December PDA and Smartphone Reviews Archives

BenQ E72 Review at IT Reviews

IT Reviews does a review of the BenQ E72 and writes, “This is a good looking Windows Mobile handset with excellent software for Instant Messaging fans and Wi-Fi for the rest of us.

Samsung Omnia (Verizon) Review at InfoSync

InfoSync reviews the Samsung Omnia (Verizon) and writes, “The phone has few buttons, and it could use a few more, while some of the existing keys need to be remapped. The optical mouse did not make navigating the menus any easier, and added little functionality.

BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 Review at Digital Trends

Digital Trends reviews the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 and writes, “The whole point of the Flip is this: You get all the features of a Blackberry minus the full keyboard. As such, it proves an excellent phone for those either willing to learn how to use the two-character key typing or who probably won’t [...]

Nokia 5320 XpressMusic Review at Trusted Reviews

Trusted Reviews does a review of the Nokia 5320 XpressMusic and writes, “The 5320 XpressMusic doesn’t break any new ground for music phones but there is lots of software built in.

Nokia N96 3G Review at Pocket-lint

Pocket-lint reviews the Nokia N96 3G and writes, “The N96 is an evolution and refinement of the Nokia N95 rather than a whole new model, but seeing as the original phone was very good to start with (it was voted Best Mobile Phone at the 2007 Pocket-lint Awards) this isn’t a bad thing…

HTC Touch Pro (AT&T) Review at CNET

CNET reviews of the HTC Touch Pro (AT&T) and writes, “The overall look of the device and HTC 3D TouchFlo interface is definitely sophisticated, and there’s plenty of features to keep the mobile professional happy–Windows Mobile 6.1, EV-DO Rev. A, Wi-Fi, GPS, just to name a few things .

Samsung Omnia Review at CNET Australia

CNET Australia reviews the Samsung Omnia and writes, “Samsung’s Omnia is overflowing with features, but lacks the usability that would make it a great phone for everyday use. Owners of Omnias will no doubt find situations to make use of all the technology built into the handset, especially media sharing with DLNA networking; however, [...]

BlackBerry Bold (AT&T) Review at CNET

CNET reviews the BlackBerry Bold (AT&T) and writes, “The BlackBerry Bold delivers on a number of fronts. Its half-VGA display is one of the sharpest screens we’ve seen on a smartphone, which, combined with the stereo speakers, really boosts the multimedia experience. The Bold also ships with the latest BlackBerry operating system, new productivity [...]

Nokia XpressMusic 5800 First Look Review at Pocket-lint

Pocket-lint does a first look review of the Nokia XpressMusic 5800 and writes, “Think Samsung Tocco rather than iPhone and you are on the right lines. The Nokia 5800 is very much a consumer touchscreen, but not in the same way as the Apple iPhone…That said the Nokia fan club will most likely love [...]

BlackBerry Storm 9530 Review at CNET

CNET reviews the BlackBerry Storm 9530 and writes, “…The Storm is a faster, better device after the upgrade, including the responsiveness of the accelerometer, and improved battery life. However, the phone still has various bugs and just doesn’t feel quite like final product.

T-Mobile G1 Review at Tech Journal South

Tech Journal South reviews the T-Mobile G1 and writes, “If you’re a Smartphoner, you’re giving up a little corporate functionality, these are Google contacts and calendar, not Outlook, and this is Android, not WinMo.

BlackBerry Pearl Flip Review at The Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald reviews the BlackBerry Pearl Flip and writes, “How do you make the most consumer-oriented BlackBerry smartphone even funkier? Turn it into a flip phone. That’s the thinking behind the BlackBerry Pearl Flip, although unlike most clamshell phones the Flip isn’t all that compact.

Palm Treo Pro Review at Pocket-lint

Pocket-lint reviews the Palm Treo Pro and writes, “A good looking design combined with a decent feature set in a device that doesn’t try to be everything to everyone means that this is a Windows device we would happily recommend.

BlackBerry Pearl Flip Review at Gizmodo

Gizmodo reviews the BlackBerry Pearl and writes, “…it’s not a bad phone, at all—compared to the wealth of dumb feature phones out there, it’s exceptional. It’s a full-fledged BlackBerry that delivers great email, solid multimedia, usable web browsing and all of the other trappings of a smartphone, like apps.

Nokia N96 3G Review at Brighthand

Brighthand reviews the Nokia N96 3G and writes, “Much like the N95 that came out two years ago, the Nokia N96 presents a lot more than what many people will ever want in a mobile device. And at the same time, it represents where mobile devices are going.

BlackBerry Bold Review at MobileBurn

MobileBurn reviews the BlackBerry Bold 9000 and writes, “If you are looking for the ultimate in mobile email, the BlackBerry Bold 9000 from RIM is a device you should look long and hard at. It excels at most everything and looks fine while doing it.

Samsung Saga Review at InfoSync

InfoSync reviews the Samsung Saga and writes, “The Samsung Saga comes with the Opera mobile browser that we’ve been seeing on so many Windows Mobile smartphones, such as the Samsung Omnia. It even gets the accelerated scrolling we liked on the Omnia, and it loads pages that look great; almost, but not quite, desktop [...]

