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DELL STREAK SPECS

2011-12-10T01:20:00.001-08:00

Dell Streak 5 (previously known as the Dell Mini 5) is a smartphone/tablet PC hybrid from Dell that uses the Android operating system. It comes with a 5-inch (13 cm) capacitive touchscreen and two cameras, a 5MP one with dual-LED flash on the back and a VGA-resolution one on the front for video calling; both are capable of video. The development was first disclosed in June 2009 and in October 2009 it was known that the tablet is capable of making 3G phone calls.

The three buttons at the bottom (or right, when held in its normal landscape mode) are capacitive. The Android buttons used are Home, Menu, and Back. It features a Dell skin on top and has a cradle adapter with HDMI out. The phone lacks the navigational trackball found in other Android devices. While FM radio support is not an official feature, an FM radio chip was found upon inspection of the Streak's internal hardware, and can be accessed though a user's modification of the OS.The versions released previously have had Android 1.6 installed, with Dell offering unlocked Streaks with Android 2.2 (Froyo) in December 2010.

Customers on the British O2 mobile phone network were given the opportunity to install Android 2.1 in early September 2010 through an Over the Air update. This update, however, caused an uproar amongst consumers, over bugs and removal of some features from the previous software.

A seven-inch version of the Streak was announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2011. The Wall Street Journal reviewed it unfavorably in February.[10] A long-rumored ten-inch model went on sale in August in China.]

Following protests from users that Dell, by not including source code, had violated the terms of the GNU General Public License, the source code for the Dell Streak is now available for download.

There is a root method for the Dell Streak, and many roms are available, including iterations of the CyanogenMod ROM. Which are available from the xda-developers website along with other ROMS.

Dell discontinued the Streak 5 on as of August 15, 2011. Customers attempting to purchase the device were directed to a "Good Bye, Streak 5" landing page. The larger Streak 7 was discontinued on December 2, 2011; Dell continues to sell a 10-inch tablet in China.

specification

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100
		HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
	Announced	2010, May
	Status	Available. Released 2010, June

Size	Dimensions	152.9 x 79.1 x 10 mm
Size	Weight	220 g

Display	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	480 x 800 pixels, 5.0 inches (~187 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass

Sound	Alert types	N/A
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes, check quality

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory
Memory	Internal	16 GB storage, 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM

Data	GPRS	Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 12
	Speed	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (charges may apply)
	Bluetooth	Yes v2.0 with A2DP
	USB	Yes, v2.0

Camera	Primary	5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging
	Video	Yes, VGA@20fps; 720p after Eclair/Froyo update
	Secondary	Yes

Features	OS	Android OS v1.6 (Donut), upgradable to v2.2
	Chipset	Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon
	CPU	1 GHz Scorpion
	GPU	Adreno 200
	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
	Browser	HTML, Adobe Flash
	Radio	No
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Black, Red, white
		- Social networking integration - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, - YouTube, Google Talk - QuickOffice document viewer - Photo viewer/editor - Organizer - Voice memo/dial

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1530 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 400 h
	Talk time	Up to 9 h 48 min

motorola MILLESTONE review and specs

2011-12-10T01:09:00.001-08:00

While Motorola might have been feeling pretty happy about actually releasing a phone again in the Dext, it clearly wasn't the handset to re-launch the brand. So step forward the Milestone (Droid to our US users), the latest Android phone - but can it be Moto's greatest?

The first thing you'll notice about the Motorola Milestone is the build quality - compare it to some Android phones out there and you'll feel that it's much better than the plasticky options available from some companies (including itself - the Dext had an element of low quality about it).

The phone is noticeably thinner than before, coming in at just 13.7mm thick, which is impressive when you realise that it packs a full QWERTY keyboard into that frame as well.

Along with the sleek design, the phone has a decent weight about it - to us it hits the sweet spot of not being too heavy, but weighty enough to add premium aura to the device.

The decision to use gold decal is a little suspect though - it harks back to the teeth-grindingly frustrating days of the D&G-branded Motorola Razr that didn't add anything except too much gold to the device. However, it does feel a little retro '80s... we assume that's what the kids are into these days.

But this phone is meant to be so much more than that - it's been particularly heralded over in the US as the best Android phone thus far, being the fastest, most up-to-date and agile device yet from the Google crowd.

To that end, it has the latest version of Android (2.0) as well as a nice 3.7-inch screen to boot. The display is easily the rival of the HTC Hero, being a slick and responsive capacitive effort with very little slow down when navigating through the Milestone.

Motorola's new handset is a pretty basic affair when you're looking from the front, with the four touch sensitive buttons the only notion that it's a phone. They're a little hieroglyphic-like in design, but that's something we're seeing a fair amount of these days, and we guess they work well when illuminated for touch-sensitive use.

The first thing a lot of people will notice when using the Milestone is the lip at the bottom - and we're jiggered if we can work out what that's for. When sliding the QWERTY keyboard open, it's quickly obvious that this gets in the way of typing when holding the device in two hands, so what Motorola is doing there we don't know - we can only assume there's some important hardware squashed in there.

However, we'd rather that Motorola had just made the Milestone a little bit thicker rather than adding on this extra chunk - it's a big, big downside for the phone and we can imagine it putting a lot of people off buying the device.

The QWERTY keyboard is a little cramped - think somewhere between the Nokia N900 (spacious) and the Palm Pre (cramped). Others we asked to test the phone all said the keys were well spaced enough to hit, but the lip got in the way of easy handling and therefore typing.

The slide out action of the keyboard is pleasing, and once again continues the premium feel - there's a nice click when fully extended. We're also pleased to see a D-Pad and select key included - while touchscreens might be great for video and the internet, they can be very fiddly when trying to edit text, and the D-Pad is a godsend in this case.
The outside of the phone is filled with your average buttons, with the 3.5mm headphone jack nicely flush with the chassis, and the power/lock key right next to it. This latter button is a little hard to hit, being located behind part of the screen, but you do get used to it over time.

Overall, the build quality is good enough, but very likely to polarise tastes - it's very industrial-looking, and the use of gold is a little bit of a gamble in our eyes, but at least all the bits we were looking for are present and correct.

Motorola has been obvious with its bundled gifts - an eco-friendly power cable is included, as well as a microUSB charger. There's an 8GB microSD card included too, with all the Motonav software on board as well as a nice place to keep all your media and suchlike.
As you might imagine, a pair of basic headphones which double as a hands free kit are included in the box - unless you're desperate to talk using a wire we can't imagine that you'll be using these too much as we'd advise using your own buds wherever possible.

specification

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100
		UMTS 850 / 1900 - American version
	Announced	2009, November
	Status	Available. Released 2009, November

Size	Dimensions	115.8 x 60 x 13.7 mm
Size	Weight	165 g

Display	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	480 x 854 pixels, 3.7 inches (~265 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass
		- QWERTY keyboard

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes, check quality

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included, buy memory
Memory	Internal	133 MB storage, 256 MB RAM

Data	GPRS	Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 12
	Speed	HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2)
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

Camera	Primary	5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash
	Features	Geo-tagging
	Video	Yes, D1 (720x480 pixels)@24fps
	Secondary	No

Features	OS	Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2
	CPU	600 MHz Cortex-A8
	GPU	PowerVR SGX530
	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
	Browser	HTML, Adobe Flash
	Radio	No
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support, Motonav software
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Black
		- MP3/eAAC+/WAV/WMA9 player - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV9 player - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, - YouTube, Google Talk - Document viewer - Photo viewer/editor - Organizer - Voice memo/dial - Predictive text input

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1400 mAh (BP6X)
	Stand-by	Up to 350 h
	Talk time	Up to 6 h 30 min

BLACKBERRY 9850 NEW

2011-12-09T16:09:00.001-08:00

I’m happy to tell you about two new BlackBerry® 7 OS smartphones announced today, the all-touch BlackBerry® Torch™ 9850 and 9860 smartphones. #TeamBlackBerry members in North America will be able to purchase the BlackBerry Torch 9860 smartphone from AT&T, Rogers, Telus and Bell, and the BlackBerry Torch 9850 smartphone from Sprint and U.S. Cellular. For more details on pricing and international availability, make sure to check out our BlackBerry Torch product page or contact your local carrier.

To ensure you have our patented Inside BlackBerry insight into these sweet all-touch BlackBerry 7 OS smartphones, I tapped Product Managers Sangita and Troy to list the 5 things you need to know about the BlackBerry Torch 9850 and 9860. Take it away, Sangita and Troy!

1. The all-touch BlackBerry Torch has a screen built for everything

With a 3.7” inch touch screen at a WVGA (800×480) resolution with 253 DPI (“dots per inch”), the BlackBerry Torch 9850 and 9860 have the biggest BlackBerry® smartphone screens ever. These all-touch screens provide a sharp and crisp viewing experience to combine everything BlackBerry devices are known for – performance, security and reliability – with new user features like augmented reality apps and improved web browsing and multimedia experiences.

Personally, I love the BlackBerry Torch smartphone screen most for browsing the web with the next generation BlackBerry 7 browser. My news sites, shopping sites and my daily obsession, tech and lifestyle blogs, all render fast and look great on that big, beautiful screen. Of course using BlackBerry Torch 9850 and 9860 smartphone touch screens to pan, zoom and scroll through my favorite websites is easy as well.

One design element to note with the all-touch BlackBerry Torch screen: we designed the face of the BlackBerry Torch 9850 and 9860 smartphones to ‘fall over’ the device edge (something we call ‘The Waterfall’ internally), which lengthens the screen to provide a visual experience that works in landscape or portrait orientation.

2. The new BlackBerry Torch smartphone design is sculpted for touch

Our design goal with the all-touch BlackBerry Torch 9850 and 9860 smartphones was to create a stylish look that sets the product apart in a field filled with boxy devices. The seamless front lens with ‘Waterfall’ ends offers a great visual experience and the sculpted back provides a perfect ergonomic fit, regardless of whether it’s used as a traditional phone (in portrait orientation) or like a gaming console or web browser (in landscape orientation).

Though there are many layers to the BlackBerry Torch 9850 and 9860 smartphones design, they are integrated and flow one into the other. For example, the buttons on the side of the smartphone are simple to find with your fingers and provide quick access volume, mute and camera functionality, but are understated, so as not to interrupt the design. Another example would be the back housing of the BlackBerry Torch smartphone, which dips down to fit in the camera lens and flash, without impacting its form and feel in the palm of your hand.

Engineering the BlackBerry Torch 9850 and 9860 smartphones to meet this vision wasn’t easy, and there were a number of occasions where it appeared that we might have to trade-off form for function. But our development teams rose to the challenge, and in the end, have delivered a product that is both aesthetically pleasing and incredibly functional for both personal and professional use.

3. The new BlackBerry Torch smartphone evolves the all-touch experience

We knew when designing the BlackBerry Torch 9850 and 9860 smartphones that the touch screen user interface (“UI”) would have to be both refined and robust enough to support an all-touch device (it would be pretty hard to write an email otherwise, Ed.). Many improvements and enhancements have been made to the touch screen UI in the BlackBerry 7 OS that the BlackBerry Torch 9850 and 9860 smartphones take full advantage of. These improvements vary from minor adjustments of touch sensitivity based upon screen location to redesigning the layout of the virtual keyboard for easier texting (I personally love the fact that symbols and numbers are now combined under one key). In addition, the predictive text algorithms have also been optimized to provide fewer, more targeted word choices for faster communications.

All these improvements combine holistically to ensure an efficient and intuitive experience when using the BlackBerry Torch smartphone, whether you’re BBM™ chatting with a friend or playing the latest game.

4. The all-touch BlackBerry Torch smartphone is packed to the gills with new features, including an HD camera and Magnetometer

In addition to the large and crisp screen, the all-touch BlackBerry Torch 9850 and 9860 smartphones have many hardware features new to BlackBerry smartphones, including an HD camera and magnetometer (also known as a “digital compass”). These features aren’t just for show, but allow BlackBerry smartphone users to create, consume and share great content on their device. Here are a few examples:

Camera – The BlackBerry Torch 9850 and 9860 smartphone cameras supports HD recording at 720p to capture stunning videos to view on your BlackBerry smartphone, computer or HDTV. But my favorite feature has to be the 5MP, zero-shutter lag photo camera. I have a five-month-old son and my BlackBerry Torch smartphone (which is always with me) has been the perfect tool for me to capture those special moments. The ability to upload these photos from within the Camera app with a few clicks to Facebook® so I can virtually instantly share these moments with friends and family turns the BlackBerry Torch into something more than a smartphone for me.

