Tested Hard and Proven Models

Dell Streak
Available since: June 2022 in the U.Thou., August 2022 in the U.S.

Although Dell is positioning the Streak as a tablet device, not a smartphone, we think it's a bit of both. The five-inch 800 10 480 capacitive touch on screen is significantly bigger than any other smartphones, even compared to the massive HTC EVO and HD2, but non quite as large equally a typical tablet -- the iPad features a ix.7-inch display, for example.

The other obvious difference compared to about tablets: you can make calls... if yous don't listen looking a bit foolish with this thing held against your face. Among its well-nigh notable features is a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, v-megapixel camera with machine-focus and dual LED flash, a front end-facing photographic camera, accelerometer, 2GB on-lath storage plus a pre-installed 16GB card. The MID-shaped phone comes with a skinned Android 1.half dozen version, but an update to two.ii should arrive "soon".

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Carrier: AT&T Talk Time: 9.viii hours
Cost: $549 unlocked Standby Time: xvi.6 days
Manufacturer: Dell Weight: seven ounces
Platform: Android 1.6 Wireless: 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth ii.ane +EDR
Network: GSM, HSPA 7.2 Storage: 2GB congenital-in, 32GB supported via microSD

BlackBerry Torch 9800
Available since: August 2022 in the U.Southward.

A cantankerous betwixt the previous Bold and Storm models, the BlackBerry Torch 9800 is meant to retain the company's traditional corporate audience, while capturing consumer share from the Apple iPhone and Google Android. Information technology features an optical trackpad, vertical slide-out keyboard, 360x480 resolution touch on screen, and is the company's first device to run Os 6.0. Admittedly, despite its new features and polish, RIM's latest operating system still feels a little behind the curve next to the competition. Simply if you are a die-hard BlackBerry the Torch 9800 is definitely a worthy upgrade.

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Carrier: AT&T Talk Time: Up to 5.8 hours
Price: $199 with 2-yr contract Standby Fourth dimension: 13 days
Manufacturer: Research In Motion Weight: 5.seven ounces
Platform: BlackBerry Os 6 Wireless: 802.11b/one thousand/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth ii.1 +EDR
Network: GSM, HSPA seven.2 Storage: 4GB built-in, 4GB microSD included (32GB supported)

Motorola Droid X
Bachelor since: July 2022 in the U.S.

The Droid 10 was launched in July as Verizon and Motorola'due south answer to the HTC EVO 4G. Information technology features a huge iv.3-inch touch brandish, a fast 1GHz OMAP processor and 24GB of storage capacity out of the box. Motorola preloads Swype for fast typing and it likewise includes a multi-touch on keyboard, which allows users to use multiple finger presses at once -- a first for Android phones. Other features include an 8-megapixel camera with 720p video recording, HDMI output, Adobe Flash Histrion 10.i back up, GPS navigation with full turn-by-turn directions, FM radio, and a thin enclosure.

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Carrier: Verizon Talk Fourth dimension: Up to 8 hours
Toll: $200 with two-year contract Standby Time: ix.two days
Manufacturer: Motorola Weight: v.five ounces
Platform: Android two.1 Wireless: 802.11b/g/northward Wi-Fi, Bluetooth two.1 + EDR
Network: CDMA, EV-Exercise Rev. A Storage: 8GB on-board plus 16GB microSD card included, upgradeable to 32GB

Apple iPhone 4
Available since: June 2022 in the U.South.

This follow-upwardly to the pop iPhone includes a high-resolution so-chosen 'Retina Display' that'south able to squeeze in 326 pixels per inch of its surface, or two times the number of pixels as its 3GS predecessor. The result is a 640 x 960 crisp clear screen that puts (about) everything else available out in that location to shame. Other notable new features include a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash and Hard disk video capture, front-facing camera for video conferencing (Wi-Fi only), three-axis gyroscope for gaming, a larger battery and faster A4 chip, plus a redesigned chassis and the new iOS four software.

There have been some serious controversy surrounding the phone's wireless reception, which manifestly can degrade significantly depending on how users hold information technology. This may event in a hardware update down the line, just for the fourth dimension being Apple is sitting tight (and selling phones like there is no tomorrow).

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Carrier: AT&T Talk Time: Up to vii hours on 3G (14 on 2G)
Price: $199 with two-year contract Standby Time: 12.five days
Manufacturer: Apple Weight: 4.8 ounces
Platform: iOS 4 Wireless: 802.11b/g/northward Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Network: GSM, HSPA seven.2 Storage: 16GB or 32GB on-board

HTC EVO 4G
Available since: June 2022 in the U.S.

The HTC EVO 4G is billed every bit the world'south first 3G/4G Android handset, offering simultaneous vocalisation and information connectivity and download speeds of up to 6Mbps where Sprint's WiMAX network is available. The device uses HTC's Sense interface and boasts a pretty impressive feature prepare, including a huge 4.iii-inch touch on display, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 512MB RAM, 8-megapixel camera in addition to a 1.iii megapixel forepart-facing photographic camera for video conferencing, GPS, digital compass, stereo Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and HDMI (720p) output.

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Carrier: Dart Talk Time: Up to half-dozen hours on 3G
Price: $200 subsequently rebate with two-year contract Standby Time: half dozen days
Manufacturer: HTC Weight: half-dozen ounces
Platform: Android 2.1 Wireless: 802.11b/yard Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Network: CDMA, EV-Practise Rev. A, WiMAX Storage: 1GB on-lath, up to 32GB via microSD