What’s In Your Pocket? CNet’s Top Five SmartPhones, 2009

2009 November 16
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by Lina Maini
From our friends at CNet:   This year’s:
Top Five  Smartphones
Rank #1 #2 #3 #4 #5          
Excellent score   Excellent
Very good score   Very Good
Good score   Good
Fair score   Fair
Poor score   Poor
 Apple iPhone 3GS 32GB Palm Pre Motorola Droid BlackBerry Bold 9000 BlackBerry Curve 8900
Apple iPhone 3GS 32GB Palm Pre Motorola Droid BlackBerry Bold 9000 BlackBerry Curve 8900  
                     
Lowest Price  $299.00  $149.99  $199.99  $479.98  $399.00
 
Your Checklist:          
 
Cost effective?                    
Compatible?                    
Ease of Use?                    
Secure?      
Most likely to buy    
 
Screen Size 3.5 in 3.2 in 3.7 in 2.8 in 2.4 in          
Battery Life up to 300 min Up to 300 min Up to 385 min Up to 250 min Up to 330 min          
Memory 32 GB 8 GB 256 MB 1.128GB 128 MB          
3G Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark            
Display Resolution 480 x 320 320 x 480 440 x 854 320 x 480 480 x 360          
GPS Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark          
Bluetooth Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark          
Digital Player Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark          
Internet Browser Yes Yes Check Mark Yes Yes          
Wi-Fi Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark          
Phone Style Touch Screen Slider Slider Candy bar Candy bar          
Digital Camera 3.0 MP 3.0 MP 5.0 MP 2.0 MP 3.2 MP          
Video Recorder Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark          
Standby Time Up to 280 h Up to 480 h Up to 270 h Up to 222 h Up to 360 h          
3 way Calling Yes Yes Check Mark Yes Yes          
Call Hold Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark  Check Mark          
Call Timer Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark  Check Mark          
Call Waiting Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark  Check Mark          
Caller ID Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark  Check Mark          
Depth 0.4 in 0.6 in 0.6 in 0.6 in  0.5 in.          
Email Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark  Check Mark          
Height 4.5 in 3.9 in 4.6 in 4.4 in  4.6 in          
Operating System OS X Palm WebOS Android 2.0 BlackBerryHandheld Software BlackberryHandheld softare          
Polyphonic Ringer Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes          
Vibrating Alert Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark Check Mark          
Warranty 1 year 1 year 1 Year 1 year 1 year          
Weight 4.8 oz 4.7 oz 6.0 oz 4.8 oz 3.9 oz          
Width 2.4 in 2.3 in 2.4 in 2.6 in 2.4 in          
 
                     
Lowest Price  $299.00  $149.99  $199.99  $479.98  $399.00          
BNI Operatives: Street smart; Tech savvy.
As always, stay safe.

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