In Depth

Review: Nokia N97
July 1, 2009
Nokia's 2009 flagship phone offers a little bit of everything including: a touchscreen, full QWERTY keyboard, 5 megapixel camera, GPS, Wi-Fi, and access to Nokia's Ovi Suite of software. This is a case where more features, however, don't necessarily make for a better phone.

Video Tour: LG enV Touch
June 29, 2009
Here is an in-depth video tour of the LG enV Touch for Verizon Wireless. It offers the touchscreen experience and has a full QWERTY keyboard for messaging. Is the best of both worlds good enough?

Summer 2009
June 25, 2009
Phone Scoop gets some hands-on time with a whole bunch of new phones, including the BlackBerry Tour, Motorola Karma, Nokia E72, Samsung Exclaim and the Sony Ericsson Satio.

HTC Sense & Hero
June 24, 2009  updated Jun 24, 2009, 12:09 PM
Live from HTC's big summer press conference in London. Details of the new Hero phone with the new Sense UI. With hands-on impressions and photos.

Review: iPhone 3GS
June 22, 2009
Phone Scoop takes an in-depth look at the iPhone 3GS, its new hardware, and the new iPhone 3.0 operating system.

Review: LG enV3
June 19, 2009
LG's latest QWERTY phone for Verizon boasts a nice hardware upgrade, but falls a little flat with the Verizon software and lack of social networking features.

Video Tour: iPhone OS 3.0
June 17, 2009
Phone Scoop takes a really brief look at some of the new features found in iPhone OS 3.0, including voice memos, cut-and-paste, stereo Bluetooth, and Spotlight Search.

Samsung Omnia II & Jet
June 15, 2009
Hands-on with the new Jet and Omnia II from Samsung.

Video Tour: Nokia E75
June 14, 2009
Here is an in-depth look at the Nokia E75. The high-quality hardware feels great, but S60 continues to slip behind other smartphone platforms.

Apple WWDC 2009
June 8, 2009
Liveblog and in-depth coverage from Apple's annual developer event, where new iPhone info is expected.

Review: Palm Pre
June 4, 2009
Palm hopes the Pre can bring it back from the brink of extinction. Based on what Phone Scoop sees, Palm's chances of salvation are pretty good. The Pre is a solid phone, even if it makes a few mistakes.

Video Tour: Android 1.5 Cupcake
May 28, 2009
Phone Scoop takes a look at the new features found in the latest version of the Android operating system, including the new video capture app and YouTube client.

Video Tour: Kyocera X-tc
May 26, 2009
Phone Scoop takes an in-depth look at Kyocera's messaging phone for Virgin Mobile. A solid QWERTY keyboard and a decent feature set make this a solid pick for the pre-paid crowd.

Review: Samsung Alias 2
May 20, 2009
Samsung brings e-ink to the Alias 2 messaging phone. This tricked-out keyboard does a lot, but did they pay enough attention to other features?

Review: Sidekick LX 2009
May 13, 2009
Sharp brings a wealth of improvements to the latest Sidekick in the LX 2009. Messaging and the display dazzle, but some features fizzle.

Video Tour: Samsung Propel Pro
May 8, 2009
The Propel Pro is a Windows Mobile slider from Samsung. WinMo 6.1 is the same, but the hardware is a bit different for Samsung. Find out of that's a good thing.

Review: Samsung Instinct S30
May 4, 2009
Samsung takes another stab at the basic Instinct. The S30 is an all-around better phone than its predecessor, but it's still far from perfect.

Review: LG Xenon
April 28, 2009
The Xenon is LG's latest attempt to merge touch phone on the outside with QWERTY messaging phone on the inside. Does the result taste as good as it sounds?

Review: Sanyo SCP-2700
April 23, 2009
Sanyo kicks out a slab-style texter for Sprint. The low price will appeal to the budget-minded, while its feature set will appeal to the messaging freak within.

Preview: Sidekick LX 2009
April 17, 2009
A quick hands-on with the revamped Sidekick LX for 2009.