'Navigation is identical to the previous phone, the touchscreen gestures are intuitive and the Magic responds to these well.'
'Short on juice Battery life is acceptable but not outstanding, not least because the Magic is always chatting away with the internet to deliver and receive your emails.'
'in most instances touching the screen is easier.'
'Streaming video looked impressive though, or at least it did once we'd discovered the 'watch in high quality' button in the menu.'
'The phone feels good in the hand, and it sounded great when I tested it.'
'The G1's vibrate setting is pretty noisy since the two halves of the phone seem to vibrate separately and make more noise than it would if it were one piece - it will definitely be noticeable in a quiet meeting.'
'The phone and headset managed a range of 20 feet which is average among phones.'
'While the BlackBerry "Pearl" 8100 -- available from T-Mobile for $349.99 or Cingular for $399.99 ($199.99, with the usual contract stipulations from both) -- makes a noble effort to implement the BlackBerry service including a QWERTY keypad, camera, and music and video playback into a device about the size of a business card holder, finding, programming, and operating both simple and advanced functions can be headache- inducing.'
'Unfortunately, the Cingular 8100 series is clunky and heavy,'