TOP TEXTING PHONES

It's clear that carriers and manufacturers have recognized a profitable opportunity in the text messaging market and the growing number of young mobile phone users. A large number of mobile phones targeted towards the massive text market have been released in the last two years.

The top texting phones usually offer a full QWERTY keyboard for easy text messaging and email. These handsets also provide  features that are attractive to young users like a camera, Instant Messaging and access to social networking sites. Let's look at the top mobile phones for text messaging.

T-Mobile SideKick LX 2009: The SideKick is one of the most popular text messaging phone in the market. This device sports an impressive set of features including Microsoft Exchange support. The T-Mobile SideKick LX 2009 features a 3.2-inch high resolution display, slide out QWERTY keypad, 3.2 megapixel camera, 3G HSDPA data, GPS and social networking applications.

LG Neon: Also known as the KS360, this texting phone's colorful design makes it popular with young users. The LG Neon for AT&T features a 2.4 inch LCD touchscreen display and a full QWERTY keyboard. Other features include EDGE data, Bluetooth, a microSD/microSDHC card slot and a FM transmitter.

Motorola Rival A455: This handset is similar to the LG Neon. It has great appeal with young users because of its stylish and colorful design. The Motorola Rival A455 offers a 2.2 inch touchscreen, a 2 megapixel camera, GPS, stereo Bluetooth, microSD/SDHC support, music player, a 3.5 mm headphone jack, and dedicated chat keys.

Nokia Mako: This mobile phones offers a futuristic design and runs on the Symbian S60 Os. The Nokia Mako features a 2.6-inch QVGA touchscreen and a four row QWERTY keyboard. Other features include a 2 megapixel camera, dual-band HSDPA data, A-GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, and microSD expansion.

Patrick Matrix Pro: This smartphone combines a sliding QWERTY keyboard and numeric keypad with an intuitive user interface to from an impressive device. The Pantech Matrix Pro sports a 2.4 inch display and a a 2-megapixel camera. Other features for this top texting phone include high speed 3G data, GPS, stereo Bluetooth, media player and a microSD card slot.

Cricket TXTM8:This mobile phone's name explicitly expresses its specialty. The Cricket TxtM8 is a simple device that features a 2.20 inch color display and a full QWERTY keyboard. Other features for this top text messaging handset include a 1.3 megapixel camera, MP3 player, stereo Bluetooth and a microSD slot for memory.

Samsung Impression: This AT&T phone also combines a touchscreen with a full QWERTY keyboard to attract consumers. The Samsung Impression sports a 3.2 inch AMOLED touchscreen and a 3 megapixel camera. This top texting phone also provides 3G HSDPA data, TouchWiz interface, GPS, full HTML browser, and a microSD/microSDHC card slot.

LG Tritan:This message-centric phone is available at Alltel and US Cellular. The LG Tritan texting handset features a 3.00 inch touchscreen display and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Other main features include a 3 megapixel camera, A-GPS, stereo Bluetooth, 3.5mm headset jack and a microSDHC card slot.

Sanyo SCP-2700: This messaging phone comes in bright colors and floral designs that appeals to teenage girls. The Sanyo SCP-2700 features a simple design with a 2.2 inch landscape display and a front-side full QWERTY keyboard. Other features include 1.3 MP camera  GPS, Bluetooth, microSD card slot and MP3 player.

Verizon Wireless Blitz: This popular messaging cell phone sports an unusually shaped slider body with a 2.2-inch LCD screen and a Slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The Verizon Wireless Blitz also provided a 1.3-megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, GPS, MP3 player and a microSD slot for added memory.

Pantech Slate: This handsets wide body and full QWERTY keyboard makes it ideal for text messaging and email. The Pantech Slate also sports a vibrant landscape display, 1.3-megapixel camera,Bluetooth, GPS, and music player.