First Impressions

What's good, What's bad, and the Veridict!  Our editors give you their first impressions of devices they have reviewed.

The original Cosmos had a good run as a messaging phone on Verizon, but what if you want a touchscreen? Well, you're in luck because Verizon and LG...
13 years 4 months ago
The Samsung Alias 2 was popular for mainly one reason: it featured e-ink technology, which meant that the button labels could change depending on...
13 years 4 months ago
  Apparently, the featurephone is not dying because manufacturers and carriers continue to release more and more of them. The Samsung Solstice had a...
13 years 5 months ago
The Pantech Crux is a very (how should I say it?) different device. On the outside and at first glace, it looks normal. It's your typical candybar...
13 years 5 months ago
Who knows if the enV Pro - the supposed "enV phone running Android" device - will ever come out? It's official, it's rumored, it's canceled, I can't...
13 years 5 months ago
T-Mobile's first Windows Phone 7 device - the HTC HD7 - is available today for $199.99 on contract.  It's a nice device, and is one of my personal...
13 years 5 months ago
I've spent the day with the HTC Surround, one of the Windows Phone 7 devices announced in New York City a few weeks ago.  It's coming to AT&T on...
13 years 5 months ago
Well, it seems that manufactures are finally getting the picture and are starting to step up their game in the messaging phone department.  The...
13 years 5 months ago
The Sanyo Vero may be a basic flip phone, but you have to admit that it looks pretty cool. The curved design and styling make it stand out from the...
13 years 5 months ago
The Encore is a new device in AT&T's Quick Messaging Phone line-up. It features a 3-inch resistive touchscreen display, a 3 megapixel camera,...
13 years 6 months ago
  The Samsung Craft is the first commercially available 4G LTE enabled device. That's big. It's not a smartphone, but it's a huge step in the right...
13 years 6 months ago
Last Friday I received Nokia's new flagship multimedia device, the N8. Powered by the Symbian^3 operating system and armed with a 12 megapixel Carl...
13 years 6 months ago
The Innuendo is a follow up to the uniquely-designed Sanyo Incognito. It takes similar design cues and adds an updated look. I wasn't really sure...
13 years 7 months ago
The Seek is a new option from Boost Mobile, Sprint's prepaid service. It has a 2.6-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 240 x 320, a 1.3 MP...
13 years 7 months ago
Verizon's Samsung Fascinate is the fourth Galaxy S device (shipping after the Vibrant, Captivate, and Epic 4G, respectively), and the last one to...
13 years 7 months ago
After using the Motorola Charm for a day, Noah, Editor-in-Chief of Phonedog, declared the Charm to be the start of the Smart Messaging Phone's reign...
13 years 7 months ago
The Sharp FX is definitely what you would call a "high-end" messaging phone. It has a beautiful 3-inch capacitive touchscreen WQVGA display and an...
13 years 8 months ago
The original Flight is one of my top messaging phones on AT&T so I was pretty excited when I got the Flight 2. I wanted to see what improvements...
13 years 8 months ago
I've had the Intensity 2 for about a day now, and overall I think it's a fine little device. Granted there are a few features that disappointed me...
13 years 8 months ago
The Jest is definitely unique. It features an optical directional key that is used for navigating around menus. We've seen similar technology with...
13 years 8 months ago

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