3rd
July
2009
The LG U8380 is a clamshell styled mobile phone. It has two displays with one on the outside of the clamshell so you can see who is calling you without ever having to open the device. The inside display is a little over two inches in size and is capable of displaying 256k colours. The design of this particular LG mobile phone is quite pleasing as it incorporates a pattern that uses two shades of gray.
The device is small thanks to the clamshell design but it does weigh a significant amount. Overall the U8380 is 95.7 mm long by 49.5mm wide by 23.7 mm thick. This mobile phone also tips the scales at around 139 grams. Users can expect to get around 3 hours of talk time and up to 165 hours on standby out of the battery that is included with the device.
The U8380 does have an integrated camera although it is only 1.3 megapixels which some might find to be inferior to many other mobile phones that are currently available. To make up for this, the camera does have flash. There is a second camera that is built into this device which can be used for video calling.
Many will want to use this mobile phone as a digital music player as it is fully capable of playing MP3 and AAC music files. You can store your music on microSD cards that are up to 256 megabytes in size as the LG U8380 does have a compatible expansion slot.

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29th
June
2009
The Samsung Tocco F480 offers a sleek design and a variety of impressive features. The phone’s most notable feature is the touchscreen, which is now much easier to use and gives a much faster response than the touchscreens on Samsung’s previous phones. The phone’s display is 2.8 inches. Icons are clear and colourful, making the screen both attractive and easy to use.
Another great feature for the Samsung Tocco F480 is that you can personalise the home screen by dragging applications and grouping widgets. Grouping widgets allows users to easily access the features that they use the most, such as the phone’s music player or games. The phone’s 5 megapixel camera also has a great variety of features, including face detection, smile detection, an LED photo light and a 4 X Zoom.
Users who like a phone with lots of storage space will not be disappointed. The Samsung Tocco F480 offers 223 MB internal memory, which can be expanded using a microSD memory card. Ringtone selection is good, with a choice of polyphonic, monophonic and real music tones. The phone also offers Bluettoth and USB for file sharing and an FM radio. Also available are the usual useful features, such as an alarm clock, calendar, short messaging service and multi-media messaging.
Unfortunately, there is no GPS receiver, but the large variety of other features makes up for it. The Samsung Tocco F480 is the perfect phone for those who are looking for a light, attractive handset that is packed full of impressive features.

posted in Mobile Phone Reviews, Samsung, Touchscreen |
26th
June
2009
The Blackberry Pearl 8110 smart phone is a great device for anyone looking for a great deal of functionality without the burden of a large package. Unlike most Blackberry mobile phones, the Pearl 8110 is very compact but does not deprive the user of key features like an excellent organizer and the ability to get email while you are on the go.
The Pearl 8110 from Blackberry is only 107 mm long by 50 mm wide and it is just 14 mm thick. The device weighs a reasonable 91 grams but it still feels durable in your hand. The battery that comes with this smart phone will provide the user with a little more than 4 hours of talk time or around 360 hours on standby.
While many Blackberry devices do not have an integrated camera, the Pearl 8110 does not disappoint users. It has a 2 megapixel camera which has a flash capability to ensure that even in poor lighting, quality pictures can still be captured. The camera can also capture video clips as well.
To help users from getting lost while on the go, the Blackberry Pearl 8110 has a built in GPS system. This device also has a document viewer that is compatible with popular Microsoft file formats like Word and Excel. It also has the capability to view PDF’s as well.
Along with email, users can use this Blackberry for SMS and MMS as well as instant messaging. There is 64 megabytes of internal memory for users to take advantage.

