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I do not know what happened with the Sony Ericsson designers, but all their phones look almost similar. The Sony Ericsson W910i is not an exception, but promises to make a great impression with its rich functionalities.



In the standard package, you will find the phone, a charger, a headset, a USB cable, a Memory Stick Micro (M2) card, a card reader, a software CD and some useful manuals.  Anyway, let’s talk about the phone. The Sony Ericsson W910i comes with a sliding case made of quality materials. Having 99 x 50 x 12.5 mm in dimensions and 86 grams in weight this cell phone looks very solid, but you will see that it is very slim and light, so you will feel comfortable using it. The front side is occupied by a huge 2.4 inch display and several navigation control buttons. These buttons include two soft keys, the Call and End buttons, a Clear button, a shortcut key, an OK key and a 4-way button. Above the display, just like the old models, this cell phone has two dedicated keys for opening the Gallery and for viewing the last photo taken.  Between these two keys, you can see a secondary video-camera and the speaker. On the sides you will find a volume rocker, a card slot, a camera shutter and a Fast Port (this port helps you charge the phone, connect via USB, attach headphones or other accessories).

If you slide up the phone you will see the numerical pad. This numerical pad is great. Having large keys, very well delimited and with enough space between them, it is great for writing messages or other texts. The keys are flat offering a positive feedback and you will not have problems using it night because they are illuminated. As we said, the Sony Ericsson W910i comes with a huge 2.4 inch display. This display has a native resolution of 240 x 320 pixels and supports 256 K colors. The images are clear with good quality of colors, and the display remains visible even under direct sunlight.



Because the Sony Ericsson designers wanted to create a slim mobile phone, for keeping low dimensions, the Sony Ericsson W910i comes equipped with a 2 Megapixels camera. This camera is capable of taking photos at a maximum resolution of 1600 x 1200 pixels and record QVGA clips at a speed of 15 fps. Being a mediocre camera for such a great phone, it can be a negative aspect for it.



For connectivity, the Sony Ericsson W910i comes with Bluetooth, USB and 3G. Being a Quad-Band device, it supports GPRS, GSM and EDGE networks. Anyway, even if doesn’t have the best high-end connectivity features like Wi-Fi or GPS, this mobile phone is capable of keeping you in touch with your friends anytime. The internal memory is low with only 40 MB. But thanks to the Memory Stick Micro (M2) card slot, you can extend it up to 4 GB. Being a Walkman Series model, the Sony Ericsson W910i has an excellent quality of sound. You will love listening to music with this phone because it uses the same Walkman interface like older models and has many customizable sound settings. The battery... could be a problem. It manages to keep up this cell phone for almost 4 hours of conversation and up to 350 hours in standby mode. In conclusion, the Sony Ericsson W910i is a mobile phone designated for those people who love listening to music. If you are looking for a smartphone, we recommend you choose another model.

Several years ago, Sony Ericsson has presented to the whole world a concept of Walkman mobile phone that is focused on playing multimedia content with a quality compared to a dedicated device.  The implementation of Walkman technology on a smartphone led to the launching of Sony Ericsson W950i, a model that has enjoyed a huge success being the top of the Walkman range.



This Sony Ericsson phone makes a great impression even at the first look. For a smartphone, it has great dimensions. The case measures 106 x 54 x 15 mm in dimensions and 112 grams in weight.  With these dimensions, it feels great in your pocket and very comfortable in your hands.

The front side of this phone is occupied by a huge 2.6 inch touch sensitive display and an innovative numerical pad. Because we are talking about a Walkman phone, we have to mention something about the multimedia buttons. On the front side, between display and the numerical pad, this Sony Ericsson phone has three dedicated buttons which, once pressed, will open the phone’s music player and show you the last song you have listened to. On the sides it has a volume rocker, a Play/Pause Multimedia key, a Back key and a Scrolling Key. On the top side you will find the Power On/off button and a Stylus Pen slot while on the bottom part you will find a universal port which allows you to charge the phone, attach headphones or connect it via USB.



This Sony Ericsson phone comes with a lot of features. It is equipped with a 2.6 inch TFT touch sensitive display with a native resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. It has proven to be excellent for watching videos or simply viewing photos. It offers great quality of colors with a great contrast and brightness. To make this cell phone more easy to use, the Sony Ericsson designers equipped it with touch sensitive feature which gives you more freedom in the menu. If you want to be more precise, you can use the integrated Stylus pen which is made of special plastic so you don’t need to worry about scratching the display. For those who love photography, this model can be a bad choice because it lacks camera. But why you need a camera when you have such a powerful smartphone?



