Archive for the ‘Mobile Reviews’ Category

BlackBerry Pearl 9100 3G Review

BlackBerry Pearl 9100 3G

Release Date: To be declared. $499.99 – Without Contract $79.99 – With Contract Battery: The Blackberry batteries are usually known for die hard performance and fortunately it seems this time the new phone will deliver as well. The pearl 9100 has an 1150 mAh battery, which can give a steady 5 hours of talk time [...]

Apple iPhone 4

Apple iPhone 4

Release Date: 24th June 2010 $199 for the 16 GB version $299 for the 32 GB version Battery: The iPhone 4 has had a complete revamp over its battery life and size. The new rechargeable lithium-ion battery covers up over 75% of the entire phone’s back and Apple claims that the battery will have a [...]

Sony Ericsson XPeria X10a Review

Sony Ericsson XPeria X10a

Future Release Date: May of 2010 Retail Price: TBA but Guessed to Be $600 with Regards to Comparable Models Battery Because of the Sony Ericsson XPeria X10a’s large display, 3G wireless capability, and extremely fast CPU, this phone will eat through a battery charge within a day. The included lithium ion battery of 1500mAh may [...]

Samsung Mythic Review

Samsung-Mythic

Release Date: November 5, 2009 $300 Retail $130 with 2-year AT&T Contract + Online Discount Battery The Samsung Mythic’s battery is not well-received when it comes to battery power. The manufacturer’s use-time between battery charges is a measly 3 hours while its standby time is only 11 days. And those who tend to use their [...]

Samsung Reality Review

Samsung Reality review

Release Date: April 22, 2010 $250 Retail $50 with 2-year Verizon Contract + Online Discount Battery There is nothing too special about the Samsung Reality’s rechargeable lithium battery. Its 1080mAh battery can hold a 5-hour talk time and 12.5-day standby time, which is what most moderate phone users will experience.  As with the majority of [...]

LG Rumor Touch Review

LG Rumor Touch Review

Release Date: March 28, 2010 $250 Retail $80 with 2-year Sprint Contract + Mail-in Rebate Battery Cell phone shoppers will be happy to know that the LG Rumor Touch has a long-lasting, 1250 mAh, Lilon battery.When talking, users will get seven hours between charge times. During extended use of the phone’s Sprint Navigation and Sprint [...]

Nokia N900 Review

Nokia N900 Review

Release Date: November 18, 2009 $550 Retail $500 When Purchased from Amazon Battery The Nokia N900′s battery is not anything worth writing home about. People who use the internet via their cell phone, which is almost everyone, will experience short usage times between charges with some users reporting only six hours of use per one [...]

Blackberry Curve 8530 Review

Blackberry Curve 8530 Review

Release Date: November 22, 2009 $450 Retail $200 with 2-year AT&T Contract + Online Discount $130 with 2-year T-Mobile Contract + Mail-in Rebate Battery Users will not enjoy a lot of talk and usage time with the Blackberry Curve 8530. This Blackberry’s battery charge will only last 4.5 hours with constant talk time and while [...]

Motorola Devour Review

Motorola Devour

Release Date: February 25, 2010 $480 Retail $149 with 2-year Verizon Contract $99 with 2-year Verizon Contract but Only When Purchased at Best Buy Battery Because this Android 1.6, slider phone does so much, the Motorola Devour goes through battery power quickly, which is the tradeoff for this high performance mobile device. However, when the [...]

Motorola Backflip Review

Motorola Backflip

Release Date: March 7, 2010 $350 Retail $99 with a 2-year AT&T contract + Online Discount Battery This QWERTY keyboard, Android 1.5 flip phone by Motorola starts off with a disappointing battery charge life. Daily Motorola Backflip users will find the need to charge their new gadget once a day and if they use the [...]