This is the Turbo version of the Archos 101 G9 and it is a tablet running on Android 4.0, also known as Ice Cream Sandwich. Its predecessor is powered by a 1.0 GHz processor while the latest iteration of the model comes with a significantly beefier dual core 1.50 GHz CPU. When you hold it [...]

Wearing a high gloss, black plastic body, the HTC Vivid looks more like a Samsung device which isn’t a bad thing. We are dealing with a pretty large phone since it measures a respectable 5 x 2.6 x 0.4 inches and tips the scales at 6.2 ounces. The thin plate of the battery cover is [...]

Back in 2011 T-Mobile introduced the LG Doubleplay in its lineup of smartphones which is an interesting handset thanks to its dual screen setup. The handset measures 4.8 x 2.5 x 0.63 inches so we’re dealing with a pretty big and heavy device which weights an impressive 6.7 ounces. We like that it has rounded [...]

T-Mobile’s smartphone lineup gained a new member last year with the introduction of the Samsung Dart T499. This is an entry-level Android-running smartphone that is clad in gray lightweight plastic and has a compact size, measuring 4.09 x 2.39 x 0.48 inches and has a curb weight of 3.8 ounces. Its back cover adopts a [...]

2010 was a great year for smartphones and the ones launched for AT&T were just as impressive. One example would be the Motorola Flipside, a stocky phone that measures 4.3 x 2.2 x 0.6 inches and has a curb weight of 5.1 ounces. It borrows a few design cues from the Backflip model but this [...]

If you are in the marking for blazing fast network speeds, have a look at the LG Nitro HD which is a 4G LTE-enabled smartphone. When you are not in an LTE area you’ll have to settle with HSPA+. Released for AT&T, this would have to be the third phone of this kind after the [...]

If you are in the market for a 4G-enabled smartphone launched by Samsung you might want to have a look at the Exhibit II. The device is running on T-Mobile’s HSPA+ “4G” network and doesn’t look at all like its predecessor. The first one adopted a rounded top and flat bottom, while the Exhibit II [...]

The LG Apex is an affordable QWERTY slider that came out last year and it has a rather compact size if we compare it with the Samsung Epic 4G and the T-Mobile G2. It measures 4.57 x 2.22 x 0.62 inches and it tips the scales at 5.39 ounces. It isn’t as wide as the [...]

Another member of LG’s Optimus lineup is the U which looks a lot like the S model. Both handsets measure 4.47 x 2.32 x 0.52 inches and come with a soft touch finish that makes them more comfortable when holding in the hand. Also the same is the 3.2-inch LCD that has a resolution of [...]

Introduced earlier this year at the MWC 2011 in the form of the ChaCha, the HTC Status is a phone designed for those of you who use Facebook a lot, as it comes with a dedicated button which makes it considerably easier to post status updates, upload photos, share links, and more. It has a [...]