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TOP RATED CINGULAR PHONES
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HP iPAQ hw6515
Score: 75% When: October 2005 Worth: $200 - $250 What: Business phones, GPS phones
A Ferrari powered by a Wolksvagen motor - that’s the HP iPAQ hw6515 in a nutshell. An otherwise excellent set of hardware and software harboured in a surprisingly small form factor is hampered by poor thumbboard responsiveness, a modest processor, limited memory and poor battery life. If your needs for frequent text input and heavy multitasking aren’t pressing, and chargers are readily at hand at the end of each business day, the hw6515 presents a tantalizing offer - just beware of its shortcomings. More...
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LG F9200
Score: 67% When: January 2006 Worth: $150 - $250 What: Messaging phones, Teen phones
If you’re all about the text, the F9200’s relatively robust messaging features will likely make the grade. But for anyone who even remotely cares about phone displays or image quality on your snapshots, the phone’s cheap LCD and mediocre camera are sure to disappoint – especially considering that LG’s feature-packed (and 3G-enabled) VX9800 is available at Verizon Wireless for just $50 more. More...
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Cingular Treo 650
Score: 65% When: January 2006 Worth: $300 - $350 What: Business phones, Cingular phones
It's hard for palmOne to keep the Treo line on top with the flood of recent communicators on the market, but attention to detail and solid software do just that. The Treo 650 builds on the already-proven Treo 600 design and adds much-wanted features to round out the product. Sadly the lack of Wi-Fi, tight memory, and lack of built-in voice dialing mar what would otherwise be a near-perfect device. On the flip side, the best-of-class thumbboard, good camera, amazing battery life, and zippy-ness of EDGE connectivity make the GSM/EDGE Treo 650 our new favorite communicator. Of course, it only had to beat its CDMA sibling to do that. More...
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Motorola ROKR E1
Score: 65% When: September 2005 Worth: $1 - $270 What: Music phones, Motorola phones
With a distinctly mediocre screen and camera, the Motorola ROKR E1’s claim to fame is its iTunes support - yet it only stores 100 songs at a time and offers a bundled headset which is outperformed by its dual 3D stereo speakers. A user friendly menu system, extensive battery life and great keypad stand to counter these downsides, but the overall impression is nevertheless one of mediocrity. Still, although the handset cannot match the feature set of higher-end music phones, its lower price tag enables prospective buyers to purchase new earphones to get an overall experience close to the Sony Ericsson W550 in the mid-range. More...
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LG F7200
Score: 64% When: May 2006 Worth: $1 - $99 What: LG phones, Cingular phones
With the F7200, LG and Cingular have made a good first stab at a GSM push-to-talk phone. While we wish the handset’s overall design was a bit more compact and we miss the flexibility of out-of-network PTT, the F7200 makes for a solid alternative to the handsets on Nextel’s iDen network – and the price is right. That said, if you want PTT from Cingular with a slimmer form factors and higher-end features like Bluetooth and EDGE support (and you don’t mind shelling out a bit more cash), the Samsung SGH-D357 might be worth a look. More...
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Sony Ericsson Z525a
When: July 2006 Worth: $20 - $70 What: Phones, Sony Ericsson phones
In addition to being Sony Ericsson's first handset for the US with Push-To-Talk, the clamshell Z525a also offers quad-band GSM, Bluetooth and a 0.3 Megapixel camera. More...
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LG CU500
When: July 2006 Worth: $99 What: Phones, LG phones
The first HSDPA handset in the U.S. boasts a slim form factor, a 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, instant messaging, and more.
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Motorola C139
When: July 2006 Worth: $40 What: Phones, Motorola phones
The stylish – if bare-bones – C139 arrives with a 64,000-color screen, dual-band GSM support, a suite of PIM apps, and more.
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LG CG225
When: July 2006 Worth: $30 - $100 What: Phones, LG phones
The quad-band clamshell packs in a modest set of features, including a VGA camera, dual displays, a suite of instant messengers, and more.
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RIM BlackBerry 7130c
When: June 2006 Worth: $200 What: Business phones, Cingular phones
RIM's latest 7100-series handset boasts a narrow, squared-off candybar design , as well as a SureType keypad, Bluetooth, EDGE support, world-phone capabilities, and more.
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HP iPAQ hw6925
When: August 2006 What: GPS phones, Business phones
Among the first devices to feature Microsoft's Messaging and Security Feature Pack for true push e-mail, HP's new Windows Mobile 5.0 smartphone features Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, EDGE support and memory expansion. More...
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