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Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc April joke: Lorem Ipsum

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc April joke: Lorem Ipsum

GSMArena team, 1 April 2011

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play preview: First look

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play preview: First look

GSMArena team, 31 March 2011

Mobile gaming is at an all-time high thanks to big-screen touch smartphones. But it was when the Sony Ericsson XPERIA PLAY was announced that gamers hearts went aflutter. The PlayStation phone has been rumored ever since Sony joined Ericsson...


HTC Incredible S review: Smart and curvy

HTC Incredible S review: Smart and curvy

GSMArena team, 22 March 2011

The unfortunate naming aside (seriously, didn’t anyone say it out loud before they announced it?), the Incredible S is a pretty great smartphone. You’ve got spotless connectivity, an exciting new screen, those cool rotating buttons and...

Tags: HTC, Android, Touch UI


Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 Review: Right on the mini

Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 Review: Right on the mini

GSMArena team, 16 March 2011

Minis are supposed to be the cheaper, stripped down version of the bigger and superior gadgets. There’s a long list of bigger and superior siblings for the Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 to choose from but it has its own two feet to stand...


Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo preview: First look

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo preview: First look

GSMArena team, 09 March 2011

Sony Ericsson is keen to start 2011 in style with strong additions to the XPERIA lineup to please every taste. The Arc is the one true flagship, the Pro is the business messenger and the Play is the gaming smartphone. What’s...


Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 review: Ace in the hole

Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 review: Ace in the hole

GSMArena team, 23 February 2011

The Samsung Galaxy Ace can get far with a name like this but it isn’t going any further than its comfortable midrange spot. You know, if you want the best seat in the house you need to move the cat. The Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 is a... Updated: VGA video sample


MWC 2011: HTC overview

MWC 2011: HTC overview

GSMArena team, 15 February, 2011

The HTC MWC press conference saw the announcements of six Android-running devices. We’ve got five new smartphones and the Flyer tablet that should help strengthen the HTC positions within the Android family. The show really got going when...

Tags: HTC, Android, MWC 2011


MWC 2011: Motorola overview

MWC 2011: Motorola overview

GSMArena team, 14 February, 2011

Motorola had the Atrix and the Pro at their booth and we were eager to try them both. We even managed to get our hands on the multimedia dock for the Atrix and take it for a spin. The dock connects a monitor, a keyboard and a mouse - this could...


MWC 2011: LG overview

MWC 2011: LG overview

GSMArena team, 14 February, 2011

The LG press conference at the start of MWC 2011 saw the official announcement of the Optimus 3D and Optimus Black smartphones and the 8.9” tablet Optimus Tab. The Optimus 3D and Tab are both boasting dual-core CPUs (though different in nature)...


MWC 2011: Various brands overview

MWC 2011: Various brands overview

GSMArena team, 14 February, 2011

The MWC is a meeting place for all sorts of tech companies, big and small. The majors usually get most of the attention but smaller companies have very interesting gadgets to present, as well, and shouldn't be...


MWC 2011: Samsung overview

MWC 2011: Samsung overview

GSMArena team, 13 February, 2011

The MWC kicked off a day early for Samsung. The company held a press event at Palau Sant Jordi hall in Barcelona, introducing the I9100 Galaxy S II smartphone and Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet.Understandably, given the popularity of the Galaxy S lineup...


MWC 2011: Sony Ericsson overview

MWC 2011: Sony Ericsson overview

GSMArena team, 13 February, 2011

Sony Ericsson announced two new phones – the XPERIA Neo and XPERIA Pro – and released specifications for the XPERIA Play. An important partnership with Playstation to bring a gaming experience...


Samsung Google Nexus S review: Royal droid

Samsung Google Nexus S review: Royal droid

GSMArena team, 11 February, 2011

Another year, another heir to the Droid throne – and Google are trying to be democratic about it. Which is a roundabout way of saying they’re not monogamous. For the Nexus One, Google teamed up with HTC. This time around, they...


LG Optimus 2X review: Double the potential

LG Optimus 2X review: Double the potential

GSMArena team, 7 February 2011

Begun the dual-core revolution has. And there’s no scouting time – the offensive starts with the big guns. The LG Optimus 2X is not just counting on the fancy Tegra 2 name to generate the sales – it is a powerful smartphone through and through...

Tags: LG, Android, Touch UI


Samsung I9003 Galaxy SL review: Through different eyes

Samsung I9003 Galaxy SL review: Through different eyes

GSMArena team, 2 February 2011

Success breeds imitation and we have the next Galaxy SL remake to bear witness. But make no mistake about it – the Samsung I9003 is not just another clone, with changes running skin deep. We are talking a new screen, CPU and a different battery here...


LG Optimus 2X first encounter: How fast is Tegra 2?

LG Optimus 2X first encounter: How fast is Tegra 2?

GSMArena team, 1 February 2011

Surely 2011 will be remembered as the year that dual-core CPUs made their smartphone breakthrough. Here we have the LG Optimus 2X pioneer and we are rushing to give you a preview of what dual-core CPU has to offer to you today.


Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 Preview: First Look

Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 Preview: First Look

GSMArena team, 28 January 2011

Mini phones are a hot commodity. They are desirable and fill a market gap of small, easy-to-carry devices, which can lift mountains despite their size. Now Samsung wants to have a go at that market with the Galaxy Mini S5570...


Motorola MILESTONE 2 review: Landmark droid

Motorola MILESTONE 2 review: Landmark droid

GSMArena team, 27 January 2011

The MILESTONE 2 has a single mission – to reclaim the top spot in Android messengers for Motorola. It has the pedigree and the personality, and with the right upgrades, it seems a lock to become the next all-in-one messenger...


Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 preview: First look

Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 preview: First look

GSMArena team, 26 January 2011

Well, you’ve met the family, now here is one of the new kids on the block. Midrange Froyo deserts for all it is, and the Samsung Galaxy Ace leads the gang. In an attempt to bring smartphone sales even higher, Samsung is ...


Samsung Galaxy 551 review: Value line

Samsung Galaxy 551 review: Value line

GSMArena team, 24 January 2011

The Samsung Galaxy 551 is something that should have happened a long time ago. This is not to say that the form factor was out of favor with Samsung. But it took a slew of CDMA messengers to finally see a QWERTY ...


Samsung I9010 Galaxy S Giorgio Armani review: Fashionware

Samsung I9010 Galaxy S Giorgio Armani review: Fashionware

GSMArena team, 14 January 2011

It’s not the suit that makes a man and it’s certainly not a big fat logo that makes a phone. To be honest, the last thing Android needs to boost its credit with users is a big designer name. But for a change, this is one of the rare examples when a smartphone is not being eclipsed by a fashion phone...


Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc preview: First look

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc preview: First look

GSMArena team, 10 January 2011

Sony Ericsson is back at it and they are pushing pedal to the metal with their latest unusually curved and unusually streamlined sports car – the XPERIA Arc. Once one of the top three phone manufacturers, Sony Ericsson has been through some hard times, but the company underwent a painful restructuring and it found a way to make its handsets desirable again...


HTC Gratia review: Body double

HTC Gratia review: Body double

GSMArena team, 7 January 2011

Compact but capable, subdued but edgy, old but new. That’s the HTC Gratia. With Froyo greasing the cogs, the European version of the HTC Aria is more than a name change – this petite droid is getting ready to storm the Old Continent...

Tags: HTC, Android, Touch UI


Motorola DEFY review: Drag and drop

Motorola DEFY review: Drag and drop

GSMArena team, 10 December 2010

This is no protocol droid, no phone made for walks in the park. It’s the Motorola DEFY and it isn’t afraid of what comes next. Good. Coming up is one of our reviews. And we’re having the pleasure of the first and only ruggedized Android GSM phone. It’s finally...


LG Optimus One P500 review: One and a half

LG Optimus One P500 review: One and a half

GSMArena team, 06 December 2010

The LG Optimus One may not be your average killer gadget, but it sports a tempting pricetag, solid build, a nice looking set of features and Android 2.2 Froyo. And with the Optimus One in your hand, you are free to mock and tease those...

Tags: LG, Android, Touch UI


Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 (Android 2.1) review: Eclairs for dinner

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 (Android 2.1) review: Eclairs for dinner

GSMArena team, 15 November 2010

With a large high-res screen, a Snapdragon CPU and ample amount of RAM the XPERIA X10 is nothing short of the top-end Android smartphones currently on the market. However its outdated Android OS...


HTC Desire Z review: Desires A-to-Z

HTC Desire Z review: Desires A-to-Z

GSMArena team, 12 November 2010

A few months ago, the original Desire was teaching younger Droids the ropes. Though it’s no time to retire just yet, the next generation is ready to take over. And we’re talking no rookie here – the new Desire Z means business with a great QWERTY keyboard...

Tags: HTC, Android, Touch UI


HTC Desire HD review: Most wanted

HTC Desire HD review: Most wanted

GSMArena team, 11 November 2010

Proceed with caution, big Snapdroids ahead. We guess that sign is due wherever someone mentions Desire HD. It’s big and bad and it takes no prisoners. HTC certainly took their time with releasing a badass Android handset on our side of the pond but ...

Tags: HTC, Android, Touch UI


Dell Streak review: Size does matter

Dell Streak review: Size does matter

GSMArena team, 05 November 2010

The Dell Streak has crossed the line where phones stop – and by some distance too – but we are still not completely convinced it’s beyond the point where tablets start. Is the Dell Streak sitting on a fence or sitting right in the middle of nowhere...


Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab review: An expanding universe

Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab review: An expanding universe

GSMArena team, 26 October 2010

Not so long ago the tablet was a futureless species, stuck in an evolutionary dead-end. The technology and the the operating systems didn't offer the right balance of portability and usability to suit its needs. But just look at it now...