It is always a pleasant surprise to see an Android phone from new player. Acer has launched its first Android smartphone – Acer Liquid. It offers more features and its multimedia applications also good. However, we found some performance issues while testing so we don’t recommend this device. Acer Liquid is available in the U.K., but not in the U.S. You can purchase unlocked version of Acer Liquid for $400. 3.5 inches capacitive touch-screen LCD display of Acer Liquid has WVGA resolution of 480×800 pixels. It shows smooth text and images with bright colors. The colors do not pop from display like that of Nexus One. The touch screen is responsive, but not so quick and sensitive like that of Nexus One. We had to apply more pressure for scrolling through lists and moving between home screens while testing. The situation was same with the onscreen virtual keyboard as it did not recognize taps occasionally. Acer Liquid features inbuilt proximity  [...]

The famous Nokia E Series smartphones are business centric handsets. This phone costs $279 and it is very less other unlocked smartphones like $500 Nokia E71. Despite the low cost, the E63 offers Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi, QWERTY keyboard, with every productive and messaging features. Nokia E63 will face tough competition with the $99.99 priced Nokia E71x from AT&T. Moreover, the call quality of the E73 is average. If you do not want an agreement with any carrier and need an unlocked and non-touch smartphone, then we would recommend you the Nokia E63. 2.36 inches non-touch LCD display has a resolution of QVGA 320×240 pixels that supports 16 million colors. The bright and vibrant display features light sensing for adjusting the brightness as per the surroundings. We could not see the display clearly in some lighting conditions and colors looked washed out in sunlight. You can customize the menu layout (list or grid), font size, theme and background  [...]

As you might know, the CTIA 2009 had a hot wavy trend about messaging phones and one of the best debuts was Samsung Propel Prop (AT&T). The Pro looks like previous Samsung Propel due to QWERTY keyboard and slider design. However, Samsung has made new additions to this Propel Pro in form of Windows Mobile 6.1 that attracts business class users. This Windows Mobile smartphone provides impressive call quality and broad range of email and wireless features. Samsung Propel Pro also has some design issues like its predecessor. It is thick and bulky as compared to other smartphones such as Nokia E71x and Samsung Epix. If you like slider phones and need a new smartphone, then Samsung Propel Pro will be a good deal. The Propel Pro costs $149 with two year service agreement from AT&T. 2.5 inches LCD display of Samsung Propel Pro is on the front side. It has 320×320 pixels resolution that supports 65,000 colors. The display is not a touch screen, but  [...]

Everybody knows that most of the LG mobiles, especially messaging phones, come only in CDMA like LG enV2 for Verizon Wireless and LG Rumor2 for Sprint. For a change, the company’s new phone, LG Xenon, is also available for GSM carrier, AT&T. The Xenon has similar user interface and sliding QWERTY keyboard as LG Vu. On the contrary, Home Screen of LG Xenon can be customized with dedicated pages for applications and contacts, widgets and Annunciator – drop-down menu for shortcuts. The other features of LG Xenon are also similar to the Vu such as stereo Bluetooth, complete HTML browser, music player, 2-megapixel camera and more. LG Xenon costs around $99.99 with two year contract from AT&T. The browsing experience was average, but overall the Xenon performed good in our tests. 2.8 inches touch screen LCD display of LG Xenon has a resolution of 240×400 pixels that supports 262,000 colors. The display is quite smaller than that of LG Vu and  [...]

Samsung Impression SGH-A877 is one of the famous messaging cell phones in CTIA 2009. It certainly was the most talked handsets at that show. The SGH-A877 offers excellent display, spacious keyboard, impressive call quality, multimedia capabilities and excellent messaging features. It costs around $199 with service contract from AT&T and with mail-in rebate. Samsung Impression SGH-A877 has 3.25 inches touch-screen display that has 240×400 pixels resolution. The display exhibits sharp animations, bright graphics and excellent colors. Touch screen is quick responsive and provides a haptic feedback. We liked the option to change intensity and calibration of this feedback. Three touch-sensitive controls including main menu, contacts menu and phone dial are located on the bottom row of display. The phone dialer screen shows large numbers and shortcut for contacts. Moreover, you can use the standard 10 buttons keypad for dial and text. The menu  [...]

