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• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 28 reviews

The Bottom Line: On its own, the Samsung Reality is a great midrange multimedia phone, but it doesn't hold a candle to the Rogue, which has a better design and better features. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA2000 1X, With digital camera / digital player, 4.59 oz, 3.2 megapixels, 3 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 17 reviews

The Bottom Line: The RIM BlackBerry Torch 9850 for Verizon Wireless is a laudable midrange smartphone, but it faces stiff competition. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS), Up to 408 min (CDMA), With digital camera / digital player, 4.8 oz, 5 megapixels, 3.7 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 37 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Verizon iPhone 4 has much in common with its AT&T counterpart, but varying features and different performance give it enough room to stand apart. It won't vastly change your iPhone experience, but we welcome the consumer choice that it brings. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA2000 1X, 4.8 oz, 5 megapixels, 3.5 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 294 reviews

The Bottom Line: The LG EnV2 is not much more than a slimmed down version of the EnV, but it still serves as an excellent high-end messaging phone. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA2000 1X, With digital camera / digital player, 4.2 oz, 2 megapixels, 2.4 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.5 stars out of 501 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Samsung Glyde is a powerful cell phone with decent performance, but its touch-screen design and controls don't complement its features. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA2000 1X, Up to 210 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.1 oz, 2 megapixels, 2.8 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 248 reviews

The Bottom Line: The LG V8300 is a well-designed and high-performing EV-DO phone for Verizon Wireless. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA2000 1X, Up to 230 min, 3.9 oz, 1.3 megapixels

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.6 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 7 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Pantech Caper is a solid messaging phone for the prepaid crowd, as long as you don't expect multimedia features. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, GSM, With digital camera / digital player, 3.5 oz, 1.3 megapixels, 2.2 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 65 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Motorola W755's design looks way too familiar, but its solid feature set, ergonomic controls, and enjoyable call and video quality make it a reliable Verizon Wireless handset. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA2000 1X, Up to 220 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.6 oz, 1.3 megapixels, 1.9 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 24 reviews

The Bottom Line: The LG Accolade isn't the best camera phone, but it succeeds where a cell phone should. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA2000 1X, Up to 460 min, With digital camera, 3.3 oz, 1.3 megapixels, 1.76 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Verizon's BlackBerry Curve 9370 brings you BlackBerry 7 OS and a global-ready SIM slot in an ultraportable package. Unfortunately, some design flaws and a high price for an entry-level device make the QWERTY handset hard to recommend to anyone except BlackBerry devotees. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA2000 1X / GSM, Up to 300 min (GSM), Up to 330 min (CDMA), With digital camera / digital player, 3.5 oz, 5 megapixels, 2.44 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 41 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Motorola Barrage offers Verizon Wireless customers a rugged push-to-talk phone with admirable call quality. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA2000 1X, Up to 383 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.2 oz, 2 megapixels, 2.2 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.7 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 14 reviews

The Bottom Line: With its razor-thin design, jam-packed features, and blazing speed, the Motorola Droid Razr is easily one of the year's top Android smartphones. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA / LTE, Up to 750 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.48 oz, 8 megapixels, 4.3 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 44 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Motorola Devour is built to last and it delivers on features and performance. We'd make a few usability changes, and we were hoping for more than Android 1.6, but Motorola makes another good Android move. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA, Up to 389 min, With digital camera / digital player, 5.89 oz, 3 megapixels, 3.1 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 56 reviews

The Bottom Line: While not the most powerful smartphone on the market, the Samsung Omnia II features an improved user interface and a richer multimedia experience to make it a worthy upgrade over its predecessor and one of the best Windows Mobile devices on the market. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM, Up to 360 min, With digital camera / digital player / FM radio, 4.76 oz, 3.7 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 34 reviews

The Bottom Line: If you don't mind its expensive cost, the Casio Exilim C721 is a sleek yet durable phone with a great megapixel camera and plenty of high-end features. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA2000 1X, Up to 230 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.5 oz, 5.1 megapixels, 2.3 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 11 reviews

The Bottom Line: While not the flashiest or the most feature-rich device, the RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip for Verizon Wireless is a decent and affordable choice for first-time smartphone buyers. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA2000 1X, Up to 220 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.6 oz, 2 megapixels

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 24 reviews

The Bottom Line: More than just a gimmick, the Samsung Continuum's secondary display is a useful management and multitasking tool, but its constant flow of information might not appeal to everybody. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA2000 1X, Up to 420 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.41 oz, 5 megapixels, 3.4 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.6 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.0 stars out of 13 reviews

The Bottom Line: The entry-level Samsung Gusto has some useful features and a great price, but with mediocre call quality and a flimsy construction, it generates little more than mild interest. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA2000 1X, Up to 420 min, With digital camera, 3.3 oz, 0.3 megapixels, 2 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 106 reviews

The Bottom Line: If it's the video experience you're after, the LG VX9400 is the better of the two original V Cast Mobile TV phones. But if making calls is just as important, then you may find the LG VX9400 a bit tedious to use. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA, Up to 228 min, 4.06 oz

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 8 reviews

The Bottom Line: The enhancements in WebOS 2.0 make the Palm Pre 2 a very capable smartphone, but we think it's worth waiting for the HP Pre 3, which will offer hardware improvements to complement the software upgrades. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA2000 1X, Up to 300 min, With digital camera / digital player, 5.1 oz, 5 megapixels, 3.1 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 150 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Palm Pre Plus earns its place as the top WebOS device, improving on the Pre with a better design and performance, and upgraded features. Verizon customers looking for a versatile smartphone to balance their personal and work lives will be well-served by the Pre Plus. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA2000 1X, Up to 330 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.9 oz, 3 megapixels, 3.1 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 503 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Motorola Q lives up to much of the hype by offering good call quality, an excellent multimedia experience, and the essential productivity tools, all wrapped up in a sexy little package. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA2000 1X, 4.1 oz, 1.3 megapixels, 2.4 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA, Up to 390 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.9 oz, 3.2 megapixels, 2.2 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 272 reviews

The Bottom Line: The LG VX8600 is a stylish successor to the LG VX8500 Chocolate, and, dare we say, a lot nicer in terms of navigation and feel. If you're wary of the Chocolate's quirky touchpad but still want a Chocolate-like phone in a clamshell design, you could do well to give the VX8600 a try. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA2000 1X, Up to 220 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.2 oz, 1.3 megapixels

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 34 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Samsung Knack SCH-U310 is one of the best basic phones on the market. If you need a handset for making calls, you can't go wrong. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA2000 1X, Up to 270 min, 3.6 oz, 2.2 in