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Nokia X6 Review

Apr 1

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First released last November 2009, Nokia X6 comes in with an equipped quick access to social networking applications and unlimited downloads. To top this off, the new X6 model comes with a generous 32GB memory storage for users to enjoy. The phone may appear similar to Nokia 5800 but definitely comes with much better features and enhancements.

X6 is the first in a new range of Nokia music and multimedia phones that blends easily the best high-end bits feature with touch-screen and social connectivity goodness of today’s present smart phones. This phone, in other words, is a cracking music phone built with superb touch-screen interface, high quality features and excellent social applications.

Nokia X6 Phone Specification:

Wi-Fi 802.11b/g

Music play: for up to 35 hours

Talk time: for up to 8 hours and 30 minutes (2G)/ 6 hours (3G)

Stand- by time: Up to 401 hours (2G)/ 420 hours (3G),

Weight: 122 grams

Dimensions: 111”x51”x13.8”mm

3.5mm AV connector and headphone

5 megapixel autofocus camera with built-in dual LED flash/video light

Bluetooth 2.0 with built-in A2DP

GSM Quad-Band

3.2” capacitive touch screen utilizing 640×360 pixels

32GB Storage

128MB RAM

3G/HSPDA Tri-Band

Arm 11 434MHz CPU

Symbian Operating System v9.4, series 60

It is a stylish looking phone with a decent size and an ample robust feel to it. The phone at first glance looks similar to long phones, but is slightly narrower than one would expect. The front casing of the phone features a glossy finishing while its back is furnished with a matt finishing. It’s really hard to tell whether its back matt finishing benefits the phone or not. On one hand, its matt finishing prevents finger marks from sticking, while it also gives the phone a cheap appearance rather than an expensive look.

Viewing the phone from its top, its phone speaker and front facing camera can be found. Its 3.2” touch screen display dominates majority of the handset that utilizes 360×640 pixel resolution. And compared to Nokia’s earlier touch screen phones, the X6 is rather capacitive than being resistive which is definitely a positive step for the company as its touch screen’s ability to response is above excellent compared to the 5800.

In addition not only does its 3.2” screen provide 16:9 full-screen viewing, Nokia X6 also utilizes capacitive touch-screen technology, which makes the phone super responsive, responding to the lightest touch it receives from its display. Currently X6’s touch-screen display which throws in 16 million colors leagues ahead of N97’s touch-screen.

The phone’s call quality is also very good with the removal of its mic effectively removing background noise. It also gives a very clear sound even when using an earpiece.

Nokia X6 is built with a 5 megapixel autofocus camera complete with Carl Zeiss Tessar F/2.8-5.2lens providing a more accurate and sharp photo and video quality shots.

Although Nokia X6 can’t really be considered as a smart phone, it doesn’t mean that users can’t enjoy applications that smart phones enjoy. X6 can work perfectly with these apps due to its extended features that can support hundreds of applications that are readily available in Nokia Phone Centers. And at 111”x51”x13.88mm this superbly excellent music phone fits perfectly in anybody’s hand. That, of course, is a personal matter and best if you check it out yourself.

And finally, perhaps the most significant edge and main novelty of Nokia X6 as a music phone is its superb music features. X6 is considered as Nokia’s flagship music device, and so the company really went an extra mile in order to produce outstanding results, either from its built-in 3.5mm headphone jack, or from its stereo speakers.

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Sony Ericsson Aino

Mar 30

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Sony Ericsson Aino is Sony’s latest multimedia phone that is built with cutting edge features, and a wide 3 inch screen well packed into its white svelte colored exterior. Aino represents a breakthrough from the typical nomenclature of Sony Ericsson’s alphabetically arranged mobile names.
Design
Sony Ericsson Aino is a centric multimedia phone that belongs to the walkman line, and is undeniably attractive and sleek looking. The phone’s gear is covered in full white, accentuated with blue metal brushings. The phone is also built with a slider requiring only an opposable thumb to close and open it up. However, the phone is far from becoming the sturdiest phone in Sony Ericsson’s mobile bands.
The phone also appears longer and larger, and is a bit heavy with its 135g weight. Aino is built with a 3.0 inch screen together with a 16M TFT colors, providing the phone a neat screen and color quality. Closing and sliding the phone down transforms it into a sleek looking large screen perfect for viewing photos and watching movies, as there are no physical buttons that can be visibly seen. Aino also has peculiar touch screen functionality, and will only appear onscreen when the phone’s slider is shut off.
Situated on the phone’s left spine, a universal Sony Ericsson port can be seen for headphones and charging. Its right spine on the other hand is built with a quick camera and volume adjuster buttons.
When you crack open the phone its keypad can be viewed. The phone’s digital pad on its screen is situated directly below its display, and so are the phone’s short keys, cancel, and quick buttons. The phone’s call/end button is also situated here as well.
SE Aino also features sunken keypads which are not really as user friendly as its digital pad feature due to the modular plastic piece surrounding each of its keys. Furthermore, the absence of tactile feedback also makes navigating and texting a real hassle.
Sony Ericsson Aino includes a desktop docking cradle in its package, which instantly transforms the mobile Aino into an instant media player. Try docking the phone and it quickly plays videos or music from its speaker. The phone can also display photo frame slideshow, and radio as well.

