Looking very much like a Blackberry, Cricket’s cellphone the TXTM8 is ideal for the texting types with its full QWERTY keyboard. Other highlights include the TXTM8′s 320 x 240 res display, tri-band connectivity, 2 MP camera and GPS navigation. Unfortunately there are a few downsides, poor battery life and below par voice performance according to PCMag. Here’s the full list of bells and whistles on the Cricket TXTM8 cellphone

Cricket TXTM8 specifications

* 3G connectivity
* Tri-band EVDO Rev 0 (850/1700/1900 MHz) 3G CDMA
* No Wi-Fi connectivity

* 2.2 inch 320 x 240 res display
* Full QWERTY keyboard
* 4 hours and 57 minutes of talk time.
* 2 MP camera

* 4.5 by 2.36 by .55 inches
* 3.58 ounces

* Web-based widgets
* Email app which talks nicely to AIM, AOL, Gmail, Windows Live, and Yahoo Mail, as well as POP/IMAP accounts
* Cricket GPS Navigator

* 120MB of internal memory
* microSD cards up to 16GB.
* Plays nicely with AAC and MP3 files
* Standard 3.5 mm jack

Cricket TXTM8 reviews

Reviewer	Rating	Pros	Cons
CNET	3/5	Slim and lightweight design with a usable QWERTY keyboard, a 2.0-megapixel camera, mobile e-mail	Cheap feel in the hand and widget navigation is rather sluggish
PCMag	3/5	Comfortable keyboard. Good built-in Web browsing and e-mail support. Free GPS navigation.	Sluggish home screen. Only-average voice performance. Poor video playback. Mediocre battery life.

So whilst the 3G TXTM8 from Cricket doesn’t get a resounding thumbs up, it gets a sort of OK review. Probably only an option if you are an existing Cricket customer.

Already have a 3G TXTM8? Then check out these great accessories from Amazon for your Cricket TXTM8.

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The Motorola Atrix is an awesome 4G smartphone which can double up as a laptop or desktop. The unit can slot into a laptop dock which sports an 11.6 inch 1366 x 768 res display, two USB ports and weighs 2.34 pounds. Another optional extra is the desktop dock which allows you to use the 4G Atrix as an extra home computer. The desktop dock boasts three USB ports, an HDMI port and headphone jack. But what about the Atrix itself, well here are the specs on the unit

Motorola Atrix 4G Specificiations

* Service Provider AT&T
* Android OS
* Screen Size 4 inches
* 960×540 IPS LCD capacitive touch screen
* Camera
* GSM, UMTS network
* 850, 900, 1800, 1900, 2100 bands
* High-Speed Data GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA
* 2 GHz Processor Speed

The Motorola Atrix sports a dual-core CPU, the first smartphone in the US to do so, and measures 2.5 x 4.6 x 0.4 inches. It weighs in at only 4.8 ounces and has a decent 960 x 540 res display.

Motorola Atrix 4G cases and accessories

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AT&T have got a new smartphone out there, namely the Samsung Captivate. The Android based 4 inch AMOLED unit will set you back $200 with the usual two year plan or $500 sans plan. Here are the specs on what looks like a decent smartphone from AT&T

* Android 2.1 OS
* 4 inch 800×480 res AMOLED capacitive touch screen
* 5 MP Camera with 4x zoom
* 802.11x connectivity
* Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity
* GSM, UMTS networks
* GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA high-speed data
* 1 GHz processor
* Music player with streaming radio
* IM AOL®, Windows Live, GoogleTalk, and Yahoo!® Messenger
* POP, IMAP4, SMTP email
* 5 hours 50 min talk time
* 340 hours standby
* 4.5 oz
* 4.18 x 2.5 x 0.39 inches
* 16 GB internal memory expandable to 32 GB (microSD)

It certainly has all the features you’d expect from a decent smartphone. Here are a few reviews of the Samsung Captivate for you to mull over.

infoSync – 85% – screen, OS speed positives, iPhone 4 better negative
CNET – 4 stars out of 5 – screen, 16GB memory positives, lack of apps and no flash negatives
phoneArena – 8.5 out of 10 – screen, processor speed positives, photo and call quality negatives
PCMag – 4 out of 5 – processor speed, syncing options positives, flash, lack voice dialing over bluetooth negatives

Pretty good reviews all round for the Samsung Captivate. If you’re keen then check out the product info ovet at AT&T.

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US Cellular now have their first Android OS phone out there with the Samsung Acclaim R880. $30 and a two year plan will get you the QWERTY slider, Android powered Acclaim which sports a 480×320 res display with a 3 MP camera.

