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T-Mobile G-Slate review by BGR

t-marco — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:21:36 +0000

The T-Mobile G-Slate is the most wanted device so far.. the problem? no yet available ( until tomorrow ) and very pricy. However, our friends from BGR, had the tablet and made a nice and constructive review to let us know how is the performance of the G-Slate.

Zach Epstein reviewing for BoyGeniusReport writes: “I don’t see the G-Slate going very far with average consumers. It’s also a bit pricey at $529.99 with a two-year data contract. Honeycomb tablets don’t have much competition yet, but the G-Slate will likely still be near the top of the heap even once more competition begins to trickle out.”

The G-Slate costs $529 with a two-year contract ($750 no contract), available stating tomorrow.

See the full review.

Samsung Galaxy S 4G review by Cnet

t-marco — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:52:24 +0000

The new Samsung Galaxy S 4G was launched on feb 23th for 199 after 50 mail in rebate. We believe this is a little higher. The Galaxy S 4G is very similar to the existing Samsung Vibrant, a popular Android phone. It has the same 1-GHz Cortex-A8 processor, runs Android 2.2 on a similar 4-inch Super AMOLED screen, and has the same 5-megapixel camera.

Cnet just review the Samsung Galaxy S 4G .

The good: The Samsung Galaxy S 4G has 4G connectivity, a front-facing camera for video calls, and a larger battery. Android 2.2 offers impressive data speeds and good call quality. Other highlights include a rich and vibrant Super AMOLED touch screen and a 5-megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording.

The bad: No camera flash. The Galaxy S 4G has less internal memory than the Vibrant. There was some slight sluggishness with some tasks.

The bottom line: The Samsung Galaxy S 4G is a fantastic Android smartphone for T-Mobile customers, delivering fast data speeds and other improvements, but Vibrant owners should be fine holding off for now.

Motorola Cliq 2 Review, ..by Mobileburn

t-marco — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:35:58 +0000

The Motorola Cliq 2 is the latest android phone from Motorola and T-Mobile. The Motorola Cliz 2 packs all the necessary for potential smart phone.

” The Motorola CLIQ 2 is a fantastic update to the original CLIQ, offering all of the expected features of old with a shiny new coat of varnish. The CLIQ 2 is faster, offers a far better display, and simply outclasses the original in nearly every way.

What it lacks, though, is HD video recording and HSPA+ data speeds. But considering its $100 price point, it’s still a good value for T-Mobile subscribers looking for an Android QWERTY smartphone. The problem is that the HTC-built T-Mobile G2 is also available for that price and offers a sexier design and a sleeker looking user interface.”

See the complete review

Samsung Vibrant Review by MobileBurn

t-marco — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:48:04 +0000

T-Mobile launched the new Android phone, Samsung Vibrant this past 15th. Now, thanks to MobileBurn we have an accurate review.

Powered by Android 2.1, the smartphone boasts a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, a 1GHz processor , a 5-megapixel camera with HD video capture and is the first phone with Samsung’s new Smart Life user interface. Other features include FM radio, Bluetooth 3.0 digital compass, WiFi b/n, GPS, 16GB of memory and microSD card slot.

Check more Here

Nokia Nuron review by Engadget

t-marco — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:58:13 +0000

Our friends from engadget made a review of the new semi-smart phone from Nokia, the Nuron or Nokia 5230 Xpress Music. The Nuron is the first touch screen phone for T-Mobile. This is a mid entry touch screen phone that supports 3G (HSDPA) bands, aGPS (compatible with Ovi Maps 3.0), 2MP camera, and more.

Engadget

New HTC PB81120 passed FCC with AWS 3G bands

t-marco — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:17:22 +0000

Today, FCC just passed a new phone from HTC supporting AWS 3G bands. This new device is the HTC PB81120. Apparently, it wont have a physical keyboard. We don’t have any confirmation that it will be a Android but we believe it will be a Windows Mobile. The new HTC PB81120 will feature a Quadband GSM/EDGE, dual band HSDPA/HSUPA 1700/2100, aGPS, WiFI b/g. This probably will be a second Windows Phone that T-Mobile would launch after the HTC HD2.

Stay tuned for more information

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Motorola Cliq Review

t-marco — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:26:18 +0000

The Motorola Cliq is the third Android phone in T-Mobile’s lineup. Thanks to a highly customizable user interface and an ambitious Motoblur service, which puts all your social networks, the Cliq is a great smart phone. With a 5-megapixel camera, 3.5mm headphone jack, and a comfortable keyboard and GPS, the Cliq can be a good option of combining a fun with a work phone.

