"...the VX8600 is more than just looks; this is one of Verizon's better handsets, offering excellent call quality and a solid foundation of features and subscription services for the mobile-information savvy.
However, consumers should note that Verizon doesn't provide all the accessories needed out of the box for consumers to use all of the VX8600's features (namely its music playing features) right away..."
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"...The TFT LCD screen displays all images perfectly, also allowing video playback and recording on the device. The 262k colour screen also means that all 2 megapixel images will be displayed in fantastic quality, and can be transferred between devices through the now standard Bluetooth. The E900 is a Tri band GMS 900 / 1800 / 1900 phone so it should be good for holiday travel plus it has data support with Edge capability..."
Read the Full Review at Lord Percy (click for full Review)
"...my experience with the SPL was completely opposite to that of the Lobster - it far exceeded my expectations.
I hadn't realised it included miniSD, which meant I could just pop in my (now unused) 2GB miniSD - fantastic. It includes AKU3, brilliant, as Compact Framework 2 applications become more numerous (including my own). Everyone who's seen the device has been impressed by it's styling, and the more than acceptable battery life (in my usage scenario) is the icing on the cake.
As I mentioned above, I have reservations about the keypad, but as the days have passed, I have become more familiar with the layout, and I'm finding that i'm missing the key I was aiming for much-much less, to the point that I am now feeling happy to be using the SPL as my everyday device. Of course, if I was a multi-tapper rather than a T9'er, I might not be so happy..."
Read the Full Review at Modaco (click for full Review)
"E-TEN recently announced the latest addition to its portfolio of Pocket PC phones, the creatively titled glofiish X500. The manufacturer claims the glofiish X500 is the thinnest Pocket PC phone in the world that incorporates WiFi and GPS functionality, and with a thickness of only 15.5mm (0.61"), it is hard to argue with that statement...
Read the Full Review at Mobileburn (click for full Review)
"Featuring a CarlZeiss lens, the Nokia N73 is one of the latest batch of premium Nokia Nseries camera smartphones, or as Nokia marketing people like to say, 'multimedia computers', originally launched last year. Back then they all featured G3/UMTS wireless broadband capability and a two megapixel camera, with video calling, plus various model-specific targeted enhancements, like motion video recording, iPod-like digital music player features, etc....
Read the Full Review at DPNow (click for full Review)
"While the pleasingly thin (0.5 inches) Pantech C120 qualifies as a low-end phone, it certainly doesn't feel cheap. Navigation is handled by a five-way navigational joystick which was pleasantly stiff; indeed, we never made selection errors. The phone sports a VGA camera, and the 1.5-inch, 120 by 120 pixel, 65,000-color screen looked merely adequate, with the low resolution making for blocky-looking text, while colors seemed a bit washed out....
Read the Full Review at InfoSyncWorld (click for full Review)
"... find that the Treo 700p and 650 are just much more easier to operate. Even with some of the Treo's features ported over, Windows Mobile still can't match the one handed abilities and the simple elegance of the Palm PIM programs and general intuitiveness found in many Palm OS applications.
That said, the Treo 700wx is a very powerful smartphone. I have to say its the best Pocket PC device that I've ever used to date. Windows Mobile fans will find a lot to like with the Treo. Palm's customizations vastly improve the phone features and bring some cool and add some very useful functionality to Windows Mobile. The combination of a multi-tasking OS and a high speed data connection really let you tap into the power of mobile computing..."
Article Courtesy of PalmInfoCenter (click for full Article)
"The Nokia 6233 is certainly a worthy successor to the 6230i. However, with the Eseries and Nseries keeping Nokia occupied these days, I feel that the S40 series of phones is dying a slow death. Although the 6233 has a lot going for it, I am baffled by the fact that it has less on-board memory than the Nokia 6131. Granted, it does come with a 64MB microSD card, but the tiny amount of on-board memory is still unacceptable by today's standards. Users are most likely to get a higher capacity card anyway, and in the end, business users who prefer bar phones might feel short changed.
In conclusion, I give the 6233 a Recommended rating, as it just does not pack enough punch to stand out amongst the rest of the S40 phones, unlike the 6230i or 6230 before it. If you need to make 3G video calls and prefer slimmer phones, the Sony Ericsson K610i....
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"...the E62 is ahead of the pack for its price point. I was impressed to find the Symbian 9.1 OS was fully-equipped with applications designed to view, create and edit documents in Microsoft Office (including Powerpoint presentations), a feature not available on the much-hyped Motorola Q. The PDF reader was also a help, but let’s talk about the number one reason to buy an E62- complete mobile email support. Setup is a breeze, an email hot key provides one touch access, and a light at the top right corner of the E62 notifies of incoming emails. Though still not the ultimate combo of media, internet and productivity support, the E62 is a powerful contender even up against Blackberrys at double the price"
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"Nokia's new E62 smart phone may be tough for tech-savvy tightwads to ignore. Bargain-priced at $149 (plus a service contract via Cingular), the device offers a slew of useful smart-phone features, supports most popular e-mail platforms and provides handy applications for road warriors.
It's not a device for folks who need speed or for power users who love lots of bells, whistles and buttons to push. And if you want a touch screen, a camera or zippy 3G cellular data access such as that provided by EV-DO, you'll have to look elsewhere.....
Read the Full Review at ComputerWorld (click for full Review)
"...The SGH-i320 is a triumph in some respects. The wide screen does Windows Mobile Smarpthone a real favour, much of the additional software is useful, and the second battery system is handy. But the keyboard is something of a let-down....
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"First of all, the Palm Treo 750v is a great device, even if it has some weakness' here and there. It's great looking and has the right size. It feels rocking solid and features nearly everything I expect from a Windows Mobile device. The thumb keyboard is a pleasure to use, it's well balanced between size and usability and the overall integration makes the device easy to use, even without a stylus. While a scroll wheel would be a great addition, it also works perfectly without.
Nevertheless, the real highlight are Palm's own applications which makes a great operating system even better. Quite frankly, Microsoft should consider to license these extra apps from Palm (even if I'm sure Palm wouldn't sell it since it makes the Treos so unique) but the way how the Today screen dialing is integrated makes the Treo 750v a real mobile phone. The lack of contact dialing was always a reason why I've never used a Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition as my main mobile phone. This changed with the Treo 750v and it was a pleasure to use it as my main mobile phone the past days.....
Read the Full Review at TheUnwired (click for full Review)
"...The E60 is essentially an E61 or E70 without the QWERTY keyboard. Although there are some differences in terms of bundled applications and the use of RS-MMC instead of miniSD, the E60 is definitely the phone for business users who don't fancy using QWERTY equipped mobile phones. I have no hesitance in awarding the E60 with a Highly Recommended rating."
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"An early candidate in the field of ultra-thin clamshell smartphones, the Cingular 3125 does not necessarily innovate software, but certainly manages to put forth a bold new design.
With a Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system in addition to basic call features, the 3125 should keep users in touch via phone, email, IM, text messaging, and internet. In addition, the phone will help users on-the-go to access important data, such as spreadsheets or documents. With a more-than-sufficient array of organizational applications and a host of entertainment options (including video, MP3s, and games), the 3125 should both organize and entertain its users. Bluetooth and USB cables connect the phone to almost any other device, while a standard (if unimpressive) camera rounds out the deal...
Read the Full Review at Mobiledia (click for full Review)
"The good: The Samsung SGH-T619 has a generous selection of features, including Bluetooth capability, a speakerphone, world-phone support and a 1.3 megapixel camera.
The bad: The phone's looks are dull, and its keypad is flat and slippery. Voice quality is variable, and photo quality could improve.
The bottom line: Despite a so-so design and similar performance, the Samsung SGH-T619 is still a decent mid-range cell phone, if you can find it at a good price.
Read the Full Review at c|net (click for full Review)
"...Despite it's faults, the Blackberry Pearl is tempting. Whether it'll get those elusive consumers emailing on the move I suspect will depend largely on the packages carriers put together - there's still a fear held by many people that they will somehow end up with an enormous phone bill come the end of the month if they use data services."
Read the Full Review at Techdigest (click for full Review)
"...Phone aficionados who must have the absolute latest and greatest will adore the Motokrzr K1, and followers of fashion will love it just because of its fashion-accessory status. I loved it – although the inner Scotsman in me balks at the price tag: $999 for a phone?
There's no denying that the Motokrzr K1 is cool, its hip, its sleek. Expect to see it in the hand of the dedicated follower of fashion near..."
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"... Samsung SGH-D900 uses a typical Samsung radio module, so it has no specific problems with network connection. Battery life, audio quality, polyphony and vibra are similar to other ultraslim models from this company, that is they are on a good level.
Samsung SGH-D900 is a high-quality interesting model from the technical point of view, but it has some serious drawbacks. Here are advantages of all ultraslim Samsung models: excellent display, convenient controls, a full set of consumer (that is "noticeable" to common people) functions, support for Bluetooth A2DP. There is also a useful innovation - the offline mode to use the player and camera in a plane. The case is made of high-quality plastic with good finishing...."
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"Editor's Rating: 7.7 Very good
The good:
The Samsung SGH-T629 has a slim profile and a large screen. Features of the quadband phone include a Micro SD card slot, a 1.3-megapixel camera, a music player, and Bluetooth support.
The bad:
The Samsung SGH-T629 has very slippery keys, and the keypad is difficult to dial by feel. We also experienced spotty call quality...
Read the Full Review at ABCNews/c|net (click for full Review)
"...You only have to look at the balance of the good and the bad to know that I didn't like the phone. And whilst some of it is clearly subjective, such as the design, a lot of it seem like pretty obvious mistakes. The alarm for instance. But, if it's your cup of tea, you can get it for £285 from Expansys. It's not launched on contract yet, but if it's anything like its predecessor, it'll be free with contracts of about £30 a month...
Read the Full Review at techdigest (click for full Review)
"...Overall I have to say that the Z610 is a capable midrange 3G phone, though overall it leans a bit more towards "design" rather than "function." The most obvious example of that would be the keypad. In trying to fit into the role of a fashion phone, the price has been raised similar Sony Ericsson handsets, putting it close to Motorola's KRZR.
