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With the HD in the end, Samsung Instinct HD is a mere follow up to its predecessor that premiered last year. With the HD accompaniment, it is obvious how the developers wanted to bring forth the high definition experience even through your phone. But did they succeed in doing so? Find out more below.

Overview

Upon first impression, one could easily mistake Samsung Instinct HD with any other mobile phones in the market today. It consists of a mainly black exterior with silver accents on the sides and edges. However, one must not be deceived by its looks as this phone model actually packs a lot of punch into its thin and lightweight body. In fact, you can easily use this phone with your single hand and that is just the start for all the conveniences that this phone can introduce to your life.

The device comes with a perfectly smooth front panel and the typical call/disconnect button have been replaced with a touch-sensitive pad that makes executing these functions even more precisely. You can see buttons and ports on either sides of the body. On the left side, you can access the voice command and voice control options. On the right side, you can access the video out, camera shutter button, and sync/charge port. At the top of the Samsung Instinct HD unit are the power/lock button and the headphone jack.

One interesting bit of feature on the Samsung Instinct HD is the lack of a QWERTY keyboard due to its emphasis on the multimedia experience over messaging functions. Hence, those who are used to this keyboard layout might have to overcome a learning curve before you can use it with ease.

As for the performance, one would be quick to realize that this isn’t actually as intimidating of a smartphone as it initially appears. Launching applications or doing basic functions are pretty basic. Some users have complained about the smartphone’s interface but once you had it figured out though, it should be pretty easy performing some applications.

Pro’s

There are a few shining moments for this smartphone that makes the usage experience quite of a treat:

• The screen is impressive and the overall build makes it look sophisticated.

• The camera is easily accessible and produces great quality photos, for those who love to capture memories most of the time.

Con’s

Here are some of the drawbacks to using the Samsung Instinct HD that will make you want to rethink your decision to make a purchase:

• The battery life is a cause for concern and given that this phone model emphasizes multimedia functions over messaging, then you can be prone to being caught with a dead battery.

• Surprisingly though, even the quality of the video taken through the phone aren’t that impressive. Even the voice quality is a bit substandard.

• The virtual keyboard is nearly unusable and quite complex to figure out.

Final Thoughts

To determine whether you must buy Samsung Instinct HD is all about personal preference. It comes with fabulous graphics and impressive screen but there are also a lot of issues involved with other functionalities. If you are willing to deal with those issues mentioned above, then you have no problem having fun using this smartphone model anyways.

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HTC Droid Eris is  a rebrand of the older HTC Hero. HTC’s Touch devices must be familar with  its style. The HTC Touch devices generally have rounded corners and are very smooth to handle. The HTC have  construct and give a feel of sturdiness.If you like figures,  HTC Droid Eris measures 4.45 inches x 2.19 x 0.51 and has a weight of  4.23 ounces – making it one of the most  slim android phone available. The HTC  Droid  has a proximity sensor that will make the screen turn off when you’re taking up a  phone call. This prevents any accidental dial while you are taking a  call.

LCD screen of Droid Eris has 3.2-inch HVGA screen with capacitive touch screen. The screen has  resolution of 320×480-pixel and the screen gives vivid color and brightness. The  operating system is   Android OS 1.5. If you are looking for the latest 1.6 or 2.0, you will be disappointed.

The HTC has accelerometer that allows screen to change its orientation from portrait to landscape and vice versa.This feature does ot work in all application  works only in certain applications, such as photos,  Web browser.

The accelrometer also has the onscreen keyboard change its orientation, depending upon phone’s position.

The use of capacitive touch screen makes it possible to  use great feature including scrolling through  lists, or browsing through the various hom   screens.Droid Eris offers  multitouch support made possible by its capcitive touch screen. It is possible to  zoom by pinching your fingers and by double-clicking the screen.

There are four navigation buttons below just below the display : Home, Menu, Back, and Zoom. These  navigation buttons are touch sensitive and are not physical buttons.

The Droid  has a number of  feature that makes it well placed compared  to the other Android phones in the market. It has Bluetooth, voice dialing,   a calculator,   voice mail, a speakerphone, Wi-Fi, USB mass storage, and a voice recorder. It  includes Google applications including Google Maps, Google Calendar,YouTube,  Google search, and GT (  Google Talk) .

If we look into the internal hardware, the Droid  has the 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7600 processor. The phone performs reasonably good on most application and the speed issue is not observable. However, the web browser loading sometimes seems to drag on. The rated batter life of Droid Eris is  3.5 hours of  talk time. The standby time is  about 15.5 days.

The phone is very well  designed and for its price, deserves  a look.

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Palm Pixi, the new phone released by Palm  is the inexpensive version of Palm Pre that was launched sometimes ago

Front Looks

Palm Pixi includes a  2.63 inches LCD with Capacitive touchscreen that  allows you to use two fingers simultaneously. The tiny QWERTY board on the front looks great for browsing. The top side has power and sleep button and also a headphone jack. The right hand side has volume control rocker and  MicroUSB port, elegantly concealed. On the backside are ,there camera, a tiny Flash, and two vents for speakers.

Plam Pixi,  improves the external look from the previous Palm Pre. If you are concerned about the thickness it measures just 0.43 inches in thickness  which makes it thinner than iPhone.

The  Internals

If you are concerned about internals Palm Pixi is the reduced capabilty version of Palm Pre. Pixi uses Qualcomm MSM7627 processor and has a block speed of  600Mhz. The Palm pre uses a more powerful OMAP3 CPU from Texas Instruments that Pre uses. The slower processor helps Palm reduce size  and cut battery drain. There is a noticeable difference in the performance between the two phones. The phone has 8GB of ROM and 256 MB of SDRAM. I am not sure if it uses SDRAM or DDR SDRAM. The phone  has EVDO for voice and data. Ther is no wifi is missing. The wifi could have been a desireable feature. The phone  also has a 2 MP camera .

The phone has a good look and feel. On the negative side the phone has slower processor and it is missing wifi is a cause of concern for many.

Display

Pixi has a 2.63-inch screen with a resolution of 320 x 400. It uses webOS operating system. The webOS  ensures that the user interface can physically scale itself to fit screens of  varying resolutions. So even with a smaller resolution the webOS is able to make a webpage fit into the tiny space that can be zoomed if required. The color and clarity is good by not excellent. The Pixi uses 18 color as compared to 24 colors used in Palm Pre.

The Keyboard on the Palm Pixi is the  most admirable feature. This tiny QWERTY has been designed with  hiegher height of the keys. If you compare it with iPhone it is a great desirable feature.

Camera

The quality of photo on Palm Pixi is great with its 2 Megapixel camera.  You can not take videos on Palm Pixi. Palm Pixi does not offer any video recording.

Plam Pixi is only $50 less than Palm Pre and it therefore makes Pre a good alternative that people may like to consider.

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