The best Sprint Messaging Phones

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What's the best phone? You keep asking us, so we're going to answer. You've seen our Top 5 lists from time to time, but now we're proud to announce PhoneDog official rankings of the best phones as decided by the editorial team. We're keeping track of our old lists too, so you'll be able to click through the archives to see what phones were added to or dropped off of a list and when.

Check out our top three Sprint messaging phones!

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1. LG Rumor Touch

Pros

Well-designed, spacious physical keyboard
Notifications bar for messaging that is somewhat similar to what you would see on an Android device
The touchscreen and 3.5 mm headphone jack are features that the previous Rumors lacked
Excellent build quality

Cons

For a phone of this caliber, you would expect something better than a 2 MP camera with no flash
Though the user interface is interesting and fun, it may take some getting used to. (You may want to try it before you buy it to see if you like it or if it's too different for you.)

Summary

The Rumor line of phones have always been solid contenders in the messaging phone market. The Rumor Touch adds a few additional features and has very few downsides. Perfect for the "serious texter."

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2. Sanyo Innuendo

Pros

Sprint's One-Click Interface is very useful and easy to work with
Sleek and stylish design makes it fun to use
3.2 megapixel camera

Cons

2.5 mm headphone jack is kind of a bummer

Summary

The Innuendo is a device that caught us by surprise. Because of its unique design, we weren't sure if it would be awkward and boring to use or fun to use. It turns out that the device is super fun to use. It's packed with features and the excellent keyboard makes it a solid messaging phone.

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3. Motorola i886

Pros

For all intents and purposes, it runs Android
Great physical keyboard
Rugged, durable phone with a good-looking design. It meats military standards for dust, shock, vibration, and more.
Supports Nextel's push-to-talk feature
Ships with Opera Mini for web browsing

Cons

Poor camera quality
It runs Android but it doesn't have Google services (Maps, Gmail, Google Search etc.)
Buggy at times
It's an iDEN phone

Summary

This featurephone may run Android, but it's still a cheap featurephone with all of the flaws that come with most of them. The QWERTY keyboard is pretty easy to type on and Android does make for an interesting experience, even if it doesn't have a touchscreen. Still, there are a few bugs and you'll be limited in data services since it's an iDEN device.

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