Magnetometer – Combined with the Camera app and GPS, the magnetometer or digital compass on the BlackBerry Torch 9850 and 9860 smartphones has enabled a new class of “augmented reality” applications on the BlackBerry platform. One example is the Wikitude augmented reality browser, which will be available on the BlackBerry App World™ storefront at launch. The Wikitude browser combines real and virtual worlds via the Camera viewfinder to provide immediate and relevant data about one’s surroundings. One great feature of the Wikitude browser is its integration with BBM 6. This (opt-in) feature allows you to see the location of your BBM 6 contacts in real-time and spontaneously arrange to meet for coffee if you happen to be in the same ‘hood. See the video above for an example.
5. The new BlackBerry 7 OS powers the all-touch BlackBerry Torch smartphone

Together with the powerful hardware found in the BlackBerry Torch 9850 and 9860 smartphone, the new BlackBerry 7 OS offers a variety of performance and usability enhancements resulting in a truly wonderful user experience. Annu plans to talk about BlackBerry 7 in more detail in an upcoming post, so we will highlight one specific aspect of BlackBerry 7: something we call ‘Liquid Graphics’.

From the ground up, the software architecture of BlackBerry 7 has been redesigned to maximize the use of hardware acceleration and graphical fidelity. This optimization allows for rich graphics, smooth animations and a fluid touch experience. Liquid Graphics touches much of the features discussed above, from the new BlackBerry browser to the all-touch UI to 3rd party applications like the Wikitude browser or 3D games. Combined with the large screen , Liquid Graphics provides a responsive and striking graphical experience for BlackBerry Torch 9850 and 9860 smartphone users.

specification

General	2G Network	CDMA 800 / 1900
		GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
	Announced	2011, August
	Status	Available. Released 2011, August

Size	Dimensions	120 x 62 x 11.5 mm
Size	Weight	135 g

Display	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches (~252 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
		- Optical trackpad

Sound	Alert types	Vibration, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory
Memory	Internal	4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM

Data	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes
	Speed	HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; EV-DO Rev A 3.1 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

Camera	Primary	5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, continuous auto-focus, image stabilization, face detection
	Video	Yes, 720p
	Secondary

Features	OS	BlackBerry OS 7
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon
	CPU	1.2 GHz Scorpion
	GPU	Adreno 205
	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM 6
	Browser	HTML
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, MIDP 2.1
	Colors	Black
		- Social feeds - BlackBerry maps - Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) - Media player MP3/WMA/eAAC+/FlAC/OGG player - Video player DivX/XviD/MP4/WMV/H.263/H.264 - Organizer - Voice memo/dial

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1230 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 320 h
	Talk time	Up to 6 h 50 min
	Music play	Up to 50 h

ACER LIQUID STREAM S110 ADVANCED AND SMART

2011-12-09T06:07:00.001-08:00

It is always interesting getting an Acer smartphone to review. Where many other phone manufacturers seem to have a particular area locked down, Acer is the new kid on the block, attempting to put its own value slant on the market.

In this case, it is the Acer Stream S110, an Android 2.1 powered bit of kit packing enough features to put it on par with the likes of the hugely popular HTC Desire, which is both good and bad.

The Stream has essentially the same screen, an 800x480 pixel AMOLED 3.7-inch display capable of displaying 16 million colours. When watching the supplied Final Fantasy VII film clip, it was plain as day to us just how clear and crisp its picture is.

Taking our test game Replica Island for a spin was similarly impressive, the game looking as it should - bright and vivid. If you are intending on using your phone for films on journeys, you would be foolish to dismiss the Stream.

In fact, another little trick up the Stream's sleeve is Dolby Mobile, further enhancing its playback capabilities. Listening to La Roux’s In for the Kill via mid-range Sennheiser earphones presented us with one hell of a soundstage - the music beautifully reaching our ears. We heard sounds in songs we did not know existed, partially down to a 3.5mm jack allowing for real headphones.

Films were, again, all the better for the presence of Dolby’s sound jiggery pokery. As Bahamut - a dragon summon from the aforementioned Final Fantasy film - swept past the screen, the swoosh of its passing is delivered from left to right as it would in surround sound.

Obviously a mobile will always struggle to beat a dedicated 5.1 or 7.1 home system, but lugging that on a train then finding a power socket is not really an option, and in fairness, the combined efforts of the screen and sound are more impressive than we thought, easily immersing us into whatever we were watching.

So a new Android-powered handset from Acer popped up at IO last week -- the so-called "Liquid Stream," which would presumably succeed the Liquid and Liquid e in Acer's lineup.

AndroidGuys is reporting that the phone is currently running Android 2.1 (which we'd hope would morph into 2.2 by release) paired with a Snapdragon core and a 5 megapixel camera capable of 720p video capture, so it's the "5.0 Megapixel HD 720p" inscription on the back of the diagram in this FCC filing for a phone called the Acer S110 (along with the obvious similarity in shape) that's allowing us to deduce that these two bad boys are one and the same. Android France has it pegged for October -- and it's got 850 / 1900MHz HSPA, so we could theoretically see a few land

BLACKBERRY 9810 4G SMARTPHONE

2011-12-09T04:22:00.001-08:00

The BlackBerry® Torch™ smartphone family is welcoming a whole slew of new siblings today. In addition to the all-touch BlackBerry® Torch™ 9850 and 9860 smartphones, we also announced the BlackBerry® Torch™ 9810 smartphone, the evolution of the popular BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800 smartphone. #TeamBlackBerry members in North America will be able to purchase the BlackBerry 9810 smartphone from AT&T, Bell, Telus and Rogers. For more details on pricing and international availability, make sure to check out our BlackBerry Torch product page or contact your local carrier.

We asked Product Manager David to get the inside dirt on the 3 things you need to know about the BlackBerry Torch 9810 smartphone. Let’s do this!

1. The BlackBerry Torch 9810 is the BlackBerry Torch smartphone evolved

Our intention with the BlackBerry Torch 9810 smartphone was to build upon the success of the original BlackBerry Torch all-in-one design by combining powerful new hardware with the powerful new BlackBerry® 7 OS. The new BlackBerry Torch 9810 improves upon its predecessor, the BlackBerry Torch 9800, with a crisp new 3.2” inch touch screen with a VGA (600×480) resolution at 246 DPI (“dots per inch”), which is a great tip-off to the new hardware under the hood. The BlackBerry Torch 9810 smartphone also features a 1.2 GHz processer, a 5 MP camera with HD video recording, face detection and image stabilization, a digital compass and HSPA+ network support. Combined with the BlackBerry 7 OS, these new hardware features ensure that the BlackBerry 9810 smartphone is faster and more fluid than its predecessor.

We’ve also added subtle refinements to the traditional BlackBerry Torch casing, as well as its keypad. To top it off, we coated the BlackBerry Torch 9810 smartphone in a distinctive silver color that we feel reflects the power and performance of the device.

2. The BlackBerry Torch 9810 smartphone is a great blend of form and function

Unlike its new siblings, the all-touch BlackBerry Torch 9850 and 9860 smartphones, the BlackBerry Torch 9810 smartphone features the original Torch’s popular full QWERTY keypad, touch screen, trackpad combination. With a touch screen larger than its new cousins, the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry 9930 smartphones, the BlackBerry Torch 9810 is a flexible device for people who require both form and function from their smartphone.

Like the other new all-touch BlackBerry Torch smartphones, the big, brilliant touch screen of the BlackBerry Torch 9810 is well-suited for 3D games, watching videos and browsing the web. If you need to get some work done on the go, that screen is also handy for viewing Microsoft® PowerPoint® and Microsoft Word documents with the free bundled Premium version of Docs to Go™. Of course, if you need to start editing those documents, or you want to fire off a few emails or BBM™ your friends, you can easily switch to portrait mode and slide out the full QWERTY keypad. The BlackBerry Torch 9810 smartphone’s HD camera captures photos or video and makes it easy to share both with friends via Facebook, Twitter, and BBM 6 (or possibly through that BBM 6-connected app you’ve downloaded). Regardless of your needs, the BlackBerry 9810 smartphone offers the flexibility to get it done.

3. The new BlackBerry 7 powers the BlackBerry Torch 9810

Like the all-touch BlackBerry Torch 9850 and 9860, the BlackBerry Torch 9810 smartphone is running the brand new BlackBerry 7 OS, and thus shares many of the same benefits. For starters this means a new and improved BlackBerry browser, optimized touch screen UI (“user interface”), BBM 6, hardware accelerated Liquid Graphics, and support for new apps like the Wikitude augmented reality browser on the BlackBerry App World™ storefront. Make sure to check out what my coworkers Sangita and Troy had to say about these BlackBerry 7 features in their BlackBerry Torch 9850 and 9860 post, and stay tuned for a more in-depth overview from BlackBerry 7 Product Manager, Annu, in a future blog post.

For my money, my favorite BlackBerry 7 feature has to be the next generation BlackBerry browser. The BlackBerry browser is smooth and responsive, whether scrolling through web pages with your fingers or using the trackpad. Web pages load at tremendous speeds, and are naturally rendered as you’d expect to see them on your desktop browser, thanks to Liquid Graphics.

specification

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
	Announced	2011, August
	Status	Available. Released 2011, August

Size	Dimensions	111 x 62 x 14.6 mm
Size	Weight	161 g

Display	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	480 x 640 pixels, 3.2 inches (~250 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
		- QWERTY keyboard - Optical trackpad

Sound	Alert types	Vibration, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory
Memory	Internal	8 GB storage, 768 MB RAM

Data	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes
	Speed	HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent)
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

Camera	Primary	5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, continuous auto-focus, face detection, image stabilization
	Video	Yes, 720p, check quality
	Secondary	No

Features	OS	BlackBerry OS 7.0
	CPU	1.2 GHz
	Sensors	Proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML
	Radio	No
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, MIDP 2.0
	Colors	Black, Gray
		- Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player - DivX/XviD/MP4/WMV/H.263/H.264 player - Organizer - Voice memo/dial - Predictive text input

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1270 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 308 h (2G) / Up to 300 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
	Music play	Up to 54 h

HUAWEI U8350 Boulder PLUS QWERTY Android OS

2011-12-09T04:15:00.001-08:00

Handset manufacturer from China, Huawei Android phone launched for the lower classes with low prices, HUAWEI, Boulder (Huawei U8350) that runs on the Android platform Froyo equipped with a number of security features to give novice users a new experience in interacting with the Android phone.
Boulder Huawei brings candy bar design and comes with a touchscreen QWERTY keyboard. Dual input method makes it easy for users to interact with mobile phones. Because as it is known, not all users use the virtual keyboard for comfortable typing. Likewise, some users want easy navigation through a touch screen. Both of these combinations give pleasure to the user while working through the Huawei U8350.
Carrying the 2.6-inch wide screen capacitive technology, should be sufficiently responsive to the touch of a finger. However, since the combination of processor and RAM is inadequate, then when melakukang tapping, screen response is not so smooth, and even tended to slow. This can be understood considering Huawei Boulder is intended for users of Android Beginners who are not designed as a high-performing phones like the LG Optimus 3D, lolz
Excess Huawei Boulder
As has become standard operating system Android, diverse applications can be easily downloaded via the Android Market in order to maximize the functions of the phone. Android native applications such as Google Talk (much like the yin!), Google Maps and Google Latitude has been available in this phone. Not to forget Huawei Huawei immerse Social Media applications that function for mengupade status via Facebook and Twitter. Not only that, through the Stream users can send email directly without having to open the browser first.
Dual input method, a combination of touch screen and QWERTY keyboard provides convenience to the user in determining the choice of input. Writing through the keyboard or accessing the menu via the touch screen will give you pleasure, especially to novice users who becomes the target of Huawei.
Support 3G channel to guarantee Internet access faster than GRPS channel. The presence of wi-fi connection can be an alternative to browsing for free at any hotspot that later many of us encounter in schools, malls, airports, cafes and other crowded in places.
Lack Huawei Boulder
As already explained above that this phone is targeting the novice user thus affecting existing features in it. The combination of processor and RAM activity causes inadequate tapping a little disturbed. Moreover, the touch screen does not support multitouch features so that users can not pinch to zoom (pinch the screen to enlarge the visual display) when opening an Internet site. Compounded because the android phone does not support flash player. oops!
To work with documents, this phone only supports document viewer via the Documents To Go application. If the user wants to create a new document, then it is required to purchase a license from the developer.
Although equipped with a 3MP camera, but the picture is less than the maximum because it does not yet support autofocus. So is the video recordings that are in .3 gp does not run smoothly when played

Huawei Boulder U8350 Specs :

Network : GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, WCDMA 900/2100MHz
Processor : 528 MHz ARM 11 processor, Adreno 200 GPU
Operating System: Android Froyo (v2.2)
Display : 2.6-inch HVGA (320 x 240) Capacitive Touchscreen ,262K colors, G-sensor for auto-rotate UI
Camera : 3 Mega-pixel , 4x Digital Zoom
Wireless LAN Wi-Fi
3G HSDPA
Social networking : Facebook, Myspace, Twitter
Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP , micro USB 2.0
Navigation : GPS with A-GPS , Compass
Music player : Mp3, AAC+, Enhanced AAC
Stereo FM Radio
3.5mm audio jack
Video player : MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 , @ 30fps WVGA
Video Recording: @ 24 QVGA FPS
Memory :
- Internal : 256MB RAM + 512MB Flash
- Expandable memory : Micro SD card up to 16GB
Battery : 1200 mAh Lithium Ion
Dimensions : 115 x 62.8 x 9.9 mm
Weight : 105 gram

Sony Ericsson XPERIA RAY slim and smart

2011-12-09T04:00:00.001-08:00

It's been a busy old year for Sony Ericsson. As it struggles to regain a foothold in the market it was once sucha major player in, it's been firing out more Android-based Xperia smartphones than long-lost relatives on an episode of Jeremy Kyle. And they're not half bad either.

