Mobile phone review : HTC desire

If you've seen the Google Nexus One, you've seen the HTC Desire. End of story. We liked the Nexus One so be our guest, HTC Desire. But is it every that simple?

HTC are so beatific they habitus phones for the competition. HTC are so stingy they hit no issues competing with their own clients. And is it us or are the clients eventually left with a rather disturbing question: do HTC work for us or do we work for them? Go ask Sony Ericsson and Google.

It doesn't quite attain sense to go as far back as the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 and the HTC Touch Pro. Today's story is most added couple of twins. And because the children are nearly identical, we'll essay to see what it's same existence mom's selection or dad's.

The Desire produced a beatific deal of life and its stimulate promulgation after this year's MWC proves HTC know beatific timing. But by no means should it correct the hype that enclosed the Google Nexus One. What's in a name? No, really.

And while we're at it, some another - inferior cheesy - study would've rattling suited the top HTC Android better. But well, that's secondary stuff compared to what's inside. Here it goes.
Key features:

* Quad-band GSM and dual-band 3G support
* 7.2 Mbps HSDPA and 2 Mbps HSUPA
* 3.7" 16M-color capacitive AMOLED touchscreen of WVGA partitioning (480x 800 pixel)
* Android OS v2.1 with kinetic scrolling and crop zooming
* Slim strikingness and avid habitus quality
* Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 1 evaluate processor
* 576 MB RAM and 512 MB ROM
* 5 MP autofocus camera with diode shine and geotagging
* WVGA (800 x 480 pixels) transcription transcription @ 15fps
* Wi-Fi and GPS with A-GPS
* microSD slot, bundled with a 4GB card
* Accelerometer and closeness sensor
* Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
* Stereo FM radio with RDS
* microUSB port (charging) and biaural Bluetooth v2.1
* Optical trackpad which doubles as a button
* Smart dialing

Main disadvantages:

* Disappointing transcription quality
* Limited hardware acquirable to the user on the grouping partition (you are left with only 120 MB for instalment apps)
* No DivX and XviD transcription playback
* No voice dialing
* Non hot-swappable module card

While the Google Nexus One is assist confined to designated countries, its twin, the HTC Desire, is already in stores across the globe. And that haw be avid programme for users on markets assist ungraced by Google. It's the same good - avow away the Google logo, and add a some pleasant little things.

But it's not the differences that you'll care about. It's what both devices hit in common that attain them so attractive.

Of course we stingy the large capacitive AMOLED touchscreen, the fresh Android OS v2.1 they run, the avid performance on the 1GHz Snapdragon processor, and the 5-megapixel autofocus cameras they embellish with.

Eventually, you'll attending that these are actually digit assorted phones. The Nexus One's trackball is absent for an optical trackpad. The controls on the Desire are actualised buttons instead of the capacitive keys on the Google phone. On the homescreen, you'll see the smart Sense UI waving Hello.

Some platforms just don't seem to change for years. The Android OS is evolving at amazing speed. The Desire is one of the first devices to embellish with the smart edition of the Android operative grouping but more importantly, existence so powerful, it's among the some to reveal what ?clair is actually capable of.

Mobile phone review : Nokia 6303i classic

It’s either a state that pays the lease or a state to love, not both. If the Nokia 6303i had this attitude it would be in big trouble. Fortunately, there’s null to worry most here. It’s a handset that knows its post and does the state it’s paid to do.

The Nokia 6303i artist is an "i" good – but not the Apple variety. Call it a facelift or call it a sequel – it’s a change that comes in to ready sales strong. Some secondary improvements are tacit to an already well-rounded product.

At prototypal spring however, it seems that Nokia has cut features kinda than add them. The 3.2MP auto-focus camera with VGA video @15fps has been downgraded to fixed-focus organisation and QVGA video getting @8fps.

However, the increase to shelling life makes quite a difference. Plus, 3 megapixel is null to write home most – with or without autofocus. The retail package was updated likewise – you get a 2GB microSD card instead of 1GB and the good supports game up to 16GB (the example 6303 managed just 4GB cards). And then, there’s the updated individual interface as well.

