Phones Review http://www.phonesreview.co.uk Information on mobile phones, home and voip phones Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:32:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Video: Nokia N900 gets previewed http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/22/video-nokia-n900-gets-previewed/ http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/22/video-nokia-n900-gets-previewed/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:32:48 +0000 James http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/?p=56019 We have a video preview for your entertainment today of Nokia’s latest smartphone the Nokia N900, although the unit they review is only a pre-production Nokia N900, but the reviewers do say it is still a pretty impressive piece of equipment.

In the words of Nokia “the N900 is a handheld PC” and of course bring something brand new to the mobile arena and that is the Nokia N900’s operating system, Maemo 5 that delivers a desktop experience and new graphics.

Quick spec reminder for the Nokia N900, GSM/850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA/1700/2100/900, 3.5 inch resistive touch screen, slide out full QWERTY keyboard, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, auto-focus and dual LED flash, geo-tagging, A-GPS, FM Radio, 3.5mm jack and microSD expansion up to 16GB.

So there it is the Nokia N900, so sit back, hit up the Nokia N900 preview video courtesy of daily mobile forums which last some three and a half minutes and enjoy.

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Radio Shack Black Friday Sales: Virgin Mobile Samsung Mantra http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/22/radio-shack-black-friday-sales-virgin-mobile-samsung-mantra/ http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/22/radio-shack-black-friday-sales-virgin-mobile-samsung-mantra/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:28:03 +0000 James http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/?p=56014 Yes we have another Black Friday deal from Radio Shack in the form of the Samsung Mantra mobile phone which Radio Shack usually sells for $59.99 will drop down in price to being the customer a great saving on the Samsung Mantra handset.

And so, Radio Shack during Black Friday will offer the Virgin Mobile Samsung Mantra for just $29.99 giving the customer a cool saving of $30.00 which is half price so is a deal worth having.

Spec wise the Virgin Mobile Samsung Mantra is a CDMA clamshell phone with a 2 inch colour display, 0.3 megapixel VGA camera, speakerphone, Bluetooth, text and picture messaging and email.

The Virgin Mobile Samsung Mantra is a basic mobile phone measuring 4.5 x 2 x 0.75 inches with a weight of 3.35 ounces; so if you are looking for a basic mobile handset you can now gain the Samsung Mantra on Virgin Mobile for just $29.99 from Radio Shack.

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J&R Black Friday 2009: LG KC910 Renoir Unlocked. http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/22/jr-black-friday-2009-lg-kc910-renoir-unlocked/ http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/22/jr-black-friday-2009-lg-kc910-renoir-unlocked/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:16:38 +0000 James http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/?p=56009 More great Black Friday offers for our readers, this time from J&R with an unlocked pink version of the LG KC910 Renoir handset which usually sells for $549.99, but as you know with Black Friday Deals that price is set to avalanche way down.

Therefore J&R is offering a superb deal on the LG KC910 Renoir unlocked for an unbelievable Black Friday price of $299.99 that brings the customer a whopping saving of $250.00 and that is a saving worth having.

The LG KC910 Renoir is 3G, EDGE, HSDPA 7.2 mbps, GSM/900/1800/1900, 3 inch WQVGA touch screen, 8 megapixel camera with video, A-GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi, DivX, Xvid, 70MB internal memory and microSD expansion.

The LG KC910 Renoir measures 4.24 x 2.20 x 0.54 inches with a weight of 4.02 ounces and ships usually within 3 to 5 working days or can be picked up in store. So to grab this superb Black Friday deal just hit up J&R to grab the LG KC910 Renoir at this bargain price.

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Black Friday 2009 at Radio Shack: BoostMobile Motorola i776 http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/22/black-friday-2009-at-radio-shack-boostmobile-motorola-i776/ http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/22/black-friday-2009-at-radio-shack-boostmobile-motorola-i776/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:06:36 +0000 James http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/?p=56004 During the Black Friday Sales at Radio Shack the Motorola i776 mobile phone on BoostMobile sees a nice little fall in price. The BoostMobile Motorola i776 normally is price at $99.99 with Radio Shack but you know with Black Friday that pricing drops down.

Therefore Radio Shack now offers the Motorola i776 on BoostMobile for a Black Friday price of just $69.99 giving the customer a nice saving of $30.00, and that’s $30 to stay in your wallet so can’t be a bad deal.

