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03 Sep 2010

HTC HD2

HTC Desire

BlackBerry 9630

HTC 4G

Sony X10

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What Reviews say about 'HTC HD2' ?

such a nice phone

HTC HD mini review - HD2 smartphone goodness in a smaller package:Mobileburn.com

This new Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone offers an even larger 4.3-inch touchscreen (the first capacitive touchscreen ( INFO ) on a Windows Mobile device) and the fastest mobile phone processor currently available, the 1GHz Snapdragon processor. The display is bright and colorful, and has a WVGA (480 x 800 pixel) resolution, giving it more than twice the pixel count of the iPhone and most current Android handsets. Bright sunlight legibility seems fairly good, and the screen is very responsiv... *

helpful "Great phone

HTC HD2 - black (T-Mobile):CNet

The bottom line: The HTC HD2's size and older operating system aren't ideal, but you won't find a more powerful or entertaining smartphone in T-Mobile's lineup.

gorgeous screen

HTC HD2 (T-Mobile):PCMAG

Voice calls sounded clear and warm. Calls sounded fine through an Aliph Jawbone Icon ($99, ) Bluetooth headset, and the speakerphone was loud and powerful. The two included Transformers movies looked absolutely gorgeous in full screen mode, but seemed to come with their own movie player, complete with a "Transformers" icon in the main menu. Test photos looked smooth and sharp outdoors, with slightly flat color. Recorded 640-by-480-pixel videos were smooth and bright at 27 frames per secon... *

great portable digital photo album

HTC HD2 review:Infosyncworld.com

With its massive, high resolution screen and the polished HTC Sense interface running, the HTC HD2 is clearly gunning for top billing in the smartphone world. It represents the best that HTC can accomplish, and HTC makes the best smartphones on the market right now (to check out reviews of our favorites, ), with one Outside and in, the phone is packed with innovative features and great performance, including some things we've never seen before, like Wi-Fi network sharing and the blazing, bat...

most useful Windows Mobile 6.5 feature

HTC HD2 Phone Review - PCWorld:PCWorld

Gorgeous hardware and superb specs are marred by the HTC HD2’s soon-to-be-obsolete operating system.

good Nokia Nseries phone

HTC HD2:MobileTechReview

The HD2 with Sense is intuitive, fun and productive. Call quality is excellent on AT&T and T-Mobile in the US. Call quality is superb with loud and clear voice on both ends. Factor in that very large display and you've got a smartphone that's very easy to use with fingers. The display is bright, even with the fairly conservative light sensor and auto-brightness feature enabled, and it's very sharp. Colors are good, though not eye-popping like Samsung's AMOLED displays and even small text is ... *

Poor camera.

HTC HD2 review from TechRadar UK's expert reviews of Mobile phones:TechRadar.com

Poor camera. Responsive touchscreen. *

*This summary was automatically generated using parts of the review which we determine to reflect the most important opinions for HTC HD2

HTC Desire

ReviewGist Score

Highly Recommended
	Reviews Good
	Recent Model


Network Type:	GSM 1800, GSM 1900, GSM 900, GSM 850
Carrier:	AT-T
Design:	Mobile
Digital Camera:	5 Megapixels Digital Camera
Locked:	no
Operating System:	Android 2.1
Style:	Candy Bar
GPS Capability:	Built in GPS Receiver
Release Date:	Feb 2010

$549 - $620

What Reviews say about 'HTC Desire' ?

Images are unbelievably vivid indoors and their colors are very saturated and pleasing.

HTC Desire Review:Phonearena.com

Images are unbelievably vivid indoors and their colors are very saturated and pleasing. *

Good quality 5MP camera

HTC Desire review from TechRadar UK's expert reviews of Mobile phones:TechRadar.com

The phone is very slim indeed, with dimensions of 119 x 60 x 11.9 mm, and weighs in at just 133g. Battery life suspect out the box . The screen is simply to die for - we mentioned it was an OLED capacitive effort earlier, but that brings such glorious colour reproduction and 3.7-inch is a great size for media and the internet on a phone. Gorgeous screen . *

Feels good in the hand .

