The free MotoCast application from the company allows Motorola Droid Razr Maxx to stream your documents, apicultures and music (including Windows Media Player and iTunes playlists) from your home and work computers, virtually anytime, anywhere. No uploading to third party means no wasted time, and everything stays protected, right on your computer. The 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Advanced screen found on this smartphone dishes cutting edge visuals and broader range of hyper vibrant colors as compared to LCD high definition televisions. Providing higher resolution as compared to Super AMOLED Plus screens, you get incredible detail in your pictures, applications and videos.

The Motorola Droid Razr Maxx proves that a powerful Android smartphone can remain sleek and still provide marathon worthy battery life. The company ups the Android ante with this smartphone. Not only does this handset come equipped with exceptional features, which graced original Droid Razr, the company has thrown in energy dense 2200mAh battery. It measures 5.14 inches high, 0.35 inch thick and 2.75 inches wide and weighs 5.1 ounces, making it a heavier and slightly thicker as compared to previous model. Like original Droid Razr, the Maxx features Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread operating system with Motoblur interface. You will find 5 customizable home screen to select from with more shortcuts to phone dialer, main menu, messaging and camera running along the bottom.

The Motorola Droid Razr Maxx’s lock screen shows usual digital clock, battery info and date. It allows you to toggle ringer/vibrate function and jump straight to camera application. Those who like the virtual keyboard of original Razr will find the same responsiveness, well spaced keys and light haptic feedback here. The Droid Razr Maxx offers plenty of Android capabilities, which include GPS, mobile hotspot capability, Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi. Some of the Google services and applications include Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, Latitude, Google Search with Voice, Places, Google Maps with Navigation and Google Books. Organizer and phone functions include calendar, speakerphone, alarm, voice command support, clock, task list, calculator and file manager.

Other apps preinstalled on Motorola Droid Razr Maxx include healthy helping of paid and free services and software, including Blockbuster, Amazon’s Kindle app, Madden NFL 12, Let’s Golf 2, Slacker Radio, Netflix, VideoSurf and MotoPrint,. Of course Verizon added some of its own applications such as Verizon Instant Messenger, Device Setup, NFL Mobile, My Verizon Mobile, Verizon Video, V Cast Tones, Visual Voicemail and VZ Navigator. Honestly the most helpful of the lot is My Verizon Data widget that lives by default on home screen and estimates your data usage for avoiding being slammed or throttled with additional fees.

The Motorola Droid Razr Maxx gets Quickoffice application that allows you to edit and create office documents; portable PC experience, which Webtop offers and GoToMeeting video conference application of Citrix. Plenty of Motorola Android phones feature its Webtop app, and Droid Razr Maxx continues the tradition. Just attach it to compatible accessories such as Lapdock 500 Pro (14-inch screen), HD Station or Lapdock 100 (10-inch screen), and Webtop platform fires up automatically. The Lapdocks come with touchpad and keyboard, but you will have to contribute your own input devices if using something like HD Station.

Apart from third-party applications including Slacker Radio, the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx has same robust Music application, which is much more capable as compared to stock Android software. Identical to Droid Bionic, the application has Music Store courtesy of Verizon Wireless, support for podcast subscription and playback and Internet radio functions. You can also use this application for streaming music from your home server through MotoCast. The Droid Razr Maxx gets 16GB of internal storage space along with preloaded 16GB microSD card. It can support cards up to 32GB and can handle files such as AAC+ AAC+ enhanced, AAC, AMR WB, AMR NB, MP3, MIDI, WMA v10, WMA v9 and WAV formats.

Standard features on Motorola Droid Razr Maxx include 2G Network: CDMA 800 / 1900; 3G Network: CDMA2000 1xEV-DO; 4G Network: LTE 700 MHz Class 13; 4.3 inch Super AMOLED Advanced capacitive touchscreen with 16 million colors, 540 x 960 pixels and 256ppi pixel density; Corning Gorilla Glass; microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included; 16 GB storage, 1GB RAM; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE; Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot; 8.0-megapixel camera with 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, Touch-focus, geotagging, face detection and image stabilization; Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread), upgradeable to v4.0.

