Mobile Phone Reviews

The E90 is Nokia’s new top end enterprise-focussed device. However, as with the multimedia-focussed N95, Nokia have packed in an impressive number of features. The connectivity options include quad band EGSM, 3G connectivity (WCDMA and HSDPA), WiFi (802.11g), Bluetooth (including stereo audio support), infrared and USB (2.0 full-speed). There is also a 2.5mm audio jack for headsets, a FM Radio, a 3.2 megapixel camera with auto-focus and DVD-quality recording, and an integrated GPS chipset. All this in the standard Communicator clamshell form factor, which this time boasts an external QVGA screen with number keypad and a wide (800×352 pixels) internal screen with full QWERTY keyboard.

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Verizon Wireless is going to announce Samsung Glyde SCH-U940 today, which is another slider phone with a horizontal QWERTY keyboard. The fashion Glyde do not support vcast TV though. It will be sold at $249 with a 2 years contract and after a $50 rebate. Check out the product photo shot here.Other than a full touch screen and QWERTY keyboard, Samsung Glyde also offers a 2 megapixel camera, bluetooth, full HTML browser, microSD card slot and a 240 x 440 pixel resolution display.

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LG is hoping to repeat the success story of the Chocolate phone with a new line of products under the Black Label Series: the all-mirror, all-metallic new Shine label. The idea of a series of similarly styled designer handsets is nothing new, but there is yet to be a company that could turn the concept into a worldwide sensation like LG. Today we will take a look at the LG KE970 Shine slider, and try to understand why it has managed to sell over 1 million units in just 4 months after launch. [Read the rest of this entry…]

The U900 is Samsung’s flagship phone of 2008. It’s a super-sexy super-slim slide phone that looks very “2008″ with its dual-screen touch-sensitive controls and metal casing. With a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, 3G video calling, MP3 player, FM radio and plenty of memory it should tick most people’s boxes. Available in Graphite or Silver.The final highlight of today’s presentation is a handset Samsung are in fact putting up front. It’s their latest Ultra series mobile - the largely advertised Samsung U900 Soul. This year Samsung are presenting only one Ultra device - they claim it’s the quintessential mobile device that doesn’t need to mix with any Ultra peers. [Read the rest of this entry…]

Released for Sprint and Verizon Wireless, the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 is backed by high-speed EV-DO broadband connectivity. Offered in a liquid silver-colored finish with chrome highlights, smooth edges and soft curves, the Curve 8330 is small and light, integrating rich multimedia capabilities such as email, phone, organizer, camera, video recorder, Internet access, supported mobile streaming and GPS capabilities. The BlackBerry Curve 8330 is supported by BlackBerry Internet Service that gives users access to up to 10 supported POP3 and IMAP personal and corporate email accounts.

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The LG Vu has been a long time coming. Ever since we saw the LG Prada early last year, we wanted a similar handset for the U.S. market. Not soon after, we grew jealous of our international cousins for having access to the LG Viewty, the 5.0-megapixel successor to the Prada available only in Europe and Asia. Since then, we’ve seen the LG Voyager and the LG Glimmer come our way, but we were still waiting for a full touch screen phone from LG. Finally, at CTIA in April 2008, we had our glimpse of the LG Vu, which many have claimed to be the U.S. version of the Viewty. However, its claim to fame isn’t its camera–instead, the Vu is one of AT&T’s launch devices for AT&T Mobile TV, the carrier’s brand new live mobile TV service launching in May 2008.

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The Sony Ericsson W710i is a Walkman® phone designed for the more active user. The W710i comes with the outstanding Walkman® music feature & fitness applications for the healthy active users whom love their music on the go. The phone has a clamshell opening system & comes in a choice of either performance graphite or a striking hatha violet coloured casing. The phone weighs 101 grams & measures 88 x 48 x 24.5 mm which provides a beautifully compact & useable phone. The phone kit which comes with the W710i includes a Disc2Phone music management software, a 512 Mbytes Memory Stick Micro™ M2™, USB cable, active stereo headset & an arm band which holds the phone on the users arm when the user is taking part in a gentle run or other fitness activities. [Read the rest of this entry…]

The Nokia N78, announced at Mobile World Congress 2008, is a candybar form factor Nseries phone with a 3.2 megapixel camera, integrated GPS with WiFi and HSDPA connectivity. It is Nokia’s new entry level Nseries product (a relative term when it comes to Nseries – the N78 comfortably qualifies as a mid to high-end product when seen in the context of Nokia’s complete device portfolio). In terms of hardware, the N78 is a step down from its Nseries sisters – less out of the box memory, smaller screen size, smaller camera resolution – but for the most part the actual functionality is still there, making the N78 a compelling proposition for those on a budget. [Read the rest of this entry…]

Samsung Giorgio Armani phone is a truly compact touchscreen phone. It doesn’t have the ease-of-use of Apple’s iPhone nor the high-end features of the LG Viewty touchphone, but it looks amazing. If you can get used to the touchscreen interface, you’ll find that it’s a beautiful phone that can also take photos, record video clips and play music

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The LG KF600 is a sibling of the North American LG Venus from Verizon Wireless, and represents the company’s experiment to combine the touch interface with the traditional button-based interface. Just to add a little twist to the traditional touch-pad, LG replaced it with small touchscreen display that is able to morph with respect to the running applications. Today with this review, we will weigh this new experience between fashion and functionality with the KF600 from LG. [Read the rest of this entry…]