What's the best QWERTY smartphone for business-minded road warriors? Whether you're a speed demon, a push e-mail fanatic or a bleeding-edge trend setter, we've got you covered.
Winner: Windows Mobile and EV-DO
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Palm Treo 700w
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Score: 87% When: January 2006 Worth: $250 - $500 Carrier: Verizon Wireless
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Palm and Windows Mobile? Say it ain't so! The EV-DO-equipped Treo 700w politely disagrees, and Larry Garfield takes a look and finds there are benefits to playing both sides.
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2nd place: Excellent battery life and EV-DO
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Palm Treo 700p
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Score: 60% When: May 2006 Worth: $250 - $650 Carrier: Sprint, Verizon Wireless
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The 700p brings speedy 3G data access to the Palm OS line of Treos, along with wireless modem capabilities, Bluetooth, a 1.3-megapixel camera, and even live TV. Ben Patterson gives this long-anticipated smartphone the once-over.
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3rd place: Real-time messaging and Windows Mobile
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Cingular 8125
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Score: 85% When: February 2006 Worth: $100 - $350 Carrier: AT&T
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Now with push e-mail, the Windows Mobile 5.0- and Wi-Fi-packing 8125 smartphone has been making waves since its release earlier this year. How does it stack up to the latest 3G business handsets?
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4th place: Real-time messaging and EV-DO
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RIM BlackBerry 7130e
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Score: 55% When: November 2005 Worth: $100 - $300 Carrier: Verizon Wireless, Sprint
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This compact messaging dynamo promises instant e-mail delivery and EV-DO speeds to boot -- but how will your fingers deal with that pseudo-QUERTY thumbboard? We take the 7130e for a test drive.
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5th place: Powerful consumer messaging
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T-Mobile Sidekick 3
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Score: 56% When: July 2006 Worth: $200 - $350 Carrier: T-Mobile
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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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Import: A big slice of innovation
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