If you are looking strictly at functionality, the Z610 would not embarrass anyone either. With the excellent reception, full HTML browser, good battery life and multimedia capabilities, this device should be a reasonable companion during your day. The phone does everything reasonably well, but there really is not much that sets it apart other than the exterior design...."
Review courtesy of MobileBurn (click for full review)
"Both Sony Ericsson and Nokia have sat back and watched Motorola take the "style phone" crown for itself with the beautifully slim V3 Razr and its variants. However those who have one know that it is all too often form over function. So time for the fight back to begin and we get the Sony Ericsson Z710 for review, which is clearly a stylish phone, but the question is, does it also function?
Running the tape around the Sony Ericsson Z710 shows a clamshell design measuring 88 x 48 x 24.5 mm and weighing just one gram over 100. Available in black or a metallic sandy colour this is Sony's latest attempt at a flip phone after a recent spat of of multimedia units and business models. This model is styled nicely with a large external (1.5") mono screen which shows either phone status or that of the inbuilt media player / radio...
"...Inside the phone is a standard Sanyo display. It measures a roomy 2 inches diagonally (240x320 pixels) and supports 65,000 colors. Though that's not as high a resolution as we'd like to see on multimedia phone (we prefer 262,000 colors), it's a decent display for viewing photos and scrolling through the menus. And speaking of which, the SCP-8400 is one of the first handsets from Sprint to feature the carrier's Themes interface, which allows you to customize the appearance of the main menu, standby display, and a list of shortcut options. It's a cool feature that fits nicely with the phone's broad personalization options. The display has an adjustable backlighting time and font size..."
Read the Review at c|net (click for full Review)
"...The Nokia 6708 is a dated machine. It is similar to the Sony Ericsson P900 in many ways, and if it were released three years ago, it might have been a real hit. I cannot recommend this phone, even if it is a slight improvement over the P900. There is still the fantastic P910i to recommend over this. Moreover, the terrible handwriting recognition software is a huge hurdle for anyone who wants to use this phone. Therefore, if you're looking for a touch screen phone running on the UIQ platform, go for the Sony Ericsson P910i or the new P990i. The Nokia 6708 is better off in the days of yesteryear."
Review courtesy of MobileBurn (click for full review)
"...The P990 is excellent as a phone and basic messaging client, which is vital because this is the core functionality (the 15%) that everyone uses. The flip closed mode works very well - it is quite possible to carry out the majority of tasks in this mode. Non-phone features tend to show more depth that the P990i's competitors, which adds to the overall feeling of available power..
Hardware and design-wise the P990i is impressive - from the large screen to the easy to use camera, the P990's design pedigree clearly shows. The size will be an issue for some, although I suspect for the target audience size is less crucial that for the RAZR-toting plebs..."
Review courtesy of AllAboutSymbian(click for full review)
MobileBurn has done a pretty thorough review, they liked the looks more than anything:
"...The KG320 is a pretty capable phone. For its looks alone, I am very tempted to give it a Highly Recommended rating. However, LG's user interface still needs a lot of work, and the lag in the camera menu, along with the shutter lag, really need to be improved on. If you can live with these minor niggles, the KG320 could be the phone for you, especially with its attractive form factor, but can only manage a Recommended rating from us."
"...The SGH-X820 balances slim elegance with a functional keypad and tops off its supreme design with a beveled cut surface for a natural grip. Fiberglass-infused plastic is also used to increase extraordinary durability to protect the wealth of features that are compressed into the 6.9mm frame using the Smart Surface Mounting Technology. The Samsung X820 complements the active lifestyle of today's consumers as its sleek and fashionable design will fit into your pocket invisibly for stylish mobility. You can also express yourself as it comes in a variety of colors....
Review Courtesy of Photokina(click for full Review)
"The good: The Motorola Razr V3i is an attractive slim cell phone with an admirable list of features.
The bad: The Motorola Razr V3i's iTunes player has too many restrictions, and the phone's call quality could be improved. Also, we were hoping for EDGE compatibility.
The bottom line: Though we're still not won over by the iTunes/Motorola marriage and its call quality isn't the best, the Motorola Razr V3i offers music lovers a decent mix of design and features....
Review Courtesy of c|net(click for full Review)
"...The V3c is too small to be loaded with features, so that's about all you'll get. If you buy from Verizon, you'll find easy menu options for downloading video, new ringtones, screen backgrounds, and games, but remember that those extras are all steeply priced. The test phone we got didn't include a single game, which seems awfully ungenerous.
Conspicuously missing are music features, but those come with the improved V3m model. If having music on your phone doesn't matter to you and you'd rather have a steep discount than the latest model, hunt around for the V3c. You should be able to find good deals on the remaining inventory...
Review Courtesy of PDA Street(click for full Review)
"...The V3c is too small to be loaded with features, so that's about all you'll get. If you buy from Verizon, you'll find easy menu options for downloading video, new ringtones, screen backgrounds, and games, but remember that those extras are all steeply priced. The test phone we got didn't include a single game, which seems awfully ungenerous.
Conspicuously missing are music features, but those come with the improved V3m model. If having music on your phone doesn't matter to you and you'd rather have a steep discount than the latest model, hunt around for the V3c. You should be able to find good deals on the remaining inventory...
Review Courtesy of PDA Street(click for full Review)
"...The Nokia E70 is fully loaded and it's a fantastic handset. The Nokia E70 can do everything that the recently reviewed E61 can, and better yet, is can also snap pictures and record videos. Couple this with the high resolution display, and the E70 is clearly a winner. Although I do not really like the design or the time it takes for it to change from portrait to landscape and back, the E70 still has a lot going for it.
If Blackberry styled devices are not your thing, the E70 is the way to go. I give it a "Highly Recommended" rating, as there is no other phone as well equipped out there now as the E70. This rating comes with one caveat though: check the handset before purchase to see if the keyboard is labeled properly..."
Review courtesy of MobileBurn (click for full review)
"...The LG Chocolate VX8500 is a fun phone when all is said and done. You definitely get a rich media experience out of it, and having a solid digital audio player built in to your phone is nice. The touch panel and navigation system require a bit of learning and playing around with to get used to, and that brings the score down just a bit. These days most people don’t have the time to figure out how to operate a cell phone, and usually it isn’t an issue because of the standard text-labeled buttons. Still, once you get over that hump, the phone works well. We wish battery talk time was more than three hours (which is what we got in our tests,) but overall I think LG has provided a solid offering for the demographic they are trying to reach with this device....
Review courtesy of GearLive (click for full review)
"...This is an expensive phone ($799) but shows it, It has a style, Chic and solidity not found in many handsets, The camera is fantastic and the phone sports many features. The screen alone is worth half the price as it's a gem to view, You will see any detail in a taken photo or recieved MMS message.
It's simple to personalize and has a slot for a miniSD allowing plenty of storage.
It's just does pretty well everything you would ever realistically use in a handset.
As a bnus they appear to be pretty tough too even though they look fragile, the internals are set in die-cast.
Highly recommended, if you have the dosh ;-P, You might like to try and get the silver casing for it too (good luck and please post here!) it looks HOT in brushed silver. ...
Review Courtesy of The Geekzone (click for full Review)
"...Palm has paid more attention to the design of the Treo with the 750v, removing the antenna, adding a flashy speaker grill on back and adding an external antenna port whose shape strongly resembles the stylus. It is approximately the same size as the Treo 700, but it noticeably (thank you!) lacks an antenna. It feels noticeably lighter, having shed 26 grams (~1 ounce). While it is only 1mm thinner, the sides have been rounded in, so that your hand wraps around it much more naturally – the shape that the Blackberry mastered years ago. The Treo 750v has a sleek touch, thanks to the dark-blue soft touch rubber paint used on the outside of the device. The top of the Treo has lost its IR port and miniSD card, these have been moved to the left side. The ringer switch stays. The reset button is now next to the miniSD slot....
" It is reasonably attractive, if simply designed, but the touch sensitive controls can be maddening. The wrong theme choice only makes things worse due to the horrible animated menu system and all of the delays that come with it. Our review unit was also covered in somebody's fingerprints, which is understandable since the device is impossible to keep clean.
If you are not the right type of user, this handset can be infuriating. I don't imagine that anybody will prefer the touch controls over hardware buttons - no matter how much practice with them they have. But as long as you use the right theme, the phone will at least be usable, even if only for 2 or so hours of talk time.....
Review courtesy of Mobileburn (click for full review)
"The Motorola RAZR V3 was a runaway success because of its thin profile but with other companies creating their own "thin" phones, the V3i needed substance to go with its slender build. Motorola added an impressive list of new and improved features to the V3i while also giving it an updated look.
Addressing the biggest weaknesses of the V3, Motorola equipped the V3i with a memory card slot, megapixel camera, quad-band service and an improved internal screen. Other unique features were added such as Airplane Mode to allow travelers to use the phone's many features while flying and SCREEN3 technology to give the phone scrolling news...
Review courtesy of Mobiledia (click for full review)
"...No question, it's definitely a great device and it does it very well, for what it was designed for. Maybe the lack of not having a BlackBerry history makes it so hard for me to judge here. I'm using GSM phones since 1992 but never had a BlackBerry in regular use. Yes, I'm a heavy messaging fan and I'm sending SMS/text messages and MMS as well as E-Mails every day as well as I receive messages on my mobile phones but I get used to use T9 which works pretty good for me. I've tried the Excalibur for many messaging types like SMS, MMS, E-Mail and chat and it's definitely working great - especially for chats it's working better than a regular T9 keypad since you can enter texts way faster....
Review courtesy of The Unwired (click for full review)
"Bluetooth capabilities give the new LG VX5300 a leg up on its forerunner, last year's LG VX5200. Released by Verizon Wireless, the lighter VX5300 phone features a built-in VGA camera with flash, one-touch speaker phone and speaker independent voice recognition, all within LG's signature clamshell design.
The VX5300 seems to be a solid follow-up to the VX5200, with attributes including a comprehensive list of voice-activated commands, user-friendly camera and strong battery life....
Review courtesy of Mobiledia (click for full review)
"...There is a lot to like here, but also a lot that frustrates. Leave the wheel alone and you should find navigating easier. Abandon the LG earbuds for your own headset and you should also be more comfortable. If you can learn to live with the short battery life you'll enjoy the very acceptable quality of the music output....
