"The 3G Curve 9300 is a traditional-style BlackBerry phone with a Qwerty keyboard high. HSDPA and Wi-Fi are included for quick access to the Internet."
The 3G BlackBerry Curve 9300, as its name suggests, is a 3G enabled phone which is an upgrade of 3G-less phone BlackBerry Curve 8520. We took the city to test its Web browsing capabilities and discover what it had to offer.
What we like
Although crammed into a tiny space, the QWERTY keyboard 3G BlackBerry Curve 9300 is really easy to type on. The keys are quite risen to the surface of the phone so they are not too flush and need a good final push - which helps reduce typing errors. It's really easy to learn and you will be confidently patting texts and emails in no time at all.
Scanning menus and web pages on the optical trackpad is just as windy. While we generally prefer phones with trackballs, trackpads, as opposed to we were little apprehensive at first. We are pleased to announce that optical trackpad on BlackBerry 3G Curve 9300 works like a charm. There is something rather nice about moving the cursor over the browser using the trackpad, which responds to the slightest of gestures. Selecting text on the browser to copy and paste is a matter for elegant and effortless.
The Web browser loads pages very fast on 3G networks and Wi-Fi. Obviously this is slower in EDGE and GPRS, but not so slow that it becomes a drag. Although the screen size of BlackBerry 3G Curve 9300 is smaller than most smartphones today we have not found web surfing experience to be cramped. You have access to the BlackBerry App World 3G BlackBerry Curve 9300. While applications are generally more expensive compared to those of the iTunes App Store and Android Market, there is always a good selection of applications and games available.
Moving to music on the iPhone BlackBerry 3G Curve 9300 is a simple case of connecting the phone to your computer and transfer music manually. There is a 3.5mm jack too, freeing you to connect any headphones and speakers.
What we don’t like The 3G BlackBerry Curve 9300 is not the nicest looking device there. It seems sturdy and the rubberized coating on the media keys and volume control is not particularly pleasant to touch. This is in contradiction with the fluidity of the optical trackpad and how quickly and easily, you can type on the BlackBerry Curve 9300 3G, which makes for a strange sensation.
While we found the browser to be generally correct, we found that some of the images on the sites did not show - we had a lot of those all too familiar red x. Unfortunately, we were not able to track how Facebook and Twitter applications on the BlackBerry Curve 3G CLAIMS 9300. When we tried loading both the applications we trotted in the note "Data connection error" even if we were able to easily surf the web on 3G and Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry App World. We feel this is a problem with our review model.
Although the camera comes with some features (white balance options, black & white, sepia) its a bit dull. There is no flash and it takes a few seconds to process calls only adds to the feeling awkward. Photos also do not look that great on the screen of a BlackBerry Curve 9300 3G.
Conclusion The BlackBerry Curve 9300 is a 3G BlackBerry cheap but pretty average - it's great for web surfing and typing on, but it feels a bit on the side brickish. The camera is very average and dated, if not a problem for you, we advise you to check on the BlackBerry Bold 9780 instead, which has a more powerful camera.
"The BlackBerry Bold 9780 is a relatively minor update to the popular BlackBerry Bold 9700."
Ahh, the BlackBerry Bold 9700. It ranks very high among this reviewer preferred mobile phones ever. There is something wonderful Qwerty keyboard and handset design satisfactory. Thus, when the BlackBerry Bold 9780 has been announced, we were obviously very excited, if a little confused. It is so similar to the Bold 9700 - what is the point of it? A minor refresh, it may be, but worth a look in its own right.
What we like
Oh, swoon. The full QWERTY keyboard on the front of the camera is as good as the BlackBerry Bold 9700. It is easy to use keys with an angle sufficient differentiation that once you get used to the disposal of small you tens of typing words per minute. The BlackBerry Bold 9780 ships running BlackBerry OS 6, which we first saw on the BlackBerry 9800 Torch. It gives us access to our favorite applications from the home screen, and a media player and browser updates.
Speaking of which, the browser is excellent. Although the screen is very small compared to most smartphones currently available, the auto-column saves you scrolling through the page to read the full article when zooming in. It also much faster than web browsing case sorry about the permeable version of the OS. The BlackBerry Bold 9780 is also equipped with a camera slightly improved - up to 5 megapixels compared to the BlackBerry Bold 9700 3.2-megapixel affair. The picture quality is slightly better, as you'd expect, and the camera feels a bit faster too.
This is not something we use a lot Recombu here, but some people will appreciate the inclusion of social RSS - a practice built in app that brings together all your social networks - from BlackBerry Messenger to Facebook, Twitter and RSS - all in one place. Although BlackBerry App World is less well stocked as the likes of the Apple App Store and Android Marketplace App, it still offers a good range of quality applications. The real downside is that the BlackBerry applications tend to be much more expensive than those on other platforms.
