So, what is the difference between WiFi and 3G iPad iPad with a plus WiFi. It ‘s a question that seems to come up frequently, so I thought it worthwhile to find some answers to this question.

I found five major differences between the two models and continue to seek more. Here are the five differences:

Number 1: limited connectivity vs Extensive connectivity. With the iPad WiFi connectivity to the Internet is limited to areas where you can access the Internet via WiFi. With the 3G version of the iPad can be connected either via WiFi or 3G cellular network. This means you should have connectivity anywhere you get phone coverage. To get the same coverage with the WiFi version, which would need a portable Wi-Fi, as MiFi Verizon or some of the smart phones that can act as a WiFi.

Number 2: you pay for more connectivity. IPad 3G costs more to buy. At the moment I write this, the difference is about $ 130 U.S.. To use the 3G wireless service, you must have a data plan with your wireless carrier. In the U.S., AT & T offers data plans for a price. To start they had a plan for $ 14.99 per month with 250MB of data and data included a $ 30 per month plan “unlimited”. The unlimited plan was stopped very quickly and now you can get 2G of data for $ 25 per month.

Number 3: iPad with 3G also has built in GPS service. The WiFi version can do some triangulation, you need a 3G iPad to get a very accurate position fix.

Number 4: some minor physical differences. On the back of 3G iPad there is a section of black plastic that allows the iPad to get a better connection to the wireless network. The 3G version also has a port on the side for you to insert the Micro SIM card. These differences are probably not a big problem, since you probably want to use a cover to protect your iPad iPad.

Number 5: battery life shorter than for 3G. Using the 3G network chew up more battery. From what I’ve read that cuts the battery life of up to 10 hours between 7 and 8 hours. Not bad, but does not count at the end of a long day.

So, to summarize, if you’re just using the iPad around the house, get the version of Wi-Fi and if you need to use it in the field you are probably better off getting a 3G version of the iPad.

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Until the September 2010 version of the iPhone 4, this was probably the only other Apple product in (i) field that Steve Jobs has given a lot of headaches. He published the meaning for it to be a rehearsal for an iPhone touch screen, but since he had promised an iPod, and Apple is Apple, the market was not going to let him go with it.

It is hard to imagine why Apple would release a product that was incorrect storage, display problems, weak battery life, and that was very expensive, but that’s exactly what they did. Place the rights but brought an iPod grand, certainly the best that could have been.

Rehabilitation including adding applications that were deliberately left out that did less than nothing comparable to Apple. They added a $ 20 software upgrade, which was closely followed by another for $ 10 and began selling the potential to play the Apple iPod Touch 8GB. They have lowered the cost of up to 100 dollars, and even if the initial purchasers was complaining about all the new additions and improvements, Apple has managed to attract a lot of new buyers.

They physically redesigned to better feeling, it was much easier to handle and much lighter, added a chrome frame and got an update of the battery. But above all, the much sought after Nike + Apple software has been thrown in at no extra cost, perhaps a way to appease the market frowning.

Features:

The added storage capacity means you can store up to 1750 songs on it, get 10 hours of video and pack up to 10,000 photos.
The battery life allows you to play big time – you can get up to 30 hours of music and 6 hours for video. It ‘also important because most multi-function touch screen devices will almost never give you life as a battery.
Its Wi-Fi enabled – another feature that was taken by surprise fans of Apple. You can now access email and surf the Apple iPod Touch 8GB, which makes it really an iPhone without the phone! It uses Safari, the best mobile device web browser and be able to track the wireless network if we are to find.

Its Bluetooth technology.
It has an internal speaker who said to improve sound quality, but if you are looking for really great sound from Apple, go for an iPhone.
The Nike + iPod software means you do not need to buy any more gadgets to measure vital signs when you exercise.

It ‘s a great thing that Steve Jobs has such a beating from fans of the iPhone and iPod, because it was finally the birth of a lot better touch-screen and Wi-Fi enabled devices. Perhaps if he had done a good job the first time round, he was not under pressure and we would not see all the great things we do today.

When all is said and done, go for iPod, Apple iPod Touch 8GB took a number of hiccups, but today stands as a good as any other iPod.

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BUILD & DESIGN

The Vortex starts off with a fairly basic design; a rounded tablet shape that’s slightly curvier and more tapered than the iPhone, but still holds to a basically rectangular form.

