

The Samsung Freeform is overall a decent multimedia messaging phone for Alltel customers.

The Samsung Freeform has a 3.5mm headset jack, e-mail with corporate e-mail support, GPS, a 1.3-megapixel camera, and a music player

The Samsung Freeform's keyboard feels a little cramped and the photo quality could be improved

The Samsung Freeform is overall a decent multimedia messaging phone for Alltel customers.

The Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717 has a bright display, multimedia features, and decent call quality

The Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717's external display and controls aren't easy to use. We continue to push Sony Ericsson to abandon proprietary ports and memory cards. Speakerphone quality is average

The Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717 has potential, but its multimedia features are undermined by design missteps and a subpar speakerphone.

The Samsung Caliber is slim and lightweight with an attractive display. It has plenty of features like a built-in accelerometer, a 3.0-megapixel camera, and a full HTML browser. It also has great call quality

The Samsung Caliber lacks a 3.5mm headset jack and Wi-Fi, and the touch screen takes some acclimation

The Samsung Caliber could use some refinements, but it is overall a decent touch-screen multimedia phone for U.S. Cellular.

The Motorola Droid boasts a gorgeous display and the benefits of Android 2.0, including a faster Web browser, Google Maps Navigation app, and better messaging and contact management. It also offers excellent call quality, long talk time, and improved ...

The QWERTY keyboard feels flat and the dialpad control is restricted to the home screen. Music and video capabilities still trail behind the competition. Dual-mode functionality for world-roaming capabilities would have been a nice addition

Some minor design issues and multimedia quibbles aside, the Motorola Droid is the most powerful and fastest Google Android device to date. It fully embraces the openness of the Android platform and offers Verizon customers a smartphone that certainly ...

The Doro PhoneEasy 410 has a bright display with a large font, a spacious keypad with large digits, text messaging, Bluetooth, basic PIM tools, and an FM radio. It is affordable and has good call quality as well

The Doro PhoneEasy 410 doesn't have any external display

The Doro PhoneEasy 410 is a basic, easy-to-use phone for seniors and anyone who's new to cell phones.

The Nokia Shade 2705 has a simple design with functional features and good call quality

The Nokia Shade 2705's speakerphone is poor. Bluetooth files are limited, and the construction is rather flimsy

The Nokia Shade 2705 performs well, but its plastic design lends itself to occasional users.