Samsung's new 3-megapixel

The Samsung SCH-U900 FlipShot phone updates the aging SCH-A990, a previous 3-megapixel camera phone in the same design family as the new device. The major design feature is the rotating screen, which can twist 180 degrees so that it's facing the user when flipped closed, thus acting as a view screen for the phone's camera. This update to the model adds a few features that bring it in line with today's multimedia phones, but doesn't do much for the more-important imaging features. The camera sensor hasn't seen an upgrade, and we would have liked to find an auto-focus lens or even a Xenon flash

i-mate Ultimate 9502

When: December 2007 Worth: $750

The user's eye will rest on what is likely to be a magnificent 2.8" VGA (640 by 480 pixels) touch screen, showing up to 262K colors.

The i-mate Ultimate 9502 also sports a GPS radio, and i-mate claims a talk time of up to 4.5 hours (UMTS) from a powerful 1620mAH Lithium ion-Polymer battery. The smartphone also incorporates a Qualcomm 400MHz processor, 256MB ROM and 128MB RAM.