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23rd
June
2009
The Sony Ericsson W705 is a Walkman sliderphone that offers a stylish design. With aluminium front and sides and a gold trim, the design of this chic phone is sure to please fans of the Sony Walkman mobile series. The 2.4 inch QVGA display is perfect for the phone’s selection of multimedia features.
The phone has a wide selection of features for its music player. The phone has 120MB of internal memory, but users can gain enough storage for loading their music by using the 4GB in-box memory card. A USB cable and Media Manager software are provided for dragging and dropping music.
The Sony Ericsson offers a 3.2 Megapixel camera, which has a fixed focus lens. Video features include an application that allows users to manage videos on their YouTube account. For radio, there is the BBC iPlayer, where users can stream content using Wi-Fi. There is an FM radio feature, where users can tune into their favourite stations. Sony offers a useful feature known as TrackID, which allows users to identify any songs that they hear on the radio.
The downside to the Sony Ericsson W705 is that it does not offer a GPS, but it does have the Google Maps application, which can be used to help users search for locations. Another downside is that the camera and video capture are of average quality, but for those who are looking for a phone packed with great music features, Wi-Fi, YouTube support and an attractive and user friendly mobile, the Sony Ericsson W705 is the perfect choice.

posted in Mobile Phones, Sony Ericsson |
20th
June
2009
The LG KF300 mobile phone is small and very easy to use. The KF300 is designed as a flip device. There are two excellent displays on this device for users to enjoy. The external display is a little more than one inch in size and provides useful features such as the time and shows who is calling. The internal screen is a little more than two inches in size and supports up to 256K colours.
This LG mobile phone is just 99 mm long by 50 mm wide and it is 16 mm thick. The weight of this device is 97 grams. Battery life for the KF300 is lacking. Users can expect only around 2 hours of talk time or 200 hours on standby.
There is a single 2 megapixel camera integrated into the LG KF300. Users can capture video with the camera as well. There is 10 megabytes of internal memory provided for users. As this is not a large amount of space, users will be happy to know that there is also an expansion slot which supports microSD cards.
This mobile phone can also be used as an MP3 player as well. There is a built in FM radio which users can listen to if they get tired of the music that they have stored on their KF300.
Users will be able to stay connected with messaging options such as SMS, MMS, and EMS. To make data entry easier, users will be able to take advantage of T9 predictive text.

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16th
June
2009
The Samsung E840 is a stylish mobile phone. It functions as a slider which means the number pad is hidden except for when you need it. When the number pad is tucked away, the device looks sleek and glossy. The display on the E840 from Samsung is 2.2 inches in size and support for 256K colours is included.
This Samsung mobile phone is 101.5 mm long by 52.5 mm wide and it is 10.6 mm thick. The overall weight of this device is 99 grams. The battery that comes included with the E840 will provides users up to 4 hours and 30 minutes of talk time or 360 hours on standby.
The Samsung E840 has a few unique features. A TV-out is included on the device as well as an FM radio to keep you entertained. This mobile phone supports a large number of music formats like AAC, MP3, and WMA. This device provides 70 megabytes of internal memory which users can store music on. There is also a microSD expansion slot as well if you find yourself running out of room.
The photos that you will take with the 2 megapixel camera that is integrated into this mobile phone will also take up some of that memory. This camera is also capable of capturing video as well.
Anyone looking to stay organised will find several of the features on this mobile phone useful. This includes a handy to do list and organizer. There is also a stopwatch and calculator on the Samsung E840 as well.

posted in Mobile Phone Reviews, Samsung |
11th
June
2009
The Nokia E71 is ideal for those looking for a fresh and smart design and offers many attractive features, including a high quality QVGA display with up to 16 million colours, a full keyboard and two home screen modes that are customisable.
It is equipped with an impressive amount of security features, including a remote lock, a device lock, a mobile VPN and data encryption for memory content. The phone offers 110MB internal memory and 8GB with a microSD memory card.
Users can enjoy up to 18 hours of music playback time and there is also an FM radio, media player, voice aid and a voice recorder. Users can personalise the phone by using the selection of customisable features, such as ringtones, themes, home screen content and much more. Call features include automatic redial, volume keys, internal vibrating alert, call timer, a log of received, missed and dialled calls and much more. The phone also has a number of navigation features, including a GPS and the Nokia Maps application, making it ideal for those who go travelling often.
Although unsurprising that the Nokia E71 offers nothing different from the original version, the black theme does look stylish and it is the ideal phone for those looking for a neat design with a selection of great features.

