Motorola XT800 Review (Pictures)

Filed Under (Cell Phones) by Joyce on 18-03-2011

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Motorola XT800 Review (Pictures)

The Motorola XT800 is an Android smartphone with a 3.7-inch touchscreen display and probably Android version 2.1 as Operating System.

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Sony Ericsson Windows Phone 7 Cell Phone Leaked

Filed Under (Cell Phones, News) by Redapple on 07-03-2011

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Sony Ericsson Windows Phone 7 Cell Phone Leaked 1

Sony Ericsson was rumored of working on the Windows Phone 7 cell phones four months ago. Recently, three pictures of Sony Ericsson Windows Phone 7 cell phone are leaked. Although the pictures are dim, and the Windows Phone 7 OS on the Sony Ericsson cell phone seems to be in the early stages of development, it still deserves the attention of Sony Ericsson Fans.

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iWatch, a Tiny iPhone on Your Wrist

Filed Under (APPLE iPhone, Cell Phones, News) by Redapple on 18-02-2011

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iWatch, a tiny iPhone on your wrist1

iWatch, a concept watch cell phone designed for Apple by a Italian studio. It’s believed that if iWatch becomes true, many Apple fans are eager to get one.

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New Sony Ericsson Xperia Cell Phones Revealed

Filed Under (Cell Phones, News) by Redapple on 16-02-2011

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Series Four New Cell Phones Revealed
Sony Ericsson revealed four new cell phones in MWC2011, which all come with the Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS and distinctive features. The world first
PlayStation identification game cell phone-Xperia Play is definitely the focal point, while Xperia Arc has been shown in CES; the other two middle-high
end cell phones are the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo and Xperia Pro with QWERTY keyboard. Sony Ericsson new cell phones will be available successively in
this Mar.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play
The long-awaited game cell phone- Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY is officially announced at the end. Sony Ericsson Xperia Play will launch several HD game,
and over 50 exclusive games (including free games) will be available while begins shipping. Sony Ericsson Xperia Play supports the highest 60fps
operation.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play cell phone
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play cell phone
Besides the black version, Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY will also has the white version.
White Sony Ericsson Xperia Play
White Sony Ericsson Xperia Play
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo features Android 2.3, a 3.7-inch WVGA screen and similar functions as Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, but prices lower.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro come with a QWERTY keyboard
The earliest Sony Ericsson Xperia arc comes with the ultra-slim design and a 4.2-inch screen.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play features the same side slide touchpad design as PSP go for play the corresponding games.
Sony Ericsson announced that Xperia will go retail in Mar, accompanying with 5-7 free games. But these games are specially designed for Xperia Play,
some of which only can be shown by 60 fps.
▲ Sony Ericsson Xperia Play special game
▲ With the back of Sony, Sony Ericsson has got 14 game manufacturers.
▲ Bruce LEE game in Sony Ericsson Play
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play isn’t equipped with the highest configuration, which only has 5 megapixels camera without the support for Exmor R and Sony
Mobile Bravia Engine. Sony Ericsson Xperia Play comes with 1 GHz Scorpion ARMv7 processor, 400 MB memory and supports microSD card. Sony Ericsson Xperia
Play ports resemble the Xperia Arc, Neo and Pro.   Additionally, Sony Ericsson Xperia Play will launch WCDMA and CDMA version.
▲ Sony Ericsson Xperia Play uses the same port as Xperia Arc.
▲ This is the newly charging dock which need extra fee.
Sony Ericsson Xperia neo and pro
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo and Xperia Pro are also the first Gingerbread cell phones, like the Xperia Mini and Mini Pro in last year, which come with the
similar function with different model. However, Sony Ericsson give up Mini version, these two cell phones both show off the WVGA screen, and HDMI jack,
HD recording, SONY Braiva Engine display technology and SONY Exmor R  camera. These two cell phones represent different kind of shapes, Sony Ericsson
Xperia Neo is the kind of 3.7-inch multi-touch model, while the Xperia Pro add a QWERTY side keyboard.
▲ Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro comes with 4-row QWERTY keyboard
▲ Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo and Pro both have the WVGA screen
▲ Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo and Pro both support 8 megapixels, Exmor R camera and HD recording function.
▲ Sliver Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro
▲ Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo,with the previous leaked codename Hallon and model number MT15i, has the similar function as the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
and Pro.
The last one is the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, also the thinnest one among these cell phones. Sony Ericsson has the same Android 2.3 OS, 800 megapixles,
4.2-inch screen and Sony Mobile Bravia Engine display technology.
▲ Sony Ericsson Xperia arc
New Sony Ericsson Xperia Cell Phones Revealed 1