The Motorola Droid Razr Maxx is also equipped with Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9; GPU: PowerVR SGX540; GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS; Active noise cancellation with dedicated microphone; Splash resistant; HDMI port; SNS integration; Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk and Picasa integration; MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player; MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player; Document viewer/editor; Voice memo/dial/commands; Predictive text input (Swype); Phonebook: Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID and Ring ID; Organizer: Calendar (calendar entries), Alarm (alarm entries), To-Do (to-do entries), Document viewer and Calculator; Messaging: SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input; E-mail: IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange; USB: USB 2.0, Connector: microUSB and Features: Mass storage device, USB charging.

The Motorola Droid Razr Maxx adds Notifications: Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone; Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Voice dialing, Voice commands and Voice recording; Bluetooth 4.0 Profiles: Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile (AVRCP), Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP), Basic Printing (BPP), Basic Imaging (BIP), File Transfer (FTP), Dial-up networking (DUN), Generic Audio/Video Distribution (GAVDP), Generic Access (GAP), Handsfree (HFP), Generic Object Exchange (GOEP), Human Interface Device (HID), Headset (HSP), Personal Area Networking Profile (PAN), Object Push (OPP), Serial Port (SPP) and Phone Book Access (PBAP). The rated battery life of Droid Razr Maxx is 21.5 hours in talktime mode and 16 days in standby mode. In plenty of ways, the Droid Razr Maxx is a smartphone the Droid Razr should have been.

The PCD Wrangler measures 3.8 inch tall, 0.6 inch deep and 1.9 inches wide, and its substantial exterior doesn’t result in overly bloated size. One of the extensive features found in this model is the 2.2 inch QVGA display that boasts 240 x 320 pixel resolution. Some of the phone controls include buttons for camera, end, cancel and send along with software keys. The Easyedge and volume keys are situated on the left hand side of the device, while the speakerphone and voice command functions on the right. At the back, you will find a 1.3 megapixel camera, which offers same sharpness like usual front facing camera of smartphones. The 3.5mm headphone jack with microUSB port sit behind thick rubber flap reinforced with watertight stoppers.

Standard features on PCD Wrangler include Numeric keypad, Soft keys; Water (Splash), Dust, Shock, Temperature proof; 2.2 inch Color OLED display with Scratch-resistant glass; Messaging: SMS, MMS, Predictive text input; Bluetooth; Notifications: Speakerphone and Voice recording and Accessories: Standard Battery, USB/Wall Charger, USB Cable, Headset, User Manual. The rated battery life of Wrangler is 8.3 days in standby mode and 4 hours in talktime mode.

The Casio G’zone Ravine 2 is resistant to immersion, rain, drop, dust, vibration, salt fog, humidity, solar radiation, low pressure, high temperature and low temperature. The G’zone Ravine 2 continues the company’s long tradition of ultra-rugged handsets with the benefit of enhanced call quality. It is available with the camera as well as without the shooter, which is the only difference between two models. If Casio’s handsets are known for anything, it is their extreme durability. Like Commando, G’zone Ravine 2 and other G’zone handsets, it should withstand about any physical conditions, while providing midrange feature set, including world roaming, push to talk functionality and 3G support. The image quality continues to be disappointing, while design is bulky, however call quality on Verizon Wireless is enhanced over earlier devices.

The Casio G’zone Ravine 2 measures 4.33 inches high, 0.83 inch deep and 1.99 inches wide and weighs 4.85 ounces. It offers unique looks like ribbed ring and hinge around external screen. The lack of rubber sidings is surprising, but has solid, comfortable feel, which inspires confidence. Casio promises that the device will be able to withstand immersion in water, shock, high and low temperatures, dust, humidity, salt fog and vibration. The 1.38 inch external LCD display shows usual information such as date, caller ID, time and signal strength. It is full color, though we would prefer to be able to access standard features while opening it.

