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Nokia 3250 mobile phone
Twist and shout with Nokia’s rotating music mobile 29 June 2006 11:36 GMT

The Good
Lots of memory; nice styling; good sound quality

The Bad
Music software isn’t the best; quite a bulky handset

Verdict
We’re not quite sure we’d dump our iPod for this phone, but it certainly got us thinking about it

Price
£Price dependent on contract
Blackberry 7130g smartphone
The Blackberry goes on a diet, but does that mean it's lost it power? 22 June 2006 0:26 GMT

The Good
It’s slimmer then most recent RIM offerings; push email is fantastic...

The Bad
...but also incredibly addictive; compressed keyboard takes lots of getting used to; not as easy to set up as people claim

Verdict
Worthy addition to the BlackBerry family, especially if you like your handsets to have more standard proportions

Price
£price dependent on contract
Nokia 6280 mobile phone
Nokia’s newest 3G handset is big on features, but is it enough to sway the masses? 4 May 2006 12:18 GMT

The Good
Good screen, friendly operating system

The Bad
Chunky, and not everyone likes a slider

Verdict
It’s big, but it looks great, and has a good dose of features

Price
£price dependent on contract
Sony Ericsson Walkman W810i mobile phone
Sony Ericsson's core music mobile promises lots, and unlike an Embrace album, it delivers 20 April 2006 0:30 GMT

The Good
Great looks, excellent camera, bags of memory

The Bad
Phones with larger capacity just around the corner

Verdict
A great music phone, as long as you don’t want to store all your tunes in one place

Price
£price dependent on contract
Nokia 6103 mobile phone
The Nokia 6103 has everything but is it any the worse for its simplicity? 13 April 2006 0:53 GMT

The Good
Simple to use, and very inexpensive

The Bad
May lack the features the modern mobile user demands

Verdict
If your mum needs a new mobile then this could be the one for her

Price
£price dependent on contract
Samsung SGH-Z320i 3G i-mode mobile phone
Samsung launches its first device to offer both 3G and iMode connectivity 30 March 2006 10:46 GMT

The Good
Great connectivity in a small, chic device

The Bad
No expandable memory and quite small screen

Verdict
A compact powerhouse of a phone

Price
£Price dependent on contract
BlackBerry 8700g
It's safe to go back into the woods and pick up a BlackBerry and thanks to this latest incarnation that's very good news indeed 16 March 2006 11:08 GMT

The Good
Great screen, excellent keyboard and easy to use service

The Bad
It’s a big beast, so surely there’s room for a camera and a memory expansion slot

Verdict
The best BlackBerry so far, it’s not small, but boy is it powerful

Price
£Price dependent on contract
Motorola SLVR L6
Motorola proves that it's better at grouping than Phil "The Power" Taylor, with the latest addition to its ever growing family of slimline phones. 9 March 2006 0:28 GMT

The Good
Still looks great, but on a budget

The Bad
VGA camera and no MP3 player

Verdict
This affordable style option lets people experience the SLVR cool, but without breaking the bank

Price
£Price dependent on contract
Sony Ericsson K800 mobile phone - FIRST LOOK
Pocket-lint gets a first-hand look at the new K800 handset from Sony Ericsson 8 March 2006 10:19 GMT

The Good
3.2 megapixel resolution, BestPic mode, attractive styling

The Bad
No Carl Zeiss optics

Verdict
We’ll hold proper judgement until full review samples arrive, but going on first impressions this looks like a real winner

Price
£Price dependent on contract
Siemens SL75 mobile phone
Benq-Siemens return to the former highlight of its range the delectably delicious egg-shaped SL55 for its spanky new SL75 23 February 2006 12:35 GMT

The Good
Still looks fantastic, but feels even better

The Bad
Too small for big hands

Verdict
The SL75 is a style statement that makes the RAZR look a little flat

Price
£price dependent on contract
Motorola RAZR V3i mobile phone
A manufacturer with the most popular mobile on the market has just one problem when it comes to launching the next version - getting it right. But has Motorola done that with the V3i? 16 February 2006 0:06 GMT

The Good
Still looks the business, and the megapixel camera and video option are significant improvements

The Bad
Not different enough from the original, and why no iTunes?

Verdict
If you like the V3, what’s not to like here? But the update leaves us feeling short changed

Price
£price dependent on contract
Orange SPV C600 mobile phone
Hands up if you bought the SPV C550? If so, you have our sympathy, seriously. But can the C600 do any better? 9 February 2006 0:05 GMT

The Good
Neat and tidy designed phone that is good both for business and a night on the tiles

The Bad
Screen still too small for serious smartphone status

Verdict
The most phone-like of all the smartphone ranges makes up for a previous error

Price
£price dependant on contract