Friday, October 26, 2007

Motorola RAZR2 V8 Review: New Edge to RAZR

Motorola RAZR2 V8 Quad-Band Ultra-Slim Phone

After three long years of waiting we face the RAZR V3 successor: the slim and refined Motorola RAZR2 V8. Sporting a full metal jacket with gradating hues of dark pearl gray, the RAZR2 V8 is made to impress. With two high-quality displays with QVGA resolution, plus quad-band GSM support, two megapixel camera and stereo Bluetooth, it’s a handset that delivers functionality besides style. As we're writing this review, the top-of-the-bill RAZR2 V8 Luxury edition is on its way to the shelves too, with a gold-plated body and soft snake-skin-like back for those who like their calls with a pinch of exotic glamour. Join us on this review as we discover what the Motorola RAZR2 V8 is all about.

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Official photos of Motorola RAZR2 V8

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Official photos of Motorola RAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition

Key features

  • Quality metal casing and appealing design
  • Really thin, measuring 11.9 mm in thickness
  • Large internal and external displays, touch-sensitive keys on the outer display
  • CrystalTalk for excellent voice quality
  • Talking Phone with SMS and Email readout
  • Quad band with EDGE Class 12
  • Ample-to-abundant onboard memory: 420 MB or 2 GB
  • 2 megapixel camera with video recording
  • A lot of useful extra applications
  • Full Exchange server synchronization
  • Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP support
  • Very good Opera 8.5 browser pre-installed

Main disadvantages

  • No 3G support
  • No memory card slot
  • No brightness settings for the external display
  • The handset is easy to slip off the hands
  • Large size when opened

Conclusion

No doubt Motorola RAZR2 V8 is a stylish mobile phone, a high-flier in design, adequate in functionality. Motorola faithfuls will hail it, while many other unbiased users are likely to find it agreeable. The Motorola RAZR V3 was near revolutionary back in its day but three years after it was introduced, the glory has started to fade. And the RAZR2 V8 is in for an ordeal living up to its status. The major competitors Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and LG have a few thin, cool and loaded gadgets to offer. So, keeping the glory alive is truly a challenge. The RAZR2 V8 has what it takes in style and high-class finish but seems to lack some of the current must-have features such as 3G and an autofocus camera. We feel that if Motorola had done just a little bit better they would have had a true winner.

(Read full review on GSMArena.com...)
Motorola RAZR2 V8 specificatio



Thursday, September 6, 2007

Nokia 5700 Review: Smart Performer

It seems that music phones are becoming an increasingly important part of every company's portfolio. It's therefore no surprise that a lot of effort is put in developing such devices, which explains the constantly improving functionality and performance. We'll now have a look at Nokia's most recent creation in the genre - the Nokia 5700 XpressMusic family. Just a quick glance at its features tells you this phone is promising, to say the least. But practice has taught us that features are not all that a handset is about. Stay with us as we find out what this heavyweight musician is capable of.

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Nokia 5700 official images

Key features:

  • Fast and responsive user interface
  • Excellent display, with unmatched legibility under direct sunlight
  • Great earphones
  • Symbian S60 3rd edition FP1
  • Sporty, youthful design
  • The swiveling part is well-built and very functional

Main disadvantages:

  • Awkward joystick
  • Weak bass
  • Bizarre Menu and C keys
  • No Pencil key
  • No built-in 3.5mm jack

Conclusion

Having squeezed every last drop out of our Nokia 5700 let us end our review by putting everything in context and saying a few words about our general impression. We believe we've answered the question at the beginning of the review. The Nokia 5700 performance as a smartphone is by far superior to its music capabilities. The latter are only slightly above average. So if you are looking for a phone to use for strictly music purposes, you'd better look elsewhere. Are you after a balanced overall performance? Look no further. Nokia 5700 is exactly the phone for you and its unmatched speed will never make you regret your purchase. We really don't believe that the target audience should be confined to music fans. This highly capable handset is a true value for money.

(Read full review on GSMArena.com...)
Nokia 5700 Specification

Monday, August 6, 2007

Apple iPhone Review: Apple of Discord

Cutting edge, sleek and promising, the iPhone stirred the mobile world - not bad for Apple's first go at the mobile phones market. Inspiring and provocative, the iPhone will always come to mind when a handset with full touch-based user interface is in question.

Well, since the official release of the iPhone on 29th June 2007, a lot of reviews came out, too many controversial things were said, and there we are - finally having our say about the handset. As wise people say, better later than never.

