Well folks, it's finally here: the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1a. That's the US version with 3G HSDPA on the US bands. The Xperia will be sold in the US at SonyStyle stores in silver and at Best Buy stores in black. The phones are otherwise identical. Don't co...

We have to say it: undeniable cool in owning one. Fantastically easy to use (and easy to see) interface, yet the iPhone still qualifies as a smartphone, with some caveats. Extremely fast and responsive. Display auto-rotates very quickly. Stable. Fantastic...

No user replaceable battery. Repair requires sending it off to Apple for a claimed 3 business day repair time. No MMS, no 3G. Limited Bluetooth profiles-- what about those who want to use a Stereo Bluetooth headset, Bluetooth GPS or keyboard? No Office-co...

on AT&T. The hardware is impeccable, the panels are both fascinating and useful, and of course there's no carrier bloatware!

With a whirlwind marketing campaign behind it, the RIM BlackBerry Storm 9530 for Verizon has been a highly anticipated smartphone. Why? This is the first touch screen BlackBerry. Gone is the hardware QWERTY keyboard synonymous with the 'Berry. Instead we...

Innovative Touch screen. Large and lovely display. Good web browser and the usual superb BlackBerry push email experience. Decent camera, good multimedia performance. Impressive speaker and good GPS.

Innovative touch screen. Only available on Verizon (no offense to Verizon but like the iPhone, there's no carrier choice). Slow downs and lagging aren't a part of the usual BlackBerry experience. Large.

If touch screens tickle your fancy or you've had a bad case of iPhone envy, but can't live without the BlackBerry push email experience and very complete smartphone feature set, the BlackBerry Storm might be for you. Since it's exclusive to Verizon, make...

What's the difference between an iPhone and anything else? A: They're not an iPhone... yet. Everyone is trying to clone the iPhone experience, first the core mobile phone companies Motorola, LG, Samsung and Nokia then the Smartphone crowd Nokia (again),...

TouchFLO 3D is gorgeous to behold and mostly very functional. It may not always be the fastest way to navigate the phone's functions, but it makes doing it fun. Fantastic feature set in a small, thin and light phone. Awesome good looks (just keep that mic...

For US users, the lack of US 3G bands is limiting. No usual landscape support in Windows Mobile, Office mobile or anywhere else except the supported applications like the photo album, video player and Opera. TouchFLO 3D needs a few tweaks to improve usabi...

Those of us in the US have impatiently waited for the BlackBerry Bold to arrive on AT&T. Released a few months earlier in various overseas markets, the AT&T-branded version, tuned for AT&T's 3G network, is finally here. What's so special about the Bold? I...

Fantastic display! Very good keyboard. Responsive and stable. Video player performance is likewise good. Great call quality, good GPS performance and reliable WiFi connections.

Large, pricey. Web browser is just OK. Some reception issues in weak 3G areas and there's no way to turn off 3G.

are it. Though for traditionalists, the Storm isn't necessarily attractive since it loses the usual strong BlackBerry hardware keyboard and adds a touch screen. Oddly given the likely greater expense of building the Storm, it looks like a relative bargain...

Very stylish design and slim body. Bright and colorful screen and good audio quality. Phone has a healthy amount of internal memory and the microSD card slot is easy to access. GPS performance is very good. Gaming is enjoyable.

Doesn't have strong reception even in 1X. No wired headset or USB cable included. Side-loading music might turn away V CAST Music fans who are used to buying music over the air.

Can a pretty face sell a phone? If the LG Shine is any indication, the answer is yes. The Samsung Sway speaks thin and stylish to fashion-conscious cell phone users. And behind that pretty face it has a strong GPS and VZ Navigator performance, good audio...

Sony Ericsson and AT&T have enjoyed a fruitful partnership over the years, and low to mid-priced Sony Ericsson phones have sold well here in the US on AT&T. And among these, the Walkman series phones are particularly popular. The new Sony Ericsson W350a W...

Ultra thin and light. Very strong music offerings and good audio. Java games play well on the phone. Camera takes decent pictures. Good battery life.

The phone feels very plasticky. Camera doesn't shoot video. No wired headset included, no 3.5mm stereo headphone jack for higher quality wired stereo music.

Fans of thin and slim phones will marvel at the extreme thinness and ultra-light weight of the Sony Ericsson W350. There are few phones that can compete with the W350a. The Walkman features should please mobile music buffs with the hardware playback contr...

Ultra thin and light. Very strong music offerings and good audio. Java games play well on the phone. Camera takes decent pictures. Good battery life.

The phone feels very plasticky. Camera doesn't shoot video. No wired headset included, no 3.5mm stereo headphone jack for higher quality wired stereo music.

Fans of thin and slim phones will marvel at the extreme thinness and ultra-light weight of the Sony Ericsson W350. There are few phones that can compete with the W350a. The Walkman features should please mobile music buffs with the hardware playback contr...

Feels great in hand and one-handed operation is a breeze. Excellent keyboard, fast device overall. Has the big four features for a business PDA phone: GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth and EVDO. GPS works well and Sprint Navigation and is a champ for Sprint TV.

Below average incoming call quality. GPS doesn't work in a turnkey fashion with standalone commercial GPS software packages like CoPilot. Looks plasticky. Camera is so-so. Battery capacity is low and as a result battery life suffers. WinMo runs most scree...

There's been quite a buzz about the world's first Google Android powered phone, the T-Mobile G1. Android is an open source phone operating system developed by Google, and the OS runs on the Linux 2.6 kernel with Java applications on top. Since the platfor...

Responsive, easy to use, easy to download applications via the Android Market directly to the phone. Very good display, good camera photo quality and obviously excellent Gmail support.

No 3.5mm headphone jack, can't shoot video, no A2DP, keyboard on brown model lacks contrast. On-board multimedia applications are weak other than the good mobile YouTube player. No desktop or Exchange syncing.

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Responsive, easy to use, easy to download applications via the Android Market directly to the phone. Very good display, good camera photo quality and obviously excellent Gmail support.

No 3.5mm headphone jack, can't shoot video, no A2DP, keyboard on brown model lacks contrast. On-board multimedia applications are weak other than the good mobile YouTube player. No desktop or Exchange syncing.