Top 5 : Top 5 New Spring PhonesSo there's a wee bit of a lull here in PhoneDog Land between the first wave of phones released after CTIA and the coming Summer onslaught of new handsets. iPhone 3G, Sprint Instinct, and HTC Touch Diamond should all be hitting the streets within the next few months, along with the Verizon Dare, BlackBerry Bold, and a few new T-Mobile handsets of interest. Until then, let's take a moment to look at the 5 best new cell phones to hit the market this Spring:  1. LG Vu - AT&T I fear I'm being irrationally swayed here, but only just a little bit. I really like Vu. Is it the best multimedia phone AT&T currently offers? No; that'd be iPhone. Is AT&T's new Mobile TV service worth an extra $15/month? No. But Vu handles media - including Mobile TV - really well on its 3" touchscreen, and it's zippy 3G data speeds leave iPhone in the dust (at least for a few more weeks). Beyond that, I love Vu's sleek, lightweight body and clear, colorful menu system. And Vu's touchscreen is just about the best I've tried this side of that other phone I already mentioned twice in this paragraph. Too bad there's no 3.5mm headphone jack or flash for the camera, though. 2. LG Glimmer - Alltel Pity this one's only available on Alltel. Nothing against Little A, but the rest of the country should get to experience the joy of Glimmer. It's like an LG Venus with a full touchscreen in the body of an LG Shine. Seriously, I really liked the original Shine's industrial design but found it lacking in the "fancy tech" department. And while Venus is pretty to look at, that half-touchscreen kind of annoys me. So here's the answer: Metal body, slider with a real dialing keypad, and a full touchscreen. Sign me up! Oh, wait ... Alltel doesn't offer service where I live. Sigh. 3. Samsung Glyde - Verizon Wireless Glyde's got its issues - a wonky touchscreen and scratch-prone body, namely - but I still really like it. Samsung and VZW took the mighty F700 and shrunk it down to a cute little phone with a surprisingly comfortable slide-out QWERTY board. The full HTML browser is hampered by a touchscreen that can make link-clicking rather frustrating, but scrolling through menus and contact lists by fingertip generally works okay. Glyde's definitely a "try before you buy" phone - I was won over by its form factor, but you might be kept at arm's length by that flaky touchscreen. 4. LG EnV2 - Verizon Wireless EnV2 is a solid offering in VZW's now-crowded messaging phone lineup. I really like that LG shrunk EnV's size but still managed to give its successor a larger internal display and very comfortable QWERTY keypad. Points off for looking like a lame retro calculator from the outside, but points back on for giving EnV2 one of the easiest-to-use dialing keypads you'll find on any phone anywhere. 5. (Tie) BlackBerry Curve - T-Mobile & Verizon Wireless If the Curve itself were actually a new model, the TMo and VZW releases would have ranked in the Top 3 of this list, at least. The T-Mobile Curve features Wi-Fi connectivity for fast Web browsing and UMA calling via TMo's HotSpot@Home plan, while the Verizon version is a full-on 3G smartphone. But the Curve itself isn't really "new," so I just can't rank it any higher. Bring on the Bold! All about Our fancy algorithm says this stuff is related...Tuesday, June 03, 2008is the Dare real or just a rumor. And if its real when is suppose to hit stores.  PhoneDog Mailbag 9/4/08: Glyde, iPhone 3G, Voyager TitaniumInstallment #1 of the PhoneDog Mailbag. Noah answers your questions on Samsung Glyde, Apple iPhone 3G, LG Voyager Titanium, and new T-Mobile phones. Verizon Showdown: Voyager vs Glyde vs EnV2 Part 2By popular demand, three of Verizon's VCAST messaging phones go head to head. Noah takes a look at the LG Voyager, Samsung Glyde, and LG EnV2. Part two focuses on features and functionality. And Dan Patrick, check your email, man. I've got an offer for you. Verizon Showdown: Voyager vs Glyde vs EnV2 Part 1By popular demand, three of Verizon's VCAST messaging phones go head to head. Noah takes a look at the LG Voyager, Samsung Glyde, and LG EnV2. Part one focuses on form factor. And Dan Patrick, check your email, man. Noah's got an offer for you. Sprint Samsung Instinct vs LG Vu vs iPhone - Long VersionThree hot touchscreen phones - which one's right for you? This is the loooong version of a head to head to head between Instinct, Vu, and iPhone. If you're not up for 15 in-depth minutes, check out the short version for the summary. Instinct vs iPhone vs Vu (Short Version)Three hot touchscreen phones - which one's right for you? This is the short version of a head to head to head between Instinct, Vu, and iPhone. If you're up for 15 in-depth minutes, check out the looong version. EnV2 vs Alias - Verizon VCAST Messaging PhonesBy popular demand it's another battle of Verizon VCAST messaging phones: