Introduction & Positioning

It is a little early to judge Sony Ericsson’s attempt to reach a larger market by creating smartphones running on different operating systems. However, this approach produced a larger range of devices than Sony Ericsson used to have in the past and has spawned some interesting phones.

No matter how hard I tried, I could not write this article without often referring to the other two X-series devices running Google’s Android OS – X10 and X10 mini, so let me apologise for this from the beginning.

Today I’ll take a look at the “professional” version of the X10 mini. This is one of the two “mini” versions that complete the series along with their big brother – the X10. Hence the name – X10 mini pro, which some may find a little… boring to say frankly. The only notable differences between X10 mini and X10 mini pro are the size and usability of the keyboard. So, let’s begin.

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This is not a full post, I just came across the below image and couldn’t stop myself from posting it. The photo speaks for itself – you can clearly see the size of Droid X and compare it with other Android smartphones.

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American mobile operator Verizon has released a promotional video for the new Droid X smartphone. The ad is pretty cool, and I really recommend everyone to check it:

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Verizon and Motorola have teamed up yesterday to announce the new Android smartphone – Motorola Droid X. Main features of the handset include:

• Display: 4.3-inch display with resolution of 854 x 480
• Processor: TI OMAP3630 1GHz,
• Misc: HDMI out
• Camera: 8 megapixel with dual LED flash and 720p video capture
• Storage: 8GB of onboard storage with expansion of up to 32GB (you get a 16GB card in the box)
• Operating System: Android 2.1 with an all-new UI skin

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At the recent Computex trade show Acer announced a number of new Android smartphones. The announcement included company’s new flagship model called Stream, and a number of inexpensive phones. There was not much information available about these new models, but yesterday Acer sent out an official press release about the new products. Let’s look at them.

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In this post I will review the low-cost Android smartphone from HTC that was announced few weeks ago. The name for this phone was selected via a poll on Facebook, and it might sound a bit funny for a phone – HTC Wildfire. The phone might have an unusual name, but it offers a good set of features and specifications for a small (that is small for a HTC product) price. I will start with the market positioning and will continue with the description of the device. Read the rest of this entry »

Similarly to its Australian representative, Boost US is one of the cheapest mobile providers on the market, offering unlimited texts, calls, and data for only US$50 per month.  The major problem for the company so far has been a small selection of subsidised phones along with the lack of high quality phones.  This is about to change with the addition of the Motorola i1.  This is definitely a high quality smartphone. It comes with a 5 mp camera, a 3.1 inch HVGA display, Android 1.5 with the pre-installed Opera 5 Mini Web Browser.  The camera has an autofocus, flash, and is capable of taking small videos – all of the features of many of the top-of-the-range phones.  The phone has Wi-Fi capabilities along with SWYPE integration for even faster texting than ever before.  This new smartphone also comes with a 2 GB microSD card, but supports up to a 32 GB card if required.

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So, a lot of you are most likely wondering just how good the upcoming HTC Evo 4G is? Does it live up to it’s hype, or does it leave a lot to be desired? These days, you are probably wondering how it could be bad after all, these phones are usually pretty good, right? Well, here is the quick lowdown on the new Evo. The upsides, the downsides, and all of the information you need to know before you make a decision to buy.

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Yesterday HTC announced their new Android smartphone – Wildfire.  This phone is likely to have the best price / features ratio among other solutions for the next 3 or so months. Price-wise it will probably be positioned between HTC Tattoo and HTC Hero. Its technical characteristics are better than both Tattoo and Hero, and are similar to HTC Legend.

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HTC Evo 4G – a new Android flagship phone from the Taiwanese manufacturer was released last week. Some good people from pocketnow have compared the phone with HD2 and released the below video. HTC Evo 4G has AMOLED display, support for WiMAX, better battery and of course Android operating system.

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