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Nokia N97 Vs Sony Ericsson Idou – Which Will Be The Symbian King?
Aug 19th
Nokia N97 Vs Sony Ericsson Idou – Which Will Be The Symbian King?
Symbian is making its big play in 2009, and two phones are leading the charge: the Nokia N97 and the incredible Sony Ericsson Idou. Let’s see how they stack up against each other…
Nokia N97 – taking Symbian to the next generation
After the triumphant launch of the Nokia 5800, which was only ever meant to be a mid-range phone, Nokia need a new top-ender to really wow the public. And that top-ender is the hyper-powered Nokia N97. It takes the brand new Symbian Touch interface, and adds in bags more power, as well as a full QWERTY keyboard. Even starting with the looks, it’s a truly stunning phone, with sleek surfaces and a minimalist design making the Nokia N97 truly a beautiful sight to behold.
However, the impressive nature of the Nokia N97 doesn’t end with the exterior, as it’s what’s inside that really impresses. Equipped with a 5 megapixel camera, it effortlessly switches from phone to camera, letting you leave your separate camera at home. And then, of course, there’s the media player, and with a massive 32Gb of integrated memory, the Nokia N97 lets you leave your mp3 player at home. And, of course, with HSDPA data speeds, and WiFi, the Nokia N97 even morphs into a miniature laptop when you need it to. It’s quite simply an astounding phone.
But there IS a phone that can beat it…
Sony Ericsson Idou – the ultimate Symbian phone?
Announced at the Mobile World Congress, the Sony Ericsson Idou takes the same Symbian OS seen in the Nokia 5800 (which is a good comparison, as both are keyboard-less), but refines it, adding a bespoke Sony Ericsson interface on top. It’s much more optimised for finger control than either of the Nokias, and because of that, the Sony Ericsson Idou takes the crown in terms of usability. In terms of features, it may not have the QWERTY keyboard you get with the Nokia N97, but with a massive screen, and a much slimmer body, that’s not an issue. Oh, and of course, it matches its features (except for built-in memory), but the Sony Ericsson Idou has one killer feature that beats the N97 hands down: the camera. The Idou is the first phone announced for the UK that features an enormous 12 megapixel camera. It may lack the keyboard and built-in memory of the Nokia N97, but it’s still the better phone. It’s so good that many are predicting it may well be the phone of the year!
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SpyBubble Review – Mobile Spying Software for Blackberry, Android and Symbian OS Cell Phones
Aug 18th
SpyBubble Review – Mobile Spying Software for Blackberry, Android and Symbian OS Cell Phones
It’s no longer limited to the government or those wealthy enough to afford the technology. Mobile spying is becoming widely available thanks to easily obtainable software like SpyBubble. This review will basically answer all the common questions someone might have of SpyBubble.
What is SpyBubble?
SpyBubble is a software that runs in the background of smartphones, like the Blackberry, and records SMS messages, call logs and GPS coordinates. It works by retrieving the XML data the smartphones generates and uploading it to their servers – where you’ll be able to login and access. This may sound highly illegal, but as long as you own the phone, mobile spying is perfectly within its rights. Because of these legal limitations, SpyBubble is actually perfect for parents that have concerns with their children, employers that think their employees are taking advantage of their free phones, or spouses that give you reasons for doubt. SpyBubble, of course, gives you the option to clear all data from their servers once you’re done with it.
Which phones work with SpyBubble?
SpyBubble works with most Blackberry, Android and Symbian OS phones. Because SpyBubble runs in the background, smartphones that feature multitasking is required. Unfortunately, the most popular smartphone, Apple iPhone, is not supported at the moment. But their website has announced that they are working an update to include iPhone support.
How do I install or uninstall SpyBubble?
SpyBubble is relatively easy to install and uninstall. You first must have access to the phone. To install, you simply goto a URL they give you with the smartphone’s web browser. It will then install the software onto the smartphone. To uninstall, you simply goto the phone’s Application option menu and uninstall the ‘Spy’ app.
Is SpyBubble right for me?
There are, undoubtedly, moral issues with using any kind of spying tool or software. However, if the safety of your child, relationship with your spouse, or the productivity of your employees outweigh the moral concerns, then SpyBubble is right for you. Learn more about SpyBubble and what it can do for you.
From James Bond movies to the latest spy gadgets, Ross loves everything spy. This super spy enthusiast also runs his own blog, specifically for the latest craze, Mobile Spying.