Features
Sony Ericsson Aino utilizes the company’s operating system. The phone basically runs similar to Sony Ericsson phones only with an added 4×3 grid. You can expect a similar Media, functionality, Camera, Messaging, Internet, Location Services features and phone setup settings. Its built-in accelerometer supports wide type range of videos, pictures and web pages. Aino also features an onboard GPS and default Google Map. Its PIM functionality is extremely extensive for centric music phone, from its countdown timer, organizer, alarm, task, and notes.
Shutting the phone closed instantly transforms the phone into Multimedia Mode and will open onscreen touch screen functionality which includes a camera button, videos and FM radio, gallery, and music icons.
The phone is also features a simple music player and video which can support Quicktime files. As usual, the phone automatically sorts its music library by album, genre, artists and composer, and a search option to quickly find your music track.
And lastly, the phone supports a wide range of connectivity options ranging from Wi-Fi, EDGE/GPRS, 7.2 HSDPA, Bluetooth v2.1 built with A2PD, and a quad-band GSM connectivity for 850/900/1800, 1900MHz.
The company also boosts up Aino with PS3 remote connectivity play, where Aino can amazingly establish a remote connection to PS3 which allows to the phone to stream some of PS3’s data into the Aino.
Overall, it is already clear how keen Sony Ericsson Company was upon developing this phone. If you’re looking for a phone that can entertain you for hours, Sony Ericsson Aino is the right phone for you.

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Nokia 5800 Music Review

Mar 28

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Although the phone’s interface needs minor buffing, the Nokia 5800 Xpress Music still offers a seductive exterior appearance and loads of enjoyable features. Hundreds of multi-billion companies rushed in towards touch-screen phones, but some companies became cautious with the idea. Nokia for example may have taken some time before finally developing their line of touch-screen phones, but the delay was worth it.
Nokia 5800 Xpress Music, according to the company, was created to rival Apple’s Smart iPhone. 5800 is a decent phone that offers wide range of multimedia features that comes with a very sharp and slim package and dominating display screen.
Nokia 5800 shares a design similar to its iPhone rival and Samsung’s touch-screen phone, Omnia. The phone’s candy bar outline provides neat lining with rounded corners and burgundy and black color scheme. At 0.61 depths by 4.37 inches tall by 2.04 inches wide the phone becomes appears relatively petite as a touch-screen phone, although it is a bit thicker than most touch-screen phones today. But still, weighing in at 3.84 ounces the phone guarantees it won’t be weighing anyone down inside their pockets. In addition, 5800 also offers a sturdy, convenient, and comfortable feel in hand.
The phone’s touch-screen display measures 3.2 inches, which nearly makes the phone as big as Apple’s iPhone. It can support 16 million colors, that’s 640×360 pixels in exact, and is built with an aspect 16:9 ration. With this type of resolution, the phone’s colors become more vibrant and bright, and its photos and graphics also become bright. It also offers a convenient feature of adjusting the font size, brightness, and backlight timing depending on its user’s preference. Whenever the phone receives or makes a call, the 5800’s display will go dark when the phone is placed near the ear to conserve energy battery, and its brightness will also automatically adjust to different lighting environment.
Nokia 5800 Xpress Music also offers a standard menu system design, with its icons in grid format. For the most part, its submenus are equally intuitive, although it’s noticeable that Nokia didn’t optimize some of its interface in some of its application. Still, owing thanks to its accelerometer, users can easily, conveniently and freely shift between portrait and landscape menu views by simply rotating the 5800 down. Accelerometer also works in majority of the phone’s built-in application.
The phone’s display is also considerably responsive. Users can conveniently use their fingers to circum-navigate the phone or make use of its stylus. The phone’s dialer is built with large virtual buttons with large numbers for easy typing. Typing a message can be done in various ways. Its full QWERTY keyboard takes advantage of the phone’s display. It is spacious enough to use, just don’t forget that the display for typing messages is considerably small. The phone offers a separate board for numbers and symbols, and users can change the writing languages and language alphabets conveniently at the touch of the button. The phone also provides dedicated shift keys, back and returns buttons, and a large space bar.
Situated above the phone’s display screen, a small icon next to Xpress Music sign can be found. This may not be visible at first but actually by touching this small icon, it will open the dedicated multimedia menu onscreen where users can freely launch video, view photo, listen music, and more.
Located below the display are three controls: Menu Control, Talk Button, and End Button. This three key buttons are thin, but tactile. The phone is also built with an amazing volume rocker, a camera shutter, and handset-locking switch situated on the right spine of the phone.
Overall, Nokia’s 5800 Xpress Music phone is a good phone to buy and have. Although the phone’s responsiveness in some of its application do need some fix, it’s not really that annoying.