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Apple iPhone official pictures

Apple is a company which specializes in developing products on the verge of science fiction. The iPod is a perfect example. Around 2001 the company decided to change portable music players as we know them, and pretty much succeeded. Much like the iPhone, the announcement of iPod generated huge amounts of hype and when it came out in October 2001 it actually lived up to almost every promise, turning out to be a total smash. As it developed, throughout the years, Apple's portable music player became the most popular mobile multimedia device and its reputation never seems to fade.

Following the same credo of being a feature-rich, yet simple-to-use device, the iPhone will undoubtedly build a strong fan base. It will surely attract the many "if-it-ain't-shinin'-I-ain't-buyin'" customers, since the iPhone is definitely among the most beautifully crafted mobile phones we've seen.

It will be a while before we get a hands-on with the European version of the iPhone. As Apple has confirmed the device is due to hit the European market November 9th 2007 starting with UK and Germany and later on this month in France. The craved device already appeared throughout retailers in Europe ss unlocking efforts so far are managing to overcome the protection of the handset.

Key features:

  • Stylish design
  • Scratch-proof front glass cover
  • 3.5" 16M color TFT display with a resolution of 480 x 320 pixels
  • Handset orientation sensor and proximity sensor
  • 2 megapixel camera
  • Touch-based user interface
  • Great UI graphics and animations
  • Supreme web surfing experience

Main disadvantages:

  • Camera has no auto focus or settings
  • No video recording
  • No custom ringtones allowed
  • Safari browser doesn't support Flash and Java
  • Really basic Bluetooth capabilities
  • No Office documents editor
  • No third party applications
  • No 3G support (at least the US version)

Conclusion

So let's sum it up. The iPhone doesn't claim to be the best phone ever. It's above average, but it has a long list of drawbacks. It's not a business phone either, so don't confuse it with one. And it's most definitely the best iPod ever. However we find that the description that suites the iPhone best is "a dedicated entertainment multimedia mobile device". If you're keen on browsing, listening to music and consuming multimedia content, this handset is, without a doubt, the top performer in its class. Every process is maximum simplified and as fun as possible. It almost feels like a game. And it's a pretty darn good one, too. Well, time to say goodbye to this much-coveted device - we are looking forward to seeing it hit the European market in the end of the 2007.

(Read full review on GSMArena.com...)
Apple iPhone specification

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Nokia N73 Review: Pole Position

Being the best equipped handset ever Nokia N73 has managed to overrun the king of all mobiles - the slider Nokia N80. It features Symbian OS, 3 megapixels backed up by the label of Carl Zeiss, USB Mass Storage, and works with office documents. Nokia N73 has a brilliant phonebook and a good time organizer as well as an exceptional Internet browser. The interest in this new Nokia phone is overwhelming worldwide.

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Official pictures of Nokia N73

Key Features:

  • High-class display
  • Very good functional keys
  • Symbian S60 3rd edition
  • Active stand-by mode
  • 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics
  • A second VGA camera for video calls
  • UMTS support
  • Infrared
  • Bluetooth
  • USB Mass Storage
  • Great web browser

Main Disadvantages:

  • Loose camera cover
  • Uncomfortable and cheap-looking numeric keypad
  • No memory card included
  • Slippery joystick
  • No Wi-Fi
  • Web browser does not work in landscape mode
  • Alarm clock is not repeated

Conclusion

If you see Nokia N73 like a mobile tool for work, then you will probably not show any interest in the Carl Zeiss logo placed on the camera lens on the rear cover of the phone. Nevertheless, you will certainly appreciate the possibility to take pictures of documents and tables, read their electronic images in QuickOffice or check and manage your email box. All time organizing applications in Nokia N73, except the alarm clock, are brilliantly elaborated. The phonebook offers a virtually unlimited space plus plenty of fields for each contact, and an exceptional Web browser. Synchronization is seamless. Satisfied?

You should be. But I know and expect your response: "Where's Wi-Fi?"... Well, nowhere...The absence of Wi-Fi damns the phone... gives it a black point...and may easily be a decisive matter at the moment of purchase.

Nokia N73

If - on the contrary - Nokia N73 is more of a "multimedia computer" for you, you will be fascinated by its camera abilities. The phone makes some of the best photos a mobile phone has ever been able to make; macro is superb, flash is powerful. Nokia N73 does not lack a music player (an additional memory card to be bought separately is a must), nor earphones (adapter required). It plays movies and manages video calls.


And finally, if you need a work phone during the day and a multimedia device at night, then Nokia N73 is ideal for you.

(Read full review on GSMArena.com...)
Nokia N73 specification


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