Samsung SGH-T369

Even if new smartphones are raining down every day for major carriers, the prepaid promote is one of the fastest-growing segments in the mobile handset industry, and figure phones like the Samsung SGH-T369 for T-Mobile make up the bulk. You could do a lot worse than the T369, too. It has a compact point and a well-built sliding means on the slide-out QWERTY upright. It also packs in more hardware goodies than the austere shape and stock black color would suggest. By this we mean the camcorder, the music player, and the microSD card slot, of way.

Yet, there are also some brow-slap point flaws. The shared Micro-USB charging port/earphone jack is a no-no in our book, and we’ve gone blue in the face stating our inclination for expandable memory slots to live anywhere but behind the back cover, where the T369′s microSD card slot is located.

Still, the $79.99 price tag isn’t terrible for all you get with this prepaid phone, and usability is excellent. In addendum, you get T-Mobile’s excellent-natured carousel interface and access to its open customer benefit.

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“Bland” was the first word that came to mind when we laid eyes on the Samsung T369 for T-Mobile. The phone is matte black with rounded corners, with devious matte gray and hard gray accents. If you peer closely, you can see fine ridging on the black face. There’s also an understated point on the back cover. “Compact” was our following impression. Not that the slider phone is the most diminutive we’ve ever seen. In fact, at 4.5 inches tall by 2.1 inches wide by 0.6 inch thick, it has the exact same dimensions as Samsung’s Gravity family tree, and in fastidious the Gravity 2. Yet there’s a fastidious efficiency that the T369 conveys, with very modest atrophied space. There’s a 2-inch LCD sight that chains 240×320 pixel pledge and 262,000 sign. We had no problem with the brightness or color infiltration, even if we wouldn’t urge viewing it in supervise over sunlight if you’re outdoors and have the choice to step into the shade.

 

 

The Samsung T369 is simple in the palm and on the ear.

 

Below the cover is the steering array with the Talk and End buttons bookending two soft keys, a Clear button, a shortcut button that you can curriculum to one of four functions, and a central OK button that’s also surrounded by a four-directional control. The buttons are on the small side and a bit cramped; those with thicker fingertips may have a harder time building strict selections. Apply that sentiment of smallness to the numbered dialpad as well. The backlit keys are wide and narrow. While fully separated, we find them overly slim and sometimes trying to get nearly. Read more at allitreview.com

 

Even if new smartphones are raining down every day for major carriers, the prepaid promote is one of the fastest-growing segments in the mobile handset industry, and figure phones like the Samsung SGH- T369  for T-Mobile make up the bulk. You could do a lot worse than the  T369 , too. It has a compa ...

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Samsung Eternity II

When Samsung feels that it has a excellent thought, it’s not shy about sharing it among U.S. carriers. The company certainly is doing that now with the various versions of the Samsung Galaxy S, but we also saw it apply the like back in late 2008 with four akin modelsof a midrange touch-cover phone. Gallop’s Instinct, T-Mobile’s Behold, Alltel’s , and AT&T’s Eternity each place its own spin on the plotting, but at the time we liked what they had to offer. And now, more than a year and a half later, Samsung is in suspense to repeat that accomplishment by arresting up AT&T again with the Eternity II.

Even if we have no harms with the plotting of cell phone sequels, they must follow fastidious rules like their cinematic counterparts. They must take up again, very then repeat, the tale, and they must improve on their predecessor in some way. Sadly, the Eternity II doesn’t do any. Sure, it’s a tad prettier than the first handset, but it retains very near the same figure set. And for one figure, it even takes a step back. Even if a handset like the Eternity II would have been fine two years ago, it’s just looking dated now. You can get it for $69.99 with benefit.

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If you prefer a physical upright, you might as well stop conception this assess now. Like a handful of other Samsung devices, the Eternity II is all about a touch cover. Of way, there’s nothing incorrect with going that route, but we grasp that some public like to feel buttons beneath their fingers. At 4.41 inches long by 2.11 inches wide by 0.5 inch deep, the Eternity II is moderately compact, even if it is a tad heavier than you might reckon (5 ounces). Just dredge up to be careful and not drop the handset on its plastic cover. The royal blue color is only one of its kind and arresting, and we like the kooky 3D look of the bubble point on the phone’s rear side.