The Motorola i776 mobile phone offers a clamshell form factor, dual-band iDEN 800/900 MHz, LCD display, 0.3 megapixel camera, voice activated dialling, speakerphone, GPS, Bluetooth, web browser, games.

The BoostMobile Motorola i776 measures 3.4 x 1.8 x 0.8 inches with a weight of 3.9 ounces and a talk time of up to 205 minutes can be yours during Black Friday from Radio Shack, so if you are looking for a reasonably cheap clamshell hit up Radio Shack now.

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J&R Black Friday Sales: LG KP220 Unlocked http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/22/jr-black-friday-sales-lg-kp220-unlocked/ http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/22/jr-black-friday-sales-lg-kp220-unlocked/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:44:27 +0000 James http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/?p=55999 Continuing to bring our readers the Black Friday deals we have for you today a Black Friday deal from J&R on the LG KP220 mobile phone that normally retails at $79.99, but as it’s Black Friday that price tumbles for this unlocked version of the LG KP220 handset.

Thus during Black Friday J&R is offering the LG KP220 unlocked for just $59.99 delivering the customer a $20.00 saving on the normal pricing and usually ships within one to two working days, and a $20 saving is better than no saving right?

Spec wise the LG KP220 offers GSM/900/1800/1900 MHz, a 1.7 inch colour display, 1.3 megapixel camera, FM Radio, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, dedicated music key, MP3 player, speakerphone, 60MB internal memory, and microSD expansion.

The LG KP220 comes unlocked and measures 4.05 x 1.81 x 0.47 inches with a weight of 2.54 ounces, and delivers up to 3 hours talk time and up to 300 hours standby time, and can be gained during Black Friday from J&R.

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 US Carrier Details and Videos http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/22/sony-ericsson-xperia-x10-us-carrier-details-and-videos/ http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/22/sony-ericsson-xperia-x10-us-carrier-details-and-videos/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:43:41 +0000 James http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/?p=55994 Sony Ericsson held a press event the other day to demo their upcoming first Android smartphone, the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 and during said event some interesting details on the X10 have emerged, such as US carrier.

Apparently the XPERIA X10 page has now been updated with specs including networks, GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and UMTS/HSPA 800/850/900/1700/1900/2100, which are compatible with AT&T and T-Mobile.

However it does look like AT&T will carry the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 due to the next piece of info dropping the 1700 band which T-Mobile required for their 3G…UMTS HSPA 900/1700 not available for phones sold in Americas; thus the XPERIA X10 should be going to AT&T.

Other small details emerged like the inclusion of Google Maps and Wisepilot turn by turn navigation. We have a couple of videos for your viewing pleasure below courtesy of phandroid, one is the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 event and the other a hands-on with the handset.

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Limited Edition Motorola Droid Prototype offered on eBay http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/22/limited-edition-motorola-droid-prototype-offered-on-ebay/ http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/22/limited-edition-motorola-droid-prototype-offered-on-ebay/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:26:26 +0000 James http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/?p=55989 If you want to get in on the Android action but fancy a Droid that’s a little bit more standout and different to all the bulk standard Motorola Droids you make want to scoot over to eBay as according to the guys over at engadget, eBay is offering a different type of Motorola Droid.

Apparently the Motorola Droid offered on eBay is a “limited edition,” and a Droid prototype according to the seller. Now this could be an actual Motorola Droid prototype or maybe not, but the seller believes that the handset they are selling is one of only five in existence.

This limited edition prototype Droid does differ in a couple of ways from the run of the norm Motorola Droid such as silver buttons rather than gold, “enhanced LED lighting” on the front buttons, and a chrome bezel rather than the standard black bezel.

Furthermore, apparently this Motorola Droid prototype works fine and is ready for activation. So if you are prepared to go for a bid on this prototype limited edition Motorola Droid, the bidding is currently at $485.

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Motorola Droid Doesn’t Measure up to iPhone http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/21/motorola-droid-doesn%e2%80%99t-measure-up-to-iphone/ http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/21/motorola-droid-doesn%e2%80%99t-measure-up-to-iphone/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:51:40 +0000 James http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/?p=55984 So does the Verizon Motorola Droid smartphone measure up to the AT&T Apple iPhone? Well according to an article over on Barrons, no it doesn’t as they say the Motorola Droid is less attractive, less intuitive and less functional.

They also go on to state that the Motorola Droid doesn’t sync music from computers and well is actually even disappointing as a basic mobile phone.

