By: Mia Ska on Thursday, October 19, 2006 From: Dayton, NV (United States) Experience: 7 Months
Pros: Fits in your pocket, and it's a handy size.Cons: Buttons are flat and hard to maneuver. Summary: This is the worst cell phone I've ever had. The volume is so low you can barely hear it with your windows down. Also, the ring tone is low. What's the point of having one if you can't use it.
By: Rodrigo Lourenco on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 From: Raleigh, NC (United States) Experience: 60 Days
Pros: Easy to use, slim design, bright display, changable face plates, lots of available accessories. Cons: Bad signal inside some buildingsSummary: Although beautiful, this cell phone does not work everywhere. I've to keep a land line to use at home just because it won't work inside my place at all.
By: jay fat head on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 From: lawrenceville, NJ (United States) Experience: 1 Years
Pros: Lightweight, big screen, color, cameraCons: Buttons too small, camera doesnt have the best resolution Summary: Great phone for any teen or adult who wants a lightweight phone and doesn't need wi-fi or great picture quaity. Great Games avaliable for this phone any many cool screen savors and wallpaper also avalible. This phone is easy to "trick out."
By: Judith Crawford on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 From: Lagrangeville, NY (United States) Experience: 7 Months
Pros: Color, size, features, camera,reliabilityCons: noneSummary: I really love this phone. All of the features perform as indicated. The buttons are lighted and can be viewed easily without my reading glasses which is a plus when glasses are not an option. The bluetooth option is fantastic when driving, easily set-up and easy to use. I have even dropped this phone - nothing happened. Color is great too.
By: Christina Perry on Sunday, October 15, 2006 From: Oak Lawn, IL (United States) Experience: 90 Days
Pros: This phone has a camera and video capabilities that I really like. I also like the menus. I like the voice record recording and the voice activated dialing. Good size screen and number buttons. Cons: The picture can be kind of dark even when the area is lit up. I also have a hard time playing games because the center selection circle is so close to the menu button, I always have to hit resume to get back into my game of Bejeweled. It is too easy to hit a button on the side and change your ringer from vibe, silent, etc. Not enough good ring tones or wall paper selections. Summary: Considering the cost of these phones, it is amazing to me that there are only 5 relatively decent songs to chose for ringers and the same goes for the wallpaper choices. I like the look of the phone and the functionality, but hate the fact that I set it for hit a key answer and it answers when I open it is very surprising to say the least. I do like the phone, but I have had much lower models give me a great variety of music and pictures for my phone to play with and change as I felt necessary. This phone is missing that.
By: Karin Deen on Friday, October 13, 2006 From: Baton Rouge, LA (United States) Experience: 15 Days
Pros: The phone is light weight, you can see who is calling on the front of the phone, or even by special ring tone. The Cons: Web sites take pretty long to download. All phone numbers are listed in the address book, even the ones with multiple numbers - therefore it takes longer to scroll through your address book.Summary: The phone itself is terrific. I have thoroughly enjoyed it since I've had it. It's no more expensive than some of the bulkier models available and it has a bigger screen than most. Although the pictures you take look semi-distorted in certain light, it actually takes pretty good pictures.
By: Joseph Demastrie on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 From: West Springfield, MA (United States) Experience: 30 Days
Pros: Great Look Solid Design Excellent Reception Easy to UseCons: Trendy Not a ton of Multimedia usesSummary: My wife recently got the RAZR phone and I couldn't help, but compare it to my A900M. I find the two phones very comparable since they both fit the trendy super thin design fad.
The RAZR has a great design and is fun to use, great sound quality and signal. Unfortunately for a phone which is echoing the previous RAZR phone, there isn't much improvement. There is more multimedia capabilities, but they don't seem to go as fast as my A900, but that could be because Sprint is faster.
By: michelle yamashita on Monday, October 09, 2006 From: torrance, CA (United States) Experience: 6 Months
Pros: thin, easy to use, bluetooth capableCons: kind of wide, batter doesn't last longSummary: I find this phone very handy. It's thin so it easily fits in my purses. I found that the batter life is fairly short so I have to charge it every day. It doesn't come with many ringtones to start with so that's a down side.
