LG EnV3 offers design and most of the features including HTML browser and 3-megapixel camera similar to its predecessor the EnV2.  In addition, it has flat numeric keypad, small external display, wide and skinny rectangular shape like its predecessor. The EnV3 has two keyboards – one standard alphanumeric keypad on the front and full QWERTY keyboard inside. The EnV3 offers Bluetooth, EV-DO network, and 3G support. The cell phone has sleek and slim appearance and offers user-friendly controls and excellent call quality. LG EnV3 for Verizon Wireless costs $129 with two year contract after mail-in rebate of $50. However, you have to pay additionally for Visual Voice Mail and corporate email support. The numeric keypad is flat and a bit difficult for frequent usage. 3-megapixel camera provides good still image quality and average recorded video quality. If you need a messaging phone with good call quality and full QWERTY keyboard, then you can go for LG EnV3.

Sony Ericsson Naite is an eco-friendly cell phone that is a part of GreenHeart series – a Sony initiative. The GreenHeart is a result of company’s commitment towards protecting the nature by making cell phones from recycled and unwanted materials. The Naite is made using recycled plastic and contains Energy Star V compatible charger. Unlike other eco-friendly phones, its container box is not made up of recycled cardboard. However, the box is small in size and uses less cardboard. The standby mode of the Naite consumes very less power. The Ericsson Naite offers bright and sharp display, easy menu navigation, FM radio, 2-megapixel camera, video recorder, video calling, photo/video editor, and Google Maps. There are two versions of the Ericsson Naite – unlocked and other for T-Mobile. The unlocked version of Sony Naite costs $150. This eco-friendly cell phone also suffers from some drawbacks. It does not have flash for camera and comprises of cramped keypad, non-standard charger and  [...]

With Pre Plus, the Palm Pixi Plus was announced at CES 2010 to launch from Verizon Wireless. Like original Pixi from Sprint, the Pixi Plus offers inbuilt Wi-Fi, full QWERTY keyboard and 2.63 inches multi-touch screen. Unlike Palm Pre Plus, it does not have several enhancements and upgrades over its counterpart.  We appreciate that Verizon Wireless and Palm had joined hands to bring mobile wireless router application in Pixi Plus. However, you will get better browser and multi-touch screen as compared to another entry-level – RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530. The Pixi Plus costs $99.99 with two-year contract from Verizon Wireless after mail-in rebate of $100. Obviously, you have to pay additionally for data and voice plans as well as for mobile hot spot feature. Palm Pixi Plus will be the best choice for fresh and entry-level users. After releasing WebOS 1.4, Operating System and Applications Like  [...]

Samsung Propel Pro comes with AT&T service, it has a full QWERTY keyboard and has a slider interface. From the looks, you will easily make out that this is a business smartphone. The handset costs $149.99 and you are bound by a 2 year service agreement. It comes with three megapixel camera which can take good photos and the call quality is impressive too. We were surprised to see that the phone lasted much longer than the rated talk time when we tested it in our labs. It doesn’t have the best design though; the phone is thicker than other smartphones like Nokia E71x and Samsung Epix. A thick phone looks a bit boring and you will easily feel the extra flab when you put it in your pocket. The display isn’t touch screen based, you will have to use the slider keyboard and the navigation buttons instead. A non-touch screen smartphone is rare in market these days and we wonder why Samsung did this. On the bright side, the keys are comfortable to use with their large design.

Nokia is launching a few Symbian smartphones in past years, especially the E series remains quite. The E50 series smartphones are more attractive and business-centric than others. Now, the company has launched its flagship smartphone – Nokia E55 that has both multimedia and productive features. Its productive feature set includes PC-sync, 3G support, Wi-Fi, Nokia Ovi Maps with GPS and all email capabilities. Moreover, the multimedia features are 3.5mm headset jack, music player and 3.2-megapixel camera with video recording. Nokia E55 was debuted in Mobile World Congress at Barcelona. The company has announced that the E55 is the thinnest smartphone in the world till now. Its unlocked version has a price tag of $339. Its hybrid keyboard and especially superslim profile is the biggest appeal. It also offers great call quality. The only one drawback is that its keyboard has a bit squishier keys. If you need the thinnest smartphone with good feature set, 3.2-megapixel camera and excellent  [...]