Review courtesy of Trusted Reviews (click for full review)
"The Samsung SGH-X820 is one of the strongest devices in Samsung's line up this year, and it will probably make it into the company's history. The phone is a break through, not only because of the physical dimensions, but the whole user experience. Samsung has proved to us that to make a phone thin, the camera does not have to be poor, the keypad does not have to be unusable, and the price tag does not have to be bankrupting.
The new user interface is a genuine upgrade and not just a mere face lift, and the long list of built in applications is all you can ask for on a non-smartphone. The down sides would be the soft-ish ringtones, and the tad small internal memory compounded by the lack of memory slot. Other than that, this candy bar is almost flawless. In short, the X820 does pretty much everything the SLVR does, only better and in a sleeker package. It's thin, it looks good, it's powerful, and it's not too expensive....
Review courtesy of Mobileburn (click for full review)
"Long before its release, the Samsung SCH-A870 had rumors circulating about various advanced features like EV-DO and a 2.0-megapixel camera. Unfortunately, the actual A870 is not quite so advanced.
Instead, it offers the standard array of mid-range features packaged together with a mid-range price. Keeping its lower price in mind, the A870 is hardly a disappointment; it offers a nice design, a VGA camera with flash, Bluetooth, voice command and other handy features.
Review courtesy of Mobiledia (click for full review)
"...On paper, the D900 looks great. But it's once you take it from the box that you lose the excitement. Whether it's the large screen which makes it look bigger than it is, or the green or red buttons that make it look old fashioned, designwise they seem to have let the fact that it's thin excuse any effort on the rest of it.
Review courtesy of Techdigest (click for full review)
"The Sidekick, the only smartphone with a touch of Hollywood glamour, has been updated with such gotta-have-it features as an MP3 player and Bluetooth support. But the designers have cut corners along the way, saddling the phone with a terrible screen and the worst cell phone camera we've seen in quite a while. We loved the Sidekick 2 when it came out; the Sidekick 3, which feels like a half-hearted Hollywood sequel, we only like.
The Sidekick is just a touch slimmer for this release, measuring 5.1- by 2.3- by 0.9-inches and weighing 6.7 oz. The body feels sleeker, although it's still a large phone. You can fit it in a pants pocket, but not comfortably....
Review courtesy of PDAStreet (click for full review)
"Palm Treo 700wxThe 700wx is a small upgrade to the 700w, but it's neither as easy to use as the Treo 700p nor as powerful as other competing Windows Mobile devices.
Palm's new Treo 700wx is the most phone-friendly Pocket PC device I've seen. But although it addresses one of the major flaws of the previous Treo 700w—its limited memory—the 700wx is by no means the leader among e-mail or multimedia handhelds....
Review courtesy of ABCNews (click for full review)
" In the tradition of the ROKR devices, the E2 is also built around the idea of music on the go, while it's the first Linux phone to have an initial retail cost smaller than $256. Read inside for our detailed review, video and pictures.
In the box (arrived in just two days from Hong Kong) we found the cellphone, an 850 mAh battery, 128 MB transflash-in-SD card, the manual, software CDs, a USB cable, a 3.5mm handsfree and a travel charger. The battery was almost full when the box arrived, but we fully charged it for an extra hour or so too. This feature phone (not a smartphone) features triband GSM, 1.3 MP camera with flash, 11 MBs internal storage, full SD slot, 2.2" QVGA screen, stereo sound, FM radio, 3.5mm audio jack, USB 2.0 charging & file transfer and Bluetooth. The phone is just 107 grams and it feels very good in the hand. The keypad is easily reachable and pressable, except the * 0 and # buttons at the bottom of the phone which are a bit more difficult to press because of their reduced size. The background light on the keypad is very well done and it enables usage in the dark.
"Alltel's LG AX490 is a lackluster cell phone with one bright spot: a great keypad. Though there's really no other reason I can see that you'd want to buy this handset, the cell's FasTap keypad is a major step forward for texting on small phones.
I have to admit I was immediately skeptical of the AX490 when I saw the race-car lines of this moderately sized but thick (1 by 3.7 by 1.9 inches HWD, 3.8 ounces) flip phone. It looks too much like the awful LG CE500 for my tastes. In fact, the AX490's heavy-handed NASCAR gimmick goes much farther than its design. The phone comes with car-inspired ringtones and wallpapers, and it even makes incredibly annoying car noises when you flip it open or closed. Fortunately, you can turn all these sounds off....
Review courtesy of ABC News/PC Week (click for full review)
"Nokia's N91 isn't exactly a new product - after all, it was launched back in April 2005 - but it's new to us, having just recently been released to the US market. Most of Nokia's Nseries entertainment-centric smartphones are focused on photography and video, but the N91 is targeted instead at the music lover.
The $599.99 N91's main claim to fame is its extra-large storage capacity, which is made possible by an internal 4 GB hard drive. (Nokia says this is enough to store as many as 3,000 songs, but if you typically encoded your music at a 128 kbps rate, that capacity is closer to about 1,000 songs....
Review courtesy of PDAStreet (click for full review)
"The Apple iPod popularized the minimalist look. You don't need to look big and flashy to get people's attention these days. Instead, it seems the public prefers the understated elegance of fingerprint-attracting glossy white. Samsung has taken the popular iPod-look and adapted it to their latest music phone: the Z610. Rocking a smooth white exterior, chrome accents, and prominent music controls, the Z610 looks pretty darn sweet....
Review courtesy of MobileMag (click for full review)
"...The LG UX5000 camera phone is a perfect choice if you need a simple cell phone with a sleek design. I had another model of the LG camera phone, which I wore out with my children’s help, and was given this phone as a replacement. I was very impressed with all the features and the ease of use. I am no expert when it comes to new technology; this phone is perfect for people like me....
Review courtesy of AssociatedContent (click for full review)
"...After spending time with it, I cannot say I am convinced to pay the US$670 asking price, though. We knew right from the start that the KG920 was meant to be an expensive phone, due to the fact that LG has packed some impressive technology in the casing. Unfortunately, the phone simply failed to impress apart from its camera, which is not problem-free either. The slow menu and clumsy shutter button might have already turned away a lot of potential buyers. It is also impossible to consider the KG920 solely on its camera when it cannot act as a standalone imaging device, due to the fact that there is no Flight Mode and the camera will not start without a SIM card.
Our KG920 had firmware version KG920P64-ESA-V10d dated Jun13 2006I doubt the KG920 will ever become mainstream. It is also uncertain if the phone will have a long enough market lifespan to profit LG as they expected last year. Look at the outdated UI, look at the now average music performance, and look at how crowded the market has become. If you are a serious photographer without a pocketable digital camera, the Sharp 903 is too boring for you, the Sony Ericsson K800i color and video quality isn't good enough, the Nokia N73 pictures are too processed, and the N93 is too chunky, the KG920 might just fill the void and give you hope...."
Review courtesy of MobileBurn (click for full review)
"...The W810i is billed as a music fan’s handset and its 512MB MemoryStick Duo card and easy file copy facility is a good start. The dedicated music buttons help too, but its battery life and playback quality fall short of what dedicated players provide. In the end if you want music from a phone this handset is pretty much at the top of the tree in terms of features and capability, but it’s not going to come out on top in a direct comparison with a dedicated player."
Review courtesy of TrustedReviews (click for full review)
"...The device is reasonably good looking, and it is both thin and light. If you are a Sprint customer, this is the closest thing to a Motorola RAZR V3 that you are likely to ever find. It may not be very original, but it scores well on usability and is overall a pleasure to use. Its QVGA display is an added bonus. It scores a solid "Recommended" rating.
Another Sprint handset to consider would be the A900, also known as the Blade. It has a similar form factor but includes 3G support and stereo music playback....
Review courtesy of MobileBurn (click for full review)
"Flip phones and Nokia are not things that normally go together however that hasn't stopped Nokia trying to emulate the success of Motorola with hinged mobiles phones. Their latest entry is the Nokia 6131 flip phone and it's the subject of this weeks mobile review. The most striking thing about the Nokia 6131 happens before you even power it up, the sheer feel of this flip phone in your hand is something quite special.
It's lightweight at 112 grams and yet manages to feel substantial, the rear covering is not cheapo plastic but a textured warm rubber covering that oozes quality and gives you a good purchase at the same time. Measuring 92 x 48 x 20 mm we have to say that this is the perfect dimension for a flip phone and it is easy to open and close the flip especially with Nokias quick open button, it's been a while since a phone had a snazzy opening, in fact it was the Nokia Matrix phone that last had stockbrokers showing off their mobiles in the office.
Review Courtesy of Lordpercy (click for full Review)
"...As a result of these four basic user interface principles, the thumbwheel and back button worked in a consistent, reliable, and predictable fashion in almost every single context the BlackBerry and its applications had to offer. Even most third party applications designed to run on the BlackBerry operating system conformed to this construct. The net net was that even if the user interface wasn't intuitive to you, once you learned how to operate one application with the thumbwheel and backbutton, intuiting how to operate the other applications was a cinch...."
Review Courtesy of ZDNet (click for full Review)
"...Overall this phone is almost all about the looks, but does offer a good set of features like Bluetooth, a 1.3-megapixel camera, and a music player, but with its poor video quality, lack of speakerphone, and low talk-time battery life, it does not really live up to all the talk surrounding the phone. However, if you are more conscious about the looks of your phone, but do not really need a ton of features, this will surely attract the attention you want.
Review courtesy of Assciated Content (click for full review)
"The Samsung SCH-a930, a midrange music phone for Verizon, has clear voice quality and a certain Darth Vader design appeal. But although it's a good voice phone with a decent camera, I prefer other choices in Verizon's line-up.
Looking like it was carved from a block of obsidian, the a930 is unabashedly chunky, at 3.6 by 1.9 by 1 inches. Weighing 4 ounces, the solid flip-phone has little rectangular music buttons on its outside and a two-line, blue, text-only external display. Opening up the phone reveals a pretty standard keypad with large but closely set keys and a nicely saturated 176-by-220 color screen.....
Review Courtesy of ABCNews (click for full Review)
"...I have to admit that for the first few days I really disliked the M600i. My first experience after turning it on and configuring Internet access was with the IMAP email bug that crashed the device several times throughout that first night. I also found the keyboard to be difficult to use, and the user interface to be inconsistent and disorganized.
