Dell Streak 7

Let's be truthful, the original Dell Streak had a small piece of an identity crisis. The 5-inch device wasn't sure if it belong in the tablet or smartphone world, and eventually it was targeted at a pretty niche user. But its larger brother, the Streak 7, is more self-aware. It's a honest-to-goodness tablet meant for doing all those tablet-y things -- surfing the web, reading e-books, watching video and more. Sure, the Streak 7 may just look like an enlarged version of the 5-inch version, but they fluctuate in more than just screen size: the 7 packs a powerful 1GHz dual-core Tegra T20 processor, 1.3 megapixel front facing camera, 5 megapixel lens on the rear, T-Mobile "4G" HSPA+ connectivity, and 16GB of internal memory. The tablet runs Android 2.2 with Dell's Stage UI for now, but Dell assures an upgrade to Honeycomb once it's ready. It sounds like one of the more well-rounded 7-inch tablets on the market right now and at just $200 on agreement at T-Mobile (it's $450 without), it's actually quite fine priced. However, there are quite a few things that are going to keep 7-inch tablet seekers from forking over the cash. What are those? We'll tell all in our full review -- read on for more!

while powered off, the Streak 7 looks like it has almost the same display as the Galaxy Tab. Both have highly glossy, 7-inch Gorilla Glass screens that feel incredibly smooth to the touch. However, that all changes when you turn them on. In contrast to the Galaxy's 1024 x 600 resolution display, the Streak's 800 x 480 panel just looks cheap, and the experience is definitely felt when browsing, reading, looking at photos, or watching a high-definition clip. In a side-by-side comparison of the same photo, the Streak 7 just looked low-rate in comparison to the Tab's crisp rendering. Yep, it's pretty much a Pixel Density Enthusiast's terrifying

Speaking of that Qik Video Chat app, we were able to successfully gossip with a former colleague using the 1.3-megapixel front facing camera. The app itself doesn't provide the best excellence video -- it was better on WiFi than 4G, but it's still not desktop grade video calling. That said, when we took some stills with the front lens, we found the quality to be polite - unluckily, it picked up the bags under our eyes and our messy hair. Clearly, in evaluation, the 5-megapixel cam on the rear took much crisper shots, even though they seemed a bit washed out. We still have to admit taking a picture with a 7-inch viewfinder is nothing but awkward. Still, the auto focus was quick and the flash came in handy when we went to take shots in a dark taxi cab. There's no incessant or panorama shooting mode like the Galaxy Tab, but the Streak 7 can record 720p video. Motion capture was quite flat, though the footage was fairly grainy and oversaturated.

For individuals, that need to have a 7-inch Android tablet right now, we'd suggest the $500 Galaxy Tab -- the screen is noticeably improved and it lasts twice as long on a charge. (Keep in mind, we're not positive that the Tab will be upgradable to Honeycomb, so you're taking a risk there). There's also the $250 Nook Color, which is really aimed at reading and light browsing, but can be rooted every which way if that's your thing. though, with the Motorola Xoom, LG G-Slate, Toshiba Tablet, and a handful of other slates on the horizon, what we'd actually recommend, is hanging tight and waiting for the Honeycomb tablet era to start.

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LG C199

Introduction:

In the new times LG seemed much full of activity in designing hi-end smart phones and we did not see any significant movement from LG as far as lower and average markets are concerned. The latest announcement of LG C 199 states that LG is not indifferent to this section of mobile market. Following will give you a little imminent about this mobile handset

First Look:

As we have before now identified that this mobile handset is targeted to the lower market and we should wait for this to be a budget handset with entry level features. It is a simple dual-sim bar phone with a vivid display of 2.3 inches deliberate diagonally. Nothing can be said about its interface as this has not been made available in the market for sale. However we are expecting this handset to be seen shortly in the hands of users as low-end mobiles are not expected much.

Loveable QWERTY:

The best part of this mobile handset is its full QWERTY keyboard which is greatly admired between the youths. As this handset is designed with charge the youngsters in mind so this feature is surely going to amaze the users. Keys on the board seem characteristic from each other which would make typing easier and smoother.

The camera of this mobile handset can not become its identity as it is only a 2MP camera and LG phones are not known for their camera results. So you must expect a reasonable excellence not a surprising one which can easily be shared via social feeds from your handset using internet.

