Top 50 Mobile Phones Pay-As-You-Go dissected

You’re going to be inseparable from your new mobile phone for a long time, so as with any new relationship you want to be sure your not shacked up with a duffer.

So, to help ensure you pick the right pay-as-you-go partner, we’ve trawled the current Top 50 most popular PAYG handsets to highlight a few potential caller companions. First up is the tree-topping Sony Ericsson W580i…

Top of the tree
Sony Ericsson W580i (Orange)
Best price: £92.99 on 27 March 2008
This slinky slider is a Walkman music phone kitted out with a personal trainer. Using its built-in motion sensors, fitness fanatics can fire-up the W580i’s pedometer and calorie counter to measure they’re progress, whether running or walking. This sporty street blower is also loaded with shake music controls and a decent two-megapixel camera.
Up against: Nokia 5310 XpressMusic (Vodafone)

Rising star
LG KF600 (Orange)
Best price: £189.95 on 27 March 2008
The new LG KF600 has jumped straight into the Top 20. The dual screen slider sports a separate lower touch-sensitive screen that changes its button to suit the function the user is playing with. The KF600 also comes loaded with a three-megapixel snapper.
Up against: Samsung SGH-E900 (Orange)

Unsung hero
Nokia N73 (Orange)
Best price: £109.99 on 27 March 2008
The Nokia N73 has been around for yonks, yet its feature line-up is still mightily impressive in today’s climate. For just over £100 you get a top dog smartphone that’s ripe for adding third-party applications and software, 3G download speeds, and highly accomplished 3.2-megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss lens and autofocus.
Up against: Sony Ericsson K800i (Orange)

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