But I persevered. Eventually I saw that the UI is reasonably organized, though it does have a number of annoying inconsistencies, and I found that while cramped, I rather like the keyboard now that I have adapted to it. The IMAP bug doesn't seem to be a problem with all accounts, as I had initially feared, and it turns out that the device's other apps offer a lot of fantastic functionality.
The end result? I actually like the M600i now. Due to its bugs and various rough edges I can not, in good conscience, give it a top rating, but I can feel comfortable in recommending it to people that want full PDA functionality in a normally sized phone. As long as they realize that this is still very much a PDA in that it requires use of a stylus more often than one might hope....
Review courtesy of MobileBurn (click for full review)
"...The KG920 looks like a serious alternative to a good-quality compact digital camera, and would be ideal for anyone who actually enjoys photography and has been frustrated by camera phone image quality up until now, or anyone who just likes printing their images poster size.
The quality of digital images depends on several factors – the sensor, the lens, and how the camera interprets the information, or ‘processes’ the image, and I think these samples show the camera phone to be slightly lacking in the latter. However this is understandable given the demands on the space available inside. As well as the yellow cast and darkness issues, all the images except the horses are somewhat flat looking and could do with some tweaking. I think all these images would benefit from at least having auto levels applied, which I have tried in Photoshop, to get rid of the casts and make the images look more natural and somewhat punchier....
Review courtesy of 3g (click for full review)
"....I love the Nokia N91. Although its ease of use and the need to convert files into WMA before synchronization might still be lacking behind the iPod in terms of user friendliness, it has everything that a phone should have. With a 4GB hard drive and a well implemented music player, the N91 becomes a very powerful music jukebox. With all that said, the Nokia N91 earns a highly recommended rating from me, and I dare say it's worth leaving my iPod at home for..
Review courtesy of MobileBurn (click for full review)
"...When it comes to a multimedia handset, the FUSIC does a great job handling a variety of functions. Everything from music to video is handled pretty darn okay, and the ability to have nice sound quality when listening to music is a definite plus. The call quality is clean enough, but it won't be wowing anyone for reception excellence. To make up for the calls, the FUSIC has got to be the best phone on the market for data transfers; surfing around the mobile web and downloading various songs and applications are their fastest speeds yet. LG's latest is certainly a solid choice for anyone looking for something that has a few extra frills....
Review courtesy of IGN (click for full review)
"The Samsung E900 would have been a groundbreaking phone had it been released in February. Unfortunately, it's arrived up against the LG Chocolate, surely *the* phone of 2006, at a similar price. Neither are groundbreaking on specs, but that was never the intention of the manufacturers. Personally, I'd be more than happy to carry one around in my bag, but I would always have a nagging feeling that there was something a little better out there....
Review courtesy of TechDigest (click for full review)
"It's a lightweight phone weighing only 80 grammes, and although it's a candybar shape it has a slightly parallelogram knock to it, which makes it a little different. The back is a soft touch material (similar to the Motorola PEBL) and the whole thing is available either in black or purple....
The camera is the key feature on this phone, but at 1.3 megapixels and 4 x digital zoom, it doesn't do anything to wow (especially in the week LG announce the first 5 megapixel camera phone). There's no flash included, not even an light, so this has to be purchased separately - I doubt they were flying off the shelves. Since a key feature of this phone is the ability to share your photos, the absence of some kind of blogging programme is noticeable. Unfortunately, exactly this was announced by Sony Ericsson and Google (owner of Blogger.com) just a few days after this phone was launched...
Article Courtesy of TechDigest (click for full article)
"Packing gadgets for summer vacation? I never leave home without 'em. And since the newest Sprint-branded Treo recently landed in my mailbox for review around vacation time, I decided to bring it along.
Sure, the latest Treo is loaded with features that will keep you in touch with the office, including zippy Evolution Data Optimized (EV-DO) network access, support for a wide range of e-mail accounts, Palm OS and organizer applications, Bluetooth 1.2, and more....
Article Courtesy of c|net (click for full article)
"LG's new phone is not a RAZR clone. It's just as slim and, like the hot Samsung a900 Blade for Sprint, it owes much of its appeal to Motorola's revolutionary handset. But a clone is an imitation, often a pale one. My instinct is that what Motorola started with the RAZR, other companies mean to finish. The CU500 — the first phone to tap into Cingular's new "High-Speed Downlink Packet Access" (HSDPA) network — is next in a stream of upcoming slim and powerful cell phones....
Review courtesy of Time (click for full review)
"...The Motorola Q is a slim, sexy and smart phone with a weak battery and a lack of true push e-mail. Luckily, both can be improved without having to wait for the next-generation Q. However, if you order today, that’s what you get.
Buyers can get it for as low as $150, which is very cheap compared to the Treo 700w alternative. Right out of the box, it’s great for heavy SMS users, thanks to the QWERTY keyboard. Data users wont be as pleased with performance or battery life, unfortunately."
Review courtesy of UberGizmo (click for full review)
"With the ongoing onslaught of music-centric handsets in slick, shiny casings, the Motorola i580 is quite different from the rest of the pack. Boasting military-grade resistance to water, dust, and shock, this is one rugged business-minded phone for users in less than ideal environments. I can envision a tough phone like this being deployed by site surveyors, military personnel, and construction workers. After all, a glossy iPod-esque mobile phone isn't going to do you too much good if you're battling out in the dusty deserts of Iraq or hammering out metal girders where there is a significant risk of damage (to yourself as well).
If you're an urbanite or suburbanite looking for the trendiest new handset, the Motorola i580 -- offered through Sprint Nextel, as well as being marketed as the i570 through Telus Mobility in Canada -- is not for you. It's a little on the bulky side, a little more on the heavy side, and the rubberized exterior isn't going to help you win over any girls at your local nightclub....
Review courtesy of MobileMag (click for full review)
"As the world's thinnest phone, the Samsung SGH-X820 is an amazing device: It is as good at making calls and surfing the Web as it is at turning heads. It makes the Motorola SLVR L7 look like a brick, and puts other thin phones to shame with its 2-megapixel camera and elegant, fun interface. The super-slim profile means you must forgo a memory card slot, and the battery life is on the low side for a GSM phone. The coup de grace: It's available only through independent retailers.
At 0.3 inches thick (by 1.9 inches wide and 4.4 inches tall) and only 2.2 ounces, the X820 is nearly two-dimensional. Turn it on its side, and it disappears. Yes, it's wide and flat, but so are almost all thin phones. The keys are comfortable and well spaced, and the 176-by-220 screen is unusually sharp and bright, readable in even blazing sunlight. Watch out for the unpleasant visual effects of sweat and face grease on the matte-black surface, though....
Review courtesy of ABC News/PC Mag (click for full review)
"...Previous Sidekick owners will find much to like about the new Sidekick 3, which is available right now for $299.99 after a rebate. However, T-Mobile's identically priced MDA sports a more vivacious color display and offers Wi-Fi connectivity to boot.
Unfortunately, the Sidekick 3 is not compatible with any of the optional software programs designed to run on previous-generation Sidekicks. Therefore, anyone upgrading from an older model will have to repurchase new versions of any applications that go beyond what actually ships with the handset...."
Review courtesy of Sci Tech Today (click for full review)
"Stylish design, good build quality, a gorgeous screen, text input through a hardware keypad, multimedia and connectivity options galore, Samsungs SGH-i750 Pocket PC Phone has a lot to offer in a strikingly small package. But it's the built-in 2 MP autofocus camera that lets it clearly stand out of the crowd. Read on, why the triband GSM/EDGE device is a good choice for business men and gadget lovers alike, even though it runs on the already outdated Pocket PC 2003SE operating system....
Review courtesy of PDA News (click for full review)
"...I like this phone, but there are still a few bugs that need to be worked out. The biggest of which is that it doesn't seem to be compatible with the Bluetooth kit in my car, which is a problem for hands-free use. Another is the messaging application, which seems to hang and misbehave when there is no network coverage available. Speaking of network access, it won't connect properly to encrypted WiFi networks, so for now I just hop on to the open ones. Smaller, but still frustrating is that the address book will only show entries with last name first—there's a setting to change this but it doesn't work..."
Review courtesy of CoolHunting (click for full review)
"...The CDMA EV-DO wireless network provides broadbandlike speed for data access. In performance tests with the Sprint device, I achieved an average speed of about 820Kbps, well above dial-up speeds and previous mobile devices I've tried. The network speed is more than enough if you want to use the 700p for downloading e-mails and attachments. But all that speed seems wasted on e-mail and Web surfing, so Sprint and Verizon include on-demand video and music download services that highlight the high-speed network's strength. The basic previews are free, but you'll have to pony up additional coin for premium features...
Review courtesy of NetworkWorld (click for full review)
"The 9300's physical dimensions may be a bit discouraging to some, as it's not too pocket friendly. At 2" x 5 1/8" x 3/4" with a weight of 5.9 ounces, the 9300 is has a nice heft to it and a size that makes the candy bar design hard to miss. On the downside, it might not be able to fit easily into pockets, as its stature limits the 9300 from becoming one of those slim handsets that can blend into the smallest of places. If you're looking for a phone that you won't notice while it's in your pocket, this may not be the best choice. It is, however, a solid device that never gives you the impression that it might break if mistreated. After an accidental drop or two, the phone didn't have a scratch on it and didn't suffer from any performance degradation. Ameliorating the size issue further, the 9300's diverse functionality makes it worth carrying around, and the demographic that the 9300 is aimed at will probably have a case or bag to throw the phone into. Functionality comes at a cost, however, and the phone comes with a hefty $499.99 price tag, making it one of the higher priced cell phones on the market. Savvy consumers can keep an eye out for various manufacturer and service provider rebates, however, and can find the phone for as little as $99.99....
Review courtesy of ign (click for full review)
"The P7200 comes in a distinctive black color. The phone itself is quite ergonomic, measures 96mm x 50mm x 17mm and weighs about 112 grams. Being black makes this baby chic, due to the brushed finishing and the handset's overall weight. The build is extremely sturdy, and scratch resistance is above average.
