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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Interface and Camera Review

Free Mobile Phone News — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 14:58:48 +0000

Upcoming new Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mobile Phone overall review on Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 cell phone great design, Interface, messaging, internet browser and Camera functions.

Whilst the last 6 months may not have been as successful as they planned Sony Ericsson have been producing some very good phones recently such as the Satio and Vivaz, both of which we have had the pleasure of having a look at here at Zath, and both of which have impressed. So it was the turn of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 to take the role of the flagship phone and yet again we’ve had a chance to have a good look at it.

Ever since the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 was announced and more recently as has been proclaimed across the country by the relatively prolific advertising campaign the X10 does have a lot going from it right from the off – the 4” screen, the Android operating system (including apps) and 1Ghz Snapdragon processor spring to mind – but will it be able to succeed its predecessors?

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Cell Phone Design

One of the first things you will notice about the Xperia X10 mobile phone is its size – whilst the 4” screen doesn’t sound especially big, it is very much so in comparison to other phones which of course brings its advantages and disadvantages. On the one hand this makes it incredibly easy and nice to use as there is lots of space for menus, buttons and the like, and it makes selecting and navigating around a lot less error prone. It’s also brilliant for watching videos on, and makes sharing the screen a lot easier.

On the other hand this does make it feel slightly unwieldy at times as it only just fits in the palm of your hand making it very difficult to use with one hand, and nigh on impossible to use the buttons on the side as well, but given the quality of the screen it’s a sacrifice I’m sure most people will be willing to make.

Moving onto the rest of the phone design and there are a scattering of some really nice and really annoying parts to it. For starters the small LED at the top of the phone (which goes red when charging and green when you have a message) is uselessly small, and unlike the Satio’s example which can grab your attention from a glance across you really have to be paying attention to notice the X10’s.

That however is easily outweighed by the inclusion of not only a 3.5mm jack but a MicroUSB port on the top of the phone (even if the dust cap is annoyingly short), and a power button that doubled as the screen lock, which was a significant improvement on the Vivaz example.

With regards to aesthetics it goes look incredibly sleek, with the blue highlights to the silver buttons adding a bit of colour to the otherwise black glossy finish. Unfortunately the functionality of the buttons takes a bit of getting used to as the symbols denoting their purpose aren’t especially clear, but there is a lot to be said for its minimalist appearance!

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Interface

As I have already mentioned the X10 boasts the Android operating system (admittedly the 1.6 version) but along with that there is the option of the new ‘Timescape’ overlay which is what you will have seen on any of the adverts scattered around the country.

Due to the fact that it is an Android phone you can opt for the standard Android home page (which I personally prefer) which is easily customisable and dead easy to use – and the slightly more modern look that Sony Ericsson have given it works very well!

But it is the Timescape that is really the main selling point for the homepage: this is essentially a set of tiles that each represents a different action or method of communication… Twitter updates, songs listened to, texts, photos… all can be set up to have their little stack – or as they have been labelled ‘Splines’ – which you can flick through in a very visually appealing manner.

With regards to the rest of the interface the X10 is very nice to use – the menus are sensibly located and named, and finding the right settings is generally pretty easy. The notable exceptions are that certain parts (such as the ‘messaging one’) have their options hidden away and are therefore difficult to change quickly, but this really isn’t much of a problem once you’ve figured out where everything is.

A disappointing point about the X10 is that is only has Android v1.6 whilst many of the most recent Android phones are boasting v2.1 as seen on the Google Nexus One and HTC Desire handsets, which brings a whole range of minor improvements from the camera to live wallpapers – and although the X10 does have a significant number of these already it would be nice to have the latest version now. Sony Ericsson have promised an update to v2.1 sometime in this half of the year (by which time Android 2.2 (Froyo) will no doubt be common), but until then X10 owners will have to settle for v1.6 (which in fairness is still very good) and the occasional stability issues that this brings – let’s hope that this kind of Android version fragmentation becomes less of an issue in future.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Messaging

This is another part of the phone that is split between the very good and the very bad. Starting with the positives the email options are very easy to set up which makes a change from most phones which are a pain to do, and it synchronises very well – and of course is shown on its own ‘Spline’ to make reading and navigating even easier.