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Sony Ericsson Satio: Full Entertainment at the Touch of Your Fingertips

Mar 27

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Sony Ericsson has again surprised the mobile market as it released the new Sony Ericsson Satio™. Sony Ericsson has put two brilliant features in the Sony Ericsson Satio™, namely the ™ and Walkman™ features. The combination from these two distinct features of the mobile manufacturer – a brilliant phone jam-packed with dozens of features that will surely lure the customers to buy the unit.
Superb Quality Imaging. This is the ultimate phone when it comes to imaging – the mobile phone boosts a 12.1 megapixel that lets you take perfect pictures at your own time. This mobile phone is also equipped with auto-focus, smile detector and red-eye reduction. It also has a Xenon Flash™ that can take high-quality shot even at the dark nights or inside dimly-lit rooms. This is the new mobile phone that will surely entice the users who love to take wonderful snapshots of their everyday moments and share them online for everyone to see. You can also watch the different videos you like with only a tap of your hand. The device will surely capture the reality in these happenings in life.
Be entertained. Do you want to watch the different videos you just recently recorded? Want to watch your favorite show on the websites during break time or when you are bored? Well, you can watch them as if you are seeing the real ones as the Sony Ericsson Satio™ has been equipped with excellent speed to connect and watch the videos at your own convenience! You can also share the pictures that have been taken using your mobile phone and you can always catch up with other people as there are applications like social networking sites that will surely keep you in the limelight. If you want to listen to the different songs and kill some time, you just tap the 3.5 inch wide screen and start listening to the beats. With its Walkman features, you can never go wrong while listening to the songs. If you want to find new songs and be updated with the latest in the music scene, you can always use the Play Now™ arena to choose and download from millions of songs around the world. Since this mobile phone runs on Symbian Foundation Operating System™, you will have thousands of applications online that will be waiting for your consumption. Customized applications can be downloaded online such as exciting games, hottest movies and quality music that will surely make the Sony Ericsson Satio™ the tailored phone that will suit all of your entertainment needs.
Looks can be deceiving. Although this mobile phone has been designed with the most durable and elegant materials, you will think that the phone’s shape is quite different. Indeed it is, because of the large back area for the camera which is quite bulging. But never the less, if properly positioned, it fits comfortably even in your small pockets. It has a side-slide lock key which is applicable to most people. You can also find dedicated camera and music keys on the side of the mobile phone, which has become a standard for the newer mobile phones from Sony Ericsson. The front of the phone has only got three buttons in it; the call key, the hang up key and the menu. But wait till you see this phone light up and you will see it’s brilliant 16 million colors, you can say that it is the strategy of the makers to surprise the customers and potential owners.
So when you are looking for a mobile phone that will keep you entertained and taking pictures is your thing, check out the new Sony Ericsson Satio™.

