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What's Good: Screen is far easier to use thanks to the addition of electronic sensors; OS 5.0 improves overall device functions dramatically. What's Bad: Despite improvements, SurePress is still harder to use than similar industry competitors. Additionally, the browser still needs work.
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Almost one full year later,...
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What's Good: Significantly improved design over the original Bold, fantastic keyboard, great battery life, and admirable call quality. What's Bad: The web browser, though improved, is still no comparison to competing smartphones on the market.
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Yes, it's a love or hate characteristic, but RIM is a historically...
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What's Good: Durable device with good call quality and strong battery life. What's Bad: No 3G; gold battery cover may be a bit of an overkill.
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What happened to candybar devices? We've seen twisting devices, sliding QWERTY keyboards, flip phones, and more, but the age-old bar phone seemed to fade into the sunset. Not so...
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What's Good: Call quality; fantastic speakerphone. What's Bad: Battery life; somewhat cramped keyboard.
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There's no doubt that Sprint's Nextel brand and the accompanying iDEN technology has been behind when it comes to new industry concepts. While CDMA and GSM companies have been enjoying feature-rich devices, iDEN users were...
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What's Good: Build quality; fantastic reception; battery life is respectable.What's Bad: No EVDO; picture quality is poor; font size may be too small for some.
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Despite the seemingly endless talk about smartphones, there's still a market for regular, reliable cell phones. Quite frankly, we doubt that grandma (most, at least),...
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What's Good: Unique design; phenomenal QWERTY keyboard. What's Bad: Battery life could be better; potential long-term build quality concerns.
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In today's wireless market, phones seem to be standard when it comes to design. There's the candybar design, the ever-popular flip phone, and the sliding form factor, but the Nokia...
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What's Good: Nice design, complete with HD video-out for digital media fans. What's Bad: Some lag when browsing, erratic reception at times, and mediocre battery life. HDMI cable (to view HD videos on TV) isn't included; costs $30.
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Following the popular line of Instinct devices, Samsung has taken the brand to a new level with...
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What's Good: Absolutely stunning AMOLED screen, 3.5mm headphone jack instead of Samsung's proprietary connection, EVDO Rev. A, good camera.
What's Bad:The layout of the QWERTY keyboard is a bit frustrating due to the placement of the navigational keys.
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Coming in as the replacement to the error-prone Samsung Glyde, the new...
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With the wireless market becoming increasingly saturated, manufacturers are relying more and more on unique designs to appeal to buyers. While it's inevitably going to be a love or hate design, the Samsung Comeback is unique, and is a welcome addition to the T-Mobile lineup. Will its quirky design and features impress, or...
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In this day and age, it seems as if smartphones are the talk of the town. Everywhere you look, it seems like the pocket computers are dominating our society. With the media centering around the Apple iPhone, Palm Pre, BlackBerry Tour, and HTC Hero, it's easy to understand why regular phone launches rarely get the respect...
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We're always talking about revisions when it comes to BlackBerry, Palm, and Apple, but rarely do Windows Mobile users get to share the same joy. For some reason, manufacturers think that boxy, bland Windows Mobile devices with a basic screen and a simple keyboard will suffice, and as a result, we get an endless supply of similarly...
IntroductionDescribed by many in the tech circle as the "BudgetBerry," the BlackBerry Curve 8520 represents a renewed push by RIM to appeal to first-time smartphone buyers. Scrappier than its BlackBerry siblings, one can immediately notice the cheap build quality, but as a result, the Curve 8520 offers a level of durability that other BlackBerry...
IntroductionWith back to school time rapidly approaching, carriers are launching devices aimed directly at the school-age crowd. Offering a design similar to the Helio Ocean 2, the Samsung Exclaim offers the best of both worlds in a rare form factor - a dual sliding mechanism with a typical numeric keypad and a QWERTY keyboard. As a result, the...
IntroductionIt’s a well-known fact in BlackBerry land: CDMA users tend to get the shaft when it comes to new devices (with the exception of the Storm). While the GSM side was enjoying the Curve 8900, Bold, and OS 4.6, CDMA users were stuck with the Curve 8330, the ancient 8830 World Edition device, and an antiquated OS 4.5. Sure, the Pearl Flip...
Overview What’s good: Battery warrior, great internal and external keypadsWhat’s bad: Using camera while QWERTY keyboard is open results in a challenge.
Introduction When one thinks back to the original bland and bulky LG enV, it’s evident that the company’s latest devices are designed to integrate form and functionality as much as possible....
OverviewWhat’s good: Solid build quality, decent battery life, What’s bad: What’s bad: Spotty reception in areas, screen could use improvement
IntroductionIn this age of technology and continuous connectivity, the smartphone market has inevitably dominated the wireless field as of late. Not to be stood up, there is a smaller, but equally...
OverviewWhat’s good: Battery life, shape, call quality What’s bad: Cramped keyboard
IntroductionThanks to devices such as the Apple iPhone and the Palm Pre, 2009 has been unofficially coined as the year of the smartphone, and each manufacturer has worked to keep with the demand or new devices. Samsung is no exception, launching a broad range of...
OverviewWhat’s good: TouchFlo 3D is useful, device resembles unlocked version, addition of microSD card slotWhat’s bad: Lack of memory, slow at times, battery life is mediocre
IntroductionOften criticized as the last carrier to get interesting devices, Verizon Wireless has stepped it up a bit by offering the HTC Touch Diamond. Granted, Sprint...
OverviewPros: Fantastic operating system, multitasking capabilities, easy to use Cons: Battery life, lack of a progress bar in music player
IntroductionTo put it as simply as I can, Palm is back in the game. The Palm Pre is a revolutionary device that marks a radical shift for the company, and provides a much-needed exclusive device for...
OverviewWhat’s good: Design, battery life, connectivity options (3G, GPS, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth) What's bad: Reception in some areas, proprietary ports
IntroductionThe Samsung Jack i637 is a nice entry-level device that will compete well with the Nokia E71x and other devices in AT&T's smartphone lineup. It looks good, and offers a good...
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