HTC Shift Review

With the world’s first real Ultra Mobile PC, the HTC Shift you get a complete mobile office communication.
Bear in mind that it is not a mobile phone. You can only call with this device if you install Skype or any similar application on it. But you can send SMS and do other basic functions.

The smartphone HTC Shift has a powerful processor to ensure a smooth operation of these technologies. In fact, this device is based on a good Intel Ultra Mobile platform (UMP) and is powered by processors derived from Intel Dothan 800 MHz and equipped with a 7-inch touchscreen (800 x 480 pixels), which slides over the keypad QWERTY, sliding forward and upward.

The user can use this smartphone as a GSM phone with support for GPRS and EDGE cellular networks built, and will boast a wide range of wireless connections from the wireless 802.11b / g Bluetooth. Can also be optionally equipped with a 3G module.

Two Operating Systems
Operating System

 

HTC Shift is the first mobile device that will finally be able to work with two different operating systems: in fact it can interact with both Windows Vista and Windows Mobile 6 Professional. This amazing feature has led to the need for very specific hardware configuration: The HTC Shift has, in fact, 64MB RAM and 128MB of ROM (Read Only Memory, a type of memory that only allows the operation of reading data ) dedicated to Windows Mobile, and 1GB of memory and a hard disk 30GB or 40GB capacity, to ensure the functioning of Windows Vista.
Unbelievable but true.

HTC Shift Technical Specifications
Here are the full tech specs of HTC Shift:

* Dual operating system
or Microsoft Windows Vista Business 32-Bit (computer mode)
or SnapVUE (handheld mode)
* Processor
or Intel Stealey A110 800 MHz CPU (Windows Vista)
or ARM11 CPU (For SnapVUE) [1]
* Memory
1 GB or RAM (computer mode)
or 64 MB RAM (handheld mode)
or 40/60 GB hard disk
or SD card slot
* Intel GMA 950 video card
* Communication
or Quad band GSM / GPRS / EDGE (data only): GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
or Triband UMTS / HSDPA (data only): UMTS 850, UMTS 1900, MTS 2100
or Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g
or Bluetooth v2.0
or USB port
* Display
or Active TFT touchscreen, 16M colors
or 800 x 480 pixels (Wide-VGA), 7 inches
or Qwerty keyboard
or Handwriting
* Fingerprint Reader
Ringtones
or Polyphonic, MP3
or vibration, dual speaker

HTC Shift is almost a perfect mobile phone. The only cons that we could found were the price and the size of the device. But if you consider the technical features that this mobile pc has in it, the dimensions are very small and the price, although not for everyone, it is justified to match, what this phone can offer. The product is a true jewel of technology.

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Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro Review

Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro is based on Sony Ericsson’s first Android device, the Xperia X10 and its only difference from the “regular” Mini is the physical sliding keyboard that makes typing much easier.

X10 Mini Pro Specifications
The most impressive thing is that Sony Ericsson on the specifications of the device are not worse than the slighty larger Xperia X10 is.  The Xperia X10 Minis are all smartphones, like the great X10. They run the same version of Android (1.6) as their big brother. The 600MHz processor lets everything run remarkably smoothly. The Mini’s are equipped with Bluetooth, WiFi and HSDPA. On the back is a 5 megapixel camera with fast response. At the front, 2.5 inch capacitive touch screen reacts just as quickly.

The X10 Mini Pro is a fraction thicker because of the sliding keyboard.

Timescape UI

 

Android for Sony Ericsson has developed a unique user interface. They call the Timescape and is on the X10 Mini and also on the Mini Pro. But for the small screen is adjusted so that with one finger to operate. Especially the shortcuts in the four corners of the screen are a godsend in that respect. They take up little space, but still take you quickly to a user defined program.

Qwerty on Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro
Difference between the ordinary and the Mini Mini Pro’s on several points. The most striking is the sliding QWERTY keyboard of the Mini Pro. This makes it slightly thicker than its ‘normal’ twin brother, but he will be in your pocket not in your way. Because the keyboard over the entire length of the device is inserted, it has more space than, say, a Blackberry Bold 9700 or a Nokia E72. The keys are nice and far apart and with thicker fingers is good at typing.
They are available in five different colors from matt black to bright green.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro Pros

• Fast
• Good user interface
• Small
• Excellent technical specifications

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro Cons

• Screen is very small

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Nokia N8 Review

Nokia, the leading of mobile phone manufacturer that has lost a lot of its market share in the recent years, wants to return to the top of the world in the field and. After the presentation a few weeks ago on the Nokia World 201,0 the Finnish giant intends to meet the onslaught of the iPhone.

