Enter the world of 4G with the all new HTC Vivid smartphone, which boasts a super 4.5 inches screen and huge built in memory along with the Snapdragon S3 chip and a CPU that is dual core clocked @ 1.2 Ghz. Well yes, it does look somewhat similar in its hardware to the previous HTC EVO 3D and HTC sensation (having 4G). But in reality there is a lot more to discuss about the difference and upgrades done in this phone.

The device doesn’t really look like something new as the specs are same old with only the display being bigger. Much more was expected from HTC, especially after 8 months of releasing the HTC sensation. The HTC Vivid doesn’t come for a cheap price. It is priced as per its specifications and fits in the same row as the sensation and EVO.

Here are the main features of the HTC Vivid smartphone:

• Support for Triband 3G; Quad-band GSM
• 5.76 Mbps HSUPA & 21 Mbps HSDPA
• Compatibility for LTE network
• 4.5 inches LCD touch display with 540×960 pixels and gorilla glass
• Android Gingerbread Operating System version-2.3.4 with HTC Sense 3.0
• Snapdragon S3 chip from Qualcomm; 1.2 GHz dual Scorpion CPUs
• 16 GB storage space builtin and 1GB RAM; 32GB (upto) microSD slot
• 1.3 megapixel front camera and 8 MegaPixel autofocus back camera with LED flash
• 1080p and 720p video recording
• Wi-Fi b/g/n and DLNA; HTC Portable Hotspot; GPS with A-GPS
• Accelerometer, proximity sensor and an auto-brightness sensor
• Stereo FM radio with RDS; 3.5 mm Standard audio jack (SRS enhancement)
• stereo Bluetooth v3.0 and microUSB port (for charging)
• MHL TV-out (requires MHL-to-HDMI adapter)
• Voice and Smart dialing
• DivX/XviD video support
• HTCSense.com integration
• Office document editor

Drawbacks

Although HTC Vivid comes as a fully loaded smartphone, the performance of the screen is not up to the mark. The phone is also much heavier than expected with a net weight of 177 grams. The black color version of this smartphone faces heavy dust and fingerprints problem, mainly due to the fine glossy finish of the body. Lastly, surprisingly there is no separate button for the camera on the phone.

In the box

The retail box of HTC Vivid has one important accessory missing and that is the earphones. For some reason HTC threw it out of it and included a few booklets along with the regular charger and a cable for USB. It is well understood why HTC removed the extra SD cards, but its hard to assume why earphones went missing.

HTC Vivid retail box

Body and Design

There is nothing much to say about how beautiful this phone looks as it sports the regular “HTC look”. But this isn’t a drawback for this Smartphone as there are many HTC fans out there in the world who love to go by its look. In fact, many prefer the looks to be as it is and that only the functionality of it should improve. Amazing isn’t it?

The built of HTC Vivid is very strong and solid from outside; however, the same cannot be said about the internal parts. From outside, it’s dressed up in glossy plastic which can bring in the problem of fingerprints and smudges, especially if the color is black. HTC surely disappoints its fans in this case as all the previous built of the smart phones were free from this problem.

HTC Vivid top and bottom

The body weighs 177 gms at 128.8×67.1×11.2 mm size. This weight isn’t pocket friendly as most of the android phones with 4.5 inches screen are lighter. This Smartphone is available in both white as well as black color thus covering most of the audience.

As far as the 4.5 inches display goes, HTC Vivid falls back in line just like all its predecessors. HTC always had this flaw in their Smart phones, especially the angle of view and outdoor usability. The phone is nowhere closer to the super AMOLED plus unit of Galaxy Samsung II in terms of the display.

Below the display, HTC Vivid sports the 4 regular touch buttons. Earpiece, proximity sensors, LED notification light, front camera and ambient light are all placed above the display.

On the right of the unit is the volume control while on the left you find MicroUSB which also serves as the charging port. On the top of the HTC Vivid, you find 3.5 mm audio Jack along with the Lock/Power button.

