Your cell phone says a lot about you. So if you're toting a five-year-old phone, maybe it's time for an upgrade.

There are multitudes of cell phones on the market. I couldn't begin to review them all in this column, but I have some picks that are sure to please.

THE MUSIC LOVER

Samsung's UpStage is one of the more unusual phones on the market. One might say it has a split personality.

One side of the phone features phone controls and a small screen. When you're done talking, flip the phone over. On the other side, there's a larger screen for viewing pictures and videos.

Touch-sensitive controls operate the music player. You can listen to music with a wireless Bluetooth stereo headset.

The phone features a 1.3-megapixel camera that also takes video. There's high-speed Internet access and a memory card slot.

Standard talk time is 2 1/2 hours. An optional battery wallet extends talk time to six hours. Sprint sells the UpStage for $300 (www.sprint.com).

THE TRENDSETTER

Helio's Ocean has finally hit stores. It features dual sliding keypads. One is a standard telephone pad; the other is a full keyboard.

The Ocean features Web browsing and e-mail. You can also listen to music with a wireless Bluetooth stereo headset.

The Ocean includes 200 megabytes of storage. There's also a microSD card expansion slot for adding memory.

The Ocean supports AIM, Yahoo and Microsoft instant messaging. There's high-speed Internet and push e-mail for Web-based accounts. It also supports Global Positioning System applications. You can take videos or pictures with the Ocean's 2-megapixel camera with a built-in flash. Talk time is about five hours.

Helio (www.helio.com) sells the Ocean for $415; new subscribers pay $295.

THE PHOTO BUFF

All cell phones take low-quality photos, right? Not Nokia's N95. It features a 5-megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens.

The N95 shoots video and has video stabilization. Nokia claims DVD-like quality.

You can stream music wirelessly to headphones. There's even an FM radio and 160MB of memory that can be expanded with a microSD card. A GPS unit, high-speed Internet, e-mail and Wi-Fi are also standard.

Talk time is between 2 1/2 and four hours, depending on your network. You can buy the N95 from Nokia (www.nseries.com) for $749.

THE HIPSTER

Apple's iPhone (www.apple.com/iphone) is expected to arrive in June. It is a fully functional iPod and telephone. Load it up with photos or music from iTunes, or use the 2-megapixel camera to snap more photos.

The real draw is the wide screen. The iPhone uses that wide screen for a virtual keypad interface instead of actual keys.

Motion sensors in the phone rotate the display between landscape and portrait modes. Use your finger to type on a virtual keypad or scroll through pages. Hold the phone to your ear, and the touch-screen is disabled.

The battery gives you up to five hours of talk time. AT&T will sell a 4-gigabyte model for $499 and an 8GB one for $599.

Kim Komando's e-mail address is gnstech@gns.gannett.com.