Of way, a smaller phone means a small sight. Even if that can be problematic on any phone, it’s primarily troublesome on a touch-cover device. To be sure, the Eternity II’s cover measures just 3 inches diagonally, which is about a quarter of an inch smaller than our minimum. Opportunely, the Eternity II offers three home screens so you’re not constantly scrolling to find what you need. Also, we have to commit Sammy for giving the sight a decent pledge (262,144 sign; 240×400 pixels).

 

 

 

 

With TouchWiz, you get one-touch access to an collection of facial appearance.

 

The Eternity II uses Samsung’s TouchWiz interface. Its fundamental figure is a collapsible bar on the left side of the cover that holds icons for various facial appearance. When you drag the icons out to the main cover, you then get one-touch access to the corresponding figure. After a link years of using TouchWiz, we’re not completely in like with the interface–primarily since we’d like more customization–but we be thankful for what Samsung tried to do. The shortcuts are convenient and we like the widgets for the music player and calendar. Read more at allitreview.com

 

When Samsung feels that it has a excellent thought, it’s not shy about sharing it among U.S. carriers. The company certainly is doing that now with the various versions of the Samsung Galaxy S, but we also saw it apply the like back in late 2008 with four akin modelsof a midrange touch-cover phone. ...

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HTC Desire

First announced at Mobile World Congress 2010, we’ve had to wait seven long months for theHTC Question to land Stateside, and admittedly, we were apprehensive that it would come up small compared with some of the smartphones that have come out since. We were incorrect. Sure, it doesn’t have some of the latest and greatest facial appearance found on other smartphones, like a front-facing camera or an HDMI port, but it offers a solid figure set, top-notch point, and fantastic performance. It’s a above all fantastic and vital addendum for U.S. Cellular, whose smartphone team has been gone and whose only Apparatus offering up until now has been the Samsung Acclaim. In our book, it’s hands down the best smartphone that the carrier has to offer. The HTC Question will be available from U.S. Cellular early August 27 for $199.99 with a two-year contract and after a $70 mail-in discount.

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As a close cousin to the Nexus One, the HTC Question sports a akin point, and we have no problem with that since we like the N1. The handset measures 4.7 inches tall by 2.4 inches wide by 0.5 inch thick and weighs 4.76 ounces, so it’s not too huge and not too small. Like a digit of HTC’s Apparatus devices previous to it, the Question has a affront chin at the underside but it’s much more devious and doesn’t get in the way of slipping the phone into a pants sack. The rounded edges also make it comfortable to hold in the hand. It’s a solid-feeling phone all nearly–not plasticky or cheap.

 

 

The Question has a point akin to that of the Nexus One.

 

 

 

The Question facial appearance a 3.7-inch, WVGA (800×480) capacitive touch cover that’s gorgeous and sharp, so whether you’re conception text, Web pages, or viewing photos and video, you’re getting a fantastic encounter. In addendum, the sight is open and has pinch-to-zoom help, a built-in accelerometer, and a proximity sensor. The zooming capabilities are charming and quick, and there was very modest delay when switching cover orientation. We were able to quickly launch apps and scroll through lists with ease as well. HTC’s onscreen upright is pretty decent, even if vaguely cramped in likeness mode. Read more at allitreview.com

 

First announced at Mobile World Congress 2010, we’ve had to wait seven long months for the HTC   Question to land Stateside, and admittedly, we were apprehensive that it would come up small compared with some of the smartphones that have come out since. We were incorrect. Sure, it doesn’t have some ...

