April PDA and Smartphone Reviews Archives

Nokia N95 Review at Pocket-Lint

Pocket-lint has a review of the Nokia N95 and gives it an 8 out of 10 rating: “For the purists out there, none of the individual elements beat a solo offering, but then you wouldn’t be able to get all those elements in your pocket without getting suspicious looks. So should you embrace convergence? The [...]

Motorola Q Amp’d Edition Review at CNET

CNET has a review of the Motorola Q, Amp’d Edition, and writes, “While we loved the variety of content, accessing it required a bit of patience. Downloading songs and TV shows took 5 minutes or longer, and we were often greeted with messages like “Your request cannot be processed at this time” or “Cannot connect [...]

HTC Trinity P3600 Review at Lets Go Mobile

Lets Go Mobile has a review of the HTC Trinity P3600 and writes, “The HTC Trinity P3600 is an attractive phone that has been well put together technologically. All of its functions are easy to use and work well. However, that is more than can be said of the HTC P3600’s camera. It doesn’t perform [...]

Samsung SGH-i320 Review at SlashGear

SlashGear has a review of the Samsung SGH-i320 and writes, “In-call quality was good, and the i320 was tenacious with a signal. Slightly more worrying was the occasional failure to audibly notify me to a new message - either email, SMS or MMS - which I would only notice from the icon when later using [...]

Samsung SGH-i400 Smartphone

The Samsung SGH-i400 is an S60 smartphone offering the following features:
* tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900MHz)
* GPRS
* Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
* 2.0 megapixel camera
* microSD memory expansion up to 4GB
* display: 2.3″ 262k color TFT LCD, QVGA (240×320 pixel) resolution
* weight: 92g (3.24oz)
* dimensions: 101mm x 50mm x 15.8mm (3.97″ x 1.97″ x 0.62″)
Via MobileBurn.

Orange SPV E650 Review at Trusted Reviews

Trusted Reviews has a review of the Orange SPV E650 and writes, “The SPV E650 is the first device I’ve come across that can truly be described as a single solution for data and voice. It’s small enough to be carried around in any situation and fully featured enough to handle all of your mobile [...]

Orange SPV M700 Review at Trusted Reviews

Trusted Reviews has a reviewo f the Orange SPV M700 and writes, “This is Quad-band handset with 3G and it can handle HSDPA to 1.8Mbps. Don’t get too excited about this at the moment though. Orange has launched its HSDPA, which it calls 3G+, but only presently in London. However, the company does plan to [...]

BlackBerry 8830

The BlackBerry 8830 offers the following features:
* 800/1900MHz CDMA/EV-DO
* 900/1800MHz GSM/GPRS support
* microSD memory expansion
* 64MB internal memory
* display: 320 x 240 resolution, 65k color TFT LCD
* dimensions: 114mm x 66mm x 13.9mm (4.49″ x 2.6″ x 0.55″)
* Bluetooth
* speakerphone
* GPS
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Orange SPV M700 Review at Absolute Gadget

Absolute Gadget has a review of the Orange SPV M700 and writes, “Our favourite addition by a mile is GPS technology as standard. The M600 was able to guide you around using Orange’s SatNav software, but you had to use a Bluetooth dongle to connect to a GPS service. Having that as part of the [...]

Nokia N95 Review at MobileChoice

MobileChoice has a review of the Nokia N95 and writes, “The N95 shoots in 2592×1944-pixels and pictures viewed on your PC at 100% do show the camera’s processing handicap. However, most of us print photos at 4×6-inch size and at this level the picture quality shows a good level of detail, strong contrast and exceptional [...]

T-Mobile Sidekick iD Review at Infosync

Infosync has a review of the T-Mobile Sidekick iD and gives it a 76% rating: “If you think about this phone in terms of what it isn’t, you are left with a lot of disappointing omissions, especially the lack of even 2.5G networking and a camera. The phone lacks the multimedia prowess of the older [...]

Nokia E50 Review at CNET UK

CNET UK has a review of the Nokia E50 and writes, “While the E50 plays MP3 and AAC music files and turns out good volume and acceptable sound quality from its internal speaker, it ships with a mono earbud. The handset may not be aimed primarily at music lovers, but even the most hardened workaholic [...]