SMS is also very impressive: I particularly liked the fact that new messages scrolled across the top of the screen meaning you didn’t have to navigate to the messages section to quickly see what someone had sent, and also loved the fact that it automatically grouped messages by contact (as opposed to time) and showed them in a ‘conversation style’ layout.

Unfortunately nice as this is, the keyboard is horrible to use and really is the worst feature of the phone. Despite the fact that the phone is pretty large Sony Ericsson seem to have done their best to keep the buttons as small as possible and thus make it as hard as possible to press the correct button. Given that you’d have thought that the autocorrect function would be a lifesaver, but it is just as hard to select the correct word and this inevitably means half the time that you select the wrong one and have to delete it all anyways – as you can imagine incredibly frustrating.

On the bright side the autocorrect is very intelligent and quickly picks up on words you use a lot and puts them at the front of the list, and I’m sure with more time and more dexterous fingers you could become a lot better at using it, but it is really off putting to start with.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Camera

Whilst the Sony Ericsson eXperia X10 may not have sounded great so far you would be wrong to think that this isn’t a really good phone, and the camera is one of the things that will help you to that conclusion. Whilst it may not sounds as impressive as phones like the Satio on paper, the 8 Megapixels that is offers along with a powerful LED flash are all you need to capture great photos.

The hardware is backed up by some very good software with all the features that you would expect and need from a cameraphone: quick shutter speed, touch-to-take, scene recognition, smile detection and multiple autofocus all being good examples of this. Whilst the video recording may not be the best in the world (ranging from ‘sketchy’ to ‘alright’ in quality) it’s still impressive enough, and so long as you don’t intend to do anything too taxing with it you should be fine!

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Internet

Another area where the Xperia X10 excels is with its browser which makes the most of the 1GHz processor and offers an incredibly quick, easy to use and intuitive means of navigating the internet. Sure you can’t use multitouch (although there are rumours of that coming when the Android v2.1 update is released) but zooming is still very easy by either double tapping, or using the buttons on the menu which remains hidden until you tap on the screen.

The latter of the two is a nice feature as it means that the screen remains uncluttered and makes the most of the very large screen – something with of course makes mobile browsing a dream! It is also lacking in Flash video support but again we are promised that this will be arriving later in the year, but aside from that the browser has everything you need.

Of course inputting text is a pain (as you have to use the painfully poor keyboard) but the fact that you can easily share web pages by Email or SMS and easily set up and access accurate bookmarks more than makes up for this.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Media

This is the final section that we will look at with the X10 for the reason that it is always nice to leave on a high, as this is really what makes the X10 shine. Split into ‘Photo’, ‘Video’ and ‘Music’ the MediaScape ‘area’ has obviously been the recipient of lots of work by Sony Ericsson and it has definitely paid off.

Like the rest of the phone the UI is very nice to use and the layout makes selecting the right track very easy to do, icon based display makes it nice to look at as well. It’s also very easy to get new music as the small ‘infinity’ button allows you access to a whole range of information regarding the Artist/Track via your browser, and the PlayNow interface allows you to instantly buy new music.

The video and photo options both benefit massively from the large and very good quality screen and this coupled with the great UI makes this easily the best phone for viewing media that I have seen (yes, that includes the iPhone 3GS).

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Summary

So that’s the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 – a phone that can be summed up by its general excellence and a few shortfalls that although are small in number, are incredibly annoying, and anything that doesn’t fall into either of those categories (such as the battery life which will last you a day and a bit if you are lucky) is either unimportant or good enough to not make a massive difference.

