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The wafer-thin A727 has now hit the stores. This is a bar-style 3G phone with Video Share, 1.3 MP camera, expandable memory, quad-band, speakerphone, and Bluetooth 2.0. It's going for $120 after rebate and 2 year contract.
Cnet First Take
The new Samsung A717 on AT&T is ready to hit the stores! With 3G, 2 MP camera, Video Record, A2DP for stereo bluetooth use, this is the second phone for the big blue globe that features Video Share (though the actual service is not yet available on the network).
One thing I find interesting is the front of the phone, which showcases a tiny external screen. This is an interesting change, considering the outside screen on most new phones continues to get larger and clearer.
The official release date is this Sunday, June 3.
First takes and specs:
Mobiledia
Electronista
The GSM follow up to the Motorola Q, cleverly named the Q9, is rumored to be coming to AT&T in the summer months (the rumors I have heard are that it will come out in July). This new PDA will have 3G support with HSDPA, Windows Mobile 6, and 2 MP camera.
First looks:
InfoSyncWorld
Brighthand
Engadget
Official Motorola Site
BoyGeniusReport: Full Gallery
With the global success of the RAZR, Motorola decided to take advantage of that model and come out with other types of phones. In this instance, they took the razr and made it a slider. T-Mobile brought the Z3 into the North American market. The Z3 comes with a 2 MP camera, bluetooth, A2DP, voice dial, quad-band world support, and music player (though without a dedicated key).
Reviews:
Laptop Mag
Cnet
InfoSyncWorld
MobileBurn
Resources:
T-Mobile
Motorola Support
T-Mobile has found a replacement for the ol' MDA: the new T-Mobile Wing (aka HTC Herald), which now sports Windows Mobile 6, WiFi (sweet!), EDGE, and Bluetooth. If you had to compare it with another phone, it closely resembles the AT&T 8525, only without the 3G and with Windows 6 instead of 5.
Some other notable features of this PDA are Voice Command (which is some of the best voice recognition software out there...you need not record voice tags, and you can ask certain questions to your phone and receive answers), quad-band, 2 MP camera, and a bit slower processor speed (around 200 Mhz).
This powerhouse was just released this past week, but we were able to find a few reviews on it from those who know what they're doing.
Reviews:
Cnet (7/10)
MobileTechReview
InfoSyncWorld
Laptop Mag (3.5/5)
Resources:
T-Mobile Support
Shopping:
Time to get the Wing on Amazon
After a long-anticipated wait, we have finally been graced by the presence of the Nokia N75. This new 3G phone released by AT&T features a 2 MP camera, Bluetooth, Sync capabilities, 40 MB Internal memory, MicroSD slot, among other fabulous features.
Reviews:
Phonescoop
InfoSyncWorld
MobileTechReview
GSM Arena
Cnet (6.3/10)
Nokia Press Release
Laptop Mag
Resources:
Official AT&T Site
Nokia Support
Shopping:
Get the N75 on Amazon!
Nokia N75 on LetsTalk.com
There's a new Blackberry coming to town: the Curve, aka the Blackberry 8300. This is hyped up as the big brother to the Pearl, another consumer-friendly device but this time with a full Qwerty keyboard. The keyboard is supposed to be a small bit larger and easier to use than the 8800, and comes with a 2 MP camera (no wifi or GPS on this one, however.) The word on the street is that this is the BEST RIM yet! Obviously that's personal opinion, but when the experts say that kind of stuff, it really gets your crackberry taste buds salivating. Update: it will also offer PTT and a spellchecker (a first for RIM).
First looks:
Laptop Mag review
Cnet (8/10)
blackberrycurve.com
Gizmodo first take
Wired Blog
Phonescoop
Release Rumors:
BoyGeniusReport: Curve teaser on ATT business site?
Update: The Curve will be released May 31.
