Once you've tasted the freedom of surfing the Internet on your smartphones, it's hard to go back. Fortunately, a number of mobile phone providers offer great deals on smartphones with included data. We've assessed their ease of use, features and handset design.

A relatively lightweight Windows Mobile phone with most of the bells and whistles, but not the outlandish $1,000 price tag.

A great keyboard, wonderful screen and loads of features, but battery life is weak and it’s a touch pricey

One of the best combinations of design and function in a smartphone we've seen for some time.

Excellent touches promise so much, including a great screen and browser, but in use it’s unbearably slow

Not everyone is sold on Windows Mobile Professional, but if you're a fan, then Samsung's latest QWERTY phone is worth a look. We size up the Samsung i780 with Blackberry's Bold to see how they fair.

HTC's new Blackberry killer arrives on our desk, and it's every bit the showoff we thought it would be - and that's mean as a compliment.

No high-speed internet or bells and whistles, but an easy-to-use and pocketable email phone nonetheless

If you're a Nokia or iPhone user, maybe the Storm's "clickable" touchscreen might finally be the thing that converts you to Blackberry.

Take your diary & contacts on the road

Take your diary & contacts on the road

Finger's crossed, but we're hoping the keyboard equipped HTC Touch Pro, due to arrive later this month, has none of the lag issues of the Touch Diamond.

The Treo Pro finally brings Palm's flagship smartphone into the modern age. It's available exclusively from Telstra on Next G, and unlike its cousin the Centro it comes with WiFi.

It seems like the Xperia X1 has been around for ages but has the Sony Ericsson Smartphone still got the wow factor?

A capable and beautifully designed smartphone, but weaker battery life means it can’t match the E71

Personal information & task manager

Personal information & task manager