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LG Octane (Verizon Wireless)
Reviewed on November 11, 2010
The LG Octane is a great messaging phone for Verizon Wireless.
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CNET review:
7.0
Very good
User rating:
5.9
Average
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LG Cosmos Touch (Verizon Wireless)
Reviewed on January 12, 2011
The LG Cosmos Touch is an average messaging phone without a lot of multimedia features, which we don't think is worth its retail price tag.
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CNET review:
6.0
Good
User rating:
4.3
Mediocre
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$7.18
LG Cosmos - black (Verizon Wireless)
Reviewed on April 8, 2010
The LG Cosmos makes a great choice for an affordable entry-level messaging phone for Verizon customers.
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CNET review:
7.3
Very good
User rating:
6.0
Good
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$69.99
Samsung Evergreen SGH-A667 (AT&T)
Reviewed on November 9, 2010
An eco-friendly texting phone, the midrange Samsung Evergreen is comfortable and easy to use, although its mediocre call quality and plastic backing cheapen the feel.
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CNET review:
7.0
Very good
User rating:
3.6
Poor
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Sharp FX - black (AT&T)
Reviewed on July 30, 2010
The Sharp FX has plenty of multimedia features and additional services to occupy socialites and text-happy users, but mediocre call quality and some usability flaws keep it from fulfilling its complete potential.
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CNET review:
6.7
Good
User rating:
3.9
Poor
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Samsung Flight II SGH-A927 (AT&T)
Reviewed on August 20, 2010
The Samsung Flight II may have decent multimedia features, but its overall sluggishness keeps us from recommending it.
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CNET review:
6.3
Good
User rating:
3.5
Poor
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$89.95
Samsung Sunburst (AT&T)
Reviewed on April 1, 2010
As long as you don't expect it to have groundbreaking performance, the Sunburst is a simple touch-screen phone with a healthy set of midrange features for a pretty good price.
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CNET review:
7.0
Very good
User rating:
5.7
Average
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Casio G'zOne Brigade (Verizon Wireless)
Reviewed on March 23, 2010
The Casio G'zOne Brigade makes an excellent messaging phone for industrial workers or for those who simply need a rugged handset.
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CNET review:
7.7
Very good
User rating:
5.9
Average
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$102.99
Pantech Jest - blue (Verizon Wireless)
Reviewed on August 18, 2010
The Pantech Jest is a decent messaging phone for the young social-networking enthusiast, but the optical pad might be a nuisance.
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CNET review:
7.0
Very good
User rating:
5.2
Average
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Samsung Freeform II SCH-r360 (MetroPCS)
Reviewed on October 27, 2010
An improved keyboard plus texting, e-mail, and instant messaging features make the Samsung Freeform II a worthy update to the original messaging phone.
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CNET review:
7.0
Very good
User rating:
4.5
Mediocre
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Samsung Seek - cool blue (Sprint)
Reviewed on June 2, 2010
The Samsung Seek is a serviceable midrange messaging touch-screen phone for Sprint customers.
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CNET review:
7.0
Very good
User rating:
4.4
Mediocre
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LG Neon - white (AT&T)
Reviewed on June 11, 2009
Despite a few quirks, the LG Neon is a good simple messaging phone from AT&T.
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CNET review:
7.0
Very good
User rating:
3.3
Poor
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Nokia Surge 6790 (AT&T)
Reviewed on July 29, 2009
The Nokia Surge offers AT&T's younger customers an affordable, feature-rich smartphone, but it has a number of design and interface issues.
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CNET review:
6.3
Good
User rating:
5.6
Average
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LG EnV Touch (Verizon Wireless)
Reviewed on June 4, 2009
The LG EnV Touch's combination of great design and top-notch features makes it one of the top Verizon Wireless phones we've ever seen.
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CNET review:
8.3
Excellent
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5.6
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LG Rumor2 - black (Sprint)
Reviewed on March 16, 2009
The LG Rumor2 is a great option for a messaging phone, but LG missed the opportunity to make it both new and improved.
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CNET review:
7.3
Very good
User rating:
4.6
Mediocre
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Samsung Strive SGH-A687 - black (AT&T)
Reviewed on April 1, 2010
The Samsung Strive is one of Samsung's better messaging phones. And it offers a few new features.
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CNET review:
7.3
Very good
User rating:
4.3
Mediocre
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$59.99
Samsung Seek (Boost Mobile)
Reviewed on September 7, 2010
The Samsung Seek's multimedia features make it a decent middle-of-the-road messaging phone, but an attractive monthly prepaid price tag and a new design for Boost Mobile earn it bonus points.
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CNET review:
7.0
Very good
User rating:
3.6
Poor
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$68.99-$124.72
Pantech Pursuit - green (AT&T)
Reviewed on June 3, 2010
The Pantech Pursuit is a great little messaging phone that is fun to use and is affordable as well.
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CNET review:
7.7
Very good
User rating:
4.2
Mediocre
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Samsung Impression SGH-A877- black (AT&T)
Reviewed on April 10, 2009
The Samsung Impression isn't perfect, but it ranks high on our list as a messaging and multimedia phone.
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CNET review:
8.0
Excellent
User rating:
4.7
Mediocre
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Nokia E73 Mode (T-Mobile)
Reviewed on June 13, 2010
The Nokia E73 Mode is an outstanding value, offering T-Mobile customers a sleek and feature-packed messaging smartphone for a very affordable price.
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CNET review:
8.0
Excellent
User rating:
5.8
Average
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