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Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMA

We had a feeling we’d get a mixed bag of reviews as soon as we first saw the Motorola Krave ZN4 — it’s one of those love it or hate it type things, you know? In some cases, reviewers chose to focus on the positives, noting that it was cute, unique, a good music player and a phone that would last and last without a recharge. Another batch of critics couldn’t hold back the whip, pointing out that it lacked WiFi, packed a lackluster browser, included yawn-worthy software and offered a keyboard that was “straight-up awkward.” As expected, overall ratings hovered between just below average to just above average, and it seems this phone will be precisely what you make it out to be. Moto fans will likely have plenty to cheer about, but those without a dog in the fight may want to give the writeups below a more thorough glance before dropping $149.99 and agreeing to a super-sized 2-year commitment.

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Tags: Glance, Good Music, Keyboard, Krave, Laptop, Love, Motorola, Motorola Wireless, Music Player, Nbsp, Pc Magazine, Reviewers, Roundup, Verizon, Verizon Wireless, Whip, Writeups

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Symbian, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA

Given that most of the world won’t see Nokia’s 5800 XpressMusic until 2009, you may be better off just forcing yourself to overlook this in this place review until you can snag one without importing. If you’re just too impatient for all that, however, you should know that an early critique of the affectionately dubbed Tube deemed it mighty impressive. Call quality was solid, the OS was stable in most areas, and the display was a joy to look at and interact with. In fact, reviewers had a difficult time finding anything exceptionally negative to say, noting that this is the handset for anyone after a “well-rounded, do-it-all solution.” It was also made clear that this phone and the iPhone were really two different animals not worth comparing (advantage, Tube), but that didn’t stop critics from confessing that the 5800 packs an “unparalleled price / quality ratio that changes the rules for all phone makers out there, including Nokia itself.”

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Tags: Animals, Critique, Gsm Edge, Handset, iphone, Nbsp, Nokia, Nokia Gsm, Nokia Symbian, Price Quality, Quality Ratio, Reviewers

Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Sony Ericsson, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, Android

There’s really no denying it — T-Mobile’s G1 and Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1 are two of the hottest mobiles around right at this time, and as predicted, all sorts of sparks flew when the two sat down for a side-by-side photo session. In a Dutch comparison of the two handsets, reviewers pointed out that the G1 was “significantly larger” than the SE counterpart, and while it’s completely subjective, they also asserted that the X1 was a “true piece of art in comparison to the dusty look of the G1 [nice one, Google Translator].” Do yourself a favor and check out the whole thing in the read link.

[Via CoolSmartphone]

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Tags: All Sorts, Android, Counterpart, Ericsson Gsm, Ericsson Mobile, G1, Google, Gsm Edge, HTC, Mobile Ericsson, Molten Lava, Photo Session, Reviewers, Shame, Sony Ericsson, Sparks, T Mobile, Translator, True Piece, Xperia