Pros

Tight integration with social networks
Comfortable keyboard
Fast data speeds
Solid 5-MP camera
Robust backup service

Cons

Happenings interface needs work
No multitouch support
Mediocre on-screen keyboard

The Pearl, the best smartphone out there?

t-marco — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:36:37 +0000

The main thing the PC World folks liked about the Pearl 8120 is T-Mobile’s Hotspot @Home service, which allows customers to place home calls over a Wi-Fi connection. Yes, they’re free, and they even work at other T-Mobile hotspots. Plus, the 2 megapixel camera, SureType keyboard, and multimedia features didn’t hurt.

Here is the ranking.

RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120 (Rating : 89 – very Good)

T-Mobile isn’t the first U.S. carrier to offer the Wi-Fi-equipped BlackBerry Pearl 8120 (AT&T Wireless launched its 8120 earlier this year), but its version has a decidedly consumer spin. Thanks to T-Mobile’s innovative HotSpot@Home technology, this Pearl lets you make VoIP calls over Wi-Fi. The voice-over-Wi-Fi feature improves reception in locations where cell signals are weak — and in our tests, the technology worked very well.

Other impressive features include a sharp 2.0-megapixel camera, an excellent multimedia player, and RIM’s SureType predictive text-entry system for typing on a 20-key keyboard. Both voice quality and talk-time battery life were excellent: In our battery tests, the T-Mobile 8120 was still going strong after 10 hours — the maximum length of time we test for.

Motorola Motozine ZN5 (Rating : 86 Very Good)

The Motorola Motozine ZN5 is part cell phone and part digital camera. The brainchild of a partnership between Motorola and Kodak, it boasts a 5-megapixel camera that carries a bevy of impressive settings and features. Unfortunately, Motorola put so much effort into the camera component that it compromised on other aspects of the phone, such as design and 3G support.

The camera, at least, is super: It has automatic zoom, a low-light setting, three focus settings (auto, landscape and macro), five white-balance settings, panoramic and multishot modes, an automatic timer, and six shutter sounds. You can even edit your photos on the camera.

On the phone side, call quality was very good, and the battery hadn’t expired after 10 hours — the ceiling in our lab tests. The Motozine ZN5 would benefit from a 3G data connection, but you do get support for Wi-Fi and for T-Mobile’s EDGE quad-band network.

Samsung Omnia (Rating : 85 Very Good)

The sophisticated Samsung Omnia has almost everything you could want in a smart phone. Its assets include an elegant design (including a chrome finish and a black matte plastic back), a beautiful 3.2-inch touch screen, very good call quality, support for Verizon’s 3G network, and a good selection of software (notably, the mobile version of Microsoft’s Office suite).

Still, it’s not perfect. For starters, the Omnia lacks a standard 3.5-mm headphone jack and a physical QWERTY keyboard — the latter omission exacerbated by a mediocre predictive text entry system. In addition, Samsung’s TouchWiz interface performed a bit sluggishly. Despite these flaws, though, the Samsung Omnia is a high-quality handset that delivers a generous array of features

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8320 (Rating : 84 Very Good)

The BlackBerry Curve 8320 takes the consumer-friendly appeal of RIM’s original BlackBerry Curve 8300 smart phone and adds the ability to make voice calls over Wi-Fi. Like the BlackBerry Pearl 8120, the Curve 8320 supports T-Mobile’s innovative HotSpot@Home technology, which enables users to make calls in locations where cell signals are weak. In our tests the technology worked very well.

Other features include a thin-and-light design, a small but very usable QWERTY keyboard, a 2-megapixel camera, and a 320-by-240-resolution display. And like all BlackBerrys, the Curve 8320 is a stellar e-mail device, with support for 10 accounts.

T-Mobile G1 (Rating : 84 Very Good)

At first glance, the T-Mobile G1 ($179 with a two-year service contract) looks like just another bland, HTC-manufactured phone. But spend five minutes using the G1 — the first phone to run Google’s Android operating system — and you’ll start to see why it’s one of the best-designed phones you can buy.

