The HTC ChaCha is shuffling on to shop shelves this month, after a head turning debut at Mobile World Congress in February. Like the HTC Salsa, it’s sporting its very own Facebook button – but with a QWERTY keyboard as well, this one’s aimed squarely at BlackBerry-addicted tweens. Should they cross the floor to Android? Read our full HTC ChaCha review and find out.
UPDATE: Electricpig editor Tom Bailey has reviewed the HTC ChaCha on the Three blog – see what he had to say!
Look at the HTC Salsa in the image above. Do thine eyes deceive? Is that a Facebook button? No, good people, they do not. That is a dedicated Facebook button, for sharing your “content”, a word that boring people use for photos, videos and stuff that requires imagination/taste.
An unusual first, to be sure. But you know what? This Android phone would get the same score, with or without it.
The Vodafone Smart is one of a new breed of low price Android phones, offering up the Google smartphone experience in a handset with a pricetag in the realm of double digits, not triple.
But does it represent value for money, or is it in the bargain bin for a reason? Read our Vodafone Smart review to find out.
The HTC Sensation almost has a clear run. With no new iPhone in sight, Motorola’s Atrix stuck on one network and LG shooting itself in the same foot time and again, HTC’s super-phone has the limelight. Its only real competition? The awesome, dual-core Samsung Galaxy S 2 – Electricpig’s favourite gadget of the year so far.
That leaves upgraders with something of a dilemma. We’ve been testing out HTC’s new blower to rescue you from your quandary, so read on and find out what we made of it in our full HTC Sensation review.
It’s easy to see the LG Optimus Black as something of an anti-climax after the South Korean phone peddler snatched the world record for the first dual-core phone with the LG Optimus 2X. After all, it’s powered by a single core, can’t shoot in full HD, and lacks the 2X’ HDMI output skills.
LG’s hoping that its new NOVA screen tech and slim design will mean the Optimus Black still merits a place on shop shelves. Does it? We’ve been testing it out: read on for our thoughts in our full LG Optimus Black review.
The Motorola Atrix absolutely blew minds when it debuted at CES in Las Vegas at the start of January. It was a gadget fiend’s wet dream. Not only were all of its specs cutting edge – bigger battery, sharper screen, more memory, dual-core CPU – but you could even use the thing as a damn laptop.
Of course since then, we’ve seen plenty more dual-core phones, and some of them have proven to be even more insane. And then of course, Motorola’s still sticking to its guns with its software skin, Motoblur, atop a now out of date version of Android. So is this still the killer phone hardcore tech addicts have been waiting for? Read our Motorola Atrix review and find out – our thoughts on the insane lapdock are included!
The Samsung Galaxy Pro is the first Android handset from a top tier mobile brand to come packing a portrait QWERTY keyboard. Combined with low specs and a low price, it’s aimed directly at BBM obsessive teens who can’t get enough of tapping out “where r u” and various acronyms incomprehensible to older generations. But is it worth slapping down for with so many stunning touchscreen only Google smartphones available, and the Facebook oriented HTC ChaCha on the way? Read on and find out in our full Samsung Galaxy Pro review.
The HTC Wildfire S has landed, hitting shop shelves to sate those after an affordable Android phone now, rather than an insanely specced one in a few weeks’ time. But will it? Take a closer look in our HTC Wildfire S review and you’ll see the audience for it isn’t quite the one you’d expect.