AT&T had announced that it would launch its first Android Device in February and has come up with the new – Motorola Backflip. This smartphone was one of the big announcements in CES 2010 and was awarded the “Best of CES 2010” awards in “cell phones and smartphones” category. It features QWERTY keyboard, 5-megapixel camera, numerous wireless options and trackpad located behind the LCD display. But the Backflip smartphone has some performance issues and uses Google Android 1.5 as operating system. If you are waiting for some improved and upgraded features, then maybe you should wait for a little while because four other Android smartphones are expected to launch in upcoming months. Motorola Backflip costs $99.99 and comes along with a two-year contract from AT&T after mail-in rebate of $100. Motorola says that keyboard is rugged. The display size is smaller than that of other smartphones. The keyboard is a matter of concern as it is exposed at the back. The company also  [...]

Samsung Caliber is a touch screen phone which has made its way to U.S. Cellular, which is a regional carrier from Chicago. The service hasn’t had a lot of phones from Samsung, in fact the only other product was Samsung Delve which was released last year. Compared to Delve, the Caliber has a bigger display; it has multiple menu screens as well as additional home screens. This handset also looks a lot different from Delve. The latter had a rectangular look whereas this phone is long and lean. The call quality of the Caliber is good and the handset is great for multimedia features that it offers however the touch screen is not responsive and if you lack patience you will get frustrated pretty quickly with the handset.  On the bright side, the display is big, doesn’t have a low resolution and gives a haptic feedback, to show that the device has registered your tap. Caliber will set you back by $319.95 without any contract obligations. Other goodies on the phone include a full HTML browser,  [...]

All wireless carriers in the U.S. are attracted towards music phones, because everyone has a craze to hear on-the-air and already stored songs. Music phones are not too advanced or comparable to smartphones. Still they just have one capability to provide the best music experience, which makes them better than any other phone. Samsung Trill is one such music phone for U.S. Cellular. It almost looks a duplicate of Samsung Trance for Verizon Wireless, but has some differences. Samsung Trill is available for $19.99 from U.S. Cellular after $50 mail-in rebate. It has same curvaceous shape like the Trance to resemble resonant of guitar or violin. The Trill phone features 3.5mm headset jack, micro-SD card slot and Bang & Olufsen ICEPower technology based music player. The navigation controls on the phone are crowded and camera’s picture quality is average. The overall call quality was good during test. If you need a budget friendly exciting music phone with 1.3-megapixel camera, then you  [...]

Samsung Propel SGH-A767 is one of the latest messaging phones from AT&T apart from Pantech Matrix. It seems that text messaging craze is spanning in U.S.A. The Propel SGH-A767 offers QWERTY keyboard, multimedia features and 3G support. Propel costs $79.95 with two years contract from AT&T after mail-in rebate. Its design is similar to Verizon Wireless Blitz, both of them have square like shape and slides out for physical QWERTY keyboard. However, the Propel is thinner than the Blitz. In addition, the Propel is not as curvier as the Blitz. Verizon Wireless Blitz appears cuddlesome and cute, whereas the Propel looks more mean and lean. Unfortunately, the Propel has flat navigation array and cramped keyboard. The phone comes with a 1.3 megapixel camera which gave us decent quality images but again, you cannot expect too much from a 1.3 MP camera. If you need a messaging phone that supports POP3/IMAP4/SMTP and does not mind cramped QWERTY keyboard and lackluster display, then go ahead  [...]

Nokia N86 was firstly brought to us in the GSMA 2009 and it is on of the best camera phones amongst N-series with its 8-megapixel camera. The company has worked hard to replace point-and-shoot camera with the N86. We are not sure if the attempt is success full, but this camera is better than other cameras that you will find in phones. Quality is better both in video and photo. Nokia had also upgraded the phone design. It is not the only phone that offers 8-megapixel camera. Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot C905 offers 8.1-megapixel camera, whereas Samsung Memoir offers 8-megapixel camera. Unlocked Nokia N86 costs around $500, but continues to have Symbian operating system, outdated software and low resolution display. If you aren’t a shutter bug freak then we will recommend you to go for Palm Pre or Apple iPhone 3GS. Both of them offers better features, high-resolution touch screen and advanced operating system in less price. However, if you need a complete camera phone then you can buy Nokia  [...]