The Touch Cruise may not be the best looking smartphone on the market, but it has an excellent features list, headed by built-in GPS, Wi-Fi and HTC's TouchFLO interface.

Finally, a BlackBerry that appeals to the regular consumer. The Pearl is an excellent device that sacrifices none of RIM's famous email functionality while still managing to provide a compact and light form factor and multimedia capabilities.

The S730's QWERTY keypad and controls combined with an excellent design make this a welcome addition to the smartphone market.

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.

It's amazing that Dopod has managed to fit so many features into such a compact smartphone. You need to pay extra for mapping software, so the P800W is far from a cheap investment, but for some, the all-in-one convenience makes it worthwhile.

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.

If you are prepared to pay for it, the Xda Atom Life is HSDPA capable and is quite speedy thanks to a fast processor. However, there is still plenty of room for improvement.

Despite the cramped keypad and a slower processor than some of the competition, the HSDPA capable Treo 750 is one of the better Windows Mobile 5 smart phones we've reviewed.

The 3G capable P735 is well worth considering provided you can do without a built in keyboard. ASUS bundles some excellent applications, combined with a fast processor and good build quality.

The E61i is a minor and mostly cosmetic upgrade to the E61, but it remains a fantastic smart phone overall.

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.

If you want to love this much-hyped gadget, you'll find plenty to drool over. The iPhone is expensive and comes with some major drawbacks, but it's hard to be patient once you've seen one - the future of mobile devices is here and it's called an iPhone.