Samsung Metro C3752 is a dual SIM mobile phone which has been added into the dual SIM bucket of Samsung mobiles. Both the SIM cards run on the GSM network and this is a slider form factor phone.

This mobile phone comes equipped with a 2.4 inch TFT display screen which is capable of providing a pixel count of 240×320 pixels. This screen can be slided upwards to reveal the alphanumeric keypad which consists of well spaced and large keys for easy and convenient texting. The size as well as pixel count of the screen is pretty good and superior to that of Spice C6600.The microSD card slot which comes along with Metro C3752 lets users expand the external memory space by up to 16GB.The connectivity options offered with mobile phone are Bluetooth, USB port and internet options such as GPRS and WAP browser. This phone proves to be useful for social networking lovers as it comes preinstalled with a number of websites. The audio options provided by Samsung Metro C3750 are FM radio and multi format music player which supports formats such as MIDI, WAV, AAC and AMR.

One of the major drawbacks associated with C3752 is the fact that it comes with a 900mAh battery which doesnt really take care of the talk time that it offers. Even the sound quality may not prove to be as good as one would expect from a phone at this price. The 3.2 MP camera is fine but doesnt really record high quality videos. With all these negative features, Samsung Metro C3752 seems like an okay model.

Samsung Corby Pop C3510 is the latest mobile by the company having outstanding features available in India at affordable price. Samsung is overtly concerned with the down turn of the economy and is determined to ensure that people without enormous resources have access to quality phones. Having witnessed the popularity and the successes of the Samsung 3650 the company decided to do a cheaper model which will integrate the good qualities of Samsung S3650. This is what led to the manufacture of Samsung Corby pop C3510. The phone is very popular among the Indian phone users and there is a rush demand for the product at India coupled with the cheap rate of Rs.7, 000 which it is offered at the Indian markets.

The phone is fitted with lots of capabilities which include an elaborate communication and entertainment features. It has support for MP3 programme and FM radio. The multi instant messaging feature is also enabled in that handset equally, it has support for the media social networking sites such as the Facebook and twitter and MySpace as well. However the phone did not have the features for elaborate internet browsing such as the features for 3G and Wi-Fi. The users in India will not be bothered over the lack of 3G because this feature is not strong in the country, what will perturb them most is the lack of Wi-Fi support by the handset for the country.  Although a later version of the same brand has corrected this deficiency by enabling features for Wi-Fi; users in India will definitely like this development. The brand is therefore a very good brand and it is available in most mobile shops in the country. Let’s talk about the Samsung Corby Pop C3510 price in India, features and specifications in details.

Samsung Corby Pop C3510 Features
- Dimensions:103.9 x 55.4 x 12.9 mm
- Weight:92.2 grams
-  2.8 inches TFT touchscreen with 240 x 320 pixels and 256K colors
- Cartoon UI
- 3.5mm audio jack
- Vibration and MP3 ringtones Alert
- Smart unlock
- EDGE:Class 10 internet speed upto 236.8 kbps
- 1000 contacts phonebook entries
- Call recording
- 30 MB Internal memory
- GPRS:Class 10 internet speed upto 32 – 48 kbps
- up to 8GB microSD expandable memory
- USB v2.0
- No 3G
- Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP
- No Wireless LAN
- Colors option:Black and Pink
- 1.3 MegaPixel primary camera with 1280 x 1024 pixels
- WAP 2.0/xHTML and HTML Browser
- SMS, MMS and Email
- Stereo FM radio with RDS
- Games downloadable
- QCIF@15fps video
- MP4 video player
- No GPS
- MIDP 2.0 JAVA
- MP3 music player
- Social networking integration
- Standard battery with Li-Ion 960 mAh with Stand-by backup Upto 720 hours and Talk time backup Up to 10 hours and Music playback Up to 25 hours

In fact, the dual SIM phones are becoming more popular and there is big demand proportionate to the market  in this part of the world. As people want different networks for their different needs and call usage, dual SIM phones become more relevant in light of the fluctuating tariff plans offered by the leading mobile operators in India. The companies have already begun to produce and push Triple SIM handsets in the recent times to lure the avid mobile phone users in India.

Although, its too difficult to sort out the best dual SIM cellphones in India, as the volume of devices being too big to handle, we have tried to list the new released handsets with some unique features and pricing other than the dual SIM capabilities. Feel free to suggest other devices which could have found their way within this listing.

Samsung Star Duos

Samsung Star Duos (GT-B7722), the first dual SIM device offering 3G and 2G dual-active standby support, is now available in India. The new Samusng Star Duos dual SIM (GSM + CDMA) is a 3G-ready bar phone. The device comes with the options of two SIM cards, running 3G on one and GPRS/EDGE network on the other. The key features of this new Star Duos device include a 3.2 inch TFT touchscreen display, 5 megapixel camera with 4X digital zoom and LED flash support, QVGA video recording @ 30 fps and secondary camera for video calling. The handset introduces a 3 page extended menu with TouchWiz 2.0 UI. The Samsung Star Duos (GT-B7722) is priced at Rs. 12,300 in the Indian market.

Micromax X600Micromax X600 is another dual SIM GSM mobile phone that allows users to change the SIM just by rotating the phone upside down. This feature is enabled with Gravity Sensor technology incorporated on the handset. Micromax X600 is a 3.2 inch full touchscreen phone with 2 sets of hangup and call keys – one at top and the other at the bottom. It features a 2 megapixel camera and comes preloaded with the Opera mini browser, Nimbuzz and Facebook. Micromax X600 mobile phone is approximately priced at about Rs. 4,900 in India.

