Infosonics Verykool S470 (Unlocked)

The Verykool S470 ($229.99) has a sharp display and dual SIM card slots, although its power won't compete with the Editors' Choice Samsung Galaxy S4. Then again, it's more than $400 cheaper.

The phone has a plastic volume rocker on the left of the phone and a micro USB port on the bottom. Up top are the power button and headphone jack. Included with the S470 is a wall charger, a microUSB cable, a stereo headset, and a microfiber cloth.

The Verykool S470 is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 processor with 1GB RAM. The phone runs a relatively clean version of Android 4.2.1, with an extra settings page for managing the two SIM cards. It has an FM radio app for listening to and recording whatever's being broadcast.

Call quality was adequate on T-Mobile's network. I heard the other person quite well, as the earpiece delivered more than enough volume. My voice sounded a bit muffled to them, however. Noise cancellation was decent, though it couldn't handle louder cacophonies like multiple honking cars.

The 8-megapixel camera has about a second of autofocus delay, which we think is too long. Photos don't look too bad, but they aren't great. Video is tinged with poor low light recording and exposure issues.

What's unusual about the S470 is its dual-SIM card slot, capable of using either SIM for voice calls, video calls, messaging, or data connections, depending on which SIM you choose for what. You can adjust the SIM choices for the actions in the easy-to-use settings panel. It can also ask every time you make a call or send a text which SIM card to use.

The S470 has a 4.7-inch IPS LCD screen with 720-by-1280 resolution. Viewing angle is solid; I was able to read the text clearly at all but the most extreme angles. At 313 pixels per inch, the screen has the same pixel density as the Moto X. Text is crisp, and videos and images look great.