Head into any mobile phone shop and it's easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer range of choices. This guide breaks down what you need to look for - and what you can safely overlook.

It's official - flip phones are out, and touch phones are in, as shown by this week's major launch of a new crop of phones by Samsung, as it goes in to battle with the iPhone.

The pics are the best we've ever seen from a camera phone. Nokia's N82 springs to the top of our "phones that will replace your camera" list.

Nokia’s new phones include a 5 megapixel camera, “pedestrian mode” GPS, music downloads and more 3G.

A GPS that works in tunnels, voice activation, and can LG’s new phone finally replace your camera?

Six new mobile phones appeared on the Next G range today, including Sony Ericsson's "look at me" smartphone, the XPERIA X1.

The next Google phone will be Kogan's Agora and it's looking to be much more understated, but perhaps sensible, design than the flashier T-Mobile G1.

Fantastic hardware. The GPS software is mediocre, but you can buy your own.

The Blackberry Storm lands amidst a flurry of other smartphone launches recently, and in the near future.

Nokia turns out a camera phone we'd be happy to ditch our digital camera for. Check out the pics, and our first impressions.

UMPC-like features and a spacious hard disk make the Archos appealing, but it’s only good for entertainment.

Camcorder, still camera and portable media player all in one sleek package.

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.

Vodafone's grabbed itself an exclusive on the Blackberry Storm, but is it an exclusive that was worth it? We've unpacked a Blackberry Storm and given it a quick spin, and comparison with the iPhone 3G - here's our initial impressions.

An excellent mashup of features, phone and battery life in a Windows Mobile 6 package.

Well the Secret is finally out and it's one of best looking phones we've seen. There's no GPS or WiFi, but otherwise this third offering in the Black Label series is all class.

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

It's not for meetings, it's for meeting up. If you don't like the bulk of a Treo, here's your smartphone.

Could the Mio A702 be the portable navigator to rival to Nokia’s 6110?

It's got the download speeds, the interface, services like Mobile Foxtel, and it's one of the first phones in the world with Windows Mobile 6.1. Is there a catch? Well, maybe.