Helio Cell Phone Reviews

"Our friends at Helio hooked us up with a new Samsung Drift a short while ago to give us a chance to play with it and compare it with the Hero and Kickflip models that we've had for some time...Not to say that the Drift doesn't seem solid, though the cover does seem a bit more prone to scratching than I would have expected...In terms of features and capabilities, the major new tricks that the Drift has that the prior two models lacked are Bluetooth support and GPS capability...The Buddy Beacon will let you see where your Drift carrying friends are located, and let them see where you are as well...Like the other two Helio offerings, the Pantech Hero and the VK Mobile KickFlip, the Samsung Drift has a 2 megapixel camera...Reception was pretty good, the Helio H.O.T..." read more »

"The Helio Fin has only two music control buttons...Unlike many modern music flip phones like the Nokia N75, the Fin eschews exterior music controls...The Helio Fin's music software does a solid job of fulfilling its functions...The Helio Fin did a good job handling an incoming call while music was playing...The Fin took an average of 4.2 seconds to get a video playing..." read more »

"This is a first look at the much expected Helio Heat phone, which was initially supposed to have been a larger more robust type of device, yet now we see that this phone is neat and elegant with a touch of style and class...This phone is sleek, shiny and slim, it comes it just two colors, black or gold and both are sumptuous in depth of color and glossy feel..." read more »

"• Cool streaming headline service • Mobile MySpace access • All-you-can eat data included in voice plans • Ability to ?gift...and ?beg...content...• Buggy software • Music download service not yet available • Expensive phones...We tested Helio?s service, which rides on Sprint?s high-speed EV-DO network, using the $275 Hero phone...What makes the Hero cool isn?t its specs, but Helio?s innovative services......" read more »

"Cool form factor design; bright, detailed display and slick user interface; ability to gift, beg for and rent videos and games; MySpace integration; excellent...Bulky and heavy; poor battery life; no Bluetooth; so-so messaging; weak multimedia content (for now);...But our initial excitement cooled once we put the Kickflip through its paces...While it's blessed with fantastic looks, a vivid display, streaming video playback, integration with MySpace and the..." read more »

"Slick design; nice multimedia features...Weird key design; gets hot easily; high learning curve...Despite its multimedia leanings, the Helio Mysto is small and compact...Use your thumb to slide up the top and it exposes the bottom level with a good-sized flat keypad...The deep blue Mysto has very few extra buttons...The Mysto runs on a fast 3G network, something that shows when browsing the internet or downloading videos......" read more »

"The Ocean is also an interesting kind of smart device?let's call it a pseudo-smartphone...The Ocean, Sidekick, and iPhone take a middle path...Helio has covered the Ocean with to features yet to be born hidden away in the menu and promises a steady stream of upgrades and changes?entirely under Helio's control...The Ocean comes with more than a dozen MP3-quality ringtones, though you can't use your own songs or install your own ringtones, yet..." read more »