What we don't like While we do not always like the design of the BlackBerry Bold 9780 (it is essentially the same as 9700 with some very minor changes), it begins to look a little dated. We looked at the white model, which is quite nice, but the front is suffering from a terrible band black on the back, making it look cheap. The screen is really small compared to today's standards - especially in light of the flame relatively large screen BlackBerry ITEM 3.2
The media is still not surprising - we appreciate the updates to the media player, but it is still not on a par with the iPod system of the iPhone, for example. Capture and video playback is also weak - especially on the tiny screen.
Conclusion The use of BlackBerry Bold 9780 is a very different experience to use the Bold 9700, so 9700 owners should stick to their combined current and consider something new when it comes to level hours.
But if you are looking for a BlackBerry and do not feel like stylings of the Torch 9800 touch screen, then it is definitely worth a look. With the latest operating system and hardware features that have been optimized to take advantage of the full potential of the software is a solid smartphone with messaging capabilities brilliant.
RIM noted consumer demand for mobile email and delivered several inexpensive devices that bridge business and consumer worlds. Its latest offering is the budget BlackBerry Curve 8520 that has access social network and a full QWERTY keyboard.
What we like
This is not the most advanced social networking centric phone we've seen, but it does give you access to Facebook and Twitter, among others, and email and instant messaging packs too. If you want to stay logged in, but do not want to pay a high price for it, then the 8520 will deliver.
It's not as sexy as the BlackBerry Bold, but not as fragile as a sense of the original Pearl, for example. The Curve's screen is sharp and clear, and the audio is loud and clear through the speakers and headphones. We are pleased to say that there is a 3.5mm headphone jack, so you can use your own boxes.
Apart from the good audio experience, the availability of music is made better by the addition of dedicated music keys at the top of the 8520 that allow you to play and pause tracks, or go forward or backward - even if the 8520 is in your pocket.
RIM BlackBerry after shaky start on the App World is starting to look better and using the years 8520 Wi-Fi, you can download applications with relative ease. We downloaded Viigo, one of our favorite BlackBerry applications, and the process was relatively smooth.
What we don't like
It's annoying that there is no 3G or GPS, but we understand RIM wanted to keep costs low so that retailers can sell the 8520 for less. That said, we would like to see a future version of punch brag a little more than downloading content on the go is much nicer when you're rocking 3G.
Instead of a trackball RIM has added a touch sensitive trackpad 8520 that apparently you get used to after a while - we have not. It sounds good, but it's annoying to use in our opinion. Bring the ball please, it might be a bit old now, but it works really well and that's what counts.
While providing the music for the 8520 is its offer great camera is just okay. Its 2-megapixel camera does not take amazing pictures and there is no flash. We also found the 8520's keyboard smaller and harder to press than we would like. The keyboard keys feel tight and we could have done with more space.
Conclusion
It is not a high-end phone and it suffers in some areas, but it does deliver when it comes to email, instant messaging and social networking base. We were impressed by the offer of music and we love that it's not as expensive as other BlackBerry devices, but the lack of 3G is a little off.
"With a full QWERTY keyboard and useful features like Boost Signal, the Barcelona phone mobiles is a combined business affordable"
After the success of San Francisco, the new handset brand to land in Orange is in Barcelona. With a full QWERTY keyboard black, it looks like I have Rio and Orange II and with its 2.6-inch touch screen it clearly competes BeTouch Acer 210, and of course ChaCha HTC or Blackberry Curve.
Weighing 115g and measuring only 9.9 mm deep, the phone is exceptionally thin, making it the perfect size to slip into a shirt pocket. With the circular four-way controller, other buttons include solid: Menu, Home, Zoom and Back buttons, with call accept and cancel the call. Instead of gingerbread Barcelona runs on Android 2.2 (Froyo), it also includes HD Voice technology for better quality voice calls.
Moreover, the specifications are pretty standard at this price: There is a 3.2 megapixel camera to capture still images and video and make video calls.
Connectivity includes WiFi, Bluetooth and HSDPA. Elsewhere, Barcelona includes UMA Signal Boost is a feature found in many Blackberry. This especially useful if you have problems with coverage at home, but need to work. Just pair it with your wireless router and connects to the network via WiFi to boost your signal so you can make and receive calls.
There are some great options for touch screen phones for Verizon Wireless. But not every phone is worth a great deal (even if it’s free). This article discusses some of the best touch screen smartphones, and also shows you the best place online to get great deals for both new and existing Verizon customers.
