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" As a mom of a tween or teen, you&amp;#039;ve likely found yourself text-messaging on your cell phone \u2014 or wishing you could \u2014 just to stay in touch. You may also have noticed that typing words on a phone&amp;#039;s numeric keypad can be frustrating. Enter QWERTY phones (known as such because their letter keyboards mimic a typewriter&amp;#039;s), a much more intuitive option. GHRI and a consumer panel compared 11 new QWERTY phones under $300* and the iPhone ($399, but included due to its popularity) \u2014 testing for simplicity of text-messaging, text delivery speed, battery life, as well as ease of placing calls and voice quality. Here are the full results, by service provider. *All prices are the suggested retail price with a two-year service contract and standard rebates. T-Mobile  \u2022 GHRI recommended: Blackberry Curve 8320 ($250) Pros: It had the fastest send-and-receive times for text messages of all the phones tested. The readability of the screen, in both light and dark settings, is also quite good. Cons: The trackball fell out during the drop test, but was easily replaced. Features include: Camera, Bluetooth, e-mail, instant messaging, Web browsing, music player, and picture messaging. (Some features may require additional service charges.) \u2022 T-Mobile Sidekick LX ($300) Pros: Consumer testers liked the large screen and thought the roomy keypad was easy to type on. Cons: Finding the menu to compose a text message was a challenge for consumers. It also earned the lowest score for comfort in hand and when holding to the ear. Features include: Built-in common phrases and smiley faces for texting, camera, Bluetooth, e-mail, instant messaging, Web browsing, music player, and picture messaging. (Some features may require additional service charges.) \u2022 T-Mobile Wing ($300) Pros: Large buttons for texting and large touch screen for navigation. Cons: When keypad is slid open, there&amp;#039;s a noticeable delay before typing can commence. Low score for comfort when held to the ear. Features include: Automatic word completion (autotext) and built-in common phrases for texting, camera, camcorder, Bluetooth, e-mail, instant messaging, Web browsing, music player, and picture messaging. (Some features may require additional service charges.) Next Page: Verizon Wireless Qwerty Cell Phones  Verizon Wireless  \u2022 GHRI recommended: Verizon Wireless Voyager by LG ($300)  Pros: The Voyager came in tops in our test, with an elegant external touch screen and large internal keyboard that make texting a cinch. The touch screen has &amp;quot;VibeTouch&amp;quot; feedback, a unique feature where the phone vibrates in response to finger taps, so you know it&amp;#039;s registered your touch. Con: Battery life was poor: only about 3 1/2 hours of talk time.  Features include: Large feature set includes automatic word completion (autotext) and built-in common phrases for texting, camera, camcorder, Bluetooth, text-to-speech translation, e-mail, instant messaging, Web browsing, music player, picture messaging, and GPS navigation. (Some features may require additional service charges.) \u2022 Samsung SCH-u740 ($100) Pros: Compact design, it looks like a regular flip phone, but the top hinges both horizontally and vertically to make the most of the keypad. Cons: Because of its size, the keys were cramped, and it took consumers the longest time to compose a text message of all phones tested. Features include: Automatic word completion (autotext) and built-in common phrases and smiley faces for texting, camera, camcorder, Bluetooth, speech-to-text translation, e-mail, instant messaging, Web browsing, music player, and picture messaging. (Some features may require additional service charges.) Next Page: AT&amp;amp;amp;T Qwerty Cell Phones  AT&amp;amp;amp;T  \u2022 GHRI recommended: Motorola Moto Q 9h Global ($150) Pros: Composing text messages was fast on the roomy keypad. The screen is large and easy to read, and the phone was the only one to earn a top score for incoming calls. Cons: Its width of over 2 1/2 inches earned it the lowest score for comfort when holding to the ear. Features include: Automatic word completion (autotext) and built-in common phrases for texting, camera, camcorder, Bluetooth, e-mail, instant messaging, Web browsing, music player, picture messaging, and GPS navigation. (Some features may require additional service charges.) \u2022 Blackberry Curve 8310 ($150) Pros: Great for battery life, this phone lasted for over 10 hours of talk time. Cons: Buttons were on the small side. No autotext or built-in common phrases that can make texting faster. Features include: Camera, Bluetooth, e-mail, instant messaging, Web browsing, music player, and picture messaging. (Some features may require additional service charges.) \u2022 Apple iPhone ($399) Pros: The elegant design and reactive touch screen makes this phone highly intuitive \u2014 consumers could complete all the test&amp;#039;s tasks without consulting the manual.  Cons: In terms of texting, consumers found the keyboard function of the touch screen hard to get used to and would inadvertently select the wrong letters. No autotext or built-in common phrases. Features include: Camera, Bluetooth, e-mail, Web browsing, and a music player. (Some features may require additional service charges.) \u2022 Pantech duo ($200) Pros: The convenient dual keyboards keep numbers and letters separate (slide vertically to reveal numbers, and horizontally for letters). Cons: The incoming call quality was sub par.  Features include: Automatic word completion (autotext) and built-in common phrases for texting, camera, Bluetooth, e-mail, instant messaging, Web browsing, music player, and picture messaging. (Some features may require additional service charges.) Next Page: Sprint Qwerty Cell Phones  Sprint  \u2022 GHRI recommended: LG Rumor ($50) Pros: Highly intuitive \u2014 consumer testers were able to complete all of the test&amp;#039;s tasks without consulting the manual. Large, easy-to-use keyboard earned raves. Cons: The smallest screen size of all phones tested. Somewhat sluggish text-message send-and-receive times. Features include: Automatic word completion (autotext), built-in common phrases and smiley faces for texting, camera, camcorder, Bluetooth, e-mail, instant messaging, web browsing, music player, and picture messaging. (Some features may require additional service charges.) \u2022 Centro by Palm ($100) Pros: Lots of features packed into a small phone. Some consumers liked its bright red color. Cons: Tiny buttons were universally disliked by consumers. It also had the slowest send and receive times of all phones. Features include: Built-in common phrases and smiley faces for texting, camera, camcorder, Bluetooth, e-mail, instant messaging, Web browsing, music player, and picture messaging. (Some features may require additional service charges.) Next Page: Helio Qwerty Cell Phones Helio  \u2022 GHRI recommended: Ocean ($199) Pros: Convenient dual-slide keyboard (vertical reveals numbers, horizontal reveals QWERTY keyboard).  Cons: Sluggish text-message send-and-receive times.  Features include: Expansive feature set includes automatic word completion (autotext) and built-in common phrases and smiley faces for texting, camera, camcorder, Bluetooth, e-mail, instant messaging, Web browsing, music player, picture messaging, and GPS navigation. (Some features may require additional service charges.) 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