While it uses a technology still in its infancy, the HTC Touch is the beginning of the future of mobile phone interfaces. A lack of 3G connectivity and a slow processor are sour points, but the stylish design and touch screen are attractions.

The MOTO Q 9h's excellent QWERTY keyboard makes it ideal for heavy emailing. On the whole, this is a competent smart phone that's packaged in a nice design.

The closest thing to perfect we have seen, the I-mate K-JAM is packed full of features with a reasonable size and keyboard.

The Palm Treo 650 is a fully featured smartphone with its small size, backlit keyboard and improved camera making it a worthwhile purchase.

An outstanding smart phone for business users, the Nokia E61 is packed with all the features you can imagine. An excellent keyboard, large display and an intuitive user interface combine to make this one of the best on the market.

The HipTop Slide maintains its reputation for delivering a great mobile messaging solution, but its features are pale in comparison to some newer, more feature rich smartphones on the market.

The W960i ticks most of the boxes we expect from a good music player, including smart applications, great functionality and oodles of on-board memory. Unfortunately, a few design blunders have left it slightly wanting as a mobile phone.

The Nokia N95 8GB has taken most of the things we like about the N95 and carefully refined them. While some flaws remain, it is a handsomely crafted device packed with plenty of wonderful features.

With this phone, camera, GPS and PDA combination, HP has very nearly hit the spot

The P3470 is an interesting release, but the lack of both 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity will hinder its appeal, despite the inclusion of a GPS receiver.

This is a top-notch organiser, but it does leave room for improvement. The software and bundle is solid, but some minor issues keep the device from shining.

Packed full of features, HP has added native Wi-Fi and Windows Mobile 5 to its top of the line hw6965 smart phone. But there aren't enough improvements over its predecessor for our liking.