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Motorola Backflip

Overview

What’s Good: Unique design allows very roomy QWERTY keyboard and flexible camera angles, Trackpad is more useful than standard D-Pad, Android finally comes to AT&T

What’s Bad: Ships with Android OS 1.5 and not more current version, Lacks Google voice search, Performance can be laggy, MotoBlur works but still confuses me, Display could be larger given size of bezel around it

Introduction

At long last, Android has landed on AT&T.

The last of the Big Four American carriers to carry an Android device, AT&T ..read more

HTC HD2

Overview

What’s Good: Huge screen is something that every manufacturer should take note of, as it is absolutely gorgeous; great hardware specs What’s Bad: Keyboard is terrible; battery life could be a bit better.

Introduction

If you’ve heard anything about the HTC HD2, the screen size has inevitably been a part of the discussion. Simply put, the device is absolutely beautiful. The 4.3-inch screen pops out at you, and small things like checking e-mail and downloading apps from Windows Marketplace come to life. If ..read more

Google Nexus One

Overview

What’s Good: Fantastic call quality; battery life surprisingly decent given phone’s capabilities; gorgeous AMOLED display; Android 2.1. 

What’s Bad: Erratic at times.

Introduction

Though Google has provided Android to several OEMs over the past few years, they hesitated to enter the phone space themselves – until now. Enter the Nexus One, Google’s revolutionary new device featuring the nation’s first direct-to-consumer ordering option. Though it’s quite popular in other countries, the unsubsidized movement hasn’t quite taken off here. With the different ordering method, ..read more

LG eXpo

Overview

What’s Good: Nice keyboard; good display; fast thanks to 1 GHz Snapdragon processor. 

What’s Bad: Touchscreen was challenging to use at times.

Introduction

When you look at the LG eXpo, the first thought that comes to mind may be “c’mon, it’s just another Windows Mobile phone.” Yes, the device runs Windows Mobile (6.5, to be exact), but there are some welcome improvements to this device that make it a better unit than past Windows Mobile devices. The projector is quite the neat ..read more

LG Lotus Elite

Overview

The good: Sprint’s One Click interface gives you quick access to the tools and apps that you use the most; the new front panel touch screen allows you to access messages, photos, etc. without having to open up the phone.

The bad: The keyboard is not the greatest, actually a step down from the previous Lotus, and the web browser needs improvement.

Introduction

With all the messaging phones out there it’s sometimes hard to differentiate one from the other. Well, the Lotus has ..read more

Palm Pre Plus

Introduction

The Palm Pre Plus has a few noteworthy upgrades over its predecessor the Palm Pre. First, it doubles its storage capacity from 8GB to 16GB. That’s plenty of room for music, pictures, and applications. The QWERTY keyboard got a bit of a facelift making it easier to use. It comes with the rubberized backing instead of the plastic backing found on the original Pre. Like its predecessor, it has WiFi. However, included on the cell phone is the ability to ..read more

Palm Pixi Plus

Introduction

If we had one disappointment with the Palm Pixi it was that it didn’t support WiFi. Not only does the Palm Pixi Plus support WiFi it also lets you turn the cell phone into a Mobile HotSpot so that you can share your data connection with up to 5 WiFi-enabled devices. A pretty neat trick, but it will cost an additional $40 a month. It also runs Palm’s latest webOS, has an 8GB internal hard drive, and the ability to ..read more

Motorola Barrage

Overview

What’s Good: Durable design makes it perfect for construction workers and people that are hard on phones; fantastic reception; nice external display. What’s Bad: The Barrage is slightly bulky.

Introduction

The push-to-talk market seems to be an “on again, off again” thing (or so it seems) for most of the nationwide carriers. One day, you see a huge push, with television advertisements of how the service is drastically better than Nextel’s Direct Connect option. Then the next day, they’re gone, replaced by advertisements ..read more