Reviews, Articles, Ratings, Comparisons and Forumsen-usFri, 10 Feb 2012 11:52:25 ESTFri, 10 Feb 2012 11:52:25 ESThttp://www.wirelessinfo.comThe Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is the first touchscreen phone made by Nokia and it was an exciting moment indeed when we first heard about it. As a quad-band GSM device with 3G connectivity on ATandT\'s network in the U.S., as well as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, and aGPS on board, along with the powerful S60 operating system, we expected great things from the 5800. Alas, the 5th Edition version of the S60 operating system isn\'t as finger-friendly as it could be and the music player functionality, while good, won\'t blow you away. At $399, the 5800 does come unlocked without a 2-year contract to tie you down, but it\'s still pricey relative to other devices that match or exceed the 5800\'s features and capabilities.http://www.wirelessinfo.com/content/Nokia-5800-Cell-Phone-Review.htmThe ATandT Fuze, also known as the HTC Touch Pro, is a Windows Mobile device that packs in everything a busy person will need to stay in touch and on top of a crazy schedule. With multimedia functionality for music and video playback as well, it also promises to keep you entertained, though this doesn\'t work out all that well in reality, as is the case with its 3.2-megapixel camera with an auto-focus lens and LED flash, too. The Fuze is a quad-band GSM device with 3G connectivity on ATandT\'s network, with global 3G network compatibility as well. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, and GPS round out the Fuze\'s package quite nicely. Positives and negatives abound with the Fuze and we\'ve found them all.http://www.wirelessinfo.com/content/AT-T-Fuze-Cell-Phone-Review.htmThe Samsung Memoir is the first cell phone sold by a U.S. carrier with an 8-megapixel camera, combined with an auto-focus lens and Xenon flash, and we were dying to get our hands on one to test as soon as we first man-handled it at Mobile World Congress in February. T-Mobile granted our wish with a review unit and here\'s our review of this highly-anticipated camera phone. The Memoir\'s camera isn\'t the only thing to get excited about, however - it\'s got 3G connectivity on T-Mobile\'s network, GPS, and a large touchscreen with haptic feedback. It\'s now available from T-Mobile for $249 with a 2-year contract. The big question is whether the Memoir is good enough to make you ditch your digital camera, and our imaging tests revealed some outstanding results in some areas and just average results in others.http://www.wirelessinfo.com/content/Samsung-Memoir-Cell-Phone-Review.htmThe N96 is the current top-of-the line N-series offering from Nokia and it boasts smartphone capabilities combined with multimedia super powers. With 3G connectivity, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, aGPS, and 16GB of memory on board, it is certainly well equipped to live up to this reputation. To be even more well-rounded, the N96 has a 5-megapixel camera with an auto-focus lens and a dual-LED flash that promises to post impressive image testing results. Can the N96 do it all? Read on to find out...http://www.wirelessinfo.com/content/Nokia-N96-Cell-Phone-Review.htmHTC announced the HTC Touch Pro2 at Mobile World Congress last week and we got to handle the sleek new bundle of Windows Mobile goodness in a 1-to-1 meeting at their hospitality suite to bring you this first impressions review. The Touch Pro2 features a large 3.6" touchscreen and a full QWERTY slide-out keyboard, along with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, GPS, a 3.2-megapixel camera with an auto-focus lens, a front-facing camera for video calls, and an FM radio. HTC has made some adjustments to the TouchFLO interface that sits atop its Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system and a nifty new auto-speakerphone system activates when you place the Touch Pro2 face down on a table during a call. Pricing and availability for for the Touch Pro2 has not yet been announced. The Touch Pro2 makes for a pretty piece of smartphone on paper - read on for how it feels in the flesh...http://www.wirelessinfo.com/content/HTC-Touch-Pro2-First-Impressions-Review.htmAt Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week, LG announced its new flagship multimedia phone, the LG Arena, also known as the KM900. LG lists its new 3D S-Class user interface as one of its key features, and we got to fiddle around with it at Mobile World Congress to bring you our first impressions. In addition to this new interface, the Arena has a tempered glass 3-inch touchscreen with WVGA resolution, 8GB of internal memory, a 5-megapixel camera, aGPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, and an FM transmitter. It\'s a quad-band GSM device that will have 3G connectivity compatible with networks in the Europe and U.S. (ATandT only) in different variants. The Arena will be released in Europe first though no pricing has been announced yet.http://www.wirelessinfo.com/content/LG-Arena-First-Impressions-Review.htmThe N97 is Nokia\'s flagship device in their N-series line-up. With an estimated retail price of andeuro;550 (about $690), it\'s an expensive, but powerful device; it features 32GB of internal memory, a 3.5" touchscreen, a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and a 5-megapixel camera, along