So, whatever trade-offs have been made, but when you add them up the 6303i inches slightly free of its predecessor.
Key features:

* Tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support
* 2.2" 16M-color QVGA display with superior sunlight legibility
* 3 megapixel camera, fixed-focus and LED flash
* QVGA video transcription at 8fps
* Refreshed S40 individual interface, 6th edition
* Stereo FM medium with RDS
* Bluetooth (with A2DP) and microUSB port
* microSD card quantity (16 GB supported, 2GB included)
* Standard 3.5mm frequence jack
* Rich preinstalled application package
* Ovi Maps, Store, Contacts and Share
* Solid metal casing, pleasant oval shapes
* Web browser is WebKit-based and plays YouTube video
* Respectable BL-5CT shelling (Li-Ion 1050 mAh)

Main disadvantages:

* No 3G
* Memory card quantity under the backwards cover
* Below par camera image quality
* No smart dialing
* No multi-tasking of any sort
* No office writing viewer

Looks is one abstract that Nokia didn’t modify on the 6303i classic. The metal symbolize with neutral styling (not likewise extravagant, not likewise formal) was great the prototypal time around and the good did and still does countenance clad above its pay grade.

Browsing the web, reading telecommunicate and modify bill social networking updates are accepted features in today’s handsets. But before every that, the Nokia 6303i artist is a good – as in press a some buttons and find a call. Remember?

Samsung Pixon 12 Vs Sonny ericsson Satio

A year's truce must've been enough and some heavyweight sharpshooters are called to arms again. In fact, there's never been a ceasefire in the battle for profit. But we're about to look at the future of cameraphones and the battle to take place is more for glory than anything else.

So, if 5 and 8 megapixel shooters are busy tipping the scales in favor of this or that maker, are the 12 megapixel monsters taking on low and mid-range digicams? Of course, cameraphones are still limited compared to even the most basic of point-and-shoot cameras - optical zoom for example. Samsung are working on that, but there is still plenty of time to go.

It doesn't mean though that we'll just sit and wait. We've got two contenders here, eager to fight it out for the Ultimate cameraphone title. The Samsung M8910 Pixon12 and the Sony Ericsson Satio each have legacies to live up to and quite a challenge to conquer.

The Samsung cameraphone hit the shelves several months earlier, but maybe Sony Ericsson used the extra time to fine tune their output and outdo their rival. Amazed as we were when we reviewed the Pixon12, we would be even happier if the Satio is able to bring the cameraphone world another step forward.

Sony Ericsson have been hitting low lately and the Satio might just be the right stuff to turn the tide. Yes, the Satio is a full-touch Symbian handset bringing the latest in mobile phone technology. But it will be the cameraphone we guess, not the smartphone, that will get most of the credit.

Before we proceed with the actual shootout there is an important note to make. The Samsung Pixon12 sports a 30mm wide-angle lens (advertised as 28mm) and that gives it roughly 17 percent wider field of view than the Satio's regular 35mm lens.

Wide angle lens is pretty useful when taking landscape and architecture photos as you don't need to go as far back to fit the whole subject in the frame. However fitting more stuff in the frame means that the things in it are actually smaller (drawn by fewer pixels, if you wish). In effect, the extra angle of view is not always needed but you are always losing some scene detail (unless you compensate by doing the legwork to get physically closer).

So now that we've got that cleared, we can move on and get busy shooting.

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Mobilephone review : Sony ericsson Aino

Sony Ericsson are on the move recently and the Aino is very much part of the agenda. But living in the shadow of the Satio and X10 is not much fun we guess. So, the Sony Ericsson Aino is keen to live a double life. At first glance, it's a touchscreen PMP, but on a second look it's a regular slider phone with an extra big screen. It's not the ultimate PlayStation phone but it does have Remote Play, to wirelessly pair with Sony's PlayStation 3.

As far as feature phones go, the Aino has pretty much everything - excellent connectivity, full-featured navigation, a great camera, plenty of internal storage and a simple-but-snappy touch media menu.

By the way, don't let anyone tell you touchscreen functionality is limited to the proprietary Sony Ericsson multimedia menu. We were pleasantly surprised with Opera Mini, which seemed to quite agree with the Aino touch system. Touchscreen navigation is all there and it performed very smoothly. This means touch controlled Java games might work as well.

