Samsung SGH-730i Collection By digitalBoy:

The 730i has the stock Samsung slider aesthetic complete with large Navi wheel, touch keypad and lacklustre 2 megapixel camera.

This slider phone features some lines which turn out to be quite unusual and modern. The big navigation wheel features the same smooth and curved design as all sides of the Samsung SGH-730i. Moreover, it manages to perfectly hide all buttons by placing a straight and barely marked surface over them. The result is quite impressive, as the phone looks even more elegant and evolved.

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Motorola V9m Collection By digitalBoy:

The RAZR2 V9m sports a sleek and sophisticated look with the power of 3G CDMA technology. Advanced music and imaging capabilities, USB 2.0 high-speed connectivity, stereo Bluetooth wireless technology stereo and GPS technology are just a few of features that consumers are craving, and the RAZR2 V9m delivers.

Motorola V9m features two displays, both touch screens and of large sizes. A previous rumor stated that this phone will come Linux powered. Still, it supports Adobe Flash, which contradicts with that possibility. Even more, the phone has a 512MB of internal memory, but, unfortunately, lacks a memory expansion slot which often proves quite useful in the case of mobile phones capable of high performances.This device supports Bluetooth A2DP, AVRCP, DUN-GW, FTP-Server, GAP, GAVDP, Headset-AG, HFP (1.5) AG, OPP-Client, OPP-Server profiles.

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LG Muziq LX570 has stereo Bluetooth for music, an over-the-air downloadable music store, high-speed data, instant messaging, push e-mail from multiple sources, and the ability to load third-party applications.

PCMag Reviewed LG Muziq LX570 and gave out “The best way to sync the Muziq is by connecting it to Windows Media Player, though the phone doesn’t sync different playlists—only one huge list of files. Mac and Linux owners can drag-and-drop the files, send them slowly (39 Kbps) via Bluetooth, or use a PC-based memory card reader.The phone’s 1.3-megapixel camera isn’t great. In my test shots, it blew out bright areas and put a slight haze over my images, though color balance was decent.”

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The rear battery cover is fixed into place with two lock switches, which feels creaky, and this rear cover hides the side-located microSD slot.

3G Reviewed Sony Ericsson K550i and gave out “The active sliding lens cover is a tad sticky, but is sturdy protection and fires up the camera.The auto-focus works well, but sadly, the flash isn’t a proper automatic Xenon job like the K800i/K810i, but is an LED light that needs manual activating. It’s pretty crude, but you must expect some sacrifices lower down the rung.However, the K550i still possesses all the other photo features for the amateur snappers among you, including macro focus for close-ups, white balance, multiple scene modes, effects, self timer and metering mode.”

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BlackBerry has claimed mobile e-mail as its own territory, even though other devices, including Symbian phones and Windows Mobile Smartphones, can do mobile e-mail too.

ITReviews Reviewed BlackBerry Curve and gave out “The small step relates to the desktop software. Now, if you are a single user and have POP3 e-mail, you can use the Blackberry Internet Service to get mails sent to the Curve over the air - which is what gives you mobile e-mail. Chances are that if you are using this you will be a consumer rather than in a business, where your network would whiz e-mail out to the device.”

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The E61i is sleeker and has an improved business look to it and has been upgraded with the addition of a 2 megapixel camera. However, there is only one camera.

3G Reviewed Nokia E61i and gave out “Nokia’s E61i is built on latest edition of the Series 60 Platform, an easy-to-use smartphone software platform. Series 60 third-edition 9.1a together, with Symbian OS 9.1, provides an identical application environment. This is powered by ARM9-based processor running at 222 MHz. The E61i is 3G UMTS only so HSDPA speeds will not be achieved.The new full keyboard design with Navi and One Touch keys offers a mobile user experience in the palm of a hand.”

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It offers a great mobile web browsing experience, great battery life.The mail client is a well implemented piece of software. While it’s still not perfect, it’s better than all mobile email solutions I’ve seen, and a good number of desktop mail clients.

GearLive Reviewed Apple iPhone ang gave out “The network for the iPhone is both a good thing and a bad thing. The inclusion of EDGE data (it’s faster than dial up was way back in the day - but not by that much) for getting the internet from AT&T was a surprise, and makes browsing out on the road somewhat painful. Luckily Apple made up for this by adding a great WiFi implementation. The handoff between WiFi and EDGE is seamless if you have previously approved a wireless access point, and the WiFi power consumption actually appears lower than EDGE to me.”