with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, and aGPS. Slated for release in June of his year, it will be a quad-band GSM device with 3G connectivity compatible with networks in Europe and the U.S. (ATandT only). Nokia calls the N97 a mobile computer, touting it is a device that will enable "social location" to easily update social networks automatically. We don\'t know about all that, but the N97 sounds great on paper and closely-guarded prototypes were on hand at Mobile World Congress for us to size up - keep on reading to see our first impressions of this high-end device. http://www.wirelessinfo.com/content/Nokia-N97-Cell-Phone-First-Impressions-Reviewq.htmThe Magic is  HTC\'s second device running Google\'s Android operating system, following on from the T-Mobile G1 that was launched late last year. The most notable feature of the Magic compared to the G1 is the lack of a physical keyboard. It\'s all touchscreen goodness here, baby, and the Dream is quite a looker in person. It will be a quad-band GSM device and will have 3G connectivity on the 900 and 2100MHz bands, along with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, GPS, and a 3.2-megapixel camera with an auto-focus lens. The European carrier Vodafone is the only network that has picked it up so far, and Vodafone\'s pricing for the Magic has not yet been announced. We got our eager mitts on a pre-production version of the Magic to bring you this first impressions review.http://www.wirelessinfo.com/content/HTC-Magic-Cell-Phone-First-Impressions-Review.htm The Nokia E-series line-up consists of business-oriented smartphones meant to keep the hard-working business user in touch and on time, with room for a little entertainment as well. The E75 was announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and we looked at the pre-production model that was on display there to give you this first impressions review. Spec-wise, it\'s a quad-band GSM device that will have a version that works with 3G networks in Europe and the U.S. (ATandT only). The E75 also has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, aGPS, a 3.2-megapixel auto-focus camera, a front-facing camera for video calls, and a full suite of PIM and messaging capabilities. The E75 will be available in April and will sell for an estimated andeuro;375 (about $475).http://www.wirelessinfo.com/content/Nokia-E75-Cell-Phone-First-Impressions-Review.htm The Nokia N86 is the new top of the line slider cameraphone in Nokia\'s N-series, boasting an 8-megapixel camera with a wide-angle lens, dual-LED flash, and a mechanical shutter. It also includes 8GB of internal memory, a scratch-resistant glass OLED screen, GPS, and N-Gage gaming and controls, and will be fully compatible with the Ovi suite of services. The N86 is a quad-band GSM device and will be available in a variant compatible with 3G networks in Europe and the U.S. (ATandT only). It will be available at the end of Q2 at an estimated unlocked price of andeuro;375 (about $475), but no US carriers have yet announced plans to carry it. http://www.wirelessinfo.com/content/Nokia-N86-CEll-Phone-First-Impressions-Review.htm The Sony Ericsson C903 Cyber-shot is a media-focused slider phone with a 5-megapixel camera. It also has Bluetooth, including the A2DP profile to enable compatibility with stereo Bluetooth headphones, and GPS with Google Maps. The C903 is a quad-band GSM device and there will also be a variant, the C903a, that will be compatible with 3G networks in Europe and ATandT\'s network in the US. The C903a will be available in Q2 and pricing has not yet been announced.http://www.wirelessinfo.com/content/Sony-Ericsson-C903-Cell-Phone-First-Impressions-Review.htm Garmin and Asus have collaborated to create phones, recently announcing the G60 and the M20 models. We got our hands on a pre-production version of the G60 nüvifone model at Mobile World Congress to give you a first impressions review and it struck us as a pretty slick device. The G60 is a quad-band GSM device with tri-band 3G connectivity, plus Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a 3-megapixel camera with auto-focus and geo-tagging capability. Its GPS capability should go without saying, and it has virtually the same interface anyone who has used a Garmin GPS device will know well, which makes it very capable of fulfilling its primary purpose as a GPS device that you can use in your car. Pricing for the G60 has not yet been announced, nor has a carrier partner for the US been finalized. Read on for more juicy details on this capable multi-purpose device...  http://www.wirelessinfo.com/content/Garmin-Asus-G60-Cell-Phone-First-Impressions-Review.htmThe ZINE is Motorola\'s first attempt to meld a good digital camera with a cell phone, partnering with Kodak to put together a candy bar shaped phone with a 5.0-megapixel camera with an auto-focus lens and Xenon flash. The ZINE also has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, an FM radio, and it comes with software for easy syncing of your media with a PC. Offered by T-Mobile for $149.99 after a rebate and instant discount with a 2-year contract, is it good enough to kiss your dedicated digital camera good-bye and streamline your purse or pocket with one less device? Read our full review to find out...http://www.wirelessinfo.com/content/Motorola-ZINE-Cell-Phone-Review.htmThe Pre, Palm\'s latest smartphone