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Gift guide: Top 5 budget phonesBy Jennifer Hooker, 16 November 2006
Afraid that cell phones on your holiday shopping list will break the bank? We've got a variety of budget phones that are sure to please the music lover, shutterbug and entertainment buff without costing you the shirt off your back.

Editors' note: Check out our entire series of Holiday gift picks.

For the camera lover: Motorola PEBL

Motorola PEBL
Motorola PEBL

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If you have a loved one who loves to capture those fun, unplanned moments and save them for posterity, then the Motorola PEBL will definitely put a smile on her face (and yours too, considering it's free). Available in a variety of colors including black, green, orange and blue, the adorable clamshell packs in a VGA camera, Bluetooth, a speakerphone and instant messaging support for AOL, Yahoo and ICQ. Read more ...


For the budget-conscious businessperson: Motorola Q

Motorola Q
Motorola Q

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Usually, affordable and smartphone aren't words that you see in the same sentence, but Verizon changes that by offering up this $100 powerhouse, the Motorola Q. Just 0.45 inches thick, the Q proves itself an excellent value, with the mobile version of Microsoft Outlook, Bluetooth, a 1.3-megapixel camera, the Picsel document browser (one of our favorite mobile apps), corporate and personal e-mail access, miniSD expansion and a media player. Read our full review ...


For entertainment fans: Samsung MM-A960

Samsung MM-A960
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Got an entertainment fanatic in the family? He'll thrill to the Samsung MM-A960 -- and you'll delight in its pocketbook-friendly price tag (just $30). This 3G flip phone has a striking round external display and packs in a 1.3-megapixel camera, speaker-independent voice dialing, a speakerphone and access to Sprint TV and the Sprint Music Store. Read more ...


For basic chatters: Sanyo Katana

Sanyo Katana
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Chatterboxes who just want to use their phones as phones will delight when they unwrap the Sanyo Katana. At just 0.6 inches thick, this slim clamshell comes in three different hues (black, pink and blue) to please anyone on your holiday shopping list. The Katana (currently $50) doesn't skimp on features, including a VGA camera, Bluetooth and a speakerphone -- and if you get one now, Sprint will toss in another Katana for free. Two-for-one gifts, anyone? Read our full review ...


For the music lover: Sony Ericsson W300i

Sony Ericsson W300i
Sony Ericsson W300i

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If you have a relative whose favorite pastime is rocking out to his favorite tunes, he'll flip for the Sony Ericsson W300i. The clamshell features an MP3 player, FM radio, VGA camera, Bluetooth, a speakerphone and instant messaging, as well as 20MB of internal memory and Memory Stick Micro expansion for all his tracks. And at $20 with a two-year service plan, the W300i is way cheaper than the Zune, which doesn't make phone calls. Read our full review ...

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