The back of Smartphone has a neatly finished metal cover which is slightly textured. It is here that you find the main camera of 8 megapixels with LED flash light. The speakers are placed just beside it. The MicroSD and SIM cards are not hot swappable.

HTC Vivid back

The battery in HTC Vivid is 1620 mAh is awesome and above the regular expectations. After using it for 1 hour each for Video playback, web browsing and phone calls, the phone needs recharge after 42 hours. This is pretty good for such a heavily loaded Smartphone.

Let us now look at the HTC Vivid’s software part.

HTC Sense 3.0 and Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread

The software line up of the phone is similar to the previous HTC releases. HTC sense 3.0 and Android 2.3.4 can be found on many smart phones including the EVO 3D, Amaze 4G and Sensation 4G.

User Interface

The UI of HTC Vivid comprises of a similar look as the previous phones. The lock screen has 4 shortcuts and a ring at the bottom. When you move the shortcut icons into the ring, respective application opens up. When you move the ring to the center of the screen, the phone gets unlocked. One can easily customize the 4 shortcuts. Apart from these, you see the time clock and home screen when the phone is locked.

The HTC Vivid has different home screens (seven) which can be further customized. The arc given at the bottom indicates the home screen you are on. By clicking on the home button you get all the screens at once. It also comes with a new option known as Skins. The Skin is like a theme that changes the feel and look of the buttons, applications, menus etc.

Hardware

The HTC Vivid sports the chip from Qualcomm, called the Snapdragon S3, having 1 GB RAM and 1.2 GHz dual core. Tests have shown that 1.5 GHz dual core CPU performs much better than the 1.2 GHz. This Smart phone however did not come out with flying colors in the test. The browser also isn’t too impressive rather HTC Vivid is left behind in this too. However, the daily routine can easily by carried out on this phone without much of hassles.

Camera and Camcorder

HTC Vivid also features the 8 mega pixels camera that can give still shots of resolution 3264×2448 pixels. Its camcorder can record up to 1080p video at 30 fps. There is dual-LEF flash and surprisingly, a video light too. The low light performance is managed by the wide aperture lens.

The virtual shutter is at the center and controls are on the right side of the viewfinder. The focus can be managed by just touching the screen and it makes a sound which makes you understand that it is adjusting. The loading speed of the camera is pretty good as it takes half a second to come up. HTC Vivid can take high detailed pics with excellent colors and low levels of noise.

The camcorder shoots video in 3gp format and has full HD quality. You can select the 1080p on FullHD to open the full screen of the video. In short, the video shots are excellent and camcorder works perfectly and produces excellent quality result.

Networking and Connectivity

HTC Vivid features the Tri band 3G and EDGE/Quad band GSM/GPRS and benefits much from Snapdragon S3 chip. The compatibility with LTE network is the additional benefit of it and can easily deliver speeds up to 50 Mbps for downloads on the brand new 4G network of AT&T, which is much faster than what people usually use. Full DLNA support and Wi-fi b/g/n forms the local connectivity part in it. It also features HTC portable hotspot.

Other features

HTC Vivid features the HTC’s well known phone book that has a deep integration with social networking. It works and maintains data in organized manner even though there is constant communication between phone book and other social networking platforms. Various tabs are provided in the phone book so as to select the group, call log or use the menu drop down to filter out contacts from various platforms. When it comes to being a networking tool, HTC Vivid is surely a winner. Nearly all the platforms like facebook, twitter, flickr, gmail, etc work like a charm.

It features both smart as well as voice dialing. The dialer on the screen has a keypad, a tab for call log and another one for fetching contacts. The ringer can be muted by turning the phone upside down while loudspeaker can be enabled by turning it upside down during the call. The volume of the ring automatically increases when the phone is kept in the pocket. The Proximity sensor comes into play here.