Sony Ericsson has revealed four new cell phones at MWC 2011, which all come with the Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS and distinctive features. The world first PlayStation certified  game cell phone-Xperia Play is definitely the focal point, while Xperia Arc has been shown in CES; the other two middle-high end cell phones are the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo and the Xperia Pro with QWERTY keyboard. Sony Ericsson new cell phones will be available successively in Mar 2011. Read the rest of this entry »

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Review

Filed Under (Cell Phones, Review) by Redapple on 18-01-2011

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Review

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
Sonny Ericsson has announced its flagship cell phone-Xperia Arc at CES 2011. Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc features streamline body, Android 2.3, powerful performance with Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine and No air-gap technology, making it a heavyweight Smartphone.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Appearance
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc inherits the same style as Xperia X10, especially the three buttons under the Screen. But compared with Xperia X10, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc is more exquisite and stunning.
The front of Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc comes with black and white version, featuring the unique Arc body, which is the scarce distinguishing design. The thinnest part of Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc dynamic curves is only 8.7mm thick, just like a lady’s slim waist, making it the thinnest Smartphone in the world as iPhone only keeps the 9.9 mm thick record. From the exterior, the workmanship is general, but the plastic feel is a bit strong.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
The dimension of 125×63×8.7mm makes Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc look very wide, at least wider than the common Android cell phones. With a 4.2-inch touch screen, the frame of Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc is not that big, it’s believed that many people like such design.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
The back of Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc size
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc appearance
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Details
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc details can be descried as delicate. The top above the screen is a bit different from Xperia X10, increasing a cut line to divide screen and the top earphone, front-facing camera, light sensor with more design elements.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc screen display effect
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc buttons
The three buttons under the screen also inherits Sony Ericsson Android styles, resembling Xperia X10.
The back of Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc camera
Besides the classic Sony Ericsson green ball, the focus in the back of Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc is the 8.1 megapixel camera with f/2.4 aperture Exmor RTM.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Ports
The top of Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
A power button is placed in the top, while the other side is the Micro HDMI port allows us to hook the Xperia Arc to the HD TV view images and videos, an important mark of Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc as a flagship cell phone.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc HDMI port
The right side of Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc is the shutter button, volume adjustment buttons and MicroUSB port.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Xperia Arc side buttons and port
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc microUSB port
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Reality Display
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc screen is another light spot. Besides the retina display of Apple iPhone 4, Samsung Super AMOLED screen, many Android seems to lack the motive power in the aspect of screen. Sony Ericsson really does a great job this time.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc come with a 4.-inch screen, TFT touch screen with the resolution of 854×480. What’s more important, it’s the Reality Display with the support of Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine and No air-gap technology.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc screen
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc screen
iPhone 4, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, Samsung Galaxy S
iPhone 4, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, Samsung Galaxy S
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Hardware
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc is powered by 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon processor, the next generation platform.
As to the memory, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc comes equipped with 512MB of ROM, 512MB of RAM, a standard 8GB memory card(included in the retail box), and supports external microSD card.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc memory card is inside the battery cover.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc score
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc surpasses the Nexus One with Android 2.2 excellently, becoming a new top.
In actual test, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc running speed can rate top in the Android cell phones, which runs smooth enough to rival iPhone 4.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Interface
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc runs Android 2.3 OS with the familiar Timescape interface. But the Timescape is updated after deep secondary customization.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc interface
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc interface
In the new Timescape interface, we can put our favorite documents in the desktop with the programs inside. We can change the pattern of the icon as well as the name of the documents.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc desktop documents
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc interface
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Photographic Function
8.10 megapixel camera of Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc stays the same stage as Xperia X10, but it is better than most Android cell phones.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc camera
To our surprise, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc adopts Sony f/2.4 aperture mobile Exmor RTM camera, allowing taking high quality, high light pictures and HD 720P video even in the low light condition.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc photographic interface also inherits Xperia X10 simple menu, including the right picture playback bar and the left tool bar. Certainly, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc supports abundant photographic modes.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc photographic interface
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc photographic interface
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc photographic features: 8.10 MP camera, autofocus, face detection, LED flash light, geotag, image stabiliser, noise reduction, sending to internet, smile detection, Sony Exmor RTM CMOS sensor, touch focus, touch capture, flash metering metering, 720p HD video recording.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc photographic interface
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Photos
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc photo
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc photo
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc photographic comparison with other cell phones
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc comparison with other cell phones
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Conclusion
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
Light Spots:
Arc grace appearance
8.7mm thinnest Smartphone最薄智能手机
Reality Display
Android 2.3 Operation System
8.1 megapixel camera with Exmor RTM
Timescape interface
It’s no doubt that Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc has many light spots in the function and configuration, but what worth of a greater concern is that Sony Ericsson new strategy showed by these light spots, such as the prospective System selection, Sony leading technology, and so on. We believed that Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc will be a good new star for Sony Ericsson. But how long will it stick on this road still need to see.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Specs
General Network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900、UMTS 850/900/1900/2100、7.2Mbps HSDPA、5.76Mbps HSUPA
Form Factor: Touch Screen bar Smartphone
Dimension: 125×63×8.7-10mm, 117g
Screen: 4.2 inches, 16 M-color, TFT capacitive touch screen, 854×480pixels
Processor: Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon 1GHz platform
OS: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Memory: 512 MB ROM, 512MB RAM, MiscroSD card slot, 8GB card included in the retail box
Camera: 8.1 megapixel auto-focus camera with LED flash, 720p video recording at 30 fps
Connectivity: Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, standard microUSB port, GPS receiver with A-GPS, 3.5mm audio jack, microHDMI port
Others: Sony Ericsson Timescape UI, built-in accelerometer, proximity sensor, Sony Mobile Bravia enginee, multi-touch input, scratch-resistant surface

