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• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 579 reviews

The Bottom Line: Despite some design issues and a couple of missing features, the Motorola Droid is the most powerful and fastest Google Android device to date. It fully embraces the openness of the Android platform and offers Verizon customers a smartphone that certainly rivals the other touch-screen devices on the market. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA2000 1X, Up to 385 min, With digital camera / digital player, 6 oz, 5 megapixels, 3.7 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Unless you're addicted to local TV and need anytime access, the Samsung Galaxy S Lightray 4G isn't money well spent. Read review

Specs: metroPCS, CDMA2000 1X, With digital camera / digital player, 4.9 oz, 8 megapixels, 4.3 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 22 reviews

The Bottom Line: The LG Spectrum's clean design brings preppy style to some of the fastest 4G LTE data speeds around. The smartphone's attention to HD is admirable, but a few interface and performance flaws could scare away some. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA2000 1X, Up to 498 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.99 oz, 8 megapixels, 4.5 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 10 reviews

The Bottom Line: Along with the iPhone 4S, Sprint adds an 8GB version of the iPhone 4. Read review

Specs: Sprint Nextel, 4.9 oz, 3.5 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.3 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: If you like a real keyboard on a no-contract, reasonably priced handset, the LG Optimus Slider is a good contender. Just remember its low specs and boxy build. Read review

Specs: Virgin Mobile, CDMA2000 1X, Up to 228 min, With digital camera / digital player, 5.5 oz, 3.2 megapixels, 3.2 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 68 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Samsung Nexus S 4G offers a great combination of design, features, and performance. The 4G connection could be more reliable, but the Gingerbread OS, stock Android UI, and admirable call quality make for a satisfying smartphone. Read review

Specs: Sprint Nextel, CDMA/WiMax, Up to 840 min (2G), Up to 402 min (3G), With digital camera, 4.55 oz, 5 megapixels, 4 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 69 reviews

The Bottom Line: The LG Cosmos makes a great choice for an affordable entry-level messaging phone for Verizon customers. Read review

Specs: T-Mobile, CDMA, Up to 360 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.4 oz, 2 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 92 reviews

The Bottom Line: With the iPhone 4, Apple again shows that it is a powerful player in the smartphone wars. It won't be for everyone, the call quality and reception vary if you don't use a case, and AT&T's network remains a sticking point, but the handset's striking design, loaded feature set, and generally agreeable performance make it the best iPhone yet. Read review

Specs: AT&T, WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM, Up to 840 min (2G), Up to 420 min (3G), With digital camera / digital player, 4.8 oz, 5 megapixels, 3.5 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 41 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Casio G'zOne Brigade makes an excellent messaging phone for industrial workers or for those who simply need a rugged handset. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA2000 1X, Up to 360 min, With digital camera / digital player, 6 oz, 3.2 megapixels, 2.9 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 97 reviews

The Bottom Line: The HTC Aria is a solid, midrange Android smartphone, but it's a shame AT&T restricts it by blocking Android's capability to install third-party apps. Read review

Specs: AT&T, WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM, Up to 360 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.6 oz, 5 megapixels, 3.2 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 4 reviews

The Bottom Line: The LG Enlighten is a great beginner smartphone for Verizon Wireless customers who want a physical keyboard. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA, Up to 360 min, With digital camera / digital player, 5.54 oz, 3.2 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 6 reviews

The Bottom Line: The RIM BlackBerry Torch 9810 should satisfy BlackBerry fans with its responsive touch screen and overall specs, but for $50 more, T-Mobile customers could get the much better Bold 9900 instead. Read review

Specs: T-Mobile, 5.68 oz, 3.2 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 30 reviews

The Bottom Line: The unlocked Nokia Lumia 800 has an innovative design and gorgeous screen, but the poor camera quality and lack of a front-facing camera are major detractions. Read review

Specs: Unlocked, WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM, Up to 780 min (2G), Up to 570 min (3G), With digital camera / digital player / FM radio, 5 oz, 8 megapixels, 3.7 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 21 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is a significant step forward in mobile gaming, but it suffers from key hardware limitations. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, GSM / UMTS, Up to 505 min (GSM), Up to 385 min (UMTS), With digital camera / digital player, 6.2 oz, 5.1 megapixels, 4.3 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 86 reviews

The Bottom Line: The T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide isn't the flashiest Android device on the block, but its midrange feature set and friendly user interface make it a good choice for first-time smartphone buyers. Read review

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The Pantech Pocket dishes up a solid 4G Android Gingerbread experience at a wallet-friendly price, but the extra-wide frame, absent camera flash, and poor video playback quality could deter some folks. Read review

Specs: AT&T, WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM, Up to 360min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.41 oz, 5 megapixels, 4.3 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 79 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Samsung Gravity T is overall a great messaging phone option for those who want a full touch-screen experience combined with a simple yet functional multimedia feature set. Read review

Specs: T-Mobile, WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM, 4.23 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 123 reviews

The Bottom Line: Though we wish the smartphone supported Verizon's VCast multimedia services, the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 is still an excellent smartphone that delivers on call quality and of course, e-mail. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA2000 1X, Up to 260 min, 4 oz, 2 megapixels

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Straight Talk, CDMA2000 1X, Up to 300 min, With digital camera / digital player, 5.53 oz, 3.2 megapixels, 3.2 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 37 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Samsung Nexus S brings a much-needed stock Android OS, Gingerbread, to AT&T. But eight months after its original debut, the handset feels underpowered and behind the smartphone curve. Read review

Specs: Not specified, WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM, With digital camera, 4.5 oz, 5 megapixels, 4 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Pantech Link is an absolute steal with an excellent array of midrange features, a great slim design, and a wallet-friendly price. We wish only that it had better call quality. Read review

Specs: AT&T, GSM / UMTS, Up to 180 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.2 oz, 1.3 megapixels, 2.4 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 52 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Motorola Triumph finally brings a high-end Android smartphone to the prepaid market. Read review

Specs: Virgin Mobile, CDMA2000 1X, With digital camera / digital player, 5.04 oz, 5 megapixels, 4.1 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.3 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 18 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Samsung SGH-T139 doesn't promise much, but it serves its purpose as a low-end phone for making calls. Read review

Specs: T-Mobile

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 34 reviews

The Bottom Line: While not a major overhaul, the Palm Pixi Plus adds built-in Wi-Fi and gives customers making the jump from a feature phone to a smartphone even more functionality without breaking the bank. Read review

Specs: Verizon Wireless, CDMA2000 1X, Up to 312 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.3 oz, 2 megapixels, 2.63 in

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: The Samsung Galaxy S II ranks as one of T-Mobile's most powerful and feature-rich Android smartphones, but it's somewhat pricey. Read review

Specs: T-Mobile, WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM, Up to 420 min, With digital camera / digital player, 4.8 oz, 8 megapixels, 4.52 in