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Sony Ericsson Aspen: An Eco-friendly phone tailored for Business

Mar 26

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In addition to their GreenHeart™ label, Sony Ericsson introduced their mobile phone Sony Ericsson Aspen™ also known as Sony Ericsson Faith™ in some countries. This phone is targeting customers who are into business and works in the corporate world, as this phone is well-equipped with the different features that will make your traditional mobile phone your new mobile office. You can also find the different applications such as the Microsoft Office Mobile applications, which makes the viewing and editing Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Powerpoint much easier, even when you are not at your office, sitting on front of your desk. This mobile phone is made for multi-tasking because it has two ways of input, the full QWERTY keyboard where user can type their documents fast and touch sensitivity. Sony Ericsson Aspen™ is intended for people who have hectic schedules and busy days. The unit also has the Microsoft MyPhone Service™ which erases data when the phone is missing or stolen, thus it secures all the data stored in your mobile phone. You can also connect with family, friends and colleagues using the different applications which are already found in the mobile phone, such as Facebook™ and Twitter™. It’s a way of easier communicating other people when to talk to them even on the move.

Belonging in the GreenHeart™ portfolio, this phone is made with the nature-friendly materials that will surely be plus points especially to environmentally-conscious buyers. Sony Ericsson has made the phone using recycled plastic and water-resistant paint up to the recycled packaging to ensure that buying this mobile phone will be of less guilt to the environment. The Sony Ericsson Aspen™ does not come with a manual; instead it is installed directly in the mobile unit in a pdf format – another way to save the environment by recycling the use of plastics and other electronic materials. Sony Ericsson found simple but perfect ways to reduce the wastes and thus provides environment-saving effort.

The 3.2 megapixel camera gives you a good snapshot of the things you have to capture and it provides a smart contrast, which will not leave your images very ordinary. You can also upload these images online via the mentioned social platforms or you can upload your recently recorded videos at YouTube™. The new Sony Ericsson Aspen™ also has a GPS receiver in it and there are pre-downloaded Google Maps which can help you in your navigation needs.

The mobile phone has a candy bar style which fits snuggly at the palm of your hand, and the QWERTY keys are very finger-friendly compared to that of other mobile devices that have the QWERTY keyboard. The touchscreen is a resistive screen display of 16 million colors in 2.4 inch size. There are also dedicated keys present on the sides of the phone which makes accessing to the key features of the phone will only one press of the button. It also has a stylus and the mobile device has a handwriting detection feature, so if you want to write something, write directly on the phone’s screen and it will be quickly recognized.
In terms of communication, the Sony Ericsson Aspen™ is a mobile phone that you can count on, It supports 850/900/1800/1900 GSM that will offer you high-quality conversations wherever you are. It also has UMTS/HSPA 900/2100 capabilities that make internet connection in just a blink of an eye.

If you want quality worldwide communication and the tip of your fingers and at the convenience of your own time and an office that fits in your pocket, go ahead and try out the new Sony Ericsson Aspen.

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Browse and Capture the Moments with Nokia N900

Mar 25

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The Nokia N900, one of the latest releases from Nokia will surely be a hit for many of us especially to those who want to surf the internet all the time. Also known as the Nokia Rover, the Nokia N900 is the first side-slide internet tablet ever developed by the Finnish mobile phone manufacturer.
The mobile phone features an amazing 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and dual LED flash that will surely give quality photos all the time. And because the optics of the Nokia N900 is supplied by the world-renowned Carl Zeiss Optics, you can be sure that you will have great quality snapshots when you take images using you camera. It also has a video recording and playback capability that can read the different formats available such as .mp4, .3gp, .avi and .wmv, rest assured that you will have high resolution photos and videos. The sound quality is good and you can listen to music all day long, the maximum playback time is 24.5 hours and video playback time is 5.6 hours.
If you want to browse the internet, you can never go wrong with the Nokia N900. It is run by Linux Maemo Browser powered by Mozilla, not to mention that it also has the Adobe Flash™ 9.4 for a high-speed internet connection with just a press of a button or a tap in the 3.5-inch touch display. This has become the envy of the smart in the market today, as it is also equipped the GPS.
If listening to music is your thing and you can listen to different tracks all day long, you can use the Nokia N900 in order for you to look for different songs on the internet and you can listen to them at your own time. You can download as many songs as you like for this mobile phone has separate memories, with each for particular files. It includes a virtual memory of 768 MB, 256 MB RAM and a 32GB memory slot for files downloaded from the internet. Because of the different memories, the phones performance is much better than other similar smart phones because it reacts quickly, for example, when you are running multiple programs, you can change programs in an instant without waiting for the mobile device for minutes. This has been one of the essential ways to measure the performance of the Nokia N900 and fortunately, it did not disappoint.
The design of the Nokia N900 is innovative and clean, but it is quite bulky, the side-slide style of the phone gives it bulk and the keys are small. The sliding mechanism is good because it seems that the Nokia N900 can slide easily and it is sturdy. You can type your documents in the keyboard quickly, you just have to get used to it. The QWERTY keyboard is better than the virtual keyboard on the display when you are inputting data. The touch screen of the phone is resistive, which means you can use your nails, when browsing or just tapping the large display. There are dedicated keys on the side of the mobile phone that will give easier access to the mobile device’s main features. Even though that the Nokia N900 is known as the internet tablet, it does not forget the traditional mobile phone device. The virtual keyboard pops out when you are in an editable field, also, calling and sending text messages to contacts is easier because you can go through alphabetically sorted list.
The Nokia N900 is a mobile phone that will surely fit the different needs of the people especially the imaging and browsing needs. Overall it is a good phone, but you need a deep pocket to purchase it. Just remember that buying this phone is an investment and can be used for many purposes.

