Samsung UpStage SPH-m620$149 with a two-year Sprint contract
www.samsung.comWhile you're waiting for the iPhone, why not dial into this nifty music-oriented handset? Granted, the innovative design takes some getting used to, but it's worth the effort. At first blush, the phone is a standard candy bar with a dinky LCD. But turn it over and you'll find a larger, 2.1-inch LCD and a set of media player controls. Press a button to tell the phone which side you're using. As a phone, the UpStage works perfectly well; as an MP3 player, it sounds excellent. But we never got the hang of the temperamental touch-sensitive "sweep" controls.