HTC HD2 is a complete entertainment smartphone for T-Mobile. However, we managed to get an unlocked version of the HTC HD2 for our review. The highlights of the HD2 are 4.3-inch touch-screen, HTC Sense user experience and Snapdragon 1GHz processor. HTC HD2 continues to have the same size like its predecessor, but it offers exciting  new features. The unlocked version of HTC HD2 costs around $650, but the 3G support will not be available. So, we recommend you to wait for T-Mobile to launch HTC HD2 with 3G support and mail-in rebate. HTC HD2 has 4.3 inches large capacitive touch-screen display, which has WVGA 480×800 pixels resolution. The display is sharp and vibrant. The HD2 has inbuilt accelerometer to rotate the display on tilting the phone. The accelerometer is quick and responsive. The smartphone also has proximity sensor which locks the display when you are on a phone call. It also has multi-touch support and pinch to zoom support for numerous  [...]

There are not a lot of rugged phones out there. Sanyo models from Sprint and Motorola handsets from Nextel had captured this market until Samsung launched its Rugby with AT&T. Now, the company has launched another rugged model – Samsung SGH-A657 for AT&T. The SGH-A657 is built and shaped like a brick. The phone does not have fashionable smooth look, but its rubber sliding and hard shell are making the phone tough. The SGH-A657 does not have a camera but offers features including 3G support, GPS, Bluetooth and push-to-talk. Samsung SGH-A657 is available at AT&T business channel for $129. It means that you must have a business account with AT&T service to purchase this phone. 2-inch LCD display has 220×176 pixels resolution and 262,000 colors. The display is bright, sharp and easy on the eyes. It exhibits sharp graphics and vibrant colors. The menu interface is available in two styles – icon and list. You can adjust the backlight  [...]

National Geographic seems like a good theme for selling travel oriented phones. Cellular Abroad is its service partner, which is running on leased spaces from AT&T. The organization has selected the Motorola Razr V3 as the handset. As an alternate, you can purchase a National Geographic SIM card for $69 and use it in your own choice of GSM cell phone. We agree that Motorola Razr V3 continues to be a good seller even four and half years after original Razr model. The Razr V3 has VGA camera, few extra features and latest design. The other choice is Motorola C1389, which is a basic phone. National Geographic is appealing the budget-minded users who need an affordable and basic phone. On the bright side, Motorola Razr V3 is also being sold unlocked for $199 without any contract. National Geographic Motorola Razr V3 has small external display located on the lid. It has a resolution of 96×80 pixels. You can flip open the phone to access the  [...]

We test a variety of electronic products in our test center and our cell phone review team is the busiest. This is because cell phone market is the busier as compared to other gadgets. Lots of cell phones are coming in market; some are master pieces while some are disaster pieces. When we write cell phone reviews we look for the following factors. Display: The display of a cell phone is the first thing that you are bound to look at in a cell phone. If the phone is high end, we need a big resolution because it gives you lot of real estate to work on. Phones mostly uses LCDs for screen but some high end devices have now started to use AMOLEDs and OLED displays. This technology gives you better quality but they also come at a premium. Keypad/Keyboard: Not all phones have keypads. Smartphones  [...]

Not everyone loves a high end smartphones, some are fine with just basic entry level handsets. And we don’t blame them either, just because we are tech-savy, we expect the world to follow us. Most of the people who buy high end handsets don’t even use all the features there. So why a Ferrari racing car if you are just going to use it on the streets? If you are buying a cheap mobile phone, there are a few things which need to be considered prior to the purchase. The display of the phone should be bright. The resolution is not that important, you won’t a killer resolution on a cheap mobile phone anyways. However, the display should be good and icons, pictures and text should be easily readable. If your cheap phone has a touch screen interface, make sure that it is responsive. Remember that a bigger resolution will give you more real estate on the screen to work on. A smaller resolution will make icons and text look very big. Keypads are always important, be it  [...]