Top Verizon Touchscreen Phones
Verizon has over a dozen touch screen models to choose from. And with Apple’s iPhone becoming available on the Verizon network, it is easy to say they have the best selection in touch screen and smartphones around. Here is a list of the top Verizon phones organized by brand and features.
One main recommendation is to get a Google Android OS-based phone. While comparatively new, it is a proven wireless phone OS, with incredible speed and performance. The Android marketplace of applications will also provide you plenty of entertainment and productiveness tools. All of the phones listed here run on Google Android. Announced today and apparently not during CES 2008, the new Samsung Touch-Screen F490 looks very interesting from the pictures. The three-band mobile phone features a 3.2-inch display with 262,000 colors, includes a 5 megapixel camera, has 130 MB built-in memory, a microSD card slot and standard 3.5mm jack.Samsung F490 supports HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps, UMTS 2100, records MPEG4 in QVGA mode at 15fps comes with stereo Bluetooth 2.0 and USB 2.0.
Sounds like a good handset with 115 x 53.5 x 11.8 mm which weighs 102g. No mention on when it’s coming to the US but our sources said that it may be available in Europe first for something around $750 (no contract). See for yourself if it’s a good one. Samsung Touch screen mobile phones,Offering reviews on latest Samsung Touchscreen Mobile Phones/Cell Phones in India.New low priced pay as you go touch screen phones from the cheapest supplier. Choose from Samsung, LG, Nokia and Sony Ericsson cheap mobile phones. While everything looks new and shiny and great when displayed in the store, you still have to be cautious of which touchscreen phone you get. Really pay attention to online customer reviews. You could speak with friends and family about their phones, but even then you should take their advice with a grain of salt, depending on how well you know them “as an objective end-user”.
I find that online customer reviews are more “telling”, particularly when several reviews say similar things. This gives you a better idea of what is really great and what is “not-so-great” about a cell phone. Whereas if you get advice from one single person (even from someone you know), it still only represents their one personal viewpoint.
Also remember with Verizon, you have a “14-day Satisfaction Guarantee”, so the first couple weeks, really test out your twist and service. If you have any doubts about the buy of your new phone or service, take reward of this 14-day window. You want to not only get the best deal, but you want to know this will meet and exceed your needs for the next couple years. Motorola – The Droid models ar a best seller on the Verizon network. The top three Droids are Droid X, Droid Pro and the Droid 2. They ar all similarly in terms of boilersuit features, but the Droid X clearly is the top favorite of the three. The Droid X is solely a touchscreen device, giving it a bigger screen display while remaining fairly comfortable in weight. The Droid Pro has a physical keyboard on the bottom front, while the Droid 2 has a touch screen slider that reveals a full forcible keyboard underneath the touchscreen. HTC – HTC’s “Incredible” phone is, well… Incredible! While the touchscreen is non as big as the Droid X, the display and resolution is brilliant. And the phone is super fast and well-designed for messaging and social media applications. The major complaint is the short battery life. However many people were satisfied after upgrading to a more powerful battery. Samsung – They have a couple touchscreen phones that sell very well. The Fascinate and Continuum both run the Android OS platform. The Fascinate is pop for its bright screen, fast performance and the integration of social media applications. Many happy customers amazingly rate the Fascinate higher than the Droid phones.
Motorola Inc.’s (NYSE: MOT) Indian subsidiary, Motorola India Private Limited, today launched the stylish multimedia MOTO ZN300, a sleek slider with 3.1 megapixel camera for great imaging and sharing experience, and the first two phones for the MOTOYUVA WX Generation---MOTOYUVA WX160 and MOTOYUVA WX180 stylish candybar entry-level mobile handsets with FM radio.
MOTO ZN300 – Intuitive multi-media handset is packed with powerful controls and features that let you connect and capture You can use your MOTO ZN300 to capture the moment, wherever you might be. Snap crystal clear pictures or capture a video using the 3.1 megapixel camera with LED flash and 8x digital zoom.
Controls light up on the MOTO ZN300 screen to offer an uncluttered and intuitive imaging experience as the camera moves between “Capture” and “Review” modes. You can choose to send the images to friends and family or transfer or print photos using Stereo Bluetooth® technology1 for wire-free printing and image sharing. And you can always store2 more music and memories on the ZN300 with up to 32GB of optional removable memory. Alternatively, share all your saved content with home computers and other devices2 using the USB 2.0 high speed connection, which enables transfers fifteen times faster than traditional USB 2.0 full speed.
The MOTO ZN300 comes with an advanced video editing capability for easy use while-on-the-go. The MOTO ZN300 features Video Mixer, a powerful function that gives you the option to add customizable or preloaded transitions and sound effects to your videos. Instantly mix them with photos and audio files for a professional-looking clip, complete with transitions and overlays – all from your handset!
