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The Bottom Line: While its flashier siblings may overshadow it, the RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 should satiate the appetite of flip phone fanatics by bringing into a clamshell design.

Specs: GSM 850/900/1800/1900, BlackBerry Handheld Software, 240 min

The Bottom Line: While its flashier siblings may overshadow it, the RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 should satiate the appetite of flip phone fanatics by bringing into a clamshell design.

Specs: GSM 850/900/1800/1900, BlackBerry Handheld Software, 240 min

The Bottom Line: The Motorola Razr2 V9x adds welcome improvements to an already excellent phone.

Specs: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband), Up to 342 min (GSM), Up to 205 min (WCDMA), With digital camera, 0.3 lbs

The Bottom Line: Its design could use a few tweaks, but the Samsung Sway SCH-U650 offers satisfying performance and a functional feature set.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, Up to 270 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.6 oz

The Bottom Line: The Samsung SCH-U430 isn't terribly exciting and its camera is disappointing, but it's a decent phone for making calls.

Specs: CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, Up to 300 min, With digital camera, 3.2 oz

The Bottom Line: The Pantech C610 is a slim and speedy flip phone with plenty of features, but it does suffer from a few design pitfalls.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 900/1800/1900, Up to 180 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.4 oz

The Bottom Line: Though the Velocity 103 offers a lot in the features department, the Windows Mobile smartphone is going to have a tough time competing in the space because of its unintuitive interface, performance issues, and high price tag.

Specs: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 / UMTS 850/1900/2100, Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, Up to 240 min, 128 MB

The Bottom Line: The Samsung Rugby SGH-A837's could use a few improvements, but it remains a solid choice for a rugged, straight-forward phone with a loaded feature set.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 300 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.7 oz

The Bottom Line: The Samsung Rugby SGH-A837's could use a few improvements, but it remains a solid choice for a rugged, straight-forward phone with a loaded feature set.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 300 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.7 oz

The Bottom Line: The Samsung Rugby SGH-A837's could use a few improvements, but it remains a solid choice for a rugged, straight-forward phone with a loaded feature set.

Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 300 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.7 oz