The plastic casing has a rubbery coating, giving both excellent traction and a good feel in the hand. Overall, it’s a very comfortable phone to hold. It’s fairly light and the weight is well distributed, so it feels balanced, while the build quality is durable. You could very easily take this for being a much more expensive phone based on the feel of it.

Verizon offers this model in either a black or violet outer casing.

Screen
The dominant feature of this device is the 3.2-inch 320 x 480 display.

Like almost all new touchscreens, it’s a capacitive display, meaning it reacts to fingers rather than pressure. As you might expect, this requires you to be accurate with your fingertips, but that’s made surprisingly easy with its sensitive screen.

Other Buttons & Controls
My biggest complaint with the Vortex’s design is the same one I’ve had with all similar devices — text input via touchscreen keyboard is slower and more awkward than using a “real” keyboard. Not to mention the nearly two-thirds of screen space that it takes up, sometimes obscuring other things you’d rather see. Nevertheless, that’s the trade-off one makes for this class of device.

Besides the touchscreen, the only other controls to be found on the Vortex are the side volume keys and the four front navigation buttons. These are “real” buttons rather than touch-sensitive ones, so you’re rewarded by a nice tactile click when you press one.

I do have to thank LG’s engineers for having made the device’s microSD slot accessible without removing the battery cover, something that’s increasingly rare these days. Here, the card slot (and the 2 GB card the phone comes bundled with) are protected by a small attached cover which blends into the side of the phone when not in use.

PERFORMANCE

The LG Vortex runs Android OS 2.2, Google’s operating system for smartphones.  This is easy to use and comes with a bunch of software that will let you do just about anything you could want to do with a phone.

Despite being a “low end” smartphone, the Vortex doesn’t give up many points on features. Most of the corners are cut in a few core areas: its screen is the basic half-VGA, which is the minimum standard for Android; the processor is “only” 600 MHz as compared to the 1000 and 1200 MHz processors that’re found in the newer Droid models; and it only has 200 MB of internal memory, although as noted above, it’s bundled with a 2 GB microSD card. Otherwise, much of the spec sheet is intact. The Vortex retains Wi-Fi, GPS, accelerometer, digital compass, even the camera’s auto-focus.

Having recently used the Motorola Droid Pro, which runs on a 1000 MHz processor with its own dedicated graphics subsystem, going to the 600 MHz Vortex is definitely a noticeable change. To make up for the lesser speed and lack of a GPU, the menus and visual effects are simpler and there are fewer visual transitions. Those things aside, the menus open snappily, the applications launch fast, and I have yet to grumble at the thing for slowing down. For regular day-to-day use, it’s quite comfortable and responsive.

Wireless/Call Quality
The Vortex displayed fairly strong performance in all the areas I tested — while the Verizon network is fairly good in my neck of the woods, the Vortex held approximately one to two bars more of signal strength than my Verizon benchmark phone, which itself is no slouch.

I already mentioned that this smartphone comes with Wi-Fi, plus it has Bluetooth for connecting to wireless headsets — something that’s become standard on all smartphones.

Productivity
Like all devices running Google’s operating system, the Vortex comes with email software and address book for keeping you in touch with your friends and family (and co-workers if you want).

It is also bundled with a calendar which can remind you of where you’re supposed to be and what you’re suposed to be doing there.

Beyond the usual array of Android OS applications, the Vortex doesn’t boast much of a business suite. But it’s not intended for buisiness users, so this is no surprise.

The only added productivity app is ThinkFree Office, which is a basic Word/Excel/PowerPoint compatible document suite, along with a PDF viewer. It’s most advanced feature is online storage via a ThinkFree account, as well as integration with Google Documents.

Entertainment
On the entertainment side, this LG model comes with Android’s standard apps for playing MP3′s and video, as well as taking and viewing picture images.

All of these are stored on the 2 GB microSD card that is bundled with the Vortex. If you want more storage, you can get 16 GB or even 32 GB cards.

There’s also a YouTube app for watching silly videos streamed to your phone.

The only added applications besides Verizon VCAST are Facebook and Twitter clients, the Amazon Kindle reader, and demo versions of Tetris and Scrabble.

If you want more, even the most novice of smartphone users can get on the Android Market with a couple taps and start finding all sorts of programs on their own — indeed, with all the options available, it’s a good thing that the device’s memory isn’t too clogged with unneeded bits.

