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Home / Mobility / Smartphones Top 10 business smartphones By Sindre Lia, 3 July 2007 Corporate e-mail, 3G networking and updated productivity tools; the future looks bright for mobile professionals. A new breed of communicators is seeing the light of day this year, introduced primarily to close the gap between business smartphones and ultra-mobile notebooks. With two different approaches, both HTC and Palm seem to take the lead in this area. The competition is hard though, as notebook vendors such as Dell is about to offer 3G connectivity as an option in all of its new notebooks. Only time will tell which camp will win the battle of attracting most mobile professionals. Those looking for cool multimedia gadgets should check out our Top 10 multimedia smartphones. HTC Mogul    Similar models » Score: 73% When: June 2007 Worth: $400 Carrier: Sprint Sprint's recent update to the Mogul by HTC packs some impressive performance boosts, thanks to its improved data speeds. Read »   Gallery »   Features »   Side-by-side » HTC Advantage X7500    Similar models » When: March 2007 Worth: $850 Following up on our recent hands-on preview of the HTC Advantage X7500 mobile tablet; make sure to check out this extensive photo preview as well. Read »   Gallery » Palm Foleo    Similar models » When: September 2007 Worth: $500 - $600 We turn the Foleo on, then off, then on again as we get our hands on Palm's new mobile companion. Were we impressed? Read our full impressions. Read »   Gallery » HTC S720    Similar models » When: September 2007 We got our hands on the HTC Advantage, now running Windows Mobile 6 and bound for the U.S.; we also took pics of the Motorola Q q9; a new Vox for CDMA users from HTC; Nokia's QWERTY clamshell; and more. Read »   Gallery » 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? Read »   Gallery » Palm Treo 755p    Similar models » Score: 56% When: May 2007 Worth: $300 Carrier: Sprint Bringing the Palm OS back to the top of the Treo ranks, the Treo 755p surfs Sprint's EV-DO network and features some improvements to the Palm OS. We compare the new Palm to our favorite smartphone, the Treo 700p. Read »   Gallery »   Features »   Side-by-side » Nokia E90    Similar models » When: June 2007 Worth: $750 We open up Nokia's super-wide QWERTY clamshell, with its huge keypad and loads of features. Is it worth cramming into your pocket? Read »   Gallery »   Features »   Side-by-side » Sony Ericsson P1    Similar models » When: September 2007 Worth: $750 We got a chance to rock the unique keys on the Sony Ericsson P1, Sony Ericsson's new 3G Symbian phone. Will it ever make its way stateside? Read »   Gallery »   Features »   Side-by-side » HTC Shift    Similar models » Score: 45% When: March 2008 Worth: $1500 Carrier: Sprint The Shift looks like a larger AT&T Tilt, and it sports 3G networking and UMPC features. So, where did it all go wrong? Read »   Gallery » Samsung SCH-i760    Similar models » Score: 60% When: October 2007 Worth: $350 Carrier: Verizon Wireless With numbers on its face and a QWERTY beneath, we slide open the Samsung SCH-i760. Is Verizon Wireless' slider the face of business phone's to come? 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