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9th
June
2009
The Samsung F840 Tocco Pink is aimed at female fans of the Samsung F840. The pink version offers the same great features as the original version, including a touchscreen, a 2.8 inch display and much more. The phone’s new UI makes browsing easy, and users can easily customise the phone by dragging and dropping applications using widgets.
In addition to the touchscreen, display and customisable features, the Samsung F840 Tocco Pink also boasts a 5 megapixel camera, which comes with autofocus. There is also a secondary camera for video calling, a video player and recorder, video flash and more. Users can also enjoy a selection of great entertainment features such as an FM radio, music player, music recognition and MP3, ACC and ACC+ support. The phone also offers polyphonic and real music ringtones as well as WAP, Bluetooth, Java, a document viewer, picture editing and emailing.
In terms of internal memory, the phone offers 240 MB. The memory can be expanded, as the Samsung F840 Tocco Pink offers microSD memory card support. The phone’s battery offers a maximum of 3 hours of talk-time and a maximum of 300 hours standby.
The Samsung F840 Pink is the ideal choice for females who are looking for a more feminine option that keeps all the great features that were offered by the original version. Its selection of great entertainment features and camera features along with its sleek and stylish design make the Samsung F840 the perfect phone for females.

posted in Mobile Phones, Samsung, Touchscreen |
7th
June
2009
Although not the smallest of handsets, the Samsung Soul Midnight U900 is still a slim phone. The midnight black version offers a sleek and stylish design. Along with the great design, the phone also offers a range of great features, including a 2.2 inch TFT display of excellent quality and Magic Touch DaCp, which is the touch navigation function.
The phone also boasts a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus. It offers good quality photos, with features such as face detection, multi-shot and panorama shots. Unfortunately the LED flash only works well for photos that are taken close-up and not for photos that are taken in poor lighting conditions, such as in the evening.
The Samsung Soul U900’s music player is good, with a selection of supported formats such as WMA, MP3, AAC, XMF and much more. The phone’s video player offers video streaming and high resolution QVGA recording. Other great features include Bluetooth, Google Mail, Google Search, an FM radio, mobile blogging and an RSS reader.
The phone’s battery offers up to 4 hours of talk-time and 400 hours standby. Internal memory for the Smasung Soul Midnight U900 is 128MB internal memory, which may not be enough for some users, but the phone does have microSD memory card support so that memory can be expanded.
The Samsung Soul Midnight U900’s stylish design and variety of great features is sure to please users. It is the ideal choice for those looking for an attractive phone that is easy to carry around and has lots to offer.

posted in Mobile Phone Reviews, Samsung |
4th
June
2009
The Nokia 5800 is now available in black and silver. Originally available with blue or red lines and back cover, the Nokia 5800 now has a silver back cover and silver lines on the sides. Those who have been waiting for a black and silver Nokia 5800 should expect to pay around £249.00, the same price as the original Nokia 5800 XpressMusic.
The Nokia 5800 comes with 3.2 inch 16M touch-screen, with a 640 x 360 pixels resolution. It also has an integrated hands-free speakerphone, Bluetooth 2.0 and Wireless LAN. Other impressive features include a Dedicated Media Bar touch key, which you can use to gain access to the gallery, your music and your web browser. There is also a 3.2 Megapixel camera, which offers a 3x digital zoom, dual LED flash and autofocus.
Battery life for the Nokia 5800 is good, with up to 8.8 hours of talk time and 35 hours for music playback. This lightweight phone also has a variety of organiser features, including a calendar, clock, phone book and even a Flight Mode option, which is ideal for those who travel often. Those who enjoy gaming will not be disappointed, as the Nokia 5800 offers a variety of Java games and users can also download games from the internet.
Unfortunately, the Nokia 5800 in black and silver does not offer any new features apart from the colour change, but for those who are looking for a neat and sophisticated design, it is the ideal choice.

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