Xomobo is Pleased to Announce Perlego to Offer Their Mobile Device Management Solution for Symbian, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Java and Palm
Aug 4th
Xomobo is Pleased to Announce Perlego to Offer Their Mobile Device Management Solution for Symbian, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Java and Palm
Xomobo has partnered with Perlego to launch their device management solution for companies looking to roll out large numbers of mobiles devices. Perlego’s Mobile Device Management solution is for Symbian, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Java and Palm PDAs and Smartphones
Perlego’s Mobile Device Lifecycle Management solution provides everything required to help you deploy next generation devices quickly, improve business velocity while eliminating down time during the service life of the device, and smooth the transition, whether planned or necessitated by loss or theft, to the next device.
Deploy in Minutes – with web access to a secure hosted domain managing your devices and client software that doesn’t require configuration, you can be up and running on Perlego in minutes, not weeks or months.
Handle All of your Devices – whether you are using devices running on Symbian®, Palm® or Microsoft® operating systems, or any combination of those, Perlego can manage them all in one application, over the air. Even if they are using different cellular service providers, you only need one solution – Perlego.
Scalable to Meet your Needs – it doesn’t matter if you are managing 5 or 5,000 devices, the Perlego Mobile Device Lifecycle Management solution works easily, quickly and affordably.
Mobile Device Lifecycle Management
Xomobo provides you everything needed to manage a mobile device throughout its useful life. Starting with Deployment, continuing on through the Service Life and transitioning at Termination, Perlego has the functionality, flexibility and affordability to address all of your requirements
Deployment
In the past, making sure a new mobile device was set up correctly before it was put into use by an employee involved hours of setting the correct user configurations, loading approved applications and applying the most recent updates manually or by tethering to the IT administrator’s computer. This drain on resources meant slower release of these devices into practical use and a high chance of error due to manual input.
Perlego’s Lifecycle Management solution allows you to apply configurations and install applications over the air, without manual intervention. Set up one device or configure whole classes of devices in minutes – and never require the user to do anything. Turn your next generation mobile devices into true productivity tools right from the start.
Service Life
Making sure that next generation devices live up to their potential means two things: 1) utilizing them to accelerate business velocity, and 2) minimizing their down time.
Business Velocity – Mobile devices are maximizing their value to an enterprise when they can deliver to the user the information they need, when they need it. Mobiliseyouroffice’s Mobile Device Lifecycle Management solution gives you the power to create customized download catalogs for your users. Make files available to all of your users, logical groups of employees or even an individual device.
Perlego gives you the tools to quickly distribute graphics, sounds, media files, Microsoft Word® documents, Excel® spreadsheets or PowerPoint® slides directly to the device. Provide them as a user-initiated optional download or mandate their distribution as a remote administrator-triggered “push” to the device. More reliable than email attachments and with an audit trail of who did, and did not, access the files.
Additionally, you can assure that user data will survive even a catastrophic event such as a hard reset. With the backup and restore capabilities Mobiliseyouroffice provides, users can make sure more than just your contacts and calendar remain in tact. Other documents, files and applications can be backed up as well. Users can manually execute a backup, schedule the backup sessions to happen regularly or the administrator can trigger a backup of the device remotely as well. If the device crashes or becomes corrupted, simply restore from the most recent backup set. Users can even restore their PIM data from one type of device to another (for example, from a PocketPC to a Symbian device).
IT Resources
When a mobile device has issues, it can be frustrating and costly to have the employee call support and be talked through solving their problem. It can be even more expensive to take the device out of service, ship it to the IT department, manually correct the issue and ship it back. Can you really afford to manage your devices this way?
With Perlego’s Mobile Device Lifecycle Management solution, you can diagnose and solve problems over the air without ever taking the device out of service. Reset configuration files, update user settings, apply patches, install applications or even revoke access to the data on the device from the administrative console. Some clients estimate they have reduced 60% of the calls they take for mobile device support by using the Mobile Device Lifecycle Management solution.
Termination
Sometimes the end of a mobile device’s useful life within a company is a planned event. More often than not, it isn’t. Either way, Perlego’s Mobile Device Lifecycle Management solution lets you smooth the transition from one device to the next.
One of the biggest risks to the organization is when a mobile device is lost or stolen that holds confidential data. In that case, Perlego lets you status the device and take action. Backup the data on the device, if it hasn’t been done recently, and then secure the device. Lock it over the air and make sure unauthorized personnel cannot access your data or even use the phone.
Just as importantly, Perlego helps you keep that employee productive; allowing you to deploy the next device with all of the critical data, applications and user settings they had before.
