Sandra Vogel

Vodafone has taken aim again at the budget smartphone market with the low-cost Android 2.3.5-toting Vodafone Smart 2.

A new version of Windows Phone is in the offing, and ZTE's budget handset just might help bring the operating system to the masses.

Motorola's Defy line of Android smartphones continues with a new, small, low cost addition. Is the baby of the family up to scratch?

The lack of 3G and Wi-Fi are a shame, but can a dirt cheap price, excellent battery life and QWERTY keyboard win fans?

Fashion house Prada and LG team up again for this stylish handset. But with NFC on board, does it have more than just good looks?

Samsung seems to have finally noticed the success Motorola has had with its Defy and Defy+, and has decided to jump onto the bandwagon with a rugged handset of its own.

Can Orange replicate the success of its budget San Francisco?

Motorola has updated its deceptively solid Defy ready for the Christmas smartphone buying frenzy - but has it done enough to make us want one?

Is Samsung riding the crest of a wave with its latest Bada smartphone?

Can Orange's new low-cost Android handset match the San Francisco?

Nokia's X7 looks great. But does it end up being too much of a compromise?

Android in a mini-keyboarded handset with a small screen? We've seen it before, but we aren't sure the combination works.

Vodafone's Smart is one of the most affordable Android devices on the market. Certainly, at £70 on pay as you go, it is attractively priced. But does it live up to what Android can offer?

A tough, no nonsense candybar phone for clumsy people - but short on features

The Acer Liquid Mini is a mid-range Android 2.2 handset with nothing really new on offer

Social networking shares centre stage with a rugged build and clever music features

The Nokia C2-01 is a candybar mobile for those who don't want fancy features

The HTC 7 Pro brings a keyboard to the Windows Phone 7 party

The Samsung Wave's successor packs a larger screen and more storage, but does it feel new?

Updated Is the Motorola Flipout's quirky design suited to Android, or is it flippin' awful?

Nokia brings back touchscreen Symbian S40 again, but is Android too far ahead?

Acer's follow up to the Stream upgrades to Android 2.2, but dials back the specs slightly.

This candy-bar dual-entry device is designed to be a low cost, easy to use messaging fan's handset - but can it deliver?

The LG Viewty Snap GM360 boasts as its standout feature 5 megapixel Schneider Kreuznach optics and something LG calls 'optic-all' zoom.

The Nokia N8 launched to mixed reviews - so can a stripped down and cheaper version help prove that Symbian^3 really is a smartphone platform worth taking notice of?