The camera lens with flash is located at the back of Casio G’zone Ravine 2, while the back cover is secured by sliding lock. The microSD memory card slot is situated on the right hand side of the smartphone, while microUSB charging port just below it. The bright red shortcut/PTT key, voice command key and volume rocker button are on the left hand side, while 2.5mm headphone at the bottom. The internal 2.2 inch TFT display boasts 320 x 240 pixel resolution with fine looking graphics and standard menu designs and bright colors. You have typical set of tools such as banner, changing brightness, dialing font size, menu, backlight time and display wallpaper and theme. You will find a huge silver toggle with Central OK button, and surrounding it are camera control, two soft keys and combination shortcut for activating camera flash and speakerphone.

The Casio G’zone Ravine 2 gets typical End/Power and Talk buttons along with Clear key, which also opens GPS features with long press. It adds 1000 phonebook entry with additional 500 contacts. Basic features include messaging, notepad, voice dialing and commands, world clock, calculator, countdown timer calendar, stopwatch, Bluetooth and alarm clock. Like all midrange handsets, the Ravine 2 provides access to POP3 services (Yahoo, Gmail and Windows Live) and Microsoft Exchange accounts. The 3.2 megapixel camera captures photos in six different resolutions from 2048 x 1536 to 160 x 120 pixels with settings for brightness and white balance controls, multishot and night modes, digital zoom and five color effects.

Standard features on Casio G’zone Ravine 2 include Mode: Digital Dual Mode (CDMA, PCS) / 1x, EV-DO Rev. A, dual-band + GSM / GPRS quad-band; 3.2M AF Camera with LED flashlight / video recording capability; Rugged: Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature proof; System memory: 256 MB RAM / 512 MB ROM; microSD, microSDHC 32 GB; video playback: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, 3GP, 3G2; Organizer: Calendar, Alarm, Flashlight (Standalone unit), Lunar calendar; Messaging: SMS, MMS, Predictive text input (T9); Bluetooth 3.0 Profiles: Handsfree (HFP), Headset (HSP), Object Push (OPP), Dial-up networking (DUN), Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP), Basic Printing (BPP) and Phone Book Access (PBAP); Notifications: Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Silent mode and Sensors: Pedometer, Compass, Thermometer.

The estimated battery life of Casio G’zone Ravine 2 is 4.68 hours in talktime mode and 21.1 days in standby mode. Overall, it stands out from the cell phone crowd for its sturdy and ultradurable design.

The LG Nitro HD’s 4.5 inch full high definition touchscreen with 1280 x 720 pixel resolution offers text readability and higher image resolution along with 16:9 high definition aspect ratio for delivering real HD viewing experience. Motivated by 1.5GHz dual core processor and supporting AT&T’s 4G HSPA+ and LTE network connectivity, you can flawlessly multitask. The portable Wi-Fi hotspot capability of Nitro HD enables you to share your 4G connection with up to eight different wireless devices. Listen to tunes or chat away with optional stereo headset all untethered. The Android 2.3 platform is quite smooth, customizable and brilliant and offers most complete mobile experience.

With 4G speeds, gorgeous screen and high definition everything, the LG Nitro HD has what it takes to compete. In the year 2011, LG has unveiled quite of smartphones, and has never designed a carrier’s alpha Android cellphone. The Nitro HD for AT&T is the first handset in long time, which comes close with high end features. It is the 3rd phone of AT&T to have 4G LTE network support after HTC Vivid and Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket. You will find bright, beautiful and large 4.5 inch touchscreen display, eight-megapixel camera with 1080p high definition video capture and 1.3 megapixel front facing camera for video chat. There is also Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system with dual core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.

