Back to School: The Top 15 Smartphones Under $150

By Alex Bracetti | Aug 23, 2010 | 3:59 pm | Permalink

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Motorola CLIQ XT

DOPE:

Social-network-ready: Updating FB posts and responding to texts is easy to do with one hand under the desk.

Multimedia features: The hybrid Connect Media Player combines all music services into one interface.

Comforting handle: The rubberized back and lightweight body fits perfect in any palm.

NOT SO DOPE:

Screen size: The 3.1-inch display makes using the on-screen keyboard a little difficult.

Phone-lock annoyance: The backlit screen constantly turns off and locks the phone, and sometimes freezes phone during calls.

Battery life: Toying with the phone

PHONE: Motorola CLIQ XT
CARRIER: T-Mobile
PRICE: $99.99
CLICK HERE TO BUY IT NOW!

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Queenkicks August 25th, 2010 at 04:49 PM

The palm pre does have a video camera

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henri August 25th, 2010 at 07:41 PM

HTC Aria is a great phone but i dropped mines and the screen cracked. It's very fragile and it wasnt even a bad drop

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jemo August 25th, 2010 at 11:31 PM

Droid 2

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Donald August 27th, 2010 at 12:27 PM

Queenkicks is absolutely right, the palm pre does have a video camera. Thanks for pointing out what they did; genius. This is a pretty cool post, I'm copping that i1, chirp chirp bitches.

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JC September 3rd, 2010 at 12:53 AM

love my pre. it's awesome and far more than competitive in the smart phone world.

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Jeremy Bowdoin October 20th, 2010 at 10:23 PM

Thanks for this blog, I found it very insightful

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