Camera
To my surprise, the 3.2 megapixel camera performed quite well, even in relatively low light conditions that stymied the Droid Pro.

It takes crisp, good quality pictures even using indoor lighting, and the auto-focus works as well as those on more expensive devices.

Battery Life
The LG Vortex’s battery performance turned out to be fairly good. Matching a not-overly-demanding processor and display to a fair sized battery means that it’s not going to be hard to extract a goodly amount of work from it.

The battery life isn’t anything too excessive either, mind you, so don’t assume you won’t need to pack the charger for those short trips. Though that’s easier to do with the Vortex, which comes with a surprisingly tiny AC adapter which simply gives you a USB port to plug the phone’s cable into.

CONCLUSION

The LG Vortex is a really nice device — it’s got a good design, it’s lightweight, has all the benefits of the Android OS platform, and even includes some of the flashier features which are so beloved in this iPhone era we all live in.

It’s well suited to its role as an entry-level smartphone, not just to those looking for a simple device to satisfy a teenager, or a basic smartphone for minimalist use, but also for people looking to “get the feel” of owning a smartphone by starting small.

While it doesn’t possess the same high-octane performance of it’s more expensive peers, it will provide almost all of the same basic functions they do for a lower price.

Pros:

• Excellent price/performance ratio
• Good design

Cons:

• No physical keyboard

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Specifications:

• Intel Pentium P6100 2.0GHz dual core processor
• Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• 17-inch LED-backlit display (1600×900)
• ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 (512MB)
• 4GB DDR3 (1066MHz) system memory
• 320GB hard drive (5400rpm)
• Blu-ray player/DVD burner
• Bluetooth (2.1 + EDR)
• Ethernet: 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T
• Wi-Fi: 802.11/b/g/n
• Standard Capacity Lithium-ion Battery (5000mAh)
• Dimensions: 16.1(W) x 1.2(H) x 10.7(D) inches
• Weight: 7.3 pounds
• Color: Lava Black

Build and Design
The Sony VAIO EC is a 17-inch mainstream and multimedia laptop from Sony. The E-series notebooks are the most affordable full-featured notebooks in the VAIO product line and you can probably argue that the “E” stands for “Economy class.” The laptop body is made of a combination of matte and polished black plastics. All of the plastics feel firm with creaking sounds when you apply pressure to the chassis. That said, given the size of the notebook, those plastics are spread out over such a large area that the notebook exterior bends and flexes under firm pressure. Despite this, we aren’t too concerned about the overall durability of the chassis … particularly since this is a desktop replacement that will rarely leave the your desk. The screen hinges offer enough resistance to hold the display in place yet aren’t so tensioned that opening the laptop is difficult.

The screen lid and notebook base are made of matte plastics while the palmrests and keyboard surround are covered in glossy black acrylic. The overall look is fairly understated, but the end result is a clean design. For better or worse, that’s the heart of the VAIO EC’s style: clean and simple. This notebook will fit in on your desk in your dorm room, your living room, or your office desk. Just don’t expect it to turn too many heads based on looks alone.

Users looking to upgrade or tweak the VAIO EC will find plenty to keep them happy once they look at the bottom of the notebook. Sony engineers were kind enough to include two access panels on the bottom of the chassis that allow you to replace the RAM or the hard drive with whatever you want. Our review unit came with 4GB of system memory (upgradeable to 8GB) and a slow 320GB hard drive (more on that later). Most performance-focused owners will probably want to add more RAM and a faster hard drive or solid state drive (SSD) after purchasing this notebook.

Ports and Features
Port selection on the VAIO EC is good but not great for a 17-inch notebook. The system has three USB 2.0 ports, one additional eSATA/USB combo port, a headphone and headset jack, VGA output, HDMI output, Ethernet, and both SDHC card and Memory Stick slots. Given that this is the same layout we’ve seen on the smaller VAIO EB and VAIO EA, we would have liked to see at least one USB 3.0 or even a FireWire port just to fill the unused space and make owners feel like they get more for the money.

Keyboard and Touchpad
All of the Sony VAIO E-series notebooks use a Chiclet-style (island-style) keyboard but the 17-inch EC raised the bar with the inclusion of a dedicated number pad. This may only be a major selling point to students and anyone who does regular data entry, but we like to see the extra keyboard space put to use like this on larger notebooks. The keyboard on the VAIO EC is very comfortable for typing with plenty of space between the individual keys to prevent excessive typos. The keyboard tray itself is slightly recessed on the main body of the notebook and this design element works perfectly with the optional keyboard skin ($19.99).

