LG Optimus V Mobile Review

LG Optimus V Mobile Review

LG Optimus V Mobile Review
Google Maps™
Search for businesses by location, get directions, and see real-time traffic conditions or get localized search help to find nearby ATMs, restaurants, movies, and more.

Google Maps Navigation™
Search for addresses, businesses, and landmarks and get detailed directions to your destination. View real-time traffic conditions and navigate hands-free using spoken, turn-by-turn driving instructions.

Corporate Email
Wirelessly sync with your company's Outlook Exchange server and get your email, contacts, and task information on the go.

Surf the Web
Grab the internet and take it with you. No computer necessary. Browse the web right from your phone. Connect instantly to sites like Google®, Yahoo!®, Facebook®, MySpace™, and more. Get the latest headlines and hotlinks from Virgin Mobile, do a search, or type in your own web address and surf away.

Android Market
Choose from over 150,000 apps to browse and download. Games, social networking, news & weather, productivity, and lots more.

Virgin Mobile Live
Stream music 24/7 from past & present Virgin Mobile Festival artists. Studio tracks, exclusive Festival performances, and more. It's free!

Swype Text Input
Swype makes messaging super fast. Enter text by tracing out words with a single finger.

Voice Actions for Android
Your voice is our command. Make calls, send messages, play music, and more – hands-free – using Google Voice Actions.

Wi-Fi Capable
Fully Wi-Fi capable. Send emails, browse the web, and even check your friend's status message – all with the superior speed of a Wi-Fi network.

Expandable Memory
Supports microSD™ cards up to 32GB (sold separately) so you can load your favorite picture and video files. A 2GB card comes preloaded.

Screen Size
Photos and web pages look fantastic on a bright, 3.2-inch QVGA display.

Manufacturer	LG
Compatible networks	CDMA 800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Availability	Available. Released 2010, December
Form factor	Bar
Dimensions	114 x 59 x 13 mm
Weight	130 g
Operating system	Android 2.2™ platform
CPU	600 MHz Processor
Memory	microSD, up to 32GB
Data inputs	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors, Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
Display	320 x 480 pixels, 3.2 inches
Rear camera	3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus
GPRS	-
EDGE	-
3G	Rev. 0, up to 153.2 Kbps
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth	Yes v2.0 with A2DP
USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0
Others	- SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM - HTML - A-GPS support - Digital compass - Social networking integration - Google Search, Maps, Gmail - YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa - DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player - Document viewer - Organizer - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input- Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh

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Palm Pre Plus Mobile Review

Physically, the phone felt comfortable in my hands. It wasn't heavy enough to be burdensome, but it wasn't so light that it felt like a toy. The keys have the traditional clear overlay that protects the letters, and they are a bit larger and better spaced than on my Centro or Treo 650. I was very pleased with the slide out keyboard.

Learning to navigate the phone via the swipe motions took about three or four days to become totally natural. It would have been much easier if Palm had included better instructions with the phone, but the included manual contained little more than instructions on how to turn it on, answer a call, etc.

Setting up the necessary software to customize the phone was moderately challenging, even though I am one of two of my school's officially labeled "geeks". Web OS seemed to me to have been shipped prematurely. There are many wonderful customizations available, but you have to download several programs and rely on what's called "Homebrew Apps" or third-party software for the features that old-school Palm users take for granted. For example, there is no custom ringtone for unknown callers, no options for reminders, no easy scrolling through a text message to quickly fix an error in the line above, limited or no brightness options, etc.

Traditional Palm software for the Centro and Treo phones will not work on WebOS. You can buy an app for the Pre that will allow you to run some (but not all) Palm OS apps on the Pre. There is no included phone-to-pc sync option. For me and many other Centro/Treo users, this was a BIG deal. There is an app that will allow you to back up your Pre to your desktop, BUT the the traditional hot sync is not available on WebOS. The phone comes with Google calender sync installed, but any attempt to sync Google Calender, the Pre, AND Outlook will result in possibly hundreds of duplicate event entries. There is third-party software you can purchase to allow a full sync with Outlook, but it can cost as much as $60-$70. Even those software options do not back up your media to your computer. You are on your own with that one.

