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Home / Cell phones / Consumer messaging phones Best consumer QWERTY phones of CTIA Fall 2007 By Sindre Lia, 25 October 2007 This category of phones was pretty much non-existing a year ago; now, they can hardly be missed at the CTIA show floor. A month ago, Palm launched the $100 Centro consumer QWERTY phone, leaving nothing to be desired other than its price point. At CTIA this week, i-mate unveiled its Ultimate 9502 consumer QWERTY phone, which pretty much offers everything such a phone should have nowadays. Now we can only hope there are some wise people you know where, that'll decide to bring this powerhouse of a consumer smartphone out to the masses. We've also spent time with a range of other upcoming consumer QWERTY phones: i-mate Ultimate 9502    Similar models » When: December 2007 Worth: $750 Carrier: Unlocked The new i-mate phone features a slide-up keyboard, a VGA screen and Windows Mobile 6. We get our hands on the new device to get the scoop. Read »   Gallery »   Features »   Side-by-side » LG Voyager    Similar models » Score: 70% When: November 2007 Worth: $300 Carrier: Verizon Wireless We crack open the ultimate Mobile TV phone, the LG Voyager, with a touch screen and haptic feedback. Is it just an updated enV, or a multimedia powerhouse? Read »   Gallery »   Features »   Side-by-side » LG Rumor    Similar models » Score: 42% When: October 2007 Worth: $100 Carrier: Sprint The LG Rumor has us telling tales about messaging and navigation. Does it live up to what you've heard? Check out our review. Read »   Gallery »   Features »   Side-by-side » Samsung BlackJack II    Similar models » Score: 67% When: November 2007 Worth: $200 Carrier: AT&T We spin the wheel on the BlackJack II, which updates the original with GPS and improved battery. Is this BlackJack finally the winning hand you need? Read »   Gallery »   Features »   Side-by-side »   Gallery » Best Business smartphones Name Score Price Carrier C HTC Touch Pro (Sprint) 77% $400 Sprint HTC Fuze 77% $350 AT&T Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 76% $800 Unlocked HTC Touch Diamond (Sprint) 76% $350 Sprint AT&T Tilt 74% $300 AT&T RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Sprint) 74% $200 Sprint RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000 (AT&T) 74% $300 AT&T HTC Mogul 73% $400 Sprint Nokia E71 73% $500 Unlocked Nokia E66 72% $500 Unlocked Click here to see full and advanced chart »     RECOMMENDED Bold vs. E71 vs. Epix vs. Treo 800w   Storm vs. iPhone 3G vs. Omnia vs. Touch Diamond   T-Mobile G1 vs. Xperia X1 vs. Touch Pro vs. AT&T Fuze   TOP STORIES Nokia N97 touchscreen QWERTY slider hands-on   Top 15 smartphones   New smartphones and cell phones this week Top 15 cell phones   BlackBerry Storm review (Verizon Wireless)   Best Windows Mobile smartphones CELL PHONE RESOURCE CENTER Best phones   Expert guides   Ask the Editors » Top 15 QWERTY phones   All-touch phones   Touchscreen phones Business phones   Multimedia phones   Concept phones 3+ inch screen phones   Wi-Fi phones   More... » Search (New!) Search by cell phone features » Manual comparison (New!) Select up to 4 cell phones side-by-side » By release October 2008, November 2008, December 2008 » Top 15 by carrier Unlocked, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Helio, Alltel » Top 15 by user type Average Joe, Business users, Calling addicts, Fashion conscious users, Globetrotters, High-res addicts, Internet addicts, Multimedia enthusiasts, Music aficionados, Outdoor enthusiasts, TV addicts, Video lovers, More... » Top 15 by brand Apple, HTC, LG, Motorola, Nokia, BlackBerry, Samsung, Sony Ericsson Other » Top 15 by platform Palm OS, Symbian S60, Symbian UIQ, Windows Mobile » Top 15 by cell phone type Business smartphones, Multimedia smartphones Consumer QWERTY phones, Multimedia phones Concept phones NOW IN CONSUMER MESSAGING PHONES Video: Top 5 consumer QWERTY phones   Best consumer QWERTY phones of the year   Surveying the mobile landscape: T-Mobile   Surveying the mobile landscape: RIM   Surveying the mobile landscape: Palm Video review: RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8130 (Sprint) consumer messaging phone Video review: LG Rumor consumer messaging phone Review: LG Rumor consumer messaging phone Video review: T-Mobile Sidekick Slide messaging slider Video review: T-Mobile Sidekick LX messaging phone NOW IN PHONES Nokia N97: Will it make HTC phones in Europe redundant?   Nokia N97 touchscreen QWERTY slider hands-on   Top 15 smartphones   New smartphones and cell phones this week   iPhone AppStore encourages independent developers to improve LG Incite review (AT&T) Samsung Saga review (Verizon Wireless) BlackBerry Storm gets serious bashing Next 25 stories MUST READ CELL PHONES» Coming soon » Top 15 » Best-rated LAPTOPS» Coming soon » Top 15 » Best-rated CAMERAS» Coming soon » Top 15 » Best-rated MP3 players» Coming soon » Top 15 » Best-rated INTERNET TABLETS» Coming soon » Top 15 » Best-rated GPS NAVIGATORS HDTVs CAMCORDERS

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