The VAIO EC touchpad feels a little small for a notebook of this size but it features separate left and right buttons in the standard location. The touchpad is multi-touch capable and works with the supplied software to provide gesture-based controls (except for two-finger scroll) inside Windows as well as within some of the VAIO media software. Once again, the glossy touchpad surface was hit or miss among the editors in our office. Some of our staff liked the smooth feel of the touchpad while others wanted a more textured surface. Sensitivity was great out of the box and movement on the X and Y-axis was equalized to prevent ovals while drawing circles on the touchpad surface. The left and right touchpad buttons give off a mildly audible click when pressed with an average depth to each button press.

Again, I just wish this touchpad was physically larger given the size of the screen and the rest of the notebook.

Screen and Speakers
The Sony VAIO EC has a glossy 17.3-inch display with LED backliting and a 1600×900 screen resolution. This is better than the 1366×768 screens used on many budget 17-inch notebooks, and Sony allows you to upgrade the screen to a full 1080p model (1920×1080) for an extra $100. The display in our review sample features a relatively average contrast ratio of 223:1 with good color saturation. Brightness is fine for normal indoor use as the screen showed a maximum brightness of 252 nit in our test lab. That is more than bright enough in most indoor environments and some outdoor use but the screen isn’t quite bright enough to make outdoor use enjoyable under direct sunlight. Although the screen is glossy it isn’t as reflective as the many consumer laptops that offer “edge-to-edge” glass displays that are prone to severe reflections.

The stereo speakers built into the VAIO EC are relatively unremarkable and are driven by the the default Intel High Definition Audio in the motherboard chipset. I was a little shocked that Sony didn’t take advantage of the larger chassis and put a subwoofer inside the EC similar to what most 17-inch multimedia notebooks have today. Audio performance is fine for a general purpose laptop, but they suffer from a shallow range and lack the depth of bass that we see in 17-inch multimedia notebooks and even the 15-inch Dell XPS 15.

Performance and Benchmarks
When you start shopping for an affordable 17-inch desktop replacement for less than $800 you’ll discover that most of these laptops provide roughly equivalent system performance. One way that Sony tried to shake things up (and make things more affordable) was to offer the VAIO EC with a relatively high performance dedicated graphics option and use that to power multimedia while using lower cost processors like the 2.0GHz Intel Pentium P6100 dual-core processor. Sony now offers the EC with a range of higher performance Intel Core i3, i5, and i7 processors, but you can still find VAIO EC notebooks in retail stores that use the older processors.

Our review sample of the Sony VAIO EC handles most applications and multitasking duties just fine, but we did notice a little extra lag during application switching and launching despite 4GB of system memory. In addition, the 320GB hard drive included in this configuration is a slower 5400rpm model which makes system startup, and loading massive files a bit slower than notebooks equipped with 7200rpm hard drives.

Still, most consumers will find that even our weaker test configuration of the VAIO EC provides more than enough power for basic computing activities.

Heat and Noise
While the heat output from most modern general purpose notebooks is a minor issue, we take the time to measure external chassis temperatures anyway. “Lap burn” is a common complaint among many average consumers who use their notebooks as “laptops” for hours at a time. During normal usage (low or idle CPU activity) the VAIO EC stayed reasonably cool to the touch. The plastics on the top and bottom of the chassis never reached unacceptable temperatures and the only area that came close to dangerously hot was the heat exhaust … and you should be smart enough not to press the vent against your leg anyway.

Fan noise was moderate compared to similarly-sized notebooks with integrated graphics. While idle the fan inside the VAIO EC was either inactive or extremely silent. After prolonged use or after being stressed with high-performance applications like video editing software or benchmarking tools the system fan kicked into high gear and was loud enough to be noticeable in a quite office or classroom environment.

Battery Life
If there is any significantly underwhelming feature to the Sony VAIO EC it has to be battery life. Modern notebooks with integrated graphics and standard batteries shouldn’t have any trouble providing more than four hours of battery life in a continuous use situation. In our tests with the screen brightness reduced to 70%, wireless active and refreshing a webpage every 60 seconds, and Windows 7 in the “Balanced” power mode, the VAIO EC stayed on for just 2 hours and 48 minutes. That’s not bad at all compared to battery life from older Intel Core 2 Duo based laptops, but newer notebooks like the Toshiba Satellite A665 and Dell Inspiron 17R are delivering much better battery life thanks in no small part to the newer Intel Core-series processors.