Karbonn K25Karbonn Mobile has launched Karbonn K25, an attractively priced dual SIM QWERTY phone featuring an optical trackpad. The new Karbonn K25 mobile phone comes with eye-catching features coupled with a stylish design. The Karbonn K25 phone is a dual SIM (GSM), multimedia phone and comes preloaded with social networking apps like Facebook,twitter, Opera Mini, Yahoo Messenger and MSN. The phone is equipped with rich multimedia features, with hi-fidelity sound and different equaliser effects. It offers FM Radio, video recording, torch, expandable memory upto 8 GB, 2 megapixel camera and A2DP  Bluetooth. The Karbonn K25 mobile phone is available at a price of Rs. 4,400 in the Indian market.

LG KS660 The LG KS660 Dual-SIM mobile phone is a Touchscreen triband GSM network ready phone which features a large 3.0-inch 262K colors color display, 5.0 MP digital camera, powerful MP3 and media player, integrated FM Radio with recording facility, memory expansion card slot and option for Hindi language in SMS and system menu. The LG KS660 mobile phone also features a unique scratch-proof display screen and it boasts of capacity of continuous 15 hours of music playback.

Nokia C1Nokia has also made its debut in the dual SIM segment with the launch of Nokia C1 mobile phone in the Indian market. All domestic brands such as Zen, Karbonn, Spice and Micromax are giving immense competition to global giants such as LG, Samsung and Nokia with their pocket-friendly and feature-rich dual SIM phones. Nokia has launched C1 handset that offers multiple SIM capabilities with a balanced feature set and relevant innovations at affordable price points. It sports FM radio and flashlight as well as a call divert feature, ensuring that the user does not misses a call from either of the SIMs. The Nokia C1 (C1-00) is priced at about Rs. 1,999 in India.

Motorola EX115

The Dual SIM market in India is getting more competitive with
the launch of new handsets by the global mobile phone makers. By far, the local
handset makers were dominating the dual SIM market in India. Now the mobile
phone giants have joint this league too to offer a stiff competition to the
“desi dual SIM devices”. Now Motorola  has recently
introduced a new dual SIM phone Motorola EX115 in India. The Motorola EX115 is
a stylish messaging phone equipped with QWERTY keypad. It sports a 3 megapixel
camera and a 2.3 inch QVGA screen. The Motorola EX115 mobile phone is priced at
Rs. 5,990 in the Indian market. Motorola game is another newly launched phone
by Motorola in India.

Spice D-1100The Spice D-1100 Candybar style India’s first Dual SIM Mobile Phone PDA is powered by windows mobile  6.0 and it features 256K colors TFT color dislay, 2.0 Megapixel Digital Camera with 6x Zoom, integrated MP3 media player, GPRS and Bluetooth connection.Dual SIM (GSM+GSM) Spice D-1100 mobile phone allows in SIM-1 Tri-band GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz and in SIM-2 Dual-band 900 / 1800 MHz network connection. The phone enables user to carry two distinct phone numbers at the same time.

Intex IN 6633

intex Technologies has recently launched Intex IN 6633 dual SIM (GSM+GSM), QWERTY mobile phone in India. The feature-rich Intex device scores well on its appearance, tech specs and push mail features. Intex IN 6633 mobile phone sports a 2.3 inch TFT screen display, 2 megapixel VGA camera and video player with video recorder. The device is equipped with FM radio with scheduler, audio player with equalizer and games. Preloaded with 1300 mAh battery, Intex IN 6633 provides up to 4 hours of talk time and up to 260 hours of standby time. The Java-enabled Intex IN 6633 device comes with answer machine and push mail support up to 10 accounts. The device is currently priced at Rs. 4,500 in India.

Lava B5

Lava B5 is another innovative dual SIM device that deserves
attention. It’s the first dual SIM device with Alpha keypad with rupee symbol
incorporated. This innovative keypad is neither traditional Multi-tap nor
QWERTY; instead the keys are arranged in ABCD order to provide convenience for
the users. The tech specs of Lava B5 include an A B C D keypads with QWERTY
looks, a 2.2 inch QVGA TFT screen display and a 2 megapixel camera. The device
comes with E-mail support, multi format video and audio player, FM, MP3 and MP4
features. Lava B5 mobile phone is available at a price tag of 4,399 in the
Indian market.

Zen M25
Zen M25 mobile phones is a dual SIM device with standby time of 72 days or 1,728 hours. Zen M25 is the first dual SIM device with 72-day standby time, which is the maximum backup time for any device available in India to date. Targeted at rural areas where people face frequent electricity problems, Zen M25 comes powered with a 2500 mAh battery that allows users up to 16 hours of talk time and 72 days or 1,728 hours of battery back up time on the standby mode. Zen M25 handset supports two GSM connections. It comes with a 2.4 inch QVGA screen display, 1.3 megapixel camera and FM radio. Offering English and Hindi language support, Zen M25 mobile phone is available at a price of Rs 3,400 in India.

Over the years, we’ve seen a steady stream of business
and messaging-centric landscape QWERTY smartphones come and go, with HTC
arguably leading the pack via its collection of Windows Mobile, Android, and
WP7 devices featuring sliding keyboards and tilt-out displays. But few of HTC’s
offerings are as iconic or memorable as Nokia’s line of Communicator clamshell
phones — starting with the Nokia 9000 in 1996, continuing with Symbian S80
models, and culminating with the Nokia E90 atop S60v3. The Nokia E7 is the
latest Communicator in this distinguished series and the manufacturer’s current
flagship device, dethroning the Nokia N8 which continues
on as the company’s media mogul. A lot has changed in the six months since the
N8 was introduced, including Nokia’s recent partnership with Microsoft
and the stunning announcement that it will be adopting Windows Phone for future
high-end smartphones. So, is the E7 — which is finally shipping in the US — the
greatest Communicator to date? Can it carry the torch for Symbian in the
immediate future? And more importantly, how does it fare in today’s
shark-infested Android and iOS waters? Jump past the break for our full review.

