Powered by Android 2.2, the Kyocera Echo offers the functionality of two touchscreens which operate simultaneously, allowing you to text easily with a large virtual QWERTY touchscreen keyboard, multitask on two apps each running on their own touchscreen, or even bring the screens together for a large 4.7” display similar to a tablet.

This is a phone built for texting. The pop-tilt hinge of the Sidekick places the screen at an optimized viewing angle while you use the built in keyboard, and the keys on the five row QWERTY keyboard types like a keyboard, without the finicky feel of the QWERTYs offered on touchscreens.

Casio’s G’zOne Commando really lives up to its name. This tough and versatile Android phone is sleek and functional, while also meeting Military Standards for its ability to withstand immersion in water, altitude, shocks, drops and vibrations, as well as temperature highs and lows and solar radiation. Needless to say, this phone will probably outlast you in the elements, so at least you can revise your will as hypothermia sets in.

With aluminium unibody construction, a thin (0.5”) and light (3.3Oz) frame, and all the features you would expect on a quality smarphone, the HTC Freestyle is a tough little competitor in the next generation cellphone market.

With 4G connectivity, a super AMOLED plus touchscreen, and new Swype touch keyboard, Samsung has revolutionized the smartphone yet again with the Infuse.