Conclusion

In April 2011, HTC sensation 4G thrilled everyone with its new design, look and feel and of course with the entire set of new features. A great effort was put by HTC in making it. Having raised the bar for themselves, HTC was expected to take out something different from what is now usual for its smart phones. It’s December 2011 and yet we see a similar phone like sensation coming out with just few upgrades and added features. This could have been taken out as an upgraded version of HTC Sensation or EVDO 3D. Well, let’s hope that after HTC Vivid, they do think about something different!

Check out the hands on video review of HTC Vivid below:

Nokia E75 review – Now-a-days the cell phone has all the functions which we used to do usually on a computer. There are a number of mobiles which delivers enormous number of functions. The tasks which we were able to accomplish only on computers now can be done on mobile phones be it checking mails or enter the Web and read the breaking news. Whether you are a high-tech buff, a fashion freak or a business person those mobile phones attract everyone.

Today we would like to review the new Nokia E75. Announced officially at MWC 2009, It is the latest from Finnish Manufacturer in the business series segment. Claiming this phone to be the best they ever made in the messaging segment of mobile phones, the manufacturers said that they have been heavily influenced by the experience they gained from their Communicator series. The phone has a side slide, full-fledged QWERTY keyboard, 3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash, HSDPA, Wi-Fi and A-GPS. The camera also offers that offers Macro shooting mode.

Nokia E75

In the box

Well, you can find the regular contents that any Nokia phone box. The Nokia E75 box contains the following:

• a mobile charger
• Cable for microUSB
• user manual,quick start guide
• stereo earphones
• 4GB microSD card

Body and Design

When you first look at the Nokia E75 it looks similar to Nokia E51 because it gives you the feel that it does not open and sports the same metal edging and back cover. But as we all know the famous saying that the looks can be deceiving. The Nokia E75 comes in silver black, red and copper-yellow colors. If you look at the dimensions of the phone then it is quite slender 14.4mm when you compare it with the other devices with the similar design and weighs around 139 gms.

Nokia E75 features a 2.4 inch screen having 16 million colors and 240×320 pixel resolution. Talking about colors it is worth mentioning that the Nokia E75 delivers a good image quality with saturated colors. It might get worn out in the sunlight but you can still read. Right above the display you can see the earpiece, video call camera and the light sensor.

The navigation keys aren’t easily visible which might get annoying at the start but the user will get used to it quickly as all buttons are clearly felt. The keypad of Nokia E75 is simply perfect as its easy to use any key. On either sides you can see the microSDHC and microUSB card slots both covered with a secure rubber flaps, the volume keys, voice recognition button and camera shutter. You can also find a 3.5mm jack on the top side which is a nice extra feature.

When you slide the QWERTY keyboard of Nokia E75 it feels fairly easy to push open the sliding mechanism is simply awesome. The buttons are finely aligned and arranged in four rows. The keys are large enough for the people with thicker fingers. Very soon you will get used to the keys as pressing those feels clearly discernible. There is a metal part which runs along the middle part of the keyboard and ends just above the space button. The keys are very impressive and the best we have ever come across.

The Nokia E75 is certainly the best messaging phone Nokia has ever manufactured and it is thinner than any other sliding phone and features the best QWERTY keyboard. Additionally, the new Nokia messaging app makes your life easier in terms of email correspondence, giving you speed, comfort and ease of use.

Unfortunately you may have to compromise with the in-call quality as we expected it to be far more from a high range phone. But the voice of people when using the headset was barely audible and sometimes muted whereas the person on the other end could hear loud and clear and claimed the sound to be very realistic though it was getting a bit sharp at times. The built-in loudspeaker is also not loud enough and near to impractical. The battery is supposed to provide 5 hours of talk time or 280 hours of continuous standby, but to our surprise the battery lasted for two days. But we have to admit that Nokia E75 comes with quite a price tag when compared to the other devices.

Check the video review of Nokia E75 below:

BlackBerry Milan is an unannounced, Unreleased phone whose launch has now been called off. Milan was the code name of BB’s new upcoming phone. Although it has been said that its release has been called off, yet its specifications got leaked out for some reason.

BlackBerry Milan was a phone with 4.2 inches screen and running the blackberry’s latest upcoming Operating System 10. This OS 10 is known as BBX. The design and look of Milan was similar to Blackberry London.

