Impeccable timing from Sony Ericsson sawthe company launch its update on thegalactically popular T610 this month. Andit just so happens to sport Australia’s first twomegapixel camera.

Nokia’s offering feels large but is quite smallfor a 3G phone. It also sports a secondself-portrait camera though this is forvideo calls. Pictures can be usefully stored on aside-mounted Mini SD card.

O2’s phone is the smartest of the lotwithout being a full-on smart phone.It runs Windows Mobile making itfeel more like a PDA, but accessing the keyfunctions soon becomes intuitive. It’s the onlyphone without a flash, but even this would notrescue the poor picture quality.

The latest Moto clamshell won’t surpriseprevious model users: it’s the same oldstuff yet again.

Two of the best small compacts on the market. Quality differences are on a knife edge, but the Canon wins for superior features and handling.

A great smartphone – particularly for ‘voice’ users. But we’d like to have seen the ‘touch’ technology run deeper.

A great smartphone – particularly for ‘voice’ users. But we’d like to have seen the ‘touch’ technology run deeper.

Big and heavy but the features this 3G phone sports are phenomenal.

If you’re wondering why we mention the K750i it’s because this is practically exactly the same phone.

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

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

Battery life is the only downside to this excellent compact camera.

A stylish update to a phenomenal phone, but battery life and the bundled GPS software weigh it down

A minor update to the W800i, this phone boasts a wealth of features and an intuitive interface.

Some useful features and cheaper than TomTom’s One. But there are some issues.

An expensive and unusually poor Sony product.

Cheap, sexy, slim and fully-featured. A dream for ultra-portable photography.

It's a phone! It's an MP3 player! It's convergence!

Design, feeling and aesthetics combine into a functional beauty.