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Top 15 touch-screen phonesBy Ben Patterson, 29 January 2007
Tap your way toward better productivity with a touch-screen handset. Take a gander at the Cingular 8525 Windows Mobile phone, the new Palm Treo 750, Apple's ground-breaking iPhone and more.

Cingular 8525    Similar models »
Score: 67% When: November 2006 Worth: $400 Carrier: AT&T
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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Cingular 8525
Sony Ericsson M600i    Similar models »
Score: 84% When: July 2006 Worth: $500
We run Sony Ericsson's hotly-anticipated, thumbboard-equipped and multi-talented M600i business phone through the review gauntlet.
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Sony Ericsson M600i
Apple iPhone    Similar models »
Score: 75% When: June 2007 Worth: $400 - $500 Carrier: AT&T
We take a look at the changes that have come to the iPhone in the last 9 months. Have they been enough, or should buyers wait to see what's next?
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Apple iPhone
Palm Treo 750    Similar models »
Score: 54% When: January 2007 Worth: $350 Carrier: AT&T
Fresh from its European tour, the Palm Treo 750 brings UMTS-flavored worldwide 3G support, an antenna-less body, and Palm's custom Windows Mobile 5.2 enhancements.
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Palm Treo 750
Samsung IP-830w    Similar models »
Score: 65% When: October 2006 Worth: $500 - $750 Carrier: Sprint
This hefty Windows Mobile-powered smartphone features a slide-out keypad, GSM/CDMA network access, a brilliant screen, and dial-up networking at EV-DO speeds. Is it worth the jaw-dropping price tag?
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Samsung IP-830w


Motorola MOTOMING    Similar models »
When: June 2007 Worth: $400
The flip-open MOTOMING looks like an accessory from "Star Trek", and it backs up its good looks with a Linux-based OS, stereo Bluetooth and a talking dictionary.
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Motorola MOTOMING
Palm Treo 700p    Similar models »
Score: 60% When: May 2006 Worth: $250 - $650 Carrier: Sprint, Verizon Wireless
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 700p
Palm Treo 680    Similar models »
Score: 60% When: November 2006 Worth: $200 - $400 Carrier: AT&T
No, it's not 3G, but this budget-priced Treo still comes with plenty of messaging and productivity bells and whistles. Does the 680 hold its own against the smartphone competition?
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Palm Treo 680
T-Mobile MDA
Score: 83% When: February 2006 Worth: $250 - $400 Carrier: T-Mobile
Windows Mobile 5.0, a slide-out thumbboard, quad-band GSM, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and a 1.3 Megapixel camera, oh my: Jørgen Sundgot takes T-Mobile's MDA communicator for a spin.
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T-Mobile MDA
Samsung SGH-E890    Similar models »
When: January 2007 Worth: $250
The sleek, slim phone features a touch screen interface rather that a traditional keypad.
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Samsung SGH-E890


HP iPAQ hw6925    Similar models »
Score: 69% When: October 2006 Worth: $380 Carrier: AT&T
Just announced for Cingular, the iPAQ hw6925 boasts Windows Mobile 5.0, Wi-Fi, built-in GPS and TeleNav software. Does this formidable slab of a smartphone lose its way or find its mark?
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HP iPAQ hw6925
Mio Technology Mio A701
Score: 85% When: April 2006 Worth: $550 - $650
Jørgen Sundgot pokes a stick at the Windows Mobile 5.0 powered Mio A701 GPS phone from Mio Technology; finding ones way around has rarely been this easy - and lo and behold, it looks good, too.
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Mio Technology Mio A701
Palm Treo 700wx    Similar models »
Score: 49% When: September 2006 Worth: $300 Carrier: Sprint
Sprint finally gets its own version of the Windows Mobile-powered Treo. Does the 700wx measure up to Verizon Wireless' 700w -- or to the Palm OS-based 700p, for that matter? Philip Berne delivers his verdict.
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Palm Treo 700wx
Sprint PPC-6700
When: September 2005 Worth: $400 - $630 Carrier: Sprint
The US gets its first Windows Mobile 5.0 communicator in Sprint's feature-laden PPC-6700, sporting an integrated thumbboard, EV-DO, Wi-Fi 802.11b and miniSD expansion.
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Sprint PPC-6700
LG KE850 Prada    Similar models »
Score: 60% When: April 2007 Worth: $600 Carrier: Unlocked
With stylish looks, the Prada phone is an all-touch device that stresses fashion over features. Does it have substance to match its style?
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LG KE850 Prada
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Nokia N95 8GB NAM 83% $450Unlocked
Apple iPhone 3GS 83% $200AT&T
Sprint Hero 81% $100Sprint
Motorola Droid 81% $200Verizon Wireless
HTC Droid Eris 81% $100Verizon Wireless
HTC HD2 79% $800Unlocked
Samsung Moment 78% $100Sprint
Apple iPhone 3G 77% $100AT&T
RIM BlackBerry Tour 77% $200Verizon Wireless
HTC Touch Pro2 77% $350T-Mobile
Sprint Tour 77% $200Sprint
HTC Imagio 77% $200Verizon Wireless
HTC Tilt 2 77% $300AT&T
RIM BlackBerry Storm 2 77% $180Verizon Wireless
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 77% $200AT&T, T-Mobile
Nokia E75 76% $380Unlocked
Nokia E71x 76% $100AT&T Wireless
Sprint Touch Pro2 76% $350Sprint
Verizon Wireless Touch Pro2 76% $200Verizon Wireless
Motorola Cliq 76% $200T-Mobile
Samsung Intrepid 76% $150Sprint
Nokia N97 75% $650Unlocked
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 (T-Mobile) 75% $200T-Mobile
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Sprint) 74% $200Sprint
T-Mobile G1 74% $180T-Mobile
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