By: Joni Vennell on Monday, October 09, 2006 From: La Porte, TX (United States) Experience: 54 Months
Pros: It's pink, thin, sleek and oh so girly looking! The ease of use is great. Cons: There are no cons.Summary: I highly recommend this cell phone! It is sleek and cute and the pink or magenta colored phones are the girliest ones out on the market. They are so simple to operate. The display is excellent and the battery life is phenomenal. The phone is very durable and it has a very long battery life. I love this phone!
By: Debra Chance on Sunday, October 08, 2006 From: Richmond, IN (United States) Experience: 14 Days
Pros: Takes great pictures,Has great soundCons: noneSummary: I love my new razrV3x, It is everything I have wanted in a phone, The sound comes in so clear, It also takes great pictures and great little clips.I would highly recommend this phone to all!!
By: karen grimes on Sunday, October 08, 2006 From: burlington, IA (United States) Experience: 4 Months
Pros: slim design,downloadable ringtones, & long lasting batteryCons: does handle shocks wellSummary: like my motorola v3, better than most motorolas. takes really good pics.
By: Gary Bohannon on Sunday, October 08, 2006 From: Memphis, TN (United States) Experience: 8 Months
Pros: Light weightCons: Too small to holdSummary: The phone is good except that battry time is very short, the display constanly needs cleaning and a phone holder is needer to comfortlby grip the phone.
LG Rhythm UX585 BlackCarrier: U.S. Cellular Retail Price:$279.95 Contract Price:$79.95 Hot Feature: Slider+ 1" touch screen
Motorola Hint QA30Carrier: Alltel Retail Price:$299.99 Contract Price:$99.99 Hot Feature: Slider with full QWERTY
HTC Touch Pro CDMACarrier: Verizon Retail Price:$539.99 or via ebay Contract Price:$349.99 or via Let's Talk Hot Feature: Touchscreen+ Full QWERTY
Samsung Omnia i910Carrier: Verizon Retail Price:$ TBD Contract Price:$249.99 or via Let's Talk Hot Feature: Full Touchscreen + 5MP Cam
BlackBerry StormCarrier: Verizon Retail Price:$519.99 or via ebay Contract Price:$199.99 or via Let's Talk Hot Feature: "SurePress" Touchscreen
Samsung Renown SCH u810Carrier: Verizon Retail Price:$349.99 or via ebay Contract Price:$179.99 or via Let's Talk Hot Feature: 2.0 MP camera
LG InciteCarrier: AT&T Retail Price: $499.99 or via ebay Contract Price:$299.99 or via Let's Talk Hot Feature: LG's 1st US Smartphone
Samsung Gravity T459 LimeCarrier: Tmobile Retail Price: TBD or via ebay Contract Price: 49.99 or via Let's Talk Hot Feature: Full QWERTY
Samsung Eternity a867Carrier: AT&T Retail Price:$369.99 or via ebay Contract Price:$149.99 or via Let's Talk Hot Feature: Full Touch Screen + Mobile TV
Samsung Saga SCH i770Carrier: Verizon Retail Price:$389.99 or via ebay Contract Price:$199.99 or via Let's Talk Hot Feature: Touch Screen + QWERTY
Hands-on LG's first smartphone for the US market in a long time ... ever, even. The AT&T Incite runs WinMo 6.1, has a 3" touchscreen, and rocks Video Share and a 3.5mm audio jack. But what's up with the stylus with no stylus slot to call home?
Carrier: U.S. CellularRetail Price:$279.95 or via ebayContract Price:$79.95 or via Let's TalkHot Feature: Slider+ 1" touch screen
The LG Rhythm is a solid music phone that sports a familiar slider form factor combined with a cool touchscreen. Key features include a 1.3 megapixel camera with flash, MP3 player, FM transmitter, stereo Bluetooth, expandable memory card (microSD up to 8GB) and a 1" circular...
