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Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, ATT, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA

The Samsung Epix, as it’s known on AT&T, recently joined the herd of others cluttering up the carrier’s shelves after being known elsewhere for the longest time as the SGH-i907. For those teetering on a purchase, the cats at Pocketnow have some valuable insight you should probably chew on first. For starters, they found the screen to be stout and the optical joystick to be “fantastic,” though the dearth of in-box amenities was a bit of a letdown. On a very positive note, the reviewer never once had to initiate a soft reboot, and the ginormous 1800mAh battery got him through a solid 1.5 days of heavy usage before calling it quits. Unfortunately, the lackluster software suite was the Achilles’ heel; critics found that Samsung’s Windows Mobile overlays and additions were ho hum at best, and the complete omission of a soft reset hole was just unacceptable. The bottom line? You should probably give this one a handle in-store before buying blind — as lovely as some aspects are, you don’t want to buy into a device that’s frustrating to use.

Samsung Epix SGH-i907 gets reviewed: it’s a mixed bag originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Tags: Achilles Heel, Amenities, Bottom Line, Dearth, Engadget Mobile, Epix, Gsm Edge, Handsets, Herd, Joystick, Letdown, Longest Time, Omission, Reboot, Reset Hole, Samsung Mobile, Sgh, Shelves, Software Suite, Starters

Filed under: Handsets, HTC, T-Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, Android

Oh sure, you’ve already read over our (and Ryan Block’s) brief one-day impressions of T-Mobile’s G1, but one lucky (lucky!) user over at AndroidCommunity has been able to handle one for more than just a few hours. As a precious gift to the world, he’s penned a nice list of pros and cons along with a Q&A, and it seems that the “review” is actually growing with time. Right from the top, he notes that the G1 is lke a “SideKick on massive steriods,” albeit one with a minty fresh OS. Speaking of, he also states that the handset “doesn’t run as smoothly as you would think,” asserting that some of the applications “suttered” upon opening. We’re also told that it requires a reboot from time to time just to keep things humming along, but we’re hoping all of these quirks are just part of the Rev. A rigamarole. It’s glaringly obvious that the user adores Android (and the phone, too), but we can’t help but hope these niggles he speaks of are addressed in short order.

[Thanks, Oscar]

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Tags: Amp, G1, Gsm Edge, Handset, HTC, Impressions, Lucky User, Mobile Gsm, Nbsp, Precious Gift, Pros And Cons, Quirks, Reboot, Rigamarole, Ryan Block, Sidekick, Steriods, T Mobile, Time Right

Filed under: Handsets, ASUS

CNET Asia has apparently received word that not only will ASUS’ Lamborghini-branded ZX1 smartphone be canceled (as we mentioned earlier this month), but the company will also be putting the brakes on its forthcoming P560 and M536 phones as well. In a statement issued presumably to CNET, the company claims that the project has been postponed due to the “technical immaturity of a key component from one of our suppliers,” though they seem to have left the door open for a reboot. We know one thing for sure — it’s clear that the P560 and M536 weren’t those “more important devices” the company made reference to previously. They probably need the resources for another 25 versions of the Eee PC.

[Thanks, chauco]

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Tags: ASUS, Brakes, Cancellation, Cnet Asia, Eee Pc, Immaturity, Lamborghini, Nbsp, Pc Thanks, Reboot