T-Mobile Sidekick iD Review at PCWorld

PCWorld has a review of the T-Mobile Sidekick iD and writes, “Not only does the well-designed keyboard–concealed by the device’s swiveling screen until you need it–simplify input, but Danger’s attention to user experience makes even routine address-book entries and IM service setup a pleasure. (You get clients for AOL, MSN and Yahoo services.) On the [...]

T-Mobile Sidekick iD Review at CNET

CNET has a review of the T-Mobile Sidekick iD and writes, “In order to make the T-Mobile Sidekick iD more budget-friendly, some features had to be sacrificed, but we think T-Mobile and Danger took it a bit too far. The iD strips out the 1.3-megapixel camera, music player, integrated Bluetooth, expandable media slot, and EDGE [...]

Dopod D800W

PCAuthority has a review of the Dopod D800W and writes, “All in all the D800W is a great product. At its heart is a responsive phone which can be used without a stylus, but it’s so much more. It might not offer the push email clients of our cheaper, A-Listed smartphones, but the operating system [...]

Nokia N73 Review at ThinkCamera

ThinkCamera compares the Nokia N73 smartphone to the Fujifilm F20 digital camera and writes, “Here’s the bottom line - two of us from the office tried out the N73 under a variety of circumstances. Both of us agreed that if we were getting a new phone it would be the N73. The quality doesn’t stack [...]

T-Mobile Sidekick 3 Review at Slashgear

Slashgear has a review of the T-Mobile Sidekick 3 and writes, “Twelve months ago I would’ve signed my soul (or the equivalent in the cellphone world: a carrier’s contract) away for the Sidekick 3. Fresh, usable, even dare I say it fashionable, I could readily see it as the hub of my mobile life. [...]

Dopod D810

CNET Asia has a review of the Dopod D810 and writes, “Note that while the D810 is capable of running Windows Mobile 6 Professional, Dopod currently has no plans to provide an upgrade for this model. … One glaring omission on the D810 is an audio jack. This makes it impossible to plug in [...]

Nokia N73 Review at PCMag

PCMag has a review of the Nokia N73 and writes, “shutter lag reminds you that, yeah, this is a Symbian Series 60 smartphone, running an operating system that typically feels a little slow to respond. Like most Series 60 phones, the N73 can feel a bit laggy when you’re opening or closing applications or screens. [...]

T-Mobile Wing (HTC Atlas)

The T-Mobile Wing (HTC Atlas) has specs which include the following:
* weight: 168 grams
* dimensions: 59 x 109 x 17 mm
* 32bit Texas Instruments OMAP 850 CPU
* Windows Mobile 6 Professional
* Bluetooth
* 1.9 megapixel camera
* 128 MB ROM
* 64MB RAM
* touchscreen
* slide-out keyboard
* CSD, GPRS and EDGE
Source. Looking for a great price on the [...]

Nokia 6290

Mobile-Review has a review of the Nokia 6290 and writes, “On release Nokia 6290 will be the company’s most cutting-edge model having people, seeking a smartphone to use it as their main device for surfing the Web, listening to music and enjoy top-notch display, as its target audience. The handset is by no means portable [...]

HTC P4350 Review at Pocket-lint

Pocket-lint has a review of the HTC P4350 and writes, “For those not looking for the all singing all dancing capabilities of the TyTN the P4350 will fit the bill, however given the choice on a Smartphone of having 3G and HSDPA built in or just regular GSM we know that we, and any self [...]

Motorola Q Review at TechNewsWorld

TechNewsWorld has a review of the Motorola Q and writes, “The Motorola Q smartphone adequately combines the functionalities of a PDA, Web browser, phone and MP3 player. The Q’s operating system runs Microsoft Windows Mobile, and while there may be advantages to that — compatibility with Microsoft’s desktop applications, for example — the OS shares [...]

Vodafone 1210/VDA IV Review at the unwired

the unwired has a review of the Vodafone 1210/VDA IV and writes, “The Vodafone 1210/VDA IV isn’t a beauty nor is it an eye catcher. It’s a budget workhorse which is fine since many business users needs such workhorses. The missing camera(s) might be irritating at the first sight but if you don’t use the [...]

Nokia N95 Review at 3G

3G has a review of the Nokia N95 and writes, “The bottom line for the N95 is that it is getting close, but at the moment cannot fully replace a dedicated digital camera or a sat-nav system. There are limitations. But HEY, a 3G HSDPA phone with a 5 mega pixel (2595 x 1944 pixels) [...]

