Cellular Phone Review and Ratings

With so many viable options in the marketplace today, reading a cellular phone review and ratings for its different features is a great first step in determining the handset that is best for you. What functions do you desire the most? How are these implemented in each mobile phone?

Just because everyone around you is clamoring over a new Apple iPhone does not mean that an iPhone should be in your future. If you're the type of user who prefers to use a physical keyboard, a BlackBerry may be more appropriate. If you need a camera phone with a flash, a powerful Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot phone may be better.

While consumers had to turn to friends or trust the opinions of salespeople in the past, there are countless online sources where consumers can find unbiased and objective buying information today. Arm yourself with this information before even heading out to the store in the first place. This way, you'll be asking the right kinds of questions or, better still, you'll already know the answers to these questions.

This is a major reason why it is important to read more than just one cellular phone review and ratings compilation, because different reviewers will have different opinions. These cell phone reviews must then be considered as a whole to get a more balanced perspective and a more educated buying decision.

Whether you want to find a cellular phone review and ratings for a cheap prepaid phone or you want to gather as much information on the hottest new smartphone, it is still worthwhile to do an adequate amount of research online first.

Some of the more popular websites that offer ratings and reviews for mobile phones include the following.

• CNET (cnet.com): A trusted source of consumer information for all kinds of portable electronics and gadgets, CNET also offers comprehensive cell phone reviews. This includes not only a short write-up, but also a hands-on video and a number of user reviews.

• GSM Arena (gsmarena.com): While this site won't be quite as useful for people interested in CDMA-based providers like Sprint and Verizon, GSM Arena is fantastic for just about every GSM mobile phone on the market. Check out the full specification sheets and user reviews for phones from Nokia, Samsung, LG, HTC, Asus, Sagem, NEC, Pantech, Vertu, and more.

• CellPhones.ca (cellphones.ca): For a Canadian spin on the market, this website offers reviews from both users and from experts in one convenient location. The expert cell phone reviews do not appear to be sourced from this website itself; instead, it amalgamates reviews that are posted around the Internet for many different handsets. This can provide convenient at-a-glance information.

• Phone Arena (phonearena.com): Just as the above website caters mostly to a Canadian audience, European users may be more interested in Phone Arena. Each cellular phone review here includes a large number of pictures, as well as a comprehensive write-up and a useful video. Phone Arena writes on everything from the HTC Hero to the Garmin nuvifone and more.

Before narrowing down your selection to a single handset, it may be useful to consider some of the different platforms as well. This is particularly important when it comes to smartphones, since each operating system can be quite different.

People who prefer Windows Mobile phones may not be as interested in a Google Android smartphone or one with a Symbian OS. Take a moment to consider what is most important to you before reading through a cell phone review and ratings article too, focusing on the camera if that's what you need, the speed if that's what important to you, or the keyboard if you type a lot of e-mail messages.

There is no such thing as one size fits all when it comes to cell phones. Choose accordingly.

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