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Nokia N97

Posted by on Wednesday, 29 April, 2009 No comments

nokia n97 300x218 Nokia N97An Overview of the Nokia N97
The Nokia N97 will be powered by Symbian S60 5th edition (S60v5), a new touch-enabled version of the operating system this company puts on its high-end models. It will be based on a 434 MHz processor and 128 MB of RAM.

This device is going to include a 3.5-inch, 640-by-360-pixel display that can be moved aside to revel its landscape-oriented keyboard. This will cause the screen to pivot up, making this phone look a bit like a small laptop.

The N97 will have no less than 32 GB of built-in storage, and that can be supplemented by up to 16 GB more on a microSD card.

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Pharos Traveler 127

Posted by on Monday, 20 April, 2009 No comments

pharos 127 199x300 Pharos Traveler 127The Pharos Traveler 127 may look like a BlackBerry at first glance, but it’s a Windows Mobile Professional smartphone with a full QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi wireless connectivity (in addition to GPRS), and a built-in GPS that can ensure that you never get lost, even if you don’t have phone coverage.

It’s a little larger than some of the mobile phones available today, but it packs in a lot of features that may make the trade-off worthwhile. Unfortunately it isn’t available directly from any carrier, and is currently being sold as an unlocked GSM smartphone for $530 — though you can get it from eXpansys for $480.

Build and Design
No matter what other issues the Traveler 127 may have, the device is very well made and exceptionally solid, though surprisingly lightweight for it size.

The design is somewhat boxy, with the corners being only slightly rounded at the top and bottom. The phone isn’t ugly, but it isn’t sexy–it’s obviously meant to be a productivity tool for a mobile professional, with no added frills.

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T-Mobile Shadow II

Posted by on Wednesday, 15 April, 2009 No comments

T Mobile Shadow II 130x300 T Mobile Shadow IIThe T-Mobile Shadow II is a Windows Mobile smartphone with a tablet shape featuring a portrait-oriented, sliding keyboard. Naturally, it has a great deal in common with the original Shadow, but adds support for T-Mobile’s VoIP service, HotSpot@Home.

It’s been designed for consumers who are looking to make texting easier, but its support for making phone calls over a Wi-Fi connection that sets it apart from its competitors.

Build and Design
Overall, I like the design of the Shadow II. It’s light and pocketable, but packs in plenty of features.

The slider is there to let you hide the keyboard when you’re not using it, but it also offers one of my favorite feature of this device: the sliding screen also can do double duty as the On/Off switch. Naturally, you’re going to want your phone’s screen to be off and the keys locked when it’s in your pocket. When you pull the Shadow out and slide up the screen, it immediately wakes up and is ready to go. When you’re done with it, sliding the screen back down turns the screen off and locks the keys. You can do the same thing with button presses, but it’s not as easy.

The Shadow II rides well in your pocket, but a carrying case is included so you can clip it to your belt if you want to.

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Nokia E63

Posted by on Monday, 13 April, 2009 No comments

nokia e63 300x291 Nokia E63When Nokia introduced the very thin and powerful Nokia E71 QWERTY smartphone, it probably had no clue that this would be such a popular model. So much so that they could keep it at a higher price point and release a sibling model, the E63, with a lower price and slightly reduced feature set.

The interesting thing is that the Nokia E63 doesn’t really feel like a cheaper device when you are using it. It’s that good.

Nevertheless, the soft-touch paint of the rear, and wide profile are pleasing in the hand. The E63 brought back memories of the Treo 680 that I used to own as it felt simply “hand-friendly.”

Keyboard: The QWERTY keyboard is the same that is used on the E71 — domed keys that offer great feedback and travel. Comapred though to the E71, the spacebar is smaller and there’s an extra two keys for common symbols.

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Pantech Matrix Pro

Posted by on Thursday, 26 March, 2009 No comments

pantech matrix pro 300x299 Pantech Matrix ProThe Pantech Matrix Pro, recently released by AT&T, is a unique dual slider phone with both a QWERTY keyboard and a full number keypad.

It has a 2.0 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0, a microSD card slot, and 128 MB of RAM. It comes with a nice protective pouch that also doubles as a polishing cloth, a very small AC adapter, and a headphone adapter dongle.

In some ways it’s the best of both worlds, but there are a quite a few tradeoffs which make it hard for me to recommend this device wholeheartedly.

Design and Build
The Pantech Matrix Pro is a dual slider phone, so it’s somewhat “fat” but still pocketable and comfortable to hold in the hand. It is very solidly built, and when I manipulate the sliders I find that they work smoothly and strongly “snap” into the appropriate position whether they are being opened or closed.

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