T-Mobile Comet

T-Mobile Comet is a rebranded translation of the Huawei Ideos, which is a low-cost Apparatus phone. It certainly is financial statement-friendly; the entry-level smartphone is $9.99 with a two-year contract (on the other hand, you can get it as a prepaid choice for $200) and offers some nice facial appearance, such as Apparatus 2.2, a compact point, and exceptional call feature. Even if, it also suffers from a smaller sight and sluggish performance, and our assess units had a point malfunction. We’d suggest costs just $20 more for the LG Optimus T, which offers better hardware and bonus facial appearance, for free with contract.

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At just 4.09 inches tall by 2.16 inches wide by 0.54 inch thick and 3.6 ounces, the T-Mobile Comet is quite the diminutive handset. It’s certainly simple to journeywith, and the curved edges and rounded corners make it comfortable to hold, but we have some concerns about the overall build feature. It’s not so much the roughness, as the handset feels quite solid, but the plastic piece covering the steering control area ongoing coming off off very near at once. It could be an isolated situation, but we expected two assess units and it happened on both. In one wits, austerely pressing down on the plastic cover fixed the problem, but in the following wits, the left confront kept popping back up, which only got worse as more dust and waste collected on the adhesive strip.

 

The T-Mobile Comet is compact and frivolous.

 

 

The Comet facial appearance a 2.8-inch WVGA (320×240) capacitive touch cover. In an affordable, entry-level device, the lower-pledge sight is to be expected, and we found the cover to be satisfactorily sharp and clear. It’s also quite open, as it registered all our touches and smoothly scrolled through lists and menus. Even if, there is no multitouch help, and the sight’s smaller size beyond doubt hampers the Web browsing and CD encounter. It also makes for a cramped onscreen upright, but the inclusion of Swype alleviates the problem, as it’s simpler to swipe from key to key than to peck at the small buttons. Read more at allitreview.com

 

T-Mobile  Comet  is a rebranded translation of the Huawei Ideos, which is a low-cost Apparatus phone. It certainly is financial statement-friendly; the entry-level smartphone is $9.99 with a two-year contract (on the other hand, you can get it as a prepaid choice for $200) and offers some nice facia ...

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LG Quantum

LG Quantum The LG Quantum is AT&T’s third Windows Phone 7 behind the Samsung Focus and the HTC Surround, but it’s the first oneto offer a full QWERTY upright. To be reliable, we had our doubts about the Quantumwhen we first saw it all through the authoritative launch event, as it felt more like a quick messaging phone than a high-feature smartphone. Even if, after costs some time with the device, we’ve changed our tune. The Quantum delivers solid performance, an exceptional upright, and well-built hardware, even if the point is not without its flaws (heavy, smaller sight, top bolt from the blue landscape help). We still reckon the Samsung Focus is the best Windows Phone 7 device overall, but that said, those who want a physical upright will be well served by the Quantum. The LG Quantum is available now for $199.99 with a two-year contract.

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The LG Quantum is a solid piece of hardware, even if its drab, quick-messaging-phone-like advent doesn’t make the best first impression. Even if, once in hand, the smartphone has quite a premium feel to it, to some extent since of the soft-touch close and stainless-steel array door and to some extent since of the phone’s consequence. At 6.2 ounces, it’s one of the heftier smartphones we’ve seen to date, which is a minor place-off, but opportunely, the slide phone is compact overall at 4.7 inches tall by 2.3 inches wide by 0.4 inch thick, so it’s more controllable. Plus, the curved edges and rounded corners make it comfortable to hold, and the slider means is strong, so the cover doesn’t go or feel loose when you’re austerely holding the phone.

 

The LG Quantum is one of the heavier smartphones we’ve seen lately.

 

 

On front, you get a 3.5-inch capacitive touch cover that chains 16 million sign and a 480×800-pixel pledge. It’s satisfactorily sharp and sharp, so we had no harms conception text or viewing photos and videos. Admittedly, the Quantum’s cover isn’t as sharp or animated as the Samsung Focus’ and the smaller size takes a bit away from the Web browsing and CD encounter, but the touch cover is open, as it registered all our taps, quickly scrolled through lists, and existing charming pinch-to-zoom help. Read more at allitreview.com

 

LG Quantum  The LG  Quantum  is AT&T’s third Windows Phone 7 behind the Samsung Focus and the HTC Surround, but it’s the first oneto offer a full QWERTY upright. To be reliable, we had our doubts about the  Quantum when we first saw it all through the authoritative launch event, as it felt more like ...

