The Treo 500v aims to appeal to a broad audience thanks to its user-friendly menu system, a sleek design and a range of multimedia features. It's not perfect, but is definitely a welcomed entry into the market.

As a PDA, the i-mate Ultimate 8150 is a reasonable choice. As business tool it's quite a feature-packed device with some additional functionality provided by i-mate's I-Q feature.

This model is essentially the same as the Xphone II, with only a few improvements.

A very good phone in terms of features, but way too large and heavy for most people.

The P910i is a significant upgrade in display quality and memory storage from its predecessor, but the lack of Wi-Fi support and its expensive price tag count against it.

A solid offering purely as a phone and a handy answering machine application aren’t enough to make the Stealth appealing. Ultimately let down by a poor design, issues with text input and a rather moderate battery life.

A solid but not outstanding smart phone, the i320N is lacking in a few key specifications, most notably the lack of 3G support and slower Bluetooth and USB interfaces.

The Graphite is suitable for those looking for the footprint of a regular mobile phone with the functionality of a smart phone. However, this compromise in design results in not being able to use the smart features to their full potential.

The Vodafone 1210 is an excellent and cost effective way to dive into the world of mobile email. It doesn't offer the same bells and whistles as most other smart phones on the market, but it is considerably cheaper than devices with similar functionality.

The Xda mini is a lightweight, compact, tri-band smartphone packed with features and housed in a perfectly sized case.

The Ultimate 6150 lives up to its namesake when it comes to power and efficiency. However, some questionable design choices have dragged down the overall quality of the product. Nonetheless, it remains an able performer.

There have been some good improvements to the Mio A702 over its predecessor, the A701, and while the navigation wasn't overly effective, it is a hybrid device and can't be expected to do everything perfectly.