BlackBerry Bold Review at Digital Trends

Digital Trends reviews the BlackBerry Bold and writes, “In the end, various minor shortcomings aside, the Blackberry Bold is by far the sweetest smartphone RIM has created.

HTC Fuze Review CNET

CNET reviews the HTC FUZE and writes, “Armed with a 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7201A processor and 512MB ROM and 288MB RAM, the HTC Fuze was a generally snappy device. As we already mentioned in the design section, we didn’t experience quite the delay in screen rotation or even other simple tasks.

Samsung Omnia Review at PC Authority

PC Authority reviews the Samsung Omnia i900 and writes, “Beyond the snapper, there’s a highly serviceable GPS setup, not to mention the music player where you have 8GB or 16GB of storage to play with…

Nokia N96 Review at MobileBurn

MobileBurn reviews the Nokia N96 and writes, “Overall I rate the N96 as “Recommended” as it packs such a huge punch in terms of features and connectivity. However, N95 users should not rush to “upgrade” their phones, because the N96 is hardly a leap in progress.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Review at CNET

CNET reviews the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 and writes, “Overall, the Xperia X1 was a responsive device. There’s a slight lag when you activate a new panel, and some sluggishness when we had numerous applications open–typical Windows Mobile behavior.

LG Incite CT810 Review at InfoSync

InfoSync reviews the LG Incite CT810 and writes, “…the LG Incite is a sluggish performer. Like most touchscreen phones, the Incite uses an accelerometer to set the screen orientation. When the phone is clogged with running apps, switching from portrait to landscape mode could take as long as 8 seconds or more. For some [...]

BlackBerry Storm 9530 Review at Digital Trends

Digital Trends reviews the BlackBerry Storm 9530 and writes, “There’s a lot more we could say about the touch interface – RIM has quite a few things to learn here, and the manufacturer seems to be unaware that the hover-and-click approach is very awkward…

Palm Treo 800w Review at Digital Trends

Digital Trends reviews the Palm Treo 800w and writes, “Unless you’re already in love with Palm products and the Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system, the Treo 800W offers very little to lure new users over to it.

LG Incite CT810 Review at CNET

CNET reviews the LG Incite CT810 and writes, “We tested the quad-band (GSM 850/900/1800/1900; EDGE/HSDPA) LG Incite in San Francisco using AT&T’s service. Overall we were quite impressed with the call quality. We heard our callers loud and clear, as if we were calling from a landline.

Nokia N97 First Look Review at Pocket-lint

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Pocket-lint does a first look review of the Nokia N97 and writes, “So is the Nokia N97 a game changer? Unfortunately not. But, it looks to be a solid handset that vastly improves on the touch capabilities and offering of the 5800.

Nokia E63

The Nokia E63 offers the following features:
* QWERTY keyboard
* Wi-Fi connectivity
* access to Mail for Exchange
* dedicated key access to contacts, calendar and email
* ability to switch modes with single key press
* Files on Ovi and access to 1GB of online file storage for free
* 3.5 mm audio jack

O2 XDA Zest

The O2 XDA Zest offers the following features:
* Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
* SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
* WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
* 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus, video
* secondary VGA videocall camera
* Built-in GPS with A-GPS
* SiRF star III chipset
* Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, PDF viewer)
* Java MIDP 2.0
* 2.8″ TFT touchscreen display, [...]

Samsung I7110

The Samsung I7110 offers the following features:
* HSDPA 3.6 Mbps (900/2100), EDGE / GPRS (850/900/1800/1900)
* Symbian OS V9.3, S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2
* 2.6” 262K QVGA AMOLED
* 5 Megapixel camera CMOS with AF and LED Flash
* Video Player (DivX / H.263 / H.264 / WMV / MP4, RV)
* VGA 30 fps / QVGA 120fps
* [...]

Nokia XpressMusic 5800

The Nokia XpressMusic 5800 offers the following features:
* supports Comes With Music
* Media Bar - drop down menu that provides direct access to music and entertainment
* supports Flash content
* graphic equalizer
* 8GB memory for up to 6000 tracks
* support for all main digital music formats
* 3.5mm jack
* built-in surround sound stereo speakers

Pantech Matrix C740

The Pantech Matrix C740 offers the following features:
* QWERTY keypad
* HSDPA data
* 1 megapixel camera
* stereo Bluetooth
* memory card slot

HTC Touch HD

The HTC Touch HD offers the following features:
* Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHzWCDMA / HSPA: 900/2100MHz. HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
* HTC TouchFLO 3D with Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional
* 3.8 inch Wide Screen VGA screen (480 x 800 WVGA)
* 5.0 megapixel camera with auto focus – Second Camera: VGA
* 512 MB flash; 288 MB RAM
* microSD™ memory [...]