Elementary Features:

This dual-sim mobile handset incorporates all the basic kind of features which includes FM-radio, 3.5mm audio jack, extendable memory up to 8GB which suffices and Bluetooth for division data with your friends. This is the material you want to see in all the phones who claims to be for the youngsters. The budget phones normally lack Wi-Fi feature but LG to your revelation has added Wi-Fi in this model which is indeed a delight for the internet users.

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LG T375 Cookie Smart

LG T375 Cookie Smart Review:

LG is an future technological stream in the spirited market of high tech devices. The company has been maintaining its skill based efforts in its gadgets since its opening. Talking about the average priced handsets, LG is well known in the market for this point. The LG T375 Cookie Smart also belongs to the category mentioned above. It is a low-end mobile handset boosted with some great features.

Body and Design:

The LG T375 has been created with a beautiful body likewise all the similar gadgets of this era. The gadget is provided in black shiny body color to improve your grace and that does matter. The handset is easy to carry all along with all the time due to its light weight.

Display:

The body of this handset is beautified with a 3.2 inches TFT touch responsive screen having 256k colors. Change your world with setting 240×320 pixels resolution images on its screen. Hence, the screen provides a obvious and clean view to the users.

Camera:

In order to complete up the average ranged mobile users with the photographic ability a 2.0 mega pixels camera is fixed on the back of this gadget. The camera provided in this handset is enough for such low priced mobile handset.

Features:

The Wi-Fi connectivity potential is such an amazing addition to this low priced mobile handset for sharing and transferring your data with other high tech devices. Now, the issue of keeping two mobile handsets at the same time for businessmen has been also resolved by providing the dual-SIM facility in this gadget. Music lovers will also admire this device due to the upgraded multimedia functions offered in such basic handset. A microSD slot is also added to this gadget to enhance your storage ability.

Pros:

• Wi-Fi connectivity

• microSD slot

• upgraded multimedia capabilities

• multi touch sensitive screen

Cons:

• low configuration camera 2.0 mega pixels

Verdict:

Generally it is an out standing mobile handset powered with some unexpected features for the convenience of the mid ranged consumers.

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LG Optimus Elite LS696

LG Optimus Elite LS696 Review:

There is no GSM network coverage in this new Handset of LG Optimus Elite LS696, which is an count to Sprint mobiles. The analysts, the bloggers, the pundits—all are expecting the introduction of some new technology as discussing and posting the customary specifications and reviews has made them nagged. This LG Elite is also one of the on-going stream of Android versions. No capabilities to rank it a slab of reinvigoration in mobile world. Sprint is also pushy for mounting its position like Verizon, AT&T and Spectrum etc. and this mobile phone reflects such efforts of the company. The LG Elite is not a obsessively manufacturing from the company and what it holds under the compact body; do check with this LG Optimus Elite LS696 review.

Body

Say good bye to shock while holding this LG mobile—a real Elite class version. With compactness, neatness and elegance, this gadget has been made simple. A relaxed body, accomplishing the unending trend of smart phones, is fixed with most preferred touch screen of this time i.e. the capacitive touch screen. Its wider and longer getting you at ease of watching movies and video clips. The mobile phone is also a light weight (120 g). However, the pixels density may result in delivering blurred graphics as it is only 320×480. Sprint subscribers will have to be cautious while using it as no Gorilla Glass safety is there for LG Optimus Elite LS696.

Performance

Now comes onward the performance of LG Optimus Elite LS696. It is a attraction of every Smart Phone to deliver the results on time like processing or browsing your data in a quick manner. Here is the 800 MHz processor of this Elite model to do the same for you. It hardly gets 5 seconds to boot the mobile phone to start workings. Similarly, the obstruction of getting held at times when multiple errands are loaded to its processor is also eliminated in this mobile phone.

App Store

Google Play. Yes. You can download many apps using Google Play choice in this mobile handset. Not only this, there are many available apps already on the Android OS like Gmail, calendar, Google Talk, Maps, Office document viewer (Work, Excel and Powerpoint). The Java MIDP is also there to widen the range of small apps. Another staggering facility that has been provided in LG Optimus Elite LS696 is the purchase option of Google Wallet where you can benefit up to 50GB BOX storage.

Camera

Don’t bound yourself from capturing the valued life moments of your life through its 5MP camera. You can share these photos with friends through picture messages or these can be uploaded on social networks. The LG Optimus Elite LS696 does not sanction to make live communications because no front camera has been devoted to it.