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Motorola Charm

If you reckon all Apparatus phones come with huge gorgeous touch screens, reckon again. The Motorola Charm is a obviously different take on the Apparatus smartphone, with a square touch-cover point like that of the Motorola Flipout, except that it doesn’t twist open. The Charm is also only the following phone to have a Backtrack sensor after the Motorola Backflip. Even if the Backtrack works as advertised, we didn’t reckon it was de rigueur, and even if we like that Motorola refined its MotoBlur interface, we plotting it still stuffed the Charm’s small sight. That said, the Charm does have the Apparatus 2.1 in commission logic, a 3-megapixel camera with Kodak Exact Touch equipment, a full HTML browser with Flash Lite, and it chains Wi-Fi in addendum to T-Mobile’s 3G network. More importantly, it’s only $74.99 with a two-year contract, building it one of the most affordable Apparatus phones out there.

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You would be forgiven if you plotting the Motorola Charm was just a additional messaging phone or a austere BlackBerry clone. Its squared-off point gives that impression, not to bring up its small sight and the full QWERTY upright right bottom. We even reckon it looks a lot like the Peek e-mail handheld, with a akin calculator-like aesthetic. At 3.9 inches long by 2.7 inches wide by 0.5 inch thick, the Charm is very compact and slim despite its wide face. It also weighs nearly 3.7 ounces, which gives it a solid feel in the hand. The Charm is available in two sign; cabernet and bust. The backing is vaguely soft to the touch, and there’s a strip of silver all along the sides of the phone.

After considering the fantastic displays on other Motorola Apparatus phones like the Droid X and the Droid 2, the 2.8-inch size of the Charm’s sight looks positively diminutive. The 320×240 QVGA cover also doesn’t look as sharp and animated as the others and it can be a bit of a strain when viewing Web pages primarily. Even if, we did like that it is a capacitive touch cover sight–we found it simple to swipe and steer our way through the phone despite the small cover size. You can dual-tap the cover to zoom in, and there’s a proximity sensor on the top left that will shut off the cover all through a call when you hold the phone up to your ear.

 

The Motorola Charm has a 3-megapixel camera lens and the Backtrack pad on the back.

 

If you’d very not use the touch cover, you can opt for using the only one of its kind Backtrack steering pad on the back of the phone. Like the Backtrack on the Motorola Backflip, it works like a trackpad, let you cooperate with the phone with finger swipes and taps. Since the Charm’s cover is so small, the thought is that the Backtrack will allow a more free view of the sight. Even if, we really didn’t reckon this was de rigueur. For one thing, the cover size isn’t that small, and it’s not like you have your finger on the cover all the time. Also, the Backtrack does feel a modest trying to plot since you have to reach behind the sight to use it–not considering where your finger is while navigating the phone can be a modest confusing. I don’t know we just need more time with it, even if. Read more at allitreview.com

 

If you reckon all Apparatus phones come with huge gorgeous touch screens, reckon again. The Motorola  Charm  is a obviously different take on the Apparatus smartphone, with a square touch-cover point like that of the Motorola Flipout, except that it doesn’t twist open. The  Charm  is also only the f ...

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ZTE Salute

you’re a MetroPCS customer, it’s liable you haven’t yet heard of ZTE in the United States. Until the Chinese manufacturer launched the ZTE Acknowledgment with Verizon Wireless, it had never cracked the U.S. promote with a top-tier carrier. The basic tools and dreary sight won’t make the entry-level Acknowledgment a memorable debut try, but the slider phone’s fascinating point fine points and financial statement price make it a redeeming value. If you’re entering a new two-year contract, you can pick it up for $19.99 after a $50 mail-in discount any online or at Verizon Wireless stores.

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The Acknowledgment stands to attention at 3.94 inches tall, 2 inches wide, and 0.54 inch thick. It’s a modest stout in the hand and sack, but comfortable on the ear. The Acknowledgment straightforwardly fits into a purse or bag, and at 3.53 ounces it has a heft in line with that of a smartphone.