HTC Touch Viva

The HTC Touch Viva offers the following features:
* HTC TouchFLO with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
* GSM/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
* 2.8 inch QVGA screen
* 2 megapixel camera
* 256 MB flash; 128 MB RAM

Samsung Saga i770

The Samsung Saga i770 offers the following features:
* full QWERTY keyboard
* Quad Band GSM/GPRS
* optical mouse
* Wi-Fi access (802.11 b/g)
* Opera mobile browser
* Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
* 2.0 megapixel camera with NightShot
* microSD™ card slot for up to 16 GB

HTC Touch 3G

The HTC Touch 3G offers the following features:
* integrated RSS reader
* GSM/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz & WCDMA / HSPA: 900/2100MHz
* HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
* HTC TouchFLO with Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional
* 2.8 inch QVGA screen
* 3.2 megapixel camera

Samsung Epix i907 (BlackJack III)

The Samsung Epix i907 offers the following features:
* Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
* AT&T’s 3G network
* optical mouse technology
* Wi-Fi® (802.11 b/g)
* Built-in aGPS
* AT&T Video ShareSM
* 2.0 Megapixel Camera with video-capture

HTC Fuze

The HTC Fuze Offers the following features:
* QWERTY keyboard
* TouchFLO™ 3D touch-screen user interface
* AT&T’s 3G network
* Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
* 262K color 2.8-inch (480 x 640) VGA touch screen
* Built-in aGPS
* Wi-Fi® (802.11 b/g)
* Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate (EDR)
* AT&T Video ShareSM
* Push To Talk (PTT)
* 3.2 megapixel camera.
* Microsoft [...]

LG Incite CT810

The LG Incite CT810 offers the following features:
* Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
* Microsoft Office Mobile
* WI-FI Enabled
* Touch Screen with Vibration Feedback
* 3 Megapixel Camera & Camcorder

BlackBerry Storm 9530

The BlackBerry Storm 9530 offers the following features:
* capactive touch screen with physical click action
* 3.5 mm headphone jack
* memory card slot, up to 16 GB
* noise cancellation
* CDMA 850 / CDMA 1900
GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
WCDMA 2100
* internal antenna

BlackBerry Storm 9500

The BlackBerry Storm 9500 offers the following features:
* High-resolution soft-touch screen
* 3.25″ high-resolution screen (480 X 360 pixels)
* 3G connection
* 1GB built-in memory
* MicroSD memory card slot
* Built-in GPS and BlackBerry Maps

BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220

The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 offers the following features:
* quad-band EDGE
* two high-resolution, light-sensing color displays
* 240 x 320 internal LCD display
* Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD)
* support for mp3 ring tones
* smart dialing
* conference calling
* speed dialing
* call forwarding

T-Mobile G1

The T-Mobile G1 offers the following features:
* Android Operating System
* 3.2 in (8.1 cm) TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive HVGA screen with 480 X 320 pixel resolution
* MSM7201A is a dual-core CPU/GPU from Qualcomm
* sliding full 5 row QWERTY keyboard
* set of 6 navigation buttons

MOTOROKR EM35

The MOTOROKR EM35 offers the following features:
* CrystalTalk technology
* second microphone (helps eliminate background noise)
* built-in dual speakers
* stereo Bluetooth
* 3.5mm stereo wired headphones
* FastScrollTM navigation wheel

Nokia N97

The Nokia N97 offers the following features:
* 3.5″ touch display
* full QWERTY keyboard
* ‘always open’ window to favorite social networking sites and Internet destinations
* integrated A-GPS sensors
* electronic compass
* supports up to 48 GB of storage
* 32 GB of on-board memory

Toshiba Portege G710 Review at Pocket-lint

Pocket-lint reviews the Toshiba Portege and writes, “The G710, sitting alongside other competitors in the smartphone arena, just simply doesn’t compete. It just feels like a tool…For business users who want or need Windows Mobile, there are stronger offerings from HTC and HP for example, but you will pay more.

ASUS M930 Review at IT Reviews

IT Reviews has a review of the ASUS M930 and writes, “The clamshell approach makes for larger hardware, but it does mean that a better keyboard can be incorporated, and the one here is good. Its physical construction is solid and it is well sized…

Samsung G810 Review at All About Symbian

All About Symbian reviews the Samsung G810 and writes, “There’s a lot to like on the Samsung G810. It’s tremendously solid, the optical zoom works brilliantly, there’s oodles of RAM and flash storage, and having both Wi-Fi and GPS on board means that you’re good to go for almost any use.

Nokia N78 Review at MobileBurn

MobileBurn reviews the Nokia N78 and writes, “The N78 represents what most of the world will see from Nokia as newer models are released. GPS plays a major part here, and Feature Pack 2 is primed with untapped ability that its over-the-air (OTA) updatability may unlock.

BlackBerry Bold 9000 Review at Pocket-lint

Pocket-lint reviews the BlackBerry Bold 9000 and writes, “Where the BlackBerry wins out over the Apple iPhone is that you can very quickly search email to find what you are after, you can cut, copy and paste, view HTML messages in plain text, restrict your download sizes, your roaming actions and plenty more…