The leaked information about Blackberry Milan described that the reason for cancelling its release was mainly due to hardware issues. No information was released as to what those hardware issues were.

Milan was a slider (in portrait) with a 4+ inch screen. This is a rare design for a smartphone which may not be liked by many. Although the information mentioned here about screen size maybe wrong, but the hardware issues are confirmed. One of the hardware reasons could be the clumsy handling of this phone as it is very long with a long extended keyboard.

Although this Blackberry Milan has been called off, yet RIM still can launch it as it includes BB’s new OS 10 which is set to be launched in the 3rd quarter of 2012 year. Qualcomm is yet to handover the LTE enabled chip-sets with dual core processors. Once RIM receives it, it will use it in its latest phones.

This information mentioned here could lack information, so just keep it in mind that its about an unconfirmed device, BlackBerry Milan, which got cancelled. There are many such prototypes that don’t come up to the market.

Adding to the blackberry lineup is the latest BlackBerry Curve 9380, which is being viewed as a budget phone for the customers who like to pay lesser price for better BB OS 7 experience. The RIMs offer this time isn’t anything different from the previous one.

Once analyzed, it easy to make out that BlackBerry Curve 9380 is nothing but a downgraded version of Torch 9860, with a much weaker and smaller processor and absolutely nothing better to offer.  The only aspect that might allure the consumers is the price tag.

Let’s quickly look at its specifications, before going deeper into reviewing the phone.

Key specs:

3.2″ 16M-color TFT touch screen of HVGA resolution (360 x 480 pixels) / Quad-band GSM support and tri-band 3G with HSDPA / Single-core 800MHz processor / 512MB RAM / BlackBerry OS v7 / BlackBerry’s proprietary email service and data security / Wi-Fi b/g/n connectivity / GPS receiver and BlackBerry maps / preloaded / 5 megapixel fixed-focus camera and a LED flash / VGA video recording @ 30 fps / 150MB of inbuilt storage / 2GB MicroSD card pre-bundled / physical buttons at the bottom / Optical track pad / Hot-swappable microSD card slot (up to 16GB) / DivX and Xvid video support / Office document editor / 3.5 mm audio jack / Smart dialing / Ultra-fast boot times / Solid build quality.

Disadvantages of BlackBerry Curve 9380:

All the features of the phone cannot be enjoyed unless you have a proper BlackBerry Internet Account / A perfect deal breaker for a BlackBerry is the absence of physical QWERTY / Shockingly no front camera or video calling / The web browser does not have Flash support / Surprisingly FM Radio is missing / Screen has no haptic feedback / Loud speaker and Audio quality is pathetic.

Most of the above mentioned disadvantages are typical BlackBerry and only a frequent or hardcore BlackBerry lover can accept them. Of course how can one ignore the heavy BlackBerry Internet Service plans and high priced (but low quality) applications.

Unpacking the Box

A 2 GB MicroSD card comes along with the standard contents as a complimentary. A USB cable, charger and headphones are the regular contents of the box.

Design and Quality

The BlackBerry Curve 9380 weighs only 98 grams! Thanks to the absence of metal on it as the entire body is made up of Plastic. Even though it is very similar to Torch 9860, yet there is absolutely no use of metal on it.

The Curve 9380 has glossy plastic used across its body thus leaving the door open for smudges, finger prints and marks. The only area that is not made of this glossy plastic is the place where you find the controls. In these areas, a little rubber has been used.

With 188 PPi Pixel density, the 3.2 inch HVGA touchscreen occupies most of the front part of the phone. The display is pretty good with clear viewing angles and very good color contrast. It works perfectly in sunlight too.

Just below this display, you will find the BlackBerry exclusive control combination of keys. The keys as usual include Menu, Back and call buttons. These have been made pretty big for comfortable use, unlike most of the phones in the market. The only downside to this is that all the 4 keys are a part of single plastic plate, thus making it tough for the other two keys to be used comfortably.