One noticeable feature of the P7200 is its Motorola RAZR-inspired keypad. From the blue backlight to the tactile feeling, not only does it look similar, it actually feels similar. The keys might not be soft enough for fast text messaging, but their spacing and arrangement are appropriate....
Review courtesy of Manilla Bulletin (click for full review)
"The Motorola Q is being promoted as the thinnest and coolest looking smartphone on the market and it just might be exactly that. It's thin like many standard cell phones, such as the Razr and Slvr but this phone is anything but standard. It runs Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone Edition. With that, you get many of the applications you are used to on your desktop. This includes Internet Explorer, Outlook, Media Player, Calendar, Contacts and Messenger. It will sync your information with your desktop using Microsoft Activesync. If you haven't tried out Windows Mobile yet, give it a whirl. It's one of the best mobile operating systems out there.
The Q also offers what you would expect from any cell phone. It has a built-in 1.3 megapixel camera. It takes decent pictures but it won't replace your digital camera. It also has bluetooth that supports any standard earpiece as well as bluetooth stereo headphones. The Q has a miniSD memory card slot on the side....
Review Courtesy of WJRT (click for full Review)
"The VX8300's GPS chip and location-determination software offer turn-by-turn instructions to help you find your way to unfamiliar locations. While this may be just the thing for music-happy road warriors in a hurry to get somewhere, everyone else should bear in mind that Verizon's new VZ Navigator service costs an extra $10 per month.
The LG VX8300 is the latest high-speed phone to join Verizon's growing stable of handsets capable of downloading music tracks and video clips. This phone has arrived just in time for Verizon Wireless subscribers to take advantage of a new program called VCast Performances, which will soon serve up clips of popular artists in concert.
Review Courtesy of Top Tech News (click for full Review)
" Recently, I had the pleasure of trying out the Motorola SLVR L7 mobile phone for a couple of weeks. While making the switch from one company’s phone interface to another was a task in itself, by the end of my time testing it, I was hard pressed to let it go.
When I first got the phone, still in the box with an uncharged battery, I decided to give it it’s first real test: I put it in my pocket. Now, let’s compare to another MP3 phone, the Sony Ericsson w600i. When I put that in my pocket, not much else can go in there besides my keys. With the SLVR, I can throw my wallet in that same pocket, my iPod, my satellite radio, a second cell phone, whatever I want. It truly is that thin. When all I have in my pocket is the phone, it really feels like it’s empty. Big plus on the design for this little gizmo..."
Review courtesy of AndPop (click for full review)
"...For someone looking for a flip smartphone like the Dopod S300, the closest you can find in the market today is perhaps the bulkier Nokia N71. It is clear that Dopod, and indeed HTC from their reference design, have tried to strike a balance between style and function. Style wise there is not much to criticize except the dust issue. Function wise, some may argue that many products out there are better. The latest non-smartphone offerings from other manufacturers have already incorporated the PIM and multimedia advantages of smartphones. The remaining reasons to prefer a Windows smartphone over others will be the integration of ActiveSync, the strong email management, Windows-like UI, and the availability of third party applications. Ignoring the absence of a QWERTY keypad, I personally do think the S300 suits me better for emailing than a Blackberry.
The Dopod S300 performs well as a phone, as is highlighted by excellent reception, data, and message management. There are a few issues that HTC ought to address: the lack of RAM, the clumsy position of the microSD card slot, the weak battery, and soft ringtones. It will be great to see Microsoft update its UI, making it look at least as appealing as S60 devices, and it would be even better if HTC upgrade the camera module."
Review courtesy of mobileburn (click for full review)
"Nokia is not known for its clamshell handsets, but the company does occasionally make a foray into that world, and has done so with the N71.
In fact, despite Nokia’s reluctance to flip, there is already a clamshell handset in the N range – the N91. Where that is a very chunky beast, with a camera in its own clamshell independent swivelling section, the N71 has a rather more traditional clamshell design, being made in just two pieces, and hinged at its top edge....
Review courtesy of trustedreviews (click for full review)
"The Samsung E870 is big on looks. Which it needs to be, because it's fairly small on everything else. Strictly speaking, it probably falls into the catergory of 'lady phone', the type of which Samsung churn out at an alarming rate.
Looks-wise, it sports white paint on the inside, and a kind of brushed-silver on the outside. Whilst the silver looks classy, and stays scratch-free despite the paint job, the inner white is supremely plasticky and looking at it makes you think of white the way you would have done pre-iPod times. Picking it up, you'll notice that it's pretty damn light - about 80 grams they reckon. It's been a big point of debate here, split into those that like the Japanese-esque disposability feel, and those that are afraid their Sasquach-sized hands might accidentally break it.
Review courtesy of techdigest (click for full review)
"Sprint's new Sanyo Katana may look exactly like a plastic RAZR, but it's no disposable. It's a reasonable midrange phone designed to help Sprint customers scratch their itch for the nation's most popular form factor.
The RAZR phenomenon has dominated the cell-phone world for a year now, but Sprint has been left out. Instead, it turned to Sanyo to develop a clone. The Katana looks like a slightly longer, squarer RAZR, complete with an antenna bulge at the bottom. Just like on the RAZR, there's a VGA camera above a small color screen on the front, volume buttons on the left side of the flip, and a nonstandard headphone jack that works with an adapter. Like the RAZR, it also comes in colors: black, blue, and pink.
Article Courtesy of PCMag (click for full Article)
"...USER-UNFRIENDLY. Some features just seem badly engineered. Removing the back casing to install the phone subscription (sim) card was a headache. There are two tiny panels to squeeze on the sides. The experience was akin to opening a super-duper child-proofed bottle of aspirin. Also, two tiny but crucial navigation keys are camouflaged under the screen. I often miss them and hit the hang-up key instead.
And then there's the click. It should be firm and authoritative, like the shutting of a Mercedes door. But Nokia has gone a bit too far. Slide the phone shut and the click is more like a twack, loud and jolting. When I slide shut the phone, I find myself fretting that the impact will damage the machinery inside. This is silly, because everything about this phone signals strength. But still, I often brace it with my thumb. I think the Nokia engineers should loosen those springs a bit...
Review Courtesy of Business Week (click for full Review)
"Sprint together with Nextel has added the BlackBerry 7130e to its latest mobile lineup. The new BlackBerry sports the companies recent change to black and silver as a style to replace the perhaps dated black and blue plain plastic cases that adorned the older familiar Blackberries that we grew to like so much, I know we liked them because we bought them in droves; over four million in service worldwide.
In addition to new overalls the 7130e boasts access to Sprint's (not Nextel really) CDMA powered EV-DO data network; what does that mean? Access to downloads at speeds of over 700Kbps; that’s broadband territory… on a phone… but what’s better than that? Sprint will happily let you use that with your laptop as long as you get their USB connecting cable (no Bluetooth) and that’s rather nice....
Review Courtesy of Blackberry (click for full Review)
"...This amazing phone is so thin (3.59†x 1.81†x 0.88â€) and so light (3.3 ounces) I can’t even feel it in my pocket. This sleek looking phone is only available through T-Mobile. Perfect for the average phone user who does not need too many crazy features, the user interface is simple and easy to understand.
Reading the screen is easy in any light thanks to a beautiful, high-resolution (176 x 220 pixel, 65K TFT Color) screen. Call clarity has been excellent both through the handset, the speakerphone and also through my personal Bluetooth headset. Bluetooth is easy to set up on this phone. I was able to transfer my contacts to the phone in a snap. Pairing up my headset to the phone was also a cinch...
Review Courtesy of Power Page (click for full Review)
"The good: The Nokia N80 is a multimedia-rich phone with a 3-megapixel camera, a second VGA camera, and an integrated music player. It also has a sharp screen, PIM functionality, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.
The bad: With no carrier backing, the Nokia N80 is expensive. Performance is also a bit sluggish when switching between apps.
The bottom line: If you can afford it, the Nokia N80 delivers a powerful multimedia phone packed with advanced imaging features, PIM functionality, and good call quality.
Review Courtesy of c|net (click for full Review)
"There’s a lot going on with the V630i. The new multimedia phone from Sony Ericsson packs so much in, you’re bound to be shocked when you hear it ring, reminding you of the reason phones were invented.
It's a feature-packed 3G phone, available exclusively through Vodafone. And this is no random partnership – the V630i has been kitted out with a menu that makes the most of what Vodafone Live! (its 3G service) has to offer. For instance, Mobile TV, launched last year, is now available through the main Entertainment menu on the phone, rather than through the browser....
Review Courtesy of Tech Digest (click for full Review)
"It’s a huge relief to find that Nokia has finally discovered thin. Waifishness is, after all, the characteristic that has won Motorola a huge chunk of the mobile market, despite Moto’s notoriously unintuitive software. No such usability problems afflict the E61, which runs the same Symbian 9.1 operating system and Series 60 v3 front-end as the brilliant N80, winner of Stuff’s smartphone Supertest (July 2006).
Unlike the N80, the E61 has a hardy battery life – with all flavours of wireless enabled, it’ll still manage over a week on standby and a good couple of days of heavy usage. And how you’ll use it! With a fantastic thumb-operated QWERTY keyboard and bright QVGA screen (with an incredible 16million colours), the E61 is an uabashed joy to play with – not least because it features Nokia’s stunning new mobile browser.
Review Courtesy of Stuff Magazine (click for full Review)
"Overall the Sony Ericsson W810i is a good and useable mobile phone that packs some serious muscle when it comes to laying music. It’s not your usual corporate offering and most companies will stick to basic Nokia models or issue Blackberry's, but from our use this seems flawed as the W810i offers a good small mobile that is most suited to corporate life and yet is that bit more exciting and would leave your staff feeling you’d given them a gift rather than a chain to the office....
Review Courtesy of Lord Percy (click for full Review)
"Pros: Big high-resolution screen, stylish slim slider form factor, TV-output, decent price
Cons: Camera is just 1.3 megapixels and relatively low quality, big screen space has not been utilitised properly, can’t connect own earphones/headphones to the phone directly.
Rating: 3.5/5
Review Courtesy of MoneyControl (click for full Review)
"The P858 is the premium phone for Samsung's 2006 Q1 lineup. Priced at the same level as the Sharp 903, I really don't see much reason to go for the Samsung. To say the least, I am disappointed.