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While the phone’s internet browsing is limited by the reliance on GPRS, accessing services such as Gmail isn’t as painful as you might think it would be on such a small phone.

ElectricNews Reviewed Sony Ericsson W810i and gave out “The sound quality is of the level you’d expect from Sony. Surprisingly even the mono speaker packs punch in quality and — for a phone — volume. Although music from the speaker will be quickly drowned out in a loud pub you can drive your friends mad on the way home.The headphone connection like most phones is via the manufactures’ specialised port. And while the rubber earbuds are comfortable they have a habit of getting lost when they get caught on anything. The cable also acts as an antenna for the phone’s FM radio.”

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Sanyo Katana DLX Collection By digitalBoy:

Press Release:Sanyo has announced the new Katana DLX, complementing the recently released Katana II and sharing a similar look and feel. The Katana DLX features upgrades not seen in the Katana II though, positioning it higher in the market and allowing it to compete more favorably with other mid-range devices.

While the look is similar, the Sanyo Katana DLX is thicker and heavier than its brethren. The trade-off to this is the presence of a microSD memory card slot for memory expansion up to 4GB and a 1.3MP camera, which is a significant improvement over the VGA unit seen in the Katana II. High-speed EV-DO data is also present on the Katana DLX, meaning compatibility with Sprint’s Power Vision services such as the Sprint Music Store, Sprint TV, and Sprint Navigation when it appears on the network in the coming weeks.

Sanyo Katana DLX Reviews:

Infosync Reviewed Sanyo Katana DLX and gave out “However, none of the more advanced features stand out. The QVGA screen doesn’t pop like screens on recent Nokia N-Series devices. Streaming video was disappointingly halted by poor network reception, and the Sprint music store, though great in a pinch, is a let-down as a dedicated music player. The design seems dated already. What’s most confusing is that this phone represents the current high-end of Sprint’s lineup.”

CNET Reviewed Sanyo Katana DLX and gave out “The good:The Sanyo Katana DLX has an attractive and slender flip-phone design, plus an impressive multimedia feature set with good sound quality.The bad: The Sanyo Katana DLX has skinny side buttons, and the speakerphone quality was so-so. We also would’ve liked external music player controls.The bottom line: The Sanyo Katana DLX is the best Sanyo cell phone to date, with a fashionable design, plenty of features, and good performance. ”

MobileTechReview Reviewed Sanyo Katana DLX and gave out “Pro: Better aesthetics than the original Katana with pleasing curves and color choices. Strong signal strength and fast data speed by EV-DO standards on feature phones. Support for $.99 per song music store with a Power Vision plan. Comes with Sprint TV and On-Demand. A2DP and AVRCP support. Good camera quality by 1.3MP camera phone standards. Good battery life.Con: Keyboard backlight is dim. Limited numbers of speed dial entries (up to and voice tags (up to 30). No external music controls.”

Sanyo Katana DLX Features:
* Sprint TV with more than 50 channels of live television and on-demand video and audio
* Sprint Music Store, powered by Groove Mobile, which allows users to browse and wirelessly download full-length songs directly to their phone from a selection of more than 1.6 million songs
* An optional GPS service, Sprint Navigation lets users get spoken and visual turn-by-turn directions with full-color moving maps, or locate loved ones from the phone or the web
* Convenient features like Safety Checks enable parents to receive automatic notification (via email or text message) at pre-scheduled times
* With Wireless Backup enabled, the Katana DLX automatically stores a backup of Contacts to a secure location on the Sprint web site

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whilst the H7 does come in at a surprisingly low price for a camera with this level of specification, it’s hard to see why anyone wouldn’t pay the extra for the H9 unless they were on a seriously tight budget.

DP Review reviewed the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H7 and gave out” if you want a genuinely affordable big zoom camera for snapping the family that you can leave on ‘full auto’ all the time - and you rarely print your pictures bigger than 6×4 inches - the H7 is (at as little as $350 online) certainly worth a closer look.But if you’ve got more exacting image quality standards, want to enlarge more or want to actually use all those advanced features I suspect that, like us, you’re going to find the H7 disappointing. At least the H9 has a great screen to take your mind off the fiddly controls and less-than-stellar results; the H7 is what it is - a budget model that, unfortunately, performs like one.”

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