For more information, please take a look at http://www.xomobo.com or email sales@xomobo.com
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Modern touchscreen phones – the showdown between Symbian, Windows and Android
Aug 4th
Modern touchscreen phones – the showdown between Symbian, Windows and Android
Touchscreen phones are rocking the world. Let’s take a look at three of the coolest currently on the market.
Nokia 5530
The first phone up is a totally new entrant into Nokia’s Xpress range of music mobile phones, the stunning Nokia 5530. This one’s quite obviously designed for music and video. Then, of course, the Nokia 5530 has a glorious touchscreen, to let you play with those different media files. Basically, the Nokia 5530 was designed to be a teeny portable jukebox and movie player, and as music phones go, this is just about the sweetest. The Nokia 5530 has also got a 3 megapixel camera, HSDPA data access and sat-nav, making it a wonderful all-rounder, as well as a superb media gadget.
Toshiba TG01
Windows Mobile haven’t been resting on their laurels, and the new fruit of their labours is the ultra-powerful Toshiba TG01. Not only does it have the biggest screen ever seen on a mobile phone, measuring in at 4.1 inches, but the Toshiba TG01 also has the most powerful processor put into a mobile phone. Dubbed Snapdragon, the 1GHz processor gives the Toshiba TG01 power, and lots of it, and since that’s what’s needed to let Windows Mobile live up to its full potential, the Toshiba TG01 is arguably the best WinMo phone that’s ever been announced.
One thing’s for sure, though, the Toshiba TG01 is definitely the most powerful phone on this list.
HTC Hero
So, there’s the Toshiba TG01, which relies on raw power to make Windows Mobile truly awesome. And then, there’s the Nokia 5530, which wows you with its Symbian OS and its music playback. However, there’s an open source alternative to those two. Android is trying to take over the world, and its new home is the beautiful HTC Hero. It has all the good stuff that made the first Android phone (the G1) good, but puts it all in a touchscreen-only body, which is both sleek and sexy. Since the keyboard has been removed, the HTC Hero also has a full, onscreen keyboard, and a sumptuous new interface called Sense. You also get the Android Marketplace, which lets you download and install third party apps to your HTC Hero, and it ends up creating a smartphone that really can morph into whatever you want it to be. Based purely on that logic, the HTC Hero ably demonstrates just why Android is such a threat to the incumbent operating systems.
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Symbian, Android or Windows – Which smartphone OS should you buy?
Aug 3rd
Symbian, Android or Windows – Which smartphone OS should you buy?
There’s a continuing battle going on between the various smartphone operating systems on the market, but which one’s best? Let’s take a look at the three front runners.
Sony Ericsson Satio
It’s fair to say that the Sony Ericsson Satio is easily one of the most hotly anticipated phones of the year. On the face of it, the big reason for the excitement is its 12 megapixel camera, and whilst that is a force to be reckoned with, there’s so much more to the Sony Ericsson Satio. It’s the first ‘Entertainment Unlimited’ phone, and that doesn’t just mean it combines Cyber-Shot and Walkman technology. On top of that, the Sony Ericsson Satio is also going to pull in social networking, high quality games and incredible video services to become a one-stop mobile entertainment hub. It promises far more than that, however, as the Sony Ericsson Satio is also powered by Symbian, giving it true smartphone capabilities, which will no doubt include its very own app store.
Motorola DEXT
The first important fact about the Motorola DEXT, and the bit that has made it so talked about, is its interface: Google Android, with MOTOBLUR riding on top. As it’s the first Android phone to focus on social networking as its key feature, the Motorola DEXT has garnered an awful lot of trade and consumer interest. It’s certainly more of a looker (especially in the interface, the newly designed MOTOBLUR UI) than previous Android phones, and that fusion of enhanced looks and the still-awesome power of Android makes the Motorola DEXT a very compelling phone indeed. If social networking is your thing, this is the phone for you.
