December 21st, 2007
The Venus’s call quality is decent, though its reception in weak signal areas could use some help. The earpiece is loud, with some distortion at high volumes (though not as much as on the Voyager). The speakerphone on the back has acceptable volume.
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December 21st, 2007
LG VX8800 Venus Fans Collection
The LG VX8800 Venus is a hyperserious feature phone, with Bluetooth stereo, support for non-DRM MP3, WMA and AAC, and a microSDHC slot that can take up to 8GB cards (if you can find them).
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December 20th, 2007
The BlackJack II is slightly thicker and heavier than its predecessor, but not so much that we found it to be bulky. Plus, the bigger size is for a good reason, as the extra depth allows for a larger-capacity battery. It measures 4.4 inches high by 2.3 inches wide by 0.5 inch deep, and it weighs 4 ounces (compared with 4.4 inches by 2.3 inches by 0.4 inch; 3.5 ounces).
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December 20th, 2007
Samsung BlackJack II Fans Collection
The successor to the original, highly popular Blackjack smartphone, the Samsung Blackjack II (SGH-I617) retains the thin, lightweight design, QWERTY keyboard, and large screen from its predecessor while adding the power of the Windows Mobile 6 operating system, integrated GPS, and upping image capture quality to 2.0 megapixels.
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December 20th, 2007
The RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8130 is noteworthy for more than just the fact that it’s the first CDMA Pearl. It’s also the first device from RIM to offer video-recording capabilities and the first Pearl to have built-in GPS, not to mention the EV-DO support and improved Web browser.
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December 19th, 2007
How to find the right “unlocked’ cell phone?—by Johnny Girl
Is it true that if you want to buy an “unlocked” cell to use on the verizon network it can ONLY be a CDMA phone?
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December 17th, 2007
The Samsung SGH-A737 features a 1,000-contact phone book with room in each entry for six phone numbers, two e-mail addresses, two URLs, an instant-messaging handle, and notes(the SIM card hold an additional 250 names).
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December 17th, 2007
Samsung A737 Fans Collection
The Samsung A737 weighs 3.16 ounces and measures 3.9 x 1.9 x 0.6 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3 hours of talk time, and up to 250 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies as well as 850/1900 WCDMA (3G) frequencies.
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December 17th, 2007
Voices matched the speakers’ mouths and the speakers provided good output. Sound quality for the music player was satisfactory, as well, but headphones will provide the best experience.
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December 17th, 2007
LG CU515 Fans Collection
A much-anticipated successor to the LG CU500 phone, the quad-band CU515 is loaded with multimedia features, including a built-in music player, a 1.3-megapixel digital camera, and support for AT&T’s high-speed HSDPA wireless network. The combined functions make it an ideal choice for people who don’t want to invest in an expensive smartphone but still want to take advantage of broadband-like speeds and video capture.
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