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Nokia C6: Quality Smartphone with a Quality Price

Mar 23

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Nokia has announced the release of the Nokia C6 which is the second product under the C Series line. Even up to now we don’t know what the C Series is all about but this mobile phone is anticipated to be the downgraded version of the warmly-received Nokia N97. The Nokia C6 is just like the N97 but it lacks some certain features but does not diminish the over-all quality of the phone. Since the Nokia C6 is a pre-production unit, there maybe slight differences between the features stated here and the phone’s actual features, nevertheless, you can always go back to this site and see what the similarities are.
The mobile phone is made from plastic, different from the metal use in the N97 side-slide in form and boasts a full QWERTY keyboard for easier text input. However, the Nokia C6’s 3.2 inch screen has been tilted so that it can make room for more rows on the keyboard. It is known t have a track pad that will make navigation easier. It is also speculated that the mobile unit will be a touch screen display that will make it easier to browse through the phone’s user interface in 16 million vivid colors. The front of the phone has a camera, which makes use of the 3G Technology. The buttons are kept in a minimum; the keys present are the call and hang up keys and at the middle of the two, the menu key. The Nokia C6 has an internal memory of 256MB (the Nokia N97 has 32GB) but that is good enough to store messages and contacts in the mobile phone. This handset uses the micro SD card which is expandable to 32GB which can store additional pictures, cool music tracks and other files. You can also send the gallery files to other handsets using the Bluetooth Wireless Technology that it has.
The Nokia C6 is for those people who want to stay connected to their family and friends all the time, the Nokia C6 is known to be equipped with WiFi and it said that it will have the same social networking applications like that of it predecessor N97, one of which is Facebook. After you have captured the happenings in your life, whether they may be ordinary day activities or once in a lifetime events, the new Nokia C6 will make sure that you will have the ability to upload it online for the whole word to see what is going on with your life. Then your friends and family can directly comment on your recently uploaded snapshots. The unit also offers the popular WCDMA (900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz capability which ensures that you can connect into the internet with such great ease. It is also a quad-band phone, running on 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900) MHz that will offer the owners good communication wherever they maybe. The battery can provide a maximum of 6 hours talk time.
Since the unit is run by Symbian60 operating system, there are numerous speculations that there will be many applications available for this mobile device. You can download exhilarating games, refreshing music and high-quality images at your own choice. You can go crazy over the thousands and thousands of applications online that can be a good boredom-killer.
The Nokia C6 is a well-rounded phone that lives up to its promise that it will provide optimal functionality even though the buyers are looking for the cheaper Smartphone. The Nokia C6 is expected to come out during the second quarter of the current year.

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Motorola Droid Review

Mar 22

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Motorola Droid at first glance may appear contemporary in its design, which does not amount to much. The phones external structure is rather dull and its sharp pointed edges only provide a boxy image. But Motorola’s droid phone is not just your ordinary smart phone. It’s a smart phone with loads of surprises, the biggest having a sleek looking WVGA screen display. At 3.7 inches this smart phone surpasses even the great iPhone. The phone’s color support is also humble utilizing 16 million hues and 440×854 Pixel in its resolution. In addition, the phone’s vibrant color and the brightness of its display are certainly generous having sharp graphics and resolutions. The phone also provides itself well in welcoming Android 2.0’s updated interface.

