Best Cell Phones - 5 to 8 Hours Talk Time, 200 to 420 MHz Processor Speed, 0.65 to 1.2 in. Depth

'Battery life rates only as middling when all features are turned on; I had to recharge each day despite only average usage.'

'It is unfortunate that the Ming's data speeds top out at pokey GPRS.'

'Only 8Mb internal memory'

'Our friends said we sounded scratchy and we had a hard time hearing them, even with the volume at its highest level.'

'Flimsy stylus'

'Talk-time battery life is average, at 6 hours, 25 minutes in our lab tests.'

'the battery life is short.'

'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.'

'You also need good eyes and a steady hand to tap out email messages on the small on-screen keyboard.'

'lackluster camera'

'bulky and expensive'

'Poor talk-time battery life.'

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

'somewhat poor 240x240-pixel resolution'

'You can't select multiple messages (for deletion or transfer to other folders), and you can't choose whether to delete downloaded mail from the server.'

'small overall screen size'

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

'Photo quality is unimpressive.'