HTC Desire review :Stuff.tv

A premium smartphone with lots going for it, and the HTC Sense extras make it a compelling alternative to the Google Nexus One

good shots

HTC Desire mobile phone - First Look review :Pocket-lint

In the hand and it's fast and responsive with virtually nothing to whinge about. You also get Bluetooth 2.1, and the usual GPS, digital compass and sensors: this phone is smart in every sense. We're certain that the HTC Desire will be a huge hit in 2010. The keyboard is tight but that could be fixed by downloading the recently announced Swiftkey keyboard app that predicts what you are going to say next. Rotate into landscape and you get a QWERTY keyboard that's great to use with two thumbs... *

great keyboard

HTC Desire review:engadget

Daytime photos were slightly under-exposed but reasonably sharp, while nighttime shots looked great but also marked with a bunch of noise lines. Close-up shots were surprisingly good (see the keyboard photos), especially when you could go all creative using the tap-to-focus function in the camera app -- something badly needed on the Nexus One. *

decent music player

HTC Desire review. Read the latest HTC Desire reviews at Moby1. :Moby1.co.uk

The touchscreen performs well to your finger presses, taps and swipes, thanks to its capacitive ability. *

full QWERTY keyboard

HTC Desire review:Tracyandmatt.co.uk

The HTC Desire is much closer to stealing me away from the clutches of Apple. The loudspeaker on the Desire is one of the loudest that I have ever come across and I'll mention this again later in connection with the media player, but if you want to put the phone on your desk as a speakerphone then you probably wont need it set to full volume. Despite the massive volume there's very little distortion from the little speaker. Video recording seems reasonable. The flash is pretty good and, if a... *

tracyandmatt.co.uk

*This summary was automatically generated using parts of the review which we determine to reflect the most important opinions for HTC Desire

RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 Smartphone

ReviewGist Score

Highly Recommended
	Reviews Good
	Old Model


Network Type:	GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900, GPRS, CDMA 1900, CDMA 800, EDGE, EVDO, UMTS 2100
Design:	Mobile
Style:	Smartphone, Touch Screen
GPS Capability:	aGPS
Release Date:	Jul 2009

$439

What Reviews say about 'BlackBerry 9630' ?

inbound sound was very clear.

Review of RIM's BlackBerry Tour 9630 QWERTY smartphone for Verizon:Mobileburn.com

The keyboard on the BlackBerry Tour is very nice. *

helpful "Great phone

RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 (Sprint):CNet

The bottom line: Despite the lack of Wi-Fi, the RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 is a feature-rich and well-performing smartphone that will serve Sprint's globe-trotting customers well.

Bright, crisp display

Research in Motion BlackBerry Tour 9630 Phone Review - PCWorld:PCWorld

The BlackBerry Tour entices with an ergonomic keyboard and gorgeous display, but the omission of Wi-Fi disappoints.

The Tour's speakerphone was impressive.

BlackBerry Tour 9630:pcadvisor

The Tour's speakerphone was impressive. *

Overall this phone is great!

BlackBerry Tour 9630 review:Mobilefonereviews.co.uk

The player is compatible with audio formats such as MP3, WMA, WMA ProPlus, AAC, AAC+ and eAAC+. This zooming effect makes text appear huge and images look small. The video playback option is simple yet good. The playback is capable of playing different video files such as MPEG4, WMV, H.263 and H.264. This is quite good when there camera, video and downloadable games. The pictures are crisp and look like they have been taken with a digital camera. The display of the videos on the high resolut... *

mobilefonereviews.co.uk

outstanding mobile performance and consummate styling

BlackBerry Tour 9630 Reviews & News : MobilesTopic.com:Mobilestopic.com

The 480x360 pixel screen offers a clear, brilliant view which stays bright and vivid over time. *

mobilestopic.com

the perfect phone

BlackBerry Tour 9630 Review:DigitalTrends

Targeting the business professional always on the go, whether it.s across the ocean or across town, Canada-based Research In Motion released the first global 3G BlackBerry into the wild. Sharing design features with last year.s Bold and Storm , the Tour marries everything BlackBerry devices are known for with the best Verizon data speeds we.ve seen.

*This summary was automatically generated using parts of the review which we determine to reflect the most important opinions for BlackBerry 9630

HTC EVO 4G

ReviewGist Score

Highly Recommended
	Reviews Positive
	New Model


Network Type:	CDMA 1900, CDMA 800
Carrier:	Sprint
Design:	Mobile
Digital Camera:	8 megapixels Digital Camera
Locked:	no
Operating System:	Android OS
Processor:	1GHz Snapdragon
Style:	Smartphone
GPS Capability:	aGPS
Release Date:	Jun 2010

What Reviews say about 'HTC 4G' ?

The EVO 4G is the carrier's current top-of-the-line device, and for good reason.