Multimedia Features

The multimedia package is similar to those of current devices. You can make voice calls on 2G and 3G networks or you can communicate to the whole world on social networks like Facebook and Twitter on the internet that can be enabled through Wi-Fi hotspot. Sharing data between mobiles and high-tech devices has become usual nowadays and this mobile phone has Bluetooth, NFC and microUSB for this purpose In addition, you can like MP3 songs and MP4 videos on relative music players.

Battery Timings

A excellence battery has been embedded in this LG LS696 mobile phone. You can talk up to 7 hours and 30 minutes for one full recharge of battery.

Verdict

The features LG Optimus Elite LS696 Sprint’s model is good quality one though. It does not seem to have many downsides in its features. The memory side could be improved as more cash are required to own a memory card other than the internal memory. The design could also be made striking to add elegance in its looks. But, no matter as it is a complete box up.

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LG T370 Cookie Smart

LG T370 Cookie Smart Review:

LG is one influential company which is moving along with other high tech devices producing companies to fight in the race of becoming the uppermost ranked company by stunning the world with their superior products. LG has once more invented a wonderful gadget named by LG T370 Smart Handset.

Body and Design:

The LG T370 has been produced with a stunning body likewise all the similar gadgets of this age. The widget is provided in 3 fascinating body colors (black, white and red) to entertain even the finicky users as well because that does matter to LG goals. The handset is easy to carry along with all the time due to its light weight.

Display:

The body of this handset is beautified with a 3.2 inches TFT touch receptive screen having 256k colors. Change your world with setting 240×320 pixels resolution images on its screen. So, the screen provides a obvious and clean view to the users.

Camera:

In order to pure up the average ranged cell phone users with the photographic capability, a 2.0 mega pixels camera is embedded on the back of this widget. The camera provided in this handset is enough for such low priced mobile handset.

Features:

The Wi-Fi connectivity ability is such an amazing addition to this low priced mobile handset for sharing and transferring your data with other high tech devices. Now, the matter of keeping two mobile Handsets at the same time for businessmen has been also resolved by providing the dual-SIM facility in this gadget. Music lovers will also admire this device due to the upgraded multimedia functions offered in such basic phone. A microSD slot is also added to this gadget to improve your storage capacity.

Pros:

• Wi-Fi connectivity

• microSD slot

• upgraded multimedia capabilities

• multi touch sensitive screen

Cons:

• low configuration camera 2.0 mega pixels

Verdict:

Generally, it is an out standing mobile handset powered with some astonishing features for the expediency of the mid ranged customers.

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LG Optimus LTE2

Smartphones are all the rage at the instant. Manufacturers like LG, Samsung, Apple are motivated to release the latest and supreme smartphone innovations. Billions of dollars are spent each year on research & development. These companies are fighting tooth and nail for our solid earned dollars and as a consumer it is difficult to make the right decision. There is so much choice out there!

I disgust to confess it but I am a techno geek. I adore gadgets! As a previous LG Optimus consumer I was very excited when early in May 2012, LG announced the release of a brand new Android 4.0 smartphone which was going to “puff you gone”.

LG Optimus LTE2:

The Optimus LTE2 is currently the most influential smartphone in Korea. It boasts a enormous 2GB DDR of RAM which effectively crosses the boundaries of smartphone and moveable computer. Running on the the Dual-Core Qual-comm one-chip, the LTE2 offers the best environment for for multitasking and running large applications seamlessly on Google’s Android 4.0 AKA ‘Ice-Cream Sandwich’. LG are the first manufacturers in Korea to offer this Operating System.

The LG Optimus LTE2 also offers a variety of innovative features to maximize the user familiarity. The device’s 4.7-inch True HD IPS display is a bright 550 nits with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The unique Voice Shutter feature allows you to take photos using your voice. This is enormous for when you need to take snaps on the go!

Another pioneering feature only available for Opitmus LTE2 is the optional magnetic initiation wireless charging system (sold separately). This means that you can incriminate the handset by placing the device on the wireless battery charging pad.

Key Specifications include:

• Chipset: 1.5GHz Dual-Core (Qualcomm MSM8960)

• Display: 4.7-inch True HD IPS Display (1280 x 720)

• Memory: 2GB DDR RAM, 16GB Internal Storage

• Micro SD support (up to 32GB)

• Camera: 8MP rear-facing, 1.3MP front-facing

• OS: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

• Battery: 2,150 mAh SiO+, Wireless Charging Support Available

• Others: WiFi (802.11 a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.0 LE, MHL, NFC

• USB 2.0 HS, DLNA

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BlackBerry Style 9670

BlackBerry and style go mutually something like Razor scooters and cool, which is to say, they don’t. RIM may have perfected a straight-laced plan that goes well with two-piece suits, polos and khakis, but originality, fashion and style are not words typically associated with the brand. The company attempts to break that mold with the decisively named Style, a BlackBerry that discards business aspirations for a dress-down design destined for denim. But can the product that started as a status symbol for the corporate elite ever be cool? Let’s find out.

