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First Impressions: Samsung Restore (Sprint)

First Impressions What's Good : Great QWERTY keyboard with dedicated row for space bar, sleek design, and eco-friendly. What's Bad : Placement of back and speaker keys are where you would expect the send and end key to be. The Verdict : The Samsung...

from 2010 by Aaron Baker 1

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Aaron's First Impressions: Nokia E73 Mode (T-Mobile)

First Impressions What's Good: The build quality on the E73 is second to none; free Ovi Maps; front-facing camera. What's Bad: Compared to newer OSes like webOS, iPhone, and Android, Symbian is a bit out of date. Combined shortcut keys challenging to use...

from 2010 by Aaron Baker 5

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First Impressions: Pantech Pursuit (AT&T)

First Impressions What's Good: Well-built, easy to use Quick Messaging Device. What's Bad: Honestly, I can't find an issue with this device. The Verdict: Though clearly geared toward the first-time phone owners (tweens and other youngsters),...

from 2010 by Aaron Baker 3

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Ari's First Impressions: HTC EVO 4G

First Impressions The Good: HTC's Sense UI, 4.3-inch touchscreen, 4G capabilities The Bad: Size of the phone is right on the verge of being too big, battery life isn't great if not managed properly The Verdict: If you live in an area that supports Sprint's...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 13

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First Impressions: Samsung Intensity (Verizon)

First Impressions The Good : The Intensity offers great battery life, good call quality, and a nice QWERTY keyboard for those that text message regularly. The Bad : Slight menu lag. The Verdict : For those that desire a basic phone with no data...

from 2010 by Aaron Baker 6

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Ari's First Impressions: Palm Pre Plus (AT&T) - [Updated]

First Impressions The Good: Google Services integration, 16GB on-board memory The Bad: Lack of a dedicated menu key, lack of virtual keyboard is disappointing, no central location for settings The Verdict: After a few days of using this WebOS device there...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 13

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Aaron's First Impressions: HTC EVO 4G (Sprint)

Android What's Good: Huge 4.3-inch display, 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, 4G connectivity, front-facing camera for video conferencing, Android 2.1 with Sense, Mobile Hotspot. What's Bad: Though the screen is larger, I found myself missing the...

from 2010 by Aaron Baker 19

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Aaron's First Impressions: LG Ally (Verizon)

Android What's Good: Another good Android device on Verizon, tactile and responsive physical keyboard, Android 2.1 out of the box. What's Bad: Sluggish at times, camera is ho-hum in comparison to the 5 and 8-megapixel alternatives on the Android...

from 2010 by Aaron Baker 5

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Aaron's First Impressions: HTC Legend (unlocked)

Android What's Good: Beautiful unibody aluminum frame, optical trackpad, appears to be less laggy than its 528 MHz counterparts (DROID Eris, Hero, etc.). What's Bad: No multitouch in Google Maps. Verdict: The Legend is the most...

from 2010 by Aaron Baker 6

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Aaron's First Impressions: BlackBerry Bold 9650 (Sprint)

First Impressions What's Good: Wi-Fi, trackpad, and more memory. What's Bad: Keyboard is oddly domed; besides the positive improvements listed in "What's Good," it's virtually identical to the Tour 9630. Expensive. Verdict: If you're...

from 2010 by Aaron Baker 6

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First Impressions: Motorola i890 (Sprint)

First Impressions What's Good: Finally, an iDEN device (along with the i9) that doesn't look like something out of a bad 80's television show. What's Bad: Battery life is rather poor. Verdict : If you need Direct Connect and want a stylish...

from 2010 by Aaron Baker 2

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First Impressions: LG Rumor Touch (Sprint)

First Impressions What's Good: Good reception, decent battery life, roomy QWERTY keyboard. What's Bad: Resistive screen can be wonky at times. Verdict: It's a good mid-range device, but the screen isn't always accurate. The LG Rumor Touch...

from 2010 by Aaron Baker 4

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Aaron's First Impressions: Pantech BreEZe II (AT&T)

First Impressions What's Good: Large buttons; good call quality; strong battery life. What's Bad : No battery life or signal strength indicators on external display. The Verdict: With great call quality and strong battery life, this phone is...

from 2010 by Aaron Baker 2

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Aaron's First Impressions: HTC DROID Incredible (Verizon)

Android What's Good: Absolutely stunning 3.7-inch AMOLED display; 8 GB of built-in memory; Android 2.1 with HTC's Sense UI; optical trackpad. What's Bad: Battery life is less than desirable; service "bars" aren't always accurate. ...

from 2010 by Aaron Baker 24

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Aaron's First Impressions: Motorola CLIQ XT (T-Mobile)

Android At first glance, one could find similarities between the Motorola CLIQ XT and its predecessor/brother, the CLIQ. As a result, several have written off the device as a revision of the original, which I find unfortunate. ...

from 2010 by Aaron Baker 5

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Adriana's first impressions of the iPad

First Impressions Noah emailed me the other day, asking what I thought of the iPad so far. I responded with some first impressions, and he said: Post it on PhoneDog. And when your editor-in-chief tells you to do something, you do it! So here you go. Not a...

from 2010 by Adriana Lee 8

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First Impressions: Motorola Devour (Verizon Wireless)

Android If Megan Fox can have a Motorola Devour, then you should be able to have one too. And you can! Available since February 25th, the Motorola Devour is available for $99 at Best Buy locations across the US. That being said, I've been...

from 2010 by Aaron Baker 6

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Motorola Backflip (AT&T): Hands-On First Impressions

Android AT&T's first Android device, the Motorola Backflip, showed up at my doorstep this morning thanks to FedEx. The unboxing video is uploading, so in the meantime I've got a few out of the box first impressions for you. ...

from 2010 by Noah Kravitz 7

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First Impressions: HTC HD2 (unlocked)

First Impressions When I opened the FedEx box to reveal the HD2, my first impression (as the title aptly states) was "wow." While I realized that the screen was huge, the combination of large screen and thin form factor appealed to me. Simply put, the...

from 2010 by Aaron Baker 11

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First Impressions: LG eXpo (AT&T)

First Impressions When you look at the LG eXpo, the first thought that comes to mind may be "c'mon, it's just another Windows Mobile phone." Yes, the device runs Windows Mobile (6.5, to be exact), but there are some welcome improvements to this device that...

from 2010 by Aaron Baker 3

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"Hey, HTC One owners! Is there anything you would change about the One?"

Desmond Crouthers I have mine in an otter box it keeps it safe and when I need to show people I take it out. But the HTC case is also pretty good double deep

Rindy Croix please review on case/cover.. still considering to put it or not

Desmond Crouthers I love my phone maybe they can make a bigger screen like note 2 but even with the size of screen it's still a great phone. The 1080p is nice overall this phone gets a score of 10 it's a fine phone

Jared Johnson The One is the best phone I have owned. My last phone, the GSIII was great, but the One is better all around. There are some quirks with the gallery and sharing photos that could be fixed. (mentioned above) Even my iphone 5 friends are feeling a little left behind. :-)

John C. Cole I'm wondering if the successor to the One might be called the "Two," or if they will simply make the name even shorter, like the "O".