Personally I really liked the phone, and I can only see it getting better as more improvements are released over the rest of the year, and it is definitely a worthy phone for the Sony Ericsson flagship and although of course the cost of about £400 may be far too much for most people, if you have that much money to spend on a phone you won’t be disappointed with Sony Ericsson Xperia X10!

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Nokia X2 Official: New 5 megapixel Camera cell phone

Free Mobile Phone News — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:16:05 +0000

Nokia X2 Official: New 5 megapixel Camera cell phone, The Nokia X2 cell phone features include a 5 megapixel camera with a video recorder, a 2.2 inch QVGA display, dedicated music keys, dual speakers, Bluetooth 2.1, 3.5mm headset jack, FM radio, Symbian S40, Nokia Messaging, Facebook integration and MicroSD card support. The X2 will be available starting June.

New Cell Phones 2010 – New Nokia Cell Phones
- Nokia x2 cell phone photos

The Nokia X2 is very interesting price tag for this fancy little phone. I like the dedicated music keys. love the white design might get one just as a spare phone. The back looks like metal, just 13mm thin and 81g light. An extremely reasonable price for what it does, just what Nokia needs at the moment. this new much lower price for a lot more is a very welcome trend, kudos to you Nokia.

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Upcoming LG Android Smartphone LG Etna GW620 News

Free Mobile Phone News — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 03:13:48 +0000

LG GW620 is the first LG android smartphone, LG has officially announced the LG GW620 Smartphone that known previously as LG Etna. LG Etna GW620 Android Smartphone is the latest Android phone competitor.

The LG Etna GW620 is a good smart phone that not only has enhanced features, but also will not ruin your budget as it is quite available. The Etna is the first handset of LG running on the Android OS.

The LG Etna GW620 looks great. As all handsets operating on Android, the Etna GW620 is a slider device that slides on the side. The LG Etna’s dimension is 4.29 x 2.15 x 0.63 inches. The smart phone weights 139 g. The Etna’s display is TFT touch that measures 3 inches. The screen’s resolution is 320 x 480 pixels and its support is 256,000 hues.

The color scheme is blue on black, the bottom and the top parts are black, while the screen’s border comes in blue. The QWERTY part is gray.

When you slide the LG Etna open, you will see the full QWERTY keyboard. Its keys are located in the right order. So it is a real pleasure and comfort to type with them.

There is a USB port and keys for volume control on the left side of the phone.

The features of LG Etna GW620 are consumer friendly and you will quickly get used to this smart phone. We’ll name the most favorite features: quad band GSM network support, HSDPA 2100, Wi-Fi, EDGE and GPRS, Bluetooth.

The LG Etna GW620 has a wonderful 5-megapixel camera with the high resolution, i.e. 2560 x 1920 pixels. The features of the camera are a LED flash, digital zoom, auto focus and Geo tagging.

The LG Etna’s built-in music player supports MP3, WMA, AAC, AAC+, EAAC+ formats. There is an MP4 video player. The LG Etna GW620 features stereo FM radio.

The integrated memory of the LG Etna GW620 provides 166 MB and it can be enhanced with a memory card up to 16 gigabytes.

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3G Nokia phone 5800 XpressMusic launched in South Korea

Free Mobile Phone News — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:10:07 +0000

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic was available in Europe since last year, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phones launched in USA in March of 2009. At last, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic was just launched in South Korea – as the country’s second 3G Nokia phone (after the Nokia 6210s released back in April).

The 5800 was launched via KT, South Korea’s second largest mobile carrier, and it’s available in two colors versions (red black and silver black), for 550,000 KRW (about $474).

The 5800 XpressMusic features Symbian S50 5th Edition, a 3.2 inch touchscreen display with 360 x 640 pixels and 16 million colors, Wi-Fi, 3.2MP camera, MicroSD card support and a 3.5mm headset jack (a feature that you can rarely find in the phones sold in Korea).

Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic Korea KT

The other handset launched by Nokia in South Korea this year, the 6210s, reached sales of 40,000 units – despite seeing slow sales at the beginning.

