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With a high-quality capacitive touch screen and the much anticipated open source Android Operating System from Google, the G1 phone currently offered by T-Mobile holds a lot of promise to change the way people use mobile phones.

This handset, manufactured by HTC, is the first phone with Google's open-source Android OS and despite the generally impressive hardware -- a touch screen that responds smoothly and quickly, a full QWERTY keyboard -- many people will purchase this phone because the Android software.
The G1 is probably most appealing to users who want to tinker with applications and explore the phone's possibilities, whereas average consumers and businesspeople who want a more proven smartphone might be better off for now with Apple's iPhone 3G or a Windows Mobile device.
The main reason is that third-party applications for the Android OS are just starting to take off and while developers are providing solutions for shortcomings on the phone, such as the lack of support for a Microsoft Exchange Server, the applications are new and some users might not want to deal with early hiccups.
Even with the G1 Android phone's shortcomings, notably a camera that fails to measure up to the Apple iPhone 3G, its potential to become a powerful mobile mini-computer is very exciting.

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The LG VX8360 is a bit like its predecessor, the VX8350, with a facelift. The camera quality -- 1.3-megapixel -- on both phones is the same. Each phone has access to email, instant messaging, and enhanced, multimedia and short text messaging services. Their gray and silver coating and rectangular shape are about the same too. Users of the VX8360's previous models may not see much difference in this phone at all on first blush. If they look closely, though, they will see a few improvements.

The VX8360, for one, looks better. Its main screen has better image quality, going from 256K-colors and 170 x 220 px resolution on the VX8350 to 262K colors and 240 x 320 px resolution on the VX8360.
Its sheen black face and matte gray and silver finish with discreet external music keys and a well-sized external screen give the VX8360 a more modern and professional finish than similar models that came before it.
The phone lasts longer without a charge, too -- about 90 minutes longer while in use and more than 400 hours longer on standby.
The old VX8350 only uses Mobile Web 2.0, which constricts where users can gain access to the Web to service areas in the United States. The new VX8360 connects to the Internet through any nearby Wi-Fi network, which makes it easier -- and cheaper -- to access the Internet all over the world.
It has a bold set of Internet features for a lightweight clamshell and maintains a reputation as a noteworthy music downloading and playing device. But a lack of memory storage and a corresponding need to buy a memory card in order to take the phone's entertainment features to their full potential could steer some shoppers to a different phone.

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With Windows Mobile 6.1, the Omnia is a strong competitor in the touch screen smartphone market. Samsung's TouchWiz user interface makes it easier to navigate through applications. While other iPhone rivals fail to measure up to the iPhone's excellent camera, the Omnia's 5.0-megapixel lens produces beautiful photos with true color and light.

The iPhone has more applications than the Omnia, but Verizon does offer a watered-down applications market called VZAppZone market. The Omnia is a Windows Mobile device and most suited for business people who need the suite of Microsoft Office programs that comes preinstalled.
Consumers who want Microsoft Word and other such programs can find plenty to like in the Omnia, with its FM Radio player, music player and camera.
One of the biggest problems with the Omnia is the cramped touch keyboard, which made it very difficult to type. While this is bad enough for text messages and emails, it is even worse if a user attempts to type a document such as in Microsoft Word.
The Samsung Omnia supports Verizon's EV-DO Rev. A high-speed broadband network for faster file downloads, Web browsing and email. The Rev. A broadband network offers an extra boost over regular EV-DO, bringing download speeds up to five to six times faster, depending on the coverage area.

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Having a phone with multiple Internet, email, message and entertainment features is good. Being able to use them simultaneously is better.

When connected to a 3G/HSDPA Internet connection, the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000 can send and receive email and text or multimedia messages while receiving a phone call and browsing the Internet. Even better, the Bold can do all of this quickly without backpedaling -- if a user shifts to another task, the application they were working in will pause where the person left it until they're ready to return to the original application.
The Bold boasts great connectivity and plenty of opportunities to upload great-sounding music and watch vivid videos on the Bold's large horizontal screen. But the Bold's bulky size, so-so camera quality, lack of extra storage space and bland themes could detract some buyers.

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In the spirit of the LG Chocolate line, the CF360 is a 3G slider with a minimalist look. The stylish handset is a music playing, message-sending, video-watching machine, however it takes a little cash and a bit more memory to unleash it's potential. Luckily, there's a memory card slot and the ability to upload music from a PC if buying applications isn't in the budget.

The design is sleek and so close to being all black it's practically in camouflage. Functions match its simplistic look with less-than-colorful icons, bland browser and music player designs, and few examples of fun built-in games. But with the right Verizon service plan, users can connect on instant messaging and email services, watch video streaming and browse the high-speed Internet.
The CF360 is for consumers who want a stylish phone without the need for much functionality. For those are used to smartphones with more complex features, the phone could fail to impress.