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Motorola Flipside

Motorola Flipside Ever since Motorola branded itself as a huge producer of Apparatus smartphones, we’ve seen the models pour out. The Motorola Flipside, for wits, is one of a quintet of handsets first announced at CTIA, and one of a trio destined for AT&T. The Flipside is the bulkiest of the bunch, and also the most blockishly practical.

The Flipside is the only one among them that’s a habitual touch-cover handset with slide-out QWERTY upright. In terms of facial appearance, it’s obviously midrange. In succession Apparatus 2.1 (Eclair), the Flipside has a 3.1-inch touch cover, a 3-megapixel camera, and help for 32GB of expandable memory. Apparatus 2.2 (Froyo) would have been our first scale, and Motorola has yet to share itsupgrade plans with us if to be sure they exist. The Flipside costs $99.99 with a two-year benefit contract.

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With its silver-rimmed face and thick black body, the Flipside most closely resembles the Motorola Backflip. Instead of the Backflip’s back flip point, even if,the Flipside is a habitual slider. As for its looks, at best they’re parameter: black and rectangular with today’s seemingly obligatory rounded corners and a soft-touch back cover. There’s very modest style and no flourish. Instead you get a hefty phone that’s 4.3 inches tall by 2.2 inches wide and 0.6 inch thick, and a hefty 5.1 ounces. The upright contributes much density, sure, but we’ve still seen slimmer slider models. Even if the Flipside feels very blocky in the hand, it fits just fine on the ear.

 

 

The Motorola Flipside is a bit thick and heavy. It doesn’t break any molds, stylewise.

 

The Flipside’s 3.1-inch HVGA touch cover chains a 320×480-pixel pledge and 16 million sign. That makes it a sharp sight competent of usage Motorola’s simplified Motoblur interface (read more here). We’re not huge fans of the busy shared media icons and widgets that load by default on Motorola’s Apparatus skin, but we welcome all seven digital home screens. Even if we had no harms getting nearly, the Flipside’s onscreen steering reins and icons are notably diminutive; we commonly find 3.5-inch displays and better to be the most finger-friendly, above all when using a more compact virtual upright. Read more at allitreview.com

 

Motorola Flipside  Ever since Motorola branded itself as a huge producer of Apparatus smartphones, we’ve seen the models pour out. The Motorola  Flipside , for wits, is one of a quintet of handsets first announced at CTIA, and one of a trio destined for AT&T. The  Flipside  is the bulkiest of the bu ...

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Motorola Defy

Motorola Defy  While there are many harsh handsets like the Casio G’zOne Rift and the Sonim XP3 Quest, not many of them are smartphones. In fact, we can only reckon of one–the Motorola i1, an Apparatus smartphone available from both Boost Mobileand Gallop Nextel. As if sensing a need for such a category, Motorola went ahead and made a additional harsh smartphone, called the Motorola Defy, and this one is available from T-Mobile. The Defy is not quite as bulky as the i1, but it’s built to be very near as tough. If that’s not enough, the Defy also has a 5-megapixel camera, an enhanced Motoblur interface, and Wi-Fi mission, and it ships with Apparatus 2.1. TheMotorola Defy is available for $99.99 after a new two-year benefit contract.

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When compared with the Motorola i1, the Motorola Defy is beyond doubt the sleeker and slimmer model. Measuring 4.2 inches long by 2.3 inches wide by 0.5inch thick, the Defy has a slim and straightforward touch-cover point, with rounded corners and a rubberized back along with a white hard-plastic border nearly the array cover. This black-and-white style makes the Defy look far sportier than the i1′s all-black duds.

 

 

The Motorola Defy has a nice 3.7-inch sight.