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The launch of Nokia's flagship, touchscreen and QWERTY N97 has already
sparked the inevitable "iPhone Killer" comparisons. Without getting
all into that, it is worth mentioning that the N97 will pack a whopping
32GB of internal memory backed by a microSD card slot officially
capable of supporting another 16GB of storage when the phone ships
sometime in the first half of next year.
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Nokia kicked off Nokia World 2008 early this morning in Barcelona, Spain with the launch of their new flagship mobile phone, the N97. Due in the first half of next year, the N97 is Nokia's first N-Series device with a full QWERTY board, which is combined with a sliding, tilting resistive touchscreen and 32GB of onboard memory.
Looking something like a sleeker, shinier HTC Tilt, the N97 is a GSM phone with HSPA and WiFi connectivity and...
As expected, Nokia dropped a bomb on its faithful at Nokia World in Barcelona early this morning. What was it? The flagship N97 smartphone. Due in the first half of 2009, the N97 looks kind of like a modernized HTC Tilt, with its sliding, tilting touchscreen and hidden QWERTY board. Check out Nokia's promo video of the N97.
Nokia World in Barcelona launched so Noah started this Tuesday episode of GadgetDog Daily with announcements from the show. The Nokia N97 a possible "beast of a device" was unveiled and discussed during this episode along with the announcement of the HTC Shadow 2.
The horribly over-hyped, gimmicky, disappointing, bug-plagued BlackBerry Storm should soon be getting its first dose of badly-needed firmware fixes, according to Greg over at MobileCrunch, and a host of other Internet reports. I still think the Storm would be best off slimming down and losing the silly click-screen mechanism altogether, but if you're digging the SurePress action and just waiting until the lags, crashes, and other kinks get...
Around these parts we spend a lot of time covering an industry that revolves around consumerism. I make no bones about the fact that your interest in buying newer, faster, better, and shinier gadgetry goes a long way to making my gig here at PhoneDog possible. Given that I think it'd be utterly hypocritical for me to write another article decrying America for its greedy, overly-materialistic ways - plenty of other writers have...
There's a countdown timer on Nokia's website that's set to expire at 9:15 CET - that's 12:15 AM, Pacific time - tomorrow morning, December 2nd. The timer will strike zero to coincide with the keynote address at Nokia World, a developer's conference in Barcelona, Spain.Nokia World has traditionally not been a venue for big product announcements from the world's #1 maker of cell phones, but tradition seems set to change as of tomorrow. ...
Just in case you didn't do enough shopping on the good old Interweb at lunchtime today, there are plenty more deals to check out when you get home, like Sprint's CyberMonday giveaways. Props to the carrier for realizing there's very little that beats FREE, especially when it comes to gift-shopping. These deals are offered only for a limited time and are good for new activations and eligible upgrades with, of course, a 2-year contract. Palm...
Hello, and welcome to the first installment of Dr. Photo. I’m Adam and yes, I’m a doctor, but no, I don’t know what that thing on your elbow is… I’m a physical chemist (which is how I get away with calling myself a doctor without ever touching people) and a professional photographer and have been called in by my friends at PhoneDog to take a close look at cell phones from a photographer’s point of view (less so from a chemist’s, although I’m...
Instead of trying to guess which phones you want Noah to compare, aka PhoneDog DogFights, we figured we'd ask you. Which phones do you want to see battle? PhoneDog DogFight Poll - Dec. 08
Carrier: AlltelRetail Price:$299.99 or via EbayContract Price:$99.99 or via Let's TalkHot Feature: Slider with full QWERTY
The Motorola Hint QA30 sports a full QWERTY keyboard hidden behind its large 2.5" QVGA display making it a perfect choice for anyone who needs to text or email alot. Key features include stereo Bluetooth, 2.0 megapixel camera with video capture, MP3 player, microSD slot (up to 8GB), 3.5mm...
After the long holiday weekend Noah starts Cyber Monday off with our first GadgetDog Daily episode for December. Highlights of this episode include the countdown to Nokia World in Barcelona where a new Nokia device or interface could be announced, the LG Incite has arrived at PhoneDog west for review and of coarse air drumming by your favorite host.
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