HTC EVO 4G WiMAX Android smartphone for Sprint review:Mobileburn.com

The device is just perfect and more importantly the platform of google/android is exactly the right fit for this monster. The EVO 4G is the carrier's current top-of-the-line device, and for good reason. *

extra-large 4.3-inch touch screen

HTC Evo 4G - black (Sprint):CNet

The bottom line: The HTC Evo 4G is easily Sprint's best smartphone and one of today's top Android devices. It also shows the promise of 4G, which will grow as Sprint's WiMax network expands, but until there's broader 4G coverage, it's hard to agree with the mandatory premium data add-on fee.

It's big, it's thick and it's heavy.

HTC Evo 4G Review - Entertainment and Internet:Mobiledia

It's big, it's thick and it's heavy. But when the signal is strong, the Evo offers the fastest data rates
the speed of 3G. *

huge high resolution display

HTC EVO:MobileTechReview

The EVO is attractive, well made and the screen is to die for. Of course, that big screen means this is a large phone, and you won't like it if you plan to carry your phone in the front pocket of a tight pair of jeans. Call quality and volume were likewise good with the headsets we tested. Locally stored videos look awesome and even high resolution 800 x 480 MPEG4 videos play smoothly. Sprint TV, not always the sharpest looking service is indeed livin' large here with a full screen display a... *

very good color saturation

HTC Evo 4G:Laptopmag

Still, the Evo 4G's screen was plenty bright and crisp. Plus, the 4.8 x 2.6 footprint made it easy for us to make phone calls with the phone sandwiched between our shoulder and cheek, which is nice when you need both hands free. *

The feel is solid, with no flaps or access doors on the sides.

HTC EVO 4G Review:Brighthand

The feel is solid, with no flaps or access doors on the sides. It works very well in landscape mode, and makes watching video on the device much more pleasant and enjoyable. Display The 4.3-inch WVGA touchscreen on the EVO 4G is absolutely gorgeous. Colors are rich and vibrant, and everything just looks good, whether you're doing text-heavy tasks like checking your email and surfing the Web or looking at photos and watching videos. *

easily the best specced phone

HTC EVO 4G review:engadget

Put simply, its magnificent list of specs reads as though it was scribbled on a napkin after a merry band of gadget nerds got tipsy at the watering hole and started riffing about their idea of the ultimate mobile device: a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 4.3-inch WVGA display, 8 megapixel camera with 720p video recording, HDMI-out, and WiMAX compatibility. The capacitive face buttons are flat and almost a little difficult to see due the thin chrome icons, but the physical buttons (a volume rocker... *

*This summary was automatically generated using parts of the review which we determine to reflect the most important opinions for HTC 4G

Sony Xperia X10

ReviewGist Score

Highly Recommended
	Reviews Positive
	New Model


Network Type:	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
Carrier:	T-Mobile, AT-T
Design:	Mobile
Digital Camera:	8.1 Megapixel Digital Camera
Locked:	no
Operating System:	Android OS 1.6
Processor:	1 GHz
Style:	Touch Screen
GPS Capability:	aGPS
Release Date:	Mar 2010

$499 - $549

What Reviews say about 'Sony X10' ?

colors were sharp and vibrant, and we could see the display relatively well in direct light.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 - sensuous black (unlocked):CNet

The bottom line: The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 offers a slick, user-friendly design with a solid feature set and good call quality. Data performance was uneven, however, and the Timescape application and keyboard miss some details.

the XPERIA X10 was laggy and unresponsive at times.

Aaron's Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 review:Phonedog.com

The XPERIA X10 has a few quirks and issues that could prove frustrating to experienced smartphone users. The XPERIA X10 is quite clean when it comes to exterior buttons. *

great image capture quality

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 review: First Look:Knowyourmobile.com

Images are crystal clear as well, and the Xperia X10 is a joy to use as a portable video player. *

attention-grabbing UX user interface

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 preview :Stuff.tv

A smart interface and Android OS leave the X10 straining at the leash to do battle with the iPhone

small and cute looking mobile phone

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10:Mobilefonereviews.co.uk

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini is a great combination of being small yet powerful. *

mobilefonereviews.co.uk

capacious display

XPERIA X10 Review:slashgear.com

Voice quality is decent, and while the XPERIA X10 lacks the active noise cancellation of the Nexus One, there’s little background hiss during calls. *

superb Android mobile OS

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 :mobilementalism.com

The X10 has done a superb job of integrating the Web and the mobile phone and making it easy for you to access it all as easily as possible. *

mobilementalism.com

*This summary was automatically generated using parts of the review which we determine to reflect the most important opinions for Sony X10

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