Nokia's first real touch-screen media smartphone isn't meant to compete with the higher-end offerings by Apple, HTC, LG, and Samsung. Instead, the company is focusing its efforts on the larger, potentially more lucrative emerging markets. Yet the 5800 XpressMusic is no mere budget phone.

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At first glance, LG's KF510 isn't a particularly noteworthy device. Its feature-set includes meager tri-band GSM support, a decided lack of 3G, and a smallish battery (800 mAh, good for up to 4 hours of talk time). There is one thing that the KF510 does well though, and that is personal style. The metallic casing, for one, is a mere 10.9 mm thin, with a ("scratch-proof") tempered glass face and what LG has chosen to call a "gapless rail support." That last is a slightly novel way of reinforcing the slide mechanism. The bottom line is that it's an impressive looking phone.

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To say that the Xperia X1 has been long-awaited is like saying the ocean is wet. Announced over seven months ago, the X1 was meant to be Sony Ericsson's flagship device, a phone that would set itself apart from the company's batches of uninspiring phones. Unfortunately, long delays and a serious lack of information plagued the launch of the quad-band smartphone, and it was only earlier this month that the device started shipping.

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It's no secret that Nokia's N81 slider, while offering gamers and music lovers dedicated buttons for both pleasures, was not a great phone. In fact, it was a lousy phone, prone to firmware bugs, poor imaging, and build quality that did not befit a $500 phone.

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Most business phones, with few exceptions, are relatively boring pieces of work. They make calls, they send emails, they sync with your PC, they take up way too much space in your pockets.

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When you cram nearly every feature possible into a mobile phone, there's bound to be some sacrifices. And the sacrifice in buying the HTC Touch Pro is sheer weight. Or more specifically, 165 grams/5.8 ounces. That's 50% heavier than Nokia's original N95 handset, and already inching toward record territory.

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There's not much about Apple's second (or is that third?) generation iPhone that honestly hasn't already been said. While there are a number of minor improvements all across the board, the biggest one is the inclusion of 3G, or support for AT&T's high-speed wireless internet, accessible from anywhere*.

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