The MicroUSB port used for file transfer and charging is present on the left side of the BlackBerry Curve 9380 and is placed neatly. On the right of the phone are the volume keys and mute button. The mute button combines with play and pause function. There is also a separate button for camera.

On the top of the BlackBerry Curve 9380 is the lock button which again is very difficult to press. There is also a 3.5 mm jack which is left unprotected. The bottom of the phone features only the pinhole for microphone. The Camera (5 megapixel) is placed at the back along with LED flash, surrounded by rubber protection.

BlackBerry OS 7

Although this platform has been used in many other phones available in the market, it is worth mentioning about it here. This version 7 will be the last version of this Operating system before switching to the all new QNX platform. The Operating System 7 has brought about many changes that are worth mentioning like the HD video experience. The user experience has also improved a lot.

The new OS 7 is more to do with higher graphics hardware requirement and this is precisely why it cannot be used in the older BlackBerry phones. The looks of this OS 7 are essentially inspired by the Playbook’s QNX based tablet Operating System. The user interface icons look exactly like those in QNX based tablet.

Performance

The BlackBerry Curve 9380 is equipped with the latest RIM’s operating system which on many phones in the market. The only difference between this OS and previous versions is that this is touch optimized. This phone happens to be the first touch phone in the Curve series.

There is nothing much to say about performance as it is a BlackBerry and the name itself speaks about performance. But if you are looking for some positive surprises, then this phone doesn’t really have any. The battery performance is average giving just about 39 hours of backup.

BlackBerry Curve 9380 is a pocket friendly phone and very easy to manage. The phone has no creaking sound or it does not wobble. It is neatly built and works like a charm.

The home screen of BlackBerry Curve 9380 has all the icons in a row thus allowing you to toggle quickly between Bluetooth, NFC, Wi Fi and cellular. This setting also gives quick access to the menu and alarm. You can change the active profile by simply clicking on the loudspeaker icon. You can also begin search by clicking on the magnifying glass. There is also a mic activation button.

The phonebook in BlackBerry Curve 9380 has not been changed and is as same as before. Smart search makes it all the more easy to browse through the contacts. Just like before, you can either put your contact in personal or in business group. You can make various other groups as well.

The quality of the call is as usual excellent in BlackBerry Curve 9380. One can hardly find any issues with the reception and call quality in BlackBerry phones. A simple tap would bring up the smart dial or the virtual Qwerty keyboard.

The gallery is exactly same as that was in Operating System 6 in previous BlackBerry phones. The grid and standard list view is available in it. Zooming and panning of pictures is very soft and fast. The picture browsing is also very fast. One difference that can be mentioned here between iPhone 4 and BlackBerry Curve 9380 is that when you try to pinch and zoom a picture, in Curve 9380 it takes about two seconds for the picture to get clear while in iPhone this happens instantaneously.

The audio output or sound output is pretty bad when it comes to music. If a person wants to buy smartphone for a good audio output, then stay away from BlackBerry Curve 9380. Another major drawback of this phone is that it cannot record HD videos as its processor clock is slow. The maximum it can do is record a video at 30fps.

As far as connecting to network is concerned, there are plenty of options as one can expect from smartphone, especially BlackBerry Curve 9380. The web browser is pretty good but it does not have flash support. That means you will face issues when it comes to sites running on flash multimedia.

Conclusion

There is nothing new that BlackBerry Curve 9380 is offering that can amaze its fans. If one looks at the features of this phone, it would be wiser to go for the previous Torch 9860 as it had wider and bigger screen (3.7 inch) and better performance. But then, its on the BlackBerry fans to either check out everything, or simply turn their blind eye to it!

Check out the video review of BlackBerry Curve 9380:

The latest in the market this month, especially on the Christmas Eve, is the launch of the all new Samsung Galaxy Nexus! Yes, you guessed it right. Google has now come together with Samsung to launch the all new Galaxy Nexus, claiming to have better features than the other Smartphone in the market. Of course, the Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich is the main attraction of it, with a hope that the mobile platform of Google which is plagued with fragmentation comes to an end!

