ALL PHONES

The Sony Ericsson C905 is a phone that takes pictures that look fantastic, perhaps better than any other cameraphone we've seen so far. Unfortunately, that's about the only thing it does very well. For people who want to take print-worthy shots without carrying an extra camera, the Sony Ericsson C905 is a perfect fit. In terms of other features, it does an adequate job, especially in text messaging and GPS Navigation. But for a high-end phone, we were let down by the lack of a decent Web browser, and we were frustrated by the video playback that made our videos look foggy and poor. It's too bad AT&T is selling this phone without the included headphones and memory stick micro, as these proprietary formats are expensive, and a few features rely on these accessories to work properly. Still, cameraphone fans have found their king shooter at the top of the carrier pile, and AT&T has fired its latest shot in the burgeoning megapixel phone wars

The Nokia Surge is something of an ugly duckling among the inexpensive, full-QWERTY messaging phone set. Actually, it's not even that ugly, and with its Symbian S60 smartphone OS, it's definitely more swan than duck. If you skip the junk that AT&T has piled onto this phone, you're left with a powerful device with business-class e-mail, contacts and calendar sync, a respectable, full-HTML Web browser and suite of multimedia options that were capable of handling our basic music and video needs. We loved the keyboard. It's our new favorite among compact messaging phones, and even though the aging Symbian interface doesn't compare to new-fangled, top-of-the-line smartphones, it still outclasses other, simpler messaging devices by a mile. We wish the phone had more built-in options for our favorite messaging addictions, like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, but that Symbian S60 OS means an intrepid user will find third-party options available. In the end, some messaging fans might prefer a friendlier QWERTY feature phone like the LG enV3 on Verizon Wireless or the LG Lotus on Sprint, but the Nokia Surge is the best compact messaging phone on AT&T's lineup, and a solid choice all around.

The Samsung Jet is a fast and powerful Touchscreen mobile phone. Featuring a sharp and vivid 3.1 inch AMOLED touchscreen display, the S8000 Jet features an incredible 800MHz application processor allowing for fast response time, high-speed multimedia functions and running multiple applications whilst conserving battery power. The Jet uses the Samsung TouchWiz user interface letting you add customisable widgets to the home screen. The Jet also features a 5.0 Megapixel camera with autofocus, smile, face and blink detection, DVD-like video recording, HSDPA, Wi-Fi and GPS.

The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is a compact music phone with a touchscreen user interface. Featuring a quality stainless steel body, the 5530 uses a 2.9 inch touchscreen display running on the Symbian operating system. As well as support for 3rd party applications and a wealth of customisation options, the newest addition is that of a scrolling contacts bar on the home screen that lets you add your favourite contacts for quick access. The 5530 XpressMusic also includes a 3.15 Megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss lens, Wi-Fi connectivity, an MP3 music player, Bluetooth and a memory card slot.

With the HTC Hero, personalisation lets you create a phone that is just right for you. Sporting a 3.2 inch touchscreen display, the Hero runs on the latest version of the Android operating system (known as Cupcake) which lets you download apps from the Android Market and features full compatibility with Google services such as Google Maps and Gmail. The Hero is the first phone to embody HTC Sense - an intuitive seamless experience that puts multiple channels such as Email and Facebook in your contacts and will also show you the latest photos your friends have uploaded. Also included is a 5.0 Megapixel camera with Autofocus, HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, built in GPS and Bluetooth.