Cell Phone Reviews

The Sony Ericsson Aspen is a simple Blackberry-look-alike. With a full QWERTY keyboard on the front face sharing space with the touch screen display which makes it somewhat unique. It is being touted as a ‘green’ phone in Sony’s GreenHeart line of phones.  Use of recycled materials for packaging, water-based paints and a power-saving application (called an Off button?).

Really, it’s not an exceptional phone when you take a deeper look.

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The Samsung Ch@t B3410W is made for messaging. It’s a new version of the Corby and this time round it’s got Wi-Fi in it. The phone is certainly aimed at those who like to chat or use social networking and email often with its touch screen and slide-out QWERTY keyboard. It does skimp on a few features to keep the price down (GSM only, 2MP camera)

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Ultra-cheap phones for those that need a second or third, or just to make calls. These are the cheapest phones around (less than $15 for the 150, less than $20 for the 250) and are no frills or thrills. They are said to be mainly targeting emerging markets but it is possible they will show up in others as well. (more…)

Samsung recently announced another touchscreen phone, the Monte (GT-S5620). It’s being released in Spain as the Onix and may appear in the States with a similar moniker (Onyx).

Samsung Monte Features:

• Display –3” 262K color WQVGA TFT touchscreen
• Camera – 3.2 megapixel camera
• Video – 15fps QVGA
• Memory
  • 227MB integrated memory
  • Microsd slot (up to 16GB)
• Network (3.5G)
  • GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 +
    UMTS 900 / 2100
  • GPRS + EDGE + UMTS (3G) + HSDPA
• Messaging
  • SMS
  • MMS
  • Email
• Connectivitiy
  • WIFI
  • Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP
  • USB
• GPS - A-GPS
  
• Multimedia –MP3, AAC, AAC+ and WMA. H.263, H.264 and MPEG4 video
• FM Radio
• Battery
  
  • 5 hours talk / 18 days standby (3G)
  • 9.7 hours ta;k / 32 days standby (GSM)
• Size - 109 x 54 x 12mm / 94 grams
• Color - black / silver or graphite / orange

Set to fit into the midrange price range.

Last month the specs and some photos were ‘leaked’ on the upcoming Samsung Wave (S8500). Since then Samsung has put out a good deal of information and the industry is abuzz with its possibilities. The phone is to be the first Samsung phone utilizing their new Bada operating system which is offering social networking, downloadable applications and more.

Samsung Wave specs:

• Display – 3.3” AMOLED touchscreen 800×480 pixels
• Camera – 5mpix autofocus, LED flash
• Video – 720p video (1280×720)
• Memory
  
  • 2gb internal memory
  • Microsd slot (up to 32GB)
  • 512MB of RAM (or more)
• Network
  • HSDPA 900/2100 (Aus. 850)
  • EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
• Messaging
  • SMS
  • MMS
  • Email
  • Video
  • Push email
    
• Connectivitiy
  • WIFI b/g/n
  • Bluetooth 3.0
  • USB
• GPS
• Processor – 1ghz processor
• Operating System – Bada OS
• Multimedia – DivX, Xvid, MP4, AAC, WMA, MIDI and WMV, and support for virtual 5.1 surround sound
• FM Radio
• Body – Aluminum
• Size - 118 x 56 x 10.9mm (0.43 inches)
• Color - Ebony gray