New HSDPA phones from Cingular climb up our list, including the 8525 Windows Mobile smartphone and Samsung's SGH-A707 SYNC. Plus: a trio of 3G Palm Treos, and the Samsung SCH-A990 camera phone.
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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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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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Cingular 8525
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Score: 67% When: November 2006 Worth: $400 Carrier: AT&T
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HSDPA support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth -- they're all present and accounted for in Cingular's new Windows Mobile powerhouse. Does the 8525 steal the 3G smartphone crown?
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Samsung SCH-A990
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Score: 70% When: July 2006 Worth: $300 - $400 Carrier: Verizon Wireless
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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-A930
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Score: 79% When: June 2006 Worth: $50 - $150 Carrier: Verizon Wireless
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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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Sanyo SCP-8400
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Score: 78% When: October 2006 Worth: $100 - $280 Carrier: Sprint
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Sanyo's colorful flip-phone graduates to full 3G status and packs in a 1.3-megapixel camera, GPS navigation and push-to-talk. See if the SCP-8400 survived our torture test.
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LG CU500
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Score: 50% When: July 2006 Worth: $50 Carrier: AT&T
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Will the LG CU500, Cingular's first foray into the speedy world of HSDPA handsets, lure customers to all that 3.5G has to offer? Philip Berne puts the new clamshell through its paces.
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