MOTOYUVA WX180 livens up any conversation with a brilliant 1.5” 65k colour display for effortless viewing of menus and text messages. Enjoy the vibes of the integrated FM radio with RDS3 that displays available station information like song, artist and genre. Keep up to 140 of your favourite messages4. With easy to use hands-free options, this also offers a conference call function for hosting up to five participants.
MOTOYUVA WX160 turns it up with embedded FM radio. See song and station information with RDS. The beautifully thin and compact design combined with a 1.3” black and white display with colour background, long-life battery and user-friendly functionality makes communication vibrant and stylish. MOTOYUVA WX160 gives up to 7 hours of talk time and storage of up to 140 messages4 and 100 contacts5. On the left side is a high contrast mat and glossy finish for a smooth and secure grip to make it as tough as it is beautiful.
All the three Motorola mobile phones, namely MOTO ZN300, MOTOYUVA WX160 and MOTOYUVA WX180 are available at retail stores in India. MOTO ZN 300 comes at a price of Rs 7,999 (MRP). MOTOYUVA WX160 is available for Rs 1,499 (MRP). MOTOYUVA WX180 can be purchased for Rs 1,649 (MRP).
The motorola Wx160 mobile phone has now releases on O2 deals. Motorola Wx160 is actually a mobile device for the people who believe in simple living & high thinking. This extremely lightweight device was announced by Motorola in October, 2009 and has released in November, 2009. The gadget is compact in size and bearing only 65 grams weight. Motorola Wx160 has got a black colored casing with 106 x 46 x 14.5 mm dimensions. It is coming plied with a phonebook that would be able to keep record up to 500 contacts and call log feature retains the last 10 dialed, 10 received and missed calls. Motorola Wx160 provides vibration and ring alert choices as standard. Motorola Wx160 is featured with FM radio that has been loaded with RDS function, which will let the users see the song that is being played as well as the information of the concerned radio station. Apart from the radio, users can have more fun and entertainment by playing inbuilt games in their spare time. The low-budget handset is carrying a useful feature embedded in it that is called as USB port and can be used for transferring data between a variety of devices like PC, laptop or mobile phones. As well as few other features like Calendar and Voice memo are also embedded in this low-priced gizmo. When it comes to battery back up, Motorola Wx160’s standard Li-Ion 650 mAh battery is amazing as around 8 hours communication time and up to 400 hours standby time is allowed by it when it is at its best charged position. The CSTN type 1.3 inches screen holding 64 x 96 pixels resolution makes viewing 65, 000 color images very easy.
If anyhow users don’t get time to make calls everyday to their loved ones so makes no difference because you can stay in their touch by sending and receiving text messages. And users will find that typing message is quite easy on Motorola Wx160 due to the inclusion of T9 dictionary.
RAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition The Glamorous Life This special edition of the RAZR2 has gone “lux” with 18k gold plated accents standing out against a luminous, black slate, vacuum metal finish. Decadent details, such as elegant pin stripes on the CLI lens, an engraved diamond-cut pattern on the sideband and a linear etching on the navigation wheel add to the edgy, yet chic, finishes of the device. With a soft-touch back, embossed with a snakeskin effect, the device even feels luxurious in the hand.The messaging features of the phone include MotoSync, email, instant messaging, text messaging and multimedia messaging. The built-in music player along with the touch sensitive music keys offers you remarkable musical experience. The music player supports all popular formats like WAV, MIDI, XMF, AAC, AAC+ and MP3. The call features include CrystalTalk technology, voice recognition dialling feature, 3G video calls and handsfree speakerphone. Motorola RAZR2 V9 Camera Mobile Phone is a feature-rich mobile phone with eye-catching design. We’ve mentioned the Motorola RAZR2 V8 before, but we’ve been waiting to see pictures of the device in action. PhoneArena’s hands-on images show the dual LCD display phone in all of its glory, as well as the RAZR2 V8 in an actual hand (instead of comparing it to a credit card). This phone will be available through T-Mobile. Click on the photo to see the gallery. The company released a Motorola phone RAZR2 V8 in the new color scheme. According to the manufacturer, now housing unit colors Antique Rose still looks thinner elegant and stronger.
At this point in the sale can be found, except for the new proposed model, the old in a blue body RAZR2 V8, as well as the RAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition with gold trim. The fully charged battery of Motorola RAZR2 V9 Bluetooth Mobile Phone offers a talk time of up to 3.4 hours of WCDMA and up to 260 hours of standby time. With its quad band network you can enjoy world wide roaming. You can capture still images with its 2 mega pixel camera. You can even record video clips, play video and stream video with this 8x digital zoom camera.