Another nasty surprise was the missed call notification. When the Pre informs you that you have missed a call, a tap on the screen will open up the dialog that lets you know whose call you missed. Unfortunately, it immediately dials the number of the missed call AT THE SAME TIME. It is really unpleasant to be in the middle of a meeting or other activity and find yourself trying to explain to your mother that you really didn't mean to call her back right then or why you felt compelled to call her and hang up. As they say in the world of Pre, though: There's a patch for that. In other words, you can download system tweaks that change many of the basic functions of the Pre and make it more user-friendly. While I think that's great, I also believe that most of it shouldn't be necessary.

On the bright side, should you brick your phone playing around with Homebrew (unofficial freeware) apps or patches, Palm has available for download Web Doctor. This script will restore your phone to factory specs, erasing everything except what your Pre shipped factory with. When you sync with your Palm account, your address book, Palm store apps, and a few other things will be restored. Your media, however, is gone forever unless you have used USB mode to access your media folders and backed them up manually or used a cloning app to copy your Pre data for restore.

There is no removable memory option. The Pre comes with 16g on-board drive space, and that's it. It offers the option to choose "charge" or "Use in usb mode" when you plug in the included USB charging cable. While the battery life is terrible, there has been a sharp drop in the price of charging accessories. The Touchstone (a cable-less charger) has dropped from the $70 range to around $20 shipping and all here on Amazon. There has likewise been a similar drop in the price of car chargers, AC to USB converters, and replacement batteries.

An item of note: The batteries for the Pre are physically indistinguishable from Centro batteries with the exception of the black outer packaging that the Pre battery comes in. Palm says that you are not to use Centro batteries in the Pre, but they have not as yet made an official statement as to why. They only warn you that using a Centro battery in a Pre can damage your phone. They just won't tell you how. This is especially frustrating as not only are the two batteries both listed at 1150mAh, but there is a substantial price difference between the two - not to mention that many Pre users already have a ton of Centro batteries lying around gathering dust. If you ever get bored, you can always head over to one of the Pre message boards on the web and get the Pre/Centro battery argument going (again). You'll have more entertainment than you can stand, I promise.

The browser is incredibly easy to use, and it offers several short-cut options that put your favorite sites within single tap availability. It also switches between apps quickly and easily without forcing you to start from the beginning in each one. It also still threads chat messages. 

Manufacturer	Palm
Compatible networks	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - for AT&T
Availability	Available. Released 2010, May
Form factor	Bar
Dimensions	100.5 x 59.5 x 16.9 mm
Weight	138 g
Operating system	Palm webOS 1.3.5
CPU	ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz, PowerVR SGX GPU
Memory	16 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Data inputs	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, QWERTY keyboard, Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
Display	320 x 480 pixels, 3.1 inches
Rear camera	3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, enhanced fixed focus, LED flash
GPRS	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE	Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G	HSDPA 3.6 Mbps
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth	Yes v2.0 with A2DP
USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0
Others	- SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email - WAP 2.0 / HTML, - A-GPS support, AT&T Navigator - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player - MP4/H.264/H.263 player - Organizer - Document viewer - Voice memo/dial- Standard battery, Li-Ion 1150 mAh

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Motorola Atrix 4G Android Mobile Reviews

Motorola Atrix 4G Android

Motorola Atrix 4G Android Mobile Reviews. The ATRIX 4G runs the latest Android operating system--OS 2.2 (aka, Froyo)--which provides a faster overall Android experience as well as greater multitasking capabilities. You'll be able to receive notifications, listen to music, and even record GPS data without keeping the application open. And it features a plethora of new enhancements, including an improved onscreen QWERTY keyboard, full push corporate e-mail, and support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1 for access to the full Web. It also offers enhanced Exchange support, with Calendar syncing, Global Address Lookup, improved security, auto-discovery, and more.

With integrated Google technology, the ATRIX 4G brings one-touch access to the popular Google mobile services millions use every day, including Google Search by voice, Google Maps with Street View, GTalk instant messaging (with presence capabilities), YouTube, and Picasa. The ATRIX 4G also provides easy access to both personal and corporate e-mail, calendars, and contacts supported by Exchange Server and Gmail. And through Android Market, you'll get access to thousands of useful applications, widgets, and fun games to download and install on your phone, with many more apps being added every day.

