Best Cell Phones - 5 to 8 Hours Talk Time, Seniors, Keypad Input Method, 64K Colors Screen Type

'The choice was difficult because other than this recurring problem the T-Mobile Dash (upgraded to Windows Mobile Standard v6) had been a near perfect converged handheld device for me.'

'Speakerphone performance is below par.'

'poor battery life'

'The Cingular 8125 is available now at a pricey $299.99 with a two-year contract.'

'sticky volume slider controls'

'The hidden QWERTY keyboard was equally disappointing.'

'bulky and expensive'

'Poor talk-time battery life.'

'the more squarish plug of the headphones won't fit into a normal mini-USB port.'

'less-than-stellar photo quality from its camera and an overall flimsy feel'

'Photo quality is unimpressive.'

'Bulky device is uncomfortable to hold.'

'The 128 x 128 front screen could have been larger, given the extra real estate available, but even when you're not using the PDA functionality, the 9300 works very well as a phone.'

'Some downsides of the Nokia 9300 include its heft, its awkwardly placed expansion slot, its nontactile, nonbacklit keyboard,'

'The keypad, for one thing, looks like a prototype's keypad more than a grown-up's one: it's not backlight and it feels terrible.'

'If you are looking for a great, light-weight, and easily pocketable phone to toss into your shirt pocket - stop reading now.'

'Lacks quad-band capabilities.'

'It does take a little getting used to for basically all built-in Windows Mobile 5.0 software'

'it's an expensive device and lacks the flexibility of other smart phones.'