Mobile phones

Acer beTouch E101

The beTouch E101 budget smart phone offers a touchscreen, Windows Mobile 6.5, good call quality and a number of social-networking apps. But, while Acer has cemented a reputation for making decent low-cost laptops, can it pull off the same trick with this handset?

Editor's rating 5.2

LG GW520

Packing a resistive touchscreen and slide-out Qwerty keyboard into a relatively compact chassis, the GW520 aims to appeal to social-networking fiends. The lack of Wi-Fi connectivity is disappointing, but the keyboard is excellent and the menu system is refreshingly easy to navigate

Editor's rating 5.5

Acer neoTouch S200

The neoTouch S200's build quality could be better and some of its Acer-branded apps are rather buggy, but this touchscreen smart phone, running Windows Mobile 6.5, still has plenty to offer. Chief among its attractions are its speedy 1GHz Snapdragon processor and impressive, high-resolution display

Editor's rating 7.8

Samsung Genio Touch

Aimed at young 'uns, the touchscreen Genio Touch is cheap, attractive and full of smart-phone-like features. There's no on-screen Qwerty keyboard, 3G or Wi-Fi connectivity, but its media-playback capability is good and it's a solid budget handset overall

Editor's rating 6.8

Nokia 6710 Navigator

As long as you don't mind its fairly small screen and rather quiet speaker, the 6710 Navigator is a feasible alternative to a dedicated sat-nav device. It's also impressive as a standard phone, offering good call quality, long battery life and a comfortable, curved design

Editor's rating 7.3

Sony Ericsson Aino

The Aino functions both as an attractive slider phone and a touchscreen media device. It's insanely packed with features too, including the ability to stream video and audio from a PlayStation 3. The user interface could do with some work, but the Aino gets full marks for ambition

Editor's rating 6.5

HTC Tattoo

The Tattoo has the edge over every other budget handset we've seen, packing into its tiny frame not just the powerful Android operating system, but also HTC's swish Sense user interface. The small resistive touchscreen is disappointing, but bargain hunters will find the Tattoo hard to beat

User rating 10.0

Editor's rating 7.0

Sony Ericsson Satio

The touchscreen Satio is a decent attempt by Sony Ericsson to pack into one device all the best bits of its excellent Cyber-shot camera phones and great Walkman music phones. The camera is almost as good as a dedicated compact, and its musical output sounds like that of a stand-alone MP3 player

User rating 2.0

Editor's rating 7.5

Sony Ericsson T715

The T715's unfussy appearance and straightforward operation match its no-nonsense name. But it still packs plenty of features into its attractive chassis, including a 3.2-megapixel camera, a music player and 3G connectivity. For those tired of over-complicated handsets, it's well worth a look

Editor's rating 7.8

Sony Ericsson Jalou

The Jalou's jewel-like design is a clear indication that it's aimed at a female audience -- its main display even doubles as a mirror -- but this fashion phone offers plenty of substance to go with its style. Cramming a decent camera and MP3 player into a tiny package, it's an extremely convenient device

User rating 9.0

Editor's rating 8.0

Sony Ericsson F305

If you ignore the rather basic, motion-controlled games that the F305 comes with, you'll find this budget handset has plenty to appreciate. It's attractively designed and solidly built, while also offering excellent call quality and surprisingly good battery life

Editor's rating 6.7

Sony Ericsson W395 Walkman

The budget W395 Walkman music phone may not offer a fantastic screen or camera, but it punches above its weight in pretty much every other department. Its music player is excellent, the on-board speakers are great and it offers a decent feature set. At its current pay-as-you-go price, it's a steal

Editor's rating 7.9

Nokia 5730 XpressMusic

The 5730 XpressMusic may be fairly heavy and bulky, but it's stuffed to the brim with features, including support for Nokia's N-Gage gaming platform, a great music player, a slide-out Qwerty keyboard and on-board GPS. Button fetishists will have a field day, too

User rating 10.0

Editor's rating 6.1

Nokia 5530 XpressMusic

Considerably cheaper than most other touchscreen handsets currently on the market, the 5530 XpressMusic offers a good user experience for the money. This music phone isn't as slick as the iPhone or HTC Hero, but it's easy to use and its sound quality is surprisingly meaty

Editor's rating 6.8

HTC Touch2

The diminutive Touch2 is the first smart phone we've seen that runs Windows Mobile 6.5, and we're pleased to say that, although not perfect, the operating system is an improvement over previous versions. The Touch2 also benefits from access to the satisfying My Phone online syncing service, and Microsoft's app store

Editor's rating 6.6

Nokia E55

The E55 smart phone impresses for numerous reasons. Its hybrid alphanumeric/Qwerty keypad is surprisingly effective once you get used to it, it offers excellent battery life, it's easy to use, and, for a smart phone, it's amazingly slim. Overall, this is a great handset

Editor's rating 8.9

Acer Tempo M900

Running Windows Mobile 6.1, the Tempo M900 is a relatively bulky smart phone. But that has its advantages -- the screen is one of the largest we've seen on such a device, and the keys on the slide-out Qwerty keyboard are also relatively big. Its performance isn't too shoddy either

Editor's rating 6.8

Samsung Galaxy i7500

Samsung has joined the Android fray with a flourish, flaunting the Galaxy i7500's flashy AMOLED screen and 5-megapixel camera with LED light. It doesn't toot its own trumpet with a conservative black design, but inside it parades all the power of the Android operating system and its many apps

User rating 8.0

Editor's rating 8.0

T-Mobile Pulse

The first pay-as-you-go Android phone, T-Mobile's Pulse is well worth its meagre price tag. It's not without its flaws, such as a plasticky body and fairly sluggish on-screen keyboards, but it offers a large touchscreen and affordable access to the scintillating world of Android apps

Editor's rating 7.6

Samsung Pixon 12 M8910

One of the first 12-megapixel camera phones, the Pixon 12 M8910 is capable of snapping some great shots, even in low light, thanks to its powerful xenon flash. Its touchscreen is resistive, so it's not as responsive as capacitive models, but the AMOLED display is bright and beautiful, and connectivity is good

Editor's rating 6.7