Although specifications of this Smartphone are impressive, yet operating system is the center of attraction. The chip-set and GPU in Samsung Galaxy Nexus is not as powerful as in the Galaxy S II, yet it has a different look and feel. This phone is completely different from the regular Smartphone of the company, giving both Google and Samsung, a new feel in the market.

samsung-galaxy-nexus

The Main features of Samsung Galaxy Nexus includes Penta-band 3G support, Quad-band GSM; HSUPA 5.76Mbps, HSDPA 21Mbps; Stock UI in Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Operating System; 4.65” Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen with HD resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, oleo phobic surface, 16M colors; At 8.9mm, it sure is slim, , TI OMAP 4460 chipset, PowerVR SGX540 GPU, , Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU; 1GB RAM, 32/16 GB built-in space; Camera at 2592×1936 pixels (5 megapixel) having LED flash, autofocus with 1.3 Megapixel front-facing camera; 1080p video recording @30fps, touch zoom during recording; Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n; DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot; ; Excellent audio quality; Charging MHL microUSB port with TV-out (1080p) support; NFC connectivity; Accelerometer, proximity & gyro sensors, compass, barometer; GPS receiver with A-GPS support; Back cover made of Hyper Skin material for increased grip; Bluetooth 3.0 with ADP.

However, there are some disadvantages of Samsung Galaxy Nexus too which cannot be overlooked. For example, it falls short in the resolution of camera as compared to other models available in the market. The battery life is also pretty bad and falls way below average. Surprisingly there is no separate key for camera, which is an essential feature in all Smartphone. The FM radio is also missing in it. Even though the OS is pretty high end, there will be many compatibility issues for the applications available in the Android market as most of them may not be updated and ready for Android 4.

The super AMOLED screen with a high definition resolution in Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone is best feature in hardware, something that is not found in other Samsung Smartphone. The amazing contrast ratio is clubbed up with excellent viewing angles in the display, along with a huge size of the screen which goes along perfectly with the new OS.

To find place in the market and increase sales, Samsung had to remove few features which are in Galaxy S II. Simply having a big sized screen will not let the sales go up. The change in hardware needed to be geared up with proper features which give a new feel. This is precisely what Samsung Galaxy Nexus tried doing.

Contents of fully packaged retail box

The package contains Samsung Galaxy Nexus, along with a pair of ear buds, charger and USB cable. This is the standard set of things that come along with any cell phone.

Design and body

At 135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm, this Nexus is quite visible and cannot go unnoticed. It weighs 135 grams, which is pretty light for a phone with packed features.

The design of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone is very slim and curvy. The screen is huge when compared to the previous Galaxy model; however, the size of the phone is nearly the same. The design is quite unique for a Samsung phone, with only 2 buttons for hardware on it. The screen is slightly curvy and goes well with the entire design of the body. The color contrast of the body is also great thus making it a unique Smartphone in looks in the market.

The back of the phone, called “Hyper Skin”, is made of plastic with good grip which ensures that no fingerprints are left behind. The Oleo phobic screen does the same. One may find metal completely missing in the body, which gives it an advantage in weight.

The screen is a whopping 4.65 inches in size, which makes it one of the largest screens that a phone has in the market equipped with the super AMOLED screen with HD resolution. The contrast ratio gives a perfect blend to the pixels, making viewing an awesome experience.

Moreover, below the screen there is no hardware button, making the phone look quite neat and sleek. On the other hand, you can find the proximity sensors, ambient light, earpiece, along with the front facing camera just above the screen. On the left of the phone, you find volume adjuster and on the right you find lock/power key. There is nothing on the top of the Galaxy nexus, except a small latch to remove the battery cover.

At the bottom are the ports for MicroUSB, ear piece and 3.5 mm Jack. This is same like the Nexus S. The main camera is at the back, just beside the loudspeaker.

