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	5 best water-resistant phones	By Sindre Lia, 18 June 2007

Phones boasting water-resistant and ruggedized cases don't necessarily skimp on features.

Score: 56% When: October 2006 Worth: $100 Carrier: Verizon Wireless

This water-resistant, rough-and-tumble clamshell packs in EV-DO support, a 2-megapixel camera and mobile video. Does it sink or swim? Jennifer Hooker puts the G'zOne Type-V to the test.

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Score: 56% When: June 2007 Worth: $100 Carrier: Verizon Wireless

With better looks and a little less substance than its predecessor, the Type-S has a specific audience in mind. Is this the phone you need on your trek?

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Score: 60% When: November 2006 Worth: $150 - $200 Carrier: Sprint Nextel

Nextel fans finally get a phone with some drool-worthy features, including a 2-megapixel camera, an MP3 player and GPS with TeleNav software. But does the i880 still manage to handle the basics?

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Score: 50% When: November 2006 Worth: $60 - $250 Carrier: Sprint Nextel

This flip phone boasts the best of two networks with features including push-to-talk, Direct Talk and a speakerphone. Philip Berne investigates if two networks are better than one.

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Score: 56% When: December 2006 Worth: $40 - $230 Carrier: Sprint Nextel

The flip phone gives you the calling features Nextel fans have come to expect like push-to-talk and Direct Talk, but do two networks make for better calls?

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Best Cell Phones

Name	Score	Price	Carrier	C
Nokia N86	82%	$500	Unlocked
Nokia N85	81%	$350	Unlocked
Nokia N79	76%	$350	Unlocked
Sony Ericsson W995	73%	$500	Unlocked
Nokia 5800	73%	$320	Unlocked
Sony Ericsson W760	72%	$100	AT&T
LG enV Touch	72%	$100	Verizon Wireless
Nokia Surge	71%	$80	AT&T
Nokia 5310 XpressMusic	70%	$50	T-Mobile
LG Voyager	70%	$80	Verizon Wireless
LG Versa	70%	$200	Verizon Wireless
LG Chocolate 3	69%	$80	Verizon Wireless
LG Lotus	69%	$100	Sprint
Samsung Instinct S30	69%	$130	Sprint
Sony Ericsson C905	68%	$180	AT&T
Samsung Rant	68%	$50	Sprint
Samsung Highnote	68%	$100	Sprint
Samsung Impression	68%	$200	AT&T Wireless
LG enV3	68%	$80	Verizon Wireless
Nokia 5610 XpressMusic	67%	$100	T-Mobile
Samsung Instinct	67%	$130	Sprint
Motorola Zine ZN5	67%	$100	T-Mobile
Samsung Eternity	66%	$150	AT&T
Samsung Memoir	66%	$250	T-Mobile
Motorola RAZR VE20	64%	$100	Sprint

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