Best cell phones of 2009 (photos)

The Samsung Impression isn't perfect, but it ranks high on our list as a messaging and multimedia phone.

The LG enV Touch's combination of great design and top-notch features makes it one of the best Verizon Wireless phones we've ever seen. It won CNET's Editors Choice' award.

If you want a high-quality camera phone from AT&T, you can't go wrong with the Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot C905a.

The Samsung Rogue is a great multimedia touch-screen messaging phone for Verizon Wireless customers. It also won CNET's Editors' Choice award.

If you don't mind the price, the Samsung Memoir lives up to its promise as a top-notch camera phone.

Though it remains a midtier offering, the LG VX8360 is still a great multimedia phone with excellent audio performance.

The Samsung Alias 2 is an inventive update to Samsung's previous messaging phone. Provided you can afford it, and learn how to use it, it's a powerful messaging device with reliable performance.

The Sony Ericsson Aino's luscious display and multimedia offerings make it one of the better unlocked phones we've seen this year.

If you don't mind its cost, the Casio Exilim C721 is a sleek yet durable phone with a great megapixel camera and plenty of high-end features.

The Samsung Instinct HD packs a lot of features and decent performance into an appealing design. But even with all it has to offer, we'd prefer to pay less and get a full smartphone.

With its excellent design, user interface improvements, and admirable feature set, the Motorola Cliq gives a big boost to the Android operating system. We had some performance quibbles with the device, and the MotoBlur interface can be a bit much, but the phone has a lot to like.