"Great design with a comfortable keyboard and a slim, slick case...Fast networking on AT&T's 3G network...Plenty of features, including GPS, Wi-Fi and Exchange...Setup could be confusing for the U.S...audience...Exchange AciveSync drains the battery significantly....The Nokia E71 is a great slab-style QWERTY phone, better than almost any on the market...The biggest challenge this phone faces is competing with the ultra-low, carrier subsidized prices of its competitors,..." read more »
Retrevo's Recommendation: Strong Buy for Bargain Hunters
"Good battery life; straightforward to use...Not as slick as Apple’s offering; camera doesn’t
excel...It’s been a long time coming, but Nokia’s 5800 Xpress Music – or, to put it another way, their competitor to the iPhone – is finally here...The camera, though, disappointed us: it really needed good light to get a decent shot...All in all, the 5800 Xpress Music is a good phone......" read more »
"Decent battery life
Loaded with very relevant and useful features for biz...and pleasure
Superb audio player
Smooth slide function...Buttons on the handset are badly placed
QWERTY keyboard is too flat and not easy to use
Nokia Email...Nokia’s E-Series of business class handsets has always been a fore-runner when it comes to this particular segment...The E75 is essentially a variant of the E51...The home and delete keys are joined with the function..." read more »
Retrevo's Recommendation: Good Buy if you want high end
"The Nokia N96 features 16GB of storage and advanced multimedia features, including a 5-megapixel camera...The smartphone also has integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth,...The N96 froze on a couple of occasions and can sometimes be sluggish...Nokia's Ovi services aren't fully...Still, the N96 is an impressive all-in-one device that deserves some recognition, most notably for the whopping 16GB of storage it offers...Don't get us wrong, the Nokia N96 is a powerful smartphone..." read more »
Retrevo's Recommendation: Good Buy if you want older high end
"The Nokia N97 features a touch screen, a full QWERTY keyboard, and 32GB of internal flash memory...The smartphone also offers 3G support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth,...The N97's touch user interface isn't well integrated and can be inconsistent and confusing, especially...The summer of 2009 has definitely been a sizzler for the world of smartphones...However, that was almost a year and a half ago and the N97 is just coming to market...While the Nokia N97 might appeal..." read more »
Retrevo's Recommendation: Average Buy if you want high end
"Cool Design
Awesome UI
Good Battery Life
Good Sound Quality
App Store...Pricing
No A2DP
Incomplete GPS
Basic Features Missing
Still no 3G...First, we answer a few basic questions you might have, second, obviously, are the "Good Bits", then some "Bad Bits", and finally, the "whys" behind the Rating / Conclusion...So, if you buy an iPhone 3G from Airtel, you can't use it on Vodafone, and vice versa...That's enough of the FAQs, now let's get down..." read more »
Retrevo's Recommendation: Strong Buy if you want latest and greatest
"I've had the Razr V3 for over 9 months and I am still excited every time I use it, it's a real delight...I have used the Motorola V60, and the V525..." read more »
Retrevo's Recommendation: Average Buy for Everyone
"The N85 slots into the N line-up just below the flagship N96, and there’s a distinct family resemblance to it...In fact, the N85 is the natural successor to Nokia’s highly popular N95, packing a similar list of features into a slimmer, more compact sliderphone package...Running the Symbian S60 operating system, the N85 has much of the top-line gadgetry of the N96 - minus its 16GB memory and UK-irrelevant DVB-H mobile TV tuner...It’s a marginally smaller and thinner than the N96, with its 103 x 50 x 16 mm body acceptably proportioned for the amount of gear stuffed inside..." read more »
"The Asus P527 offers a lot of features in a compact design, including GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a 2-megapixel camera...The Windows Mobile 6 smartphone...The P527 is excruciatingly slow in performance, and it lacks 3G support...It's also expensive....Asus P527 user ratings and Smartphone user reviews and reviews - CNET Reviews...Tell us what you like about this product...Tell us what you don't like about this product......" read more »
Retrevo's Recommendation: Buy with caution if you really want it
"Unusual touch-screen interface...Luxury brand and feel...Excellent music and video playback quality...Surprisingly long talk time....No 3G...Relatively quiet earpiece...Poor PC software....Version 3 adds many features that you, our subscribers, have been asking for...LG Prada KE850 - At A Glance - Reviews by PC Magazine...Pre-installed with one of the first 3D widescreens, it comes with a pair of 3D glasses to match......" read more »
Retrevo's Recommendation: Buy with caution if you really want it