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| Samsung Behold II |
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 With the Samsung Behold II, Samsung tries to make Android better by using the TouchWIZ interface, but in stead the phone's performance takes an obvious hit compared to other Android devices we've reviewed. Samsung has also redesigned many of the system menus and apps on the phone, but we think the original Android approach is better. We had hoped to see improved multimedia and video playback on the Behold II, but yet again we've seen standard Android phones performing better. All that said, if you're looking for a mix of great battery life, call quality, camera, GPS navigation and Web browsing in an all-touch phone, the Samsung Behold II will not let you down. But beware that obvious "multimedia cell phone" footprint, as there's little here that deals with the latest trends in social network integration or the latest and greatest in messaging trends. Release: November 2009. Price: $230.
Pros: High-quality OLED screen looks great.
Cons: Samsung's TouchWIZ interface hurts Android experience. Keyboard is cramped and difficult.
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| RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 |
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 The BlackBerry Bold 9700, especially the T-Mobile version we reviewed, is the quintessential modern BlackBerry. It does everything right that BlackBerry fans love, but it doesn't improve on the formula one bit. Calling, messaging and business features are top notch. Besides the superlative battery life for which BlackBerry devices are known, the BlackBerry Bold 9700 is T-Mobile's first 3G smartphone with UMA calling, which means you'll always have good reception if you have a Wi-Fi network nearby. If you don't mind digging through the BlackBerry App World (and digging FOR the App World), you'll find great social networking apps for keeping up with Facebook, uploading photos to your favorite sites and more. But if RIM wants the BlackBerry to stay competitive, it's time to get serious about the Web browser, a feature that has lagged behind for years now. Plus, when you're using the BlackBerry Bold 9700's aging, menu-heavy interface, it's too easy to be reminded of the phone's pager heritage. Worst of all, RIM's flagship BlackBerry Bold 9700 doesn't bring anything new to the party. It does everything well that we've already seen a BlackBerry do, and now we'd like the phone to learn some new tricks. Release: November 2009. Price: $200.
Pros: Great battery life. Well organized inbox aggregates all incoming messages. UMA calling is very convenient.
Cons: Interface still bland, poorly organized. Web browser lags behind competition.
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| Motorola Cliq |
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 The Motorola CLIQ is the perfect phone for the true social networking junkie. If you like being bombarded with information from your friends, followers and favorite Web sites, the Motorola CLIQ does the best job keeping you in touch with everything. It can be daunting at times, with faces on your desktop changing at random and text bubbles popping up from everywhere. You can customize, since this is Android, but Motorola hasn't done much beyond the deep social networking integration. Besides the frenetic status updates, it's a fairly basic Google Android system, and a disappointing piece of hardware, as well. The phone design lacks any of the tight fitting lines and striking angles of Motorola's RAZR legacy, and instead feels wobbly and cheap, a real disappointment. The Motorola CLIQ isn't as refined as other modern smartphones, notably the HTC Hero or Palm Pre, but it's the perfect phone for a real social networking fiend, and we think that's a growing audience. Release: October 2009. Price: $200.
Pros: Keep all your status updates for all your networks and feeds up top. Easy to update multiple networks at once. Great custom widgets for Android.
Cons: Wobbly hardware design made touchscreen use frustrating. Phone was a bit buggy or unresponsive at times. Battery life poor. Multimedia experience sub-par on Android.
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| Nokia 5130 |
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 We're fans of Nokia's XpressMusic phones because they're so single-minded. Just push the Play button on the phone and the music starts. No muss, no fuss. But our fanaticism can only go so far, and though we like the updated look of the Nokia 5130, we have to admit that the music player and the multimedia experience felt dated and unappealing, especially compared with competition like Sony Ericsson's excellent Walkman music player on their Walkman phones. Even so, the unique look, with its luscious colored plastics, sleek design and bouncing light display, is sure to win fans, and at this low price point, the phone makes a great replacement if you're still carrying around a simple cell phone and iPod. Release: September 2009. Price: $30.
Pros: Jump quickly into your music. Stylish, sleek look in cool colors. Powerful speaker and music playback controls.
Cons: Mediocre screen quality. Lousy voice dialing.
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| Samsung Gravity 2 |
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 With the Samsung Gravity 2, T-Mobile is finally filling in some of the gaps in their lineup, specifically low cost phones that work with their blossoming 3G network and appeal to their text-heavy fan base. It isn't a great phone, but it's up to speed with most modern feature phones, and you get everything from e-mail and IM to a reasonable Web browser, a media player for music, a basic camera and even GPS for turn-by-turn navigation from TeleNav. We weren't fans of the interface, a counterintuitive design we've seen before. We also had trouble getting the e-mail client to keep up with our current conversations, though IM and text messaging worked with no trouble. In the end, we liked the wide, roomy keyboard on the Samsung Gravity 2, and we liked the snazzy colors. Those might be the most important features for the Gravity crowd. Release: August 2009. Price: $50.
Pros: Cool colors. Wide, spacious keyboard. GPS and other 3G services.
Cons: Poor interface design. Sluggish network response in e-mail and Web browser.
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