I?M A little embarrassed to admit it, but I am a hardcore iPhone fangirl. I went through such great lengths to get the iPhone 3GS. I asked a friend?s brother based in Australia to get it for me, and when that didn?t pan out, my dad called a banker friend of his in Hong Kong, where they ordered it via phone at the Apple Store, and the banker?s boss had to bring it in for me. I even got in touch with a courier to express it here, not wanting to wait for the two weeks it?d take to get here via banker?s boss, where my dad in a fit of exasperation finally snapped: ?It?s 14 tulogs away! Wait for it!?

I?m happy with my iPhone. I feel like I?m in a solid tech marriage and my spouse has everything I ever wanted and more. Like I?ve found The One (yes, apparently that is easier done when it comes to gadgets). Still, that doesn?t mean I don?t have pangs of lust for the pool boy, i.e. other phones.

There have been new phones out there that I?ve been dying to get my hands on but it really feels to me like I?m being unfaithful. Plus, I find that I develop sentimental attachments to my phones and I?ve actually gone through a stack of different prepaid SIM cards from different telcos just so I can maintain all phones (eventually the prepaid SIMs die, and the phones end up at home).

Below are the phones I?m currently crushing on:

Samsung Blue Earth

This eco-friendly phone is not out in the market yet, but I am seriously considering getting another phone number just so I can have this. It?s made out of recycled water bottles and features a solar panel at the back which allows you to charge the phone using the sun, a giant plus for me, especially with my pathological fear of losing phone power in the middle of nowhere. It?s fully touchscreen and even has a pedometer installed, where it?ll show you how you can reduce your carbon footprint by walking (plus, I can use it to get fit! See how I?m justifying the purchase already?).

Nokia 5230

Everyone seems to be jumping on the touchscreen bandwagon, as one of Nokia?s next attractions boasts a touchscreen as well as the promise of a battery that will provide as much as 33 hours of music playback. It has expandable memory of up to 16GB, GPS, Internet and the most important feature of all: It comes in pink.

Blackberry Storm 2

Blackberry fanatics call it ?Crackberry? to denote how addicting it is. Even Barack Obama refused to be parted with his when he won the US presidency (as a rule, US presidents are given super encrypted mobile phones to avoid any sensitive information to be privy to hackers). He got to keep his Blackberry, but no more e-mailing allowed. There?s something sexy about the Blackberry, the way it looks all smart and business-like, like Clark Kent minus the weird cowlick. I?ve always wanted to get my hands on one because you always look so intelligent and important typing away on a Blackberry even though all you?re doing is texting your friend about what Kris was wearing last night on SNN. Plus, if Obama fought to keep it, then it must be good.

Nokia N900

Dubbed an ?Internet tablet,? this little powerhouse looks like a mini computer capable of world domination while entertaining you with movies and music, and allowing you to surf the ?net. It boasts a five-megapixel camera, Adobe Flash for its Maemo-powered Internet browser (something the iPhone is sadly lacking). All in a phone. I remember how the best feature of my first Nokia phone was the game Snake. We really are approaching the Jetsons era. Of all the phones, this is the most tempting. It looks like something that came out of Q?s laboratory.

Other girls fall constantly in lust over supple stilettos or slithery dresses. Me? Put me in a room full of gadgets and it?s heaven on earth.