'The original iPhone's flat slab design wasn't terribly comfy to hold while the curved back on the new model fits in the palm more naturally.'
'We chose white, since it was less likely to pick up fingerprints, though black looked quite sleek.'
'we were down at our local O2 store before opening this morning to pick up ours, thanks to the nice chaps at O2 - the UK’s exclusive iPhone carrier.'
'The iPhone's back side is a textured silver, rather than the polished stainless steel of the full-sized iPod models, so my guess is that both the front and back of the iPhone will be more resistant to scratches than either the full-sized iPod or the original iPod nano.'
'Even in a noisy environment, I could listen to audio from arm's length'
'Call quality was the worst we've heard on a high-end device in years'
'The device can get warm with constant use, and you'll need to wipe smudges from the glass screen frequently with the included cloth.'
'large attachments could take a great deal of time even if you were on the fastest wireless G connection possible.'
'The 320-by-240 display is gorgeous, and navigating the device via the small--but very usable--QWERTY keyboard and BlackBerry Pearl -like trackball is quite comfortable.'
'Both carriers' phones are short on multimedia features.'
'this certainly applies to the design of the entire BlackBerry 8700 series.'
'Verizon Wireless customers can use their BlackBerry 8703e handset as a modem and get BroadbandAccess on Verizon Wireless' award-winning Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) network.'
'The device can be sluggish at times, especially with numerous applications open..'
'It's a bit tough to slide the card in, and it goes in upside down for some reason, but at least it's not under the battery.'
'It was even easy to see in sunlight, something that can't be said about most screens.'
'The HTC's rear-firing speakerphone is more like a PA system: extremely loud (the phone vibrates with the power of the sound and folks in the next room will likely hear the call with no problems even at half volume).'
'The d-pad is quite usable for productivity functions, but it's a little large to use with one thumb for gaming, probably impossible if you have smallish fingers.'
'Photos looked great, but the E2's integrated speaker sounded tinny.'