On the other hand the Motorola Droid does offer Android 2.0, which is good if your world revolves around all things Google, and syncs with Microsoft Exchange although isn’t easy to set up and their tech guy just couldn’t get the handset to sync.

They say the worst thing about the Motorola Droid though is its reception which was poor in their tests, which surprised then with Verizon, but the sound was broken up and hazy, but on the up side the Motorola Droid’s slide QWERTY was good and the navigation system with Google Maps works well.

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Video: Palm Pixi Quickie Review http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/21/video-palm-pixi-quickie-review/ http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/21/video-palm-pixi-quickie-review/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:12:08 +0000 James http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/?p=55979 The Palm’s latest webOS smartphone, the brother to the Palm Pre, the Palm Pixi is now available and we have a video review of the Palm Pixi for your viewing pleasure today from Noah over at phone dog, who gets to grips with the Palm Pixi and gives us his impressions.

What Noah thinks of the Palm Pixi is that he wishes they could take the guys of the Palm Pre and shove them into the Palm Pixi because he feels the Palm Pixi form factor is great, thin, light and fits in the hand nicely, and has a better keyboard.

Quick spec reminder; the Palm Pixi is on Sprint and sports GSM/HSDPA, 2.63 inch capacitive touch screen, full QWERTY keyboard, 2 megapixel camera with flash, webOS, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, 8GB internal memory, and 3.5mm jack.

Noah says the apt description for the Palm Pixi is that it is a messaging phone with smartphone features. So the Palm Pixi video review last, so Noah claims, 5 minutes but actually last just over 9 minutes, so hit it up below and enjoy.

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Samsung shows off new S5150 Olivia and S7070 handsets for Q1 http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/21/samsung-shows-off-new-s5150-olivia-and-s7070-handsets-for-q1/ http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/21/samsung-shows-off-new-s5150-olivia-and-s7070-handsets-for-q1/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:36:48 +0000 James http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/?p=55974 At a Corby event Samsung showed off a couple of their new handsets before any official announcement, which seems to be the way with Samsung these days. Samsung showed off their Samsung S5150 Olivia and their Samsung 7070 mobile phones according to a report on the Samsung hub.

Here’s what we know about both Samsung handsets so far…the Samsung S5150 Olivia packs a clamshell form factor with a mirrored housing with small external display, a 2.2 inch QVGA display inside, 3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, music player and microSD expansion.

As for the Samsung S7070 mobile phone, this has an iPhone resemblance to it with a 3 inch WQVGA resistive touch screen, diamond shape button, a “quilted” style casing, 5 megapixel camera, FM radio, Bluetooth, and microSD expansion.

As stated above, Samsung showed both handsets off but haven’t officially made any announcement yet, but the word is to expect both these handsets in Q1 of 2010.

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Dell offer Motorola Droid for only $119.99 http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/21/dell-offer-motorola-droid-for-only-11999/ http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/21/dell-offer-motorola-droid-for-only-11999/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:16:11 +0000 James http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/?p=55967 It’s not all that long since the Motorola Droid smartphone hit the streets, and one wouldn’t normally expect the smartphones price to drop just weeks after its release but that is exactly what has happened when you get the Motorola Droid smartphone from Dell.

According to an article over on intomobile, Dell is now offering the Motorola Droid for only $119.99 along with a two year agreement with Verizon, and apparently also applies to contract extensions, so no waiting for eligibility of an upgrade.

Spec reminder for you, the Motorola Droid is of course Android 2.0, GSM/850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA/900/2100, 3.7 inch touch screen, full QWERTY keyboard, 5 megapixel camera with auto-focus and dual-LED flash, Bluetooth, GPS, microSD expansion, and I’m sure you know the rest.

So if you are on the lookout for a cheaper Motorola Droid smartphone then it does appear that Dell is going to be the one to go with, and they ship the smartphone for free via Fedex.

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Best Buy Black Friday Ad 2009: Virgin Mobile Kyocera X-tc http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/21/best-buy-black-friday-ad-2009-virgin-mobile-kyocera-x-tc/ http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/21/best-buy-black-friday-ad-2009-virgin-mobile-kyocera-x-tc/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:40:36 +0000 James http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/?p=55961 We know just how much you love saving on the price of a mobile phone so we have a great Best Buy Black Friday Deal for you in the form of the Virgin Mobile Kyocera X-tc mobile phone in dark blue and without contract, which Best Buy currently offer for $99.99.