Design:

The Style is unrepentantly fat, both in width (2.36 inches) and depth (0.73 inches). While that makes it oversized by classic flip-handset standards, a height of only 3.78 inches when closed still makes it reasonably compact among smartphones. curved edges and a slick finish also help disguise its bulk by letting it slip in and out of pockets easily.

Phone:

 

Its commercial background has always led it prioritize call quality, and despite its more relaxed target market, the Style is no exception. Voices came through loud and clear on both ends of the conversation through Sprint’s CDMA network in Portland, and the phone’s clamshell design took us down memory lane to a time we in fact used phones that fit our heads instead of talking into bricks. Even with the QWERTY keyboard, dialing is as simple as punching in the numbers and pressing the green dial button – no on-screen gimmickry needed.

Camera:

A hard camera key on the right of the handset makes it quick to pull up the camera in a hurry, but most of the time you’ll be greeted with a blurry image of your own finger. The camera sensor lies exactly where your index finger naturally wraps under the phone to support it from underneath, requiring an awkward alternate grip for shooting. Since the camera faces off axis from the screen, you’ll also find yourself shooting toward the ground too much, or bending the phone up for a proper shot, but ducking to get a view of the screen. Who thought this one through?

Actual photo excellence fares much better. The camera’s autofocus did a good job ensuring sharp snaps, but colors were more muted than the same shots we took with an iPhone 4.

Offering only VGA video was a bit of an discomfiture in 2010 when 720p became the status quo for smartphones, and in 2011 when 1080p is emerging, it’s more like a black eye. Despite the lack of resolution, video quality is decent thanks to dialed-down solidity.

Battery life:

 

RIM rates the BlackBerry Style for up to 4.5 hours of talk time, 10.5 hours of reserve, and 14 hours of music playback from the 1150 hour battery. Anecdotally, we found that exact, but not terribly imposing. Even the Bold offers six hours of talk time, and larger phones like the iPhone 4 offer seven, with up to 40 hours of music playback. Even taking into account a margin for error, the Style pays the price for its small size and in the same way small battery.

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LG Lucid 4G

Design and Call Quality:

The LG Lucid procedures 4.69 by 2.45 by 0.45 inches (HWD) and weighs 5 ounces. The shell is made entirely of glossy plastic, and appears completely black from the front. There's an eye-catching, maroon-colored fade on the tapered back section that gives the Lucid a classier, more translucent look, at least from that angle.

The 4-inch IPS glass capacitive touch screen is made of Gorilla Glass, and sports a classic-for-Android 800-by-480-pixel resolution. The display is suitably bright and colorful, if not as vivid or with as deep blacks as a Super AMOLED panel. The Lucid supports bounty of gestures, including flipping the device to mute the incoming call, snoozing the alarm, or pausing video playback, as well as patter on the sides of the device to advance the cursor in either direction while typing; I had trouble triggering the side motions, while.

The Lucid hits dual-band EV-DO Rev A (850/1900 MHz) and single-band 4G LTE (700MHz) speeds with 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi. The phone also works as a mobile hotspot for up to 10 devices over LTE, or five over 3G, with the appropriate data plan. Voice excellence was good, with a full, loud tone in the earpiece, and clear transmissions through the microphone. Reception was an issue during my tests; I heard abundance of dropouts and computerized syllables, while calls to the same numbers with an Apple iPhone 4 on Verizon in the same spot didn't display these problems. Calls sounded fine through a Jawbone Era headset ($129, 4.5 stars) and voice dialing worked well over Bluetooth. The speakerphone was a disappointment, with only average gain and an unusually tinny and harsh timbre. The 1700mAh battery is good for a solid 6 hours and 43 minutes of talk time.

Hardware, Android, and Apps:

The dual-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8660 CPU and 1GB RAM is now standard fare for current Android phones. Our benchmark tests pit it roughly equivalent with comparably ready dual-core Android phones—which means fast, generally speaking, except for occasional sluggishness in the user border and in scrolling up and down Web pages, which we've seen on plenty of Android devices. The poor reception noted above may play a role with data speeds, too—I saw an average of 7Mbps down and just 1.5 Mbps up in a series of tests, which is several Mbps lower than what the more-luxurious LG Spectrum ($199.99, 3.5 stars) achieved.

