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Number of Reviews collected

in Cell Phones

553

Total

1628

Source country

US

United States

Language: English

Source rating scale

1
100

Average source rating

66

Highest rating

97

Lowest rating

25

Cell Phones

Nokia 5230

Nokia aims for global mass market appeal with 3G-capable, Ovi-friendly Nokia 5230.

In fact, the Nokia 5230 runs Nokia's Symbian S60 5th Edition OS, so it is technically a smartphone, but Nokia might as well start calling these devices "Ovi" phones, since it relies so heavily on Nokia's Ovi cloud based services. The Nokia 5230 ...

August, 2009

No rating

no alaScore

17 reviews

HTC Touch Pro 2

HTC Touch Pro2 review

By Philip Berne

T-Mobile gets the best Windows Mobile phone on the market in HTC's latest high-end über-business phone. Find out what the fuss is about in our HTC Touch Pro2 review.

Best keyboard on a business smartphone. Excellent call features and call quality. Solid performer all around

IM client was buggy. Camera disappointing. Resistive touchscreen still imperfect while scrolling. Dueling Web browsers confusing for users

's lineup, the HTC Touch Pro2 is a thick QWERTY slider with a full touchscreen up front. But that's where the similarities end, and the HTC Touch Pro2 is a testament to how far HTC has pushed Windows Mobile in the 2 years since we reviewed the Wing. ...

August, 2009

Rating

77

alaSCORE 98

520 reviews

BlackBerry Curve 8520

T-Mobile's newest bargain BlackBerry phone is surprisingly capable and offers some new features, like an optical trackpad. Is it really a great deal? Find out in our BlackBerry Curve 8520 review.

Slick, lightweight design with a nice optical trackpad and media playback controls. Does almost everything the more expensive BlackBerry phones can do

Lacks GPS and high-speed networking. Call quality is mediocre. Battery life not as impressive as other BlackBerry phones

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1

August, 2009

Rating

71

alaSCORE 96

110 reviews

Samsung Solstice review

Samsung Solstice review

By Philip Berne

AT&T gets a mid-range tablet phone all its own from Samsung. What it lacks in high-end features, can it make up in style? Find out in our Samsung Solstice review.

Top-notch call management. Great-looking screen, even with streaming vids. Slim and light design

TouchWiz is a clunky interface. Besides Social Net, messaging features are way behind the competition. Lacks good multimedia hardware ports and accessories

, along with Samsung's polished, if problematic, TouchWiz interface made the phone look dashing and modern. Photos and text looked very good and, at their best, videos looked TV-quality. We're not fans of the Samsung TouchWiz interface design, which ...

August, 2009

Rating

63

no alaScore

1 reviews

Samsung Comeback review

Samsung Comeback review

By Philip Berne

Samsung and T-Mobile take on Verizon Wireless' enV3 with their new dual-screen, clamshell messaging phone. Read our full Samsung Comeback review.

Cool colors. Nice camera. HTML Web browser. Good GPS navigation

Sluggish at almost every task, even e-mail. Keyboard tough to use. External screen is very low quality

The interface design on the Samsung Comeback is a slight departure from the normal icon grid interface, and we never thought we'd wish for the older style until now. The Comeback interface was counterintuitive and somewhat confusing, with plenty of ...

July, 2009

Rating

56

no alaScore

1 reviews

Nokia Surge review

Nokia Surge review

By Philip Berne

Nokia packs a full smartphone into a compact, unusual-looking QWERTY slider. Is this AT&T's surprise messaging hit? Find out in our Nokia Surge review.

Great keyboard. Full smartphone OS in a small package. Nice Web browser, especially for a compact device

Aging Symbian OS not as friendly as other smartphones, or simpler feature phones. Lacks advanced IM and SMS options

The Nokia Surge has a dazzling, 2.4-inch display that keeps up Nokia's reputation for quality, deeply colorful screens. Unfortunately, the Symbian S60 interface does little to take advantage of the QVGA display, with it's jagged, dated-looking fonts ...

July, 2009

Rating

71

no alaScore

1 reviews

Samsung Gravity 2

Samsung Gravity 2 review

By Philip Berne

T-Mobile gets heavy with the 3G-enabled update to their popular QWERTY-slider. Is this phone inescapable? Find out in our Samsung Gravity 2 review.

Cool colors. Wide, spacious keyboard. GPS and other 3G services

Poor interface design. Sluggish network response in e-mail and Web browser

Samsung Rant

July, 2009

Rating

59

alaSCORE 88

25 reviews

Samsung Gravity 2

Samsung gets heavy with T-Mobile's newest full-QWERTY feature phone, the updated Samsung Gravity 2.

Our two biggest requests from our Samsung Gravity review were 3G networking and GPS for turn-by-turn navigation. We're pleased to see that Samsung has included both of these features on the new Samsung Gravity 2. The phone will use T-Mobile's HSDPA ...

July, 2009

No rating

alaSCORE 88

25 reviews

HTC Magic / T-Mobile myTouch 3G

T-Mobile myTouch 3G review

By Philip Berne

T-Mobile's biggest Google Android release of the year is upon us, but can this new tablet phone top the keyboard-equipped G1? Find out in our T-Mobile myTouch 3G review.

Slick design improves upon the square T-Mobile G1. Great Android OS and interface design. Top-notch Web browser. Loads of messaging options, including Exchange for e-mail

Lacks calendar and contacts sync options beyond Google (not even Exchange). Hardware design is prettier, but not more usable than G1. Onscreen keyboard needs improvement

Palm Pre's WebOS

July, 2009

Rating

76

alaSCORE 97

277 reviews

Nokia E75

Nokia E75 review

By Philip Berne

Nokia's new unlocked business slider is sleek and stylish like the Nokia E71, but hides the QWERTY in a narrower package. Check out our Nokia E75 review.

Sleek, slim design with a full QWERTY keyboard and solid materials. Loaded with great features for business and personal use

Symbian OS is ugly and not intuitive. Interface in every app could use polish and modern look. Camera lags behind better Nokia phones

It's a dense, heavy phone, but it's also smaller than most similar smartphones we've seen, and we appreciate the stainless steel housing. The phone felt like it could take a serious beating. The slide mechanism was tight fitting and solid, with enough ...

July, 2009

Rating

76

alaSCORE 95

210 reviews

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