This past week, Motorola announced a brand new RAZR with a brand new look. Here's some of the highlights:
2MP Camera
500 Mhz Processor (WOW)
Quad-band
Full HTML browser
USB 2.0
Bluetooth profiles for stereo, imaging, printing, and peer-to-peer gaming
2 mm THINNER than the original RAZR
Windows Media Player 11
3 versions to fit every cell phone carrier
First takes:
Cnet
Motorola Press Release
iTechnews
Crave
BGR
MobileBurn
Some of the questions I get asked the most on a daily basis deal with the iPhone. Thus, I naturally deduced that it's time to compile all of the confirmed facts that have been released about the iPhone!
Facts:
1. Apple and AT&T have a 5-year exclusivity agreement. This means that AT&T customers can look forward to not just the iPhone, but several other models as well.
2. Costs for the iPhone will be $499 for a 4GB model and $599 for an 8GB model. The reports are that the costs of the phone will not be subsidized for new contracts.
3. It will be quad-band and EDGE net access.
4. Runs on Mac OS X.
5. You'll be able to Sync it up with your iTunes, but I haven't figured out if it will sync with anything else....doesn't look likely at the moment.
6. The introduction of Visual Voicemail. This will provide a list of your voicemails and you can choose which one you want to listen to without having to listen to the previous voicemails first.
7. Soft QWERTY keyboard on a touch screen.
8. 2 MP camera.
9. Safari browser will enable you to view a site as it appears on your computer's browser, and you can simply touch the screen to zoom in.
10. Multi-touch display enabling you to control everything on the phone via various finger gestures.
11. Check out the specs of the iPhone here.
12. One word: Wifi!
13. Threaded SMS feature.
14. Release date: sometime mid-June? (I hear rumors ranging from June 11 to 15, to end of June. Cingular has always had some problems getting their phones out on time, but I prefer to think Apple will be a little more strict and ensure its getting out earlier.)
15. Not available for pre-order.
Links:
Gizmodo post of official press release
Official iPhone site
The 8525 has many names. Some may call it the Cingular 8525. Some may call it the AT&T 8525. Others, the HTC Hermes. Many people simply want to call it that one fancy phone with slide-out keyboard, high speed internet, stereo bluetooth capability, Pocket PC, touch screen, trackwheel, 2 MP camera, Syncing capability with your PC, etc.
Reviews:
Cnet (8/10)
Phonescoop (3.8/5)
MobileTechReview(4.5/5)
Laptop Mag (4/5)
InfoSyncWorld
PocketPC Thoughts
Resources:
AT&T Support
HTC official site
Shopping:
Buy it on Amazon!
Get a 2 GB MicroSD Card
Need another stylus?
8525 Battery
8525 Carry Case
The 750 is the latest Palm device with Windows Pocket PC. This PDA is available through AT&T and is also available on Palm's website unlocked, so you can use it on T-Mobile or overseas. The 750 comes with 3G support, full qwerty keyboard, 1.3 MP camera, MiniSD card with MP3 player, Bluetooth, and threaded texting/email.
Reviews:
Laptop Mag (4/5)
Cnet (7/10)
PhoneScoop (4.3/5)
Resources:
AT&T Support
MS Windows Mobile Support
Shopping:
Read more on this article...
Here's the new Palm-based Treo, the 680. It's virtually the same as the 650, with internal antenna and a slightly newer OS. Hyped as a low cost Treo, it seems to be geared toward consumers who need a PDA and possibly internet/email but don't care about all the extra fancy pancy features of some of the other new smartphones on the market today.
Reviews:
Cnet
Laptop Mag (4/5)
GSM Arena
mytreo.net: in-depth
InfoSync
Resources:
AT&T Support
Shopping:
Read more on this article...
The Nokia 6126 for AT&T and 6133 for T-Mo are innovative new clamshells from Nokia. They are great for the lazies who want a flip phone but don't want to use the extra energy to actually flip it open. The solution: throw on a button on the outside of the phone that will flip it open for you!
But there's more to this nice little handset. It offers MicroSD, MP3 player, megapixel camera, bluetooth and quad-band support for use around the world. The 6133 also adds FM radio.
Reviews:
Cnet 6126 Review
Cnet 6133 Review
PhoneScoop
Nokia Phone Blog
GSMArena-6133
Resources:
AT&T Support
T-Mo Support
Nokia Official Site
