Top 7 Smart Phones for Smart Business Men and Women

1. BlackBerry Tour

When it comes to business, there is no comparison: BlackBerry has hit it out of the park with the Tour! The user-friendly handset might have a slower CPU than others out there on the market, but the myriad office applications available more than make up for a couple seconds in lag time. The Tour is one of the strongest smartphone offerings from Verizon, and when it comes to security, let’s just say that BlackBerry has it on lockdown: President Obama is a devoted “Crackberry” addict, and if it’s good enough for the President of the United States, it’s good enough for me!

2. Apple iPhone 3GS

As a member of the iPhone nation, I have to say, Apple’s innovative digital darling will always make my top lists! But what can we say about iPhone that hasn’t already been said? The sleek, stylish handset is easy to use and comes with great business benefits right out of the box, such as secure push email, visual voicemail, and up-to-the-second calendar software. With improved battery life and a faster run-time than its predecessor, the iPhone 3GS leaves communication-junkies panting. As an added benefit, as the commercials say, if the phone doesn’t come with it there’s probably an App. out there to accomplish whatever needs to be done!

3. Palm Pre Plus

I’d have to say that out of our seven smartphones, the Palm Pre Plus is definitely one of the more beautiful phones. The Pre Plus sports a very streamlined look and feel, and fits easily and comfortably into your palm (Well we know where they got the name!). With more memory than the original Palm Pre and great features like the “Deck of Cards” feature which allows seamless switching from application to application, the Pre Plus exudes definite business appeal.

4. HTC Nexus One by Google

Google’s Nexus One, the newest gadget sprung from Google’s mobile ventures, shines for small businesses. The handpiece is easy-to-use and straight forward, and for added business functionality, the so-dubbed “superphone” works with Microsoft Office documents and can sync with Exchange Server messaging. As an added bonus, users can install Mobile Defense, which enables tracking and remote backup and data-wipe.

5. Samsung Instinct

The Instinct is great for the traveling executive! Samsung’s newest smartphone is extremely user-friendly and easy to navigate, and with its slick, streamlined design that harks back to Apple’s groundbreaking iPhone, it has enough style and chic flair to have even the pickiest of phone critics drooling. It boasts a large, clear screen with great resolution and the GPS is unparalleled in the navigation sphere. Other added bonuses are voice recognition software and Live Search, a GPS related feature that searches and pulls up a directory-format list of the nearest locations of whatever you’ve searched, whether it be cheap gas, pizza places, or the nearest dry cleaner!

6. T-Mobile MyTouch 3G

With three Android phones on our list, I think it’s safe to say that the Android invasion is fully underway! The MyTouch is perhaps the most customizable of our top 7 with its sleek, eye-catching design and glossy skin available in white, black, or “merlot” (don’t you just love that!). The touch-screen smartphone operates on Google’s Android system, providing users with over 5000 downloadable application a lá Apple’s App Store, and all the other Google services and goodies built in, from Gmail email and calendar syncing to Google Maps!

7. Motorola Droid

The Motorola Droid has a distinctive physical design that is slightly heavier than many of the other smartphones on the market, but what the phone may have in added bulk, it makes up for tenfold in cool features such as voice recognition search, the always-appreciated ability to run multiple apps simultaneously (for those multi-taskers out there), and a blazing fast processor. The Droid’s massive screen makes web-surfing a breeze, and as with the other Android smartphones on our list, the Droid runs off the Android platform and comes pre-loaded with all of Google’s greatest built-in-goodies!