Hardware

Let’s make one thing abundantly clear: black or silver, the Nokia E7 is one
gorgeous piece of hardware. It might not have the proportions of the Dieter
Rams-inspired iPhone 4, but it’s a
handsome and refined phone that can definitely compete in terms of materials
and build quality. The E7 design language mimics its N8 sibling, and consists
of a flattened aluminum cylinder that features a 4-inch glass-capacitive
touchscreen on one side, a glass window protecting the 8 megapixel camera and
dual-LED flash on the other side, and tapered plastic covers hiding antennas
and connectors at each end. From the front the E7 looks like a larger N8, but
in order to accommodate the physical keyboard, the body is sliced
longitudinally into two sections. The thinner “half” houses the
tilt-out display and the menu key (centered below the touchscreen), the other
“half” contains the keyboard, the camera, and most of the
electronics. Without a camera pod sticking out the back, the E7 ends up being
thinner than the N8 overall, and one of the slimmest landscape QWERTY devices
we’ve come across.

The tilt-out display and physical keyboard are the
stars of the show. Nokia chose a hinge mechanism similar to the one it
implemented on the N97 and N97 mini. Unfortunately, on the E7 this
mechanism is universally difficult to open — almost everyone fails the first
time, and risks slipping and dropping the phone in the process. We eventually
figured out a sure way to operate the hinge, but it’s not intuitive, and requires
the (preferably symmetric) application of the right amount of force in the
right spot and at the right angle. Assuming you overcome this initial hurdle,
the mechanism is spring-loaded in both directions and opens / closes with a
satisfying “clunk”. Once open, the touchscreen rests at a 30-degree
angle from the keyboard, which is equally suited for typing as it is for
watching videos. The hinge, back of the display, and base of the keyboard are
all cast from a suitably light, strong alloy. We didn’t detect any play in the
mechanism even after using the E7 for a month, but we did notice that our older
review unit was easier to open than the newer one. It’s worth noting that the
silver model features black accents, including the touchscreen, back of the display,
hinge mechanism, keyboard, camera window and flat edges of the end covers.

We’re really impressed with the keyboard on the E7. It’s one of the best we’ve
used in recent memory — on par with the keyboard on the HTC Arrive, but with an
aligned 4-row layout instead of a staggered 5-row design. Tactile feedback is
fantastic despite the short key travel and, unlike the N97 and N97 mini, the
space bar is centered properly.

The E7 features almost the exact same internals as the
N8: a somewhat lackluster 680MHz ARM 11 CPU, a Broadcom
BCM2727 GPU, 256MB of RAM, about 350MB of phone storage, and 16GB of internal
mass storage. You’ll also find a complete set of radios with support for UMTS /
HSPA (pentaband, including AWS), GSM / EDGE
(quadband), WiFi b / g / n, Bluetooth 3.0, and AGPS –
there’s even an FM receiver. Unlike the N8, there’s no MicroSD card slot for
additional mass storage, no Nokia 2mm charging port for legacy power sources,
and no FM transmitter to annoy your friends with on roadtrips. The E7 also
shares USB On-The-Go with its
sibling, which allows it to host a number of common USB devices such as flash
drives, self-powered hard drives, keyboards, and even optional accessories such
as Nokia’s own Digital Radio Headset.
Both the European and US variants ship with a USB On-The-Go adapter, HDMI
adapter, stereo headset, micro-USB cable, and micro-USB charger.

The E7 and N8 come with the same 1200mAh BL-4D battery which is not
user-replaceable, and without any visible Torx screws we’re not even sure how
to access the battery in a pinch. In our tests, call and reception quality
lived up to Nokia’s usual high standards and battery life was excellent for a
fully specced smartphone. The E7 handily beat our Android handsets with almost
three days of light duty — usually about 30 minutes worth of calls, a dozen
text messages, three email accounts and one Twitter account being monitored and
tended to (that’s hundreds of messages), plus the occasional photography (with
upload) and music playback each day. Note that during our battery tests we
enabled WiFi, turned off Bluetooth, and powered our devices down at night.
Needless to say, this is exactly the kind of endurance you’d expect from a
business-centric phone like the E7.

The E7 is equipped with an 8 megapixel EDoF
(Extended Depth of Field) camera and dual-LED flash. In typical Nokia fashion
the optics and sensor are top notch. This, together with superior image
processing results in beautiful shots. As you can see in our sample pictures,
color balance and exposure are excellent, and noise is kept under control
without obliterating detail. While it’s no match for the phenomenal N8, the E7
camera stands out amongst today’s smartphones. There’s however one massive,
glaring problem — the elephant in the room, if you will — and that’s the EDoF
lens. Depth of field becomes meaningless with this camera. Sure, everything
from 60cm (two feet) to infinity is perfectly in focus, but just like with a
fixed-focus lens it’s impossible to take closeup shots. Nokia waxes poetic
about how EDoF means no moving parts, allows for a thinner device, improves
shooting speed, and makes it easier for the average person to use the camera.
We’re reminded how the 8 megapixel sensor captures enough information that
images can be enlarged and cropped without a huge impact on quality. This is
all true, but we feel EDoF is too much of a compromise especially when it’s
combined with a decent sensor and optics. It just takes away an entire layer of
creativity from the picture taking experience when compared to an autofocus
lens.