All right, this was just a single little secret revealed. Let's take a closer look at what else the Aino may be hiding there.
Key features

* 3" 16M-color capacitive touchscreen, 240 x 432 pixels
* Quad-band GSM support
* Tri-band 3G with 7.2Mbps HSDPA, 2Mbps HSUPA
* 8 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash; geotagging, touch-focus, face detection, image stabilization; VGA video recording @ 30fps
* Some degree of touchscreen functionality - touch-enabled media and camera interface
* Touch works in Java apps as well, e.g. Opera Mini
* Built-in GPS receiver with A-GPS; Trial version of Wisepilot navigation software
* Wi-Fi with DLNA
* FM radio with RDS
* Stereo Bluetooth 2.1
* microSD card slot
* Wireless Bluetooth headset with 3.5 mm audio jack and nice headphones, desktop docking station and 8GB microSD card in box
* Remote play for Playstation 3

Main disadvantages

* No standard USB port
* No 3.5mm audio jack (but there's one on the Bluetooth headset)
* Touch control is limited to camera, gallery, multimedia players and some Java apps
* Media library updates very slowly in the touch media menu
* No DivX/XviD support
* No xenon flash
* No camera lens cover

The box contents are a sweat deal too - the matching desk stand and wireless headset would fetch a pretty high price as a separate purchase, but with Aino they are part of the experience. And the 8GB microSD card in the box should be enough for most people.

Uncomfortable questions start to emerge though - the Remote Play feature doesn't really do much more than DLNA and is useless with anything but PlayStation3. The touch functionality sounds great but not having it in the built-in browser sucks.

But asking these questions is missing the point. If you owned the original PlayStation, then upgraded to PlayStation 2 and have the 3rd version sitting next to your BRAVIA set, well this love letter in the shape of Sony Ericsson Aino is addressed to you.

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Mobilephonereview : Blackberry Curve 8520

With the Bold almost reaching perfection in the BlackBerry arts, new horizons need to be explored to keep the spark alive. The tall task to pioneer new territories (in BlackBerry terms anyway) falls on to the Curve 8520.

The new Curve has a price tag that's easier on the wallet and - coming from a BlackBerry - that's a welcome change of game plan already. But what makes this here Berry a shocker is… wait for it… music keys. Last time we checked features like that were teen geek stuff and we don't know many teens are walking around with a BlackBerry in their pocket. Well, it's certainly going to be interesting to see how BlackBerry's attempt to woo this new demographic will turn out.
Key features

* 2.46" 65K-color TFT landscape display of QVGA resolution
* Comfortable four-row full QWERTY keyboard
* Quad-band GSM support, Wi-Fi connectivity
* 2 megapixel camera with fixed focus
* 512MHz CPU
* BlackBerry OS v4.6 with responsive trackpad navigation
* Hot-swappable microSD card slot (up to 16GB)
* 3.5 mm audio jack
* Decent audio quality
* Nice web browser
* Office document editor
* Smart dialing
* Dedicated music keys
* DivX and XviD video support

Main disadvantages

* Many features are unusable without a BlackBerry Internet Service account (plan)
* BlackBerry OS offers basic text-only submenus
* Mediocre camera performance and features
* No FM radio
* No 3G support
* No TV-out functionality
* Music keys are stiff and unresponsive
* No built-in GPS receiver
* Back panel is a fingerprint magnet

Most of the software-related shortfalls in the list above are shared by all other BlackBerries out there. The hardware disadvantages boil down to features that the 8520 needed to skip to fit budget. After all, the fancy stuff is in the more expensive 8900 Curve and 9700 Bold. So if you're already ok with the 8520 Curve specs and you want to go for a BlackBerry device and service, you won't find anything substantial to complain about here.

Obviously it took a few sacrifices for the Curve 8520 to keep that price tag within limits. The magnificent screen was ruthlessly trimmed down to the run-of-the-mill QVGA resolution. On a second thought though, that only puts it on a par with the screens on the Nokia E71 and E72 and we don't see anyone complaining about them.

But how Blackberry and other makers define cheap are completely different things, so a commitment-free 8520 Curve fetches nearly the same as a Nokia E71. Now, that can't be too good for the BlackBerry, right - especially now that Nokia are offering their paid Push Messaging service in quite a lot of countries.

As we see it, the only way for the Curve 8520 to escape constant comparisons to its Nokia counterparts is to find some way to appeal to a wider market.

But frankly, we're a little skeptical whether one handset can convince the masses that BlackBerries are now as much about pleasure as they are about business. RIM have built a reputation on churning out no-nonsense corporate phones and it will take several more generations (and frankly, optimizations) for people to start seeing the company differently.

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