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25 hottest phones of the yearBy Sindre Lia, 7 December 2007
Some phones are surprisingly missing, while others are obvious contenders to claim the hottest phone of the year title. Why are these phones hot and which one is ultimately the hottest one?

25 HOTTEST PHONES OF THE YEAR
# Name Why is it hot?
1.LG VoyagerTouchscreen, QWERTY thumbboard and real TV streaming
2.Samsung SGH-F700Touchscreen, QWERTY thumbboard and a 5-megapixel camera
3.Apple iPhoneTouchscreen, Mac OS X interface and 8GB storage capacity
4.LG VenusHalf touchscreen, good all-around performance
5.Nokia N95AT&T HSDPA networking, High-standard all-around performance
6.Motorola Z8Motorola's CEO called it a "multimedia monster", but now the very same CEO is stepping down. It turned out to be a not.
7.Samsung SCH-i760QWERTY business sliders with Windows Mobile 6 rarely go by unrecognized
8.HTC Advantage X7500Internet Tablet with 5-inch screen and Windows Mobile 6
9.Nokia N76Nokia finally recognized the slimness craze. Touchscreen next?
10.Sony Ericsson K850Cyber-shot 5-megapixel camera sensor with Xenon Flash
11.Samsung F520Dual-slider with large screen and multimedia features
12.LG VX8700Following its enormous success, now AT&T gets a Shine too
13.Helio OceanA dual-slider that does all the basic things great
14.Nokia N810The ultimate phone companion via Bluetooth
15.Motorola RAZR2 V9Slim, slimmer, slimme...oh, that's the Fin. It comes in many flavors though.
16.Palm CentroBudget phone of the year - do we hear $50 anyone?
17.T-Mobile WingThe ultimate consumer QWERTY phone in T-Mobile's portfolio
18.HTC MogulThis year's Windows Mobile EV-DO king
19.LG KE850Prada brings real fashion to the mobile world
20.Samsung SCH-u740Full QWERTY and dual-hinge design - what else do you need this year?
21.Motorola Q9Finally, a worthy successor to the original Q
22.Ultimate 9502We can only hope AT&T will pick up this beast anytime soon
23.Sony Ericsson W880iWalkman phone goes ultra-slim
24.Nokia N82Barely released, but provides the camera performance of the year in a phone
25.LG RumorThe cheapest QWERTY phone around - unfortunately we're not only talking about the price
Best Multimedia phones
Name Score Price Carrier
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Sony Ericsson W760 72% $360Unlocked
Samsung Instinct 72% $230Sprint
LG Chocolate 3 71% $100Verizon Wireless
Nokia 5310 XpressMusic 70% $50T-Mobile
LG Muziq 67% $150Sprint
Nokia 5610 XpressMusic 67% $100T-Mobile
LG VX8550 Chocolate 66% $100Verizon Wireless
Sony Ericsson W580i 66% $80AT&T
LG Decoy VX8610 65% $180Verizon Wireless
Helio Fin 64% $125Helio
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