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Holiday Gift Guide 2006By Staff, 6 November 2006
The holidays are around the corner, and we know what your loved ones are hoping to unwrap this year: a brand-new, cutting-edge cell phone. Get ready for our month-long guide to the hottest mobile gifts of the year.

If you're drawing a blank on what to get your hard-to-shop-for dad or that teenaged nephew who has everything, relax. All this month, we'll be showcasing our picks for the best mobile gifts of the season.

We've pored over all the phones we covered during the past year, ranging from the most basic easy-to-use handsets to the bleeding edge of mobile tech, and we've divided them up into about a dozen categories of gift-giving goodness. Whether you're hunting for the right phone for your tech-phobic grandparents or looking to please a fashion-conscious clotheshorse, you're bound to find the perfect picks in our comprehensive guide. Check back in the coming days for our latest gift ideas and features.

Day 1: Five phones for Dad

You're not really going to get him another tie this year, are you? Make him proud with a new cell phone for the office, the great outdoors, the gym, and more.


Day 2: Five phones for Mom

Whether she's in the boardroom, snapping photos or eyeing the budget, our handheld picks will bring a smile to her face.


Day 3: Five phones for teens and kids

Trust us: today's kids know more about the latest cell phones than you do. We've rounded up five phones that will pass muster with your tough-to-please teens and chatty youngsters.


Day 4: Five phones for your grandparents

Buying for a senior who's leery of mobile tech? We found some pared-down, simple-to-use phones that are easy on the fingertips.


Day 5: Five cool music phones

Have an on-the-go music maven on your list? These musically-inclined handsets come with media players, memory expansion for storing all those tunes, and full-track downloading capabilities.


Day 6: Five great phones for shutterbugs

Your favorite budding photographer will thrill to these camera-packing phones, including the 3-megapixel N93, the popular Samsung A990, and more.


Day 7: Five slim fashion phones

Big, bulky cell phones are so 2005. Check out the latest slim phones for your profile-conscious friends and family.


Day 8: Five excellent messaging phones

Have a loved one on your list who's always tapping out text messages and e-mails? Do their fingers a favor and give them a new and improved messaging phone.


Day 9: Five solid bargain phones

You don't have to break the bank when it comes to giving out handsets for the holidays. These top-notch phones pack in the basics, and they're priced just right.


Day 10: Five all-business phones

Hoping to give your favorite business-minded road warrior some holiday cheer? We found some cutting-edge smartphones that'll make them the envy of the office.


Day 11: Five phones for the great outdoors

The latest handsets aren't just for the big city. These rough-and-tumble phones boast GPS and walkie-talkie capabilities, and they'll even keep your loved ones entertained during those long hikes.


Day 12: Five best multimedia phones

TV isn't just for the living room anymore. Give your favorite "Lost" addict a multimedia phone that will let them catch the latest show while they're on the road.
Best Smartphones
Name Score Price Carrier
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Nokia N95 8GB NAM 83% $450Unlocked
Apple iPhone 3GS 83% $200AT&T
RIM BlackBerry Storm 9530 78% $50Verizon Wireless
Apple iPhone 3G 77% $100AT&T
HTC Fuze 77% $300AT&T
RIM BlackBerry Tour 77% $200Verizon Wireless
HTC Touch Pro2 77% $350T-Mobile
Sprint Tour 77% $200Sprint
HTC Imagio 77% $200Verizon Wireless
Nokia E75 76% $380Unlocked
Nokia E71x 76% $100AT&T Wireless
Sprint Touch Pro2 76% $350Sprint
Nokia N97 75% $650Unlocked
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 (T-Mobile) 75% $200T-Mobile
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Sprint) 74% $200Sprint
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000 (AT&T) 74% $300AT&T
T-Mobile G1 74% $180T-Mobile
Palm Pre 74% $200Sprint
Samsung Jack 74% $100AT&T
RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 74% $80Verizon Wireless
T-Mobile myTouch 3G 74% $200T-Mobile
Nokia E71 73% $500Unlocked
HTC Touch Diamond 2 73% $575Unlocked
HTC Ozone 73% $50Verizon Wireless
Nokia E66 72% $500Unlocked
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