The LG Lucid is yet another of a slew of phones beating the market with the older Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS, which is trying. Verizon promises an upgrade to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), but hasn't set a date yet. There are five home screens you can swipe between, and LG's customized notifications bar offers one-touch settings for the phone's various radios. You'll also find LG's collapsible categories in the main menu, which helps if you like alliance icons, but it can't be turned off if you don't.

as much as bundled apps, LG throws in a copy of Polaris, which is a document-editing suite for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files. Verizon also preloads Netflix and Kindle apps, cordons off its bloatware into a single menu category. You also get Google Maps Navigation for free, voice-enabled, turn-by-turn GPS instructions. The Lucid shares media wirelessly to DLNA-enabled devices, though I don't know how many people actually use this feature. You also get entrée to Google Play (formerly the Android Market), with its 400,000+ array of third-party apps, as well as books, music, and movies.

Multimedia, Camera, and Conclusions:

There's 4GB of free inside storage for media, plus 1.34GB of free system memory for installing apps. There's also a microSD card slot underneath the battery cover; my 32GB SanDisk card worked fine. Music tracks sounded clear through Samsung Modus HM6450 Bluetooth headphones ($99, 4 stars), and the modified music player displayed huge album art screens and a jukebox view in setting mode. Google Play Music is preloaded, which gives you access to millions of tracks, cloud-based storage, and inexpensive MP3 purchases. Our standard suite of test movies played smoothly in full screen mode and looked exciting at resolutions up to 1080p, and including H.264, DivX, and XviD files.

The 5-megapixel auto-focus camera features an LED flash, face tracking, and geotagging, but no image stabilization. Test photos looked sharp, albeit with a slightly cool cast. In lower-light settings, focus was a bit softer, and details were lost in dark areas, but the quantity of noise was acceptable. Recorded 1920-by-1080-pixel and 1280-by-720-pixel videos played smoothly at 29 frames per second, although they looked a little dark, and the lack of image stabilization made the 1080p video in exacting look a bit jumpy. You can record and edit 1080p high-definition videos right on the handset by Video Producer, a essential moviemaking app, and there's also a front-facing camera for video chats.

It's hard to fault the Lucid purely on specs. For a budget-priced Android phone, it's quite imposing, and closer to what was called high-end just six months ago, even if it falls a bit flat with voice calls and LTE data speeds. Consider this: The Lucid completely destroys theSamsung Illusion ($79.99, 3 stars), which has a much lower resolution screen, a single-core processor, and lacks 4G LTE support. On the other hand, the LG Spectrum bumps the Lucid's display to a dramatic 1280-by-720-pixel, 4.5-inch panel and includes a faster processor, but it exhibited uneven voice quality and overall performance in our review. Our favorite touch-screen phone on Verizon remains the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx ($299.99, 4.5 stars), which offers insanely long battery life, a slightly larger and sharper screen, and a thinner overall design, although it's considerably more exclusive than the Lucid.

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LG Optimus M+ MS695

LG Optimus M+ Review:

LG, being the most well-known conglomerates in the world in the field of electronic items, has produced the new model for Metro PCS subscribers named as LG Optimus M+. It comes out with blend of newest features and functions inside its compact body. Do check them out in the following paragraphs.

Body Design and Structure:

It is stylishly designed with black color coating on its whole body. 3.5 inches TFT capacitive touch screen is also a great bash in its manufacturing. You will never have to tap the screen repeatedly for accessing different options of its functionality because it quickly takes you to the desired option. Well the resolution is ordinary and does not compel everyone. It can also get scratches on its screen, as it is not protected through Corning Gorilla Glass.

Camera and Other Features:

5MP camera is of great excellence. It provides the captured pictures with great lucidity and vivid graphics. Along with Geo-tagging feature and video recording facility, you will love to use it at anytime of the day or night. The absence of front camera is unsatisfactory.

Performance and Other Features:

This Android Smart handset perform speedily for the uploaded commands to its central processing unit. The speed of its CPU is 800MHz and no one will ever be hindered using this fine gadget LG Optimus series. Moreover, the company has embedded 512MB Ram in its internal structure for boosting up the performance. The internal storage is minimum i.e. 2GB. You will have to use extra amount for extending it up to 32 GB by secondary memory card. The only thing that this mobile lacks in its multimedia features is Radio. The WLAN, Bluetooth and USB port are the usual features available in all Smart phones of present manufacturing. The MP4 player has been implanted with incremental apps to enhance your listening experience. The battery is of fine quality Li-Ion 1300 mAh but it is consumed very rapidly due to the usage of aforesaid features.