HTC HD2
The Sony Ericsson Satio is easily the best camera phone on this list, and the Motorola DEXT has the edge in terms of interface, but why is the third phone, the HTC HD2, so much better? The answer lies within the processor hidden inside the HTC HD2, as it’s the first phone in the world to come with a 1GHz chip. Or, in other words, it’s little short of a laptop in the body of a mobile phone. So, the HTC HD2 promises to be faster and smoother than any other mobile phone on the market. Ally that with the unique 3D interface running on top of Windows Mobile, and you get a phone that truly is a joy to use. There’s also one other fact that can’t be denied…
Quite apart from it being hyper-fast, with an incredibly fluid interface, the HTC HD2 also has the biggest screen on the market, coming in at an unbelievable 4.3 inches. That’s a lot of real estate on screen, and it means that even previously fiddly menu bars are now finger-friendly, given the massive screen size. And as for the virtual keyboard on the HTC HD2, the extra size makes it little different from typing on a physical keyboard. Add in the rage of impressive features, including a 5 megapixel camera, broadband-fast internet access, a superb music player and GPS, and it adds up to a simple fact: The HTC HD2 is quite simply the best Windows Mobile phone, and maybe even the best PHONE, ever made, and it utterly canes the other two on this list.
Expert on mobile phones, having worked in the industry for over 7 years.
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Old vs New – Maemo takes on Symbian and Android
Aug 3rd
Old vs New – Maemo takes on Symbian and Android
Let’s take a look at phone operating systems, and see how the new boy, Maemo, stack up against rivals Symbian and Android.
Samsung i8910 HD
First up, there’s the Samsung i8910 HD, and it has one big advantage over the other two phones on this list. Whilst it has an 8 megapixel camera, the Samsung i8910 HD is also the first phone to record true 720p HD video. Never before has a phone been able to capture video at that massive high resolution, and coincidentally (or is it coincidence? Maybe not…), the Samsung i8910 HD captures high-def video at the exact quality that Youtube display high-def videos at. It’s very possible that the Samsung i8910 HD was designed with its main feature being the ability to get yourself on Youtube, in high-definition. Combine that with the sumptuous 3.7 inch screen, and a huge 8Gb of internal memory, and it’s very clear that the Samsung i8910 HD is the one to go for if you want the best camera phone. And if you want a Samsung phone with Symbian on, this is the one to get, since Samsung won’t be making any more. The Samsung i8910 HD is truly the last of its breed.
Motorola DEXT
Android is trying to take over the world, and its new home is the beautiful Motorola DEXT. Part of the huge appeal of the Motorola DEXT is its brilliant new interface, which Motorola are calling MOTOBLUR. It’s designed to put all your social networking tools right on the front page of your Motorola DEXT, so staying connected with the world is easier than ever. You also get the Android Marketplace, which lets you download and install third party apps to your Motorola DEXT, and it ends up creating a smartphone that really can morph into whatever you want it to be.
Nokia N900
So, there’s the Samsung i8910 HD, with Symbian, and there’s the Motorola DEXT, with MOTOBLUR, running on top of Android. But neither of those two operating systems are, in the second half of 2009, new. Nokia’s latest smartphone on the other hand is the first in a new breed; it’s the first phone ever to use the new Maemo interface (previously seen in Nokia’s internet tablet range). Say hello to the Nokia N900. That Maemo OS gives the Nokia N900 a finger friendly interface, and on top of that, the phone has a built in QWERTY keyboard, so it has more ways to access the phone than ever before. It’s not just about the interface, though, as the Nokia N900 is packed with high-end features. A 5 megapixel camera makes for superb photos, the multimedia playback is stunning, and with HSDPA and GPS, the Nokia N900 certainly isn’t short of connectivity options.
Expert on mobile phones, having worked in the industry for over 7 years.
Hello YouTube! Please take it easy on me, this is my first time reviewing apps and filming at the same time. I have seen NUMEROUS stuff for the “other phone” as far as apps go so I really wanted to show you guys what the DROID can do with some cool apps from the Android Market. Please stay tuned for future videos reguarding the Motorola Droid! All of these apps are free: Handcent SMS Dolphin Browser Shop Savvy MixZing Lite Screens My Coupons Weather Widgets Again this is being filmed on an iphone (eek) sorry for the low quality… Enjoy and feel free to ask any questions or let us know about any other Android apps that you might like also. Take Care -Droid Review
Video Rating: 4 / 5
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OS Battle – Android vs Symbian vs Windows Mobile
Jul 31st
OS Battle – Android vs Symbian vs Windows Mobile
The mobile OS is the central key to making a truly great smartphone. Let’s check out the big three operating systems in the mobile arena.
HTC Magic – the basics
The first important fact about the HTC Magic, and the bit that has made it so talked about, is its operating system: Google Android. As it’s only the second phone to officially go on sale using Android, the HTC Magic has garnered an awful lot of trade and consumer interest. Even more importantly, the HTC Magic is the first Android phone to feature a keyboard-less, touchscreen-only design, a thing that seems to be all the rage in 2009. It’s certainly more of a looker than its predecessor, the G1, and that fusion of enhanced looks and the still-awesome power of Android makes the HTC Magic a very compelling phone indeed. If innovation is your thing, this is the phone for you.
