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Top 15 U.S. phones in JulyBy Ben Patterson, 1 August 2006
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The long-awaited T-Mobile Sidekick 3 topped out list of most popular phones for June; how did it fare in July? Also: LG's music-centric VX8300, Nokia's photo-friendly N93, and the 3-megapixel Samsung SCH-A990.

T-Mobile Sidekick 3    Similar models »
Score: 56% When: July 2006 Worth: $200 - $350 Carrier: T-Mobile
This long-awaited update to the ubiquitous Sidekick II boasts a sleeker design, a build-in MP3 player and Bluetooth. Will it become the latest "it" phone?
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T-Mobile Sidekick 3
LG VX8300    Similar models »
Score: 70% When: June 2006 Worth: $80 - $150 Carrier: Verizon Wireless
The slimmed-down VX8300 sheds some weight and adds stereo Bluetooth headset support. Did this eye-catching music phone manage to rock our respective words? Ben Patterson gives it a listen.
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LG VX8300
Samsung SCH-A930    Similar models »
Score: 79% When: June 2006 Worth: $50 - $150 Carrier: Verizon Wireless
Samsung's big, black 3G clamshell has the look – and the heft – of an old-school MP3 player, albeit one armed with Bluetooth, memory expansion and V Cast Music access. Ben Patterson cranks up the A930's volume.
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Samsung SCH-A930
Sony Ericsson W810i    Similar models »
Score: 80% When: October 2006 Worth: $70 - $200 Carrier: AT&T
The original Walkman phone is back with a vengeance; Sony Ericsson's W810i sports several improvements over the W800i - and they're of the right sort. A review by Sindre Lia.
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Sony Ericsson W810i
Nokia N93    Similar models »
Score: 88% When: September 2006 Worth: $700
It shoots 3.2-Megapixel stills, records hi-def video, views either on TVs and a whole lot more; we've reviewed the hotly anticipated Nokia N93 camera phone.
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Nokia N93


Motorola Q    Similar models »
Score: 60% When: May 2006 Worth: $150 - $300 Carrier: Verizon Wireless
After almost a year, the sleek and slim Q – the thinnest smartphone on the market with a QWERTY thumbboard – has finally arrived. Was it worth the wait?
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Motorola Q
Sanyo Katana    Similar models »
Score: 77% When: July 2006 Worth: $30 - $280 Carrier: Sprint
It's sleek, it's slim, and it comes in four colors. Check out our photo review of the Katana, Sanyo's stylish new fashion phone with a VGA camera, Bluetooth, and more.
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Sanyo Katana
Samsung SCH-A990    Similar models »
Score: 70% When: July 2006 Worth: $300 - $400 Carrier: Verizon Wireless
One of the first 3.2-megapixel cameraphones to arrive in the U.S., Samsung's 3G SCH-A990 boasts a swiveling display, Bluetooth, V Cast support, and more. Do its snapshots measure up?
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Samsung SCH-A990
Sony Ericsson W950i    Similar models »
When: September 2006 Worth: $725
Upstaging Apple's iPod nano, Sony Ericsson's new music phone merges 3G connectivity with a slim form factor, smart operating system, Walkman audio player and 4 GB of storage.
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Sony Ericsson W950i
Sony Ericsson M600i    Similar models »
Score: 84% When: July 2006 Worth: $500
We run Sony Ericsson's hotly-anticipated, thumbboard-equipped and multi-talented M600i business phone through the review gauntlet.
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Sony Ericsson M600i


Nokia N73    Similar models »
Score: 97% When: August 2006 Worth: $500
The hotly anticipated Nokia N73 camera phone has nearly every bell and whistle under the sun; we've put the 3.2-Megapixel wunderkind through its paces.
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Nokia N73
Samsung SGH-D807    Similar models »
When: June 2006 Worth: $50 Carrier: Cingular
Just over a half an inch thick, the EDGE-enabled D807 packs in Bluetooth and a 1.3-megapixel camera, while the D507 PTT phone takes VGA-quality snapshots.
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Samsung SGH-D807
T-Mobile MDA
Score: 83% When: February 2006 Worth: $250 - $400 Carrier: T-Mobile
Windows Mobile 5.0, a slide-out thumbboard, quad-band GSM, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and a 1.3 Megapixel camera, oh my: Jørgen Sundgot takes T-Mobile's MDA communicator for a spin.
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T-Mobile MDA
Samsung SGH-T809
Score: 63% When: December 2005 Worth: $150 - $300 Carrier: T-Mobile
Sindre Lia goes about looking cool with Samsung's most recent slim slider, the SGH-T809 from T-Mobile, finding that good things - well, mostly - really do come in small packages.
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Samsung SGH-T809
Sony Ericsson Z525a    Similar models »
When: July 2006 - $70 Carrier: Cingular
The new clamshell, first announced in April at CTIA, adds walkie-talkie capabilities to the old Z520a handset.
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Sony Ericsson Z525a
Best Multimedia smartphones
Name Score Price Carrier
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Nokia N95 8GB NAM 85% $650Unlocked
Apple iPhone 3G 82% $200AT&T
Nokia N95 80% $530Unlocked
RIM BlackBerry Storm 9530 80% $200Verizon Wireless
T-Mobile G1 79% $180T-Mobile
Nokia N78 76% $500Unlocked
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Sprint) 74% $200Sprint
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Verizon Wireless) 69% $200Verizon Wireless
RIM Blackberry Curve 64% $200AT&T
Nokia N76 60% $500Unlocked
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