When it comes to video recording, the E7 captures
smooth 720p HD content at 25fps with great results. EDoF actually helps here
since most phones don’t support continuous autofocus during video recording,
and instead rely on a sub-optimal preset focus, user-controlled initial focus,
or touch-to-focus during capture (like on the iPhone 4). While EDoF precludes
closeups, a digital zoom is available with little (if any) effect on video
quality. As a bonus, audio is recorded in stereo and sounds very clear. Our
sample video was recorded on the E7 and then edited with the bundled video
editor. Sadly, this caused the audio to get out of sync, which is a known bug.
The camera interface on the E7 is pretty much identical to the one on the N8
and is reasonably easy to use. Most controls are easily accessible, and
additional settings are nestled within menus. There’s no built-in panorama
mode, but a separate app with that functionality is available to download for
free from the Ovi Store (see sample here). We only have a
couple minor usability complaints: the shutter key is hard to find by feel, and
the camera window is flush with the body of the E7 making the glass prone to
scratches when the device is resting face up on a flat surface. Overall, the E7
camera delivers strong performance, but we really hope Nokia ditches EDoF and
reverts to using autofocus on future flagship products.

Software

We’re going to be frank here: Symbian breaks what is otherwise great hardware.
Most of what we mentioned about the software in our N8 review applies to
the E7 — it’s the same tired routine, a frustrating user experience that
quickly becomes a burden day-to-day. Now, before you get up in arms, you have
to remember that we’ve been Symbian users for a very long time, so we’re well
aware of the strengths and weaknesses of this once-glorious OS. The sad reality
is that when measured against the other major platforms Symbian is no longer
competitive, especially at the high-end of the market, and that’s even more
true today than it was six months ago after the launch of the N8. With that
disclaimer out of the way, let’s look at some specifics. Our European review
unit was running what was formerly known as) Symbian^3 PR1.1 while our US model was one
release behind at PR1.0, and both devices were using browser version 7.2. Other
than the firmware, the most obvious difference between the two appears to be
the bundled apps. Beyond the standard set of Nokia apps, which includes the Ovi
Store, our US phone came preloaded with Quickoffice, F-Secure, National
Geographic, Paramount Movie Teasers, OviMapsChallenge, Climate Mission, Psiloc
World Traveler, Vlingo, and topApps. The European variant also included CNN
Video and E!, but lost topApps.

Wrap-up

After spending several weeks with the Nokia E7,
there’s absolutely no doubt that the it’s one of the sexiest pieces of hardware
we’ve played with in recent months. Perhaps it’s not the greatest Communicator
Espoo has ever bestowed upon us, but it comes close and offers the most
balanced set of features of any Symbian device to date. This makes it Nokia’s de
facto flagship smartphone and Symbian’s ambassador for the foreseeable
future. Devoted Symbian fans will likely be unfazed by the official $679 asking
price for the E7 (unlocked and unsubsidized) and will seriously consider
picking one up (or its N8 sibling), but for the rest of us the E7 misses the
mark. While providing excellent battery life, proper multitasking, and some
unique functionality that will please power users, Symbian remains an
unmitigated disaster, with a sluggish, frustrating, and cosmetically antiquated
user experience. We just can’t recommend the E7, especially in light of what
the Google and Apple ecosystems have to offer. Dear Nokia, please give us an E7
with a higher pixel-density display, an autofocus camera, a current-generation
processor, and a tasty serving of Windows Phone. Oh, and do it soon — the
sharks are starting to smell blood.

Motorola Droid X2

The Droid X2 is very similar in form factor to the predecessor Droid X from 2010. The Droid X2 gets it processing power from a 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 processor combined with 512MB of RAM. The internal memory is 8GB of which 4GB is accessible. Secondary memory comes from the 8GB microSD Card preinstalled which is expandable up to 32GB, giving a maximum of 40GB. The screen is a 4.3 inch qHD (540×960) LCD behind a glass capacitive multi-touch digitizer. Like the iPhone 4’s Retina display, the pixels of the Droid X2 are very small and nearly indistinguishable with the naked eye. Still photos are captured at a maximum 8.1MP resolution and video may be recorded up to 720p HD. The radios of the Droid X2 include CDMA 800/1900, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, FM, and aGPS. The sensors include a proximity, light, accelerometer, and digital compass. The battery is a 1500mAh lithium-ion that Verizon states should deliver up to 480 minutes of usage and 220 hours of standby time.

Samsung Mobiles have launched Samsung Corby II S3850 in India with good social networking connectivity and changeable looks. The phone is provided with W-Fi and the new TouchWiz 3.0 interface for better touch screen experience. The phone is powered by samsung proprietary operating system and the Dolphin 2.0 browser for better internet experience. The 3.14 inch touch screen display is capable of showing images up to 240 x 320 pixels. The phone has a 2MP camera with digital zoom feature and different shot modes available.

Samsung Corby II S3850 supports both GPRS and EDGE data networks for better connectivity. The 3.14 inch TFT screen is a good experience for both multimedia applications and as a web browser. The phone supports JAVA applications and is provided with embedded JAVA games and embedded wallpapers. One can enjoy different office apps including document viewer, voice mail, voice memo and different offline applications. The phone is provided with all the latest connectivity options including Bluetooth 3.0, WAP 2.0, USB 2.0, WiFi and PC sync application.

Micromax Mobiles in Launching its first GSM + CDMA Mobile, Micromax GC400 in India.

Micromax GC400 is the first GSM + CDMA Mobile phone launched by Micromax in India. This phone comes with noticeably good features such as Dual SIM (GSM + CDMA) , 3 Megapixel Camera, 3D Light Messenger, FM Radio, Dual Active feature and much more. 

