Consumer Reports has put out its regular list of the best cell phones and carriers. Though this time around, I’m more in agreement with the results, like last year there were a few phones on the list I didn’t love quite as much. And I’m surprised again as to just how many older models are included. Given Consumer Reports’ lead time, keep in mind that none of the phones introduced in the last couple months (such as the LG Voyager) are on the list, but by and large it’s quite comprehensive.
Out of the 40 phones that Consumer Reports included in its testing, T-Mobile’s Motorola V195 took top honor with a score of 68 out of 100. On the whole it was a solid handset with dependable call quality, even though it is a year and a half old. It was one of the first phones without a camera to offer Bluetooth. Second place went to AT&T’s Samsung Sync SGH-A707 (another 2006 model) with a score of 67, while AT&T’s Sony Ericsson W810i secured third place with a score of 65. Though the Sync wasn’t a bad phone by any means, it certainly wasn’t one my favorites. Finally, on the other end of the list were Verizon’s LG VX9400 and Sprint’s Motorola ic502, which tied for the bottom spot with 51 points each. We actually liked the V Cast Mobile TV-enabled VX9400.
To its credit, the iPhone topped the list of the best smartphones with a rating of 64. It was followed by the Palm Treo 755p (63) and the Samsung BlackJack (62). Though the BlackJack was fine, I’d ask why the AT&T Tilt or the Nokia N95 or the Samsung SCH-i760 didn’t make the list. Verizon’s Motorola Q was the lowest ranked smart phone with just 51 points. We pretty much agreed with that assessment and gave the Q a rating of 6.0.
Source: CNet
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