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Home / Cell phones / Multimedia phones Best cell phones for $100 or less By Sindre Lia, 5 June 2008 The best cell phones for $100 or less currently ranges from music and messaging phones to rugged and basic calling phones. Nokia 5310 XpressMusic    Similar models » Score: 70% When: May 2008 Worth: $50 Carrier: T-Mobile In our in-depth Nokia 5310 review, Philip Berne lets you know exactly why this is one of Nokia's best cell phones to date. Read »   Video »   Features »   Side-by-side » Sony Ericsson W580i    Similar models » Score: 66% When: September 2007 Worth: $80 - $180 Carrier: AT&T The slick little slider with the disco lights is the last slider on AT&T's lineup. Is this music phone you'll want to give a shake, or should you skip it? Read »   Video »   Features »   Side-by-side » LG VX8550 Chocolate    Similar models » Score: 66% When: September 2007 Worth: $100 Carrier: Verizon Wireless Verizon Wireless unwraps a new flavor of Chocolate, now with a cool scroll wheel and spinning lights. Is the new Chocolate nice and crunchy, or are they simply nuts? Read »   Video »   Features »   Side-by-side » Samsung SGH-A727    Similar models » Score: 60% When: June 2007 Worth: $100 Carrier: AT&T The Samsung SGH-A727 has a tiny screen, small keys and poor Web browsing performance. So why would we still recommend it? Read »   Video »   Features »   Side-by-side » Samsung SPH-M520    Similar models » Score: 59% When: February 2008 Worth: $100 Carrier: Sprint The m520 is a slim, attractive slider that packs a whole lot of features for a budget price. Exactly how much bang do we get for our buck? Read »   Video »   Features »   Side-by-side » LG enV2    Similar models » Score: 60% When: April 2008 Worth: $80 Carrier: Verizon Wireless LG has updated their popular enV with a classier look in a slimmer package. Did they finally win us over? Read »   Video »   Features »   Side-by-side » Samsung Blast    Similar models » Score: 56% When: August 2007 Worth: $100 Carrier: T-Mobile T-Mobile's latest messaging slider features a SureType keypad for QWERTY-like typing. Did it keep up with our furious fingers? Read »   Video »   Features »   Side-by-side » Verizon Wireless G'zOne Type-S    Similar models » 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? Read »   Video »   Features »   Side-by-side » Samsung Juke    Similar models » Score: 55% When: October 2007 Worth: $Free Carrier: Verizon Wireless We take the Samsung Juke for a spin, with its heap of memory and unique swivel design. But did it's lack of features stop the music? Read »   Video »   Features »   Side-by-side » Nokia 6555    Similar models » Score: 54% When: September 2007 Worth: $50 - $175 Carrier: AT&T Nokia says their stylish multimedia flip phone can do a lot of fancy things. But was the multimedia experience at all worthwhile? Read »   Video »   Features »   Side-by-side » Best Consumer QWERTY phones Name Score Price Carrier C RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8130 (Verizon Wireless) 73% $170 Verizon Wireless RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8130 (Sprint) 70% $200 Sprint LG Voyager 70% $300 Verizon Wireless RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120 (T-Mobile) 67% $200 T-Mobile RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8110 (AT&T) 66% $150 AT&T T-Mobile Shadow 65% $200 T-Mobile Palm Centro (AT&T) 62% $170 AT&T Palm Centro 61% $200 Sprint Palm Centro (Verizon Wireless) 61% $100 Verizon Wireless LG enV2 60% $80 Verizon Wireless Click here to see full and advanced chart »     RECOMMENDED Digital Frontier: CTIA hands-on blog   iPhone 3G vs. Omnia vs. Touch Diamond   Bold vs. Xperia X1 vs. Touch Pro vs. E71 TOP STORIES Smartphones with WVGA, VGA or HVGA displays for high-res addicts   Hottest smartphones and cell phones coming in September   Four new phones are now shipping Top 15 smartphones   Top 15 cell phones   15 best-rated phones 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!) 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