Top 10 phones for September

Nobody does object lust like Apple, so it didn't come as a surprise that the iPhone 3G made it to our Top 10 list shortly after its debut in late August on the island-state. Right now, other than the retail outlets, SingTel is the only telco offering the handset. It'll be interesting to see if the phone moves up the rankings when the other two carriers, MobileOne and StarHub, start to sell the handset, too. New entrants last month also included the Sony Ericsson W890i Walkman and the once popular Nokia 6300, while the Nokia E51, LG Secret and Sony Ericsson W980 apparently fell out of favor with the crowd.

Note: Results are based on readership as well as data collected from retail outlets (Mobile Square and WhyMobile) and the major mobile operators in Singapore including:

MobileOne

SingTel

StarHub

	1.	Nokia E71       CNET Asia rating: 8.7 out of 10 The good: Slim and stylish design; solid build quality; full range of wireless features; works right out of the box; snappy performance; excellent battery life. The bad: Counter-intuitive camera autofocus; media browser could do with a little upgrade; Easy Dial feature not available. The bottom line: The Nokia E71 is easily one of the best QWERTY smart phones that combine strong features as well as a good balance between business and entertainment, at a competitive price. Review | See full specs | Rate this
	2.	Nokia E66   CNET Asia rating: 9 out of 10 The good: Solid and attractive build; HSDPA, Wi-Fi and A-GPS; excellent productivity tools. The bad: Smaller battery compared with the E71; accelerometer can be a nuisance. The bottom line: While we like the E71 better, the E66 is a great smart phone with class-leading features. If you want the functionality of a business phone without the bulk of a PDA form factor, the E66 is the phone you've been looking for. Review | See full specs | Rate this
	3.	Samsung SGH-F480   CNET Asia rating: 6.6 out of 10 The good: Compact size; solid build; cool widgets interface; HSDPA; Bluetooth stereo; microSD expansion card slot. The bad: Vulnerable to fingerprints; software can be improved; lacks Wi-Fi. The bottom line: The F480 is a stylish touchscreen handset with a wealth of features, but its user interface could do with a little improvement. Review | See full specs | Rate this
	4.	Sony Ericsson C902 Cyber-shot   CNET Asia rating: 6.7 out of 10 The good: Fashionable, lean form factor; lots of camera features; flashier user interface; HSDPA. The bad: Stiff, angled keypad; poorly located volume buttons; no Xenon flash. The bottom line: The C902 Cyber-shot is mostly let down by some poor design implantations, but is still a decent camera-phone overall. Review | See full specs | Rate this
	5.	Nokia 6500 slide   CNET Asia rating: 7.7 out of 10 The good: Solid build quality and one of the best sliders available; Carl Zeiss optics for the 3.2-megapixel autofocus camera; quadband GSM with dual-band UMTS; A2DP. The bad: Autofocus doesn't work in video mode; no backlight adjustment feature; phone doesn't auto keylock after closing the slider. The bottom line: The Nokia 6500 slide is an excellent basic camera-phone based on the S40 platform, though some tiny issues prevented it from getting a higher score. Review | See full specs | Rate this