Multimedia on this phone is a bittersweet experience. On one hand, the video and low light performance for photos is good, but on the other hand, the shutter lag is deal breaking. Color reproduction is only average, and auto white balance is not too accurate. Low light performance is much better than most CMOS modules, though. As this article was written, we heard that the UMTS compatible Samsung Z710 answers a lot of the problems mentioned here.
Review Courtesy of MobileBurn (click for full Review)
"Specs: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) GSM/GPRS/EDGE radio; 262,000-color display featuring 176 x 220 pixel resolution; Bluetooth radio; micro-SD expansion card slot; 1.3-megapixel camera; speakerphone.
Pros: High-speed EDGE capability; advanced voice-recognition software; full spectrum of Bluetooth connectivity options.
Cons: Onboard user-accessible memory is miniscule at 25 MB; no Wi-Fi capability.
Verdict: A good upgrade choice for T-Mobile customers in need of a phone that is intuitively easy to operate.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5...
Article Courtesy of CIO Today (click for full Article)
"One of the original BlackBerry’s best features was its full QWERTY keyboard, which made writing emails and text messages a very simple affair. But the downside of that keyboard was that it made the handset big and bulky, resulting in most BlackBerry users carrying a separate mobile phone for making voice calls. Research In Motion (RIM) tried to address this issue with the BlackBerry 7100 with varying degrees of success. But now RIM has released a new handset aimed at the user who wants to carry one device for email and phone, the BlackBerry 7130g.
The first thing that I noticed about the 7130g is that it looks good. Whereas previous BlackBerry handsets looked pretty dull and work-like, it looks like RIM considered design as well as functionality with the 7130g. Finished in matt black and silver, the 7130g looks pretty sleek and stylish – OK, it’s not going to win any beauty contests when compared to a Motorola V3 RAZR or a Nokia 8800, but it’s definitely a step in the right direction from RIM....
Review Courtesy of TrustedReviews (click for full Review)
"At $129.99 (list), the Motorola L2 fits between the camera-less Nokia 6030 and the BlackBerry 8700c in Cingular's lineup. The 6030 doesn't have Bluetooth or global roaming but sounds a bit better than the L2; the 8700c costs $70 more and requires a much more expensive service plan, but it's an enterprise e-mail powerhouse. Considering the L2's failings as a phone, I'd recommend that the camera-shy on a budget buy the super-cheap Nokia 6030 and get an inexpensive unlocked European handset as well if they intend to roam.
Review Courtesy of ABCNews (click for full Review)
"I really like the V3x. It is a beauty and the soft touch feel of its external casing feels really good. With a great feature set and excellent audio quality, I have no qualms about giving it a Highly Recommended rating. Style and function does not come any nearer than this. With the addition of its slightly revamped user interface, it just shows what Motorola is highly capable of. However, if you cannot stand the short battery life and the annoying iTap system, I would suggest you look elsewhere. As for me, I will just get a spare battery and use the multitap system for SMS....
Review Courtesy of MobileBurn (click for full Review)
"The good: The Pantech C300 camera phone offers a good range of features and a decent feature set for its small size.
The bad: The Pantech C300 may be too small for some users, and the speakerphone quality was unremarkable.
The bottom line: The Pantech C300's minuscule size will be a turnoff for many, but it manages to offer a fair amount of features and decent performance....
Review Courtesy of c|net (click for full Review)
"Pros: Integrates the latest technologies for previewing, downloading, storing, and playing music tracks and video programs while on the go.
Cons: Expansion card slot located behind the battery.
Verdict: The Razr V3m is an excellent choice for anyone looking for a flashy multimedia handset with high-speed data capabilities.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5...
Review Courtesy of TopTechNews (click for full Review)
"I said at the very beginning that the Motorola Q is a great device for certain types of users. When I use a smartphone, I hammer it on the data (email access via Exchange) and phone side. I don't install many applications or expect the device to do much beyond my data, phone and PIM needs.
I've been using the Treo 700w as my personal device since January, but my few weeks with the Q has me converted. It's officially supplanted the 700w as the best device for the way I work. Of course, the Q has limitations, but aside from battery life, I don't need the Q to do any more than it does.....
Review Courtesy of BrightHand (click for full Review)
"Quick Take: The Nokia 6680 promises a powerful set of features in a somewhat mundane design vaguely reminiscent of the Nokia 6682. Most notably, the Symbian smart phone offers two digital cameras, which, along with the 3G UMTS support, can be used for videoconferencing. You'll also find Bluetooth, a document reader, an MMC slot, and a digital music player. The triband (GSM 900/1800/1900) phone is not offered by a U.S. carrier, but an unlocked model will work stateside. For a full shakedown on the Nokia 6680, check out the reviews from CNET.co.uk or CNET Asia....
Review Courtesy of c|net (click for full Review)
"The good: The Nokia 6305i offers 3G support, a speakerphone, and quality performance in a superior, stylish design.
The bad: With no Bluetooth or external memory slot, the Nokia 6305i's feature set is lacking. Also, picture quality wasn't great.
The bottom line: The Nokia 6305i is sexy and performs well, but its feature set doesn't back up its slick design...
Review Courtesy of c|net (click for full Review)
"The Verdict
The Motorola Pebl is available now from T-Mobile at a discounted price of $99.99 with a two-year contract. Like the Razr and Slvr, the Pebl is a fashion statement, but its meager memory and low-resolution camera place it on a subpar footing with other phones in its class....
Review Courtesy of NewsFactor (click for full Review)
"Editor's Rating: 6.7 Good
The good: The Helio Hero has a 2-megapixel camera, EV-DO support, tight MySpace integration, a great display, a beautiful user interface, and excellent audio quality. It also features Helio On Top, a dynamic newsfeed aggregator.
The bad: The Helio Hero suffers from a bulky design, and it lacks Bluetooth and instant-messaging options. Plus, its store doesn't offer music downloads at this time, and the Helio On Top aggregator doesn't allow the manual addition of feeds. It also has a hefty price tag.
Review courtesy of ABC News (click for full review)
"...There is a lot to like about the physical aspects of the M6100. It looks like an MP3 player more than a phone, it has solid build, and most of all, its petite size will appeal to many of the ladies out there. However, beyond the aesthetics, the M6100 is just plain ordinary. Being marketed as a music phone, the only thing that differentiates it from the recently reviewed S5200 is the doubled on board memory. Even so, 128MB is definitely not enough for a decent playlist. The lack of expandable memory is unacceptable for a music phone....
Review courtesy of mobileburn (click for full review)
"...Physically, the Q has a lot going for it. It's thin and light enough to be only slightly uncomfortable carried in a shirt pocket, unlike the heavier Treo. At the same time, the Q is wider than a Treo (though not quite as wide as some BlackBerries), providing the space for a QWERTY keyboard with comfortably spaced keys.
It also has a Bluetooth chip for wireless connection to a headset and works as a speakerphone. Of course, Bond needs his hands free for other things...
Review courtesy of CNN (click for full review)
"It's the Q, the Motorola Q. The RAZR-thin Motorola Q is the coolest smartphone in America. It's a terrific voice phone, a dandy music player, and a swell e-mail machine. Just be warned: Expensive service plans mean it isn't as cheap as it appears.
The Q is an unusually wide (2.5 inches), very flat (0.5 inches thick) 4-ounce slab with a bright 320-by-240 screen and a raised, angled QWERTY keyboard. There's a scroll wheel and button on the side, just like those on BlackBerry devices, and a five-way cursor pad above the keyboard, like the ones on Palm Treo handhelds. You can use both sets of keys for navigation, making the Q unusually convenient to use with one hand. A miniSD card slot sits on the edge opposite from the scroll wheel....
Review Courtesy of PCMag (click for full Review)
"...The Samsung A920 has great technical strengths and the service is working very nicely on it. It has a few weaknesses but comes at a somewhat affordable price. Higher-end phones are also available: take a look at the Samsung A900 or if you don’t mind the additional bulk and money, the PPC-670. "
Review Courtesy of UberGizmo (click for full Review)
"They don't call them smartphones for nothing! The SDA from T-mobile can do it all, web, multimedia, e-mail, IM and more.
The SDA looks like a typical candy bar style phone. It has a soft silver finish to it and looks sexy! The screen is huge! It's a 320 x 240 portrait screen. The clarity is downright amazing. The front of the phone is also crammed with buttons including 3 media buttons. This includes play, previous track and next track. The play button will jump you right to the media player. These buttons make media access a cinch. You'll also find the expected Windows Mobile buttons including home, back, d-pad and the two soft buttons. The number keys are crammed at the bottom. Fat fingered people be warned, they are small...
Review Courtesy of ABC-WJRT (click for full Review)
"The new BlackBerry 8700g improves upon earlier models by incorporating the latest high-speed EDGE technology for mobile phones and doubling the amount of available memory. As it turns out, those are just two of the features that make Research In Motion's new smartphone for T-Mobile a winner....
Review Courtesy of NewsFactor (click for full Review)
"The Samsung SCH-a970 smartphone integrates a still-image camera that doubles as a video camcorder, and it can download and play music tracks and short video clips. This new handset takes advantage of the high-speed Evolution Data-Optimized (EVDO) network to deliver blazing download speeds in U.S. metropolitan areas where Verizon now offers its EVDO-enabled broadband service.
Review Courtesy of Sci-Tech-Today (click for full Review)
"Bottom Line:
The Helio Kickflip isn't ready for retail sale yet. Wait until they fix the bugs.
Pros:
Beautiful. Solid construction.
Cons:
Poor voice quality. No way to get photos off camera. HOT app disables phone function. Several other bugs...
Review Courtesy of PCMag (click for full Review)
"The good: The LG LX550 has an attractive design, admirable call quality, and a range of high-end features, including Bluetooth, a speakerphone, an MP3 player, a Micro SD card slot, EV-DO support, and an FM transmitter.
The bad: The LG LX550 has shaky music quality, tricky keypad controls, and limited photo resolutions, and it does not offer analog roaming.
The bottom line: The attractive, high-performing LG LX550 is a solid addition to Sprint's EV-DO lineup.
