The Microsoft Kin One is a well-designed, cute little messaging phone in the spirit of the T-Mobile Sidekick ($49.99, 
). Along with its sibling the Kin Two, it's one of the first Zune phones and the closest you'll get to Windows Phone 7 before "the holidays." Had it been free with contract or on a prepaid plan, the Kin One could have kicked other texting phones to the curb. But Verizon has made the Kin One more expensive to own than the Palm Pre Plus ($29.99, )—and in that company, the Kin phones look downright crippled.
Sharp Electronics Corporation
http://www.sharpusa.com
- Price as Tested: $49.99 List
- Service Provider: Verizon Wireless
- Screen Size: 2.6 inches
- Screen Details: 320-by-240 TFT LCD capacitive touch screen
- Camera: Yes
- Megapixels: 5.8 MP
- 802.11x: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes
- Web Browser: Yes
- Network: CDMA
- Bands: 850, 1900
- High-Speed Data: 1xRTT, EVDO Rev A
