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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Sprint's Samsung Ace reviewed on Mobile Tech Review

Posted by Rocco Augusto in "Smartphone News" @ 08:58 AM

http://www.mobiletechreview.com/pho...Samsung-Ace.htm

"If you think the Samsung Ace looks familiar to you, well, it is. We’ve seen its close cousins, the Samsung BlackJack late last year and the Samsung BlackJack II early this year, both on AT&T. While AT&T customers might think the Ace is old news, Sprint made a safe choice for its own customers by providing a proven and popular device that’s also a world phone. The Samsung Ace sits in between the BlackJack and the BlackJack II feature-wise with Windows Mobile 6, full QWERTY keyboard, EVDO and 1.3 megapixel camera. There is no GPS or Wi-Fi onboard. One thing that Ace is superior to both BlackJacks is the processor: the Ace has the Marvell PXA270 running at 312MHz. This world phone runs on Sprint’s CDMA network in the US with support for Sprint’s EV-DO for fast data; and it also comes with a SIM slot and the technology that allow users to use GSM/GPRS overseas."



Tong Zhang from Mobile Tech Review has given us a pretty good review of Sprint's newest Windows Mobile Standard device, the Samsung Ace. I'm not a huge fan of the Sprint network, or any CDMA network for that matter, but I do love the fact that this handset comes equipped with a SIM card slot for overseas travels. Unfortunately, those hoping to pop in their US carrier based SIM cards will be disappointed as the device runs off of the 900/1800 MHz GSM frequencies which is more popular in Europe and Asia than it is on our side of the pond.


Monday, February 25, 2008

Hands-on with the Samsung ACE

Posted by Rocco Augusto in "Smartphone Talk" @ 10:31 AM

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/...he-samsung-ace/

"After spending some quality time with Samsung's ACE for Sprint the past few days, yep, we can now say with confidence what we've suspected all along: it's essentially a BlackJack in Sprint clothing. Actually, it's more accurate to say that it's 95 percent BlackJack and 5 percent improvement, with a more inward-slanted, square d-pad that makes it considerably harder to accidentally hit the surrounding controls, and angled keys that offer an embedded numeric pad in the proper configuration... The Windows Mobile 6 Standard software load is fairly typical, albeit mildly Sprint-ified with a yellow theme and shortcuts to access On Demand, Sprint TV, and the like. The phone seemed reasonably snappy, and the EV-DO modem hauled butt when we downloaded the Sprint TV client..."



This phone looks incredibly awesome. The only downside that I can see is that it is on the Sprint-Nextel network. Now I don't mean to bash the Sprint network for those of you that are on it and are happy with their service, though as someone that use to work for Sprint behind the scenes, I can tell you first hand that it is one of the most dysfunctional networks on the planet... but at least they now have pretty phones. I do have to admit, the though of a dual CDMA/GSM Smartphone does give me goosebumps. If any of our readers happened to pick up this ultra sleek handset, we would love to hear your thoughts and input on how well it performs!


Thursday, February 17, 2005

Smartphone With Quad-Band GSM, EDGE And 802.11g WiFi - Presenting Chi Mei UCP-100

Posted by Kris Kumar in "HARDWARE" @ 06:15 AM

http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/3gsm_2005/index.php?p=kin

"Chi Mei is the same company that created the MPx220 for Motorola, and the UCP-100 is clearly based on the same platform. The features are mostly the same as the MPx220, including quad-band GSM, an internal antenna, dual color displays, a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and a miniSD card slot. But key upgrades over the MPx220 include class 10 EDGE, 802.11g Wi-Fi, and of course the Kineto UMA software. It was not announced which version of Windows Mobile for Smartphones the UCP-100 will use. The current 2003 version does not include native Wi-Fi support, so the UCP-100 may use the upcoming "Magneto" version."

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Quad-band GSM + EDGE + 802.11g WiFi 8O All that in the MPx220 form factor! I want this Smartphone. :drool: Kineto Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) technology over 802.11g, it's "g" not "b", sounds cool. Since T-Mobile has pretty good WiFi network, I am guessing that this device will be a perfect addition to their model lineup. Check out Phone Scoop's 3GSM day 3 report to learn more about this cool Smartphone.


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