Just a quick comparison Iphone 4 VS Atrix, the Iphone 4 display is way clearer and the screen is a little more responsive. The Artix has a user replaceable battery and the phone can be taken a part and fix for a lot less money than the Iphone. Now, I have never tried to take apart either phone, but the instructions and professional review of the taken down is on line.

One thing I would like to say is that the finger print reader works very well.

The world of Apps...

In Apps, Apple wins. Not much else to say there. The Apps that I use mostly are iHeart Radio (does not work on Atrix), Scrabble (Not found on Android store), Farkle (Android has but quality is lacking), Bloomberg and Fox News. 

The Motorola ATRIX 4G is the only smartphone that allows you to carry the power and performance of mobile computing inside your pocket. Motorola ATRIX 4G is built around a 1 GHz dual-core processor and 1 GB of RAM for the horsepower you need to keep pace with all aspects of your life. Web pages open twice as fast as non-dual-core smartphones and Adobe Flash Player makes it possible to view a full range of online animations and video.

Manufacturer	Motorola
Compatible networks	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Availability	Available. Released 2011, February
Form factor	Bar
Dimensions	117.8 x 63.5 x 11 mm
Weight	135 g
Operating system	Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo)
CPU	Dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 proccessor, ULP GeForce GPU, Tegra 2 chipset
Memory	16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM, microSD, up to 32GB
Data inputs	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors - Touch sensitive controls - Gorilla Glass display - MOTOBLUR UI with Live Widgets - Multi-touch input method - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
Display	540 x 960 pixels, 4.0 inches
Rear camera	5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash,
GPRS	Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE	Class 12
3G	HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot (charges may apply)
Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0
Others	- SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email - HTML, - with A-GPS support Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - HDMI port - Digital compass - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player - 1080p MP4/H.263/H.264.WMV/Xvid/DivX @ 30 fps playback - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk - Facebook, Twitter, MySpace integration - Photo viewer/editor - Organizer - Quick Office v3.0 document editor - Adobe Flash 10.1 player - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input- Standard battery, Li-Po 1930 mAh

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Samsung I997 Infuse 4G Android Mobile Reviews

Samsung I997 Infuse 4G Android

Samsung I997 Infuse 4G Android Mobile Reviews. Redefining the premium multimedia experience via the thinnest, biggest, and brightest smartphone yet from Samsung, the Infuse 4G connects to AT&T's ultra-fast 4G mobile broadband network and features a brilliant 4.5-inch screen with next-generation Super AMOLED Plus technology. Powered by a 1.2 GHz processor and the Android 2.2 platform, the Infuse 4G also comes pre-loaded with a version of Angry Birds with an exclusive hidden level plus a $25 credit to download movie content from Samsung Media Hub (available to the first 500,000 Infuse 4G units sold).

It's quick. It's fast on the download. Typing is accurate. The camera is good. The styling is great. It's slim. Having the larger screen just makes everything so much easier - and it's exciting for multimedia.

One great benefit - you can use the Amazon App Store without taking extraordinary measures or rooting the phone. This is not possible on all ATT phones, so it's a welcome change. It means you can take advantage of the free app they offer every day and use your Amazon account to purchase apps.

Out of the box, the first thing you'll notice is the size of the phone itself. It's pretty big lengthwise (4.5 in screen) yet extremely thin, but still fits comfortably in my hand (I have huge hands). When I picked the phone up, I was in a state of disbelief at how light it is. It's really unbelievable how little the thing weighs. Overall the phone has a nice texture and looks rather professional. The glass on the front is made with corning gorilla glass, and looks gorgeous.

The phone is lightning fast, especially compared to my iphone 3Gs. Everything loads instantly, whether it be applications or zipping through the menus. I am thoroughly impressed with the phone's speed. I'm new to android, and navigating the phone was very easy. It comes preinstalled with 2.2 (FROYO).

The LCD screen is gorgeous (as are most samsung displays) and very bright. Even the lowest brightness setting is almost painful to look at in the dark for a long time.