Nevertheless, there are quite a few drawbacks in LG Nitro HD such as noticeable shutter lag, which misses shots, niggles like rougher in-hand feel, quickly drained battery and aggressive haptic feedback. It is available for the price of $249.99 with two-year service contract, however you can check for promotional and online discounts. Like all superphones, the Nitro HD is all black with thick black bezel and curved rectangular shape under the screen. The dark-gray, glossy rim around the device and some silver colored accents around camera and logo on back brighten textured black battery cover. The back cover is constructed of black hard plastic, but feels softer and has even more rubberized grip.

The LG Nitro HD is certainly a bigger phone and on par in its dimensions with other smartphones in this category. It measures 0.41 inch thick, 5.27 inches high and 2.67 inches wide and weighs 4.5 ounces. Powering the Nitro HD is an Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread operating system with Android 4.0 Ice-cream Sandwich. It adds usual skin for Android devices, including touches like access to system settings from pull down menu, overview of all seven home screens, when you pinch to zoom in. Underneath the phone’s display, you will find 3 touch sensitive buttons for menu, home and back functions. The 1.3 megapixel camera is above the screen for conference calling, while the volume rocker button is located on the left hand side of Nitro like power button, 3.5mm headphone jack and covered micro USB charging port. The eight-megapixel camera with LED flash is at the back, while microSD memory card slot is beneath the battery cover and comes with 16GB preinstalled.

As it is an Android smartphone, the LG Nitro HD gets built in Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth along with Wi-Fi Direct and DLNA support. Support for limitless cast of contacts, multiple inboxes and incorporation with social networking sites is mainstay with standard features, including group calling, photo ID and ringtone customization. You will also find some of Google services such as Maps, YouTube, navigation, chat, search and more. LG and AT&T have preloaded their own applications such as AT&T Family Map, Code Scanner, Live TV for U-Verse downloads and streaming and AT&T Navigator. The SmartShare is the company’s DLNA streaming application for compatible devices.

You will find plenty of other applications on LG Nitro HD such as Polaris Office, MOG Music to Qik Lite and Amazon Kindle for video chatting. Standard features on Nitro HD include 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900; 3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100; 4.5 inch AH-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with 16 million colors and 720 x 1280 pixels; Touch-sensitive controls; microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB included; 4 GB storage, 1 GB RAM; HSDPA speeds up to 21 Mbps and HSUPA speeds up to 5.76 Mbps; LTE; Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot; 8-megapixel camera with 3264 x 2448 pixels, LED flash, autofocus, face and smile detection and Geo-tagging.

Also standard on LG Nitro HD include Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0; Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion; GPU: Adreno 220; Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass; SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS; Stereo FM radio with RDS; GPS with A-GPS support; SNS applications; MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player; MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player;  Document viewer/editor; Organizer; Voice memo/dial/commands; Predictive text input; Bluetooth 3.0 Profiles: Handsfree (HFP), Headset (HSP), Object Push (OPP), File Transfer (FTP), Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP), Serial Port (SPP), Phone Book Access (PBAP) and Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile (AVRCP).

The LG Nitro HD gets Phonebook: Caller groups, Unlimited entries, Search by both first and last name, Multiple numbers per contact, Ring ID and Picture ID; Organizer: Alarm, Calendar, Calculator, Document viewer (Office 2007, Office 2003, PDF) and Barcode reader; Notifications: Music ringtones (MP3), Haptic feedback, Vibration, Polyphonic ringtones, Silent mode, Flight mode and Speakerphone. The estimated battery life of Nitro HD is 7 hours in talktime mode and 10.8 days in standby mode. At $249.99, it is one of the AT&T’s expensive smartphones.

Surf the web in style with multi window browsing, flash video support and pinch to zoom functionality with auto text reflow of HTC Wildfire S. It allows you to take great images with five-megapixel camera with flash and tag your friends in pics and instantly post them to social networks. Explore plethora of applications on Android Market and send your favorite one to relatives. Zoom in on webpage and text changes size and reflows automatically to make it easier to read. Experience zero-wait, while zooming and zipping around your maps. In spite of its small stature, the Wildfire S is well designed and easy on the eye.