The Xperia Arc has been the flagship of 2011's bunch. Arriving in the spring, it became the skinny poster girl for the Swedish-Japanese hybrid, showing off its amazing screen presence with the help of the Sony Reality Display (the bit that reproduces colour on the screen and makes it look great) but in the Xperia Ray, Sony Ericsson has gone for a smaller model

Before we go any further, there is one point we have to make clear: this phone is small. And thin. Think smaller and thinner than you expect, then shave a bit more off your dimensions. That's what you get.

The Xperia Arc (we're going to be making lot of comparisons to the Arc in this review) is 125 x 63mm with a depth of 8.7mm. The Ray slices most of that off and comes in at a remarkable 111 x 53mm. It is slightly fatter, by less than a millimetre, clocking in at 9.4mm deep.
It reminds us very much of the original (and, at the time, revolutionary) HTC Touch Diamond from 2008 – a niche handset that only retro phone geeks are likely to recall.

Indeed, compared to the larger handsets we've become used to using, such as the Samsung Galaxy S2, Apple iPhone 4 and HTC Sensation, this really does feel teeny and we couldn't stop picking it up at first.

But it is no slouch. Under that hood, you'll find a not-too-shabby 8MP camera with HD video recording, Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread, HSUPA/HSDPA and 1GHz processor.

The Ray sits comfortably in the hand, and at 100g, you'll barely even notice it's there. Indeed if ever there was a candidate for a 'going out phone' that would slip unobtrusively into a pair of skinny jeans, this is most definitely it.
The rear has a matt finish that's only broken up by the camera lens and flash, plus a speaker near the bottom, crowned by a Sony Ericsson logo.

Around the side, there's little to comment on. The left has only a micro USB socket for charging/syncing, while the left houses a volume rocker.

Up top, you'll find little of interest other than a (thankfully easy to hit) power/sleep button and the 3.5mm socket for headphones of your choice.

The front is fairly minimalistic, made of a large sheet of glass broken up only by an earpiece and a physical Home button. The other two buttons that serve as Back and Options are both touch-sensitive jobs and, unfortunately, not as sensitive as we'd have liked.

Inside, you'll find 1GB of memory – although only 300MB is available to the user – and a slot for swapping microSD cards. You only get a 4GB card in the box compared to the 8GB the Xperia Arc ships with, which seems a little tight. But considering how cheap memory is these days, we'll not hold it against Sony Ericsson too much.

But here's an issue: the memory isn't hot swappable. Seriously, Sony Ericsson – is that too much to ask in the year 2011?

The handset is available in a number of colours, including gold, black, pink and white, catering for all members of fashion crowd, apparen
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray's screen is the same resolution as the Xperia Arc's amazing display, which means 480 x 854 pixels. But it's a lot smaller, at 3.3 inches, compared to the Xperia Arc's 4.2 inches, which means a much higher density.

Don't underestimate this – when you look at the Xperia Ray's display, you will not believe how clear it is. Put it next to an Apple Retina display and you'll notice there isn't much in it.

Colours on the whole look fantastic, although we were disappointed with the quality of our blue sky wallpapers, which looked a lot more washed out than they did on the Samsung Galaxy S2. Plus the clarity is incredible.

We did find that we often had to tap a button or function again because the first go didn't register. We had the same issue with the soft keys. It wasn't a deal breaker, but it was unresponsive enough for us to notice and get slightly frustrated.

specs Xperia ray

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST18i
		HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST18a
	Announced	2011, June
	Status	Available. Released 2011, August

Size	Dimensions	111 x 53 x 9.4 mm
Size	Weight	100 g

Display	Type	LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	480 x 854 pixels, 3.3 inches (~297 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Scratch-resistant glass
		- Bravia Mobile engine - Touch sensitive controls - Timescape UI

Sound	Alert types	Vibration, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB included, buy memory
Memory	Internal	1 GB (300 MB user available), 512 MB RAM

Data	GPRS	Up to 86 kbps
	EDGE	Up to 237 kbps
	Speed	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
	USB	Yes, v2.0 microUSB

Camera	Primary	8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, face and smile detection, touch focus, image stabilization
	Video	Yes, 720p, video light, check quality
	Secondary	Yes

Features	OS	Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon
	CPU	1 GHz Scorpion
	GPU	Adreno 205
	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push email, IM
	Browser	HTML, Adobe Flash
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Black, Gold, White, Pink
		- SNS integration - MP4/H.263/H.264 player - MP3/WAV player - TrackID music recognition - SensMe - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk - Document viewer - Voice memo - Predictive text input

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 440 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 6 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 36 h

HUAWEI IDEOS X5 SPECS

2011-12-08T06:33:00.001-08:00

Somewhat overshadowed by the plethora of big name handset announcements during CES, the Huawei IDEOS X5 quietly arrived on the scene with its mid-range specs in tow. Although we had some brief hands-on time with the upcoming Android 2.2 Froyo smartphone during the event, we're getting some intimate one on one time with a prototype unit that should allude to what we'll all expect once it's officially released by one of the major US carriers. And just because it doesn't have the brand recognition of its competitors, the IDEOS X5 may seemingly open the doors for Huawei in breaching the US market. However, it may take more than a well rounded performance and decent specs to leave its mark amongst consumers.

Design:

Quickly picking up the prototype handset, there isn't anything overly compelling about it to make us assume it's something refreshingly new. As a matter of fact, it follows in tradition to any other slate-like device on the market, but surprisingly resonates with an overall quality feel. Specifically, its chrome trim bezel accents naturally with its soft touch rear cover – which of course, keeps it looking clean and free from scratches. Moreover, its ample size actually doesn't make it feel bulky compared to devices packing 4” and up displays. As a whole, we're quite satisfied with its build quality, The Huawei IDEOS X5 easily separates

In recent memory, devices packing on displays with WVGA resolution were generally deemed as high-end, but we're starting to see it become more common – thus permeating into the mid-range segment. And that's what we're treated to with the 3.8” WVGA (480 x 800) display of the Huawei IDEOS X5 as it brings forth some clear and crisp visuals that are happily agreeable to anyone's tastes. Furthermore, the display is able to exhibit some neutral looking colors.

After getting situated with its layout, the capacitive buttons beneath the display have enough space between them and the bottom of the handset to reduce accidental presses. Additionally, the piercing back-lighting allows us to view them in any situations.n terms of physical buttons, there are relatively few clinging onto the sides of the handset; we find a reasonably sized volume rocker on the left edge and a dedicated power button on the top side. Aside from that, the IDEOS X5 boasts the traditional 3.5mm headset jack and microUSB port we're accustomed to seeing on most smartphones.
In the rear, the 5-megapixel auto-focus camera juts out from the surrounding area and is a cause of concern because the lens is in direct contact of whatever surface you place the handset on. In addition, we find both the LED flash and speakerphone grill placed to the right of the camera. Sliding off the back cover provides access to the SIM card slot, battery, and microSD card slot – the latter of which is hot-swappable.
Overall, it'd be almost unlikely to find the Huawei IDEOS X5 undergo some drastic design changes with the eventual production unit – except for the carrier branding it'll be flaunting. Ground breaking by any mean? Definitely not, but it's a stark contrast to the undesirable look and feel of their previous attempt in the US with the T-Mobile Comet, which is to say that... yes, we like it.

specification

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100
	Announced	2010, December
	Status	Available. Released 2011, April

Size	Dimensions	120 x 62 x 11.6 mm
Size	Weight	130 g

Display	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	480 x 800 pixels, 3.8 inches (~246 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
		- Touch-sensitive controls

Sound	Alert types	Vibration, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- Dolby Mobile sound enhancement

Memory	Card slot	microSD (TransFlash) up to 32GB, buy memory
Memory	Internal	2/4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM

Data	GPRS	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 10, 236.8 kbps
	Speed	HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps (U8800H) / 7.2 Mbps (U8800); HSUPA, 5.76 / 2 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

Camera	Primary	5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Geo-tagging
	Video	Yes, 720p@30fps
	Secondary	No

Features	OS	Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM7230
	CPU	800 MHz Scorpion
	GPU	Adreno 205
	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
	Browser	HTML, Adobe Flash
	Radio	No
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Black
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - SNS integration - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Talk - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player - MP4/WMV/H.263/H.264 player - Organizer - Document viewer - Photo viewer/editor - Voice memo/dial - Predictive text input

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Po 1500 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 380 h (2G) / Up to 440 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 8 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)

HUAWEI IDEOS X3 specs

2011-12-08T04:06:00.001-08:00

Yesterday at MWC we got our hands on the Huawei IDEOS X3, an Android 2.3 phone slotted right between the IDEOS / Comet we reviewed recently and the X5 we saw at CES. While the original IDEOS took Android significantly downmarket, and the X5 is looking to bring high-end features to the mid-end, the X3 is aimed squarely at bread-and-butter devices like the LG Optimus T. Spec-wise, you'll find a 3.2-inch HVGA capacitive touchscreen, Qualcomm MSM7227 CPU (likely 600 MHz), 256MB of RAM, 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera, front-facing camera, WiFi b / g / n, and dualband HSPA plus quadband EDGE radios, all powered by a 1200mAh battery. Contrary to its siblings, the X3 is not a Google Experience device, and runs a custom skin on top of Gingerbread. See our pictures in the gallery below and jump the break for our first impressions and hands-on video.

We were rather impressed with the X3. It's light, thin, small, and looks surprisingly attractive. Build quality was top notch on the pre-production unit we handled, despite the materials not being completely final. The back is made of a pleasant black soft-touch plastic, and the display glass curves seamlessly into the silver-accented sides of the phone. Huawei chose to adorn Android 2.3 with a custom skin that blatantly copies LG's S-Class UI and Samsung's TouchWiz application tray. The X3 feels quite snappy considering it's powered by a humble MSM7227. Likewise, loading Engadget was drama free, complete with Flash support. We presume this stems from optimizations in Gingerbread. The X3 will be launching in Japan in March for $200 unsubsidized, with other markets to follow. No word yet on a North American variant with the appropriate 3G bands.

The Huawei IDEOS X3 runs the 2.3 'Gingerbread' version of Google's Android platform, and it offers most of the features and functions of far more expensive Android smartphones. The IDEOS X3 has GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, a 3.2-megapixel camera that doubles as a VGA video recorder and provides full access to the Android Market for third-party apps. The IDEOS X3's limited processor means it won't support Flash, but it does offer enough grunt to provide pinch-to-zoom capability.

Huawei has slightly tweaked the standard Android interface on the IDEOS X3 without going over the top. The X3 has five home screens for live widgets and uses an attractive cube animation when swiping between screens. You can also touch the home screen overview button to see all home screens at a glance and dive straight into any of them with a single touch. We like some of the extra widgets that Huawei has added, like a clean calendar widget and a combined clock and weather widget. Unfortunately, the main menu uses ugly looking icons that can't be sorted automatically.

The Huawei IDEOS X3 has a modest, single-core 600MHz processor and just 256MB RAM so don't expect super performance. These low specifications combined with a relatively small screen means the Web browsing experience is vastly inferior compared to Android smartphones with larger screens. Although the IDEOS X3 isn't as snappy as faster, more expensive Android phones, it does perform reasonably well considering its price.

The Huawei IDEOS X3 has a microSD card slot for extra storage, located behind the rear battery cover. Vodafone includes a 2GB card in the sales package.

Battery life is very reasonable for an Android phone: the Huawei IDEOS X3 will easily get through a full day of use. This may stretch up to a day and a half depending on your usage patterns.

The Huawei IDEOS X3 is available through Vodafone stores for $99. It is also sold through Allphones, Australia Post, Big W, Coles, Crazy John's, Dick Smith, Mo's Mobiles and Woolworths retail stores in Australia.