Nokia N95 Review at Wired

Wired has a review of the Nokia N95 and writes, “The camera is Phat City, but its shutter lag is almost long enough for the subject to rush out of frame, grab a pizza, slip back in and resume his pose. The GPS works great—if there are no buildings around, and, despite a beefed-up processor, [...]

O2 Xda Orbit Review at PCPlus

PCPlus has a review of the O2 Xda Orbit and writes, “It’s hard to fault the market leader – Tom Tom – for its sat nav products, but with the Orbit integrating pretty much all you need from GPS as well as a whole lot more into one tiny, tidy package, you have a few [...]

T-Mobile Sidekick III Review at MobileChoice

MobileChoice has a review of the T-Mobile Sidekick III and writes, “since its design tweak, the Sidekick III now feels even more like a portable games console. It’s still quite a meaty phone and not remotely pocket-friendly, but the Sidekick III still keeps its unique swivel display. Just nudge the top of the screen and [...]

Nokia N95 Review at Vnunet

Vnunet has a review of the Nokia N95 and writes, “The N95 is a spectacular piece of mobile technology. Nokia’s right, ‘phone’ doesn’t do it justice. It’s not perfect, though; phone operation and menu navigation is generally excellent, but, be warned, closing the slide mechanism doesn’t hang up a call, as you might expect. This [...]

T-Mobile Sidekick iD Review at PCMag

PCMag has a review of the T-Mobile Sidekick iD and writes, “At $99 (or $249 prepaid), with data service running $20/month (or $1/day prepaid), the Sidekick ID doesn’t really compete with smartphones. It’s closer in price to texting phones such as the Samsung SCH-U740 on Verizon or Virgin Mobile’s Kyocera Switchback. You get a lot [...]

Sidekick iD Review at LaptopMag

LaptopMag has a review of the Sidekick iD and writes, “Text-messaging performance was quick, with just a second or two of delay between sending and receiving. E-mail delays ran about one minute or less. “Instant” messaging proved to be a frustrating experience, with delays ranging from a few seconds to a full minute before recipients [...]

T-Mobile Sidekick iD

The T-Mobile Sidekick iD offers the following features:
* GSM 850/1800/1900MHz
* display: 65k color TFT LCD, 240×160 pixels
* 64MB internal memory
* QWERTY keypad

Nokia N95 Review at PCMag

PCMag has a review of the Nokia N95 and writes, “All of this power comes at a price (besides the $750 for the device itself): battery life. I had a better experience with the N95’s battery than other reviewers did, but I still needed to charge it every day. If you use it for GPS, [...]

Nokia N93i Review at CNET UK

CNET UK has a review of the Nokia N93i and writes, “The N93i’s 2.7x zoom lens is easy to use and certainly adds flexibility. Question marks, however, remain over the quality of both still photos (white balance, softness) and video (jerky zooming). Despite its fantastic range of multimedia features and unparalleled connectivity, the N93i remains [...]

Nokia N95 Review at CNET

CNET has a review of the Nokia N95 and writes, “In terms of general performance, the N95 was fairly sluggish. There was a delay in response time whether we were using the camera, launching the media player, opening documents, or just calling up the multimedia menu. All in all, it’s just a matter of a [...]

Nokia N95 Review at Infosync

Infosync has a review of the Nokia N95 and gives it a 90% rating, “If you have ever read a phone review and thought: “That phone would be perfect if it only had . . . ,” the N95 is the phone for you. It does everything, and nothing poorly. It is a top-notch GPS [...]

Nokia N95 Review at MobileTechReview

MobileTechReview has a review of the Nokia N95 and writes, “The Nokia N95 is undeniably an amazing phone. We’ve seen phones that cram nearly as many features in (notably missing that 5MP camera) but they’re much larger, heavier and less attractive. Somehow Nokia managed to fit it all into a very attractive mid-sized phone that [...]

Orange SPV E650

The compact SPV E650 combines powerful functionality with sleek design and the ability to connect with Wi-Fi, EDGE and GPRS networks, making mobile messaging easier than ever before.
Designed for business users, the SPV E650 offers all the advantages of a PDA, alongside quad-band functionality for ultimate connectivity. Users can update spreadsheets or documents on the [...]

Dopod U1000 Review at CNET Asia

CNET Asia has a review of the Dopod U1000 and writes, “It’s obvious the U1000 is not for everyone. Most users will want a handheld that can fit into a pocket at least, and not invite stares every time it is whipped out. But for those who want the best in a portable device, the [...]