Conclusion:

This mobile is produced for MetroPCS subscribers. It particularly targets the mediocre community due to its mid range features. The missing of several parts is not worthwhile to take its value to a certain high level.

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BlackBerry Curve 9220

Here the arouse of rising popularity of Android phone and Apple's iPhone, Research In Motion (RIM) has not been having a good run with its BlackBerry devices. Luckily for the company, India is one of the few markets in which it is still popular amongst youngsters, thanks largely to the BlackBerry Curve 8520. Launched way back in 2009, 8520 was the first Curve smartphone from the Canadian handset maker and it continues to be their topselling smartphone in the country. 
This is where the new BlackBerry Curve 9220 steps in. Priced pleasingly at Rs. 10,990, the company expects it to be as popular as the first Curve and is exclusively being targeted at the youngsters

Hardware and looks:

The first thing that you observe about the new Curve 9220 is that it looks very similar to Curve 8520. though, despite having a larger battery, it is 1.2mm thinner than its predecessor. 
The Curve 9220 also has the full plastic body but the put up quality is nice. It feels sturdy and can bear a few falls with without any major damage. 

Display:

The BlackBerry Curve 9220 comes with 2.44-inch TFT LCD display with 320x240 pixels resolution. When rutted against the other Curve devices at similar price point, Curve 9220 scores better than the rest in terms of display. Having said that, the present of this handset is still nothing to rave about when compared to other smartphones.

Camera:

BlackBerry Curve 9220 sports a 2.0-megapixels set focus camera. The images captured through this camera in proper light conditions were at the most average. Needless to add, the quality deteriorates even further in low-lighting conditions.

Bearing in mind that RIM is trying to catch the fancy of the young customers through this handset, we feel that the camera should have been better. Most devices at this price point come loaded with at least 5-megapixels primary camera. 

One more downside of this smartphone is the fixed-focus nature of the camera rather than auto-focus found on other Handsets. The quality of videos recorded through this handset is also average. 

Software/ Interface:

Curve 9220 comes loaded with the latest BlackBerry OS 7.1, which makes it the first handset at this price point to do so. To put things in point of view, the more exclusive BlackBerry Curve 9300 (commonly referred as Curve 3G) and BlackBerry Bold 9780 handsets are still running on the older BlackBerry OS 6. When compared with BlackBerry OS 5 and OS 6, the new operating system seems far sleeker, faster and more user-friendly.  Also BlackBerry OS 7.1 brings mobile hotspot, universal search, BlackBerry tag and FM Radio support, which were in the earlier version.

Performance/ Battery Life:

RIM is fixed lipped regarding the processor inside BlackBerry Curve 9220, but irrespective of the which processor has been used in this phone; we found that this smartphone was attractive smooth in terms of functioning. There were no lags in transitioning between different apps; neither did we encounter any unusual crashes.

One more addition in this handset is the FM radio. The radio app is quite basic with no frills attached. The voice excellence and music playback quality on the handset, both through loudspeaker and earplugs, is good.

The best part about this Handset is the battery-life. The Curve 9220 comes with a 1450 mAh battery, which simply lasted for a day with frequent app use and web browsing without needing a charge. 
In conditions of connectivity, this mobile handset comes with a Wi-Fi and 2G but lacks 3G support. It's a bit disappointing to find a device at this price point of Rs. 10,000 that does not have 3G support.

Verdict:
The main drawback for BlackBerry still continues to be its incapacity to excite the developers to create apps for its platform and the BlackBerry Curve 9220 is improbable to change that. However, if you are not into the apps and are looking for a budget BlackBerry smartphone to connect with your BBM friends, then Curve 9220 is worth considering. It is also be a good improve for users of BlackBerry Curve 8520 as it offers an updated OS and better battery at a similar price point.

