The new Casio Exilim C721 camera phone can go where your digital camera probably can't: under water. The unusual waterproof coating on this handset makes it not only a worry-free phone for the accident-prone, but a fun alternative camera. The Exilim ...

Verizon's best camera phone to date. 3X optical zoom. Waterproof

Won't replace a true digital camera. Crippled Web browser. Non-standard headphone jack

If you're a Verizon subscriber looking for a solid camera phone, the Casio Exilim C721 shoots 5-megapixel images and sports a 3X optical zoomand it works underwater.

Consumers expect more from mobile Web browsers these days. While Palm Treo owners surfed WAP pages on the go with Blazer as far back as 2003, today it's a different story. Device-specific pages, native apps, and even full desktop page rendering (a la ...

Accurate page rendering. Transparent UI. Supports multiple tabs, bookmark folders, and other desktop-like browser features. Clever zoom-view management minimizes page scrolling

Still no Flash support. Page rendering issues with weak 3G signals

Opera continues to refine its powerful Windows Mobile Web browserthe trick at this point is waiting for cell phone data radios and touch screen response to catch up.

Verizon's best texting phone so far, the LG enV3 gives you terrific bang for your buck. Although it doesn't have the touch-screen luxury of the slightly more expensive enV Touch, it's a classy, high-quality device that delivers more features per ...

Great price for the feature set. Excellent design. Good all-around performance

No 3.5mm headphone jack. Lackluster e-mail and IM programs

The LG enV3 gives you great bang for your buck with its strong phone performance, full keyboard, 3-megapixel camera, and threaded text messaging.

If you like apps or the Internet, go buy the iPhone 3GS right now. The new model's improved processor and graphics chipset significantly boost the speed of everything from Web browsing to games, cementing the iPhone's role as the nation's most ...

Best handheld computer ever. Faster and more powerful than the iPhone 3G. Excellent video camera mode

Phone performance is still mediocre. Browser still lacks Flash. Still won't be IT managers' first choice

The iPhone 3GS gives new life to the 50,000 available iPhone apps with its much faster performance. This is a terrific handheld computing and Internet device, but understand that voice calls aren't its top priority.

Sony Ericsson has had trouble gaining traction in the U.S. wireless marketplace. Most of the company's recent efforts, including the excellent Walkman W810i and the disappointing Xperia X1, have been aimed at the unlocked high end. Sony Ericsson aims ...

Chic styling. Stellar music and video playback. Robust GPS navigation

Short battery life. Perplexing UI. Screen could use more pixels

Sony Ericsson's unlocked W995a is an attractive phone and an excellent media player, but its high, unsubsidized price will limit adoption to the Sony faithful.

Samsung's Jack SGH-i637 is the latest in the company's diverse lineup of Microsoft OS-powered smartphones. This follow-up to the highly successful BlackJack II hews closely to the usual formulaa slab QWERTY handset without a touch screenbut adds a ...

Excellent value. Near-perfect form factor. Comfortable keyboard. Includes 3G and Wi-Fi radios. Good voice quality and reception. Solid battery life

Clunky OS. Poor Web browser. Proprietary headphone jack requires a dongle. You need to pull the battery to switch microSD cards

Samsung's shrewdly updated BlackJack (now simply the "Jack") builds on its predecessors' positive attributes. It's a compelling Windows Mobile smartphone, even if said OS needs a major renovation.

Windows Mobile fans, you can finally put Microsoft's crummy mobile browser aside. Skyfire 1.0, Skyfire Labs' first official browser release, trumps Internet Explorer Mobile in so many ways that it's tough to know where to begin. It feels faster than ...

Supports AJAX, Flash, and Silverlight content. Accurate desktop page rendering. Multiple navigation options

Blurry fonts at some zoom levels. No tabbed browsing or multiple window support. Some sound and connection-related glitches on our test handset

In its first full release, Skyfire offers powerful AJAX and Flash site support for Windows Mobile devices; it's eons ahead of Internet Explorer Mobile, though Opera's mobile browsers still win on ease of use for now.

The Samsung Instinct M800 was part of the first wave of last year's iPhone knockoffs. But unlike most clones, the Instinct was actually quite good, and ended up being one of Sprint's best-selling phones ever. This time around, Samsung infused the new ...

Responsive touch panel. Good camera and video recorder. Plenty of mobile media features, all of which are included in Sprint's Everything plan

Low-res screen. No Wi-Fi. Reception could be stronger. Some clumsy interface elements

Samsung's Instinct is still a far cry from the iPhone, even with the latest refresh. But it's loaded with features and brings some of the same, simplified touch-interface magic to Sprint subscribers.

Palm is backand with the coolest handheld device we've seen in a long time. The Palm Pre has the same exhilarating sense of possibility as the iPhoneand it's even worth switching to Sprint for. The Pre is the start of something genuinely new: Palm's ...

Excellent design. Very cool interface. Synergy feature consolidates e-mail, contacts, and calendars. Syncs with iTunes just like an iPod

Very few third-party apps at launch. So-so reception. Short standby battery life. Limited IM apps

The Palm Pre is the sexiest handset since the iPhoneand it also marks the dawn of a major new smartphone platform. Although it lacks third-party apps and has some battery life issues, it's much more fun than any other phone Sprint offers.

Times are tough. It's no surprise that tech vendors are scrambling to release low-cost products that can still do the job. Case in point: Motorola. The struggling handset vendor's latest model for AT&T, the MOTO EM330, rings in at the cool low price ...

Good call quality. Supports stereo Bluetooth. Standard headphone jack

Poor camera. Very low-resolution internal screen. Not much of a looker

The Motorola MOTO EM330 is a good choice for music fans on AT&T looking for a free handset, but if you need a solid camera in your phone, look elsewhere.