Conclusion
After spending several weeks with the VAIO EC my overall opinion is that this is a good notebook for a reasonable price. Our review unit is one of the older configurations that is still available in retail outlets (including many SonyStyle brick-and-mortar stores found in shopping malls), but newer configurations offer better processors for a starting price of $750.

It’s a shame we couldn’t test one of those newer configurations, because the slower Pentium-class processor and slower hard drive in our test system proved to be less than impressive. On the bright side, the AMD ATI dedicated graphics give this desktop replacement notebook all the power it needs to handle multimedia applications and some modern games.

The build quality feels a little weak in spots, but the Sony VAIO EC makes a fine multimedia notebook if you’re on a budget … and it’s even more impressive if you buy the newer configurations.

Pros:

• Good screen resolution
• Solid graphics performance
• Reasonable price

Cons:

• Average screen contrast
• Poor battery life
• Average build quality

BUILD & DESIGN

The Focus is a large phone, it measures 4.84-inches tall, 2.56-inches wide, and 0.39-inches thick.

The front of the Focus is black, with a chrome band that wraps around the top and both sides of the phone. The back has a striped platinum finish.

The main material is plastic, and the finishes are all very slick indeed. I have to grip the phone rather tightly to keep it from falling out of my hand. It’s also a little uncomfortable for me to try to use one-handed, so I tend to hold it in one hand and use the other hand to interact with the device.

The phone will fit in the pocket of my casual pants, though it does make a sizable bulge due to its overall size. I suspect that most ladies, especially those wearing dressy professional clothes, will find that they would rather keep the Focus in their handbag or briefcase; guys shouldn’t have the same problem.

Display
The 4-inch AMOLED display is simply amazing, and makes me want to take back all of the praise I’ve bestowed on other phones I’ve reviewed.

There isn’t the slightest hint of pixelization, no matter how closely I examine the screen. The only unevenness I can detect on the screen is at the edge of some of the active panels on the home screen, and that seems more by design than an actual limitation of the screen.

Keyboard
The Samsung Focus doesn’t have a physical keyboard, so you’ll be using a virtual one on the screen. And while the keyboard itself isn’t my all-time favorite, it isn’t bad. Even after practicing a bit I still need to look at my hands to make sure that I’m entering the right letters, but it’s OK.

That’s due mainly to the fact that the word completion utility on Windows Phone 7 works so well that I’m actually using it — and that’s a first for me, as word completion is usually the first feature that I turn off when I get a new device.

There is a separate smiley key, which pops up a list with several different smilies to choose from in order to enhance your messages and texts. They don’t animate as they do on Android phones, but I still enjoy using them and am glad to have the feature — that way I don’t have to try and remember how to make anything beyond the typical smile.

Other Buttons & Controls
At first glance you might not think that there are any buttons on the Focus, but they’re there — just tucked out of sight. The charge/sync and headphone jacks are on the top, with the Power button and camera button on the right side of the phone. The volume buttons are on the left side.

The only other buttons are three touch-sensitive areas directly below the screen. From left to right they are Back, Home, and Search.

While the device certainly looks sleeker without any obvious buttons, it would be nice to mark those buttons under the display in some fashion so they would be easier to find when you’re trying to work the phone one-handed.

PERFORMANCE

The Samsung Focus is my first experience with Microsoft Windows Phone 7, and the phone made my experience a pleasant one. Even though I wasn’t at all familiar with the new operating system, I felt right at home very quickly.

I of course had to poke into every little corner of every menu to familiarize myself quickly, and the Focus was able to keep up with my every tap and application launch. The only times I had to wait for a task to be completed were when I first set up the device and had to wait for all of my personal information to be synced over.

Wireless/Call Quality
Call quality is good, but not mind-blowing; a reviewer friend of mine gave the Focus a B+ when it comes to call quality. I had no problems hearing or being heard, but the fidelity just wasn’t quite there. That could be due to overactive noise suppression, as my test callers couldn’t hear any noise at all in the background during our calls, even when I was standing outside in the middle of a busy parking lot.

