by Jamie Lendino, pcmagSmartphones are an expensive proposition. It has little to do with the upfront cost, though, in an age of $49 Ozones and $99 iPhone 3Gs. Instead, the killer is the required unlimited data and Web plans. They're tailored specifically for smartphones and can easily send your monthly bill over $100 if you're not careful.
Not everyone can afford that kind of cash these days. So instead, given the recent introduction of some seriously powerful feature phones, I thought I'd step through the ones that give you as much power as possible while still using lower-cost data plans. (You don't even have to sign up for any data plan, technically, although you'll want one if you're going to access the Web or check e-mail.)
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