1. iPhone 4 (AT&T)

 
Our top smartphone is more smart than phone, but its reception problems don’t outweigh its excellent OS, sharp camera, fast processor, great app ecosystem and amazing screen.

2. Motorola Droid X (Verizon Wireless)
 
This Google Android-powered behemoth has a huge screen, great call quality, a fast processor and works as a Wi-Fi hotspot for all of your gadgets.

3. HTC EVO 4G (Sprint)
 
The nation’s first 4G, WiMax phone, the HTC EVO gives Sprint users fast connections and great Android power, at the cost of battery life.

4. Samsung Captivate (AT&T)

AT&T’s best non-iPhone is an Android super-phone with a brilliant screen and terrific media capabilities.

5. Samsung Vibrant (T-Mobile)
 
The Captivate’s sibling on T-Mobile is that carrier’s top smartphone, and its Super AMOLED screen must be seen to be believed.

6. HTC Droid Incredible (Verizon Wireless)
 
If the Droid X is too big for your hands, the Droid Incredible delivers almost the same amount of power in a much more comfortable form factor.

7. iPhone 3GS (AT&T)

 
Still on the market, the tried-and-true 3GS gives you access to 225,000 iOS applications on a platform that’s had a year to work out its kinks.

8. BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile/AT&T)

The only phone on this list from the nation’s number-one smartphone maker, this is a solid, traditional choice for messaging maniacs.

9. Palm Pre Plus (Verizon Wireless/AT&T)

Palm’s WebOS software is so much fun to use, we’re glad to see that HP has promised to “double down” on the operating system that made this phone a star.

10. HTC HD2 (T-Mobile)

 
Windows Mobile 6 makes a valedictory appearance on a gorgeous slab of high-end hardware, but all the megahertz in the world can’t cloak the fact that this operating system is old news.