But you know that price isn’t going to remain at $99.99 because the Virgin Mobile Kyocera X-tc mobile phone from Best Buy is drop in price to a much easier on the pocket price of just $49.99 which means the customer saves $50 and gains the Virgin Mobile Kyocera X-tc for half price.

Spec wise the Virgin Mobile Kyocera X-tc is an entry level slider offering a side slide QWERTY keyboard, QVGA display, 1.3 megapixel camera, MP3 player, Bluetooth, mobile web, voice activation, speakerphone, dedicated music keys, and microSD expansion.

The Virgin Mobile Kyocera X-tc mobile phone measures 4.37 x 2.05 x 0.68 inches and weighs in at 3.89 ounces, delivers up to 250 minutes of talk time and up to 200 hours of standby time, and can be yours for half price in this great Best Buy offer.

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Black Friday Best Buy Ad 2009: Net10 Samsung T401G http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/21/black-friday-best-buy-ad-2009-net10-samsung-t401g/ http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/21/black-friday-best-buy-ad-2009-net10-samsung-t401g/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:34:28 +0000 James http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/?p=55956 Bringing our readers yet another great Black Friday mobile phone offer from Best Buy, we have for you today the Net10 Samsung T401G mobile phone in black and without contract which Best Buy currently have priced at $79.99, but you know that’s not going to stay at that price during Black Friday.

The Best Buy Black Friday deal on the Net10 Samsung T401G mobile phone will tumble down from $79.99 to a nice low $39.99 giving the customer a great saving of $40, that’s half price folks so can’t be bad.

The Net10 Samsung T401G mobile phone offers the user a slider form factor, GSM/850/900/1800/1900 MHz, 2.1 inch colour TFT display, Bluetooth 2.0, side slide QWERTY keyboard, 1.3 megapixel camera, and microSD expansion.

The Net10 Samsung T401G in black from Best Buy measures111.8 x 50.8 x 17.8mm with a weight of 123 grams and delivers up to 5 hours talk time and up to 15 days standby time, and can be yours for half price in the Black Friday deal from Best Buy.

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Best Buy Black Friday Deal: Sprint Samsung Instinct S30 Free w/2 Year Contract http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/21/best-buy-black-friday-deal-sprint-samsung-instinct-s30-free-w2-year-contract/ http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/21/best-buy-black-friday-deal-sprint-samsung-instinct-s30-free-w2-year-contract/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:58:17 +0000 James http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/?p=55951 Keeping abreast of the Black Friday deals, we bring you another great Black Friday offer from Best Buy with the Samsung Instinct S30 handset, which currently Best Buy have up for sale at $599.99; however with Best Buy’s Black Friday deals you know that $599.99 is going to rocket down.

So, here’s the great Black Friday deal; Best Buy will drop the price on the Samsung Instinct S30 mobile phone from $599.99 way down to $0…yes that’s right you can gain the Samsung Instinct S30 for free with a two year Sprint contract.

Spec wise the Samsung Instinct S30 offers CDMA2000 1X 1900/800, 3.2 inch touch screen, 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, GPS with Sprint Navigation, FM radio, Sprint TV, speakerphone, microSD slot and 3.5mm jack.

The Samsung Instinct S30 measures 4.6 x 2.2 x 0.5 inches and weighs in at 3.6 ounces is available in Purple, and delivers up to 4.6 hours talk time. So if you want to gain the Samsung Instinct S30 for free just hit up Best Buy now.

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Video: Samsung Flight on AT&T gets Reviewed http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/20/video-samsung-flight-on-att-gets-reviewed/ http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2009/11/20/video-samsung-flight-on-att-gets-reviewed/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:58:35 +0000 James http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/?p=55941 Today we bring you a video review of the Samsung Flight; the smartphone that isn’t a smartphone. The Samsung Flight apparently looks and feels like a smartphone, it has a full resistive 3.2 inch touch screen and shortcut menu, full QWERTY keyboard but is a low end slider feature phone.

The Samsung Flight is a vertical slider with GSM/850/900/1800/1900, TouchWiz 2.0 user interface, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, a 2 megapixel camera, 3G, music player, and microSD expansion, measures 106 x 56 x 12.7mm and weighs in at 136 grams.

The Samsung Flight video which can be viewed below courtesy of Noah at phone dog lasts just over ten and a half minutes, and Noah gives us his impressions of the Samsung Flight feature phone in his own personalised way, so hit up the Samsung Flight video review below and enjoy.

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