The issue of Consumer Reports for January ’09 has made it online, listing the following as their top choices in the smartphone category.
- Samsung Blackjack II (AT&T) – score: 69 (out of 100)
- T-Mobile Wing – score: 66
- Motorola Q 9c (Verizon) – score: 65
- T-Mobile Shadow – score: 65
- Pantech Duo (AT&T) – score: 63
- AT&T Tilt – score: 62
- Palm Centro 685 (AT&T) – score: 61
- Palm Treo 800 (Sprint-Nextel) – score: 61
- Palm Treo 577P (Sprint-Nextel) – score: 61
- Apple iPhone 3G (8GB) (AT&T) – score: 61
ZDNet is reporting that the number 5 spot is actually held by the BlackBerry Pearl Flip, but I find that hard to believe considering the poor uptake. It’s also a little weird to see the Treo beating out the iPhone, so take it all with a grain of salt. Criteria for scoring included voice quality, talk time, ease of use, features like GPS navigation, camera and stereo Bluetooth. Consumer Reports has been doing this for awhile, so it’s safe to say they have a polished rubrick – what do you think, is that a fair top ten list? Keep in mind that the Samsung Omnia, BlackBerry Bold, or HTC Touch Pro didn’t make it to the race in time for print… How do you think they would have fared? No Nokia E71, despite acclaim elsewhere?
[via Mobile Gadget News]