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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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'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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.