In connectivity terms, the Sony Ericsson W950i looks ready to meet all your needs. Being a Quad-Band device it supports GSM, EDGE GPRS and 3G networks. Other connectivity options are Bluetooth, Infrared and USB. Even if lacks Wi-Fi and GPS, with all these connectivity features it has proven to be excellent for people who want to surf on the internet all the day. The connections are very stabile and thanks to the 32-bit Philips Nexperia PNX4008 208 MHz processor you won’t notice any lag or other malfunctions. The internal memory of 4 GB should be enough for you to store all your files. For a good battery life, this Sony Ericsson phone comes with a standard Li-Ion battery which is capable of keeping it on for almost 8 hours of conversations and up to 340 hours in standby mode. Anyway, even if it doesn’t come with the most powerful features on the market, the Sony Ericsson W950i was one of the best smartphones at the time when it was launched. So, if you are looking for a multimedia smartphone, this model can be a good choice for you.

The BlackBerry Pearl 8100 is another interesting smartphone made by the BlackBerry manufacturer, a handset which attracts many customers with its “candy-stick” design. As we know, this BlackBerry Pearl smartphone, like all other BlackBerry models, is designated for those business people who want to have in their pocket a practical mobile phone with a lot of features capable to manage several tasks at the same time.



In terms of design, the BlackBerry Pearl 8100 looks great. There is no doubt that this BlackBerry Pearl smartphone is one of the smallest units made by BlackBerry. With only 107 x 50 x 14.5 mm in dimensions and 89.5 grams in weight, the BlackBerry Pearl 8100 feels very comfortable. The front side is occupied by a 2.2 inches TFT display and a SureType keyboard. Under the display you will find the classic Call and End keys, a Back button and a menu key. An attractive feature of this BlackBerry Pearl Smartphone is that it comes with a TrackBall instead of a D-Pad. This TrackBall is very easy to use and you will be able to navigate in the menu quickly. On the sides you will find some “Convenience Keys” which include a voice dialing key and a camera shutter. Anyway, you can change the functions of these keys as you wish.  On the sides you will also find two volume keys, a headphone socket and a miniUSB port.

Even if this BlackBerry smartphone doesn’t have a QWERTY keyboard, it comes equipped with a SureType keyboard, very responsive and with a nice aspect. The keys have good sizes and offer a great positive feedback when they are pressed so you can easily write on them. Because it has small dimensions, some keys have double or even triple duties. As we said, above the keyboard, the BlackBerry Pearl comes with a 2.2 inches TFT display. It has a native resolution of 240 x 260 pixels and supports 65K colors. For a smartphone like this one, such a display is excellent. The images are clear, even if the colors are not some of the best. For taking photos, this BlackBerry Pearl smartphone comes with an integrated 1.3 Megapixels camera which is capable of taking pictures at a maximum resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels. Armed with a LED flash, autofocus and many other custom settings, this camera will offer you good quality pictures, enough for you to immortalize special moments. A negative aspect which makes this camera a bit mediocre for a smartphone is that it lacks video-recording.



If you are worried about connectivity, we can say that the BlackBerry Pearl 8100 comes only with the most popular connectivity features. Even if it lacks Wi-Fi, 3G and GPS, it has enough resources to keep you in touch with your friends every time. Being a Tri-Band device, it supports GSM, GPRS and EDGE networks. For other connectivity options, it comes with Bluetooth, miniUSB and a microSD card slot. In the standard package, this mobile phone comes with a Li-Ion 900 mAh battery, capable of keeping the device on for almost 4 hours of conversation and up to 360 hours in standby mode.

In conclusion, we can only say that the BlackBerry Pearl 8100 is another great smartphone made by BlackBerry manufacturer, a handset which, even if doesn’t have a lot of high-end features, is capable to satisfy your basic needs. For only $179, this mobile phone seems to be very popular.

The Nokia N82 is another member of the Nokia N Series, a series with the most powerful mobile phones ever made. It is the first Nokia model which comes with a Xenon Flash instead of a LED Flash. Like all N models, it runs a Symbian operating system and has a S60 platform base. In the standard package  you will get the mobile phone, a BP-6MT (1050 mAh) battery, a  charger, a headset, a microUSB cable, a  microSD card with 2 GB of free space and a Video-connecting cable.



Being a predecessor of Nokia N73, this Nokia smartphone has a “Candy-Bar” design with a nice finish. The case is made of resistant plastic having 112 x 50 x 17.3 mm in dimensions and 114 grams in weight. Even if the design is not one of the best made by Nokia, this mobile phone looks nice. Being available in only one color (Silver Titan), it looks very solid. Anyway, with small dimensions, you will never complain about it being too heavy or uncomfortable. On the top side you will find the Power On/off button and a 3.5 mm jack. On the sides you will find a Gallery button, a camera shutter and a volume rocker plus a microUSB port and a charger port. The front side is occupied by a 2.4 inch TFT display and a full numerical pad.