Pros:

Battery life
Affordable BlackBerry OS 7 device

Cons:

2.0 MP Camera with fixed focus
No 3G

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Samsung Galaxy Player 70 Plus

Samsung's hardly finished packing up from its recent stint in Barcelona, but that hasn't stopped one more device surfacing on the Korean peninsula. The Galaxy Player 70 Plus appears to be a powered-up version of its 5-inch device from last year, side-stepping the design tweaks we saw last week on the Galaxy S WiFi 4.2 -- the other new (similarly long-winded) Android PMP from Samsung. Beside a dual-core 1GHz processor, other hardware improvements include a (Korea-only) DMB TV tuner, 5-megapixel camera and a 2,500mAh battery to keep that extensive screen running for longer. The media player will arrive in both 16GB and 32GB capacities, priced up at 399,000 won ($356) and 469,000 won ($418) respectively, even though there's no news just yet on whether the wider world will get to wrap their hands around that substantial 5-inch screen. Until there's more to go on, you can attempt to decode the Google-translated press release -- it's right after the break.






• 2G Network N/A 
• WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot 
• Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 + HS 
• USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 
• OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) 
• CPU Dual-core 1 GHz 
• Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, compass 
• Messaging Email, Push Mail, IM 
• Browser HTML, Adobe Flash 
• Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS 
• GPS Yes 
• Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator 
• Colors White 
• Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, face and smile detection

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Nokia Asha 311

The Asha 311 is meant at being an affordable smartphone but nonetheless present a rich smartphone experience.

The targeted price is around €92. Although Q3 sounds like a extensive way away it really begins in only a few more weeks so many customers already seem to be ready to wait for this handset. Specs and features include a 1GHz processor and scrape resistant 3-inch capacitive touchscreen QVGA display with polarization filters. It has a user memory of up to 256MB expandable with microSD card to 32GB.

The Nokia Asha 311 also has a 3.2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR and WiFi and it all runs on the S40 Asha operating system. It comes pre-loaded with Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Angry Birds and additional features include Nokia Email, Wallpaper, Nokia Maps, Nokia Store, World Clock and more. It weighs 95 grams and dimensions are 52mm x 106mm x 12.9mm.

Cunningly the Nokia browser utilizes Cloud technology meaning that data utilization can be reduced by up to 90% enabling both cheaper and faster Internet access. This also means that sites load up to three times quicker than with usual browsing, according to LetsGoMobile, very handy when bearing in mind that over 10,000 apps are now available.

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BlackBerry Curve 9320

The BlackBerry Curve 9320  similar to a Curve of old. It's smooth, with both black and brushed metal tones and has a curved back, which truly fits in the hand well -although it's been moulded with that in mind. It was one of the first things we noticed when we took it out of its packaging.

At 109 x 60 x 12.7mm and 103g, it's a bit thicker than the Curve 9360, and 4g heavier, and positively feels rounder and more chunky. The precise edges are gone.

It's more Playskool to the Curve 9360's Prada - but that will suit some down to the earth: namely, the younger generation this is obviously aimed at and those who are coming to a smartphone for the first time with little consider for aesthetics.

The face holds the screen, which is a fairly basic 320 x 240 pixel job measuring 2.44 inches. The 164 ppi density won't blind you with its greatness, but it does the job sensibly well. We used to view this as amazing on devices of old. Now, we feel more hard done by.

The right-hand side has the volume buttons and expediency key, which is set by default to fire up the camera. Both can be easily changed to open your app of choice.

The processor is 806MHz, which we were quite surprised at. We wouldn't have expected a quad-core chip in here or even a dual-core, come to think of it. But the 806MHz puts in a stellar effort. Maybe it's the extra 6MHz in there, but we were overcome to see very little lag even when multitasking.

A signature characteristic of BlackBerry handsets is the fact that you get numerous app drawers to swipe through (favourites, recent, downloaded and so on), although you can now manage which ones you want to see via the menu. We find them a bit useless and distracting, so are glad we can do this, since there's no option to rename or customise them in any way.

Call quality was great. The sound from the ringtone could have been improved and sounded a bit tinny (we're very fussy) but at least it meant that the speaker was able to flash out calls loud when we placed the BlackBerry Curve 9320 on a desk.

The BlackBerry Curve 9320's camera does what it says on the tin. It's cheap and happy at 3.2MP - which was a grand resolution to have back in 2007, but is not the best on the market these days by any stretch of the imagination.

There's only one snapper, and that's round the back. And while we're all too aware that it's not always about the number of megapixels but so much other things too, there's no way of disguising that the camera on the BlackBerry Curve 9320 is average, at best.

We are happy to report at least that that it also comes with an LED flash, which is something all too frequently left off cheaper phones.

There is a variety of scene modes included just like in the camera app (although fewer of them) and image stabilisation rears its head here again but, also again, we couldn't really see what it offered.

