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Editors' choice: Calling and light messaging phonesBy Ben Patterson, 4 October 2006
Just want a phone that's great at making calls? Check out our 10 favorites, including Sanyo's SCP-2400, Samsung's SGH-T519 Trace, Nokia's luxurious 8801, and the LG AX490 Fastap phone.

Sanyo SCP-2400    Similar models »
Score: 82% When: July 2006 - $180 Carrier: Sprint
Available in five colors, Sanyo's family-friendly clamshell boasts voice SMS, a speakerphone and push-to-talk for the kids, along with parental controls for the grown-ups. See how the SCP-2400 fared in our rough-and-tumble phone playground.
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Sanyo SCP-2400
LG AX490    Similar models »
Score: 81% When: August 2006 Worth: $60 Carrier: Alltel
With its groundbreaking Fastap keypad, the LG AX490 promises to change the way you text. We unleashed our fingers on the dual-level keypad; find out if this sleek, jet-black clamshell made for SMSing nirvana.
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LG AX490
Samsung SGH-T509    Similar models »
Score: 77% When: May 2006 - $200 Carrier: T-Mobile
Thin is in: Samsung’s new, flyweight candybar phone is a mere 9.8 mm thick. Can its dazzling looks make up for some so-so features? Ben Patterson reviews the SGH-T509.
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Samsung SGH-T509
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
Sanyo SCP-3100    Similar models »
Score: 76% When: April 2006 - $190 Carrier: Sprint
A close cousin of the Sanyo SCP-2400, the 3100 clamshell comes in the same range of eye-catching colors but replaces the 2400's parental controls with a VGA camera. How does it compare to its free-phone competition?
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Sanyo SCP-3100


Nokia 8801    Similar models »
Score: 74% When: July 2005 Worth: $400 - $600 Carrier: T-Mobile
This stainless-steel luxury slider boasts the looks of a Porsche and some high-end features under the hood. But is it really worth $800?
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Nokia 8801
LG F7200
Score: 73% When: May 2006 Worth: $Free - $99 Carrier: Cingular
LG’s stylish F7200 taps into Cingular’s new push-to-talk service, perfect for chatters who can’t bear to be out of touch. Can it compete with the likes of Nextel’s iDEN handsets?
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LG F7200
Samsung SGH-T609    Similar models »
Score: 72% When: May 2006 Worth: $50 - $200 Carrier: T-Mobile
Samsung's light, compact clamshell comes to the fore with EDGE and world-phone capabilities, Bluetooth, memory expansion, a slick MP3 player and more. Ben Patterson tries the SGH-T609 on for size.
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Samsung SGH-T609
Samsung SGH-T519    Similar models »
Score: 54% When: September 2006 Worth: $Free Carrier: T-Mobile
The Samsung Trace is supermodel thin, yet it packs in a 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and memory expansion. Philip Berne takes the T519 off the runway for a real-world road test.
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Samsung SGH-T519
Motorola L2    Similar models »
Score: 54% When: May 2006 Worth: $90 Carrier: AT&T
This all-business SLVR look-alike eschews a camera for world phone capabilities, Bluetooth, address-book syncing, and Web e-mail access. How will it fare in the boardroom?
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Motorola L2
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