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Best budget mobile phones

While sales for smartphones rise, there will still be an enduring market of people looking for simple phones that do the basics well.

Virgin VMX

The VMX is a phone with many shortcomings, but most of these are outweighed by the AU$99 price tag. For most people who just need the basics, the VMX will do the trick.

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Reviews

  • Sony Ericsson T707

    Call us shallow but we like the little T707 for its body, not for its brains. This sexy handset is great at the basics, but lacks any techy extras.

  • Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (June 2009)

    Apple's 15-inch MacBook Pro makes only minor tweaks to the previous version, but cutting prices and swapping the ExpressCard slot for an SD card slot are enough to make it a solid improvement over its predecessor.

  • Apple MacBook (June 2009)

    For AU$1599, it's hard to beat this MacBook's nearly Pro-level specs if you're in the market for a budget Apple laptop.

  • LG Shine (TU720)

    LG makes some of our favourite prepaid handsets, and the TU720 is no exception. This new Shine matches good looks with great basic functionality and an excellent online experience.

  • LG Arena

    LG's touchscreen features class-leading multimedia support, but we're not convinced it makes an excellent phone. Its flashy new interface looks great but tends to make things slower and more difficult.

  • Vodafone Compass

    Compass makes an excellent navigation tool for casual users looking for directions a few times a month or year. More frequent users should look to something more robust.

  • Cowon S9

    The Cowon S9 is a sexy-looking gadget with exceptional audio and video quality, but its construction quality and user interface pale in comparison to the competition.

  • i-mate JAMA 201

    The JAMA 201 smartphone looks the part of a smartphone, but it's not good enough to be the real deal.

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Features

  • The best-sounding MP3 players

    Last year, a group of CNET editors listened to a line-up of high-profile, high-capacity MP3 players and rated them based on sound quality.

  • PDAs that last and last

    A PDA with a dead battery is no use at all. Here are some models with above average battery life to keep you running for the long haul.

  • Top 10 mobile phones of September

    Sony Ericsson's duo of 2-megapixel camera phones lead the charge this month, while a pair of recently announced O2 Xdas enter as upcoming contenders.

  • Mon dieu! Sagem launches horde of handsets

    The French manufacturer stamped its entry into Australia this week by launching a range of mobile phones, flat-screen TVs, digital set-top boxes, routers, and photo printers.

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  • CES 2009 preview: Home audio

    CES 2009 proves once again that audio has plateaued. Can't someone just make a simple player that does everything?

  • Sony cuts costs, but not brand problems

    Big layoffs may save pennies, but they won't fix what's really wrong with the Japanese consumer electronics giant.

  • New CMOS sensors catching on in cameras

    Mainstream CMOS chip making technology is becoming more competitive for digital-camera image sensors. It's swept the high-end SLR market.

  • Samsung-ma-phone!

    In conjunction with Twentieth Century Fox, Samsung has released a limited edition version of its M300 mobile phone to promote The Simpsons Movie.

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Downloads

  • TheftNotifier for Symbian

    Detect software thief's contact number, location, and other details.

  • Oxygen SimpleUp

    Upload files from your computer to your mobile devices.

  • Efficasoft GPS Utilities

    Best-selling GPS software on Windows Mobile Smartphone! Real-time map navigation, digital compass, speedometer... ***NEW FEATURE - VOICE GO TO...

  • Movie Studio for Samsung

    Watch DVDs, TV and home movies on your phone in great quality in full screen. Put a DVD on your phone in two clicks

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