The numerical pad can be a bit uncomfortable for you because the keys have small sizes, but after several days of practice, you will get used to them. Even if this numerical pad is not very recommended for intense writing, the keys offer a positive feedback and are very well illuminated, so they are visible even if you are in a dark room. As we said, this Nokia smartphone comes equipped with a 2.4 inch TFT display. It has a native resolution of 240 x 320 pixels and supports 16 million colors. You will be able to see clear images with great colors every time.



A strong point for the Nokia N82 is certainly the camera. This Nokia smartphone comes with an integrated 5 Megapixels camera capable of taking photos at a maximum resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels and recording VGA clips at a speed of 30 fps. Even if this is not the first model which has such a big sensor, the thing that makes it special is the Xenon Flash. Being more powerful than a LED Flash, it helps you take photos with an increased clarity and great quality. For connectivity, like all N models, the Nokia N82 has everything you want. It comes with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, microUSB, GPS with A-GPS support and TV-out.  Also, it is a Quad-Band device and supporting GSM, EDGE, GPRS and 3G, you will never complain about network coverage. To be capable to manage all these features, the Nokia N82 is powered by an AMR11 332 MHz processor and 128 MB of RAM.  The internal memory is a bit low, only 100 MB, but thanks to the microSD card slot, you will never run out of free space.



An important aspect for a great smartphone is the battery life. The standard Li-Pol 1050 mAh battery is capable of keeping it on for 5 hours of conversations and up to 225 hours in standby mode. Even if these values are a bit low, for a price of $269, we can only say that this Nokia smartphone is amazing.

The BlackBerry Storm 9530 smartphone is finally available thanks to the Verzion Wireless, U.S. As we expected, this is another business mobile phone from BlackBerry Company, but for the first time, it comes equipped with a full touch screen. The BlackBerry Storm impresses by giving a lot of features into a sturdy and sleek form-factor.



As we said, this is another business smartphone made by BlackBerry. Even if at first look it seems to be a massive handset, it has only 112.5 x 62.2 x 14 mm in dimensions and 155 grams in weight. It’s true that these values are not very small but considering the dimensions of other older models, the BlackBerry Storm is a slim and light unit.

In design terms, we can say that the BlackBerry Storm 9530 smartphone comes with a case made of resistant plastic with a nice glossy aspect. With a case with rounded edges and the dimensions related above, this smartphone looks very nice and seems to be very comfortable in your hands. The front side is occupied by a 3.25 inches touch screen and only four simple buttons: Talk, BlackBerry Menu, Return and On/off. Unlike those keys used on Bold, these buttons are more proportional with the phone’s sizes so it looks more attractive. On the sides of the smartphone you will find a convenience key, two volume buttons and a mute key.



The most important feature of this BlackBerry smartphone, the touch screen, is excellent. With a dimension of 3.25 inches, this display has a native resolution of 360 x 480 pixels. Even if it supports only 65K colors, the images are clear and have great quality of colors. Anyway, with a great sensibility and being very responsive, this touch screen seems to be a good improvement for BlackBerry manufacturer. For taking photos, the BlackBerry Storm 9530 smartphone is equipped with a 3.15 Megapixel camera which can take photos at a maximum resolution of 2048x1536 pixels. With features like auto-focus, LED flash, image stabilization and geo-tagging, the pictures have a great quality with a nice combination between contrast and brightness. In video-shooting terms, this camera does a nice job. It is capable of recording clips at a speed of 30 fps with a QVGA resolution; this camera makes a good impression.



When it comes to connectivity, the BlackBerry Storm 9530 comes with the most common high-end technology features. Being a Quad-Band device and supporting GSM, EDGE, 3G and GPRS networks it will never stay without network. Other connectivity features present here are Bluetooth, microUSB and GPS with A-GPS support. The standard Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery is powerful. It is capable of keeping this smartphone on for up to 5 hours and 30 minutes of conversations and up to 360 hours in standby mode.  These values are good for a smartphone powered by a Qualcomm MSM7600 528 MHz processor and having a lot of features like the BlackBerry Storm 9530.



In conclusion, the BlackBerry Storm 9530 smartphone leaves a nice impression. Being the first BlackBerry smartphone equipped with a full touch screen and having a price of $219, there is no doubt that his model is truly loved by customers. With such a small price, the lack of Wi-Fi and keyboard is not very important.