MetroPCS is another carrier to get the HTC Wildfire S, a stylish, petite and relatively less expensive Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone. It is already offered for United States Cellular and T-Mobile, the HTC Wildfire S is MetroPCS first handset ever. The all-white smartphone comes with 3.2 inch HVGA touchscreen display, five-megapixel camera with LED flash and 600MHz processor. It is nicely designed and comes packed with plenty of features. Sadly, the slower 2.5G network holds it back, in terms of performance. Android 2.3 Gingerbread runs underneath the company’s custom interface called Sense. But you will surely enjoy the additional capabilities and graphical richness, which come with Sense from the way that skin organizes applications to access to system settings.

MetroPCS applications found on HTC Wildfire S include IM and social networking application, MetroPCS, Loopt’s social network, MetroPCS Easy Wi-Fi, M Studio, Metro 411 and Metro Navigator. There are some applications for extras, VC Pay, virtual payment card, myMetro, Rhapsody Music and Pocket Express. Standard features on Wildfire S include 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900; 3G Network: HSDPA 900 / 2100; 3.2 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen with 256,000 colors and 320 x 480 pixels; Corning Gorilla Glass; HTC Sense 2.1 UI; Touch sensitive controls; Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones; microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included; 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM; GPRS Up to 114 kbps; EDGE Up to 560 kbps; HSDPA speeds up to 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA speeds up to 384 Kbps; Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot; 5.0 megapixel camera with autofocus, 2592 x 1944 pixels, Geo-tagging, LED flash and face detection; Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread).

Also standard on HTC Wildfire S are Qualcomm MSM7227; 600 MHz ARM 11; Accelerometer, proximity, compass; SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM; Stereo FM radio with RDS; GPS with A-GPS support; SNS integration; Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration; MP3/AAC+/WAV player; Xvid/MP4/H.264 player; Organizer; Voice memo; Predictive text input; Phonebook: Caller groups, Unlimited entries, Search by both first and last name, Multiple numbers per contact, Ring ID and Picture ID; Organizer: Alarm, Calendar, Calculator and Document viewer; Bluetooth 3.0 Profiles: Handsfree (HFP), Headset (HSP), Object Push (OPP), File Transfer (FTP), Phone Book Access (PBAP) and Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP); Notifications: Music ringtones (MP3), Haptic feedback, Vibration, Polyphonic ringtones, Silent mode, Flight mode and Speakerphone; Sensors: Compass, Accelerometer, TTY/TDD and Voice recording. An attractive, feature-rich and ultraportable phone on any network, the HTC Wildfire S definitely has an appeal.

You might think that such a reasonable smartphone would cut corners, in terms of processing speed, but the Samsung Illusion comes packed with full 1GHz processor to keep all the videos, applications, games and websites moving smoothly with slight buffering, lagging and stalling. It is a fully decent midrange smartphone, which won’t wow you, but mostly offers. The company might be working hard for polishing up the fastest selling line of premium Android 2.3 Gingerbread handsets, but more budget conscious set hasn’t fallen off Samsung’s radar. For those, it has revealed the Illusion, a less expensive all-touch 3G smartphone, which features curved display and resembles Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S, a ramen eating, more humble handset.

Instead of eight-megapixel camera and dual core processor, the Samsung Illusion adds 32GB of internal storage, 1GHz single core processor, three-megapixel camera and Swype virtual keyboard. With its helping of quality hardware and uniformity of Gingerbread, it is a decent handset. The Illusion is available for the price of $79.99 and won’t materialize on store shelves till January 2012. The Illusion is a classic Samsung with all-black chassis and smudge-prone display, plastic black finish and curved corners. You will find two interesting characteristics; its notably sculpted, thicker back, which gradually curves to create tabletop and the second, is the more eye-catching quality that curves inward.

