alaTest USA - Product Tests & Reviews

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65

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350

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United States

Language: English

Cell Phones

Apple iPhone 3GS

The latest incarnation of Apple's iPhone is the iPhone 3G S (also known as the iPhone 3GS) which adds a number of new features to an already attractive phone. The big addition to this $299 phone is a faster processor and more memory, which makes the ...

In our extensive lab tests, we found that the new iPhone 3G S was a big improvement on the older 3G model in a number of areas, particularly in overall use and image quality. With the latter, we found that the new camera was significantly better than ...

June, 2009

No rating

alaSCORE 100

773 reviews

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic / Nokia Tube

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

By Marianne Schultz

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is Nokia's first touchscreen phone and it was an exciting moment indeed when we first heard about it. As a quad-band GSM device with 3G connectivity on AT&T's network in the U.S., as well as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, a 3.2 ...

The 5800 is quite light but its all-plastic surface doesn't lend to a quality feel. Despite this, it doesn't creak when squeezed and feels sturdy enough to withstand the rigors of daily use. With few control buttons, input is accomplished through the ...

May, 2009

No rating

alaSCORE 96

1607 reviews

HTC Fuze

HTC Fuze

By Marianne Schultz

The AT&T Fuze, also known as the HTC Touch Pro, is a smartphone running the Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system. It has a gorgeous 2.8-inch touchscreen with VGA resolution, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and a 3.2-megapixel camera with an auto-focus ...

While the Fuze looks petite, it's thick and heavy, which doesn't make for an entirely pleasant experience for long phone conversations or carrying it in a pants pocket. The rear cover is faceted to give the impression of a cut jewel and isn't all that ...

April, 2009

No rating

alaSCORE 86

111 reviews

Samsung Memoir SGH-T929

Samsung Memoir

By Marianne Schultz

The Samsung Memoir is the first phone available from a U.S. carrier with an 8-megapixel camera, complemented by an auto-focus lens and a Xenon flash. Other features include a 2.97-inch touch screen, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, and a microSD card slot. ...

From the front, the Memoir looks like your average touch screen phone. From the back, it looks exactly like a dedicated digital camera, complete with an automatically-retracting lens cover. Despite the two disparate looks, the Memoir still manages to ...

April, 2009

No rating

alaSCORE 88

79 reviews

Nokia N96

Nokia N96

By Marianne Schultz

The N96 is Nokia's current top-of-the-line model in their N-series line-up. Soon to be outdone by the upcoming N97, the N96 still presents a very capable multimedia device with a 2.8-inch QVGA screen, 16GB of internal memory, a 5-megapixel camera with ...

The N96 is a 2-way slider, and when closed, the screen and its control buttons are what greet you. Slide the screen up and the number pad will be revealed below. Slide the screen down, and you'll see 4 multimedia control buttons at the top to control ...

March, 2009

No rating

alaSCORE 93

782 reviews

Motorola ZINE

Motorola ZINE

By Marianne Schultz

The Motorola ZINE is a candy-bar shaped camera phone currently offered by T-Mobile for $99 after an instant discount and mail-in rebate with a new 2-year contract. Its biggest claim to fame is a Kodak 5-megapixel camera with an auto-focus lens. It ...

The ZINE's interface will be very familiar to anyone who's used a Motorola phone in the past several years. While it's a stable operating system, it definitely doesn't win any awards for intuitiveness or extensibility. Making calls goes quickly, but ...

February, 2009

No rating

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1 reviews

Sony Ericsson W350

Sony Ericsson W350

By Marianne Schultz

The Sony Ericsson W350 is an ultra-compact GSM phone that's intended to double as your digital music player. To go along with its small size, it has a small screen and an equally-Lilliputian keypad covered by a flip. This flip has buttons to control ...

Despite its tiny keypad, the W350's dialing speed is pretty fast. The interface is generally snappy and easy to navigate, though without a home button it can get annoying to repeatedly press the back button to get to the home screen when you're deep ...

December, 2008

No rating

alaSCORE 88

466 reviews

HTC Diamond 100 / HTC Touch Diamond P3700 / O2 Diamond / T-Mobile MDA Compact IV

HTC Touch Diamond

By Alfredo Padilla

The HTC Touch Diamond is a slick looking Windows Mobile smart phone that sports a plethora of features in a small and attractive form factor. From the high-resolution display to the built-in GPS receiver and capable 3.2-megapixel camera to the 4GB of ...

Like its predecessor, the Touch Diamond is meant to be interacted with primarily via the 2.8-inch VGA display, lacking the QWERTY keyboard that you find on many other Windows Mobile handsets. To aid this, HTC has included the latest version of their ...

December, 2008

No rating

alaSCORE 91

1302 reviews

Palm Treo Pro

palm Treo Pro

By Marianne Schultz

The Palm Treo Pro is a compact Windows Mobile smartphone with both a touchscreen and full QWERTY keyboard. It's a GSM device that is sold unlocked, meaning that any GSM SIM card can be used in it and no wireless contract is required at purchase, and ...

The Windows Mobile operating system is a powerful one, and we found it to be pretty responsive on the Treo Pro. The ability to use the touchscreen or the keyboard and buttons to get around offers a good deal of flexibility to navigate, though some on ...

December, 2008

No rating

alaSCORE 90

244 reviews

HTC G1 with Google (Google Phone)

HTC T-Mobile G1

By Marianne Schultz

The T-Mobile G1 is the first cell phone to come to market with the Android operating system created by Google. Android is an open-source platform that caused a lot of buzz in the industry and brings new competition to established platforms like ...

The T-Mobile G1 is a fairly substantial device with a large touchscreen and a full QWERTY keyboard that slides out from underneath. The touchscreen can be used in portrait mode, but any text entry must be done with the QWERTY keyboard, which ...

November, 2008

No rating

alaSCORE 92

981 reviews

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