Features and Specifications of Micromax GC400:

• Dual Active Feature
• Dual SIM (CDMA,GSM)
• GSM Dual Band (900/1800)
• CDMA (800MHz)
• 3 MP Camera
• 3D Light Messenger
• Stereo FM Radio
• 262K Color QVGA Screen
• 115.1mm*50.6mm*14.7mm
• Motion Sensor
• Multi Format Music Player
• Video Recorder and Player
• Bluetooth
• GPRS , WAP and MMS
• Expandable Memory up to 2GB
• Li-ion 1000mAh Battery
• Talk Time: GSM: 6hours*, CDMA: 5.3hours
• Stand by Time: GSM: 180hours * CDMA:320 hours

Price and Availability:
The availability of Micromax GC400 is not yet known neither is its price. However, this phone should not exceed the Price range of Rs.5000

Well folks, it’s here. The T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant is the first of the four Samsung Galaxy S devices to hit US shelves, and the manufacturer’s first Android Superphone. The standout feature of the Vibrant is its gorgeous 4-inch Super AMOLED display. Accompanying the display, the Vibrant sports a 5-megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording, a 1GHz Hummingbird processor with a GPU beats the hell out of any smartphone GPU today, a 6 axis motion sensor, and a nifty take on the TV-out method that’s unseen on many smartphones today. How does the Vibrant stack up to the competition? Will that screen send others running? Read on to find out.

Specifications (Specs – sheet)

• 4-inch Super AMOLED capacitive display (800×480)
• 1Ghz Hummingbird CPU
• 5-megapixel camera
• 720p HD recording
• 3G data connectivity
• WiFi (b/g/n)
• GPS (aGPS)
• microSD card slot (supports up to 32 GB)
• TV-out
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• Android 2.1 with S-Life / Touchwiz 3.0 UI
• 16GB internal memory with 2GB microSD card included

The Good

• Gorgeous screen that makes videos pop
• Thin and sexy design (extra back cover comes in the box)
• Samsung provides some pretty cool widgets with its S-Life UI.
• Kick ass GPU performance
• Unique sliding door cover for microUSB port
• Hot-swappable microSD card slot

The Bad

• Feel in hand is somewhat cheap
• S-Life / Touchwiz 3.0 UI will delay upcoming Android updates
• A little too similar to iPhone in UI representation
• TV-out quality could be better
• Side-swiping app tray

Hardware

The Vibrant is the only variant that doesn’t have a completely different hardware design from the original Galaxy S. I like that the Vibrant remains close to the design aesthetic of the original, but that’s just my personal opinion. That said, the Galaxy S device looks painfully close to an iPhone 3G. Coming in at just 9.9mm thick, with the exception of the hump on the bottom of the backing, it almost looks thicker than it is. It’s when you pick the Vibrant up that you get a sense of how thin it is. It may not be the thinnest smartphone, but it does the job very well. The Vibrant is about as thin as the Motorola Droid X, but thanks to its curved edges, it’s easier to get a grip on and looks thinner. The Vibrant is completely void of hard lines, and goes with curves throughout the whole design.

The over all feel of the Vibrant is very plastic-y. It’s so slippery, in fact, that I dropped the thing twice in my first two days playing with it. You can thank the plastic battery cover for this, but it’s actually very easy to slip the Vibrant into and out of your pocket; probably easier than I’ve seen on a device before.

Something you won’t find a lot of on the Vibrant? Physical buttons. The only real buttons you’ll find on it is the volume rocker and the power/lock button. All other functions are handled by the capacitive touch buttons on the front face. The Vibrant, along with all other Galaxy S variants have had their button configurations modified from that of the original, to the standard set of Android buttons, menu, home, back, and search.

The volume rocker finds a home on the left side of the handset, and the Power/end button resides on the right side. It took me a while to get used to the new location for the lock button, but I eventually got used to it; though I’m still not in love with its placement. On the bottom of the Vibrant, you’ll only find the hole for the microphone, because the charging port is on the top, next to the 3.5 mm headphone jack. Instead of the plastic cover you have to pull out every time to charge the phone, Samsung has replaced it with a small slider that is easy to open and close. Why it took so long for someone to think this up is beyond me, but it’s a great implementation.

The Vibrant comes in at 4.82” x 2.54” x 0.39”, and weighs 4.16 ounces. This thing is light, and may surprise you the first time you pick it up. You can thank the heavy use of plastics for the light in-hand feel. Having owned the Samsung Behold 2 for a couple of weeks – one of the most unfortunate experiences I’ve ever had on a phone – I was worried that the Vibrant would suffer from a very small quirk. The haptic feedback on the Behold 2 was horrible, it made the whole device vibrate, making the device sound hollow all the way through. This is somewhat present in the Vibrant, but it’s much better than the previous, failed T-Mobile Android phone.

Let’s not forget the star of the show. The Vibrant sports a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, which is much thinner than standard AMOLED screens. Not only that, it provides a crisper picture, is even more energy-efficient, and suffers less reflection and glare in sunlight. Upon first site, you’ll notice that the display is very bright and and the picture sharp, but it’s when you start watching videos on the Vibrant that you really start to see what the fuss is all about. It’s easy to see why T-Mobile threw Avatar on the device, the Super AMOLED display is a truly stunning, gorgeous screen.