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Verizon HTC DROID Eris: 5 megapixel digital camera cell phone pictures and photos

Free Mobile Phone News — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:06:34 +0000

Verizon’s HTC Droid Eris Pictures, HTC DROID Eris 5 megapixel digital camera cell phone. Verizon has officially announced its latest Google Android powered mobile phone, the Verizon DROID Eris, which is due to launch this week the same time as the much anticipated Motorola DROID.

The Verizon HTC Droid Eris cell phone has a 3.2-inch HVGA display and trackball interface, 5 megapixels camera auto-focus camera, HTC’s Sense UI, Wi-Fi, GPS, a 528 MHz Qualcomm MSM7600 processor, 512 MB of ROM memory and 288 MB of DDR RAM, 3.5 mm headset jack and running Android 1.5 OS.

The Verizon Droid Eris is basically Verizon’s version of the HTC Hero, it has a couple of design differences, but the majority of the features are the same.

HTC Verizon DROID Eris features a 3.2 inch capacitive touchscreen display, a 5 megapixel digital camera cell phone, built in WiFi, a microSD card slot which can take up to 16GB cards and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

On top of that, the Verizon DROID Eris also features Bluetooth, a full HTML browser with Flash Lite, a digital compass, voice dialling, GPS, plus supports for a range of Google services.

The Verizon DROID Eris will be available from Verizon, tomorrow November the 6th for $99 with a two year contract after a $100 mail in rebate.

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T-Mobile Phone releases Tap and Nokia 3711

Free Mobile Phone News — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:23:44 +0000

T-Mobile Tap and Nokia 3711 Are Launched by T-Mobile. T-Mobile releases Tap and Nokia 3711, Nokia 3711 flips its way onto T-Mobile, T-Mobile followed its Tuesday by unveiling the T-Mobile Tap and Nokia 3711. The two phones get their debut the day before the fall CTIA show begins in San Diego.

T-Mobile Tap unveiled – affordable touchscreen phone

T-Mobile Tap from Huawei (this is T-Mobile’s first Huawei phone) has a touch-screen design that resembles the Samsung Highlight. It’s available in in two colors: berry and midnight blue. Features include support for T-Mobile’s 3G network, a 2-megapixel camera with video, a music player, a Web browser, GPS with TeleNav, stereo Bluetooth, messaging and e-mail, a speakerphone and a personal organizer. It will go on sale later this year.

Nokia 3711 cell phone for T-Mobile

The Nokia 3711 is a flip phone with a gray-and-black finish and a hidden external display. Inside you’ll find 3G support, GPS with Nokia Maps, a 2-megapixel camera with video, stereo Bluetooth, a speakerphone, messaging and e-mail, a personal organizer, and Nokia’s Series 40 operating system. We don’t have pricing yet, but the 3711 will hit stores before the end of the year.

Nokia 3711 is a touchscreen phone that resembles the HTC Touch with a 2.0 megapixel camera with video capture, GPS and stereo Bluetooth support and microSDHC expansion slot while the Nokia 3711 features an external display, GPS with Nokia Maps support and a 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder along with Series 40.

The carrier also revealed a limited edition of the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G. Called the Fender, it sports a simulated wood-grain finish and (hurrah!) a 3.5mm headset jack. We’ll follow up with photos and video of all new handsets soon.

T-Mobile Tap and Nokia 3711 are carrier’s new low-end maestros.

If you are planning to get new phones from T-Mobile, please wait till you check out these two new phones that are hot out of the oven from T-Mobile – T-Mobile Tap and Nokia 3711. T-Mobile USA, the 4 largest mobile carrier in the US, announced the T-Mobile Tap and Nokia 3711 today. Both T-Mobile Tap and Nokia 3711 are low-to-mid level phones, but they do offer decent features and specifications, enough for casual use.