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Sonny Ericsson has announced its flagship cell phone-Xperia Arc at CES 2011. Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc features streamline body, Android 2.3, powerful performance with Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine and No air-gap technology, making it a heavyweight Smartphone. Read the rest of this entry »

Blackberry Torch 2 Leaked

Filed Under (Cell Phones, News) by Lydia Yu on 17-01-2011

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BlackBerry-Torch-2

Recently the successor of Blackberry 9800 Torch was leaked, the above is the exclusive image of this device, codenamed Blackberry Torch 2, which is also a Qwerty horizontal slider, which features BlackBerry OS 6.1, 1.2GHz processor, 14.4Mbps triband HSPA, NFC (Near Field Communications) and so on. Read the rest of this entry »

Trypoxy Concept Phone Preview

Filed Under (Cell Phones, News, Preview) by Lydia Yu on 11-01-2011

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Trypoxy Concept Phone

We have seen large abound of concept designs showing off what the future of cell phones might look like. Designed by Miyazawa Tetsu and Ichimura Shigenori, Trypoxy concept phone is a creatively futuristic device, which combines the look of a pebble, an intuitive touchscreen, and a soft-gel-like hand-hold that actually extends from the rear of the handset. Read the rest of this entry »

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Preview

Filed Under (Cell Phones, Preview) by Redapple on 10-01-2011

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Preview
Sony Ericsson announced the Android flagship cell phone – Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc at CES 2011, which features slim body and beautiful design. Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc integrates the newest Android 2.3 OS and Sony advanced technology, plus the 8.7 mm slimmest body, making it the thinnest Smartphone in the world.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc has great improvement compared with previous Xperia series cell phones.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Ultra Slim Body
Sony Ericsson Xperia dimension is 125×62.5×8.7-9.0mm, in other word, the thinnest part of Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc is only 8.7mm, which is another thinnest record of Smartphone.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc side
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc also adopts the human ergonomics design, including the unique dynamic curve in the side and the concave curve in the back, which tremendously enhance the comfort of holding such a big cell phone.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Android 2.3 OS
Most of the cell phones at CES come with Android 2.2 OS, and only Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc adopts Android 2.3 OS, which once again make it deserve praise. Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc will be available in Q1 2011, and then Android 2.3 OS will be its great superiority.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
Compared with previous version, Android 2.3 is improved in many aspects, such as the running speed, gaming and multi media performance. With the Android 2.3, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc runs fast without any lag.
What is More incredible with the leak picture form Netherlands, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc may come equipped with the Android 2.4 OS which is rumored to be new special effect when deleting Widget icon, and some optimization on video chat.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Powerful Hardware
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc uses Qualcomm newly second generation processor form Snapdragon MSM8255. Although the domain frequency of this chipset stays at 1 GHz, it adopts the more advanced 45nm processing craft with the Adreno 205 graphics processor. Hence, Snapdragon MSM8255 performs much more powerful than previous Snapdragon QSD8250.
Furthermore, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc also features a stunning screen- 4.2 inches Reality Display, which adopts Sony Ericsson Mobile BRAVIA Engine and No air-gap technology. Compared with Xperia X10i, the display effects of Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc has been greatly improved.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (middle), Apple iPhone 4 (left), Samsung Galaxy S (right)
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc has excellent performance in the color and details which is enough to rival iPhone 4.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Multi-media Function
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc come with the same 8.1 megapixels camera as Xperia X10i, but the difference is that Sony f/2.4 Exmor R image sensor is integrated with Sony Ericsson Xpria Arc, which can greatly rise the photographing level in the low-light condition.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
Beside the support for touch focus, smile recognition, image stabilizer, Geographical indication, flash light, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc is also available for the face recognition, stereo synchronous sound recording during recoding.
Certainly, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc also has the ability to record 720 HD video. The HDMI port in Sony Ericsson Xperia make the video on the cell phone can be shown in the HD TV.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Other Features
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc support the network of GSM/GPRS/EDGE/WDMA/HSDPA, with 512 MB of RAM, 8GB of ROM. Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc also comes with the memory card expansion, GPS navigation, electronic compass, 3.5mm headset jack, noise suppression, and WiFI 802.11b/g/n function.
For ideal battery life, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc has a 1500 mAh battery.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Conclusion
Xperia Ericsson Xperia Arc means a promotion as well as a new star for Sony Ericsson. Sony Ericsson features nice look and powerful hardware configuration, which will definitely make popularity. Reportedly, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc will be launched with two version-blue and silver color-in Q1 2011.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Preview 1

