Best Cell phones & services

Ease of use mainly considers the phone's various features and modes, including the step-saving functions for making and receiving calls, and display and keypad readability under different lighting conditions. We also factor in features and capabilities, such as camera, music, Web browsing, and broadband connections, as well as the phone's size and weight.

This Cell phone & service which tested best for Ease of use has the following features: Carrier used, Other Carriers, Basic mobile format, Operating system, Mac compatible, Case style, Height (in.), Width (in.), Depth (in.), Weight (oz.), Display diagonal size (in.), Multi-touch display, Display resolution, Document editing, Touch screen, QWERTY keyboard, Camera (megapixels), Camera flash, Camera recording resolution, Front-facing camera, Music player, Memory card, Speakerphone, FM radio, Voice memo, Voice command, Headset, GPS navigation, Requires data service, Broadband data, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and World phone.

Messaging mainly assesses keyboard and keypad ergonomics, text-messaging features, its support for Microsoft Outlook, and whether or not the phone can open various e-mail attachments.

This Cell phone & service which tested best for Messaging has the following features: Carrier used, Other Carriers, Basic mobile format, Operating system, Mac compatible, Case style, Height (in.), Width (in.), Depth (in.), Weight (oz.), Display diagonal size (in.), Multi-touch display, Display resolution, Document editing, Touch screen, QWERTY keyboard, Camera (megapixels), Camera flash, Camera recording resolution, Front-facing camera, Music player, Memory card, Speakerphone, FM radio, Voice memo, Voice command, Headset, GPS navigation, Requires data service, Broadband data, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and World phone.

Voice quality considers listening quality which reflects what you hear; talking, what's heard by other phones. Tests were conducted in noisy and quiet environments using live phone calls indicated by carrier used.

This Cell phone & service which tested best for Voice quality has the following features: Carrier used, Other Carriers, Basic mobile format, Operating system, Mac compatible, Case style, Height (in.), Width (in.), Depth (in.), Weight (oz.), Display diagonal size (in.), Multi-touch display, Display resolution, Document editing, Touch screen, QWERTY keyboard, Camera (megapixels), Camera flash, Camera recording resolution, Front-facing camera, Music player, Memory card, Speakerphone, FM radio, Voice memo, Voice command, Headset, GPS navigation, Requires data service, Broadband data, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and World phone.

Battery life represents mainly talk time under strong and weak network-signal conditions, as well as battery consumption performing tasks that involve data, standby, display, and other factors.

This Cell phone & service which tested best for Battery life has the following features: Carrier used, Other Carriers, Basic mobile format, Operating system, Mac compatible, Case style, Height (in.), Width (in.), Depth (in.), Weight (oz.), Display diagonal size (in.), Multi-touch display, Display resolution, Document editing, Touch screen, QWERTY keyboard, Camera (megapixels), Camera flash, Camera recording resolution, Front-facing camera, Music player, Memory card, Speakerphone, Voice command, Headset, GPS navigation, Requires data service, Broadband data, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and World phone.