The overall body and its quality is very good. The hyper skin prevents any damages if the phone is dropped. Samsung Galaxy Nexus, even with its huge size, is a charm to use.

UI (user interface)

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus happens to be the first Smartphone to have the latest version of Android 4.0 ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich). This version has been improved so that it works with both Smartphone and tablets. The Gingerbread has been completely removed from this version.

The unlocking system has a circle around a padlock at the bottom of the screen. If you slide it towards right, the phone unlocks while if you slide it towards left, phone unlocks and camera starts.

A new feature in Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is that you can unlock the phone by pointing it towards your face. It identifies the face and unlocks the phone. This is the fastest way to unlock the phone.

Another major change in this version of Android OS is that the home screen is completely different. There is absolutely no use of the hardware buttons in this version of OS. There are 3 buttons that are arranged in a row at the bottom. The buttons are Back, Home and Recent apps. The Menu tab keeps appearing on the right of the recent apps. Pressing it is not comfortable enough as the other tabs don’t move at all.

Above this is the dock called the “favorites tray”, which holds four shortcuts to the applications. Google search bar permanently sits on the top, even when you scroll through the home screens. The area where notification is received also changed a lot.

Moreover, most of the applications found in Android market needs to get compatible with this version of OS. So probably, those who buy this phone now may face a lot of problems downloading the current apps from market.

All in All, Samsung Galaxy Nexus has all the features that can make it one of the best phones in the market. It is surely set to change the trend in the Smartphone market. But you never know, this market keeps evolving!

Check out the video review of Samsung Galaxy nexus:

Nokia E7 is a business focused Smartphone with MS Office applications and full HTML browser and its features have attracted the customers in general. The phone is a great improvement on Nokia E90 Communicator; the appearance of the E7 is similar to that of Nokia N8 and is available in the same colors with a sleek n stylish look.

It has an impressive 4 inch touch screen AMOLED display with Nokia’s Clear Black technology, and a tilt and slide QWERTY pad which makes the keys easier to use and screen tilted upwards which makes it easy to watch. It boasts of an 8 megapixel camera with a dual LED flash, 720p HD video capture, HDMI connectivity and a 16 GB internal storage.

It has all important features like HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth, micro USB slot, Flash Lite support, fully integrated social network and 10 e-mail accounts, IM services, music player and FM radio. Certain applications like Web TV and Nokia’s free navigation software Ovi are pre-installed in the phone. It is equipped with the Symbian ^3 which when compared to the Android need much more improvement in terms of responsiveness and appearance.

The Nokia E7 was announced in the mid of 2010 and the release date was set in December. However, the release date got delayed and was set in January 2011. The phone has been highly awaited by all the Nokia lovers and the pre-ordering of the E7 sim-free in black color has started. It is set to start shipping and delivering the handsets from February 8th.

The price of the E7 has been set at £494.99. The pre-ordering of the handset is expected to be in great numbers as the phone is an impressive handset comprising of a perfect mix of features for both business and entertainment use.

Nokia N8 sales in UK have been slammed by the sales of iPhone 4. The competition between both the phone models started since their announcement itself. Their releases were highly awaited but the outcome has been, as most had expected, the iPhone 4 triumphed over the Nokia N8 in spite of the whopping 12 megapixel camera feature of Nokia N8.

The applications and operating system of iPhone 4 are not easy to compete with and if Nokia wants to compete head to head with the iPhone, then improvement in that field is most important where iPhone is proving to be unbeatable. Though the sales figures of both would show that iPhone 4 is doing much better than Nokia’s N8, it would be unfair to say that the N8 is not doing well in the market.

The N8 model has been announced as a success with positive feedback by its consumers. Nokia N8 is turning out to be the best camera phone in the market at present. Nokia has its own set of customers and loyalists in UK because of which this model is doing fairly well in the UK market. N8 stands at the third place after the iPhone and the Blackberry. iPhone 4 has an edge over the Nokia N8 in all aspects except camera and price.

