Finding a cell phone can be somewhat difficult, simply because there are so many different types of phones to choose from — plus mobile devices aplenty, and since all of them do so many different things, it is supremely hard to tell where to get started.

So you need to begin by asking yourself some questions, such as: what do you need? Specifically, what do you intend to do with your phone? If text messaging and access to email is important to you, then you need a phone that will allow you to do all of that. If not, then you can save a lot of money by choosing a more standard phone.

You will even need to decide what kind of keypad you want, what kind of keyboard, and whether you want a flip phone, a simple handset, or a slider.