For years, a Google Phone has long been rumored by blogs, news agencies, and other outlets. But it didn't make sense. Why would Google, a software company, get into the smartphone business?

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Symbian Fifth Edition, Nokia's first attempt at a touch-screen platform operating system, never really cut it. While the more budget handsets could get away with a subpar touch user experience, the N97, Nokia's first high-end smartphone to use the new OS, ultimately failed. It wasn't so much that the OS was bad, there were just a lot of far better alternatives out there, like the Palm Pre, a number of HTC touch-screen devices, the Droid, and of course, everyone's favorite iPhone.

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It's highly unusual when we write about a non-GSM phone exclusive to one of the least liked wireless carriers on the planet. But this is the Palm Pre, and the sheer amount of hype that has been generated by the Pre rivals only Apple's flagship phone. To say that the Pre is anticipated is, pretty much, understatement of the year.

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Let's be honest here: HTC didn't exactly go nuts upgrading the Touch Pro. While the touch-screen is now bigger than before (480x800, instead of 480x640), and tilted at an angle, the innards are pretty much the same. Qualcomm 528 mhz processor? Check. 288 megabytes of internal memory? Check. 3.2 megapixel camera? Check. Uh?

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The first Omnia touch-screen phone didn't leave much of an impression on users. Despite having some cutting-edge hardware early on in the game, the phone suffered from a lousy integration with Windows Mobile 6.1, sluggish performance, and that general "wow" factor.

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It's here. Nokia started shipments of the flagship Nokia N97 smartphone earlier this month, with the phone slated to begin selling within the next several weeks. The N97 is, quite possibly, one of the most eagerly awaited handsets released by Nokia. Let's see why.

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When it comes to smartphones, and particularly touch-screen smartphones, Apple is king. However, with only one phone (well, two) under the company's belt, Apple can't quite compare to HTC when it comes to smartphone variations - the Taiwan-based semiconductor company has practically every type of smartphone ever invented in its portfolio.

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