 

Yet, the Defy aims to be very near as tough. The sight is made out of Corning Brute glass, which claims to be strong to impact and scratches, and the ports are covered in rubberized stoppers to make the phone water-strong as well. Also all nearly the phone are screws, most likely to make the phone more reliable. It lacks the i1′s air force authoritative recognition for salt, fog, humidity, and solar radiation, but the Defy should survive most everyday bumps and drops just fine, according to Motorola. Read more at allitreview.com

 

Motorola Defy   While there are many harsh handsets like the Casio G’zOne Rift and the Sonim XP3 Quest, not many of them are smartphones. In fact, we can only reckon of one–the Motorola i1, an Apparatus smartphone available from both Boost Mobileand Gallop Nextel. As if sensing a need for such a cat ...

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ZTE Agen

 ZTE Agent We haven’t seen a ZTE cell phone for MetroPCS for some time, and the last phone that the Chinese manufacturer produced was the Acknowledgment, a verticalslider for Verizon. The ZTE Agent(also known as the ZTE-C E520) returns ZTE to its U.S. roots, building entry-level cell phones meant for talking, with a few bonus facial appearance. As a prepaid phone, the Agent is honestly priced at $69; even if, the point, facial appearance, and call feature all leave much to be much loved. There are better basic cell phones in MetroPCS’ team that we would urge first for the same ballpark price, like the Samsung Freeform II or LG Helix.

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Tall and very narrow, the ZTE Agent measures 4.3 inches high by 1.9 inches wide by 0.6 inch thick. It’s predominantly black, with a sharp silver bezel that will keep the being of this Agent not so bolt from the blue. You’ll have no problem slipping it into pockets and bags; apart from its slimness, the Agent has an everyday physique. Thankfulness to a finger-friendly, soft-touch back cover, it feels excellent in the hand, and we had no complaints when holding it up to our ear.

 

Tall and slim with a soft-touch close, the ZTE Agent is comfortable to hold.

 

To ZTE’s confidence, the 2.4-inch sight makes up about half the phone’s real estate. The sign are honestly sharp and sharp, even if the otherwise arresting menu point makes pledge grow duller on some screens. Soft keys control the menu and camcorder. Press the central Select button to cycle through MetroPCS’ typical list of preloaded apps–but more on those later. Read more at allitreview.com

 

  ZTE Agent  We haven’t seen a ZTE cell phone for MetroPCS for some time, and the last phone that the Chinese manufacturer produced was the Acknowledgment, a verticalslider for Verizon. The ZTE  Agent (also known as the ZTE-C E520) returns ZTE to its U.S. roots, building entry-level cell phones mean ...

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BlackBerry Pearl 3G

We very near plotting RIM had retired the Pearl, as the company had not released a new one for very near two years. But it turns out we wereincorrect; RIM announced its latest Pearl earlier this year. The RIM BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 looks very akin to its predecessors, but it carries a much more modern figure set that includes 3G help, GPS, Wi-Fi, and a 3.2-megapixel camera. Even if it ships with OS 5, the Pearl 3G is also one of a few phones that are upgradable to OS 6. The BlackBerry Pearl 3G is available for $149.99 after a two-year benefit contract with AT&T.

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At first glance, the Pearl 3G has very near the same point as previous Pearl handsets, like that of the Pearl 8120, for model. But at 4.25 inches tall by 1.96 inches wide by 0.52 inch thick, the Pearl 3G feels just a touch slimmer and smoother. The devious curves, rubberized sides, soft-touch back, and 3.3-ounce consequence add up to a nice feel in the hand. The overall compact point of the Pearl compared with the better BlackBerry models is beyond doubt its strong point. The Pearl 3G for AT&T also has a descent red color we find arresting–it starts out leave behind at the underside and finishes black at the top.

 

The RIM BlackBerry Pearl 3G has a 2.2-inch sight and an optical touch pad.

 

 

Of way, with such a small handset, you can’t guess a huge sight. Yet we found the 2.26-inch sight huge enough for our needs. It chains 65,536 sign with 360×400 pixel pledge, which consequences in rich and animated graphics and text. We also like the bold and peculiar icons that come standard with OS 5. You can change the size, style, and family tree of the fonts, the brightness, the backlight timer, and the menu style. Read more at allitreview.com

 

We very near plotting RIM had retired the  Pearl , as the company had not released a new one for very near two years. But it turns out we wereincorrect; RIM announced its latest  Pearl  earlier this year. The RIM BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 looks very akin to its predecessors, but it carries a much mor ...