* 3.2″ HVGA touchscreen with sliding QWERTY keyboard
* AndroidTM 2.1 (Eclair)
* 3.0 MP Camera/Camcorder with LED flash
* Full HTML Browser
* Stereo Bluetooth connectivity
* Video and Music Player
* Wi-Fi connectivity
* E911 Ready
* CDMA / EVDO
* 800 / 1900MHz
* Talk Time up to 8 hours
* Standby Time Up 18.8 days*
* 4.49″ x 2.32″ x 0.6″
* 4.59 ounces
* 4 GB microSD Card

We like the look of the Samsung Acclaim but the guys over at Android Police are most definitely under-whelmed with the features on the Acclaim. If you’ve taken the plunge on a Samsung Acclaim from US Cellular let us know what you think.

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AT&T have just added the Pantech Pursuit to their cellphone lineup. The Pursuit is aimed at text-messaging users with a neat slider QWERTY keyboard under the display. AT&T are offering the Pursuit for a meagre $50 after rebates but require customers to have a $20 a month messaging plan over and above their two year voice plan. As well as a QWERTY slider, the Pursuit has a touchscreen interface, 2.0 MP camera along with mobile email and easy-to-use Quick Messaging.

* 2.8 inch 320 x 240 res 262K TFT LCD display
* GSM/GPRS/EDGE Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900MHz
* UMTS/HSDPA Dual-Band 850/1900MHz 3G
* EDGE high speed data network
* Bluetooth connectivity
* Predictive text for fast typing
* Backlit Keys
* 930 mAh lithium ion battery
* Up to 5 hours talk time
* Up to 15 days standby time
* 4.58 ounces
* 3.67 x 2.51 x 0.58 inches
* microSD memory
* 2 MP 7x zoom camera
* Supported music formats MP3, MIDI, iMelody, WAV, MMF, WMA, 3GPA
* Text Messaging
* Instant Messaging (IM)

The Pursuit comes in two colours, blue and green with glossy black being a notable exception. So much for all the numbers, the burning question is what is the Pantech Pursuit actually like? Well, it has already acquired a 4.8 out of 5 rating on the AT&T website, while over at CNet it’s received a 3.5 score out of five from the editors and testfreaks give it nine out of ten. Negatives noted in the reviews included small screen and a low spec camera whilst positives include good design and interface.

We do like the look of the Pantech Pursuit, so if you’re up for a funky-looking slider touchscreen cellphone then AT&T may just have what you’re after. If you’ve already taken the Pursuit plunge, do let us know what you think.

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We can’t find any details on Verizon’s website about the LG Ally (aka Aloha) but all the rumours are indicating it’ll be available from them on the 20th of May. Originally named Aloha, the LG LU2300 slider handset sports a SnapDragon CPU and a 3.5 inch AMOLED touchscreen. Here are the full details for you Verizon and LG fans out there

* 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250
* 3.5-inch AMOLED touchscreen at 480×800 pixels
* QWERTY keyboard
* Android 2.1
* 720p video out
* 5MP camera
* D-pad
* RAM capacity 512 MB
* ROM capacity 512 MB
* Mono speaker
* 3.5 mm audio jack
* Networks GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS900, UMTS2100
* microSD, microSDHC, TransFlash expansion slots
* USB 2.0 client, 480Mbit/s micro-USB
* 802.11b, 802.11g connectivity

No news on a price tag yet, but we would imagine it’ll be on the cheap side. The unit sports all the expected bells and whistles but on the looks front we just think it’s a bit, well, ugly. Brushed metal on the keyboard and the D-pad on the front of the unit? Just not quite what we expected from the usually stylish LG boffins. Oh well, may be the price tag will make it more attractive, guess we’ll find out on the 20th of the month.

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As of Thursday you will be able to get hold of the Samsung Reality slider cellphone courtesy of Verizon Wireless. The Reality is a QWERTY slider with a 3 inch touchscreen display and sports the Communities Widget which allows you to update your status on your fav social networking site at the touch of a button. Here are the rest of the details on the Samsung Reality

* Colour options – Piano Black and City Red
* 3 inch WQVGA (240 x 400) full touch screen
* Horizontal slide-out QWERTY keyboard
* Text, picture, video and voice messaging; Mobile IM; Mobile Chat; Mobile Email; and Mobile Web Email
* 3.2 megapixel camera
* Bluetooth® technology
* Corporate Email support for Microsoft Office Exchange
* microSD™ card slot with support for up to 16 GB
* Access to social networking services
* VZ Navigator® capable

The Samsung Reality will set you back $80 after a $50 credit rebate as long as you purchase an appropriate two year plan from Verizon. It seems these days that the line between smartphone and ordinary cellphone is blurring and the reality is that consumers are now getting better units for less of their hard-earned cash. The Samsung Reality is just another example of this phenomenon in action and if you’re after a neat slider social networking unit, then the Samsung Reality may just be the answer for you.

Source: Verizon Wireless

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