iPhone 3GS vs Palm Pre vs Nokia N97 vs Samsung i8910 HD vs HTC Hero vs Sony Ericsson Satio

Apple may have improved on the already fantastic iPhone 3G with the iPhone 3GS, but the 3GS isn't exactly a massive change. Meanwhile, other manufacturers are hot on the iPhone's heels with some hungry new phones that hope to seize the touchscreen crown. Chief among the contenders for the touchscreen title are the Palm Pre, Nokia N97, HTC Hero, Samsung i8910 HD and Sony Ericsson Satio.

We thought it was high time that we greased up this year's hottest touchscreen phones, put them in the ring, closed the cage and let them wrestle it out.

Click 'continue' to size up the Pre.