Hardware

The BlackBerry 9360 brings with it a host of improvements including a more crisp screen with a 480×360 resolution and a pixel density of 246ppi. but keeping the same sie of 2.4 inches. It is also quite usable under the sun being an LCD screen.

You still need to use the track pad to interact with the system since it is still not equipped with a touch screen. The screen though has a good size of real estate to handle all the menus and the apps but web browsing is another story. Text messages also appear a bit small for comfortable reading.

Aside from the display improvements, the Curve 9360 now has an 800 MHz CPU working with a RAM of 512 MB. It also has an internal storage of 512 MB but comes standard with a microSD that gives user an extra 1GB. Unlike previous editions, this phone comes with NFC support plus WiFi, A-GPS, Bluetooth, and quadband access. Do not forget the 5MP camera on the back.

In terms of looks, there is nothing flashy about this phone. It looks good but it has a ton of glossy plastics and does not look very original.

Software

The Curve 9360 is still using the BlackBerry 7 operating system. It is quite outdated if we will be asked like a boxer well beyond its prime. Multitasking is out of the equation with the current OS and RIM has not done much but facelifts of the former versions.

Conclusion

The BlackBerry Curve 9360 will be loved by the loyal fans of the brand. RIM should come up with new ideas if they want to keep the brand alive in this very demanding times.

Hardware

Looking at it, we can say it is one of the most beautiful phones ever made. The design is irresistible as it is able to blend elegance because of its minimalist concept and its distinct Nokia touch. The handset is very slim at 12.1 mm tapering on the ends.

The N9′s body is a unibody made from machined poycarbonate monolith. The phone has a matte finish with a good feel like that of an anodized aluminum body but a more sturdy kind. You can get this in black, magenta, or cyan. The chrome touch on the back might be prone to scratches though. The Nokia N9 is also equipped with an 8 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens paired with a dual-LED flash. The phone can take awesome pictures with accurate exposure and balance of colors.

Software

Sad to say that the MeeGo has been sentenced to end but the 1.2 Harmattan software is a good representation a modern, effective, clean linux-based mobile OS. Aside from the copy-paste feature and multi-tasking capability, the N9 also offers a potent list of online services.

Right from your pocket, you will notice the phone displaying the time faintly plus any notification it might need to buzz you about. You can just tap the screen and slide that finger on the notification and you will get the detailed info about it.

You also have access to online services like Google, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Skype among others. You need to set these up when you first power up the N9 after creating a Nokia account. The rest of the features like management of contacts, messages, surfing the web, emailing, etc. comes pretty basic and simple which makes life easier for everyine.

Verdict

The Nokia N9 is a sign of hope for the company considering that it lagged far behind Apple and other phone manufacturers in the past years. It is pretty impressive but it is sad to hear that the platform will be discontinued, therefore it is hard to recommend.

Let’s have a little chat right here about the LG Mini GD880.  I mean look at it.  Not only does it look like it would be a cool phone to own, but LG as a whole is a company that I would absolutely love to have a phone from.  However – the LG Mini GD880 is actually going to be sent on over the ocean to Europe in April – this month!

If you are living in Europe, I have to tell you that the LG Mini GD880 is going to be awesome and you should definitely invest in one.  The specs?  the Mini GD880 is LG’s first phone to use the HTML5-compatible Phantom Browser, which offers a much faster and more stable internet experience. Apart from that, the phone also offers a 3.2-inch WVGA touchscreen display, a 5MP autofocus camera, an FM radio, A-GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, push email, social networking integration,

All of this and the phone actually is thin and neat looking?  That is pretty amazing isn’t it?

This particular phone is so friggin’ cool that I really think that I will drop my phone and pick this one up.  Some specs include: Windows Mobile 6.5-powered handset features a 3.2-inch WVGA resistive touchscreen display with a full QWERTY keyboard, a 3.2MP camera with video recording, a 512MB of ROM, a 256MB of RAM, and a MicroSD card support.

You can also get wi-fi on this phone as well as blue tooth connectivity.  This phone I can tell you is one chic and cool phone!

This phone was released exclusively for Spring. It is a “clam shell” type of phone, its design and shape highly unique.

Features include a full QWERTY keyboard, not to mention Sprint One Click.

Its touch screen is an external display, is 2.4 inches, and has plenty of features.

You want the specs?  Well, here they are for the Acer beTouch E110: a 2.8-inch touchscreen display, a 416MHz Qualcomm 7227 processor, a 3.2MP camera, a 256MB RAM, a 512MB ROM, a microSD card slot, Acer’s special UI, an accelerometer sensor, compass, GPS, a 3.5mm headset jack and runs on Android 1.5 OS.

This particular phone is one that is due in March this year and it only comes in dark blue unfortunately.

Not only is the Toshiba TG02 Smartphone one cool looking phone but the technology that is packed inside this particular phone is astounding.  It has WiFI 802.11b/g and Bluetooth connectivity. However, the Toshiba TG02 doesn’t support 3G. According to rumors, the TG02 is powered by a 1GHz Snapdragon processor and a 4.1-inch LCD display.

All of that and you get the Toshiba name to go with it!  It is absolutely one of the best freakin’ phones almost on the market!  Stay tuned for more updates!

This is the year people and this is the year that I have been waiting for.  Not only is the iPhone going 4G, but I can promise that it is not only going to be extremely fast but the iPhone 4G Is going to have the largest network behind it.

What that means for you is that you will be able to get service pretty much anywhere you go, which is pretty incredible.

For example, this phone has the ability to produce images up to 64-inches with a native resolution of 640 x 480 pixels. Apart from that, it also sports a 2.6-inch QVGA display, a 3MP camera, a 1MP front camera, a media player, an FM radio, a TV tuner.

The Logic Bolt V 1.5 is going to be available soon at the SkyMall for just under five hundred dollars.

The specs on this particular phone?  Well, they are the same as the MyTouch but here they are anyway!  This particular phone has a 2.8-inch 320 x 240 touchscreen display, a 3.2-megapixel camera, Samsung’s TouchWiz UI, a 2GB memory, a microSD card slot (up to 8GB) and supports 3G connectivity.

All around, the Samsung My Touch Custo Special Edition is a fantastic phone and one that I am proud to own!