The Nokia N8 has been officialy released. It is a model that we believe will make a havoc of sales and now we will explain why in the following Nokia N8 review:

The price and release date

The technical features of Nokia N8, as announced, are very powerful:  the 12-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens and Xenon flash puts it directly on top as the most powerful camera phone ever, and only this specific enough by itself to explain the power of the phone, but we do not stop here, because we also have the pleasure to announce that N8 is the first device to have the Symbian OS ^ 3, that would bring several new features like: pinch zooming, scrolling and multi-touch and it also supports multitasking. It ‘available in gray, black, pea green, dark blue and orange color.

Nokia N8 Camera

Going back to the camera can also record video in high definition (HD), which can be edited and modified thanks to special applications in your phone. It ’s a multimedia phone and confirms that it is possible to use WebTV services (watch many TV channels worldwide in streaming) and see the same videos in HD audio system with Dolby Digital Plus.

Social Networking

But why do take such beautiful pictures and videos if you can not share them? Nokia N8 developers must have thought of this as associate this mobile social networking (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc. ..) is simple: you can upload photos directly, calendar sync to the phone online, direct links in the homescreen and many other things you will surely love the convenience of online life.

The pictures are likely to take a lot of memory space and that is why the Finnish company Nokia has decided to equip N8 with 16 GB of internal memory, which is expandable (up to 48 GB) thanks to the MicroSD support. Maps is free and there are maps of 70 countries available. It ‘also a USB port to export the data and an HDMI to connect it to TV. The battaria is long term, it supports music playback for up to 50 hours.

Nokia, the leader of mobile phones, wants to return to the top of the world in the field and, after an incident a few weeks of the Nokia World 2010, an occasion during which he presented his new terminals C6, C7, E8 and N8, gave away yesterday at his sale in Italy of one of the top models of her new creations, the Nokia N8, with news that the Finnish giant intends to meet the onslaught of the iPhone.

“With the Nokia N8 and the new Symbian software, we are taking on the most popular smartphone platform in the world and a familiar user experience faster and more intuitive,” said Jo Harlow, Senior Vice President, Smartphones, Nokia, which also stressed as the N8 has received the highest number of pre-orders from consumers in the history of Nokia.

Based on the new Symbian OS, the Nokia N8 focuses on speed and ease of use and multitasking. Incorporates a 12 megapixel camera that takes pictures of high quality and allows you to record movies in HD quality, users of this phone will also have the ability to edit pictures and videos from your screen and choose from multiple ways to share, transfer large files to an external hard drive with USB-on-the-go, or upload photos to social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter or Renren directly from the main screen.

The Nokia N8 is also equipped with an AMOLED display 3.5 ‘glass has the Ovi free feature maps, which offers free surfing walk & drive in over 70 countries, shows the routes of public transport in 85 cities around the world, the real-time traffic, safety camera warnings, the availability of parking and petrol stations and information on speed limits.

Conclusion

It really looks like a five-star ultra-luxury mobile phone, we strongly recommend that you buy for, especially if you love photography, you will not find anything better and the price also related to the quality of the product is very low.

Nokia N8 price will be around 450 Euros, which is about 620 USD dollars including taxes and should be on sale from the third quarter of 2010 on some markets at least.

Pros: camera, display, battery lifetime

Cons: New Symbion OS takes time to get used to



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HTC Trophy Review

We were finally able to get our hand on HTC Trophy – a new smartphone by the Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer that uses the Windows 7 Phone operating system. Let’s look in more detail the various features of the product, to better understand what kind of smartphone it is.

HTC Trophy Technical Specs
The HTC 7 Trophy is a GSM quad-band compatible with third-generation networks and HSDPA (Maximum download speed of 7.2 Mbps and 2 Mbps upload speed). It also has WiFi, Bluetooth and USB connectivity.

Trophy has a TFT LCD 3.8-inch capacitive touchscreen with WVGA (480 x 800 pixels), and is able do display over 16 million colors. The camera is a 5 megapixel with autofocus, digital zoom and video recording capabilities.

 

 

As with most of the latest generation of smartphones, HTC Touch 7 Trophy also has various sensors, such as proximity and brightness sensors. It also has digital compass and A-GPS.

Mobile internet is fast and easy to use with the large screen. The HTC Trophy supports 3G internet so you can enjoy high speed internet. There is also Wi-Fi available so phone can be connected to wireless internet access in the area.
The HTC Trophy also features multimedia applications and has a 5.0 megapixel camera that you have very nice pictures and videos to enjoy. Besides the camera it also has an extensive media player that can be made use as an mp3 player and this smartphone also supports MP4 and WMV.

The RAM of the device amounts to 576 MB, while the ROM is 512 MB. The available space is 8 GB, but unfortunately there is no expansion slot for additional memory. The chosen processor is a Qualcomm QSD 8250 to 1 GHz, a real guarantee of power and performance. Also worthy of note, an FM radio and a Lithium-Ion 1350 mAh.

In terms of software, the Trophy uses the Sense UI with many renewed widgets, as well as applications installed with the Microsoft operating system.

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