HTC MTeoR Review at Brighthand

Brighthand has a review of the HTC MTeoR and writes, “Despite the learning curve that it took for me to be able to use the HTC MTeoR on a daily basis, I do think that it is a solid choice for a smartphone for many people. The ability to have a small and usable device [...]

Nokia N95 Review at Gizmodo

Gizmodo has a review of the Nokia N95 and writes, “$750 dollars is an unsubsidized price, and I commend Nokia for bringing this unlocked beast of a phone to the US without carriers who’ll lock up both the SIM slot and the multimedia features. But that’s a lot of money. I’d find that more acceptable [...]

Nokia N95 Review at 3G

3G has a review of the Nokia N95 and writes, “The bottom line for the N95 is that it is getting close, but at the moment cannot fully replace a dedicated digital camera or a sat-nav system. There are limitations. But HEY, a 3G HSDPA phone with a 5 mega pixel (2595 x 1944 pixels) [...]

Palm Treo 680 Review at TechWorld

TechWorld has a review of the Palm Treo 680 and writes, “The 680 is the best Treo yet, combining business functions with connectivity and a leaner footprint. It’s simple to use, the feature set is extensive and text is easily legible on the big screen. The only concern is whether you’d want to use the [...]

Nokia N95 Review at LaptopMag

LaptopMag has a review of the Nokia N95 and writes, “Even with all of the N95’s talents, the software makes the phone easy to use, despite a few “Memory Full” messages and occasional delays when multitasking. And the device worked well as a phone. We like the camera, music player, and Web surfing capabilities. However, [...]

Nokia N95 Review at GigaOM

GigaOM has a review of the Nokia N95 and concludes, “Despite all those fancy features, lack of Mail 4 Exchange support and terrible battery life are reasons enough for me to stay away from this so-called Multimedia Computer. A 2 GB micro SD card, $99 for RoadSync, a couple of extra batteries and chargers – [...]

Nokia N95 Review at PCWorld

PCWorld has a review of the Nokia N95 and writes, “As a phone, the N95 was good. According to those I spoke with on the N95, I sounded great; however, voices sounded a bit thin to me. I had no difficulties hearing the other party, but even when the volume was pumped up, the audio [...]

Nokia N95 Review at MobileBurn

MobileBurn has a review of the Nokia N95 and writes, “the reality of the situation is that the N95 is a brilliantly conceived mobile phone that is nearly crippled by its battery life. A device such as this begs to be used, but the battery is not even remotely close to being up to the [...]

Orange SPV M700

The Orange SPV M700 offers the following features:
* Windows Mobile 5
* Samsung SC32442 processor, 400 MHz
* 128MB ROM
* 64MB RAM
* display: color transflective TFT, 240 x 320, 2.8-inch

HP iPaq rx5900 Travel Companion Review at Pocket-Lint

Pocket-lint has a review of the HP iPaq rx5900 and writes, “What makes the rx5900 so appealing is how simple it is to use. Whether as a PDA or a GPS, it switches seamlessly and never feels as though you are compromising the quality of either. … On the surface there is nothing particularly new [...]

Pantech PN-820 Smartphone Review at Brighthand

Brighthand has a review of the Pantech PN-820 and writes, “If you must have a more traditionally designed Smartphone on Verizon, the Pantech is pretty much your only option. Otherwise, the Pantech PN-820 doesn’t really do anything that hasn’t been done elsewhere. It’s not a bad device by any means, but EV-DO and the use [...]

Nokia N95 Preview at CNET Asia

CNET Asia has a preview of the Nokia N95 and writes, “The N95 utilizes a two-way sliding mechanism: Pushing the top lid up reveals the numeric keypad beneath. When we slid it the other way, not only did we get a column of four music playback control buttons in landscape mode, we were also greeted [...]

ASUS P735

The ASUS P735 is a 3G-based PDA phone offering the following features:
* UMTS 2100 MHz
* Tri-band GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz
* GPRS Class 10
* 2 megapixel camera
* display: 240 x 320 pixels, 65K colors
* USB, Bluetooth, WLAN
* Marvell XScale processor, 520 MHz
* 64MB RAM
* 256MB ROM
* Windows Mobile 6.0
* MP3/midi/WMA file support
Via CNET Australia.