When the original BlackBerry Storm came out a year ago, we had great hopes for RIM's first touch screen BlackBerry smartphone. But as with any radically new product, the Storm had its share of bugs (quite a few were fixed in ensuing software updates) ...

Large display is easy on the eyes, SurePress much improved

Still no reason for the moving display

Take two of the Storm is the real deal: the touch screen works well, the phone has more memory, a new OS and is altogether stable and less buggy than the original Storm. The large screen is a rare treat for the mainly QWERTY BlackBerry line and it ...

If the third time's a charm, the fifth time must be a sure fire thing, or so AT&T hopes, as they launch their version after the overseas market and the other 3 major US carriers all released their versions as the HTC Touch Pro2. It turns out there is ...

Large, high resolution touch screen that's easy to control with fingers. HTC's TouchFLO 3D UI just keeps getting better. Excellent speakerphone with HTC's Straight Talk feature. Very good reception and voice quality. The Tilt 2 is responsive and data ...

large, heavy and expensive. A smartphone data plan is mandatory if you purchase the phone with a new contract or contract renewal. The camera is just OK in its class, and abysmal in dark settings since there's no flash

The Samsung Jet isn't just a phone, it's a billboard for every feature Samsung can squeeze into a handset. We can just imagine the higher-ups handing this phone over to carriers around the world, saying "here's everything we can serve up. Pick three ...

Price is nice for all those features. Small and light, nice looking. Has WiFi and a very good user interface for controlling WiFi and Bluetooth connections. Good video playback performance. Downloadable widgets keep boredom from setting in. Takes ...

Bugs and niggles with balky 3D UI, poor game performance and issues with T-Mobile data connections. Camera takes mediocre video, despite the high resolution. No US 3G

The Samsung Jet S8000 is the kind of handset phone geeks drool over. It's got every feature under the sun except mobile TV rolled into a slim and attractive package. And surprisingly it's small, light and relatively reasonably priced. The camera is ...

Though it didn't stop it from selling millions, the G1 (T-Mobile and HTC's first Android phone and in fact the first Google OS Android phone to hit the streets), was an ugly brown brick of a phone. OK, you could also get it as a chunky black or white ...

Google Android OS is modern and fun, slim and good-looking

Media player could use some spiffing up

If you aren't wed to hardware QWERTY keyboards, the myTouch 3G is a great esthetic and ergonomic improvement over the G1. It's good looking, smaller than the iPhone, fits easily in a pocket and packs a great new mobile OS. Google's Android OS is ...

For Sony Ericsson phone fans, the last couple of months have been fruitful: first Sony Ericsson released the unlocked Sony Ericsson W995a Walkman phone with U.S. 3G, then AT&T released the Sony Ericsson C905a killer camera phone and the Sony Ericsson ...

A stylish phone that looks and feels well built. Strong reception. Good music experience

Wi-Fi range is poor

A very strong music phone at a more reasonable price, the W705a is a good all around phone for those who want a Walkman phone but don't want to sign a 2-year contract or spend $599 list for the W995a. The phone has most of the bells and whistles of a ...

You know something is up when you receive a powerful smartphone and you don't rip open the box to make a phone call or try out an Excel spreadsheet. Instead you slide open the camera lens cover and madly take photos of anything remotely attractive or ...

and received the Hong Kong version of the phone in two days. Should you pick up an Asian model, have no fear: it's a bilingual phone so you can set it to English (unless you prefer Simplified Chinese). On the number pad, the numbers 1 through 5 each ...

How often have I lamented, and perhaps you too- photo buff, import phone maven, that our US carriers never get the good stuff. AT&T has surprised us with a little piece of former import goodness, the Sony Ericsson C905a with an 8.1 megapixel camera ...

8.1 megapixels of Cyber-shot camera goodness

Plasticky looks

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The Sony Ericsson W518a is for Walkman phone fans who crave a flip form. Even though AT&T has largely stayed away from high-end Walkman phones like the W995a, they continue the love for mid-tier Walkman phones. The W518a has Sony Ericsson's signature ...

Slim and sleek design, XMB UI is easy to use, good music player and video performance

Camera isn't impressive. No wired headset or USB cable in the box

We finally get a flip Walkman phone from AT&T and it doesn't disappoint as a music phone. The Walkman Player 3.0 has the latest music playback goodness: album art, accelerometer support, TrackID, gesture control and the SensMe playlist. It plays audio ...

We see very few high-end Sony Ericsson phones offered by U.S. cell phone carriers. A pity really because there is still a large fan base here who love their Sony Ericsson Walkman and high-end camera phones. Luckily you can buy the latest Walkman ...

Great music features and loud stereo speakers. Good call quality

8.1-megapixel camera doesn't make it a killer camera phone. Price isn't competitive

Sony Ericsson Walkman phone fans have enough to be excited about with the W995a: it has an excellent music playback experience thanks to the easy-to-use UI and the new Walkman Player software. The dedicated hardware music controls, very nice sounding ...

What's hot: Two large and bright displays and a very usable QWERTY keyboard.

, it's worth mentioning that the LG enV Touch competes more with the Samsung Impression and the LG Xenon from AT&T as a high-end QWERTY feature phone than with smartphones like the iPhone.