Review Courtesy of c|net (click for full Review)
"First shown in February of 2005 at the 3GSM show in Cannes, France, the PEBL U6 has certainly been a long time in coming. As you might expect from a handset first launched so long ago, the PEBL U6 does not sport the latest and greatest high tech goodies like a megapixel camera, EDGE data, or WiFi connectivity. But then again, that's not really the PEBL's thing.
The PEBL is targeted at people that want an attractive handset that is as distinctive looking as it is pleasant to hold. To that end, Motorola's latest version of the PEBL U6 in its bright "chroma" color schemes seem to suit the bill...
Review Courtesy of MobileBurn (click for full Review)
"The Samsung SCH-i730 ranked as one of our favorite smart phones of 2005. It was pretty revolutionary at the time, with its five forms of wireless, its sleek slider design, and its full QWERTY keyboard. Since then, however, the smart-phone landscape has changed, with powerhouses such as the Cingular 8125 and the Sprint PPC-6700 dominating the field, and the SCH-i730's successor, the Samsung SCH-i830, falls short of the competition for several reasons. First, the SCH-i830 suffers from poor call quality, and it's still running the old Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition OS. Yet, there are bright notes. It's a dual-mode CDMA/GSM phone, so you can use it globally, and it's equipped with Bluetooth and a full QWERTY keyboard. Like its older sibling, the SCH-i830 has the tools to keep the road warrior on track, but there are just better, more up-to-date models out there. The Samsung SCH-i830 is available through Verizon Wireless for a hefty $599, but you should be able to get it for less with a service agreement.
The Samsung SCH-i830's design is largely unchanged in comparison with the SCH-i730's, as it retains the same dimensions (5.2 by 2.8 by 0.6 inches; 6.4 ounces) and smooth slider design. Overall, it's a solidly constructed phone that's comfortable to hold in the hand, although the external antenna adds unwanted bulk. Comparatively speaking, the SCH-i830 is roughly the same size as the Cingular 8125 and the Palm Treo 700w. In its closed state, the 2.8-inch touch screen dominates the face of the SCH-i830. It displays 65,536 colors at a 240x320-pixel resolution, but the screen was hard to read in direct sunlight. There are four customizable shortcut keys and a five-way navigation toggle below the display, and just beneath those are the Back button and the Talk and End keys. On the right side, you have an SDIO/MMC expansion slot, while a 2.5mm headset jack, a voice-memo key, a volume rocker, and a hold/backlight switch are on the left.
Review courtesy of c|net (click for full review)
"Sanyo's SCP-3100 for Sprint (known officially as the Sprint PCS Vision Phone SCP-3100 by Sanyo) carries on the company's reputation for spectacular voice quality. Unfortunately, its mediocre feature set and truly hideous case design require me to recommend other phones in Sprint's midrange.
There's no polite way to say it: This is a very, very ugly phone. The black-and-white, text-only external screen lights up a garish orange color; the keypad lights, meanwhile, are a clashing green. The 128-by-160 main color screen seems a bit washed out. The front of the phone looks as if it has gills, and the plastic back has a definite Fisher-Price feel to it. Sanyo doesn't make beautiful phones, but this one takes the cake. Comparing it to LG's elegant PM-225 or Motorola's C290 makes the deficiency of its design even more striking.....
Review courtesy of ABC News (click for full review)
"After revolutionizing the stylish mobile phone genre with the slick and slim RAZR, Motorola’s latest PEBL is almost exactly the opposite: it’s compact at 8.7cm by 4.9cm, and 2cm thick. It’s smooth, rounded corners give it that stone pebble-ish look, hence the name. The phone looks good, but it may appeal to women more than men.
The external display is a vertical strip, and even though its monochrome, it goes well with the shape of the phone. The PEBL fits comfortably in your hand, but it’s a bit on the heavier side at 110gm, which makes it 15gm more than the RAZR). The opening mechanism is semi-automatic – just slide the top shell down a little and the spring action takes control from there. This looks and feels cool, but if you don’t grip it well, it may just fall off your hand.
Review courtesy of MoneyControl (click for full review)
"The Helio Hero ($275 list) is the first MySpace phone. If you spend your life on the popular social-networking site, that should be enough to send you running for your credit card. If MySpace isn't YourSpace, though, Helio might be a tougher sell right now.
Helio is a new mobile-phone carrier, a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) like Amp'd, Mobile ESPN and Virgin, that buys time from one of the four national networks (in this case, Sprint) and sells services under its own name. Helio is trying to appeal to The O.C. and Laguna Beach wannabes—teens and twentysomethings with cash to burn and who aren't too technical, but who value gaming, media, and social networking....
Review courtesy of ABC (click for full review)
"SIM-carrying PDAs succeed by balancing two factors: functionality and size. Too big and a device loses its effectiveness as an out-of-office solution. Too small and its ability to be of any use at all is diluted.
Thankfully, K-Jam errs on the right side of both of these metrics. K-Jam's dimensions aren't much bigger than that of smartphones, allowing you the freedom to make a voice call in the traditional manner without feeling you're talking into a toaster. Bluetooth gives you the option of hands-free communication too. i-Mate has done well to pack so much into the design....
Review courtesy of SmartOfficeNews (click for full review)
"At 113 mm tall, 55 mm wide and 22mm deep the N91 is a lot bigger than many phones, and actually rivals Orange’s SPV M600 for overall size. The bottom third of the casing is taken up with a series of controllers for music playback, and you need to slide this down to get to the number pad. When you do this, the handset grows to a huge 140mm tall.
The good news is that you can do most things without needing to use the slider, and when you do need the number pad its small wide keys are nicely raised from their surround, responsive, and very easy to hit.
That front fascia is one of several aspects of both software and hardware designed to emphasise the musicality of this handset: Nokia certainly does seem to have covered the bases and thought user needs through well....
Review courtesy of TrustedReviews (click for full review)
"Mobile phoners looking for quality, style and good looks will love Sony Ericsson's Z550, announced today. Finished in a combination of premium brushed metal and high gloss material, the Z550 is a classy partner for work and leisure with universal appeal.
The 1.3 Megapixel camera has 4x digital zoom and takes great snap shots and video for capturing those unpredictable moments. These can be viewed on a crisp, bright colour display. With 20MB of onboard memory expandable to 1GB, it's simple to store and share a large collection of pictures using MMS, Bluetooth(TM) or e-mail...
Review Courtesy of Hugin (click for full Review)
"The Cingular 8125 Pocket PC is a new smartphone from Taiwan-based manufacturer HTC that offers both high-speed EDGE connectivity and Wi-Fi capabilities in a stylish and compact case. Targeted at everyone from productivity-minded consumers to enterprise employees, the new Windows Mobile smartphone runs Microsoft's complete portfolio of Pocket PC software applications right out of the box....
Review courtesy of NewsFactor (click for full review)
"The Motorola Razr V3im is the Razr V3i with iTunes on it. So what does the m edition give you that the old Razr didn't? The most obvious differences are that the handset is the colour burgundy and there's a dedicated iTunes button in place of the messaging key. The iTunes key lets you access Apple's music application without having to go through the phone's menu, which is useful if you want to listen to your tunes without having to fiddle around too much....
Review courtesy of c|net (click for full review)
"Last week Nokia announced its smallest ever smartphone, the Nokia 5500, with dimensions of 107 x 45 x 18 mm and a volume of just 77cc. The Nokia 5500 is an active/sports lifestyle-focused tri band EGSM (900) / GSM (1800/1900) phone which can be seen as a replacement for the popular Nokia 5140. Headlines features of the 5500 include an instant swap key for switching the phone into different modes (phone, music and sport), a 3D sensor (accelerometer) which enables pedometer functionality for sports tracking and an alternative interaction method, text to speech capabilities for various functions, and an active (stainless steel and rubberised casing) orientated design....
Review courtesy of AllAboutSymbian (click for full review)
"Building upon the popularity of the 6101, Nokia recently released the 6103 for T-Mobile, a similar device but adding Bluetooth technology.
The Nokia 6103, being an upgraded 6101 rather than a successor, offers similar features such as a VGA camera with dedicated camera key, Nokia Xpress audio messaging for sending audio clips, and dual color screens with support for animated wallpapers and screensavers....
Review Courtesy of Mobiledia (click for full Review)
"...Here’s the best part: this thing is a real MP3 player. Sure, it doesn’t support much DRM, but DRM can sit and spin anyway. As we all know from Jurassic Park, life finds a way, and if I really want to listen to something on the N91, I’ll figure out how to get it on there. The dedicated music keys are excellent and intuitive and the music stops and starts when a call comes in...
Review Courtesy of LG (click for full Review)
"Phones have become as much fashion statements as communication tools, so it’s no surprise to see Nokia tapping into this with its new L’Amour collection. Designed for the terminally fashionable, this is the most innovative of the bunch. There’s no keypad; instead you use an iPod-like clickwheel and selection button to control everything.
It’s laudable that this device wants to redefine the way people use phones. Unfortunately, it fails on just about every level. For a start, entering a number is incredibly difficult. You need to select each digit from a list on the screen by rotating and clicking the wheel. Selecting a contact is more straightforward, so if you have all your contacts stored on your computer, you should Bluetooth them over – the alternative is frustration, madness and quite possibly, RSI.
Review courtesy of t3 (click for full review)
"From the start, the Samsung SPH-A580 looks like your basic cell phone, and in many ways, it is. You'll find a speakerphone, but there's no camera, multimedia messaging, or any of the fancy offerings that carriers are fond of touting. But sometimes looks can be deceiving. Though the SPH-A580 is primarily a phone for making calls, you'll also find a new and interesting Sprint feature: wireless backup, which offers SPH-A580 owners an opportunity to, well, wirelessly back up their contacts to Sprint's Web site. Though the SPH-A580 is a tad expensive if you pay full price ($179), service rebates should knock it down to less than $100. And better yet, by purchasing it online, you could eliminate the price tag altogether.
Given Samsung's long history of pumping out silver flip phones, the SPH-A580's design is ho-hum. There's no external antenna, it's relatively compact (3.6 by 1.8 by 0.9 inches; 3.4 ounces), and it feels solid in hand. We like the blue border that continues to the phone's rear face and the prominent speaker above the external display. Speaking of which, however, the external screen is not impressive. Tiny (96x32 pixels) and rectangular--no bigger than the display on the Sanyo VI-2300--it supports only 4-color, grayscale resolution. It shows the time, battery life, signal strength, and caller ID (where available) but not the date. Immediately above the screen is a tiny service light that blinks during calls, but you can turn it off.