The camera is very nice. It has an 8 megapixel 4x zoom + LED flash, and takes great pictures. The video camera take beautiful recordings at 720p. There are some settings you can fool around with that you normally wouldn't see on a phone, which is nice. I'll upload some pictures to give an example.

One of the cooler apps I installed and had time to fool around with was the N64 emulator, and to my suprise it ran flawlessly, no stuttering or anything. I played mario 64, and got the first star. I think this is a testament to the power and capabilities of the phone. 

Manufacturer	Samsung
Compatible networks	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Availability	Available. Released 2011, May
Form factor	Bar
Dimensions	132 x 71 x 9 mm
Weight	139 g
Operating system	Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo)
CPU	ARM Cortex A8 1.2 GHz processor
Memory	16 GB storage, microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included
Data inputs	- Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, - Gorilla Glass display - TouchWiz 3.0 UI - Multi-touch input method - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Touch-sensitive controls - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
Display	480 x 800 pixels, 4.5 inches
Rear camera	8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes
3G	HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 3.6 Mbps
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; DLNA
Bluetooth	Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
USB	Yes, v2.0 microUSB
Others	- SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS, - HTML, - with A-GPS support - Social networking integration - Digital compass - MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player - Organizer - Image/video editor - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, - YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration - Flash support - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input (Swype)- Standard battery, Li-Ion 1750 mAh

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Sony Ericsson F305 Mobile Phone Reviews

Sony Ericsson F305 Mobile Phone Reviews. Powered by a motion sensor, the F305 takes mobile gaming to a new level. Grab the phone, swing your arm and see the result on the screen. you can play games on it, the phone appears well built and the battery lasts much longer than previous phone.

Your game console

Play bowling on the bus. Go fishing or be a jockey in the coffee shop. Play with dedicated gaming keys, or get physical with a motion game. Your phone comes with 11 pre-loaded games. The games included are Bowling, Bass fishing, Jockey, Johnny Crash™ Stuntman Does Texas, Tropical Madness™, Racing Fever™ GT, The Sims™ 2, Jewel Quest™ 2, Lumines™, Asteroids™ and Quadrapop™ Robotics.

Pump up the volume

The stereo speakers boost your gaming experience further. And they're good for listening to music together with friends too. Listen through the stereo speakers to use your phone hands-free - share radio and conversation with others.

Ready to catch the moment

With the F305 at hand, you're always ready to catch fun and unexpected moments. Your phone has a 2 megapixel camera. Built-in digital camera with screen viewfinder, dedicated menus and direct interaction with in-phone imaging and messaging features.

Manufacturer	Acer
Compatible networks	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSDPA -
Availability	Available. Released 2008, November
Form factor	Slide
Dimensions	96 x 47 x 14.6 mm
Weight	97.5 g
Operating system	-
CPU	-
Memory	Memory Stick Micro (M2), up to 4GB
Data inputs	TFT, 256K colors
Display	176 x 220 pixels, 2.0 inches
Rear camera	2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes
3G	-
WLAN	-
Bluetooth	Yes v2.0 with A2DP
USB	Yes,
Others	- SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging - WAP 2.0/xHTML, - Stereo FM radio with RDS, - MP3 player - TrackID music recognition - Picture editor/blogging - Organizer - Voice memo/dial - Standard battery, Li-Po 950 mAh

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Acer F900 Tempo Mobile Reviews

Acer F900 Tempo Mobile Reviews

Acer F900 Tempo Smartphone Reviews. Add abandon to your life. Acer Tempo F900 lets you browse and collaborate with the web as calmly as you do in your appointment or at home. Appearance meets artlessness in the Acer Tempo F900. The appearance of a ample 3.8" WVGA blow screen, with an accessible to use basic keyboard and a widget-based home screen; the artlessness of browsing the web and interacting online anytime, anywhere as if from your appointment or home. The appearance of a ample 3.8” WVGA blow screen, with an accessible to use basic keyboard and a widget-based home screen; the artlessness of browsing the web and interacting online anytime, anywhere as if from your appointment or home.