Of course, built with a large screen display, Motorola Droid appears rather big with its 116”x60”x13.7mm dimension, but that’s still a small price to pay for its high-end features and top notching display. Users will notice how heavy the droid phone is, weighing in at 169g, when compared to other android phones, but its slim design keeps it the phone mobile. The phone also features an actual sliding motion which is quite stiff, even if its slider mechanism is a bit unusual.

Motorola Droid’s capacitive displays a quick and responsive touch-screen interface with an added multi-touch ability. Below the phone’s display four functional touch buttons can be seen: Menu, Home, Back and Search. All four of them share the same function similar to other Android phones, with the menu and search controls being the most useful. Its search control quickly launches and activates Google search with just one press, and the menu control opens relevant submenu commands for various features and phone modes. Although the phone’s touch controls are responsive, the only down thing about them is they are small. Still, the phone still offers a physical keyboard as an alternative which actually boils down to personal preference.

In a surprising change from its earlier version, the Motorola Droid does not feature a physical talk control. Instead, users have to access its calling function through the phone’s widget located in its display. The key control buttons are square rather than being round, but users can still access conveniently their voice mail, call log, favorites, and contact lists.

Upon opening the droid its physical keyboard can be seen in its display, and its screen default or customize orientation will also change automatically. Though many users will surely welcome droid’s physical keyboard, these keys are noticeably flush and squashed sharing only little space next to each other, making it difficult to type quick messages. Furthermore, although its buttons do provide a slight downward push, they are still a bit slick. Overall, the whole typing experience is better than T-Mobile G1, but typing is not really as comfortable as with Samsung and Cliq mobile.

The phone’s letters are considerably large and provide an adequate backlit for dialing when in dim lighted areas.  Its four rows of buttons do mean that common punctuation, numbers, and symbols double up with letters. Droid also features two different shift keys and two added Alt keys, an amply large space bar key, and search and menu controls.

Android’s virtual keyboard is largely similar to its previous devices, but Google quickly announced that it revamped the phone’s keyboard layout for a more accurate, faster and convenient typing. Many users will also be pleased with its 3.5 millimeter headset jack located on the phone’s high end.

The phone’s remaining physical controls is consists of a camera shutter and volume rocker located on its left spine. Its built-in micro-USB port is used for chargers and USB cables.

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Nokia E72

Mar 22

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Nokia E72 inherits a hard act to follow as it finally takes over its previous much-loved version Nokia E71. E72 like E71 NAM is built with EDGE, an unlocked GSM quad band phone, and 3G HSPDA that utilizes Europe’s 2100MMHz band and AT&T’s 3G band. Since the phone is unlocked, users are not required to sign up any existing and old contracts. Just insert the phone sim in, allow the E72 to run and automatically configure its system for the carrier’s data, MMS and SMS settings and the phone’s good to roll.

The phone’s shiny metal and seductive black plastic really gives E72 a professional quality look. Its metal battery covering is also unique as the phone appears in silver and not in black. Nokia E72 is designed to be a business tool and its snazzy outline design makes the phone well suited to business professionals. The phone may feel a bit heavy in the pocket, a small price to pay for being robust and sturdy.

Here is a quick run on the phone’s specs:

Phone: GSM quad band unlocked (850/900/1800/1900MHz) built with EDGE, Built supports for VoIP calls, and NAM (United States Version) 3G HSDPA 10.2 Mbps utilizing AT&T’s 850/1900MHz and 2100MHz for international utility.

Networking: Full suite of profiles which includes DUN and A2DP stereo, also built with an integrated Wi-Fi 802.11b/g plus Bluetooth enabled.

Display: A Diagonal screen measuring 2.36 inches, Accelerometer and an ambient light detector, and 24bit QVGA 240×320 pixel color for its LCD.

Performance:   ARM 11 600MHz processor. 512MB Flash room for storing data and applications that utilizes 12megs.

Camera: Maximum resolution can reach 2592×1944. Max video resolution: 480×640 VGA at 15 fps that has a front facing VGA 5.0 megapixel camera.

Audio and Video: The phone can also support the following file format: H.263 (GPP Formats), WAV and WMA, RealAudio7,8 ,9 ,10, SP-MDI, Flash Video, H.264/AVC, MPEG-4, Real Video 7,8,9/10, and WMA/WMV, True Tones, AAC, AAC+, AMR-WB, AU, eAAC+, Polytone 64, Mp3, and Mp4s.