SPECIFICATION

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100
	Announced	2011, February
	Status	Available. Released 2011, July

Size	Dimensions	110 x 56.5 x 11.2 mm
Size	Weight	104 g

Display	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	320 x 480 pixels, 3.2 inches (~180 ppi pixel density)
		- Touch-sensitive controls

Sound	Alert types	Vibration, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

Memory	Card slot	microSD (TransFlash) up to 32GB, buy memory
Memory	Internal	512 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM

Data	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes
	Speed	HSDPA, HSUPA
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

Camera	Primary	3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus
	Video	Yes
	Secondary	Yes

Features	OS	Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM7227
	CPU	600 MHz
	Sensors	Accelerometer
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
	Browser	HTML, Adobe Flash
	Radio	FM radio
	GPS	Yes
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Black, Silver, Red
		- SNS integration - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Talk - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player - MP4/WMV/H.263/H.264 player - Organizer - Document viewer - Photo viewer/editor - Voice memo - Predictive text input

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Po 1200 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 250 h (2G) / Up to 300 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 4 h (2G) / Up to 4 h 10 min (3G)

HUAWEI IDEOS X1 SPECS

2011-12-08T03:56:00.001-08:00

Little known Chinese company Huawei has certainly made a splash at the entry point of the Australian mobile phone market by releasing many affordable smartphone handsets for price-conscious Aussie consumers. Its latest low-cost smartphone is the Huawei IDEOS X1. It sells through Optus for just $99 and is sure to attract plenty of positive attention due to its price. The overall user experience that this phone offers is far from good, but at this price it's hard to complain — as long as you know what to expect from your minimal outlay.

The Huawei IDEOS X1 Android phone certainly won't win any design awards, but its compact size will suit users who are put off by the increasingly large size of modern day smartphones. It’s constructed almost entirely from plastic, with a chrome band around the edge attempting to add a touch of class. The curved edges make the IDEOS X1 comfortable to hold, though the rear plastic battery cover does feel a little hollow when pressed.

The position of the IDEOS X1's power button favours left handed users, but the side-mounted volume controls are well placed. The large home button works well enough, but it's positioned too close to the bottom edge of the phone for our liking. This means it requires a great stretch of your thumb to press.

At such a low price point, its always going to be the display that suffers most on a smartphone. The 2.8in touchscreen on the IDEOS X1 is a little cramped and makes text messaging, in particular, quite hard to do. However, the IDEOS X1's screen is at least a capacitive one, making it far more responsive and ultimately superior to the resistive screen of the competing Telstra Smart-Touch, which also retails for $99. The IDEOS X1's screen has poor viewing angles and is tough to see in direct sunlight, but considering the $99 asking price, its certainly passable.

The Huawei IDEOS X1 runs the 2.2 'Froyo' version of Google's Android platform, and it offers most of the features and functions of far more expensive Android smartphones. The IDEOS X1 has a GPS receiver, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, and it also has a 3.2-megapixel camera that doubles as a VGA video recorder. It provides full access to the Android Market for third-party applications, and being an Android phone it also has automatic and seamless synchronisation with Google services including Gmail and Calendar.

Huawei has slightly tweaked the standard Android interface on the IDEOS X1. Five home screen for live widgets remain; the cube animation when swiping between screens is a nice touch (even if its not always smooth), as is the ability to see all your home screens at a glance and dive straight into any of them with one touch. Predictably, Optus preloads the IDEOS X1 with a number of shortcuts to its services, including Optus Smart Safe, Optus Zoo, MyAccount, the Optus App Store and the Optus Music Shop. Most of these are merely links to Web pages, though they annoyingly can't be removed completely from the phone.

The Huawei IDEOS X1 has a modest processor (single-core, 528MHz) and limited memory (256MB RAM), but still manages to support multi-touch zooming — meaning you can pinch the screen to zoom in and out of certain apps. The limited processing power means the IDEOS X1 does not offer full Flash support, but this is too much to ask in the first place on a sub-$100 handset with a small screen.

The Huawei IDEOS X1's small screen means the Web browsing experience is noticeably inferior compared to Android smartphones with larger screens. Performance is also an issue — the IDEOS X1 takes notably longer to achieve basic tasks, such as opening and closing apps. We suggest a little patience given that this is a $99 phone and the fact it can do these tasks at all is an achievement in itself.

The Huawei IDEOS X1 has a microSD card slot for extra storage, located behind the rear battery cover, and Optus includes a 2GB card in the sales package. Battery life is very reasonable for an Android phone: the Huawei IDEOS X1 will easily get through a full day of use, and this may even stretch up to a day and a half depending on usage patterns.

The Huawei IDEOS X1 is available exclusively through Optus stores and online for $99.

specification

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100
	Announced	2011, May
	Status	Available

Size	Dimensions	104 x 56 x 13 mm
Size	Weight	100 g

Display	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
	Size	240 x 320 pixels, 2.8 inches (~143 ppi pixel density)
		- Touch-sensitive controls

Sound	Alert types	Vibration, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

Memory	Card slot	microSD (TransFlash) up to 32GB, buy memory
Memory	Internal	512 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM

Data	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes
	Speed	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

Camera	Primary	3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
	Features	Geo-tagging
	Video	Yes, QVGA@24fps
	Secondary	No

Features	OS	Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM7225
	CPU	528 MHz
	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
	Browser	HTML, Adobe Flash
	Radio	FM radio with RDS
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Black
		- SNS integration - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Talk - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player - MP4/H.263/H.264 player - Organizer - Document viewer - Photo viewer/editor - Voice memo - Predictive text input

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 336 h
	Talk time	Up to 4 h

THE SMALL AND nimble LG OPTIMUSONE

2011-12-07T05:12:00.001-08:00

LG revealed back in July that it will launch ten smartphones in a newly-coined Optimus line by year-end. For now it looks like an even mix of Android and WP7 devices will be in it, and LG will be topping it off with a dual-core smartphone, and a Honeycomb-running tablet. In the initial announcement, the Optimus line naturally started with the Optimus One, and the Optimus Chic, both of which are running Froyo.
Android's "Froyo" update is making its slow, inexorable march across the handsets of the globe, and it's now appearing on new devices as the default operating system. After the hash that was the manual Telstra update this is definitely a plus.One handset that comes with the Android 2.2 update pre-installed is the LG Optimus One. It forms the "budget" end of LG's planned ten-strong Optimus line.

The LG Optimus One looks and feels quite contemporary. There is soft-touch coating all around the phone, interrupted only by the four nice, clickable Android buttons below the 3.2” screen, the 3MP camera on the back, and the chrome-like bezel. The metallic rim is thin around the top, and widens in the bottom half. The volume rocker on the right side, and the lock/power button at the top are designed to be a part of the thin half, and thus hard to find and press.The bezel also wraps around the 3.5mm audio jack on the top, and the microUSB port at the bottom, for an uninterrupted, stylish accentuation of the chrome on black concept. Since the LG Optimus One is not so thin at 13.3 mm (0.52”), or light at 129 g (4.55 oz), it actually matches its price point as far as physical dimensions are concerned.

The 3.2” capacitive touchscreen is rather basic as specs (320x480 pixels of resolution, 262 000 colors), but decent in terms of sunlight visibility, viewing angles and responsiveness. The color gamut and contrast could be wider, but at this price point, sacrifices are inevitable. The rounded design, with nice soft-touch coating front and back make the LG Optimus One a pleasure to hold. The chrome-like bezel, and the elevated plate for the two most used Android buttons in the front, add just the grain of pizzazz required to make the handset stand out in the sea of Android design mediocrity.

On the other hand, music sound quality produced by the handset was very good, but only if you upgrade the bundled headset with ... well ... anything else. The player itself is useable, but there are plenty of viable options available on the Android store.

We were impressed with the quality of the camera too which was able to deal well with some tricky lighting conditions, though low-light performance was as poor as can be expected with no flash. The video camera is serviceable — if you want better performance, invest in a Bloggie or something similar.

Battery life was quite respectable for a smartphone with between one and two days between charges. Charging via a PC is predictably slow with a full charge taking five hours.

The phone comes with a number of applications, including its own App Advisor, and is mildly skinned. Most of the apps worked as advertised though we were disappointed with the voice recorder: it would record for as long as you wanted to but only to an arbitrary amount of time. Moral: don't rely on this for work!

Lastly, the GPS is not bad for free. While it can't compete with even a decent GPS — it can randomly shout "Left" when you're supposed to be travelling in a straight line — it's something that LG's competitors don't offer. (Just watch those cliff roads.

SPECIFICATION

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100
	Announced	2010, July
	Status	Available. Released 2010, October

Size	Dimensions	113.5 x 59 x 13.3 mm
Size	Weight	129 g

Display	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
	Size	320 x 480 pixels, 3.2 inches (~180 ppi pixel density)
	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Sound	Alert types	Vibration, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes, check quality

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, buy memory
Memory	Internal	170 MB user available, 512 MB RAM

Data	GPRS	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 10, 236.8 kbps
	3G	HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
	USB	Yes, microUSB

Camera	Primary	3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, face and smile detection, Beauty Shot
	Video	Yes, VGA@18fps
	Secondary	No

Features	OS	Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM7227
	CPU	600 MHz ARM 11
	GPU	Adreno 200
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML
	Radio	Stereo FM radio
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Black, wine, titan, blue, silver, purple
		- Social networking integration - Google Search, Maps, Gmail - YouTube, Google Talk - DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player - Document viewer/editor - Organizer - Voice memo - Predictive text input

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 700 h (2G) / Up to 550 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)

Misc	SAR US	0.45 W/kg (head) 0.37 W/kg (body)

IS NEW LG OPTIMUS 2X

2011-12-06T05:14:00.001-08:00

The world cried out for a dual-core smartphone and LG and NVIDIA answered the call. Actually, the world only ever dreamt about multicore mobile architectures up until late last year, but sometimes that's all it takes to get those zany engineers engineering. So here we are, in early February 2011, beholding the world's first smartphone built around a dual-core processor, the Optimus 2X. This is a landmark handset in more ways than one, however, as its presence on the market signals LG's first sincere foray into the Android high end. Although the company delivered two thoroughly competent devices for the platform with the Optimus S and T in 2010, they were the very definition of mid-range smartphones and the truth is that Samsung, HTC and Motorola were left to fight among themselves for the most demanding Android users' hard-earned rubles. So now that LG's joined their ranks, was the wait worth it?

Nothing much has changed since we first met this phone under its codename of Star a couple of months back. One uninterrupted slate of glass covers the entire front, broken up only by the earpiece grille at the very top. Four capacitive touch buttons keep the 4-inch WVGA LCD company, along with a front-facing camera just to the right of the LG logo. As we said in our preview, this is an uncomplicated and restrained design, evidence perhaps that LG chose to spend its time and money on what lies beneath the skin.

The glass front slopes off on its left and right edges before being engulfed by a metallic frame that wraps around the whole handset. Fit and finish between the two is absolutely perfect. The third component to the 2X's external setup is a flexible matte plastic cover that accounts for its entire rear section. It's stupendously easy to remove and replace while still forming a very good seal with its surrounding elements. The austere black back (there'll be brown and white versions too) is decorated with a silver column running through the middle brandishing a "with Google" slogan, which ends in a slight bump near the top, designed to accommodate the 8 megapixel camera module. We're happy to see another little glass cover here protecting the lens from accidental damage.

Overall, the Optimus 2X feels very well put together. It is rigid and unyielding, and although its construction materials are nothing special, the cumulative result is a highly pleasing one. Attention to detail is evident throughout, as even such simple things as the power / lock button and volume keys (the only physical controls on the 2X) feel perfectly measured and built. The screen does suffer from a bout of excessimus bezelitus and we'd have preferred non-capacitive Android buttons, however those are design decisions we'll just have to live with at this point. You'll find the bezel at least partially justified when you open up the rear and see how densely packed the 2X's internals are.

The star of that internal show is undoubtedly NVIDIA's Tegra 2 system-on-chip. It's highlighted by two 1GHz Cortex-A9 CPU cores and eight GeForce GPU cores, yet still finds the room to include native HDMI and dual display support. Pairing those two together means you can see content on your Optimus 2X and your nearest HDTV at the same time, though that capability isn't available when playing back video (only the bigger screen gets the moving picture feed). We still found plenty of use for the dual display functionality, particularly when browsing or showing off pictures on the handset, but it also helps tilt-controlled games like the preloaded Shrek Kart transform the 2X into a very slick-looking motion controller for big-screen gaming. It takes quite some graphical prowess to be able to execute this "HDMI mirroring" technique, particularly when displaying 3D games and not just stills, but the 2X does it without a sweat.

The world cried out for a dual-core smartphone and LG and NVIDIA answered the call. Actually, the world only ever dreamt about multicore mobile architectures up until late last year, but sometimes that's all it takes to get those zany engineers engineering. So here we are, in early February 2011, beholding the world's first smartphone built around a dual-core processor, the Optimus 2X. This is a landmark handset in more ways than one, however, as its presence on the market signals LG's first sincere foray into the Android high end. Although the company delivered two thoroughly competent devices for the platform with the Optimus S and T in 2010, they were the very definition of mid-range smartphones and the truth is that Samsung, HTC and Motorola were left to fight among themselves for the most demanding Android users' hard-earned rubles. So now that LG's joined their ranks, was the wait worth it?
LG Optimus 2X review

Hardware

Nothing much has changed since we first met this phone under its codename of Star a couple of months back. One uninterrupted slate of glass covers the entire front, broken up only by the earpiece grille at the very top. Four capacitive touch buttons keep the 4-inch WVGA LCD company, along with a front-facing camera just to the right of the LG logo. As we said in our preview, this is an uncomplicated and restrained design, evidence perhaps that LG chose to spend its time and money on what lies beneath the skin.

