X10 PDA With Android Like Features – Quick Preview With Pros, Cons, & Some Specs

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X10 PDA With Android Like Features – Quick Preview With Pros, Cons, & Some Specs

Here is the X10, which like the China G2, tries to emulate Google’s Android operating system.  Let’s take a closer look to see how good this phone really is.

Why Google’s Android OS can even be mentioned is that this phone attempts to recreate the feeling of Google’s OS in terms of home screen icons, and internal browsing.  Quick note, this phone does not use a true Android system as its internal chipset doesn’t have processors that have enough power.  That being said, the X10 does have some nice things going for it.

Spec wise, here is what the X10 sports.

It is GSM quad band, and carrier unlocked.
It has dual SIM ports with dual standby also included.
The primary material used for construction is PCP (Polycarbonate plastic).
The screen measures in at a large 3.8 inches, has 320×480 resolution, and made of TFT materials.
It weighs 95 gm.
Measurements for the phone are L114xW57xH14 mm.
Mobile internet can be accessed via EDGE/ GPRS/ WAP 2.0 and Wi-fi.
It features a 3.5mm standard earphone jack.
When needing to browse the phone or input text, touchscreen and a virtual QWERTY board are used.
Standard use will net you 46~60 hours of battery life.
Extra apps are based on the java platform, and the phone includes pre installed ones as well as letting new ones be downloaded and installed.
A MP3/ MP4 player combo, a camera with 1.9MP plus a camcorder, an eBook reader, an analog TV, Bluetooth with A2DP, internet chat programs, and a FM radio are its largest media offerings.

Here are a few pros and cons the X10 includes.

Pros
Though fake, the Android like system does permit some customization options in regards to the home menu screen.
With such a large screen (3.8 inches) everything comes in nice and large, and the colors are both bright and sharp.
Its pre installed java apps work very well, and include some very nice ones such as Google maps and Snaptu.
Online syncing for your phonebook, calendar, and your tasks is available.
Internet came in strong and clear.
Non proprietary earphone jacks that are 3.5mm are not that common and are nice to have.

Cons
Resembling but not actually being an Android phone is a off putting if you are expecting typical performance from an Android based phone.
Though able to access email, I found its email client not very user friendly.

Though not a Android phone, the X10 stands pretty well on its own accord if you don’t think of it a smartphone.

Price. US7.76

Nokia N97 – Special Preview for a Special Phone

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Nokia N97 – Special Preview for a Special Phone

Announced in late 2008, the Nokia N97 is one of the most spectacular mobile phones the Finnish manufacturer’s ever come up with. Let’s take a look at this awesome device, and see why it’s so special.

A potted history of Nokia touchscreen phones

Most people seem to be under the false impression that the Nokia 5800 is the first touchscreen mobile phone Nokia have ever made. It isn’t. The opposite’s true, because there have been a few touch-based phones to wear the Nokia name. Beginning with the 7700, the world has seen a couple of Nokia mobile phones that are controlled by you pressing directly on the screen. They all had reasonably big (for their time) screens, but the other feature they had in common, unfortunately, was that they were irredeemably hideous. Just one of those mobile phones, the 6708, displayed any promise, but that was destined solely to be sold in China, and so, we never got to play with them in Britain. The mobile phones WE got were, and I use this phrase with much feeling, utter, utter bobbins.

However, those unpleasant memories have now been firmly erased by the launch of a new Nokia mobile phone, which comes with a touch-sensitive display, and which is much, much nicer…

Bang up to date with the Nokia N97

One glance at the new Nokia N97 is enough to confirm that this is one of the most beautiful mobile phones Nokia have ever made. It’s not just the sleek, sexy body that gives the Nokia N97 its charm, it’s also that enormous touchscreen on the front of the phone, coming in at 3.5 inches, with a widescreen resolution. The fact that it’s a full touchscreen adds a whole new dimension to the Nokia N97, as well, allowing you to interact with your phone in a far more direct and exciting fashion. That’s aided, of course, by the interface in the Nokia N97, a new extension of the S60 Touch interface soon to be seen in the Nokia 5800. Suffice to say, the Nokia N97, being a far more powerful top-end mobile phone, takes it far further than its mid-range sibling, making the N97, by a considerable margin, the best touchscreen phone Nokia have ever made.

Into the future with the Nokia N97

In fact, no previous Nokia phones can match the Nokia N97 for power. Opening the list of functions and features is a superb 5 megapixel camera, so that you can snap some truly gorgeous images with the Nokia N97. Needless to say, they’ll display in luscious colour on the phone’s touchscreen, and with the built-in GPS, you can even add location data to them. As well as GPS connectivity, the Nokia N97 comes complete with a raft of internet connectivity options, including HSDPA and WiFi, which, in conjunction with the web browser, provide an internet experience that’s reminiscent of other Nokia phone, whilst being far more compelling. In terms of multimedia, you get top-end gaming, video and music, and a massive 32Gb of memory built into the phone, expanding its range of roles to include mobile phone, mobile broadband internet device, sat-nav and portable entertainment centre. Essentially, it’s very hard to find anything the Nokia N97 won’t do, and because of that, it seems likely this will easily be Nokia’s phone of the year!