I was pleasantly surprised by the signal strength; even in my office when I had only one bar, I was still able to make and receive calls. Since I know that my office is basically a dead zone, that was a point in favor of the Focus.

Microsoft has a long list of hardware requirements for devices running its new operating system, and on this is 3G, W-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS.

Productivity
You find plenty to keep you productive on the go, from calendar and contacts to Microsoft Office Mobile. All of the basics you would expect to find on a modern smartphone are included, such as an alarm clock, a calculator, and basic personal information management apps.

It can sync your personal information with Windows Live or Google, though you have to manually turn on calendar sync (contacts and email are automatic when you set up your Google account).

The Now app may be the first thing you check each morning after grabbing your coffee — it integrates weather, top news stories, and stock updates on one tab, so you can quickly get up to speed each day.

And the AT&T Navigator app can get you where you’re going with turn-by-turn directions. The version on the Samsung Focus is the best one I’ve seen yet, generating routes very quickly. While some of the search results were a little funky (such as suggesting a local bookstore that has been closed for at least three years), the overall navigation experience is excellent.

Microsoft Office Mobile includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. While the editing capabilities are somewhat basic, especially when it comes to formatting text in Word Mobile, the apps are a good start and I’m sure we’ll see improvements in future updates to Windows Phone 7. Currently the only way to get your documents into your phone is through Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 or via email attachment.

Third-party can really increase the usefulness of a smartphone. Finding apps that do some specialized task can be very handy. So be aware, Windows Phone 7 is starting with a clean slate, and there’s just a handful of useful apps so far. But as more software becomes available, it can be easily purchased and installed from the Marketplace apps on the device itself.

Entertainment
Fun and games is one area where the Samsung Focus really shines — there’s a lot going on here, no matter what your interests might be.

Of course my first stop was the Games tab, because I’m truly a gamer at heart. After signing up for an Xbox Live account and customizing my avatar, I was able to download a couple of games and get right to playing them. I chose Bejeweled and de Blob, and my experiences with both were delightful. In each case I got brilliant graphics, good sound effects, and achievements galore.

AT&T Radio was included, and I enjoyed it as well. You can choose from local stations or genre favorites, in addition to sports and talk. Navigation is dead simple and you can use the feature without having to plug in a set of headphones, as was typically required on past devices. While the sound quality left something to be desired, being rather loud but lacking any real richness or depth.

If social networking is your game, you’ll be pleased as punch if Facebook is where you eat, sleep, and breathe. The Facebook integration is great, everything shows up automatically on the People tab, so all of your friend’s status updates are just a tap away. Windows Phone 7 is not integrated with Twitter in the same way, but third-party apps for this service are starting to appear.

Camera
The 5-megapixel camera is equipped with auto-focus and an LED flash. It can be a little slow to capture the shot, while you’re waiting for it to focus, but the payoff is in improved results for each picture. The photos I was able to get with the Focus are some of the best I’ve ever been able to achieve with a mobile phone camera, and that includes macro and zoom shots. Of course there is some loss of detail and quality on zoomed-in shots, but they still look good enough to share, and that’s better than passing up the shot because you can’t get close enough.

Low-resolution versions of your photos are automatically uploaded to SkyDrive, where they can be shared with friends or just archived for your own use. They can also be optionally geo-tagged if you want to know where each shot was taken. You can also share photos via email or upload them to Facebook with captions if you want to share full size photos.

Battery Life
I got truly excellent results on the power front — I never did get a low battery warning on the Focus, even though I only charged it up every two or three days, and I used the phone heavily for calling, texting, and (especially) games.

You might be able to get away without the charger on a weekend trip, but even better, you don’t have to worry about running out of juice when you’re surfing the web during your evening commute home.

CONCLUSION

The Samsung Focus is a winner in just about every category. Though it’s a bit bigger than I personally would like (I prefer more pocketable phones over those with ginormous cinema-quality displays), I do like just about everything about it.

The display is truly gorgeous, the phone is fast and responsive to my every whim, and the battery life is great. The external speaker is something of a disappointment, but aside from that the Samsung Focus is an excellent choice if you’re on the market for a Windows Phone 7 device.

Pros

• Almost unbelievably good AM-OLED display
• Super fast and responsive
• Excellent camera
• Very good battery life
• Great navigation features in AT&T Navigator

Cons

• Very large and barely pocketable, especially for the ladies
• External speaker has great volume, but is rather tinny
• Not much third-party software yet

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