It's accessible from the moment you booty the F900 out of the box that the handset has been heavily afflicted by the architecture of HTC's Blow HD. The ambit of the two are about identical, the advanced of both handsets are bedeviled by a ample 3.8in, aerial resolution, arresting touchscreen and both allotment the aforementioned all atramentous bright finish. As with the Blow HD, the F900 additionally has a row of four blow buttons perched below the affectation (call/answer, home, aback and alarm end), but admitting the HTC handset alone has two concrete buttons (the on/off button and the aggregate rocker switch) the F900 adds a third to ascendancy the camera.

Manufacturer	Acer
Compatible networks	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Availability	Available. Released 2009, June
Form factor	Bar
Dimensions	117.5 x 63.5 x 15.8 mm
Weight	150 g
Operating system	Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
CPU	533 MHz Samsung S3C 6410 processor
Memory	128 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM, microSD
Data inputs	TFT resistive touchscreen, 65K colors, Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
Display	480 x 800 pixels, 3.8 inches
Rear camera	3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
GPRS	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE	Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth	Yes v2.0 with A2DP
USB	Yes, miniUSB v2.0
Others	- SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, - HTML, - Stereo FM radio with RDS, - MP3/WMA/WAV/AAC+ player - MP4/H.264/WMV player - Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, PDF viewer) - Organizer - Voice memo/dial - Predictive text input - Standard battery, Li-Ion 1530 mAh

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Dell Aero Android Mobile Review

Dell Aero Android Mobile phone Reviews. Weighing in at aloof 3.67 oz., the ultraslim Aero lets you do what you want, area you want, at amazingly fast speeds.

Shoot and allotment your best pics

Get clear, beauteous pictures with the chip 5MP camera with 8X zoom, again adapt them on the go on the ablaze 3.5" affectation — crop, rotate, change accuracy and adverse and more. Plus, get pleasure uploading to your admired amusing networking site, complete with geotags acknowledgment to the Aero’s congenital GPS.

Wifi

A advocate Flash Lite®–enhanced Android browser lets you watch videos and Flash movies around anytime, anywhere, so you can cream the Web on the go. Plus, you’re abutting through AT&T’s amazingly fast 3G arrangement with admission to added than 20,000 WiFi hotspots.

Bluetooth

Organize your home awning based on how you like to assignment and play. Get fun, accessible touch-screen navigation, with multigesture and finger-based autography capabilities, all on Corning’s abundantly abiding Gorilla® bottle surface. It’s all at your fingertips — or go hands-free by abacus an alternative Bluetooth® angle for hands-free mobility.

Memory and more

The Dell Aero comes with a disposable 2GB MicroSD™ Card, with alternative accessible anamnesis up to 32GB1 MicroSD™ . The dispensable array switches out in a bang and use the adapter/wall charger to get powered up and accessible to cycle in no time. The Dell Aero comes with a active stereo angle and a 3.5mm to mini USB adapter.

Take multitasking to the abutting level

Packed with avant-garde abilities fueled by a 624Mhz Marvell processor, the Aero runs assorted apps accompanying at fast speeds. Use accessible Quickoffice and PDF appearance and adapt appearance to assignment on the go, auto-sync with your Microsoft Exchange agenda and buzz book and accept from added than 40,000 Android Market apps. Aero makes it accessible to set up and admission assorted e-mail accounts; at the aforementioned time, you can multitask, accept to music and allocution on the phone.

  

Manufacturer	Dell
Compatible networks	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Availability	Released 2010, August
Form factor	Bar
Dimensions	122 x 57.9 x 11.7 mm, 68.6 cc
Weight	104 g
Operating system	Android OS, v1.5 (Cupcake), upgradable
CPU	Marvell PXA310 624 MHz processor
Memory	microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included
Data inputs	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors, Multi-touch input method
Display	360 x 640 pixels, 3.5 inches
Rear camera	5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash,
GPRS	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE	Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G	HSDPA 3.6 Mbps
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth	Yes v2.0 with A2DP
USB	Yes, miniUSB v2.0
Others	- SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, - HTML, - A-GPS support, - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, - YouTube, Google Talk - QuickOffice document viewer - Photo viewer/editor - Flashlite - Organizer - Voice memo - Predictive text input

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