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Vodafone 360 Samsung M1 handset 360 Service

Free Mobile Phone News — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:44:47 +0000

Samsung M1 provides affordable Vodafone 360 alternative, Samsung M1 handset phone provides affordable Vodafone 360 Service, news from Vodafone 360 Samsung M1 handset mobile phones.

The LiMo Foundation announces the second LiMo compliant device built using the LiMo Platform Release 2 in the form of the new Vodafone 360 Samsung M1 handset. This latest Samsung handset features Vodafone’s customizable 360 user interface which provides “a new set of Internet services for the mobile and PC that gathers all of a customer’s friends, communities, entertainment, and personal favorites in one place.”

For those of you not familiar with the LiMo Foundation, the organization was launched in January of 2007 to provide an open and consistent Mobile Linux-based handset operating system. According to their press release, there are now 44 commercially available LiMo-based handsets.

The Samsung M1 has the following features and specs:

HSDPA 3.6 Mbps 2100 and EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 support
Linux OS (2.6.24) LiMo R2.0.1
3.2 inch WQVGA TFT display with support for 16 million colors
3 megapixel fixed focus camera with digital zoom
Video support includes MPEG4 / H.263/ H.264, Divx, Xvid, WMV /VGA 15fps recording
Audio support includes MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC+(e), WMA, AMR
Built-in GPS
Web Player
Vodafone 360 3D user interface applications including People View, Time Line View, Menu Mode, Search View
Bluetooth 2.0 support
Support for up to 32GB microSD cards
Measures 55.4 x 112 x 13.4mm
1500mAh Battery

Meet the H1′s little brother

The LiMo Foundation has announced the official arrival of the Samsung M1 handset, baby brother to the H1, which provides a more affordable way to get a hold of the Vodafone 360 service.

Announced in September, the Vodafone 360 service is a Linux-based OS created by the LiMo foundation. Its party tricks include the ability to turn back time to view previous communications on a certain date, a contacts database that synchronises all of your social networks and an automated back-up of all your contacts, photos and emails online.

The M1 comes with a 3.2 TFT touchscreen, 1GB internal storage (expandable through a microSD card slot), HSDPA internet, integrated GPS, push email and a 3.0-megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom.

With significantly less impressive specs than the H1, we expect the M1 to have a much more wallet-friendly price tag, which Vodafone hopes will expand the number of people using its new OS. Unfortunately, the network is yet to reveal the release date or the price.

According to the LiMo Foundation the arrival of the M1 will bring the number of “commercially available LiMo-based handsets” to 44, though the number actually carrying Vodafone 360 in the UK is much lower.

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Sony-Ericsson Kurara cell phone: 8.1 megapixel digital camera phone

Free Mobile Phone News — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:27:26 +0000

Sony-Ericsson Kurara cell phone has a 8.1 megapixel digital camera, Sony-Ericsson Kurara cell phone promises HD video capabilities and with a 3.5 inch AMOLED touchscreen display.

A spy-picture of the new device from Sony Ericsson was spotted on the web a few weeks ago. It’s Kurara. Sony Ericsson Kurara is Entertainment Unlimited device and based on Symbian Foundation platfom (Symbian S60). As you can see from the image, Kurara has a large display. Probably 3.5″ or less. The phone has a 8.1 megapixel camera. Yet there is no info about annoucement date. Probably release of Sony Ericsson Kurara will be in the first half of 2010.

As previously reported, the Sony Ericsson Kurara is a smartphone based on Symbian S60 5th Edition and it should be included in SE’s Entertainment Unlimited line-up (like the Satio and Aino).

The features of Sony Ericsson Kurara apparently include a 3.5 inch AMOLED touchscreen display and an 8.1MP camera (which, judging by the HD seen on the phone’s back, should be able to record video in HD).

In other SE news, it looks like the Swedish-Japanese company is also readying a new Symbian S60 smartphone (like the Satio), currently codenamed Sony Ericsson Kurara.

According to the Semc blog, Kurara is a full-touch handset with a large display (possibly a 3.5 inch one) and an 8.1MP camera. The two photos below are the only ones available at the moment.

