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Best smartphones

You're intelligent enough to know that carrying around a cell phone and a PDA is inefficient. Lighten your load by picking up an all-in-one device. Whether you use it as an organizer, an e-mail device, a cell phone, or all of the above, getting a smartphone is a smart move. See our top five picks for these phone-PDA hybrids; we've picked one for each major carrier, as well as one unlocked smartphone. Read full review

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HTC Pure (AT&T)
Editor's rating:
3.5 stars

HTC Pure (AT&T)

The bottom line: The HTC Pure offers AT&T customers an affordable touch-screen smartphone that showcases a more intuitive Windows Mobile operating system and strikes a nice balance between work and play. That said, those looking for a handset that excels in multimedia and Web browsing should stick with the iPhone.
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$149.99

RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 (Sprint)
Editor's rating:
3.5 stars

RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 (Sprint)

The bottom line: Despite the lack of Wi-Fi, the RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 is a feature-rich and well-performing smartphone that will serve Sprint's globe-trotting customers well.
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$149.99 to $649.99

LG Incite CT810 (AT&T)
Editor's rating:
3.5 stars

LG Incite CT810 (AT&T)

The bottom line: Though we weren't pleased with LG Incite's design quirks, we think that overall, it's a very good first entry in the U.S. smartphone market.
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$79.99

Samsung BlackJack SGH-i607 (AT&T)
Editor's rating:
3.5 stars

Samsung BlackJack SGH-i607 (AT&T)

The bottom line: The Samsung BlackJack heralds another 3G-enabled smart phone to Cingular's lineup. While it supports the carrier's video and music service, some design and performance issues trip up this otherwise sexy device.
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$19.99 to $99.99

HTC Touch (Unlocked)
Editor's rating:
3.5 stars

HTC Touch (Unlocked)

The bottom line: The HTC Touch boasts an innovative touch screen and sleek interface, but the lack of a sizable keyboard really limits the usability of this device. And despite the beautiful hardware, the Windows Mobile smart phone lags in performance and needs a bit more tweaking before we're ready to snatch one up.
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$212.94 to $499.99

Smartphone Downloads

  • Flash Player MobileMobile

    Play Flash content on your Pocket PC.

    Added on 2007-07-12 18:20:07.0
    612729
    total downloads
    10599
    last week
  • Opera MiniMobile

    Opera Mini is a fast and tiny Web browser, that allows you to access the full Internet on your Palm OS device. Take all your favorite Web sites on...

    Added on 2007-07-04 00:00:00.0
    Editors' rating
    4 stars
    812030
    total downloads
    7452
    last week
  • YouTube Mobile DownloaderMobile

    Download YouTube movies and watch them with your Windows Mobile device.

    Added on 2009-01-14 00:16:47.0
    484776
    total downloads
    7019
    last week
  • Kaspersky Mobile Security (Symbian OS)Mobile

    Protect your mobile device against malware programs, unsolicited calls and messages.

    Added on 2009-07-02 09:49:12.0
    600778
    total downloads
    6921
    last week

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