It’s no mystery that Palm hasn’t been on the top of most mobile phone shoppers even though they have consistently produced some decent handsets in recent years. The fact that their phones were a bit boring in appearance was reason enough that there was never much buzz about their newest phones, until now. At the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show, Palm introduced their entry into the touchscreen handset market with quite some fanfare. But will it be enough to change this company’s future as a player in mobile phones?

To look at the Pre’s specs you’ll see that it comes with some pretty impressive features. It doesn’t have the largest screen when it comes to mobile phones, but at 3.1 inches it’s adequately large as well as bright and clear. For those that are heavily into texting, you’ll like the fact that it does have a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, so you can be all thumbs without being ‘all-thumbs’. Yes, this is a 3G phone that also has Wi-Fi capabilities as well as TeleNav GPS, and to make this phone a contender in this ever-expanding phone category, it was needed.

Currently the Pre is reported to only come in a one size model, 8GB which is not bad, but other phones on the market already offer more storage. As well, it can not accommodate expandable memory either, which seems to be a bit of a non-starter for some people. On the upside the Pre does have a 3MP camera as well as stereo Bluetooth connectivity. We can pretty much expect that it does have a music player, but there’s no word on an FM tuner or satellite radio support. If it’s entertainment features are as good as we hope, then this will be a popular phone to have.

Overall the Palm Pre is a really sleek-looking phone with plenty of features to like, but we’ll have to see what the customers will have to say about when it comes to market sometime in the first half of this year. The Palm Pre will be available through Sprint with a contract of course, but with Sprint’s flat-rate monthly fee you won’t get any unsuspectingly large bills. So, for now Palm is grooving on the buzz that this phone is producing, and we hope that this is just the beginning.

LG Decoy

Make no mistakes about this offer; if you’re a new customer to Verizon Wireless and choose the LG Decoy with a contract, then you’ll get this phone free after an instant rebate. LG has produced some very stunning phones in the recent past, but the Decoy is in a class on its own. Not only is this a stylish and compact slider phone but it has a feature that no other phone currently offers, a detachable Bluetooth headset. You’ll get the benefit of a wireless Bluetooth headset that attaches to the handset to conveniently carry and charge as well as the capability of using this same Bluetooth wireless connectivity to communicate with other Bluetooth devices. This 3G mobile phone does more than just dazzle with its functionality and looks; it also dazzles with features like a 2 megapixel camera for snapping great photos and capturing video, has an MP3 music player with streaming audio capabilities from the V-Cast service, gets super-fast EV-DO data downloads and has an expandable memory slot for extra storage. All of these features combined with the big and bright color display make for one impressive mobile handset. So when you want a mobile phone that offers advanced features with a great design and unique capabilities, then buy the LG Decoy and get it free after an instant rebate with a new contract at Verizon Wireless.

Sanyo Katana DLX 8500 Champagne Phone (Sprint)

If you’re always on the lookout for a unique phone, then you’ll be interested in checking out this Sanyo phone with its sleek look and rare champagne finish. This is the latest generation of the the Katana line of phones, and it will please the style conscious as well as the feature fans. With features like a 1.3 megapixel camera for still images and video, Bluetooth connectivity, speakerphone and audio player the DLX 8500 has everything you need with a price so low that it may be hard to pass up. With EV-DO mobile broadband compatibility, you’ll be able to download and stream high-quality video of news, sports, and entertainment straight to the Katana DLX 8500 and your favorite songs from the Sprint Music Store. If you’re looking for a feature loaded mobile phone in an ultra-thin design with an extremely low price, then buy the Sanyo Katana DLX 8500 and do more than talk on your phone.