Note: Kurara is just internal codename, not commercial name. The Kurara should be announced in the first half of 2010, probably under a different name.

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Rogers Wireless Launch LG GW620 Eve Android Phone

Free Mobile Phone News — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:34:12 +0000

LG GW620 Eve coming to Rogers, Android deftly avoids AT&T yet again. Rogers Wireless Launch LG Eve (GW620 / Etna) Android Phone. GW620 Eve is LG’s First Android mobile phone.

It looks like Canada’s Rogers will be among the first carriers in the world to offer LG’s first Android device, the GW620 Eve — and for North Americans, this is particularly notable since it means there’s a version of the device at retail that’ll theoretically work on Bell, Telus, and AT&T in addition to Rogers proper. We have no indication that AT&T’s about to actually pull the trigger on this thing (or on any Android device for that matter), though, so if you’re into the 5 megapixel AF cam, full QWERTY slide, and 7.2Mbps HSDPA capability, we’d recommend putting your unlockin’ pants on. For Rogers customers, we’re not seeing a release date just yet, but it looks like you’ll be paying a downright reasonable CAD $49.99 (about $47) on a three-year deal when it launches.

LG said they’d have 3 Android handsets out by the end of 2009, and now it looks like we have evidence of what the first one will be. NewMobile states the first LG Android will be the GW 620 Eve. The rumor sounds legit, but we haven’t seen any independent verification yet.

The Eve’s specs aren’t anything special. It’s got a touchscreen with a 320 x 480 display, HSDPA and UMTS, WiFi and WLAN, plus a full QWERTY keyboard. That’s nothing to write home about, but it puts the Eve pretty much even with every other Android smartphone coming out this Fall.

This rumor isn’t official yet so stay tuned for confirmation, in addition to information about LG’s remaining two Android phones. More leaks should be hitting the Web over the next few days.

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Samsung Omnia II 5 megapixel camera mobile phone

Free Mobile Phone News — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:03:18 +0000

Samsung Omnia II 5 megapixel camera mobile phone To BELL in November 2009, Bell Announces 5 megapixel camera Samsung Omnia II Mobile Cell Phone.The 5 megapixel camera Samsung Omnia II will land to BELL on this november. This news come from Bell official site so for you who want to buy Samsung Omnia II you will buy the phone in next several days. beside integrated with5 megapixel camera Samsung Omnia II is also come with the latest windows mobile OS that is windows mobile 6.5, 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED display,16 GB internal memory to put any file that you like. So Bell Subscribers do not miss it.

Ultra Brilliant AMOLED Display
You will enjoy viewing your favourite photos, videos and more on the oversized 3.7″ AMOLED display. With AMOLED unparalleled vividness and WGVA resolution, the display could be seen even in direct sunlight. You will also experience the pinnacle of mobile viewing quality and versatility.

Touch optimized user interface
You will be surprised by Omnia II ease-of-use and deep customization options. With its improved touch optimization, innovative Cube UI and convenient 3D interfaces, you will experience a seamless UI that surpasses expectations for full touch smart phones.

5 Megapixel camera
With the embedded 5 Megapixel camera and SD (720×480) video recorder, you can conveniently create professional-like visuals without carrying around an extra camera. You will be particularly impressed with the wide range of advanced photography features and video editing tools offered in such an easy to carry, all-in-one package.

Optimal internet access
You can enjoy super-fast internet access of HSUPA 5.76Mbps and HSDPA 7.2Mbps that enables you to upload or download multimedia files in a matter of minutes.

GPS and Enhanced GPS
Map out the best routes, point out the landmarks and guide you back on path when you make wrong turn.

Complete Mobile Office
You will appreciate the ability to multitask while on the go with Omnia II powerful business tools. With Microsoft Office Mobile, you can view and edit documents on the mobile. Push email ensures that important communications are automatically updated. 3rd party applications provide customized and expanded mobile

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