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LG Octane

The LG Octane might as well be dubbed the LG EnV4, as it looks very near like a successor to the LG EnV series of messagingphones for Verizon Wireless. Sure the point is a modest different, but the overall form factor is the same–it has dual displays, a digit keypad, and a flip-out upright. The facial appearance are pretty akin too; they contain a 3.2-megapixel camera, EV-DO, a music player with V Cast Music, an HTML Web browser, and GPS. The LG Octane is available for $99.99 after a $50 discount and a new two-year contract.

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As mentioned above, the LG Octane looks a modest like a fattened-up LG EnV3. At 4.21 inches long by 2.16 inches wide by 0.63 inch thick, the Octane is much rounder and thicker than the EnV messaging phone. With a silver chrome border and a insightful sight, it’s also much shinier–so much so that you can use the front surface as a mirror. Weighing in at 4.5 ounces, the Octane looks and feels like a thick and hefty candy bar phone, but of way it’s only that thick since of the flip-out upright bottom.

 

The LG Octane looks a modest bulky.

 

Beneath that shiny front surface is in fact a 1.76-inch open-air sight. It has help for 262,000 sign and a 220×176-pixel pledge, which is quite impressive for a austere messaging phone. The cover may be small, but it looks very peculiar and animated. You can use it to view the currently before a live audience song if the music player is activated, and you can use it as a camera viewfinder. You can also use it as a self-likeness viewfinder if you activate Dual Sight mode in the camera settings. Bear in mind that you have to hold the phone open when taking a photo this way, which can be a bit trying to plot. Read more at allitreview.com

 

The LG  Octane  might as well be dubbed the LG EnV4, as it looks very near like a successor to the LG EnV series of messagingphones for Verizon Wireless. Sure the point is a modest different, but the overall form factor is the same–it has dual displays, a digit keypad, and a flip-out upright. The fa ...

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Motorola Droid Pro

Motorola Droid Pro Announced at CTIA Fall 2010, the Motorola Droid Pro takes aim at affair users (and BlackBerry) by offering a full QWERTY upright and touch cover and enhanced wellbeing facial appearance. This amalgamationcertainly makes the smartphone the most affair-friendly Apparatus device out there and also gives Verizon customers their first Apparatus-based world phone. In addendum, the handset offers a better Web browser and a better choice of apps than BlackBerrys. Even if, the latter still holds the upper hand in terms of messaging, enterprise help, and array life, which may preclude some affair users from ditching their BlackBerry. Still, for those ready to make thrash in chat for some of the reasons mentioned above, the Droid Pro is very much a worthy competitor. The Motorola Droid Pro is available now for $179.99 with a two-year contract and after a $100 mail-in discount.

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The Motorola Droid Pro facial appearance a slate point that combines both a touch cover and full QWERTY upright. It’s not above all arresting, even if it’s not automatically meant to be, any, as a affair device. Instead, it’s got a classic black and silver skeleton and at 4.69 inches tall by 2.36 inches wide by 0.46 inch wide and 4.73 ounces, the smartphone is not diminutive but still pocketable. In the hand, it feels solid, but it would have been nice to see a soft-touch close on back instead of an all-plastic array door, just to give it more of a premium feel. We also noticed that the phone can get a bit warm with use and while charging.

 

 

The Motorola Droid Pro combines a touch cover and full QWERTY upright into a moderately compact point.

 

 

The Droid Pro’s cover measures 3.1 inches diagonally and has an HVGA (320×480 pixels) pledge and help for up to 16 million sign. Even if not as sharp (pixels were vaguely more noticeable and graphics didn’t look quite as charming) as some of the WVGA displays on the promote today, we still found the smartphone’s cover sharp and simple to read. The cover did fade a bit when viewed outdoors, and it’s on the smaller side, but the phone offers a built-in accelerometer and pinch-to-zoom help so you can boost the viewing size using those methods. Read more at allitreview.com

 

Motorola Droid Pro  Announced at CTIA Fall 2010, the Motorola  Droid Pro  takes aim at affair users (and BlackBerry) by offering a full QWERTY upright and touch cover and enhanced wellbeing facial appearance. This amalgamationcertainly makes the smartphone the most affair-friendly Apparatus device o ...