offering, was announced at CES on January 8. Featuring a 3.1-inch multitouch touchscreen and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard with an embedded dial pad, the Pre is poised to take on notable competitors like the iPhone 3G, T-Mobile G1, and the Blackberry Storm. The Pre also packs in the hardware features that are key to being competitive, including 3G on Sprint\'s CDMA Rev. A EVDO network, a 3-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, and aGPS. The Pre also debuts Palm\'s new operating system, dubbed webOS, that is capable of multi-tasking and has a unique way of handling notifications and open applications. How will the Pre stack up in the smartphone arena? Read our First Impressions Review to get our initial take on this new device...http://www.wirelessinfo.com/content/Palm-Pre-First-Impressions-Review.htmPalm has been making portable electronic devices for several years now and the Treo Pro is their latest smartphone offering, packing in 3G connectivity, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, and GPS. With a 2-megapixel camera, the Treo Pro also promises on paper to do an okay job of capturing those impromptu moments worthy of remembering. But how will it stack up against the latest offerings from competitors that boast large touchscreens, eye candy-filled interfaces, and multimedia abilities to die for? Read our full review to find out...http://www.wirelessinfo.com/content/Palm-Treo-Pro-Cell-Phone-Review.htmResearch in Motion has finally joined in on the touchscreen fray with the Blackberry Storm, the first Blackberry ever without some sort of physical keyboard. Offered by Verizon at $199 with a 2-year contract, it boasts almost all the top features competing smartphones have: GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, a 3.2-megapixel camera with an auto-focus lens, a large and bright screen with half-VGA resolution, and 3G connectivity on both CDMA and GSM networks outside of the U.S. Unfortunately, it\'s missing Wi-Fi, but it still has the world-renowned Blackberry messaging and organizer capabilities any business user wants and needs. But does the touchscreen still make the Storm an effective tool, or does it ruin that Blackberry legacy that business users rely on? Read our full review to find out...http://www.wirelessinfo.com/content/Blackberry-Storm-Cell-Phone-Review.htmTired of carrying around a dedicated digital music player and a cell phone? Do you also want the smallest possible converged device to do both, to boot? If so, the W350 may be right up your alley. With its Walkman-branded music software, the ability to download music over the cellular network through ATandT\'s music services, and weighing in at a scant 2.8 ounces, the W350 appears to be a ready and willing contender among music-oriented phones. ATandT is currently selling this petite dynamo for $0 with a new 2-year contract, the best possible price in our book, and in yours too, we\'d bet. But without the ability to capture video and play back common video file formats and a few other issues, is this price still good enough to make up for its shortcomings? Read the full review to find out...http://www.wirelessinfo.com/content/Sony-Ericsson-W350-Cell-Phone-Review.htmHere it is - our detailed of the hotly anticipated T-Mobile G1, the first phone running the open-source Android operating system created by Google. The G1 costs $179 with a 2-year contract with T-Mobile, and is now available for sale online and in T-Mobile stores in the U.S. With a QWERTY keyboard and large touchscreen, the G1 offers the best of both worlds to those who want the tactile feedback a keyboard offers that a touchscreen can\'t provide. It\'s also 3G-capable, operating on T-Mobile\'s expanding 3G network, and includes Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The G1 includes a link to the Android Market, a virtual store through which users can find and download 3rd-party applications. Considered by many to be competitor to the iPhone 3G, how does the G1 stack up against it and other capable feature phones and smartphones? Read the full review to find out...http://www.wirelessinfo.com/content/T-Mobile-G1-Cell-Phone-Review.htmThe HTC Touch Diamond sounds like smartphone heaven with its VGA touchscreen, 4GB of internal storage, 3.2-megapixel camera, WiFi, GPS, and compact size in a slick form factor. Its screen is really vibrant and easy on the eyes, and a lot of internal storage is becoming a necessity today in terms of the documents and media most want and need to keep on a smartphone. The camera records still images with very good resolution for a cell phone, though not so much at all with video. The TouchFLO interface is painfully unresponsive at times, and we thank our lucky stars that it can be turned off to fully reveal the powerful Windows Mobile behemoth lurking below the surface.http://www.wirelessinfo.com/content/HTC-Touch-Diamond-Cell-Phone-Review.htmThe Nokia 5310 XpressMusic is a tiny device that promises to do double duty as your cell phone and digital music player, and includes the accessories to do this right out of the box. With a 2.0 megapixel camera and more Bluetooth profiles than you can shake a stick at, the Nokia 5310 sounds like a sweet device on paper, but does it do its own description justice? Read the full review to find out...http://www.wirelessinfo.com/content/Nokia-5310-Cell-Phone-Review.htm