HP iPAQ Glisten (AT&T)

The worst-named smartphone of the year, the HP iPaq Glisten—ick—isn't as shiny as its name implies. Rather, it's one of the dullest smartphones we've looked at recently, a simple cog in the machine for Microsoft Exchange-based offices. It's a checklist item so HP enterprise sales reps can say they offer a "complete solution."

Hewlett-Packard Company

http://www.hp.com

• Price as Tested: $179.99 Direct
• Service Provider: AT&T
• Operating System: Windows Mobile Professional
• Screen Size: 2.5 inches
• Screen Details: 320-by-240, 65k-color AMOLED resistive touch screen
• Camera: Yes
• Megapixels: 2 MP
• 802.11x: Yes
• Bluetooth: Yes
• Web Browser: Yes
• Network: GSM, UMTS
• Bands: 850, 900, 1800, 1900, 2100
• High-Speed Data: GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA
• Processor Speed: 528 MHz

Nokia N900

The Nokia N900 is a 3G, Linux smartphone with XTerm built in. If the idea of hacking your phone down to the command line with the manufacturer's full approval sends you into paroxysms of joy, forget reading the rest of this review and just buy one now. This is the ultimate Linux geek phone. But for the rest of us, it's an uneven and unfinished experience.

Nokia

http://www.nokia.com

• Price as Tested: $499.99 - $649.99 Street
• Service Provider: T-Mobile
• Operating System: Maemo OS
• Screen Size: 3.5 inches
• Screen Details: 3.5-inch, 800x480 16.7m-color resistive TFT LCD touch screen
• Camera: Yes
• Megapixels: 5 MP
• 802.11x: Yes
• Bluetooth: Yes
• Web Browser: Yes
• Network: GSM, UMTS
• Bands: 850, 900, 1800, 1900, 2100, 1700
• High-Speed Data: EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA
• Processor Speed: 600 MHz
• Special Features: Music