The glass front slopes off on its left and right edges before being engulfed by a metallic frame that wraps around the whole handset. Fit and finish between the two is absolutely perfect. The third component to the 2X's external setup is a flexible matte plastic cover that accounts for its entire rear section. It's stupendously easy to remove and replace while still forming a very good seal with its surrounding elements. The austere black back (there'll be brown and white versions too) is decorated with a silver column running through the middle brandishing a "with Google" slogan, which ends in a slight bump near the top, designed to accommodate the 8 megapixel camera module. We're happy to see another little glass cover here protecting the lens from accidental damage.

Overall, the Optimus 2X feels very well put together. It is rigid and unyielding, and although its construction materials are nothing special, the cumulative result is a highly pleasing one. Attention to detail is evident throughout, as even such simple things as the power / lock button and volume keys (the only physical controls on the 2X) feel perfectly measured and built. The screen does suffer from a bout of excessimus bezelitus and we'd have preferred non-capacitive Android buttons, however those are design decisions we'll just have to live with at this point. You'll find the bezel at least partially justified when you open up the rear and see how densely packed the 2X's internals are.

Tegra 2

The star of that internal show is undoubtedly NVIDIA's Tegra 2 system-on-chip. It's highlighted by two 1GHz Cortex-A9 CPU cores and eight GeForce GPU cores, yet still finds the room to include native HDMI and dual display support. Pairing those two together means you can see content on your Optimus 2X and your nearest HDTV at the same time, though that capability isn't available when playing back video (only the bigger screen gets the moving picture feed). We still found plenty of use for the dual display functionality, particularly when browsing or showing off pictures on the handset, but it also helps tilt-controlled games like the preloaded Shrek Kart transform the 2X into a very slick-looking motion controller for big-screen gaming. It takes quite some graphical prowess to be able to execute this "HDMI mirroring" technique, particularly when displaying 3D games and not just stills, but the 2X does it without a sweat.

That HDMI cable -- bundled in the box, as it should be -- is also put to good use with 1080p video content, which looks sharp and plays back flawlessly on the 2X. As we noted above, the mirroring capability is dropped when handling video, but that's unlikely to be an issue because we can't imagine a usage scenario where you'd need to see a video feed on both displays. Getting the HDMI connection up is a zero-setup affair and playback switches between devices on the fly -- disconnect your HDTV while watching a video and it flips over to the Optimus 2X and its integrated speaker; hook it back up again and within a second it's back booming at you from the HDTV. Just seamless. Scope out the video below for a demonstration of this phone's video-crunching credentials.

The world cried out for a dual-core smartphone and LG and NVIDIA answered the call. Actually, the world only ever dreamt about multicore mobile architectures up until late last year, but sometimes that's all it takes to get those zany engineers engineering. So here we are, in early February 2011, beholding the world's first smartphone built around a dual-core processor, the Optimus 2X. This is a landmark handset in more ways than one, however, as its presence on the market signals LG's first sincere foray into the Android high end. Although the company delivered two thoroughly competent devices for the platform with the Optimus S and T in 2010, they were the very definition of mid-range smartphones and the truth is that Samsung, HTC and Motorola were left to fight among themselves for the most demanding Android users' hard-earned rubles. So now that LG's joined their ranks, was the wait worth it?
LG Optimus 2X review

Hardware

Nothing much has changed since we first met this phone under its codename of Star a couple of months back. One uninterrupted slate of glass covers the entire front, broken up only by the earpiece grille at the very top. Four capacitive touch buttons keep the 4-inch WVGA LCD company, along with a front-facing camera just to the right of the LG logo. As we said in our preview, this is an uncomplicated and restrained design, evidence perhaps that LG chose to spend its time and money on what lies beneath the skin.

The glass front slopes off on its left and right edges before being engulfed by a metallic frame that wraps around the whole handset. Fit and finish between the two is absolutely perfect. The third component to the 2X's external setup is a flexible matte plastic cover that accounts for its entire rear section. It's stupendously easy to remove and replace while still forming a very good seal with its surrounding elements. The austere black back (there'll be brown and white versions too) is decorated with a silver column running through the middle brandishing a "with Google" slogan, which ends in a slight bump near the top, designed to accommodate the 8 megapixel camera module. We're happy to see another little glass cover here protecting the lens from accidental damage.

Overall, the Optimus 2X feels very well put together. It is rigid and unyielding, and although its construction materials are nothing special, the cumulative result is a highly pleasing one. Attention to detail is evident throughout, as even such simple things as the power / lock button and volume keys (the only physical controls on the 2X) feel perfectly measured and built. The screen does suffer from a bout of excessimus bezelitus and we'd have preferred non-capacitive Android buttons, however those are design decisions we'll just have to live with at this point. You'll find the bezel at least partially justified when you open up the rear and see how densely packed the 2X's internals are.

Tegra 2

The star of that internal show is undoubtedly NVIDIA's Tegra 2 system-on-chip. It's highlighted by two 1GHz Cortex-A9 CPU cores and eight GeForce GPU cores, yet still finds the room to include native HDMI and dual display support. Pairing those two together means you can see content on your Optimus 2X and your nearest HDTV at the same time, though that capability isn't available when playing back video (only the bigger screen gets the moving picture feed). We still found plenty of use for the dual display functionality, particularly when browsing or showing off pictures on the handset, but it also helps tilt-controlled games like the preloaded Shrek Kart transform the 2X into a very slick-looking motion controller for big-screen gaming. It takes quite some graphical prowess to be able to execute this "HDMI mirroring" technique, particularly when displaying 3D games and not just stills, but the 2X does it without a sweat.

That HDMI cable -- bundled in the box, as it should be -- is also put to good use with 1080p video content, which looks sharp and plays back flawlessly on the 2X. As we noted above, the mirroring capability is dropped when handling video, but that's unlikely to be an issue because we can't imagine a usage scenario where you'd need to see a video feed on both displays. Getting the HDMI connection up is a zero-setup affair and playback switches between devices on the fly -- disconnect your HDTV while watching a video and it flips over to the Optimus 2X and its integrated speaker; hook it back up again and within a second it's back booming at you from the HDTV. Just seamless. Scope out the video below for a demonstration of this phone's video-crunching credentials.

Once you get past those well executed headline features, however, there's a certain scarcity of real utility to be had from this dual-core chip. The trouble is that smartphones haven't really lacked for processing firepower in a good long while. What applications do you run on your mobile that can choke a 1GHz CPU, whether it be a Snapdragon, Hummingbird or an A4? There aren't many, right? And there are even fewer that have such a demanding overhead while running in the background -- which happens to be NVIDIA's big selling point for Tegra 2, that it allows you to multitask without ever getting bogged down. The chart below illustrates this well, but it also provides your absolute best case scenario -- you'll need to be engaged in a CPU-intensive process while decoding music in the background, another CPU job, and downloading / installing applications. As soon as you back off, say by switching off the background music and allowing your foreground process to have all the processing power (and thereby complete its task more quickly), the benefits of having a dual-core machine will become far less tangible.

SPECIFICATION

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
		HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
	Announced	2010, December
	Status	Available. Released 2011, February

Size	Dimensions	123.9 x 63.2 x 10.9 mm
Size	Weight	139 g

Display	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches (~233 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
		- Gorilla glass display - Touch-sensitive controls

Sound	Alert types	Vibration, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes, check quality

Memory	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
	Call records	Practically unlimited
	Internal	8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory

Data	GPRS	Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 12
	3G	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

Camera	Primary	8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, face and smile detection, touch focus, image stabilization
	Video	Yes, 1080p@24fps, 720p@30fps, check quality
	Secondary	Yes, 1.3 MP

Features	OS	Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3
	Chipset	Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H
	CPU	Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9
	GPU	ULP GeForce
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML, Adobe flash
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	Games	Yes + downloadable
	Colors	Black
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
		- Social networking integration - HDMI port - Google Search, Maps, Gmail - YouTube, Google Talk - DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player - Document editor - Organizer - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 400 h

SONY ERICSSON MIX WALKMAN LIVE MUSIC

2011-12-06T05:02:00.001-08:00

The Walkman brand has a special place in the heart of every old school music lover, but its fame and glory have long started to fade away. Still, there is a bunch of music-oriented phones made by Sony Ericsson that keep the embers alive, and the Sony Ericsson Mix Walkman is exactly one of them. It is a feature phone aimed at youngsters, who are passionate for music, but cannot afford something flashier. However, going over its list of features shows that it offers a fair amount of bang for the buck.

Firstly, it's a chunky-but-light candybar phone with a curved, rubberised plastic back that sits fine in the palm but doesn't feel particularly solidly built. Style-wise, it apes the standard black appearance of its higher-specced stablemates, but comes with one of a range of plastic customisation bands that we can only imagine is intended to appeal to the young music-loving audience the phone's aimed at.

Still, the Sony Ericsson Mix Walkman certainly isn't ugly, it's just more of a non-descript pebble than a thing of beauty, that's all. The back is smooth and the chassis well balanced, and a 3-inch (400 x 240 pixels) capacitive touchscreen is squeezed into the tiny 3.8 x 2.1 x 0.6 frame that is dwarfed even by our small hands.

Soft key-wise there's a power/lock button on the left-hand side, a thin volume rocker that's almost impossible to find while you're talking, a camera key, home key and two Walkman-related shortcuts embedded into the top of the phone, surrounding the 3.5mm jack.

Powered by Sony Ericsson's own Java-based platform, the capacitive touchscreen (running the Touch UI) is a technological bonus of sorts, offering decently bright picture quality, but the general navigation of the phone isn't particularly smooth or quick. Attempting to scroll through the menu with a light touch, for example, often leads to accidentally opening programmes you didn't mean to.

Despite no 3G internet connection, it does come equipped with Wi-Fi connectivity, which helps internet browsing speeds immensely. Given the target group of young, music-loving people who don't want to spend a great deal on an powerful handset, the internet experience is going to be secondary to the Sony Ericsson Mix Walkman, anyway.

Additionally the phone features a 3.2MP camera with video functionality, microSD slot (up to 32GB) and micro USB port and an external speaker that is astonishingly loud for such a little piece of kit. All in all, the specs are not too shabby for a feature phone.

SPECIFICATION

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - WT13i
	Announced	2011, June
	Status	Available. Released 2011, August

Size	Dimensions	95.8 x 52.8 x 14.3 mm
Size	Weight	88 g

Display	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
	Size	240 x 400 pixels, 3.0 inches (~155 ppi pixel density)
	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity
		- Scratch-resistant surface

Sound	Alert types	Vibration, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

Memory	Phonebook	Yes, Photocall
	Call records	Yes
	Internal	256 MB (100 MB user available)
	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory

Data	GPRS	Up to 115 kbps
	EDGE	Up to 200 kbps
	3G	No
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
	USB	Yes, v2.0 microUSB

Camera	Primary	3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, check quality
	Video	Yes, QVGA
	Secondary	No

Features	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
	Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	Games	Yes
	Colors	Black with pink cloud band, Black with pink band, Black with green bird band, Black with green band
	GPS	No
	Java	Yes
		- SNS integration - Walkman player (MP3/eAAC+/WMA/MP4/H.263) - SensMe - TrackID music recognition - Document viewer - Voice memo - Predictive text input

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 465 h
	Talk time	Up to 9 h 40 min
	Music play	Up to 13 h

SONY XPERIA MINI FAST AND SMART

2011-12-06T04:45:00.001-08:00

This is where Sony Ericsson Xperia mini to shine. This handset is designed to be stylish and compact, and it's safe to say that the goal has been achieved. We have an all black variant, but there are also all in white, and black with blue or pink back cover for fresh styling. While we find the Xperia mini pro (QWERTY-enabled variant of the mini) is rather plump, Xperia mini action that makes a little more tolerable for use in a pocket. In addition, the handset is the perfect size to carry in a handbag, considering the very compact dimensions.

Sony Ericsson has done an outstanding job with the upgrade Xperia mini so that it matches the current standard. Screen up from 2:55 "QVGA to 3 is much more bearable" HVGA goodness, while keeping the dimensions of the device in tact. The screen itself is pretty good in terms of color and perspective. Unfortunately, ambient light sensor can not be turned off, so you definitely lacking some flexibility in terms of brightness. Outdoors, you must protect your device with your hands, in order to get a readable display. Fortunately, plays well with HVGA resolution screen size, and thus the Sony Ericsson Xperia mini that delivers the fine details, although not Retina Display quality.

