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Samsung Memoir
Posted on April 4th, 2009 No comments
The good: The Samsung Memoir has a handsome and slim design with a styling that makes it look like a camera. The TouchWiz interface makes navigation a breeze and we love that you can upload your photos directly to online sharing sites. The photo quality is top-notch, and the overall feature set is very impressive. It has great performance as well.The bad: The Samsung Memoir lacks Wi-Fi, its Web browser is not the greatest, and the touch-screen interface takes some acclimation. You are limited to preloaded TouchWiz widgets.
The bottom line: If you don’t mind the price, the Samsung Memoir lives up to its promise as a top-notch camera phone.
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RIM BlackBerry Bold
Posted on April 4th, 2009 No comments
The good: The? boasts one of the sharpest displays we’ve seen on a smartphone and offers great multimedia performance. The smartphone also brings HSDPA support, more productivity tools, and an updated OS. Other goodies include Wi-Fi; GPS; Bluetooth; and strong e-mail support with full QWERTY keyboard.The bad: The Bold is a bit bulky and expensive. The Web browser isn’t as easy to navigate as the competition.
The bottom line: For those who waited, the RIM BlackBerry Bold won’t disappoint. The Bold impresses with its brilliant display, enhanced productivity tools, and excellent multimedia performance to deliver a more powerful and well-rounded smartphone to mobile professionals.
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LG Dare
Posted on April 4th, 2009 No comments
The good: The LG Dare has an intuitive touch-screen interface, an advanced 3.2-megapixel camera, a full HTML browser, EV-DO Rev. A, and plenty of other powerful features. It also has excellent call quality.The bad: The LG Dare’s touch interface has a slight learning curve, and we weren’t too pleased with the handwriting interface. Also, the Web browsing experience was quite disappointing.
The bottom line: The LG Dare is an innovative and feature-rich handset with several surprises that sets it apart from other touch-screen phones.
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HTC Touch Diamond
Posted on April 4th, 2009 No comments
The good: The HTC Touch Diamond for Sprint offers better performance and supports Sprint’s EV-DO Rev. A network and multimedia services. The Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone also features the cool TouchFlo interface and has integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS.The bad: While performance is greatly improved over the unlocked Touch Diamond, there’s still some sluggishness. The virtual keyboard is cramped and may give some users problems. The Touch Diamond also doesn’t offer an expansion slot.
The bottom line: The HTC Touch Diamond for Sprint brings some nice additions and improvements over the unlocked GSM version–most notably to performance. It’s best suited for first-time smartphone buyers or light users, while business customers should wait for the Touch Pro.
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Apple iPhone 3G
Posted on April 4th, 2009 No comments
The good: The Apple iPhone 3G offers critical new features including support for high-speed 3G networks, third-party applications, and expanded e-mail. Its call quality is improved and it continues to deliver an excellent music and video experience.The bad: The iPhone 3G continues to lack some basic features that are available on even the simplest cell phone. Battery life was uneven, and the 3G connection tended to be shaky. Also, the e-mail syncing is not without its faults.
The bottom line: The iPhone 3G delivers on its promises by adding critical features and sharper call quality. The iTunes App Store is pretty amazing, and the 3G support is more than welcome. Critical features still are missing, and the battery depletes quickly under heavy use, but the iPhone 3G is a big improvement over the original model.