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The 7230 is a feature-packed prepaid let down by call quality issues and a few design quirks.

Sleek design ; Feature-rich ; Doubles as a decent music player ; 2GB memory included

Screen's poor viewing angle ; Nav-pad lacks definition ; Call quality suffers in both directions

The Nokia 7230 is a sexy-looking phone and a feature-packed prepaid option let down in some measure by a few design quirks and less-than perfect calling hardware. In this price range there will always be a few trade-offs, but we can only wish that ...

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness is purely for show-offs looking to impress with a simple phone.

Easily accessible SIM card slot ; Well-designed Bluetooth headset

Flimsy keypad ; Screen lacks contrast ; Difficult to use ; Non-removable memory card

The Dell Streak is the first Android tablet worth taking seriously, though its size puts it on the fence between tablets and smartphones.

Unprecedented combination of processor power, screen size and design quality ; Support for 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth ; Photo, camcorder and calling capabilities blur the boundaries between tablet and phone

Battery life isn't great ; The touchscreen keyboard is awkward ; Music quality is below average ; Position of the camera tends to cloud photos and video

Samsung's latest Wave handset follows in the budget-priced footsteps of the original, but will add a few exciting extras, like a full QWERTY keyboard.

With the Galaxy 3, Samsung will take its big daddy Android, the Galaxy S, and remodel it for the budget conscious, skimping on the screen and memory to keep the price low.

Sure it looks like an iPhone, but on the inside the Galaxy S is a web-browsing, media-playing beast of a smartphone, and one of the best Android phones in Australia today.

Stunning Super AMOLED display ; Support for DivX and FLAC ; Great online performance

Cheap-feeling plastic chassis ; iPhone look-alike ; Samsung's widgets are mostly ugly

The Galaxy S could definitely do with a sprinkling of individuality, especially for customers looking for a viable iPhone alternative, not an iPhone look-alike. But its flaws are mostly skin deep, and once you immerse yourself in the class-leading 4 ...

The tiny keyboard keys spoil the B3210's spotlight feature and not having 3G will irritate the teens this phone is supposed to appeal to.

Easy-to-use interface ; Loud earpiece speaker ; Long battery life

Tiny QWERTY keyboard ; 2G only ; Low-res screen ; Almost no user-accessible memory

A reasonably slim and basic mobile phone, the WX395 is Motorola's answer to those who need a mobile phone but don't want to pay big bucks for it.

Price ; Simple design

No external volume controller ; Sluggish menu ; Low image quality ; No 3.5mm jack

With numerous upgrades and innovations across the device, the iPhone 4 represents the most significant step forward for the iPhone brand since the original model's release.

The combination of the Legend's outstanding industrial design and first-rate user experience is a smartphone that is as beautiful to behold as it is fun to play around with.

Unique unibody design ; Full suite of smartphone features ; Android version 2.1 ; HTC's excellent Sense UI

No significant internal memory ; Smartphone battery life

The combination of the Legend's outstanding industrial design and first-rate user experience is a smartphone that is as beautiful to behold as it is fun to play around with. The Android platform gives users access to a range of great ways to customise ...