This screen is also blessed with a Sony Bravia Engine for enhanced picture and video, which is something that we do appreciate. Finally, while 3 inches of screen real estate is good enough for the tasks of everyday as simple as checking mail, hardcore smartphone users will have to look elsewhere and find a larger selection.

specification

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100
		HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
	Announced	2010, February
	Status	Available. Released 2010, May

Size	Dimensions	83 x 50 x 16 mm
Size	Weight	88 g

Display	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors (65K effective)
	Size	240 x 320 pixels, 2.55 inches (~157 ppi pixel density)
	Sensors	Accelerometer, compass
		- Scratch-resistant surface - Timescape UI

Sound	Alert types	Vibration, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes, check quality

Memory	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
	Call records	Practically unlimited
	Internal	128MB
	Card slot	microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included, buy memory

Data	GPRS	Up to 85.6 kbps
	EDGE	Up to 236.8 kbps
	3G	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (v2.2 or higher)
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, EDR
	USB	Yes, v2.0 microUSB

Camera	Primary	5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging
	Video	Yes, VGA@30fps, video light
	Secondary	No

Features	OS	Android OS, v1.6 (Donut), upgradable to v2.1
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM7227
	CPU	600 MHz ARM 11
	GPU	Adreno 200
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push email, IM
	Browser	HTML
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	Games	Yes
	Colors	Gold, Pearl White, Black, Pink, Lime, Red, Silver
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
		- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk - Google Voice Search (market dependent) - TrackID music recognition - Document viewer - Voice memo - Predictive text input

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Po 950 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 285 h (2G) / Up to 360 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 4 h (2G) / Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)

Misc	SAR EU	1.17 W/kg (head

SONY ERICSSON W8 NEW

2011-12-06T02:24:00.001-08:00

The Sony Ericsson W8 is an attempt to revive the Walkman brand and bring it to the world of modern smartphones with the help of Android – its rather outdated 2.1 Eclair version, to be exact. Built by using the Xperia X8 as a template, the W8 promises to deliver outstanding audio performance while being an affordable entry-level Android device at the same time. At a glance, the handset grabs the attention with its brightly colored back panel and its easy to use interface, but will it leave a good impression in our minds once we are done playing with it? Lets take a closer look and find out for ourselves.
The Sony Ericsson Xperia W8 basically looks like a differently colored Xperia X8 with a Walkman logo slapped on it, and the more we use it the more obvious this becomes. We have the same 3-inch scratch-resistant capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 320x480 pixels and the practically identical thick, lumpy body with a slight curve at the back. Even though the TFT LCD display should display a spectrum of 16 million colors, there is a noticeable amount of dithering when viewing color gradients. Besides that, the screen looks yellowish and the color temperature leans quite a bit towards the warm side. Another drawback of the display is that if it has been off for a while, it flickers for a few seconds once you turn it back on, supposedly because of a poorly engineered backlight dimming technique. Nevertheless, the display resolution is more than satisfactory for a screen of this size – graphics look smooth and even the smallest of text is easily readable. Using the W8 Walkman outdoors might get a bit tricky if the sun shines too bright, but turning the brightness all the way up should help to some extent.
The body of the Xperia W8 Walkman is built entirely out of plastic, even though its back cover slightly resembles anodized aluminum. The slight curves on the back of the handset make it comfortable to hold, yet being a humble 3-incher means that people with bigger hands might have a hard time using it. With a weight of 3.7 ounces, or 104 grams, the Xperia W8 weighs just enough so that you can feel how it is resting in your po cket.

Specifications

The W8 shares a lot with the Xperia X8 and for your ease, a short list of features are:

Display: 3” capacitive HVGA TFT touch screen with 16 Million Colors
Screen: Scratch Resistant Coating
GSM/Edge: Quad Band
HSDPA: 850, 1900 and 2100
HSUPA: 900 and 2100
Processor: 600 MHz Qualcomm MSM7227
RAM: 168 MB
Storage: 128 MB
Card Slot: microSD 2 GB included, up to 16 GB supported
Camera: 3 Megapixel fixed focus
Recording: VGA at 30 frames per second
USB: microUSB with charging support
Operating System: Android Éclair v2.1
Enhancements: Custom Sony Ericsson UI with Timescape feature

HTC SENSATION IS NEVER GOES

2011-12-04T06:07:00.001-08:00

The HTC Sensation is a supercharged phone that launches as the manufacturer's next flagship device, packed to the brim with powerful specs and cutting edge design. The Sensation's 4.3-inch screen has an amazing 540 x 960 pixel resolution using a new screen technology called qHD Super LCD. It's all powered by a dual-cored 1.2 GHz processor with 728 RAM.This phone is specifically designed for T-Mobile's 4G HSPA+ mobile broadband network, which currently covers over 200 million people across the U.S. (read more about HSPA+ below). The Sensation 4G also offers Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking as well as the ability to share its 3G/4G Internet connection with other laptops and other Wi-Fi enabled devices.

The Sensation 4G's premium look and feel is enhanced by its rounded edges, aluminum unibody construction, and a touchscreen surface protected by a contoured screen that feels more natural as your finger glides across it. Optimized for video playback as well as immersive mobile gaming, the Sensation 4G features a 4.3-inch qHD touchscreen display, which offers a 960 x 540-pixel resolution for extremely sharp images.

An 8-megapixel rear-facing, auto-focus camera with dual LED flash is perfect for capturing crystal clear still photos, while a front-facing camera makes it easy to video chat over both Wi-Fi and 3G/4G connectivity. And the Sensation 4G also shoots full HD video in 1080p resolution, with full stereo sound, at up to 30 frames a second, giving you smooth video that is better than many other phones.

Other features include Bluetooth for hands-free devices and stereo music streaming, GPS for navigation and location-based services, 4 GB internal memory, included 8 GB microSD memory card (with expansion up to 32 GB), mobile hotspot capabilities, and up to 6.7 hours of talk time.
Boasting the latest HTC Sense experience, the Sensation 4G features a customizable active lockscreen that transforms the lockscreen into a real-time window to the most important information and content, such as social updates, photos, weather or stock updates that are viewed by simply waking up the display.

Additionally, the new active lockscreen becomes a customizable gateway that lets you quickly jump to your most used features--whether it be making a call, sending an e-mail, or taking a picture. For example, the camera can be launched right from the lock screen with a single motion, saving precious seconds when you're trying to capture the action.

specification htc sensation

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100
		HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
	Announced	2011, April
	Status	Available. Released 2011, May

Size	Dimensions	126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
Size	Weight	148 g

Display	Type	S-LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	540 x 960 pixels, 4.3 inches (~256 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
		- HTC Sense 3.0 UI

Sound	Alert types	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

Memory	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
	Call records	Practically unlimited
	Internal	1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included, buy memory

Data	GPRS	Up to 114 kbps
	EDGE	Up to 560 kbps
	3G	HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
	USB	Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0

Camera	Primary	8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch-focus, image stabilization, face detection, instant capture
	Video	Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording, check quality
	Secondary	Yes, VGA

Features	OS	Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
	CPU	Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion
	GPU	Adreno 220
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML, Adobe flash
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	Games	Yes
	Colors	Black
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
		- TV-out (via MHL A/V link) - SNS integration - Google Search, Maps, Gmail - YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration - MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player - XviD/MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - Organizer - Document viewer - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input (T9 Trace)

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1520 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 350 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 8 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)

HTC DESIRE S SPECS

2011-12-04T05:10:00.001-08:00

HTC's Desire S is the successor to their award-winning Desire, one of 2010's best-selling smartphones. The Desire S has evolved to be slimmer and stronger, offering faster, smarter web browsing and the ability to record your memories in HD. Sporting HTC's signature unibody, built from a single piece of aluminium with plastic for the aerial and battery covers, it's smooth, strong enough to handle some abuse and has a reassuringly high-quality feel in your hands.

Designed and built to be a market-leader, this HTC phone is a classy, high-powered addition to their range. The HTC Desire S phone benefits from an exceptional user experience, thanks to HTC's intuitive Sense customisation of the Android operating system and the powerful 1.2GHz Snapdragon processor with 768MB of RAM under the hood that lets you do more, faster. This phone also packs in a 3.7 inch touchscreen with strong, vibrant colours and great definition, a 5 megapixel camera that's boasts auto-focus, an LED flash and 720p HD video recording and a front-facing camera to make video calls.

The HTC Desire S bears similar internal hardware when compared to its predecessor. One of the most prominent hardware improvement in the HTC Desire S is the 33% RAM improvement and 100% internal memory improvement.^[4]^[5] Connectivity in the phone has also seen a noticeable upgrade featuring 14.4 mbps HSDPA and wireless 802.11 b/g/n. Externally the HTC Desire S bears an apparent difference, the Desire S utilises an aluminum unibody case and touch sensitive keys which has replaced the HTC Desire's navigational buttons, the trackball has also been removed.^[6] The screen is much the same as the HTC Desire, in the fact that it also has implemented the use of a 94 mm (3.7 in) SLCD overlaid with gorilla glass. A front-facing VGA camera has also been included in the phone in addition to its 5mp rear camera that was also included in the original HTC Desire.he device was shipped with Android 2.3 and included HTC Sense 2.1, the phone is part of the new generation of HTC devices that feature a signed boot loader which increases the difficulty in exploiting the device and subsequently root and loading a custom firmware

specs HTC desire S

Design

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
- Android (2.3.5, 2.3.3)
Form factor:
- Candybar
Dimensions:
- 4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 (115 x 59.8 x 11.63 mm)
Weight:
- 4.59 oz (130 g)
  the average is 4.3 oz (124 g)

Display

Physical size:
- 3.70 inches
Resolution:
- 480 x 800 pixels
Technology:
- S-LCD
Touchscreen:
- - Capacitive, Multi-touch
Features:
- Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass

Battery

Talk time:
- 9.83 hours
  the average is 8 h (457 min)
Stand-by time:
- 430 hours
  the average is 394 h (16 days)
Talk time (3G):
- 7.25 hours
Stand-by time (3G):
- 455 hours
Capacity:
- 1450 mAh

Hardware

System chip:
- Qualcomm MSM8255
Processor:
- Single core, 1000 MHz, Snapdragon
System memory:
- 768 MB RAM
Built-in storage:
- 1124 MB
Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
  - microSD, microSDHC

Camera

Camera:
- - 5 megapixels
- Flash:
  - LED
- Features:
  - Auto focus
Camcorder:
- - 1280x720 (720p HD)
- Features:
  - Video calling
Front-facing camera:
- 1.3 megapixels

Multimedia

Radio:
- - FM
YouTube player:
- Yes

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - Yes
- Supports:
  - HTML, Flash
Built-in online services support:
- Facebook, YouTube (upload), Twitter

Technology

GSM:
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
UMTS:
- 900, 2100 MHz
Data:
- HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s, UMTS, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, EDGE
Satellite system:
- GPS, A-GPS
Navigation:
- Yes

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Calculator
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
E-mail:
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 2.1
Wi-Fi:
- - 802.11 b, g, n
USB:
- - USB 2.0
- Connector:
  - microUSB
- Features:
  - Mass storage device, USB charging
- DLNA, Computer sync, OTA sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Sensors:
- - Accelerometer, Compass
- Voice recording

BE COMING SAMSUNG GALAXY 3D and SPECS

2011-12-03T17:42:00.001-08:00

What do you think if you look at the picture on a Samsung smartphone with 3D emblem? , Yes you would think the Samsung smartphone which has a true 3D technology Samsung has a 3D smartphone, which is one of the Galaxy family. And the smartphone called Samsung Galaxy 3D and could certainly be pesain LG Optimus 3D and HTC Evo 3D.
3D technology that brought the Galaxy 3D Camera 3D bersensor dual 8MP AF which can record High Definition video quality 3D premises. Not only that screen 3D Galaxy also has a 3D technology so you can immediately enjoy the fruits of your 3D footage on the screen that has a width 4.3inc ini.Samsung 3D Galaxy will also carry Android OS v2.3.3 or better known as Android Gingerbread and did not rule OS updates will be available to Android Honeycomb and Sandwich.
To perform all its functions 3D Galaxy driven by a dual-core processor with a speed of 1.2 GHz Exynos. If you have a display that supports 3D technology then you can play recordings directly from Samsung's 3D Galaxy this to your TV because it was the port of HD-TV out.Satu many things that will be asked "When did this 3D Galaxy will be released??" , and the End of the fourth quarter or in December of this year Samsung will release it. so we wait for further news so Samsung.t will feature an 8 Megapixel camera to both capture pictures and record videos in 1080p and 720p 3D. The quality of these pictures and videos extends beyond many digital cameras available on the market.