Software

The Vibrant comes with Samsung’s customized user interface, called Touchwiz 3.0 / S-Life that runs on top of Android 2.1. It’s no where as scary as the unfortunate TouchWiz UI that we saw on the Behold 2, but some residual Touchwizadry (if you will) still remains. The new Touchwiz 3.- UI is scaled back, and fairly convenient to use – coming with a handful of handy and useful new widgets and applications. It may not be as sexy as the Sense UI, but from a usability standpoint, Touchwiz 3.0 does the jobs well.

The first notable change you’ll see on the Vibrant is the lock screen. There’s no bar that you slide to the right like you see on Eclair or Froyo. Instead, the entire screen is a slider. You simply touch a part of the screen and move it in any direction to unlock it. It’s different, and not in a bad way at all. If you want the more traditional Android lockscreen, you can find a lockscreen replacement in the Android Market.

After unlocking the screen, you’ll immediately notice more changes. A non-customizable application dock lines the bottom of the screen, with the Dialer, Contacts, Messaging, and a button to launch your application drawer. The application drawer has also undergone a makeover. Instead of the long list of applications that you scroll vertically,  Samsung chose to go the iPhone route – making you swype horizontally through your applications. It works well, but it’s not for everyone. Samsung also added different view types – a list view, an alphabetical grid view, and a customizable grid view – which will allow you to uninstall applications right from the app launcher. That’s right, you can uninstall apps right from the app tray/homescreen.

[UPDATE: It looks like you can customize the dock on the bottom of the screen, but only the two icons in the middle. To do this, you much go into your app launcher, and make sure the View Type is on Customizable Grid, which you can change by hitting Menu > View Type > Customizable Grid. While still in the Application launcher, hit Menu > Edit to change the two middle dock icons. Not the most intuitive, but we’re glad we have the option! Thanks welshy992 for the tip!

Speaking of homescreens, you have 7 homescreens panes to play with. A line of dots along the top of the display that indicates what homescreen you are currently on. Furthermore, you can just tap on of the dot to jump to a specific home screen, instead of swiping through multiple panes to get to your desired homescreen. You can also delete homescreens when you hit menu>edit, which will allow you to remove or add homescreens as you choose.

The custom UI also comes with many nice widgets, like the Daily Briefing widget, AccuWeather Clock, Buddies now, Calendar Clock, Days widget, Dual Clock, Feeds and Updates, and a Yahoo! Finance Clock. You’re likely not going to use all of the available clocks, but with a decent number of options available, you’ll find something for you. The Daily Briefing widget shows you the current weather, a specific stock from Yahoo! Finance, and headlines from AP news.

The Vibrant also comes with a handful of preloaded applications from Samsung and T-Mobile. The list is rather large, and some applications are unneeded. You’ve got an AllShare applications for DLNA, Audio Postcard, redone Calculator, and a revamped Calendar that doesn’t look as nice as the stock Android calendar (but provides some pretty cool additions, like automatically syncing all Facebook invites in a list). You’ve also got a GoGo application, Kindle, Layar, Media Hub (which doesn’t work at the moment, but will allow you to rent or buy movies), Memo pad, Mini Diary, MobiTV,  nicely redone Music player, T-Mobile My Account/Device, Slacker Radio, TeleNav GPS, Sims 3, ThinkFree Office, Visual Voicemail, Voice recorder, Video Player, Write and Go, and let’s not forget the preloaded Avatar movie.  Many of these applications will be useless to some, and I have a hard time believing many people will actually use all of the preloaded applications frequently.

While the Vibrant comes with many needless applications pre-installed, the UI looks to be one of the better custom user interfaces for Android; balancing somewhere in between functionality and aesthetics. If you don’t like it, you can download one of the many home replacements available in the Android Market. That said, from my experience, adding a home replacement significantly slowed down the entire device to the point I just had to uninstall it.

Speaking of slowdowns, I’ve experienced a lot of lag with the Vibrant, both before and after I uninstalled my home replacement. Hitting the home button can take a few seconds more than you’d imagine, and some applications seem to suffer greatly. Google Finance took almost 20 seconds to open for me at one point. Sometimes you’ll launch an application, and it will open up to a black screen and sit their for a while before actually giving you the application’s content. I have yet to hear anything like this from any other Vibrant user, so hopefully it’s just my review unit. Also, as many others I have heard from, the Vibrant can suffer quite badly with its GPS. Thankfully, there is a fix for that, and Samsung is working on the issue and plans to address it with the next update.

Web Browsing, Multimedia, and Camera

The Samsung Vibrant comes with optimizations in the web browser, multimedia playback, as well as the camera. Some modifications are merely subtle changes, while others are much-needed tweaks. The Web browser sees some small upgrades, where the Music Player and Camera have been redone for the better.

Web Browser

You won’t notice much change at first glance of the Web Browser. For the most part, it looks like the stock Android browser. But, when you dig into the menus, you start to see the changes. On the stock Android Browser, when you hit the menu, you can access your bookmarks. Samsung has replaced this with a built-in RSS  reader that will allow you to add feeds to Google Reader instantly. You can still access your Bookmarks easily with the small icon found on the browser’s progress bar.

One feature that was surprising to find, since I had yet to hear Samsung ever make mention of was Flash Lite. Flash Lite is found on a couple of Android devices, namely HTC Sense phones, but it has very little use. Still, a little Flash is better than no Flash at all, depending on how you look at it. This will change when the device gets updated to Android 2.2 Froyo.

I’m not sure if this is a good or bad thing, but the browser comes with a dedicated brightness setting that you’ll find only if you hit Menu, and then More. I can see where this could be helpful, but I’m just not sure if it’s necessary.