LG EnV2 vs Samsung Alias. Noah Answers Your Questions - N95, Instinct, or enV2?Q. hey first off I would like to say awesome reviews on youtube. Ive been looking at three phones to buy; Nokia N95, samsung instinct and the lg keybo(env2). I am looking for a good internet phone with an awesome mp3 player and easy to text. Do u have any suggestions? A. Thanks for the kind words - glad you like the reviews! Since you said "Easy to text" I have to ask if you like to use T9 or full QWERTY to text. If you like full... Tips & tricks: Alternative use for emergency speed dials - for the GlydeI have a useful tip for Verizon's Samsung Glyde. Everyone probably has some idea about or uses speed dial, right. For me, I normally use speed dials 2 through 9 (which gives you 8 speedy contacts you can reach with just two taps) because it can be too many contacts to remember to enter all contacts in all speed dials after speed dial nine. Now, you can go ahead and move on to speed dials 10 and on but you'll to take another second to tap... Summer Round-Up: LG Vu - AT&TPrevious Posts in this series:AT&T: Apple iPhone 3G Verizon Wireless: LG Voyager, LG Dare, Samsung Glyde, LG DecoyLG Vu (CU 915/920) - AT&T WirelessVu is AT&T's premiere Mobile TV phone, though it also comes in a less expensive version that's not compatible with the television service. Both devices are sleek touchscreen phones that offer a nice, lightweight industrial design complimented by LG's attractive... Noah Answers Your Questions - Picking a touchscreen deviceQ. Hey Noah!, I've been watching a lot of your videos lately and I have to say your doing a great job. Compared to other review people you just sound and act the best, Great Job. So ever sense I saw the outrageous $65 a month for the iphone 3G in Canada I've been looking at these new touch screen phones and I have a few questions. 1. I live in Canada and I'm guessing that the LG Glimmer provided by Alltel is the same phone... Summer Round-Up: Samsung Glyde - Verizon WirelessPrevious Posts in this series: LG Voyager - VZW, LG Dare - VZWSamsung Glyde (u940)Glyde is the American sibling of Samsung's F700 Ultra Smart, and was much anticipated by phone geeks here in the States. VZW and Samsung literally shrunk the F700 down into a more compact, pocketable form factor in Glyde. For me, the results were mixed: Glyde is nice and small but still features a comfortable QWERTY board for messaging. But the... Good Times: Is the American Cell Phone Market Finally Maturing?Cell phone junkies - or anyone who's spent any time in Europe, Korea, or Japan - will tell you that the U.S. cell phone market lags almost hopelessly behind its global counterparts. The American market is tightly controlled by the network operators, and half of US phones run on a proprietary standard incompatible with most of the world's networks (CDMA, used by Verizon and Sprint), a combination that's long resulted in a lack of options...Re: Flip, Candybar, or Slider? What Phone Style Fits My Style?see with me it doesnt matter, i always have to charge my phone up ... everyday. i have had the original EnV, the Venus, and now i have the Glyde and every single time i have had to charge it up during the day .. and most definitely through the night. i dont think it really matters what type of phone you have, if you are an avid texter, like playing on your phone, and make calls.. its going to die. i text a l o t and all of my phones hv died by...Re: LG ENV2 Ringtonesim not sure if bitpim works with the enV2 but you could probably look into itRe: LG enV2 Music...I still cant figure out how to get music from itunes to my env 2!!!!! >=(Re: LG ENV2 RingtonesI have done that too but some say exceed max. size and cannot send. Thanks.Re: LG ENV2 RingtonesI used to just send them via SMS from a friends phone then once I recieve the text there is an option to "save as ringtone" I'm sure there is an easier way, but I haven't found it :PRe: LG enV2 Music...da65boy is right. On all my phones, I convert them to MP3 format, doing that you can use them on any device. But yes, with the VCAST songs I foolishly paid $1.99 for, I purchased this program which reformats their wmv songs to a high quality MP3 format and takes away any and all DRM rights, letting me to but the songs on my ipod or anything or anybodys device, Rememmber that when buying a song from VCAST it is DRM protected and...Re: LG enV2 Music...There are currently 2 ways to add music and or video to your phone. The easiest way is to add a micro SD memory card to your phone. You can use a memory card reader on you computer to add music and or videos. the Env and Env2 both use the 3gp format to play videos. Just search for 3gp converters on google or www.download.com. You should be able to find a few freeware programs that will convert any videos you have on... |
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