The operating system will feature something similar to the Android OS 2.3, and the processor will feature a 1.2 GHz Exynos processor. This 3D smartphone will be lightening fast.
The anticipation for this smartphone is growing as the release date approaches. The Samsung Galaxy 3D is expected to hit the market in Q4, further broadening the market of android 3D phones. This competition should lead to further innovation as it has with the Galaxy. The Galaxy should live up to its expectations, especially with the all of the aforementioned technical specs. Keep your eyes open for the Samsung Galaxy 3D.

specs

Network
GSM:	850, 900, 1800, 1900
UMTS:	850, 900, 1900, 2100
Data:	EDGE
UMTS:	Yes
HSPA:	Yes HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
HSPA+ (4G):	Yes (HSDPA 21 Mbit/s)
Design
Form Factor:	Candybar
Display
Resolution:	480 x 800 pixels
Physical Size:	4.27 inches
Colors:	16 777 216
Touch Screen:	Yes (Capacitive)
Multi-touch:	Yes
3D:	Yes
Light sensor:	Yes
Proximity Sensor:	Yes
System Properties
Operating System	Android 2.3 Gingerbread
Processor	Dual core, Dual-core XMM6260, 1200 MHz
Memory
Slot Type:	microSD, microSDHC
Maximum card size:	32 GB
Camera
Resolution:	8 megapixels
Flash:	Yes (LED)
Features:	Auto focus, Smile detection, Panorama
Video capture:	Yes
Resolution:	1920x1080 (1080p HD), 1280x720 (720p HD)
Video light:	Yes
3D capture:	Yes
Additional camera:	Yes
Video Calling:	Yes
Connectivity
Bluetooth:	Yes
Version:	3.0
Wi-Fi:	Yes (802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n)
NFC:	Yes
USB:	Yes
Type:	microUSB
Version:	USB 2.0
Features:	Mass storage device, USB charging
Headphones connector:	3.5mm
HDMI:	Yes
SyncML:	Yes
DLNA:	Yes
Multimedia
Music Player:	Yes
Supports:	MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+
Video Playback:	Yes
Supports:	MPEG4, H.263, H.264, DivX
Radio:	Yes
Type:	FM
YouTube player:	Yes
Internet browsing
Internet Browsing:	Yes
Supports:	HTML, Flash
Built-in online services support:	Facebook, Picasa, Twitter
Messaging
SMS:	Yes
E-mail:	Yes (IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange)
Phonebook
Support:	Yes
Capacity:	Capacity depends on system memory
Features:	Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID
Other features
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass

LG OPTIMUS THRILL 3D SPEC

2011-12-03T17:20:00.001-08:00

latest and most sophisticated 3D Optimus LG, or LG Thrill 4G in the United States, is the Android 2.2 froyo (Gingerbread Android 2.3 upgradeable) 3D mobile devices was released on July 7, 2011 in the UK and has been touted as the world's first full 3D mobile phone. It has 512MB RAM and 8GB of onboard storage which can be expanded up to 32 GB using a micro SDHC card. The phone has two 5 MP backs facing the camera is capable of making a movie 720p 1080p Full HD 3D and 2D, while the images are taken in 2D mode 5MP and 3MP when taking 3D images. It also includes a 1.3MP front-facing camera for video calling. The phone also features 3D user interface that allows users to access the 3D content such as YouTube in 3D, 3D games and applications, 3D gallery by pressing the button. LG LG Optimus 3D displays "tri-dual" technology: dual-core, dual-channel and dual-memory. LG 3D Optimus receives significant performance benefits as a result of faster data transfer between dual-core and dual-memory. It allows users to browse web pages, multitask between programs, play games at higher frame rates and enjoy the movie more lancar.Seiring with a variety of other features also offers 3D Optimus 3D Hot Key for quick access to specific 3D menus. It also allows users to switch from 3D to 2D or 2D to 3D. But unlike other smartphone LG Optimus 3D does not have a dedicated camera shutter button, not the user navigates to the camera application and use the 3D Optimus virtual.LG equipped with a variety of different 3D applications ranging from the latest games into 3D Gallery. Unlike competitors Evo 3D has a 3D user interface that allows users to navigate through the features in 3D.Glasses-free 3D effects produced by a parallax barrier screen.On November 15, Motorola announced an enhanced version of Optimus Gingerbread adapted for 3D. LG claims to enrich the 3D experience and adds the ability to do video editing 3DHal is able to share and view 3D videos on the big screen, with HDMI 1.4 connection to 3D TVs and monitors equipped with DLNA certified and compatible products. It allows users to display their own 3D content captured on the big screen.

specification

Modes	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 WCDMA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Weight	5.9 oz (167 g)
Dimensions	5.07" x 2.67" x 0.47" (129 x 68 x 11.9 mm)
Battery	Talk: 6 hours max. (360 minutes) Standby: 312 hours max. (13 days) 1500 mAh LiIon
Display	Type: LCD (Color TFT/TFD) Resolution: 480 x 800 pixels 4.3" diagonal Colors: 16.7 million (24-bit) 3D
Platform / OS	Android version 2.2, upgradeable to 2.3
Processor	1 GHz TI OMAP 4430 (dual-core ARM Cortex-A9)
Memory	8 GB internal storage, raw hardware 5.7 GB internal storage, available to user 512 MB RAM
FCC ID	BEJP920 » (Approved Mar 22, 2011) BEJP920H » (Approved Apr 26, 2011) BEJP925 » BEJP929 »

GPS / Location	Type: A-GPS
Accessibility
Hearing Aid Compatible	Rating: M3, T3 (mostly tele-coil compatible)
Multiple Languages	Languages Supported: English, Spanish, French, Korean
Alerts
Vibrate	Yes
Connectivity
Bluetooth	Supported Profiles: HSP 1.1, HFP 1.5, OPP, FTP, PBA, A2DP 1.2, AVRC version 2.1
Mobile Hotspot	Yes
USB	Version: 2.0 High Speed micro-USB connector
Wi-Fi	Version(s): 802.11 b,g,n
Contacts
Multiple Numbers per Name	Yes
Picture ID	Yes
Ringer ID	Yes
Voice Dialing	Type: Speaker-independent (automatic)
Customization
Custom Graphics	Yes
Custom Ringtones	Yes
Real-Music Ringers	Yes
Data & Network
Data Tethering	Yes
Flight Mode	Yes
High-Speed Data	Technology: HSPA 14.4
WAP / Web Browser	Browser Software: Android browser (WebKit-based)
Input
Side Keys	lock on top / volume, 3D on right
Touch Screen	Type: Capacitive
Memory
Memory Card Slot	Card Type: microSD (TransFlash) up to 32 GB
Messaging
Email Client	Protocols Supported: POP, IMAP, GMail, Exchange
Instant Messaging	Networks Supported: Google Talk
MMS	Yes
Text Messaging (SMS)	View Style: Threaded
Music
Headphone Jack (3.5mm)	Yes
Music Player	Yes
Photo & Video
Camera	Resolution: 5+ megapixel 3D mode / LED flash, auto-focus / macro mode, face tracking, scene modes / brightness, white balance controls
DLNA	Yes
Front-Facing Camera	Resolution: 1.3-megapixel
Streaming Video	YouTube
TV Output	HDMI
Video Capture	Resolution: 1080p HD or 720p in 3D mode
Productivity
Alarm	Yes
Calculator	Yes
Calendar	Yes
Voice Memo	Yes
Software
Games	Yes
Voice
Speaker Phone	Yes

HTC PRO 3D NEW SPEC

2011-12-03T17:03:00.001-08:00

HTC EVO 3D is HTC's first phone with Android operating system version of the Gingerbread is capable of displaying 3D 4.3-inch QHD screen. With dual camera features 5 megapixel, this phone can be used to capture high quality images with a conventional three dimensi.Dengan EVO 3D you do not need to use sophisticated tools to obtain the pleasure of watching 3D in HD-quality 4.3-inch screen. From watching a 3D movie, take a 3D picture, to record 3D video can be done with the HTC EVO 3D.Terdapat number of benefits when using the HTC EVO 3D. For example, for real estate agents can create and share 3D virtual tours of homes that will also help dijual.HTC EVO 3D mapping in 3D to create new features navigation and climbers can get a view of the topography of the river and gunung.Keluarga also be revive the holiday experience, as if he could feel again the sensation of vacation, returned to the vacation spot with videotape. "HTC EVO 3D offers a device designed with a beautiful, powerful and customizable, and all can be done EVO 3D, with 3D HD video recording capabilities (720p) integrated 3D HTC EVO allows users to send the video to social networks like YouTube or Facebook. emampuan digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) lets users EVO 3D can share music, pictures, and user-generated HD video wirelessly with home electronic appliances, such as HD-quality TV, monitors, digital cameras, printers and a variety of DLNA certified devices

specification

	GENERAL 2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100 or HSDPA 850 / 2100
		HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
	Announced	2011, Q1
	Status	Available. Released 2011, July

Size	Dimensions	126 x 65 x 12.1 mm
Size	Weight	170 g

Display	Type	3D LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	540 x 960 pixels, 4.3 inches (~256 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
		- Touch-sensitive controls - HTC Sense UI

Sound	Alert types	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- SRS virtual surround sound (via wired headphones)

Memory	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
	Call records	Practically unlimited
	Internal	1 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory

Data	GPRS	Up to 114 kbps
	EDGE	Up to 560 kbps
	3G	HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
	USB	Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0

Camera	Primary	5 MP, 2560х1920 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash, check quality
	Features	Stereoscopic photos (2 MP only) & videos; geo-tagging
	Video	Yes, 720p@30fps (2D), 720p@30fps (3D), check quality
	Secondary	Yes, 1.3 MP

Features	OS	Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8660
	CPU	Dual-core 1.2 GHz
	GPU	Adreno 220
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	Games	Yes
	Colors	Black
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - TV-out (via MHL A/V link) - Google Search, Maps, Gmail - YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration - MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player - MP4/Xvid/H.263/H.264/WMV player - Facebook, Flickr, Twitter applications - Organizer - Document viewer/editor - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1730 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 358 h (2G) / Up to 420 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 9 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 45 min (3G)

NEW STYLE BLACKBERRY 9670 SPEC

2011-12-03T04:39:00.001-08:00

Blackberry Style 9670 is one type of Blackberry Flip who use CDMA networks. Blackberry Style 9670 to specialize more in the women who love fashion. Look at the shape of beautiful and fashionable
BlackBerry launched a new member in the American market. The mobile phone is the BlackBerry Style 9670. This phone still include typical mobile phone manufacturer RIM, QWERTY keyboard combined with a flip.
For supporting facilities, it relies on CDMA phones email, text messaging, and real time chat with BlackBerry Messenger. Do not forget the accessories such as a 5MP camera with flash and support for video recording, detection application data via GPS and geotagging, Wi-Fi konekstivitas and data protection as well as the memory card to increase the capacity of 32GB inserted in the BlackBerry Style 9670.
This mobile navigation using optical trackpad. Sebual external display that serves as a warning and a message attached to this phone. cell phones running the latest BlackBerry operating system is available in two colors, Steel Grey and Royal Purple.
To be able to enjoy all sorts of features available on the Style 9670, prospective users must be prepared to pay a price of $ 99.99 with service activation from Sprint.
In terms of connectivity, the Blackberry Style 9670 is very complete with armed by WiFi, GPS, 3G, GPRS, USB port, Bluetooth, HSDPA, EDGE and IrDA.

Detailed specifications of Blackberry Style 9670
Brand / Type
brand BlackBerry
Type 9670
Also known as the BlackBerry Oxford
Flip form factor
Color N / A
Network Blackberry Style 9670
Phone Network CDMA, CDMA EV-DO
Service 800, 1900, 2000
Connectivity Blackberry Style 9670
Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP
infrared No
Wi-Fi (WLAN) Yes
YesMicroUSB USB v2.0
Fax / Data Yes
Display
Main display Color TFT
Color displays 65,536 colors
Dimensions N / A
Resolution 400 x 360 pixels
External display Yes
Memory Blackberry Style 9670
256MB of internal memory
32GB of external memory
Memory slots 1
Storage types MicroSD, MicroSDHC
Basic Blackberry Style 9670
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Standby time N / A
Talk time N / A
Calling Blackberry Style 9670
Vibrate alert Yes
Photo ID Yes
MP3 Ringtones
Camera
Camera Yes
Megapixels 5 megapixels
Maximum photo resolution 2592 × 1944 pixels
Digital zoom Yesx
Optical zoom No
Auto focus Yes
No Flash
Recording video Yes
Second (front) camera No
Messaging Blackberry Style 9670
SMS Yes
MMS Yes
T9 text function Yes
E-mail Yes
Internet browsing Yes
9670 Entertainment Blackberry Style
FM radio N / A
Java Yes
No audio player
No video player
Features Blackberry Style 9670
Add ringtones Yes
Organiser Organiser, Voice memo
Video call No
Other features BlackBerry 6 OS, 3.5mm audio jack, A-GPS, including 8GB
format
Weight N / A
Dimensions (H x W x D) N / A

NOKIA ASHA 200 SPECIFICATION

2011-12-02T16:30:00.001-08:00

Nokia launched its newest product kepasaran. This time the Finnish vendor is not membekalinya with any OS, it runs on series 40. Asha itself has a meaning "there is still hope" which is taken from the Hindi language.Mobile new Nokia Asha 200 this is one phone which is a new S40 phone that comes with support dual SIM GSM + GSM. Asha Nokia 200 has features like Full QWERTY keyboard, 2.4-inch screen, 2 megapixel camera, support GPRS / EDGE, Bluetooth, 10MB internal memory, microSD slot, and battery capacity of 1430mAh.
To name Asha Mobile is itself derived from the Hindi language, which means hope or expectation. Elop mentioned, this name itself signifies Asha Mobile Nokia focus on user experience and connect people to opportunities that help them achieve their desires.
To issue price Nokia Asha 200 is not be much different from the price of cell phones that have been first launched the Nokia Asha 303, To Price Nokia Asha 200 is itself in bandrl a price of $ 160, For you who want to see the full list of specs Nokia Asha 200, please see list of specifications below.