Multimedia

The Music Player for the Vibrant gets it all right, providing a slick UI that’s superbly easy to use. Gone is the ugly stock Android Music player, and even some of the best media player replacements in the Android Market can’t compare to Samsung’s implementation. When held horizontally, a cover-flow esque, rotational wheel appears; only albums appear as CDs, with the album art on the face of the CD. You can easily access the Now Playing screen from any menu in the Music Player while in portrait mode thanks to the dedication button at the bottom of the screen. Also, when you’re listening to music and doing something else on the device, not only is the song that’s playing in your notification bar, but you also see controls to skip or pause playback. Nice touch. The one gripe I have about the Music player is that you can’t turn the volume up or down is the phone is locked, something that I and many other will probably miss.

The Vibrant also comes with a built-in video player that supports DivX playback. I was able to watch a handful of episodes of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia without any hiccups. Videos looks gorgeous on the display, and after watching the last part of Avatar on the phone, you can easily see how stunning the screen is. The display is nice to look at on its own, but the real selling point for it is its media capabilities.

The Vibrant also has a Video Out option that uses the 3.5 mm headphone jack. You need a special cable to do this, a 3.5mm to RCA, which will run you about $30 if you get one at Radio Shack. You can also find them for under $5 online. The first thing I wanted to do once I got the cable was to play Avatar on my TV. That didn’t work. The output to the TV says that the video can only be played on the phone. You can thank the DRM  copy protection on Avatar for this, but any video that you have downloaded should play back just fine on your TV.

One thing this video out option can do that you won’t see on devices like the EVO or Droid X is that the entire UI is shown on your TV. Yep, you can search the Android Market, write-up an email, or play games without a problem. Since the Samsung UI does not allow for landscape view on the home screen, I downloaded a home replacement so that the screen would fill up the TV in landscape mode. The quality isn’t great, though, and no where near the quality of the HDMI ports found on other devices. If you can deal without having the bestTV-out quality, you’ll have plenty of playing games on the big screen with your phone as the controller.

The Nokia 5630 XpressMusic has been announced silently. Nevertheless, Nokia don’t need to hide the 5630 XpressMusic as it offers some nice features. Let’s take a clover look at the device.

Main advantages:

• compact and slick
• 3.5mm audio jack and dedicated music keys
• Comes With Music Service
• camera without auto focus
• Nokia Messaging not preinstalled
• battery with 860mAh

Sales package:

Out of the box the 5630 Xpress Music comes with:

• Batery with 860mAh (BL-4CT)
• pouch
• microUSB charger (AC-10E)
• microUSB cable (CA-101D)
• headset remote (AD-54)
• 4GB microSD card
• headphones
• Comes With Music pin
• Comes
• With Music CD
• N-Gage activation code
• Manuals

That’s a lot and pretty much all you need. The pouch as well as the N-Gage activation aren’t regularly. Frankly, the microUSB cable is just 10cm and is so to short. Comes With Music, Nokia’s music flatrate, is also included with this edition. However, not all 5630 come with this service.

Size:

The candybar device is indeed really small and handy. It measures 112 x 46 x 12 mm and is so really slim and fits perfect in every jacket or pocket. Due to it’s size and weight of 83 grams it’s feels comfortable in the hand.

Keys:

On the front there are 23 keys. As usual 12 of them are the usual numeric keypad keys. The 11 others are:

1. Left soft key
2. Right soft key
3. Red-end key
4. Green-answer key
5. Clear key (powerbutton)
6. Menu-key
7. OK, the middle of the d-pad
8. Up on the d-pad
9. Down on the d-pad
10. Left on the d-pad
11. Right on the d-pad

All keys are arched so that you can even hit the smallest keys, clear- and menubutton. The pressure point of the keys is good and you get to hear a nice click when pressing the buttons. However, the click noise of the dpad is louder than the other clicks. Frankly this is a little bit to loud and it may be annoying when you try to use your handset in a waiting room. All in all the usage of the keys is easy but if you have really fat fingers you may struggle with the softkeys and the keys below them. The red-end keys also works as the powerbutton. Press and hold it for three seconds and you turn off/on the device.

On the left hand side, on the upper part, there are the three dedicated music keys. Using these keys you can easily start the music player, play a song, pause it, skip it, rewind and fast forward. They are placed at the perfect place as you can reach the keys with your thumb.

Going to the right hand side we have the volume toggle to adjust the volume as well as zooming in and out. On the very end there is the camera button to activate the camera and to capture a picture or to record a video.

Built quality:

As all devices form the XpressMusic range also the 5630 is built out of plastic and you als can feel it when holding it in the hand. Nothing special about the built quality to mention. However, it feels solid but sometimes the housing creaks a little bit.

Multimedia:

In terms of memory the 5630 has 74MB of internal memory and comes with a 4GB microSD card. Of course you can expand the memory to up to 16GB. 4GB are enough for more than 800 songs. The 2.2” screen has a QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) resolution and displays 16 million colours. Unfortunately it’s only 2.2” instead of 2.4” which is more common nowadays. So, viewing images, videos or web pages isn’t as good as on bigger screens.  Anyway, it’s really bright, the contrast is fine.

Music:

As the name already hints the main focus is without a doubt the music function. Like all mp3 players also the 5630 has a standard 3.5mm audio jack on the top. So you can use pretty much all headsets you like. More over, the volume toggle as well as the dedicated music keys make it easy to control the musicplayer.

