Best 5 cell phones
Kent German
You carry your phone almost everywhere, so it's important that you find the model that's right for you and one that works with your carrier. Fortunately, CNET is here to help. We've chosen five handsets that we think are the top cell phones right now in any category. If you'd like to drill deeper, follow the links at the left for our favorite cell phones in several categories. These lists change frequently, so check back often.
HTC Touch Diamond
The HTC Touch Diamond has an impressive compact design and flashy TouchFlo interface. However, the Windows Mobile smartphone offers more than good looks. It's stocked with wireless options, multimedia features, and productivity tools. Sprint customers looking for a smartphone to balance work and play will be well-served by the Touch Diamond.
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LG Dare
The appropriately named LG Dare presents a few tricks we haven't seen before in the touch-screen phone genre and it has one of the most advanced cameras we've seen. We certainly wouldn't want to call this an iPhone killer since it doesn't have features such as Wi-Fi, and its Web browser and media player aren't as good. However, the Dare is a very appealing alternative for Verizon customers who want a touch-screen phone with a difference.
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Motorola Zine ZN5
Ever since the ZN5 was announced in June 2007, we've been waiting with bated breath to get our hands on the fancy camera phone. Designed in partnership with Kodak (yes, that Kodak), the ZN5 is hardly the first camera phone we've seen, but it's certainly stands at the top of the list. Camera options are top-notch, the photo quality is excellent, and the integrated Wi-Fi makes getting photos off the phone a breeze. Of course, it is a phone too; and on that front it succeeds by offering good call quality. Other features were generous and it's all wrapped up in a sleek and sturdy design. At times, the phone could be a little pokey, but the ZN5 is an appealing device that successfully blends "camera" and "phone."
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RIM BlackBerry Bold (AT&T)
For those who waited, the RIM BlackBerry Bold won't disappoint. The Bold has an impressively brilliant display, enhanced productivity tools, and excellent multimedia performance to deliver a more powerful and well-rounded smartphone to mobile professionals.
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Sony Ericsson W760a
The Sony Ericsson didn't let us down in the slightest. It first captured our eye at CES 2008 where it was a finalist in the cell phones category for CNET's Best of CES. At the time, we admired its slick design and its laden feature set, which includes a motion sensor, an accelerometer, and support for three UMTS/HSDPA bands. And now it finally has landed at a U.S. carrier (AT&T), we can report that this super world phone offers so much to like that it earned our Editors' Choice Award. If you want a Walkman phone you can't do better.
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