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Amp'd Mobile goes the pre-paid way
1 Jun, US Edition The hip virtual carrier adds a series of pay-as-you-go options to its slate of plans, putting it in direct competition with pre-pay MVNOs such as Virgin Mobile and Boost. More... | | |
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Review: Helio Hero
26 May, US Edition This bulky black-and-silver slider – the second of two EV-DO handsets from virtual carrier Helio – boasts a 2-megapixel camera, streaming video and the ability to post photos on MySpace. Can the Hero soar above its 3G competitors? More... | |
Hot handsets for teens
24 May, US Edition Phones that teens can't resist: Kyocera's edgy Switch_Back, the pearlescent Kickflip spinner, Moto's pink SLVR, LG's thumbboard messaging handset, and the 3G Amp'd Mobile Jet. More... | |
Review: Helio Kickflip
18 May, US Edition This 3G bi-directional spinner boasts integration with MySpace, streaming video playback and the ability to "gift," "beg" for or "rent" games and other content. Ben Patterson takes the Kickflip for a test drive. More... | |
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TOP RATED TEEN PHONES
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LG F9200
Score: 67% When: January 2006 Worth: $150 What: Messaging phones, Teen phones
If you’re all about the text, the F9200’s relatively robust messaging features will likely make the grade. But for anyone who even remotely cares about phone displays or image quality on your snapshots, the phone’s cheap LCD and mediocre camera are sure to disappoint – especially considering that LG’s feature-packed (and 3G-enabled) VX9800 is available at Verizon Wireless for just $50 more. More...
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Kyocera Switch_Back
Score: 67% When: April 2006 Worth: $150 What: Messaging phones, Teen phones
No teen we know would turn down the compact, too-cool-for-school Switch_Back, and its solid thumbboard and impressive VGA camera certainly weigh in its favor. However, we can’t help but be disappointed by the phone’s lackluster messaging abilities, and its lack of conference calling is a key omission. If Virgin Mobile would support more IM clients and add three-way calling, we’d really have something here. More...
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Helio Hero
Score: 57% When: May 2006 Worth: $275 What: 3G phones, Camera phones
The bulky but high tech-looking Hero slider suffers from many of the same problems that plague the Helio Kickflip: limited messaging options, no Bluetooth, a sub-par 2MP camera, lackluster calling features and weak multimedia content from Helio's mobile storefront. That said, a few key features – such as the ability to gift, beg, and rent content and the phone's MySpace integration – show some promise. More...
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Helio Kickflip
Score: 53% When: May 2006 Worth: $250 What: 3G phones, Camera phones
While the Kickflip isn’t without its innovations – we love the ability to gift, beg, and rent content, the MySpace integration shows promise, and we look forward to the upcoming PC sync utility – this bulky spinner stumbles badly with its shaky messaging and calling features, mediocre camera, middling video offerings, and poor battery life. More...
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Motorola Pink SLVR
When: May 2006 Worth: $200 What: Fashion phones, Motorola phones
The popular SLVR comes in a new flavor but packs in the same music-focused features, including iTunes functionality, memory expansion, a VGA camera, Bluetooth, instant messaging, and more.
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Helio Kickflip
Score: 53% When: May 2006 Worth: $250 What: 3G phones, Camera phones
Helio's upcoming bi-directional spinner shares most of the features of the Hero, its slider sibling, including a 2.2-inch QVGA display, a 2-megapixel camera, a microSD expansion slot, speedy EV-DO support and a media player. More...
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Helio Hero
Score: 57% When: May 2006 Worth: $275 What: 3G phones, Camera phones
The slider alibi of Helio's two launch handsets, the jet-black Hero comes with a 2.2-inch, high-resolution display, a 2-megapixel camera, a microSD expansion slot, EV-DO support and a media player. More...
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Kyocera Switch_Back
Score: 67% When: April 2006 Worth: $150 What: Messaging phones, Teen phones
Open sesame; the Switch_Back from Kyocera opens sideways to reveal a super-size thumbboard to back up its instant messaging support. Also: a 0.3 Megapixel camera More...
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Motorola RAZR V3c Pink
When: February 2006 Worth: $130 - $180 What: Fashion phones, 3G phones
A special orchid-pink edition of the famed handset, the new model sports a 1.3-megapixel camera, an MP3 player, V CAST and Bluetooth support, a 2.2-inch screen and the trademark slim RAZR form factor.
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