Review courtesy of c|net (click for full review)
"Well, Helio sent us our Kickflip in the mail today, and we can't really stop playing with it. The EV-DO is the usual walled garden media business; H.O.T. isn't bad, but won't let you add feeds; generally the apps work well and are easy on the eyes, even if they aren't always incredibly flexible. We'll go more into the software later (anything you want to know?) though, it's the hardware where the Kickflip really shines. We freaking can't stop flipping the thing open. It's like tactile crack, and we have to put it away under some papers to free our hands and get any work done, instead of engaging in the idle addictive sensation of nudging the screen and flipping it open, then closing it again with that little click.
Review courtesy of Engadget (click for full review)
"This is a decent phone for business users but I was honestly hoping for more. The PPC-6700 seems sluggish and frankly a bit thick. It's a nice device for a first version but I'm definitely hoping for more in a followup device. If you can afford the $449 price tag, it's worth a try for Pocket PC lovers. Those of you who are used to using a Treo or Blackberry will be disappointed...
Review courtesy of PDABlast (click for full review)
"Although it looks a lot like a calculator you'd get for free by opening a bank account, the Samsung SGH-P300 can do a lot more than just help you balance your checkbook. Sure, it has a calculator, but inside the small if somewhat plain package, you'll also find a feature-rich GSM cell phone that delivers admirable performance. Granted, the SGH-P300's credit card-size form factor does have its drawbacks--the button layout is odd, there's no external memory slot, and audio quality fluctuates--but with Bluetooth, a megapixel camera, and an MP3 player, Samsung made a serious effort to cram as much as it could into this insanely tiny handset. The SGH-P300 won't be for everyone, and the lack of a supporting U.S. carrier will mean a high price (around $550), but for the cell phone fanatic, it could dethrone the Motorola Razr as an it phone....
Review Courtesy of c|net (click for full Review)
"We like this phone a lot and LG has good reason to expect the Chocolate to fly off the shelves. While it might not appeal to those who want their handsets to come brimming with technical goodies, there is no arguing that it looks fantastic and is sure to succeed on that factor alone....
Review Courtesy of Tech Digest (click for full Review)
"The LG VX9800 is the latest smartphone from Verizon Wireless to feature Evolution Data-Optimized (EVDO) capability, which means potentially blazing download speeds. But this new handset's main claim to fame is its ability to play both streaming video clips and music tracks. And it does it on a device that is appealing to both the eye and the ear....
Review courtesy of SciTechToday (click for full review)
"Not to be confused with the T-Mobile SDA Music introduced by T-Mobile Germany in late 2004, the SDA that is being offered by T-Mobile USA is a similar but new device that is based on the HTC Tornado design - also shared with the i-mate SP5m. While similar to the Cingular 2125 and other devices based on the HTC Faraday, the T-Mobile SDA gets the benefit of 802.11b WiFi access in addition to all of its other connectivity options.
It may not be the most sexy looking phone on the planet, but few devices today can offer as much functionality in a normally sized package as can T-Mobile's SDA...
Review courtesy of MobileBurn (click for full review)
"Cingular's 8125 Pocket PC phone, the GSM answer to the 6700, combines a large comfortable keyboard and a full suite of communication options.
The Cingular 8125 is a rebranded version of the HTC Wizard Pocket PC phone. The Wizard is also sold in a slightly different casing by T-Mobile, under the name MDA (or MDA Vario, if you happen to be in Europe) and various other brands. Most of this review also applies to the Cingular 8100, which is a version of the Wizard without an embedded camera....
Review courtesy of Brighthand (click for full review)
"The good: The UTStarcom XV6700 features a full QWERTY keyboard under a slider design and includes Windows Mobile 5, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and EV-DO. The smart phone also has a 1.3-megapixel camera and a speakerphone.
The bad: Unfortunately, Verizon restricts the wireless radios on the UTStarcom XV6700, and call quality and talk time are subpar.
The bottom line: The UTStarcom XV6700 for Verizon Wireless has all the makings of a powerful Windows Mobile smart phone, but it's tripped up by wireless restrictions and mediocre performance...
Review courtesy of c|net (click for full review)
"Satellite navigation is a must-have these days. Established brands like TomTom, Garmin, Navman and Magellan are being challenged by a wide range of companies. Mio was early to market with competing products and even its own route-planning software, although until now none of its devices have sported phone features. Enter the Mio A701, a smart phone with a fully integrated GPS receiver...
Article Courtesy of The Register (click for full article)
"This svelte, clamshell phone looks just like the Razr--and it includes some of the same impressive features. PC World Canada rating: 71 Good.
A spitting image of Motorola's black Razr phone, Samsung's MM-A900 bears the same sleek clamshell design and an equally vibrant and roomy internal LCD. (One major difference between these models: Samsung's model is only available in the U.S., so customs and unlocking fees are a definite factor when comparing it to other models). And, for the most part, the two standard cell phones carry the same impressive features. But, the MM-A900 suffers from short talk-time battery life, sub-par audio and dull photos generated from its 1.3-megapixel camera.
Review Courtesy of PC World Canada (click for full Review)
"There's a lot you'll put up with if your date is really, really hot. He or she could have some bad habits, emotional issues, maybe even be a little hard of hearing. The VK Mobile VK2020 phone ($399) is that hot—head-turning, eye-popping hot—so those who take it out on the town will be able to overlook its flaws...
Review Courtesy of PC Magazine (click for full Review)
"Instant messaging and email aficionados will like this phone's capabilities--and its stow-away keyboard. PC World Canada rating: 72 Good.
Looking for a cell phone that lets you stay connected via email and instant messenger? You don't need a pricey PDA hybrid phone to get the messaging features you crave. Consider the LG F9200 (available in the U.S., unlocking required for Canada). This candy bar-style standard cell phone features a hidden QWERTY keyboard, which slides out from beneath the handset, enabling you to type messages much more easily....
Review Courtesy of PCWorld Canada (click for full Review)
"As can be said of Nextel phones in general, if you're looking for a phone for personal use only, the i870 is probably not the best choice. However, for business users, the ability to store and synchronize calendars and contact info along with the walkie-talkie PTT are strong selling points. The i870 stands apart from the usual super-chunky, ruggedized Nextel pack: it's somewhat less bulky, has a good camera, memory expansion slot and an MP3 player with stereo headphone jack. If you're looking for a feature phone for your workforce, Nextel now has the answer: the Motorola i870. Though it might lack the sex appeal of feature phones from other carriers, it has excellent build quality, good battery life and works reliably....
Review courtesy of Mobile Tech Review (click for full review)
"The device itself is striking, and seems solidly constructed with a metal grille for the speaker phone, matt blue/black finish and a noticeable lack of flimsiness.
The full Qwerty keyboard is easy to get used to, although bigger thumbs may find hitting relatively small keys hard to hit every time. The raised buttons are easy to find, and we adapted quickly to pressing out messages with our thumbs.
Dialling numbers was more awkward but a thumb dial on the right of the device makes scrolling up and down documents easy....
Review courtesy of Computer Active (click for full review)
"Motorola's Razr is one of the most popular cell phones in Canada-and I can see whiy: this standard cell phone looks great, offers high-speed web browsing and has a vibrant screen. It's not perfect, however. I encountered poor battery life and inconsistent call quality, plus I got lacklustre photos from its camera.
The Razr V3c I tested improves on the original V3 in a couple of ways. First, it comes with a 1.3-megapixel camera. Second, it supports the almost-broadband-level EvDO network, which means faster page loads when you're using the internet browser.
Review courtesy of PCWorld (click for full review)
"Samsung's latest 3G handset - the SGH-Z540V - landed in the shops recently. Of course, it is alongside some fine 3G handsets like the BenQ-Siemens EF81 and the Motorola RAZR V3x. Does it stand up to be counted ? We try out the Vodaphone model on the catwalk....
Review courtesy of 3G (click for full review)
"There's a lot you'll put up with if your date is really, really hot. He or she could have some bad habits, emotional issues, maybe even be a little hard of hearing. The VK Mobile VK2020 phone ($399) is that hot—head-turning, eye-popping hot—so those who take it out on the town will be able to overlook its flaws.
The VK2020 makes the Motorola SLVR L7 look like a house brick. It will turn heads, attract comments, and convince good-looking people that you're worth talking to. At 3.7 by 1.9 by 0.3 inches and 1.9 ounces, you can almost balance it on a finger. It feels solid, not cheap, and has the same flat keypad with raised rubber numbers that the SLVR does, although the keys are much tinier on the VK2020. Yet there's an MP3 player with 100MB of storage in this little tri-band phone, along with Bluetooth, USB Mass Storage capability, a 1,000-contact phone book, and two Java games....
Review courtesy of ABC News (click for full review)
"What defines a true global traveller or a mobile professional? A suitcase with important papers, a bag filled with essentials, a good suit, sunglasses, ofcourse a passport and a mobile phone. But not just any run of the mill kind. After all, the cellphone is an important addition to yourself, when you greet your client.
So, say bonjour to the Motorola A840. It's one of those phones which likes to say hello to both a CDMA and a GSM network. So, you could use the services of a CDMA operator like Tata Indicom and a GSM provider like Hutch in one phone - but not at the same time. All you have to do is go to settings. Select the phone mode, choose your operator and voila. This is a great option when travelling between country and city networks. It's also got a retractable antenna for improving signal reception, which is very handy....
Review courtesy of MoneyControl (click for full review)
"Nokia seem to have at last regained their vision for mobile phone design and are now once again producing mobile phones that are both functional and attractive. The latest at arrive with us for review is the Nokia 6280 which is the latest in the range of slider phones.
The small Nokia box arrived at the office and from the outside looked like bog standard Nokia fare, but inside sat a rather attractive 6280 in black (also available in a silver graphite). It measures 100 x 46 x 21mm and weighs 115 grams, its build is just right to sit in the palm of the hand without being too small and feeling lightweight....
Review Courtesy of LordPercy (click for full Review)