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LG Sentio

As extraordinary as it may seem, LG has never had a phone on T-Mobile, at least until the summer of 2010. To be sure, the Sentio marks LG’s first handset in T-Mobile’s stable. Aside from that accolade, don’t guess anything revolutionary–the Sentio is exactingly in midrange figure-phone territory. Even if, we like its charming and willowy point, and its CD facialappearance work well–for the most part. I don’t know the most arresting part of the phone is that it’s very affordable–it’s only $69.99 with a new two-year contract with T-Mobile.

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The LG Sentio is remarkably slim and chic. Measuring only 4.2 inches long by 2.1 inches wide by 0.5 inch thick, the Sentio is one of the thinnest touch-cover phones we’ve seen. At 3.3 ounces, it’s beyond doubt one of the lightest phones as well. It doesn’t use steel or glass, but it is wrapped in a charming and soft slate gray plastic that grips well. Its gently curved corners and edges add to the overall ergonomic feel of the phone.

 

 

 

The LG Sentio has a 3.0-inch resistive touch cover

 

 

 

Smack dab on the front of the phone is the 3.0-inch touch-cover sight. According to LG, the Sentio’s sight chains 262,000 sign, and it shows–its descriptions look nice and peculiar, and we can be thankful for the devious shading of the menu icons as well. Even if, it’s not quite as animated as some of the glass displays that we’ve seen on more advanced smartphones. You can change the font size and the backlight time. Read more at allitreview.com

 

As extraordinary as it may seem, LG has never had a phone on T-Mobile, at least until the summer of 2010. To be sure, the  Sentio  marks LG’s first handset in T-Mobile’s stable. Aside from that accolade, don’t guess anything revolutionary–the  Sentio  is exactingly in midrange figure-phone territory ...

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BlackBerry Curve 8530

The BlackBerry Curve 8500 series is building the rounds to all the carriers, counting Gallop, which offers the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530. Like the others, the smartphone is a fantastic foray into the world of smartphones for the first-time buyer. Even if it doesn’t have some of the high-end point fundamentals of other devices, the Curve 8530 is simple to use and packs in excellent digit of facial appearance. Gallop even sweetens the deal with an extra-affordable price tag of $49.99 with a two-year contract. For this assess, we’ll focus on the smartphone’s performance and Gallop air force, but for more in rank about the phone’s point and facial appearance, please read our reviews of the T-Mobile RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 and the Verizon Wireless RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530.

We experienced person the dual-band (CDMA 800/1,900MHz; EV-DO) in New York using Gallop benefit and its call feature was OK. Its audio feature wasn’t pure on our end; voices sounded a bit tinny and we could hear a affront background hiss all through lulls in the chat. Callers said we sounded barely audible and a bit soft on their end. Even if these issues didn’t preclude us from having a chat, they were beyond doubt noticeable on both ends. Its speakerphone feature wasdecent. Even if, its audio was, again, a bit barely audible, but we were still understandable and there was plenty of number so we could hear even in louder environments. Read more at allitreview.com

 

The BlackBerry Curve 8500 series is building the rounds to all the carriers, counting Gallop, which offers the RIM BlackBerry Curve  8530 . Like the others, the smartphone is a fantastic foray into the world of smartphones for the first-time buyer. Even if it doesn’t have some of the high-end point ...

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Samsung Gravity T

The Samsung Gravity brand has changed quite a bit since its debut in 2008 as a austere messaging phone for T-Mobile. As additional incarnations came along, the Gravity handset improved–the Gravity 2 added3G and GPS, while the Gravity 3 has a vaguely more ergonomic point. The Gravity T, or the Gravity Touch, is the latest recovery of the Gravity line, and as its name suggests, it now has a touch cover. This allows it a few nice touches like a customizable home cover along with gesture-based shortcuts. Aside from that, it has many of the same facial appearance as its other Gravity cousins–a 2.0-megapixel camera, GPS, a music player, and more. The Samsung Gravity T is available for $74.99 with a new two-year benefit contract from T-Mobile.

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The Samsung Gravity T has a akin point to other Samsung touch-cover courier phones, like the Samsung Messager Touch for model. Measuring 4.29 inches long by 2.23 inches wide by 0.59 inch thick, the Gravity T has a wide oval form factor, with a vaguely curved back for a more comfortable feel in the hand. This does mean it rocks ever so vaguely when it’s resting on a flat surface, but we didn’t find that to be a problem. At 4.23 ounces, the Gravity T is also not too heavy, and would fit straightforwardly in a large sack or purse.