The music player is the standard player you can find on all S60 devices. However, saying that it’s standard doesn’t mean that it’s nothing special. You can browse your song by artists, albums, genre or composers. Of course you can see all songs, podcast or the most played or recent added songs. If you wish, you can search music also using the ‘Music search’. Just say a title or artist and it will search the song and playback it. Once opened a song you see title, artist, the progress bar, music buttons and a album art (if available). This albumart is, however pretty small although there is enough room for a bigger album art. As already mentioned you can control the song via the dedicated music keys or using the d-pad. Creating a playlist, choosing between six different equaliser modes, creating a new equaliser mode or turning the shuffle mode on and off are no problem at all. If you like to playback the music via the speaker you can do it of course.

The mono speaker sits on the back of the device. It’s loud and the quality is fine as well. The 5630 supports following audio formats: AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, AU, eAAC+, M4A, MIDI Tones (poly 64), Mobile XMF, MP3, MP4, RealAudio 7, 8, 10, SP-MIDI, True tones, WAV, WMA and WVE.

In many countries the 5630 XpressMusic is also available as a Comes With Music device. That means that you can download as much music via your 5630 or via your PC.

Camera:

On the back of the device we have a standard 3.2 megapixel camera without autofocus. This camera matches to the overall feeling of the 5630. It’s a midtier handset for someone who doesn’t needs the latest technology. Next to the camera lens there are the two LEDs for better pictures in low light conditions. Pressing and holding the camera button for three seconds the camera applications starts and you are ready to go.

Gaming:

Unfortunately no games have been pre-installed but therefore N-Gage is ready to go so that you can start using Nokia’s gaming platform right away. The games aren’t for free but you can play free trial version of all games. In the box you find one activation code so that you can take a game for free. The spectrum of games is pretty big and some are also really good but all in all the games didn’t blow me away.

Connectivity:

GSM, WCDMA, GPRS, HSDPA and HSUPA, these are the supported frequency and data bands. More over it supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 and also microUSB 2.0. All connections worked fine. Moving a 100MB big file took 1 minute and 34 seconds. You can charge it also via USB cable on the PC. With WiFi or 3G you can start surfing the web. However, due to the small display you need to scroll and zoom quite a lot. Nevertheless, the browser works really good, displays the websites like on the desktop and shows also flash content, like youtube, without problems. If you like to create and retrieve e-mails you can use either the simple client or install Nokia messaging. Why cannot Nokia install it and why does the user need to install it? Anyways, creating a email account is really easy. You just need to enter your email address as well as the password. However, that doesn’t work with little domains like symbianworld.org or other private domains.

The 5630 XpressMusic also comes with several internet based applications like Facebook, MSN, My space or share online. Share online allows to upload data to services like Flickr, Ovi or Vox.

Homescreen:

The homescreen becomes more and more important. 5630’s display seems to be small but nevertheless you can place quite a lot things on it. Besides a contacts bar for up to 20 of your favorite contacts you can have your e-mail notification, WiFi plugin, calender entries, Ovi Chat plugin as well as shortcuts to 6 applications on it. Of course you can hide all of them or just a few. To each contact you can select a picture. Clicking on a picture it reveals a history of the latest text messages and phone calls. To every contact you can assign a RSS feed either from your webbrowser or enter it manually. Other than these things the homescreen shows also standard things like the current profile, time and date.

Business:

In terms of business abilities it’s offering a fully functional calendar, a Zip application, notes, converter, Adobe PDF, calculator, a dictionary and a viewer for office files like word, exel and power point. These files, however, cannot be edited. If you wish to do so you need to upgrade your version wish isn’ for free.

Usage:

The 5630 is based on the popular operation system Symbian. It’s running on S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2. Thus it’s open to 3rd party application offering you thousands of applications to download. More over, you can personalize the whole device from the homescreen until the whole menu structure. You can decide whether you want to have the homescreen completely blank, with shortcuts or whether you want to have a grid or list view in the menu. Moving around icons and creating new folders is no problem and with themes you can give your phone a final touch. However, for a new user it’s pretty tricky to find into the menu. I’ve seen a lot user pressing the navigation key to get access to the menu which is the wrong way.

After pressing the home key you can find plenty of icons and some folders. For some new users there might be to many folders and applications. The icons already say what they stand for and furthermore you can read the application’s name. Unfortunately, some icons look like application although they are subfolders you need to open to access more applications. So some applications might be hidden for the first time. The 5630 has a  fast ARM 11 600 MHz CPU which causes a nice working speed. Indeed, it’s working really fast. Nice transitions, which are switched off by default, make the menu even nicer. A setup after the first booting will help you setting up your email account, transfer your data from previous Nokia phones and create you the right access points.

Look and feel

Nokia E72 is the successor of the extremely useful busineess class phone nokia E71 ,which can be easily predicted from the look and fell of nokia E 72 . The font sceen contains a wide screen with light control system and there is a secondary camera in the top left . There is a optical tracker in the middle for controlling the movements in the screen .

The top row has two spoert keys in the left and right . The left two keys are for home and calender. These keys provides an easy acces to home and calender.  Below there is the call key and hang up key . The QWERT keyboard lies below therse ,proving better usabilty than the ordianry keypad. These keys are helpful for easy composing of e-mails and SMS messages.

Camera and Memory

The mobile phone comes with a 5 MP camera with flash on the right and loudspeaker grill on the back side of the mobile phone.The camera have extended zoom . Various screen modes such as portrait,night, ..etc. Also support panorama and sequence shots .   The battery cover in the back is mettalic. The battery gives 13 hours of talktime and 490 hours of standby time . The phone is 3G . Supports wi-fi , bluetooth and have a brilliant screen with 16.7 Million colours.

The phone comes

Music

The music player comes with tools like bass booster and sterio widening . The phone comes with 8 GB micro SD card . So you can store enough songs and videos .

Overall

Overall its a a nice business purpose mobile phone priced smartly .