Sony Ericsson has announced only one cell phone – Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc at CES 2011, which comes with slim body and beautiful design. Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc features both the newest Android 2.3 OS and Sony advanced technology, plus the 8.7 mm slim size, making it the thinest Smartphone in the world.

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Most Anticipated Cell Phones of 2011

Filed Under (APPLE iPhone, Cell Phones, News) by Redapple on 06-01-2011

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Many flagship cell phones have debuted in 2010, which cause great excitement. In 2011, however, there are also a plenty of upcoming awesome cell phones.
Apple iPhone 5
The most remarkable cell phone is the Apple iPhone 5, which is still covered by a mysterious veil.
The imagining picture of Apple iPhone 5
The iPhone 5 is expected to arrive by July 2011. This is slimmer than Apple iPhone 5; 9.3mm thick, with a shinny glass back piece. It will be accessible on 3G as well as 4G. Other features are custom e-mails alerts, SMS tones, OLED scratchproof screen, built-in GPS, and HD audio.
Apple iPhone 5
Every generation iPhone will give us the different surprise. In the high speed developed era of cell phone core hardware, iPhone 5 must has a qualitative leap in the hardware configuration.
Motorola Olympus cell phone
Motorola Olympus cell phone
With the rapid development of Smartphones, the Smartphone equipped with 1GHz processor is not surprising anymore, while the one with 1.2GHz processor-Motorola Milestone 2 has been released. But nothing can compare with Motorola Olympus which comes with the most powerful strength in 2011.
The back of Motorola Olympus
Motorola Olympus adopts Nvidia Tegra 2 CPU-a powerfull chipset which performs exceptionally well at graphic-intensive tasks-with internal 8 independent processing units, including different processing unit, such as Cortex-A9 processing kernel, GeForce 2D/3D graphics kernel, HD video coding kernel etc. Motorola Olympus is rumored to come with standard micro USB connector, dual cameras. According to the data, this Nvidia Tegra 2 CPU platform has surpassed any current Smartphone’s CPU.
LG Star cell phone
LG Star cell phone
With the intensive usage of Android system by many manufacturers, LG also launches the Android Smartphones, but all of them come with normal performance. However, the situation will be changed in 2011, because LG plans to launch LG Star with the same Nvidia Tegra 2 CPU.
LG Star cell phone
LG Star will adopt the mainstream straight touch control design with a 4.0-inch screen and the Android standard virtual buttons. LG Star features Android 2.2 OS, 8 megapixel camera and HDMI port. Additionally, LG Star also comes equipped with Nvidia Tegra 2, which is said to be very awesome as a whole.
Nokia E7-00 Cell Phone
Nokia E7-00 cell phone
Nokia N8, which appears in the second half of 2010, indeed gives us many surprise with the brand-new Symbian^3 OS, especially the 12 megapixels camera. But as time pass by, Nokia N8 will become history, because the better Nokia E700 is about to debut.
Nokia E7-00 Cell Phone
Nokia E7-00 comes with the practical slid-out QWERTY keypad allowing convenient operation, and a 4.0-inch AMOLED touch screen further improving the operation experience. Nokia E7-00 also features integrated mobile office and messaging applications, 8 megapixel cameras with dual-LED flash and support 720p HD video. One more excited thing is that future Symbian^3 will be equipped with 1GHz processor.
Most Anticipated Cell Phones of 2011 4
Many flagship cell phones have been released in 2010, causing great excitement.  However, there are also a plenty of upcoming awesome cell phones in 2011.  Today, we will talk about the most anticipated cell phones of 2011.
The most remarkable cell phone definitely is the Apple iPhone 5, which is still shrouded in a mysterious veil. Read the rest of this entry »

Sony Ericsson Hallon Smartphone Leaked

Filed Under (Cell Phones, News) by Redapple on 28-12-2010

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Sony Ericsson Hallon Smartphone Leaked 2


Sony Ericsson plans to unveil the Xperia series Smartphones at the Mobile World Congress in Feb.  The leaked PlayStation Phone (codenamed Zeus) and Xperia X12(codenamed Anzu) are expected to join the Xperia family. However, a new touchscreen Smartphone from Sony Ericsson has popped up online recently. Read the rest of this entry »