There is a video light, but gallingly you have to decide if you want to have it on or off before you start shooting your video, which is annoying - especially if you're moving around between light and dark or maybe shooting in nightfall. You have to stop recording to toggle it on and off, which can wreck videos.

Most people won't notice or wits but we did, and it peeved us.

Another problem is that you have to put a memory card into the BlackBerry Curve 9320 to be able to shoot video. That's because you only get 512MB of storage. Retail units may come with a memory card included but our review device didn't, so it may be value checking before you buy.

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HTC One X AT&T

Honestly, there’s hardly any clear differences with the design of AT&T’s version of the HTC One X – albeit, it’s a hairline longer (5.31 inches versus 5.29 inches) and lighter (129 grams versus 130 grams) than the international version we reviewed not too long ago. Additionally, rather than finding the manufacturer’s name beneath the earpiece, it’s bearing AT&T’s logo and name instead. Aside from those items, the two smartphones are nearly identical to one another!

Above, we have to give props to the folks over at HTC for concocting a magnificent smartphone that combines a stunning design and something that’s at ease to handle. Utilizing the same pristine white polycarbonate body as before, which does wonders in keeping it clean looking and dirt free, it also adds enough strength to withstand the normal wear and tear we tend to put it through. surely, it’s still a larger than other handsets, but it’s nice that they’ve carefully made good use of every corner and cranny without adding too much excess bulk. If that’s not enough, the sides of the handset and display are contoured perfectly to result in a comfortable feel in the hand. Indeed, it might not be supposed as the most premium constructed device we’ve seen from HTC, but nevertheless, it simply feels amazingly solid and fine to the touch.

Among a new flagship phone in tow, the HTC One X delivers the goods as its sports the newest versions of Android and its very own HTC Sense UI. Actually, there’s nothing different with this version, since it’s an exact exact copy to the international version – though, the preloaded apps differ. As every self-respecting smartphone nowadays, the HTC One X runs Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich. This latest version of the OS bears tons of improvements in almost every feature of the system, including the UI, the browser, the core apps, performance and so on. Still, you won't get to see a thing of the ICS interface, because HTC has personalized it heavily with the new Sense 4 UI. We won’t be going into the details here, but if you’re inquisitive, you can read more about it in our review of the international HTC One X.

The main objective for HTC in terms of the interface has been to simplify it. Indeed, earlier versions of the UI had so much options and personalization stuff, that it could easily throw the more inexperienced users into confusion. Indeed, we do find Sense 4 to be significantly smooth. Well, you still get the attribute weather clock and big widgets, taking up a whole homescreen page, but HTC wanted to remain recognizable among the ocean of Android handsets on the market. However, gone is much of the eye-candy that was present in the previous version of the software. For example, you no longer get the spinning carousel when you energetically switch between homescreens.

What we like about this 8MP camera's UI is that it presents you with divide still photo shutter, and a video rec button at the same time. There are also a good number of additional settings like changing the review duration, self-timer, ISO, white balance, exposure, contrast, saturation, sharpness, etc. There's also a slow-motion shooting mode. Two cool little features introduced by HTC are the continuous shooting mode (takes a series of images incredibly fast, but may introduce focusing problems), and image taking while shooting a video, which is pretty neat. Finally, one of the areas where HTC has focused is the speed of the camera. Indeed, it shows that they have achieved great results here, as taking a picture accurately takes only a fraction of the second.

Infrequently a surprise in our books nowadays, AT&T’s presence is clearly recognized on the phone in apps such as AT&T Code Scanner, AT&T FamilyMap, AT&T Navigator, AT&T Ready2Go, AT&T U-Verse Live TV, and myAT&T. As for the others preloaded with the device, it includes Amazon Kindle, MOG Music, Slacker Radio, TuneIn Radio, and YPmobile.

Primarily trying it out in a high coverage area in the greater Philadelphia region, the HTC One X manages to uphold a solid connection to the network – with no instances of major fluctuations or dropped calls. for the time being its Wi-Fi signal strength appears to be in tip-top shape, as it maintains a steady connection to a wireless router that’s 30 feet away.

And then there’s battery life with the HTC One X, which some people might find cynical since LTE devices are known to be voracious with battery power. To tell you the truth, we used it extensively under HSPA+ connections instead, and with that, we’re glad to report that we’re able to get by a single day of normal usage on a full charge. However, with heavy usage, it’s able to at least shove through the 12 hour mark.

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