The phone has a candy bar design, with a 3.2-inch capacitive touch-screen display and a full QWERTY keyboard that slides out from beneath the display. But the real test of the hardware is how well it integrates with the Android software, and here both the phone and Android shine. Thanks to its trackball and its slide-and-glide gesture-responsive touch screen, the G1 has particularly intuitive and smooth ergonomics.

T-Mobile’s Android-based G1 isn’t especially sexy or eye-catching, but it does a lot of things right. Android’s ease of use raises this phone above most Windows Mobile- and BlackBerry-based devices.

Apple iPhone 3G (Rating : 82 Very Good)

The Apple iPhone 3G is a classy device that continues to be a strong contender among smart phones. And while it’s not a must-have upgrade from the original Apple iPhone, the iPhone 3G offers some excellent features.

The iPhone’s 2.0 software supports, among other things, a multitude of free and low-cost apps available from the iPhone App Store. A speedy wireless radio loads Web pages up to three times faster than the original iPhone did. But the list of details overlooked or omitted is sizable: no removable media, no Java or Flash support in Safari, no cut-and-paste.

Talk quality, on the other hand, is vastly improved, with excellent audio quality and clarity. In our lab tests of its battery life, however, the iPhone 3G managed only 5 hours, 38 minutes of talk time on a single charge.

With its reasonable price, 3G radio, GPS, and business-friendly security features, Apple’s iPhone 3G cements Apple’s position as a defining force in the cell phone industry.

RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000 (Rating : 82 Very Good)

The BlackBerry Bold 9000, Research in Motion’s formidable contender in the 3G market, boasts a sleek design, a sharp display, and high-speed connectivity.

The Bold is the most stylish BlackBerry yet, and its features include a terrific keyboard and the BlackBerry platform’s various corporate e-mail and infrastructure-friendly characteristics. The Bold has superior battery life, too: 7 hours, 56 minutes of talk time in our lab tests. But the Bold’s call quality disappointed us, as calls consistently suffered from background hiss.

The BlackBerry Bold delivers high-speed browsing and powerful messaging capabilities, and it represents a major step up in form and function over existing BlackBerry models. But faults such as mediocre call quality and an unimpressive camera impede its potential to compete with the Apple iPhone 3G and the Android-based T-Mobile G1.

T-Mobile Shadow (Rating : 82 Very Good)

The updated T-Mobile Shadow incorporates a handful of feature upgrades and new colors (drab sage green gives way to white mint and black burgundy) as it supplants its year-old predecessor, the original Shadow.

The most notable new feature is support for the T-Mobile Unlimited HotSpot Calling service via the phone’s built-in Wi-Fi service. Unfortunately, calls made over the cellular radio did not sound as good: We heard a distinct hissing noise.

This slider-style phone has a 20-button keypad — with shared character keys and predictive text for typing, like Research in Motion’s design for the BlackBerry Pearl 8120) — that lies hidden beneath the 2.2-inch QVGA (320-by-240-pixel) display. Other features include a 2.0-megapixel camera and a full complement of Windows Mobile 6.1 software.

RIM BlackBerry Storm (Rating : 81 Very Good)

BlackBerry fans who’ve been yearning for a touch-based handset à la iPhone now have one, but the BlackBerry Storm might not be the smart phone of their dreams. We found the Storm awkward to use for everyday data-entry tasks, and its clickable touch screen made typing feel like a lot of work in a way that typing on a hardware keyboard (or on the iPhone’s software keyboard, for that matter) never did.

It’s too bad, because the Storm has some nice features and makes a great first impression. Encased in shiny black with silvery accents on the front and a removable matte metal cover in the back, the Storm is shorter, slightly narrower, and somewhat thicker than the iPhone. It packs support for Verizon Wireless’s fastest network (EvDO Rev. A), and has a GPS receiver and Bluetooth, but no Wi-Fi.

Phone call quality was solid, and we were very impressed by the audio quality of MP3 files heard through the bundled earbuds. The Storm’s 3.2-megapixel camera outshines the iPhone’s, too, not only in megapixel count, but with regard to its autofocus and flash.

But people who were hoping for a credible iPhone alternative fortified with BlackBerry’s traditional strengths as a mobile tool for corporate travelers will likely find the Storm a letdown. When it comes to touch interfaces, Apple still has no peer.

RIM Blackberry Pearl Flip 8220 (Rating : 81 Very Good)

Battery life : 8:12 hours. The first Blackberry Clamshell is stylish but its keyboard and other features fall short.