Nokia claims that the N8 was never intended to be an iPhone killer, but it was surely intended to make a feature packed phone available at a decent price to all its customers. Nokia N8 shows a great amount of improvement when compared to previous Nokia models and one can expect Nokia to produce phones that can prove to be a game changer in the near future!

The Motorola Atrix 4G was announced at the AT&T Summit and the device looked very promising and impressive. It will run on Android 2.2 with a dual core Tegra 2 processor with a whopping 1 GB RAM. It will have a 16GB memory expandable up to 32 GB. It features a decent 5 megapixel camera with LED Flash and auto focus, 4 inch touch screen with Gorilla glass display, MOTOBLUR UI with live widgets, office based softwares, GPRS/EDGE, HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth, micro USB port, HDMI port, IM services, social networks integration (Facebook, Twitter and MySpace), Google maps, digital compass, Adobe Flash player 10.1, music player and FM Radio. Its first look suggests that it is a sleek Smartphone weighing only 135 g and will be available in black color.

The release date of the Motorola Atrix 4G has been announced to be somewhere in March or April; however some have speculated the release date to be March 1^st. The model is set for a UK release with Orange but the price has not yet been confirmed. Motorola is preparing to provide an accessory Laptop dock with ‘WebTop’ for the Atrix 4G which would transform the appearance and functionality of the phone into a Netbook. It supplies a video docking solution where in, it can pair up with the dock hooked to the Television or desktop monitor and is capable of producing 1080p video.

Motorola, in the recent past, had not produced models that could be termed as an improved fantastic handset. But with this upcoming model Atrix 4G, they seem to have re-entered the market with an enhanced vision and can be considered to be a potential game changer in the mobile computing world, maybe even giving the iPhone 4 a run for its money. we never know!

In 2010, it was all about the Xperia series for Sony Ericsson, which raised a lot of questions towards the outdated versions of Android, bulky design and lacking features. In 2011 Sony Ericsson has announced the addition of a new model in the series called the Xperia Arc, and it seems like it is a great design improvement when compared to all the previous Xperia models.

Furthermore, It is one of the most slimmest and thinnest phone ever produced by any mobile company; sporting a 4.2 inch screen with a TFT LD screen and a distinct feature of Sony’s Bravia Engine image.

It runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. It boasts of 8.1 megapixel camera and here comes the real twist; it features the Exmor R CMOS sensor. The Xperia Arc would be the first phone to feature this in its model as only compact cameras had recently started to add this feature.

It would be a feature packed phone with 8 GB memory expandable up to 32 GB, HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth 2.1, micro USB slot and HDMI slot, IM services, Google maps, integrated social networks like Facebook and Twitter.

Xperia Arc is set to be released in the first quarter of the year in UK but there has been no mention about its price. It could be expected to be on the higher side. Though the version of Android has been updated when compared to its previous models, but still its outdated when compared to phones of other leading companies which are running on Android 3.0.

Latest announcements of phones like Motorola Atrix and LG Optimus 2x have dual core processor chip where as Xperia Arc has single core processor. However, its 2 distinct features of Bravia Engine and Exmor R CMOS sensor gives a new dimension to phones aimed at entertainment.

A lot of new ideas and innovative designs have come up in the mobile technology sector. There have also been endeavours in which phone and watch features are incorporated together. These phones were basically watches that could be worn on the wrist. Celsius X VI II Watch Phone is an exclusive invention in the sense that it is just a flip phone having a watch feature.

Celsius X VI II Watch Phone is actually a sophisticated watch which can be seen from the front. On opening it, the interior looks like a flip phone. Along with the extraordinary timepiece this device also has a mechanical hinge which utilizes and stores kinetic energy produced by the user.

Celsius X VI II Watch Phone functions on GSM networks. It also has a 3.2 megapixel camera with features of flash and also autofocus. This extarordinary phone device has come up after four years of research and development.

Celsius X VI II Watch Phone is really a one of a kind phone which has a very chic and ultra modern look. It is a limited edition watch and there are only eighteen such masterpieces available for sale. The cost of this watch phone is three hundred thousand dollars.