Cell Phones

[Su-Yin]

depends what you want the phone for? you going to be texting much? you need a nice big screen with bigger font? one wiht a good colour screen and camera to take photos? just going to recieve and make calls? you want a handy one? slim with less features but light and not bulky?you want a cool and stylish one? whats your budget?...theres really lots to look into..tons of phones out in the market for different users...it really depends..no use getting a fancy ass one with tons of applications like calendars,radios,games,bluetooth,organiser,voice recorder,gazzillion games, stop watch, countdown timer.....etc...etc...too many to mention
I suggest you decide your budget and work from there. Sometimes deals which come with cellphone providers also make expensive and new models more affordable...so those are worth looking into as well.

[Bube]

Happydudette's right, you need to decide on what you want it for. But in the end, I suggest buying a Nokia, as it has the best support.

[MuGen]

Here is my rankings:

Reception
1. Nokia
2. Motorola
3. Sony Ericsson
4. Samsung

Features & Gadgets
1. Sony Ericsson
2. Motorola
3. Nokia
4. Samsung

User-Friendly
1. Nokia
2. Sony Ericsson
3. Motorola
4. Samsung

Ringtones & Multimedia
1. Motorola
2. Nokia
3. Sony Ericsson
4. Samsung

Customizability
1. Sony Ericsson
2. Nokia
3. Motorola
4. Samsung

Quality and Durability
1. Samsung
2. Nokia
3. Sony Ericsson
4. Motorola

All in all..... if depends on what is suited for your need. I use my phone for MANY things so I have a Motorola MPX220 Windows Mobile phone.

My suggestion based on just needing a cellphone to make calls, and having the occasional extras like polyphonic/mp3 ringtones and custom themes would have to be the Sony Ericsson V500. It has above average reception, almost on par with Nokia, and it has Bluetooth capabilities. Also comes with polyphonic/mp3 ringtones and over 5,000 downloadable themes to make your phone look the way you want it. Also has a video cam and it's not so pricey like others.

Second suggestion would be any Nokia.... whatever your need theres a nokia for it.