The kick slider has a tactile, smoothly sprung action that outclasses many conventional sliderphones. Gimmick or not, it'll get you noticed

The Soul follows on directly from Samsung's Ultra series of super-slim, highly pocketable mobiles, and has a suitably thinline 12.9mm profile

The Z770i slips elegantly into the lineup, with a modest profile, an understatedly stylish design and high-speed 3G HSDPA connectivity underpinning its performance

There are no less that three input methods used on this device - the touchscreen, a normal slider keypad, and a Shortcut Dial

There is a decent music player and radio inside here, and a smattering of welcome additional applications that mean you won't suffer disproportionately for choosing the greener option

Its online attributes are given a more prominent position in this handset's feature roster thanks to those unique backlit browser buttons on the numberpad

There's no question that the Nokia 8800 Arte is a delightful looking and well-crafted handset - its build quality is excellent

With just a wave of the hand above a sensor on the shell, Gesture Control enables you to switch an alarm to snooze, or silence an incoming call alert

The U9 is unashamedly aiming for mass market appeal, with an attention-grabbing shiny mirrored shell

The KF600 is a sliderphone that's been created with a unique a two-part touchscreen interface on the front of the phone

The engineering of this phone is superb - it's elegantly slim and stylish, lovely to handle and reassuringly responsive

On the surface it may be understated, but beneath the slimline, stainless steel-encased shell its in fact a strikingly well equipped smartphone