First Impressions

What's good, What's bad, and the Veridict!  Our editors give you their first impressions of devices they have reviewed.

The original Cosmos had a good run as a messaging phone on Verizon, but what if you want a touchscreen? Well, you're in luck because Verizon and LG...
13 years 10 months ago
The Samsung Alias 2 was popular for mainly one reason: it featured e-ink technology, which meant that the button labels could change depending on...
13 years 10 months ago
  Apparently, the featurephone is not dying because manufacturers and carriers continue to release more and more of them. The Samsung Solstice had a...
13 years 11 months ago
The Pantech Crux is a very (how should I say it?) different device. On the outside and at first glace, it looks normal. It's your typical candybar...
13 years 11 months ago
Who knows if the enV Pro - the supposed "enV phone running Android" device - will ever come out? It's official, it's rumored, it's canceled, I can't...
13 years 11 months ago
T-Mobile's first Windows Phone 7 device - the HTC HD7 - is available today for $199.99 on contract.  It's a nice device, and is one of my personal...
13 years 11 months ago
I've spent the day with the HTC Surround, one of the Windows Phone 7 devices announced in New York City a few weeks ago.  It's coming to AT&T on...
13 years 12 months ago
Well, it seems that manufactures are finally getting the picture and are starting to step up their game in the messaging phone department.  The...
13 years 12 months ago
The Sanyo Vero may be a basic flip phone, but you have to admit that it looks pretty cool. The curved design and styling make it stand out from the...
14 years 1 day ago
The Encore is a new device in AT&T's Quick Messaging Phone line-up. It features a 3-inch resistive touchscreen display, a 3 megapixel camera,...
14 years 2 days ago
  The Samsung Craft is the first commercially available 4G LTE enabled device. That's big. It's not a smartphone, but it's a huge step in the right...
14 years 2 weeks ago
Last Friday I received Nokia's new flagship multimedia device, the N8. Powered by the Symbian^3 operating system and armed with a 12 megapixel Carl...
14 years 2 weeks ago
The Innuendo is a follow up to the uniquely-designed Sanyo Incognito. It takes similar design cues and adds an updated look. I wasn't really sure...
14 years 1 month ago
The Seek is a new option from Boost Mobile, Sprint's prepaid service. It has a 2.6-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 240 x 320, a 1.3 MP...
14 years 1 month ago
Verizon's Samsung Fascinate is the fourth Galaxy S device (shipping after the Vibrant, Captivate, and Epic 4G, respectively), and the last one to...
14 years 1 month ago
After using the Motorola Charm for a day, Noah, Editor-in-Chief of Phonedog, declared the Charm to be the start of the Smart Messaging Phone's reign...
14 years 1 month ago
The Sharp FX is definitely what you would call a "high-end" messaging phone. It has a beautiful 3-inch capacitive touchscreen WQVGA display and an...
14 years 2 months ago
The original Flight is one of my top messaging phones on AT&T so I was pretty excited when I got the Flight 2. I wanted to see what improvements...
14 years 2 months ago
I've had the Intensity 2 for about a day now, and overall I think it's a fine little device. Granted there are a few features that disappointed me...
14 years 2 months ago
The Jest is definitely unique. It features an optical directional key that is used for navigating around menus. We've seen similar technology with...
14 years 2 months ago

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