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Home / Cell phones / Multimedia smartphones / CTIA Fall 2008 Best smartphones of CTIA By Sindre Lia, 17 September 2008 Check out the best smartphones that were on display at the show floor of CTIA. Plus: See the hot new music player in the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1. We had hoped to see the HTC Dream in action at the show floor of CTIA, but now it has turned out that the special moment will finally take place next Tuesday (September 23). Soon, we'll also finally get to see the BlackBerry Storm / Thunder. Last fall, the LG Voyager made a huge splash in the market, and we expect the BlackBerry Storm / Thunder to be yet another great addition to Verizon Wireless' lineup. The most surprising smartphone that was actually on display at CTIA, was the new BlackBerry Pearl Flip for T-Mobile. BlackBerry smartphones are usually announced at RIM events, but not this time around. We also got the chance to play with the HTC Touch Pro and HTC Touch Diamond, and we should have an in-depth review of the latter up soon. Although we didn't get any new footage of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, we did gain some new insight to its environment. Most notably, it'll offer a dedicated music player created by Sony Ericsson (see screenshot below). There'll also be made an announcement later this year with regards to the U.S. availability of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 - so don't buy this one unlocked as soon as it hits the streets in Europe on September 30. See more screenshots at DailyMobile Also, check out the ten best smartphones that were on display at the CTIA show floor: HTC Touch Pro    Similar models » When: September 2008 Worth: $900 Carrier: Unlocked HTC's Touch Pro gets a slide-out keyboard and HTC's TouchFLO 3D interface. Is this the business phone to beat this season? Read »   Gallery »   Features »   Side-by-side » Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1    Similar models » Score: 76% When: November 2008 Worth: $800 Carrier: Unlocked Our long-awaited Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 review finally tackles the high-resolution, panels-flipping, Windows Mobile super-phone. Does it live up to the hype? Read »   Gallery »   Features »   Side-by-side » RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220    Similar models » Score: 71% When: October 2008 Worth: $150 Carrier: T-Mobile RIM's new BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 opens up with a new interface design and an enhanced media player. Is this the sign of good things to come? Read »   Gallery »   Features »   Side-by-side » HTC Touch Diamond (Sprint)    Similar models » Score: 76% When: September 2008 Worth: $350 Carrier: Sprint Check out Sprint's latest all-touch smartphone with a VGA screen and blazing fast networking in our Sprint Touch Diamond review. Read »   Gallery »   Features »   Side-by-side » Nokia N85    Similar models » Score: 80% When: December 2008 Worth: $350 - $550 Carrier: Unlocked Nokia's newest unlocked Nseries phone packs a snazzy OLED screen and loads of features. Is this our favorite of the bunch? Find out in our Nokia N85 review. Read »   Gallery »   Features »   Side-by-side » Velocity Mobile 103    Similar models » When: September 2008 Worth: $500 The upstart handset maker has made some changes to Windows Mobile, but it's the hardware that really has us interested. Read »   Gallery »   Features »   Side-by-side » HTC S740    Similar models » When: November 2008 Worth: $530 Carrier: Unlocked The HTC S740 is like the HTC Touch Pro without the touch. So why are we still interested? Check out our hands-on preview for more. Read »   Gallery » Nokia N79    Similar models » Score: 78% When: December 2008 Worth: $350 Carrier: Unlocked Nokia updates the likeable N78 with a slimmer, faster phone. Is this the Nseries phone you want in your pocket? Find out in our Nokia N79 review. Read »   Gallery »   Features »   Side-by-side » RIM BlackBerry Curve 8350i    Similar models » Score: 66% When: December 2008 Worth: $150 Carrier: Sprint Sprint Nextel customers finally get the new BlackBerry they deserve, but does it live up to its name? Find out in our BlackBerry Curve 8350i review. Read »   Gallery » Velocity Mobile 111    Similar models » When: November 2008 Carrier: Unlocked With a full QWERTY, trackball and touchscreen, is this the winning combo for a WinMo smartphone? 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