Sprint Mogul

The successor to last year's wildly popular PPC-6700 sports a similarly splendid slide-out keyboard, three flavors of wireless (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and EV-DO), a 2-megapixel camera, and the Windows Mobile 6 touchscreen version. But like most WinMo phones, the Mogul feels a bit sluggish. At least the 4.3 x 2.3 x 0.7-inch body houses a big battery: We managed nearly six hours of talk time.

WIRED: Mobile Office apps let you create and edit docs. Phone doubles as wireless modem. 512-MB microSD card included in box.

TIRED: Frequently turns itself on for no apparent reason. Scattered controls result in accidental presses (especially when using camera). Speaker phone sounds crummy on other end. Camera snaps look fuzzy.

• Style: Smartphone
• Manufacturer: Sprint
• Price: $400 with two year contract
Release Date: October 23, 2007