Samsung i8910 HD
However, if video is more your thing, another phone easily beats the HTC Magic (and every other phone out there): the Samsung i8910 HD. The HD on the end of the name isn’t just there for show, it signifies that the Samsung i8910 HD is the first phone in history that can record 720p HD-Video. Conveniently, that’s the same definition Youtube shows its high-def videos at, so is it possible that the Samsung i8910 HD is actually the perfect HD Youtube phone? Time will tell, but one thing is certain; the Samsung i8910 HD is the best phone to get if you want the best camera.
Toshiba TG01
So, on the Symbian front, you have the Samsung i8910 HD, with its frighteningly powerful camera and video. As for Android, there’s the innovative HTC Magic. But Windows Mobile goes down a different route. You see, Windows Mobile needs two things to run at its best: a powerful processor and a big display. Well, say hello to the Toshiba TG01, the phone with the fastest processor AND the biggest display in the history of phones! Weighing in at 1GHz and 4.1 inches respectively, those specs mean that the Toshiba TG01 will run Windows Mobile more smoothly than any other phone in existence; as well as that with that immense screen, the Toshiba TG01 makes drilling down into menus, and actually getting into the internals of Windows, so much easier. If power is your thing (and lets be honest, who doesn’t want a powerful phone?), then the Toshiba TG01 is the phone for you!
Expert on mobile phones, having worked in the industry for over 7 years.
Symbian vs Android – the old versus the new
Jul 31st
Symbian vs Android – the old versus the new
Let’s take a look at three phones that sum the current war between new OS Android, and incumbent player Symbian, to see who makes the better mobile phone.
Nokia 5530
First on the roster is a whole new member of Nokia’s Xpress range of music mobile phones, the mouth-watering Nokia 5530. This phone is pretty obviously designed for music and video; you can tell by the dedicated XpressMedia touch-key that pops up a list of links to music, videos, the web, and more. Oh, and the Nokia 5530 has a beautiful, touch-sensitive display, to actually play with all your media content. Essentially, the Nokia 5530 was designed as a teeny portable entertainment centre, and as music devices go, this is easily one of the prettiest. The Nokia 5530 has also got a 3 megapixel camera, HSDPA data access and GPS, so that it’s a superb all-round mobile phone, as well as a superb media box.
Samsung i8910 HD
Next, there’s the Samsung i8910 HD, and it has one big advantage over the other two. Whilst it has an 8 megapixel camera, the Samsung i8910 HD is also the first phone to record true 720p HD video. Never before has a phone been able to capture video at that massive high resolution, and coincidentally (or is it coincidence? Maybe not…), the Samsung i8910 HD captures high-def video at the exact quality that Youtube display high-def videos at. It’s very possible that the Samsung i8910 HD was designed with its main feature being the ability to get yourself on Youtube, in high-definition. Combine that with the sumptuous 3.7 inch screen, and a huge 8Gb of internal memory, and it’s very clear that the Samsung i8910 HD deserves to be one of the phones of the year!
HTC Hero
So, there’s the Samsung i8910 HD, which relies on its awesome camera and video skills. And then, there’s the Nokia 5530, which wows you with its Symbian OS and its music playback. However, there’s an open source alternative to those two. Android is trying to take over the world, and its new home is the beautiful HTC Hero. It has all the good stuff that made the first Android phone (the G1) good, but puts it all in a touchscreen-only body, which is both sleek and sexy. Since the keyboard has been removed, the HTC Hero also has a full, onscreen keyboard, and a sumptuous new interface called Sense. You also get the Android Marketplace, which lets you download and install third party apps to your HTC Hero, and it ends up creating a smartphone that really can morph into whatever you want it to be. Based purely on that logic, the HTC Hero ably demonstrates just why Android is such a threat to the incumbent operating systems.
Expert on mobile phones, having worked in the industry for over 7 years.
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OS Showdown – Symbian vs Windows Mobile vs Google Android
Jul 28th
OS Showdown – Symbian vs Windows Mobile vs Google Android
The 3 big operating systems in the world of smartphones are always trying to outdo each other. Let’s see what each OS’s ‘ultimate’ phone is like.