Specifications Nokia Asha 200:
General 2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Announced 2011, October
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2011, Q4
Size Dimensions 115.4 x 61.1 x 14 mm, 47.7 cc
Weight 105 g
Display Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 320 x 240 pixels, 2.4 inches (~ 167 ppi pixel density)
- QWERTY keyboard
Sound Alert types Vibration, Polyphonic (64), MP3 ringtones
Yes loudspeaker
3.5mm jack Yes
Memory Phonebook Yes, Photocall
Call records Yes
Internal 10 MB, 64 MB ROM, 32 MB RAM
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB
Data GPRS Class 12 (4 +1 / 3 +2 / 2 +3 / 1 +4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE Class 12
No 3G
No WLAN
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS
Camera Primary 2 MP, 1600 × 1200 pixels
Video Yes, 176 × 144 @ 10fps
No secondary
Features Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM recording
Games Yes + downloadable
Colors Graphite, Green, Blue, Aqua, Pearl White, Light Pink, Pink, Orange
No GPS
Java Yes, MIDP 2.1
- Dual SIM (dual stand-by)
- SNS integration
- MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
- MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC player
- Organizer
- Flash Lite support
- Voice memo
- Predictive text input
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1430 mAh (BL-5J)
Stand-by Up to 552 h
Talk time Up to 7 h
Music play Up to 52 h

NOKIA ASHA 300 SPECIFICATION

2011-12-02T15:52:00.001-08:00

Asha Nokia 300 comes with a classic design and elegant look, the screen is a resistive touchscreen tech 2.4-inch width with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels and comes Proximity sensor for auto turn-off. Also presents the conventional keypad in order to facilitate the users in the affairs of Asha pengetikan.Layar Nokia 300 has 262 thousand colors with large powerful 1 Ghz processor, wow pretty mantabs, let alone Nokia has added not just Network: 2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSDPA but also 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100. The phone has a battery Li-Ion 1110 mAh (BL-4U), whereas for the affairs of connectivity Nokia Asha 300 pin EDGE, GPRS, 3G, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, EDR, microUSB v2.0 , HS, USB On-the-go support kedalamnyaNokia Asha 300 also offers a 1GHz processor and 3G connectivity and touchscreen devices alike. The phone is equipped will feature a 5MP camera phone but this is not a dual-SIM device. In addition to WhatsApp Messenger phone also will get a game Angry Birds.
Nokia Asha 200 is expected to have a price around 60 USD without taxes and subsidies and will go on sale in Q4 2011. Nokia 201 will have the same price but will go on sale in Q1 2012 this year.a

specification

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	Announced	2011, October
	Status	Available. Released 2011, November

Size	Dimensions	112.8 x 49.5 x 12.7 mm, 59 cc
Size	Weight	85 g

Display	Type	TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors
	Size	240 x 320 pixels, 2.4 inches (~167 ppi pixel density)
	Sensors	Proximity

Sound	Alert types	Vibration, Polyphonic(64), WAV, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

Memory	Phonebook	Yes, Photocall
	Call records	Yes
	Internal	140 MB, 256 MB ROM, 128 MB RAM
	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory

Data	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes
	3G	HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
	WLAN	No
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support

Camera	Primary	5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, fixed focus
	Video	Yes, VGA@30fps
	Secondary	No

Features	CPU	1 GHz
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	Games	Yes + downloadable
	Colors	Graphite, Night Shade, Gold, White Silver, Pink, Red
	GPS	No
	Java	Yes, MIDP 2.1
		- SNS integration - MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player - MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC player - Organizer - Flash Lite support - Voice memo - Predictive text input

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1110 mAh (BL-4U)
	Stand-by	Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 597 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 6 h 54 min (2G) / Up to 4 h 18 min (3G)
	Music play	Up to 28 h

Misc	SAR EU	1.51 W/kg (head)

HUAWEI SONIC SPECIFICATION

2011-12-02T07:57:00.001-08:00

Huawei ini memiliki sistem operasi Android 2.3 Gingerbread yang telah di modifikasi oleh produsenya serta Huawei Sonic juga telah menanamkan efek 3D yang halus ketika terjadinya perpindahan antar layar, sedangkan layar Huawei ini sendiri memiliki ukuran 3.5 inci yang beresolusi VGA.Untuk menarik perhatian para pengguna, Huawei ini menyertakan teknologi NFC pada Huawei Sonic ini. Itu dikarenakan agar para pengguna bisa menggunakan sarana tersebut sebagai sarana Mobile Payment.
Huawei Sonic Android 2.3 Gingerbread ini hanya dibanderol dengan harga bekisar 150 Euro Huawei pun telah menyiapkan slot kartu microSD. Namun belum diketahui berapa ukuran pada microSD itu sendiri. Nah, bila pengguna ingin mengabadikan gambar Anda, Huawei Sonic juga memiliki fitur kamera yang telah tersedia pada bagian belakang ponsel dengan resolusi 3.2 MP, cukup sempurna untuk Huawei ini, mengingat bobot dari smartphone ini sendiri hanya 120 gram.Di dalam Huawei Sonic tersemat memori RAM 256 MB dan ROM 512 MB. Untuk keperluan memperluas kapasitas memorinya Huawei Sonic juga menyediakan slot kartu microSD. Perangkat kamera yang tersedia di bagian belakang ponsel ini dengan resolusi 3.2 MP tanpa dukungan lampu flash.Ponsel berbobot 120 gram ini,

SPCIFICATION

General	Network	GSM HSDPA
	Announced	2011, 2Q
	Processor	Qualcomm MSM 7227, 600MHz
	SAR Rating
Color	Available	Black
Size	Dimensions (mm)	116.3 x 60.5 x 11.9
Size	Weight (g)	120
Display	Type	TFT, capacitive Touch Lens, 262k colors
	Size	3.5”, HVGA
	Lines	0
	Menu	Touchscreen
Design	Type	Blok
Design	Antenna	Fixed Internal
Keys	Navigation	Touchscreen
	QWERTY	No
	Soft
	Other	Proximity sensor /acceleration sensor
	Lighting
Memory	Phonebook
	Internal (MB)	ROM 512MB，RAM 256M
	Expansion	microSD up to 32GB
Battery	Type	Standard battery, Li-Ion 1400 mAh
	Stand-by (hrs)	Up to 400 hours (3G)
	TalkTime(min)	Up to 390 minutes (3G)
Ringtones	Polyphonic
Ringtones	Customization	Yes
Audio	Format	MP3
	MP3 Player	Yes
	Voice
	FM Radio	No
	A2DP	Yes
Video	Format	MP4/3GP
	Recorder	Yes
	TV	Null
Entertainment	Games	Yes + downloadable
Messaging	SMS	Yes
	Total SMS
	MMS	Yes
	EMS	Yes
	Email	Yes, Email, Push Mail
	IM
	Push-To-Talk
Connectivity	HSDPA	Yes, HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
	EDGE	Yes
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 + EDR
	3G	Yes
	GPRS	Yes
	Infrared (IrDA)	No
	USB Port	Yes
	WIFI/WLAN	Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
	Data Cable
	Data Modem
	GPS	Yes
Software	Java (J2ME)	Yes
	WAP	">

ii samsung 4g exhibit RICH CHEAP APPLICATION

2011-12-02T07:45:00.001-08:00

Exhibit II Samsung 4G is already using the Android operating system Gingerbread. Indeed, it seems very eager to master the samsung android smartphone market has proved a lot of throwing the air Android OS smartphone. Perhaps this is also what makes value-added advantages Samsung 4G Exhibit II. In addition, the vendor took the T-Mobile with its current carrying advanced technology that supports 4G network 4G.Samsung Exhibit II, low-cost feature-rich mobile phones, a smartphone using the Android operating system that only costs 30 U.S. dollars with a two-year contract. If you choose the path of "non-commitments, then the Samsung 4G Exhibit II of this you can have with a cheaper price which is around 200 dollars Amerika.fitur-smartphone features provided by Samsung 4G Exhibit II. We begin with a touch screen display that has a size of 3.7 inches with a resolution of 800 x 480, a Snapdragon 1 GHz CPU, 3 mega pixel camera on the back of the phone, and a VGA camera on the front. Exhibit II Samsung 4G is running operating system 2.3 Gingerbread and there has been no news or certainty that explains whether the Samsung 4G Exhibit II is compatible or can use the latest operating system Android is the Android 4.0 or also known as Android Ice Cream Sandwich.
Here is the Latest Samsung Mobile Specification Exhibit II 4G:GENERAL 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 19003G Network HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 2100 / 1900Announced 2011, OctoberStatus Coming soon. Exp. release 2011, OctoberSIZE Dimensions 115 x 60 x 11 mmWeight 116 gDISPLAY Type Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colorsSize 480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches (~ 252 ppi pixel density)- Multi-touch input method- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate- Touch-sensitive controls- Proximity sensor for auto turn-offSOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtonesYes Loudspeaker3.5mm jack YesMEMORY Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, PhotocallCall records Practically unlimitedCard slot microSD, up to 32GBDATA GPRS YesEDGE Yes3G HSDPA, HSUPAWLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Wi-Fi hotspotsBluetooth Yes, with A2DPInfrared port NoUSB Yes, v2.0 microUSBCAMERA Primary 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, LED flashFeatures Geo-taggingVideo YesSecondary Yes, VGAFEATURES OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)CPU 1 GHz Snapdragon processorMessaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSSHTML BrowserRadio Stereo FM radio with RDSGames YesColors BlackGPS Yes, with A-GPS supportJava Yes, via Java MIDP emulator- SNS integration- Digital compass- MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player- MP3/WAV/eAAC + player- Organizer- Image / video editor- Document viewer- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration- Adobe Flash support- Voice memo / dial- Predictive text inputBATTERY Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAhStand-by Up to 360 hTalk time Up to 5 h 30 min

ZTE BLADE ADVANCED ENOUGH

2011-12-02T07:26:00.001-08:00

Phone ZTE Blade has been released and has entered into Indonesia some time ago, even the sales are priced with a particular service provider, so buy this phone ZTE Blade includes GSM number and get its Internet connection service. When we bought it in the box (the box) we can get is just like a standard data cable, and earphones chargeran. With the price range of U.S. $ 122 phone ZTE Blade gives the presence of a smart phone with a very affordable price (not premium). So that absorption should also attracted many buyers, especially the mobile phone users who are curious and want to have Android phone (previously many vendors cram Android phones with a price premium). In terms of design and shape, according to the authors caution with mobile phones from HTC Nexus One, only ZTE Blade berukurang smaller and do not have the track-ball. Despite the small size but ZTE Blade does not feel light and fragile, alias steady enough to be grasped. ZTE Blade uses material from plastic to the body casing, but not slippery hands. Blade shape when viewed ZTE phones do not look cheap. For those who have never known and would like to have an Android phone but with limited funds, then the ZTE Blade is an opportunity to have an Android phone at an affordable price with enough features lengkap.Kesimpulannya phone ZTE Blade is like in general Android phones that can make the adjustment front page (home screen), put widgets on the homescreen pages, downloading applications and games from the Market menu. Just do not expect speed, because the price of premium class rather then the ZTE Blade is an Android phone that is more than enough.

SPECIFICATION

General	2G Network	GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100
	Announced	2010, October
	Status	Available. Released 2010, November

Size	Dimensions	116 x 56.5 x 11.8 mm
Size	Weight	110 g

Display	Type	AMOLED or LCD capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
	Size	480 x 800 pixels, 3.5 inches (~267 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

Memory	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
	Call records	Practically unlimited
	Internal	150 MB storage, 512 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, buy memory

Data	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes
	3G	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2)
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

Camera	Primary	3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus
	Features	Geo-tagging
	Video	Yes
	Secondary	No

Features	OS	Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM7227
	CPU	600 MHz ARM 11
	GPU	Adreno 200
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
	Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	Games	Yes
	Colors	Black
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
		- SNS integration - MP4/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player - Google Search, Maps, Gmail - YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration - Organizer - Voice memo - Predictive text input

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1250 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 192 h
	Talk time	Up to 4 h