 

The Samsung Gravity T has a 2.8-inch resistive touch cover.

 

The Gravity T has a 2.8-inch resistive touch cover, which we found quite pleasing to the eye. It has 262,000 sign and a 240 x 320 pixel pledge, and the phone takes subsidy of that with peculiar and detailed menu icons. You can change the font type, the brightness, the backlight time, and the salutation message on the home cover. Read more at allitreview.com

 

The Samsung  Gravity  brand has changed quite a bit since its debut in 2008 as a austere messaging phone for T-Mobile. As additional incarnations came along, the  Gravity  handset improved–the Gravity 2 added3G and GPS, while the Gravity 3 has a vaguely more ergonomic point. The Gravity T, or the Gr ...

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Samsung Animated

Samsung admits that it hasn’t really attacked the U.S. smartphone promote as aggressively as it’s done with basic handsets, but the company’s preparation to change all that with its Galaxy S series. Launching with all four major U.S. carriers, as well as a link of regional providers, the Apparatus-based Galaxy S models come with impressive stats, such as large Super AMOLED touch screens, 1GHz Hummingbird Cortex A8 PC, and an entertainment content store. But is it too modest, too late? Well, after costs some time with the Samsung Animated for T-Mobile, we don’t reckon so.

Sleek, quick, and packed with entertainment facial appearance, the Animated shines as a CD device and beats T-Mobile’s other top Apparatus offering, the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide, in that sphere. Even if, array life is a concern; if you plot on taking full subsidy of the Animated’s CD capabilities, you’d be wise to carry an extra array or mount with you at all times. The Samsung Animated will be available from T-Mobile early July 15 for $199.99 with a two-year contract.

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Out of all the Samsung Galaxy S series models, we’d have to say the Samsung Animated is the sleekest and sexiest one of the bunch. The look is very familiar, but the amalgamation of the slim profile, clean point, and rounded edges is really pleasing to the eye. Also, at 4.82 inches tall by 2.54 inches wide by 0.39 inch thick and 4.16 ounces, the Animated makes for a nice journey companion, slipping straightforwardly into a pants sack and feeling frivolous in the hand. That said, the handset feels plasticky and slick. We wouldn’t say it’s fragile, but it beyond doubt left a lot to be much loved, primarily compared with the solid and durable Nexus One.

 

 

 

The Samsung Animated is incredibly slim and light, but it also feels plasticky.

 

 

Glancing at the Animated’s 4-inch Super AMOLED touch cover, it’s simple to see how the smartphone got its name. The sight chains 16 million sign and has a WVGA pledge, building it sharp and yes, animated. Descriptions look incredible, text is simple to read, and you can in fact see what’s on the cover in the sharp daylight. When compared with the iPhone 4′s Retina Sight, the Animated’s cover beyond doubt looks more soaked, screening richer sign and deeper blacks, but on the other hand, the iPhone’s sight is a tad crisper. We’ll be in succession more-strict tests to rate the cover feature of these phones, so beyond doubt check back for those consequences. Read more at allitreview.com

 

Samsung admits that it hasn’t really attacked the U.S. smartphone promote as aggressively as it’s done with basic handsets, but the company’s preparation to change all that with its Galaxy S series. Launching with all four major U.S. carriers, as well as a link of regional providers, the Apparatus-b ...

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Samsung Smiley

You can permanently count on Samsung do it two equipment: bury us in new cell phone reviews, and occasionally announce handsets with very silly names. But leave it to Samsung to take up again to outdo itself, for just when we plotting we’ve heard it all, the company unveiled a new phone name that launched us into new realms of the ridiculous.

Now our sources tell that one Samsung employee is exciting with naming its phones. That’s more than believable from a huge worldwide firm, but as Nicole Lee place it, rumor has it that that person has run out of words. Samsung named its SGH-T359 the Samsung  . That’s right, it used an emoticon naturally modest for following post and text-pleased teens. We were appalled when we first heard the news last month and wait so today. In fact, we find it so absurd that we’re going to call it the Samsung “Smiley” in this assess. That will show ‘em.

Names aside, the Smiley is a comfortable and functional texting phone for T-Mobile. It has a respectable midrange figure set and it offers decent performance. And best of all, it will cost you just $19.99 with a two-year contract.