Sony Ericsson Idou
Symbian Touch evolves in the Sony Ericsson Idou. There’s a reason for that statement: the Sony Ericsson Idou is the first ever handset to use Version 5.1 of the Symbian OS, and boy does it show. Fuse that together with a sleek, touch-friendly front-end, and it add up to the Sony Ericsson Idou being, very probably, the slickest Symbian phone yet produced. That’s not its big killer feature, however, since THAT comes in the form of the Sony Ericsson Idou’s camera, which weighs in at a mind-boggling 12 megapixels. Because of its huge camera and the amazing interface, as well as media playback and social networking better than we’ve yet seen on a phone, the Sony Ericsson Idou has to be one of the coolest phones ever to be produced!
HTC Magic
Android is trying to take over the world, and its new home is the beautiful HTC Magic. It has all the good stuff that made the first Android phone (the G1) good, but puts it all in a touchscreen-only body, which is both sleek and sexy. Since the keyboard has been removed, the HTC Magic also has a full, onscreen keyboard, a first for any Android phone, lining it up as a direct rival to the iPhone. You also get the Android Marketplace, which lets you download and install third party apps to your HTC Magic, and it ends up creating a smartphone that really can morph into whatever you want it to be. It really is a kind of magic; it’s the HTC Magic.
Toshiba TG01
So, on the Symbian front, you have the Sony Ericsson Idou, wowing us with that enormous camera. In terms of Android, there’s the HTC Magic, with the superb Android Marketplace. But Windows Mobile goes down a different route. You see, Windows Mobile needs two things to run at its best: a powerful processor and a big display. Well, say hello to the Toshiba TG01, the phone with the fastest processor AND the biggest display in the history of phones! Weighing in at 1GHz and 4.1 inches respectively, those specs mean that the Toshiba TG01 will run Windows Mobile more smoothly than any other phone in existence; as well as that with that immense screen, the Toshiba TG01 makes drilling down into menus, and actually getting into the internals of Windows, so much easier. If power is your thing (and lets be honest, who doesn’t want a powerful phone?), then the Toshiba TG01 is the phone for you!
Expert on mobile phones, having worked in the industry for over 7 years.
Android, Symbian and Speed – The Best Samsung Touchscreen Phones Ever Made?
Jul 27th
Android, Symbian and Speed – The Best Samsung Touchscreen Phones Ever Made?
Samsung are riding on an all-time high, with phones for everyone, from high-end smartphones, through to ultra-cool feature phone. Let’s take a look at three of the best.
Samsung I7500
The first important fact about the Samsung I7500, and the bit that has made it so talked about, is its operating system: Google Android. As it’s only the second phone to officially go on sale using Android, the Samsung I7500 has garnered an awful lot of trade and consumer interest. Even more importantly, the Samsung I7500 is the best-looking Android phone to feature a keyboard-less, touchscreen-only design, a thing that seems to be all the rage in 2009. It’s easily more of a looker than any previous Android phones, and that fusion of enhanced looks and the still-awesome power of Android makes the Samsung I7500 a very compelling phone indeed. If innovation is your thing, this is the phone for you.
Samsung i8910 HD
Next, there’s the Samsung i8910 HD, and it has one big advantage over the other two. Whilst it has an 8 megapixel camera, the Samsung i8910 HD is also the first phone to record true 720p HD video. Never before has a phone been able to capture video at that massive high resolution, and coincidentally (or is it coincidence? Maybe not…), the Samsung i8910 HD captures high-def video at the exact quality that Youtube display high-def videos at. It’s very possible that the Samsung i8910 HD was designed with its main feature being the ability to get yourself on Youtube, in high-definition. Combine that with the sumptuous 3.7 inch screen, and a huge 8Gb of internal memory, and it’s very clear that the Samsung i8910 HD deserves to be one of the phones of the year!
Samsung Jet
So, in the smartphone arena, you’ve got the Samsung I7500, which gives you the sheer power of Android, and the Samsung i8910 HD, which combines Symbian with full HD video recording. However, in the feature phone world, there’s the Samsung Jet, a touchscreen phone with a superb new interface, and a super-fast 800MHz processor. Whilst it shares many design similarities with TouchWiz, the new Cubic UI in the Samsung Jet is a whole new experience, where you can flip between screens by dragging your finger, and rotating the cube round. The UI is brilliant, but in terms of feature, the Samsung Jet is no slouch, either. You get a 5 megapixel camera, HSDPA, and a superb web browser, and although the Samsung Jet isn’t a smartphone (nor meant to be one), it’s one of the nicest feature phones out there.
Expert on mobile phones, having worked in the industry for over 7 years.
