Jeffrey Van Camp - Cell Phone Reviews
Picking a new phone can be confusing and overwhelming and, if you're on a standard wireless plan, you're going to be doing it every two years or so. The answer to the question "What phone should I buy" depends on your carrier, the operating system you prefer, and the app and content ecosystem you're most tied into. Rather than ask you a bunch of crazy questions, we organize our reviews to address the big ones and break down the details that will matter. Don't understand why dual-core phones might be better quad-cores, what LTE is, or why Android phones all have such different interfaces? Don't worry about it; we get paid for this stuff. We'll explain it.
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Microsoft Kin One Review
- Clever social-network-centric OS
- Cluttered, claustrophobic OS
- No third-party apps
HTC Droid Incredible Review
- Bright, colourful, 3.7-inch AMOLED…
- Google Android 2.1
- Poor voice quality at both ends of…
Motorola Cliq XT Review
- Motoblur aggregates social network…
- Google Android OS v1.5
- Motoblur bubbles cover home screens
Motorola Devour Review
- Motoblur social networking interface
- 4-line QWERTY keyboard with dedicated…
- Heavy and clunky
Palm Pre Plus Review
- Full QWERTY keyboard
- Sharp-looking capacitive touch screen
- App Catalog still lags behind…
BlackBerry Bold 9700 Review
- Optical trackpad
- Solid build quality
- Keyboard potentially too small for…
Samsung Behold II SGH-t939 Review
- 5-megapixel camera, 30 FPS half-VGA…
- Bright and colorful AMOLED screen
- Awkward horizontal app drawer…
LG Chocolate Touch VX8575 Review
- Responsive touchscreen, GPS, Social…
- Mediocre reception, touchscreen…
BlackBerry Storm 2 Review
- BlackBerry with a touchscreen
- Large, bright display
- Annoying user interface
Samsung Intrepid SPH-I350 Review
- Wide QWERTY keyboard; long talk time;…
- loud conversations
- Runs Windows Mobile 6.5; requires…
Motorola Cliq Review
- Google Android OS; MOTOBLUR…
- texting and e-email accounts;…
- Heavy and bulky; message windows…
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