If text messaging on your cell phone is as important (if not more so) than talking, you’ll likely want a handset with a full keyboard.
But with so many full-keyboard cell phones on the market, which deserve your consideration as the best text messaging cell phones? This list features to you the best we’ve reviewed ranging in price from $175 to $30 with rebates applied.
But with so many full-keyboard cell phones on the market, which deserve your consideration as the best text messaging cell phones? This list features to you the best we’ve reviewed ranging in price from $175 to $30 with rebates applied.
1. Sidekick LX for $175 (T-Mobile)
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The T-Mobile Sidekick LX by Sharp features 3G for high-speed Web surfing along with the sharpest screen and thinnest profile on a Sidekick to date.
2. LG enV 2 for $130 (Verizon Wireless)
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The smaller, slimmer and sleeker LG enV 2 (as compared to its predecessor) also comes with advanced messaging features such as automatic text readout and message sort.
3. Samsung Rogue for $100 (Verizon Wireless)
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The full-keyboard Samsung Rogue touch screen phone for Verizon Wireless stands out in a sea of quick-messaging cell phones with its advanced speech capabilities and its comprehensive feature set.
4. AT&T Quickfire for $100
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For those of us who want to fire off text messages quickly, AT&T’s full-keyboard Quickfire with a touch screen is ideal for fast text, picture, video and instant messaging.
5. Virgin Mobile X-tc for $100
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The Virgin Mobile X-tc gets the job done as a full-keyboard and fast text messaging cell phone at a light weight and with a relatively large amount of media storage.
6. Motorola Karma QA1 for $80 (AT&T)
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The Motorola Karma QA1 full-keyboard slider for AT&T is designed to “supersize your social status” for the Facebook and MySpace generation.
7. Samsung Exclaim for $80 (Sprint)
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The Samsung Exclaim is a dual-sliding, quick-messaging phone for Sprint with interactive Facebook, MySpace and Twitter tiles.
8. Pantech Matrix C740 for $80 (AT&T)
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This handset’s prime differentiation is its dual-sliding, double-keypad design along with a longer-lasting battery and ability to be a 3G phone for a price that doesn’t break the bank.
9. Samsung A767 Propel for $80 (AT&T)
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The ultimate differentiation of the Samsung A767 Propel is in its total package and its ability to be a full-featured entertainment cell phone with a full keyboard priced under the $100 barrier.
10. Samsung Reclaim for $50 (Sprint)
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The Samsung Reclaim green cell phone is like none other. The eco-friendly handset is made up of 80 percent recyclable materials and is designed with organic components and packaging.