The Samsung Illusion measures 0.5 inch thick, 4.5 inches tall and 2.4 inches wide and weighs four ounces. Its 3.5 inch HVGA screen boasts 320 x 480 pixel resolution, which looks tad petite than other Android smartphones in the market. However, it produces colorful and bright colors, but does wash out in daylight. The Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system features TouchWiz interface of Samsung, offering 7 customizable home screens, access to system settings from notification pull down menu, overview screen and more.

Underneath the Samsung Illusion’s display, you will find four touch sensitive buttons for search, menu, back and home functions. The power button is located on the right hand side of the device, while the microSD memory card slot and volume rocker button on the left. It comes with preinstalled 2GB memory that can take up to 32GB in total. The 3.5mm headphone jack is situated on the top of the smartphone, while micro USB charging port at the bottom. The 3.2 megapixel camera is at the back of Illusion.

Like other Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphones, the Samsung Illusion comes with similar features such as built in Wi-Fi, multimedia and text messaging, Bluetooth 3.0 and GPS. There is email account support for corporate email via Microsoft Exchange and from multiple email addresses. On contacts side, you can import contacts from Gmail to Facebook and from multiple online accounts. Mobile hotspot capabilities, Wi-Fi Direct and VPN are also onboard. It allows you to assign the contact a ringtone, photo ID and calling group. The Swype virtual keyboard is standard on Illusion. Some of the Google services include Maps, Navigation with turn by turn voice guidance, Google Search, YouTube, Voice Actions, Books, Places, Talk, Latitude and more.

There are some applications, which Verizon and Samsung respectively installed on Samsung Illusion such as All Share application for DLNA sharing, Monopoly game demo, Amazon Kindle, IM and City ID. You will also find NFL Mobile, Uno, Quick Office, Slacker Radio and Skype Mobile. The application cache of Verizon includes suite of VCast applications, including Music, Verizon Navigator, Tones and Video. Essentials include browser, calculator, clock and calendar. There is also music player that triggers VCast Music store, if you don’t have songs transferred on the device.

The Samsung Illusion’s gallery applications and camera only operate in landscape mode; however there are quite a few settings and options as compared to other handsets such as six shooting options including Panorama, fun cartoon mode and bizarre add me mode that attempts to fuse contents of same frame with others. You will find 12 scene modes such as backlight, night, sports and indoor along with 5 white balance settings and blink detection. It comes with 2GB preinstalled and takes up to 32GB in total.

Standard features on Samsung Illusion include 2G Network: CDMA 800 / 1900; 3G Network: CDMA2000 1xEV-DO; 3.5 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen with 320 x 480 pixels; Accelerometer, proximity, compass; Touch sensitive controls; Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall; 2 GB storage, 512 MB RAM; microSD, up to 32GB; Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA; 3.15 megapixel camera with 2048×1536 pixels and Geotagging; Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread); 1 GHz Cortex-A8; PowerVR SGX540; SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS; GPS with A-GPS support; SNS integration; DivX/XviD/MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player.

The Samsung Illusion is also equipped with MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player; Organizer; Image/video editor; Document viewer; Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration; Voice memo/dial; Predictive text input; Phonebook: Caller groups, Unlimited entries, Search by both first and last name, Multiple numbers per contact, Ring ID and Picture ID; Organizer: Alarm, Calendar, Calculator, Document viewer, Stopwatch, World clock and Memo; Notifications: Polyphonic ringtones, Music ringtones (MP3), Flight mode, Vibration, Speakerphone and Silent mode.