Nokia E72’s keyboard though petite in size, is uncannily usable. It also offers a flexible and convenient message typing using its QWERTY messaging. The phone’s board is domed, clearly backlit in white and is pleasantly tactile. Furthermore, the phone also features a dedicated CTRL button and some alternative key handle functions for quick application and feature launching.

Nokia E72 comes with 2.1 Nokia Email that can support IMAP, POP3, and MS exchange or MFE and Gmail as well. The phone’s keyboard and screen display dominates about the same font space, with jumbled Nokia-specific controls situated in the middle. Its central directional pad also departs from its previous model by offering two different functions: Users can either press its raised edge, or drag one of their fingers lightly across its middle dark key, which functions as an optical pad. Nokia calls this as Navi Key.

Located on the phone’s right-hand side volume control keys can be found, along with a voice key to conveniently access contacts and phone applications. Meanwhile, the phone’s left-hand side is built with a sealed-up microUSB port, and is considered as one of the most heavily recessed microUSB ports. Up top, users will find the phone’s power button and standard 3.5mm stereo rocker built for headphones. The bottom portion of the phone offers an extra charging port for pin-sized Nokia charger, but fortunately does not necessarily need to use since it also offers a much convenient way of charging the phone through its USB port.

Within the main menu of the phone is a media tab that gives a list of ten tabs. These tabs include radio, music store, media player, gallery, recorder, camera, share online, video and music center.

Finally, if you want a professional looking phone that’s pre-loaded useful features you should choose E72. Not only does the phone bring class in performance, it also provides an enjoyable mobile experience.

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Form and Functionality Meet in LG GT 405

Mar 22

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LG has recently released the new LG GT 405 and other middle range mobile phones at Amstelveen, Netherlands. The new products from the middle range phones have been significantly increased because it provides good entertainment and quality performance for the budget-conscious customers and that is the reason why they have become the third largest manufacturer of mobile phones around the world. The LG GT 405 is a candybar phone that fits perfectly into your palm. It is available in Black and White colors as said in the release.
The LG GT 405 boasts a 5-megapixel camera with digital zoom, autofocus and LED flash. These features make the mobile device a favorite for people who are hip and wants to take many snapshots or record videos wherever they maybe. The LED flash makes taking pictures in high resolution and be assured that quality pictures can be seen at the phone’s brilliant 3.0-inch screen that shows 256K colors in 240 x 400 pixels. If you are taking pictures from a trip abroad, the happenings with your friends, you can use the LG GT 405 as your digital camera because it offers good quality images that you can store in the MicroSD memory card expandable to 16GB. You can also store different files such as music track and games that you have previously downloaded. You can also edit your pictures if you want using its Photo Editor application. It has a 3D S-Class user interface that makes using the LG GT 405 much easier. It also has the widgets menu where you can personalize the standby screen of you mobile device. You can choose what applications are found in your home screen: it may be the calendar, the clock as well as the music player that is activated with just a few taps on the LG GT 405 TFT touch screen display. The mobile phone is equipped with Accelerometer sensor for UI which makes auto-rotate possible.
Speaking about music, you can listen to the handset’s music player and FM stereo radio when you don’t have anything to do and when you want to relax as it offers average sound quality. You just have to connect the mobile phone to the internet and download the files you want form a personal computer using the 2.0 USB port found on the side of the handset. But the battery life will obviously be shorter when you listen to them most of the time. This is one of the flaws that the LG GT 405 has.
The phone is a tri-band which runs on 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz so you can be confident that you will have a good conversation with your loved ones here and abroad. It also has EDGE and HSPDA capabilities that guarantee you will have a good time surfing the internet. But unfortunately, the phone does not have the WLAN capabilities. The internet surfing cannot become a sure fun frenzy because it has charges, depending on the pricing of the network provider.
Over-all, the new LG GT 405 is a phone that will suit all of the multimedia needs of people who are just looking for average mobile phones. There are flaws but there are more key features which makes this mobile phone unique and enjoyable for the users. After all, some people do not need the high-end mobile phones that can be very pricey; you need a deep pocket before you can buy those high-end phones. An economical phone like the LG GT 405 is a concrete example that a mobile phone that has the necessary key features is more than enough.

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