Phone Scoop - Latest Phones

Nokia Nuron 5230

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:00:00 GMT

This cousin of the 5800 trades wi-fi and some camera resolution for a more affordable price tag. This smartphone is otherwise full-featured, including a large touch display, 2-megapixel camera, GPS navigation, memory card slot, and accelerometer.

Motorola Backflip

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:30:56 GMT

This Android smartphone is similar to the Cliq, but with a unique reverse-clamshell form factor featuring an extra touch pad behind the display for scrolling. Dual microphones provide noise cancellation. Features in common with the Cliq include Motorola's Blur software, a large touch display, 5-megapixel camera, 3G data, WiFi, GPS navigation, memory card slot and 3.5mm audio jack.

Nokia X6

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:12:42 GMT

This smartphone is one of Nokia's first to use a capacitive touch screen. Key features include at least 16 GB of built-in memory and a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens. Other features are similar to the 5800, including 3G data, VGA video capture, GPS, Wi-Fi and accelerometer.

LG Arena

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:29:49 GMT

This touch slab phone sports a high-resolution display, live mobile TV, and a 5-megapixel camera. Other features include GPS navigation, 3G data, video sharing and a memory card slot.

LG Accolade VX-5600

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:06:45 GMT

This update to the VX-5500 steps up to a 1-megapixel camera, but is otherwise similar. Key features of this basic CDMA phone include Bluetooth, dual color displays, and voice control.

Nokia N97 mini

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:00:00 GMT

This cousin of the N97 is smaller and lighter, but has very similar features, including touch display, sliding QWERTY keyboard, 5-megapixel camera, WiFi, and GPS.

Motorola Devour

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:21:30 GMT

This more affordable cousin of the Droid has a lower-resolution display and 3-megapixel camera, but adds an optical scroll pad on the front and Motorola's BLUR software. Other features of this Android smartphone are similar, including a sliding QWERTY keyboard, GPS navigation, EVDO Rev. A data, WiFi, 3.5mm headphone jack, and memory card slot with 8 GB card included.

Samsung SGH-T139

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:10:36 GMT

This entry level clamshell GSM phone has the same features as the T229, including Bluetooth, VGA camera, speakerphone, and Java for downloadable games.

LG UX-220 / 220c

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:08:03 GMT

This entry-level clamshell CDMA phone is similar to the LX-160 / Flare. Key features include Bluetooth, speakerphone, voice dialing, color outer display and hearing aid compatibility.

ZTE Essenze C70

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:22:18 GMT

This tri-band CDMA phone has similar features to ZTE's C78, but in a slide form factor, and with support for push-to-talk. Other features include Bluetooth, a VGA camera, MP3 ringers, BREW, plus standard 2.5mm and USB jacks.

Palm Pre Plus (CDMA)

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:33:26 GMT

This minor update to the Pre has more memory and an improved keyboard. This CDMA smartphone runs Palm's WebOS platform, features a finger-touch display with a unique gesture area below, and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Other features include EVDO Rev. A data, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3-megapixel camera, and accelerometer for auto-rotation.

Cal-Comp MSGM8

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:16:17 GMT

Cal-Comp's first messaging phone for Cricket. This affordable CDMA phone sports a simple slab design with a QWERTY keyboard and megapixel camera. Other features include Bluetooth, MMS, voice dialing and speakerphone.

Kyocera Domino S1310

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:00:00 GMT

This close cousin of the S1300 adds Bluetooth, but is otherwise similar. Key features of this bar-style CDMA phone include support for CDMA 1700 (AWS) networks, BREW for downloading games and content, microUSB connector and 2.5mm headset jack.

Samsung Stunt SCH-R100

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:07:52 GMT

This basic bar-style CDMA phone is similar to the Spex, but is lighter, steps up to a larger display, and adds MMS and voice dialing. Other features are similar, including Bluetooth and downloadable games, applications, and content.

Motorola Brute i680

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:00:00 GMT

This iDEN phone combines a rugged clamshell design with relatively advanced features for an iDEN phone, including 2-megapixel camera, dual color displays, and a memory card slot. Other features include push-to-talk and stereo Bluetooth.

LG Lotus Elite

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:16:51 GMT

This update to the popular Lotus adds a large touch-screen on the outside, but is otherwise similar. Key features include QWERTY keyboard, EVDO 3G data, and a 2 megapixel camera with video capture, stereo Bluetooth and a memory card slot.

Motorola Quantico V840 / W845

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:00:00 GMT

This rugged clamshell CDMA phone sports a camera, GPS navigation, memory card slot, music player and Bluetooth. Some versions may have EVDO data, 2-megapixel camera and/or push-to-talk.

Motorola i410

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:00:00 GMT

This basic clamshell iDEN phone replaces the i450 with a thinner design that loses the external antenna while adding Bluetooth and sporting a larger display. Other features include push-to-talk, speakerphone, Java, GPS, voice dialing, and MMS.

Motorola Crush

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:49:53 GMT

This cousin of the Krave loses the flip cover, but is thinner and sports an improved virtual keyboard. Key features this touch-screen CDMA phone include pedometer, 3.5mm headphone jack, memory card slot, stereo Bluetooth, 2 megapixel camera, and GPS navigation.

HTC Nexus One

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:30:05 GMT

The first Android phone sold directly by Google to consumers. This high-spec phone sports a 5-megapixel auto-focus camera, high-resolution 3.7-inch touch OLED display, 802.11n Wi-Fi, HSPA 3G data, 1 GHz processor, GPS, and a memory card slot.