alaTest USA - Product Tests & Reviews

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Number of Reviews collected

in Cell Phones

230

Total

1806

Source country

US

United States

Language: English

Source rating scale

1
5

Average source rating

66

Highest rating

90

Lowest rating

40

Cell Phones

T-Mobile Sidekick LX 2009

Beautiful high-resolution display, 3G data speeds, Comfortable keyboard, Integrates with Twitter and Facebook, 3.5mm headphone jack, Good call quality

Bulky, Expensive, No Wi-Fi

The orb-based Danger operating system remains intact and unchanged; it's just as easy to navigate as ever. Small circular icons represent each option, such as the Address Book, Download Catalog, Instant Messaging, MyFaves, Phone, and more, which you ...

May, 2009

Rating

80

alaSCORE 86

12 reviews

Samsung Impression (AT&T)

Gorgeous display, Fast Web speeds, Excellent and comfortable keyboard, Beautiful design, 3-MP camera

Pricey, No 3.5mm headphone jack, Mediocre battery life

At the bottom of the home screen are three quick-launch icons, for the dialpad, contacts, and a menu. Inside the menu you'll find AT&T's standard-fare offerings, including AT&T Music, Yellowpages, MEdia Mall, and the MEdiaNet browser.

April, 2009

Rating

80

no alaScore

2 reviews

Nokia 7205 Intrigue

Sleek, lightweight design, Habitat mode gives easy access to five most recent contacts, Reliable call quality, Above-average camera

Expensive for a nonâ ; euro ; smart phone, No 3.5mm headphone jack, Poor video quality, Users must download songs second time for PC copy

When you reenter the Dashboard after exiting it, the program last-used will still be highlighted; the Intrigue makes it easy to return to the things you do most often. The one thing that took some getting used to was using the CLR button on the keypad ...

April, 2009

Rating

60

alaSCORE 83

7 reviews

Palm Treo Pro

Stylish design, Good call quality, 3.5mm headphone jack

Mediocre keyboard, No flash or autofocus for camera, Slow browsing over Wi-Fi

The Sprint Palm Treo Pro runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. The home screen has a Microsoft Live Search bar instead of the Google one found on the original Palm Treo Pro. When you click the Start button you can quickly access your most recently ...

March, 2009

Rating

60

alaSCORE 90

245 reviews

Samsung Memoir SGH-T929

Sharp 8-MP Camera, Great shots outdoors and indoors, Works with Flickr, Photobucket, and other sharing sites, Integrated GPS, Earbuds and 1GB microSD Card included

No optical zoom, Expensive, Poor Web browser, Lacks Wi-Fi, Proprietary headphone jack

Three keyboards are available, an alphanumeric one in portrait mode, a full QWERTY in landscape, and a character-recognition option (if you feel like drawing on the screen with your finger). The device's accelerometer alerts the Memoir when it's ...

February, 2009

Rating

60

alaSCORE 88

80 reviews

Nokia N85

Nokia N85

By Todd Haselton

The N85 is an excellent multimedia, mobile Internet, and GPS device, but it's a bit lacking as a phone.

Amazing OLED display, 8GB of storage, Wi-Fi, Good Web browser

Some dropped calls in NYC, Mediocre battery life

When you click the device’s Menu option you’re presented with a standard home screen offering that provides shortcuts to Contacts, your music, Photos, the Web, and more. We noticed that the device was zippy while we moved through menus, but within ...

February, 2009

Rating

60

alaSCORE 93

351 reviews

Slacker Mobile for iPhone

Slacker is our top choice for streaming music on the iPhone, but it has more limitations than the BlackBerry version.

Excellent music selection, Recommends and continually updates stations, Good audio quality, Clean user interface

Audio cuts out at times when a 3G signal isnâ ; euro ; trade ; t available, Canâ ; euro ; trade ; t cache stations, No background playback

While we don’t like Slacker’s iPhone app as much as the one for the BlackBerry, the reasons have more to do with the limitations of the iPhone than anything else. Still, with its easy-to-use, beautiful interface and good audio quality, the free ...

February, 2009

Rating

80

no alaScore

2 reviews

BlackBerry Curve 8350i

This iDEN smart phone takes the best of the Curve line and adds push-to-talk capability.

Good call quality, Excellent keyboard, Latest OS 4.6 installed, Full HTML browser

Slower iDEN data network, No 3.5mm jack, More expensive than original Curve

We appreciated the monochrome icons and the inclusion of software like DataViz’s Documents to Go, which lets you make small edits and create Word, Excel, or PowerPoint documents on the go. We experienced a few lags and hangs, but nothing more than ...

February, 2009

Rating

60

alaSCORE 85

61 reviews

Blackberry Curve 8900

Even though it doesn't support 3G data, the latest Curve's fast processor, sleek design, and Wi-Fi capability make it one of the best smart phones around.

Sleek industrial design, Good call quality, Fast processor, Solid 3.2-MP camera, Very good attachment support

No 3G data support\, Slow autofocus

The separated keyboard on the Curve 8900 is similar to that on the original Curve, which we liked, but this one feels a bit cushier. We found it very easy to type on and had no complaints throughout our review period.

January, 2009

Rating

80

alaSCORE 94

310 reviews

HTC Fuze

AT&T's version of the HTC Touch Pro offers world-roaming capability, a better keyboard, and all the features power users are looking for in a smart phone.

Attractive design, Good, large keyboard, Solid 3.2-MP camera

Bland TouchFLO 3D interface, Expensive, Lacks 3.5mm headphone jack

AT&T's implementation of the TouchFLO 3D interface is much more drab than Sprint's: Instead of white icons on a black background, AT&T uses gray icons on a white background. Even though the menu structure is similar, it looks duller.

December, 2008

Rating

60

alaSCORE 86

112 reviews

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