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From the further than, the Smiley closely resembles the Samsung Strive. It doesn’t come in multiple sign, but it has a akin slider phone point and at 3.9 inches long by 2.3 inches wide by 0.6 inch deep, it’s about the same size. At 4 ounces, the Smiley is just the slightest bit heavier than its predecessor, but it still feels a modest wispy in the hand thankfulness to its plastic shell. Despite the roughness concerns, it’s a practically arresting phone and we’re tickled that Samsung didn’t stamp the exterior with an emoticon.

The Smiley’s 2.6-inch TFT sight shows 262,000 sign in a 320×240-pixel pledge. Sure, it can’t equate with the fancy displays on the latest smartphones, but it’s more than apposite on a midrange texting handset. Its sign, graphics, and photos are sharp, even if the cover is fundamentally unreadable in supervise over light. The menuinterface is typical Samsung, which is to say it’s simple to use. The sight’s personalization options contain brightness, backlighting time, and wallpaper.

Below the sight is the steering array. It feels very cramped, but we infer users with smaller hands may not have the same problem. There’s a square four-way toggle with a central OK button, two soft keys, the Talk and End/power control, a back button, and a shortcut for the messaging figure. Most of they keys are flat, even if the toggle is raised. We’d prefer, even if, that the OK button takes you to the menu from standby mode. Right now it doesn’t do anything.

 

 

 

The Smiley’s upright is somewhat cramped.

 

Slide up the Smiley to show the combined numeric keypad and messaging upright. Like on the Stride, the keys are small and squashed collectively. There are only four rows of keys so most buttons serve a dual function (numbers and calligraphy, or symbols and calligraphy). On the whole, it’s a pretty standard agreement, even if we’d prefer more shortcut reins. A combined “www” and “.com” key will save you some time and, naturally, there’s a dedicated emoticon button. All right, Samsung, that is pretty clever. Read more at allitreview.com

 

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PCD CDM8635 Reivew

With cell-phone-makers cramming ever more sophisticated facial appearance into their phones, it’s simple to not dredge up that for some public, e-mail, GPS, and videos are overkill, and call feature and usability are what matter most. PCD’s very clumsily namedCDM8635 for U.S. Cellularis such a phone. It combines the elegant simplicity of a classic flip phone with a few point perks and exceptional call feature to start a satisfactory handset for entry-level users. As with the Verizon Wireless Coupe, the CDM8635′s convenience buttons mapped to 911 and urgent situation contacts gear it headed for seniors and those with health check concerns. Also see our list of other phones for seniors, counting the well-known Jitterbug J.

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With its sleek lines and modern touches, the CDM8635′s classic clamshell body is certainly no blot on the landscape. At 3.85 inches high by 1.96 inches wide by 0.79 inch thick, it’s a honestly compact modest digit that makes for simple toting, even if it could get lost in a cavernous handbag. Its 3.52-ounce consequence feels solid in the hand, but it isn’t overly heavy.

Even if the CDM8635 looks black at first glance, a careful sunlit look reveals dark blue specks set surrounded by the glossy, plastic body. A black border with wavy blue sample surrounds the 1.5-inch grayscale open-air sight. It shows the time, date, array level, and greeting bars. Pressing in on the phone’s number keys illuminates the open-air sight, which is typical for this type of phone.

 

The PCD CDM8635 is a classic flip phone with handy shortcut buttons just below the domestic sight.

 

 

On the right spine is a 2.5mm receiver jack (we permanently prefer the 3.5mm standard), and buttons to trigger both voice dialing and the camera. The left spine houses the number rocker and a Micro-USB charging port. A bare-bones 1.3 megapixel camera takes up residence on the back next to the phone’s open-air lecturer. Read more at allitreview.com

 

With cell-phone-makers cramming ever more sophisticated facial appearance into their phones, it’s simple to not dredge up that for some public, e-mail, GPS, and videos are overkill, and call feature and usability are what matter most. PCD’s very clumsily named CDM8635  for U.S. Cellularis such a pho ...

