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Just when you thought the Corby’s title was secure, along comes Samsung’s archrival LG with the KM555e Clubby — a phone whose meaningless, perfectly trademarkable name knows no limits of awesomeness. Apart from built-in support for LG’s Music Club track download service, we’re not sure what makes this thing so “clubby” — it’s just a midrange full-touch dumbphone with a WQVGA display, 3 megapixel cam, and Dolby Mobile tech on board — but seriously, with a name like that, does it matter? We submit that it does not. If you happen to be in Russia, it’s available at this time for 9,990 rubles (about $329) in your choice of black, purple, or silver.

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We’d originally though this one was a South American special, but Motorola has at this time started selling the MOTOCUBO A45 as the “Eco” through its North American direct-to-consumer store. It’s a low-end device — don’t expect Android in this place — but $160 really isn’t bad for a full QWERTY slider with a 2 megapixel cam, 3.5mm headphone jack, microSD support up to 32GB, and a QVGA display, especially consider that it comes unlocked and unbranded. The “Eco” label comes from the fact that the phone is made from recycled and corn-based materials — not unlike the Renew — so if you’re in the market for a text-centric backup phone, this might just be an engaging attention option that won’t keep you up at night thinking about the environmental destruction you’ve caused. It’s available right at this time.