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10 best business messaging phonesBy Jennifer Hooker, 14 May 2007
If you're a corporate type or an e-mail addict, check out our list of top-rated messaging phones that get down to business.

Treo smartphone featuring Palm OS and support for push e-mail
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


Sprint's version of Motorola's slim business handset includes a bevy of multimedia features
Motorola Q (Sprint)    Similar models »
Score: 63% When: January 2007 Worth: $100 - $450 Carrier: Sprint
With tethered modem support and a performance boost over the original, is the Sprint version of the Q the one to buy, or should you wait for the next model?
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Motorola Q (Sprint)


T-Mobile phone can be upgraded to Windows Mobile 6
T-Mobile Dash    Similar models »
Score: 58% When: October 2006 Worth: $150 Carrier: T-Mobile
Slim, light and a pleasure to hold, the just-announced Dash makes a play for the Moto Q's territory with its sleek design and Windows Mobile OS, while upping the ante with built-in Wi-Fi. Does it belong in your suit pocket?
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T-Mobile Dash


Sleek Motorola smartphone with comfortable QWERTY keypad
Motorola Q    Similar models »
Score: 60% When: May 2006 Worth: $150 - $300 Carrier: Verizon Wireless
After almost a year, the sleek and slim Q – the thinnest smartphone on the market with a QWERTY thumbboard – has finally arrived. Was it worth the wait?
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Motorola Q


Nokia phone flips open for a split-QWERTY thumbboard
Nokia E70    Similar models »
Score: 79% When: October 2006 Worth: $450
With its unique, flip-out thumbboard and the powerful Symbian OS behind it, the E70 promises to be a happy marriage of form and function. Does it deliver?
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Nokia E70


BlackJack supports HSDPA, and has instant messaging
Samsung SGH-i607    Similar models »
Score: 65% When: November 2006 Worth: $75 Carrier: AT&T
Cingular serves up its second HSDPA smartphone, this time in a slim, compact shell that puts it squarely in competition with the Motorola Q and the T-Mobile Dash. Does the BlackJack hold its own?
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Samsung SGH-i607


T-Mobile handset features QVGA display and phone as modem capabilities
T-Mobile SDA    Similar models »
Score: 78% When: February 2006 Worth: $150 - $300 Carrier: T-Mobile
A higher resolution screen, Windows Mobile 2003 SE and Opera-based surfing signify T-Mobile's successor to its SDA smartphone - the SDA II. Jørgen Sundgot takes it for a spin.
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T-Mobile SDA


Windows Mobile clamshell includes push e-mail and instant messaging
Cingular 3125    Similar models »
Score: 64% When: September 2006 Worth: $50 Carrier: AT&T
A sleek, slim flip-phone that's sure to draw envious looks, the 3125 packs in Windows Mobile and push e-mail prowess. Does it belong in your briefcase?
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Cingular 3125


BlackBerry with a SureType keyboard
RIM BlackBerry 7130e    Similar models »
Score: 55% When: November 2005 Worth: $100 - $300 Carrier: Verizon Wireless, Sprint
This compact messaging dynamo promises instant e-mail delivery and EV-DO speeds to boot -- but how will your fingers deal with that pseudo-QUERTY thumbboard? We take the 7130e for a test drive.
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RIM BlackBerry 7130e


Sleek and shiny RIM handset with a trackball for easy menu navigation
RIM BlackBerry 8800    Similar models »
Score: 54% When: February 2007 Worth: $300 Carrier: AT&T
With a sleek new look and the Pearl's eponymous trackball, the BlackBerry 8800 is still all work, with very little play. Should BlackBerry addicts rush to upgrade?
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RIM BlackBerry 8800
Best Business smartphones
Name Score Price Carrier
C
AT&T Tilt 77% $400AT&T
HTC Mogul 73% $400Sprint
Nokia E66 72% $500Unlocked
Motorola Q9h global 71% $250AT&T
Asus P527 68% $550Unlocked
T-Mobile Wing 67% $350T-Mobile
Samsung BlackJack II 67% $200AT&T
Motorola Q9c 67% $250Sprint
Verizon Wireless XV6800 65% $400Verizon Wireless
HTC Touch Dual (SureType) 61% $550Unlocked
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