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Samsung Gusto

As an entry-level hard-gray-and-black flip phone, the Samsung Gusto is the spitting image of the Samsung Charming, even if its figure set and point vaguely clash. Even if there are some nice facialappearance inside, the phone’s build and call feature are pretty everyday. The price, even if, is very low–free from Verizon.com after an online money off and a new two-year contract, and $19.99 with a new contractafter a $50 mail-in discount, if you pick it up in retail stores.

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Even if one on hand the gray-and-black Samsung Gusto is a justly arresting flip phone, a quicker look shows a glossy body so shiny and plasticky that it winds up looking cheap. Other point fundamentals are top bolt from the blue to just a curve above the open-air cover, a slope on the back, and some nubbly texture.

 

The Samsung Gusto is light and small. It’s honestly arresting, even if the ultrashiny black plasticcheapens the look.

 

The Gusto stands 3.8 inches tall, and measures 1.89 inches wide and 0.76 inch deep, so it will slip straightforwardly into a sack or bag. Also, it weighs 3.28 ounces, which makes it light, but not a featherweight. On the front is the lens for the 1.3-megapixel camera and the 1.07-inch open-air color sight that shows the date, time, and array meter. On the right spine sits the Micro-USB charging port, a 2.5mm receiver jack, and dedicated buttons to launch the camera and speakerphone. The left spine hosts the number rocker. An open-air lecturer is on the back.Read more at allitreview.com

 

As an entry-level hard-gray-and-black flip phone, the Samsung  Gusto  is the spitting image of the Samsung Charming, even if its figure set and point vaguely clash. Even if there are some nice facialappearance inside, the phone’s build and call feature are pretty everyday. The price, even if, is ver ...

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Samsung Epic 4G

Out of all the phones in the Samsung Galaxy S series, theEpic 4G strikes us as the most desirable for power users. Like all Galaxy S phones, the Epic 4Ghas a large Super AMOLED touch cover, a 1GHz Hummingbird Cortex A8 PC, and it will have access to Samsung’s imminent Media Hub store. The Epic 4G layers on numerous inviting extras that its line mates don’t have–such as a slide-out upright, a front-facing camera, an LED flash, and most fascinating of all, it chains Gallop’s emerging 4GWiMax network. The latter figure makes it the following 4G phone in the U.S. after the HTC Evo 4G.

I don’t know the Epic 4G’s largest downside is its price. At $249.99, it is the most high-priced Galaxy S phone that Samsung makes, and that price is with a new two-year benefit contract and after a $100 mail-in discount. As with the Evo 4G, Gallop charges a mandatory $10 per month for its 4G data. According to Gallop, the price is justifiable since of the extra air force you get for the price–4G speeds, boundless data, and the use of it as a mobile Wi-Fi hot spot, which costs an bonus $29.99 a month–but we reckon the add-on should be discretionary since its 4G benefit is not available nationally.

Even if, we reckon the Epic 4G truly deserves its name as its point and figure set make it the all-in-one motivating force in the Galaxy S family tree.

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While it is not the sexiest of the Samsung Galaxy S models–that honor goes to the Samsung Animated for T-Mobile–the Epic 4G is not a terrible-looker any. Its rounded edges, curved corners, and glossy black surface give it a sleek and elegant look that is minimalist and eye-transmittable. Yet, at 4.9 inches long by 2.54 inches wide by 0.56 inches thick and 5.46 ounces, the Epic 4G is I don’t know the SUV of the Galaxy S phones and might be a tight fit in most pockets. Still, we be thankful for its heft as it contributes to a obviously solid and durable feel in the hand.

 

 

The Samsung Epic 4G has a very impressive 4.0-inch Super AMOLED sight.

 

 

The Epic 4G’s 4.0-inch Super AMOLED sight categorically mesmerized us. It can sight 16 million sign and has a WVGA pledge, which enables it to sight animated graphics and fantastic looking video. The cover also has a wider viewing angle and a higher draw a distinction ratio when compared with a habitual LCD. Thankfully, disparate older OLED displays, the Super AMOLED cover also looks fantastic under sharp sunlight Read more at allitreview.com

 

Out of all the phones in the Samsung Galaxy S series, the Epic 4G  strikes us as the most desirable for power users. Like all Galaxy S phones, the  Epic 4G has a large Super AMOLED touch cover, a 1GHz Hummingbird Cortex A8 PC, and it will have access to Samsung’s imminent Media Hub store. The Epic 4 ...

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