Samsung Trender (photos)

With its proprietary OS, smallish screen, and slide-out QWERTY keyboard, the Samsung Trender recalls the heyday of messaging cell phones.

Unless you've got giant paws, you won't be able to hold a jumbo smartphone like this. The trade-off for such compactness is the phone's 2.8-inch screen. Since there's no virtual keyboard on the Trender, it mostly works just fine. Read CNET's full Samsung Trender review.

While narrow enough to easily move around, the Trender's keyboard was too flat for total comfort. Read CNET's full Samsung Trender review.

A 1.3-megapixel camera sits on the back. The slightly dull and unfocused images left much to be desired. Read CNET's full Samsung Trender review.

The Trender's thickness is par for the course when it comes to QWERTY handsets. Read CNET's full Samsung Trender review.