Top 10 Smart Phones

Top 10 Smart Phones

Need a break from your laptop? These productivity phones offer a lot more than the ability to make calls. Here are the 10 best smart phones available today, according to PC World Test Center reviews.

	1. Blackberry Pearl 8120 Design: Candy bar, Carrier: Carrier:AT&T, OS Supported: OS:Proprietary, Battery Life Average (hh:mm): 9:43 Bottom Line: E-mail-friendly handset boasts strong multimedia features, including a camera and media player. Price:$250
	2. RIM BlackBerry Curve 8320 Design: Candy bar, Carrier: Carrier:T-Mobile, OS Supported: OS:Proprietary, Battery Life Average (hh:mm): 10:00 Bottom Line: Voice-over-Wi-Fi feature makes an excellent phone even better. Price:$250
	3. T-Mobile G1 Design: Candy bar, Carrier: Carrier:T-Mobile, Battery Life Average (hh:mm): 5:51 Bottom Line: The G1 has great call quality and does a good job of melding hardware with the Android operating system. Price:$179
	4. RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8100 Design: Candy bar, Carrier: Carrier:T-Mobile, OS Supported: OS:J2ME, Battery Life Average (hh:mm): 8:34 Bottom Line: This sleek cell phone adds a serviceable camera and multimedia features to BlackBerry's already terrific e-mail capabilities. Price:$150
	5. Apple iPhone 3G Design: Candy bar, Carrier: Carrier:AT&T, Battery Life Average (hh:mm): 5:38 Bottom Line: With a lower price, 3G radio, and GPS, this smart phone is in a class by itself. Price:$199
6. RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120 (T-Mobile) Design: Candy bar, Carrier: Carrier:T-Mobile, OS Supported: OS:Proprietary, Battery Life Average (hh:mm): 10:00 Bottom Line: Sleek Pearl lets consumers use Wi-Fi to boost call quality where cell signals falter. Price:$200     7. RIM BlackBerry Bold Design: Candy bar, Carrier: Carrier:AT&T, OS Supported: OS:Proprietary, Battery Life Average (hh:mm): 7:56 Bottom Line: The BlackBerry Bold almost lives up to its name with a stunning design, but its mediocre call quality and camera hold it back. Price:$300   8. T-Mobile Shadow Design: Slide, Carrier: Carrier:T-Mobile, OS Supported: OS:Windows Mobile, Battery Life Average (hh:mm): 10:00 Bottom Line: With the Shadow, T-Mobile delivers a smart phone smarter than most; its tinny call quality may be a concern. Price:$100 9. T-Mobile Sidekick 2008 Design: Swivel, Carrier: Carrier:T-Mobile, OS Supported: OS:DangerOS, Battery Life Average (hh:mm): 8:57 Bottom Line: A slimmer, sexier take on the Sidekick, but it's so narrowly-focused that it's only meant for kids. Price:$200     10. Palm Centro Design: Candy bar, Carrier: Carrier:Sprint, OS Supported: OS:Palm, Battery Life Average (hh:mm): 4:19 Bottom Line: A sporty counterpart to the aging Treo gives you EvDO and the Palm OS, too. Price:$100