Mobile Phone Reviews

Telstra Australia has just announced the availability of the new Samsung Omnia W Windows Phone Mango smartphone on their network. The handset can be yours for free with a new 24-month contract and a $59/month tariff. To refresh your memory, the Samsung Omnia W packs a 3.7-inch WVGA Super AMOLED touchscreen display, a 1.4GHz single-core processor, a 512MB RAM, an 8GB of internal storage, a VGA front-facing camera, a 5MP rear-facing camera with flash, GPS, HSPA, WiFi and runs on Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS. [Softpedia]

Hardware manufacturers across the board are frantically working to get the Android ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’ 4.0 update pushed to their devices. Things have been coming along quite nicely but some manufacturers still have yet to release the update. Samsung, for example, has yet to release the Android 4.0 update for the Nexus S 4G which [...]

With devices getting as large as the 4.65-inch touting Samsung Galaxy Nexus it’s hard to think that a pocketable device would get any larger. However, Samsung amazed everyone when they came forth with the Samsung Galaxy Note which touts a massive 5.3-inch, 1.4GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 16 or 32GB of internal storage, microSD [...]

As we’ve said countless times, Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus is without a doubt one of the most popular Android powered phones on the market thanks to a few reasons. Two of the biggest reasons include the fact that the Galaxy Nexus is the first on the market with Google’s Android ‘Gingerbread’ 4.0 and the fact that [...]

The Samsung Wave Y LaFleur Edition features a bold pink-and-black motif with the inscription “LaFleur” on the front of the phone. FYI, the handset is powered by the Bada 2.0 platform. Priced at only $165 in the Ukraine, the Samsung Wave Y LeFleur Edition features a 3.2-inch HVGA display, Wi-Fi, GPS navigation, Bluetooth 3.0, a 2-megapixel rear-facing camera, a 2GB of internal memory and an NFC chip. [Slashgear]

Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus is one of the more popular Android powered phones on the market right now. Not only is it the next addition to Google’s official Nexus smartphone line up but it was also the first device to ship with Android ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’ 4.0. Unfortunately, much like other high powered smartphone, the Galaxy [...]

Mobilicity is reportedly preparing to release the all new Samsung Galaxy Nexus on their network. The handset is said to become available on February 6th, however there’s no word on pricing yet. To refresh your memory, the Galaxy Nexus offers a 4.65-inch 1280 x 720 HD Super AMOLED touchscreen display, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a 1GB RAM, a 16GB of internal storage, a 1,3MP front-facing camera, a 5.0MP rear-facing camera with HD video capture, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0 and runs on Android 4.0 OS. [Softpedia]

Cincinnati Bell has released the Samsung Nexus S 3G for $149.99 (after a $50 mail-in rebate) with a new two-year contract. In case you didn’t know, the Samsung Nexus S 3G is the first smartphone to launch with a contour display. The curved glass screen fits comfortably in the palm of your hand and along the side of your face. The smartphone features a 4-inch (800×480) widescreen AMOLED display, a 1GHz Cortex A8 (Hummingbird) processor, the Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (A2DP), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS and a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera. Cincinnati Bell offers free UPS shipping for this phone, and the activation fee (usually $35) has been waived. [Product Page]

Samsung will released the Admire (SCH-R720) Android Gingerbread smartphone for MetroPCS. The phone features a 3G support (no LTE), a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, a 800MHz CPU, TouchWiz UI, a 3.2MP camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. The Samsung Admire (SCH-R720) will be released in August or September 2011 for around $149.99 after rebate. [PhoneNews]

The Samsung C414 entry-level phone is now available in Canada via SaskTel. The handset has a 2.2-inch internal screen, a 2MP camera, Bluetooth, a music and video player, and a microSD card slot for a storage expansion of up to 16GB. SaskTel sells the Samsung C414 for $39.99 with a new three-year contract, or $149.99 outright. [MobileSyrup]