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My Best Cell Phone: A High-End, Full-Featured Cell Phone

From , former About.com Guide

Based on your answers to our cell phone chooser quiz, you need a full-featured cell phone. You plan on using your phone for making calls (and lots of them!), surfing the Web, texting, taking pictures, and even listening to music. You don't need a full-fledged smartphone, but a top-of-the-line cell phone will meet your needs.

Today's best phones come in a variety of shapes and sizes. You can find petite, clamshell-style phones that will easily slip into a pocket, or a bigger device with a touchscreen and a full keyboard. Many offer 3G connectivity as well as Wi-Fi support for accessing data via wireless hotspots.

Here are several cell phones that will meet your needs:

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LG Cosmos Touch

LG Cosmos TouchVerizon Wireless

Available from Verizon Wireless, the LG Cosmos Touch combines the slickness of a touch screen with the convenience of a full QWERTY keyboard. It also offers a 1.3-megapixel camera, and sports a compact design.

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LG Octane

LG OctaneVerizon Wireless

The LG Octane features the design made popular by LG's enV line of phones, where the phone flips open sideways to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard and internal display. The Octane also offers support for Verizon's 3G network, a 3.2-megapixel camera, and support for Verizon's V Cast services.

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LG Rumor Touch

LG Rumor TouchLG

With its 3-inch touch screen and full QWERTY keyboard, the LG Rumor Touch makes typing a breeze. But it also offers easy access to social networks, a music player, and a 2.megapixel camera.

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Pantech Crux

Pantech CruxPantech

Pantech's touch screen-only feature phone offers a 3-megapixel camera, a 3-inch display, and plenty of multimedia features. You also get a variety of messaging features, including mobile email and a threaded view of messages. The Crux is available from Verizon Wireless.

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Pantech Laser

Pantech LaserPantech

Pantech's Laser features both a touch screen and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, but manages to offer both while still keeping a remarkably slim profile. Additional features include a 3-megapixel camera, music player, and mobile videos.

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Sharp FX

Sharp FXAT&T

The slick-looking Sharp FX features a 3-megapixel camera with 4X digital zoom, video recording, a built-in music player, and Mobile Email access. It's available from AT&T.

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Samsung Restore

Samsung RestoreSamsung

The eco-friendly Samsung Restore features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard for easy typing, a 2-megapixel camera, and easy access to social networks. It's available contract-free from Virgin Mobile.

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Samsung Solstice II

Samsung Solstice IISamsung

The Samsung Solstice II offers many of the same features found on the original Samsung Solstice, include the 3-inch touch screen and 2-megapixel camera. This feature phone also offers support for GPS, Bluetooth, and 3G networks.

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Sanyo Innuendo by Kyocera

Sanyo InnuendoSprint

This feature phone offers something of an unusual design. Its exterior controls are touch-sensitive, and it swings open on the side, almost like a book. Insider you'll find a 2.8-inch screen and a full QWERTY keyboard.

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