 

 

The ZTE Acknowledgment has a slide-up dialpad and fascinating point fine points

 

 

 

An arresting handset, the Acknowledgment sports a glossy black face with matte silver accents, black and silver sides, and a silver backing. The 2.4-inch QVGA (320×240 pixels) cover chains 65,000 sign. Steering is straightforward, but unfortunately, the Menu cover looks dull and fuzzy nearly the edges. Read more at allitreview.com

 

you’re a MetroPCS customer, it’s liable you haven’t yet heard of ZTE in the United States. Until the Chinese manufacturer launched the ZTE Acknowledgment with Verizon Wireless, it had never cracked the U.S. promote with a top-tier carrier. The basic tools and dreary sight won’t make the entry-level ...

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Sanyo Zio M6000

Now that Apparatus has made it to all “huge four” inhabitant carriers, it was only a matter of time previous to it visited some of the smaller wireless operators in the United States. U.S. Cellular got its turn earlier this year with the Samsung Acclaim and HTC Question, and now Cricket Wireless follows with the Sanyo Zio M6000.

Formerly introduced as the Kyocera Zio (Kyocera bought the Sanyo brand last year), the M6000 offers a minimalist point and a figure set that centers on the basics. We won’t knock it for not offering mind-blowing facial appearance–not every Apparatus phone needs to go for the gold like Samsung’s Galaxy S series–even if we’re not pleased that it debuts with just Apparatus OS 1.6 (Donut). Opportunely, even if, performance was satisfactory on most fronts.

In more ways than one, the Zio is well suited to Cricket’s financial statement-minded team. Of way, at $249 ($229 if you buy it online) it doesn’t come at a bargain price, but that’s the trade-off for not having to sign a contract. Even better, Cricket’s data plot for the Zio and possibility Apparatus devices is just$55 per month for boundless voice, data, and text.

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As Apparatus phones go, the Sanyo Zio doesn’t make a statement. It sports a basic candy bar point with a austere black color, clean lines, and rectangular shape. The consequence is a sharply practical and somewhat dull look, but we reckon that it works. The front is very near all touch cover with a few physical reins down below. At 4.6 inches long by 2.3 inches wide by 0.48 inches deep, the Zio is moderately compact and frivolous (3.7 ounces), but it has a comfortable, solid feel in the hand.

 

The Zio’s sight isn’t the sharpest we’ve seen, but it’s more than satisfactory.

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Now that Apparatus has made it to all “huge four” inhabitant carriers, it was only a matter of time previous to it visited some of the smaller wireless operators in the United States. U.S. Cellular got its turn earlier this year with the Samsung Acclaim and HTC Question, and now Cricket Wireless fol ...

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Nokia X3 Touch and Type

Announced in August 2010, the Nokia X3 Touch and Type is an entry-level handset that packs a lot of facial appearance into a small wrap, counting a touch cover, a 5-megapixel camera, and a broad range of wireless options. It’s also moderately low-priced (nearly $170) as far as unlocked phones go. Even if, it’s not without its faults. For one, some of the X3′s air force, such as Ovi Music, aren’t available in the U.S. It can be sluggish and even if it’s not technically a smartphone, customers might be influenced to other devices like the HTC Aria, which offers more power and facial appearance for less, even if it means signing up for a contract. All that said, if you’re after an unlocked phone austerely to make calls, the Nokia X3 Touch and Type isn’t a terrible choice.

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The Nokia X3 Touch and Type is one of the smallest smartphones we’ve seen in a while. At 4.2 inches tall by 1.9 inches wide by 0.4 inch thick and 2.8 ounces, it’s vaguely taller than the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini but thinner and lighter. We have to admit, in a day and age where the smartphones are getting better, the X3′s compact size is a nice change of pace. It straightforwardly fits in a pants sack without adding too much bulk, and the candy bar-style phone is comfortable to hold all through phone conversations. We also be thankful for that while being frivolous, the handset has a solid construction that doesn’t feel cheap.

 

 

 

Disparate some of the latest smartphones, the Nokia X3 Touch and Type is diminutive and frivolous. Read more at allitreview.com

 

Announced in August 2010, the Nokia  X3  Touch and Type is an entry-level handset that packs a lot of facial appearance into a small wrap, counting a touch cover, a 5-megapixel camera, and a broad range of wireless options. It’s also moderately low-priced (nearly $170) as far as unlocked phones go. ...

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