The Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY: The appeal of the Xperia PLAY is pretty simple: It's all about the games! Although you likely won't have much success in convincing your boss to have the company buy an Xperia PLAY for office use, you'll want to invest in one if you like to play high-quality games when you travel. The device is essentially a PlayStation Portable that has the ability to make phone calls and that features a slide-out PlayStation controller in lieu of a physical keyboard.

As you'd expect, the specs for the device are pretty impressive: a four-inch touchscreen with a resolution of 854x480 pixels; the latest smartphone edition of the Android operating system ("Gingerbread"); a Qualcomm MSM 8655 1GHz processor and an Adreno 205 graphics processor; and a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera. The one significant downside to the device is that it lacks LTE connectivity and relies on Verizon's EV-DO Rev. A 3G network.

The Droid X2: From a design standpoint, the Droid X2 is a carbon copy of the popular Droid X device that Motorola released for Verizon last July.

It doesn't have LTE connectivity and it wasn't designed to be a high-quality portable gaming console. It does, however, boast some of the most impressive overall specifications on the market right now, highlighted by a gorgeous 4.3-inch display screen with a resolution of 960x540 pixels. What's more, it has an Nvidia Tegra 2 1GHz dual-core processor, an 8-megapixel camera and 720p video capture. The Droid X2 runs on Android 2.2 ("Froyo"), although Verizon has said that it will get upgraded to Android 2.3 ("Gingerbread") very shortly.

The bottom line: In a crowded Verizon Android market, choosing the right phone depends a lot on what you want out of your device. If you want the latest and best hardware, go with the Droid X2. If you want the fastest mobile broadband connectivity around, go with the LG Revolution. And if you just want to have lots of fun, go with the Xperia PLAY.