The Samsung Illusion adds Bluetooth Profiles: Handsfree (HFP), Headset (HSP), Generic Access (GAP), Object Push (OPP), Service Discovery Protocol (SDP), Serial Port (SPP), Generic Audio/Video Distribution (GAVDP), Human Interface Device (HID), Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile (AVRCP), Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP), Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol, Message Access Profile (MAP), Audio/Video Control Transport Protocol (AVCTP), Audio/Video Distribution Transport Protocol (AVDTP), AMP Manager Protocol (A2MP) and Phone Book Access (PBAP). The estimated battery life of Illusion is 10.4 days in standby mode and 6 hours in talktime mode. So, those who are in the market looking for a decent Android handset, Samsung Illusion is a good choice.

Once you flip open the Samsung DoubleTime, it provides you with more viewing angles with built in stand for freeing up your hands. When both displays fold together, it is amazingly small. Typing is easier, with its full QWERTY keyboard, which eliminates with one press of a button multiple times to get the letter you need. Social updates and texting go faster. The best thing about Android 2.2 Froyo operating system is that you have more control over the device. It allows you to access more than 250,000 downloadable applications, widgets and games. With the capability to add two additional home screens and five customizable home screens, you can get creative, go crazy, move things around and rearrange.

The Samsung DoubleTime is an exceptional choice for those who are in the market seeking a smartphone with two displays, comfortable keyboard and petite hinging face. With its pink accents, white body, hinged clamshell form factor, QWERTY keyboard and dual touch screens, the Samsung DoubleTime looks exactly like the kind of device to come out of T-Mobile, not its buttoned-up rival and would-be owner, AT&T. Sadly, the design is its best element, but is terms of feature, it is serviceable and provides very little to entice. It is available for the price of $49.99 and is budget friendly. The DoubleTime is a unique combination of pink accents, Froyo operating system and interesting QWERTY design.

The Samsung DoubleTime is full white with dual sturdy hinges, which swing open 3.2 inch touchscreen for revealing a similar screen within along with four-row QWERTY keyboard. It measures 0.6 inch thick, 4.5 inches tall and 2.4 inches wide, which means, it is relatively small, thick handset. It is quite different as compared to other razor thin smartphones such as Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Motorola Droid Razr. Apart from bulkier design, it is quite heavy weighing 5.2 ounces. The DoubleTime comes with 3.2 inch display that boasts 480 x 320 pixel resolution with small icons and sites that aren’t easy to read like huge displays. However, it looks bright and colorful enough, once you are not in direct sunlight. Powering the DoubleTime is an Android Froyo 2.2 operating system and supports most features such as hotspot connectivity for up to 5 devices.

The Samsung DoubleTime’s Android operating system features a TouchWiz interface of Samsung and provides you with the capability to view an overview of home screen once you pinch in. Underneath the display, you will find four physical buttons, which are quite responsive and nice and reveal search, menu, home and back functions. At the back, you will find a 3.2-megapixel rear facing camera, while the microSD memory card slot is located under the battery cover. The volume rocker button is situated on the left hand side of the smartphone, while the 3.5mm headphone jack on the top. The micro USB charging port is at the bottom.

Aforementioned, the Samsung DoubleTime’s screen flips up like the book for revealing second display and keyboard. It manages to be spacious and small with space between squarish buttons. As a Froyo device, it comes with all the Android features, including Wi-Fi, multimedia and text messaging, GPS, support for multitude of email accounts and Bluetooth. You will also find contact importing with group calling and rich contact records. Some of the Google services include Gmail, free navigation with turn by turn directions and Maps, YouTube, Latitude for location, Voice Search, Google Books, Google Talk and Google Places. The music player covers the basics of creating playlists and shuffling.

As a smartphone, the Samsung DoubleTime comes with standard features such as calendar, task manager, calculator, memo pad and clock. AT&T also added its own applications, which includes U-Verse that allows you to stream and download TV content, AT&T Code Scanner and AT&T Navigator. Facebook and Yellow Pages Mobile are also installed. The 3.2-megapixel camera offers washed out images, which lack certain clarity and richness.

Standard features on Samsung DoubleTime include 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900; 3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100; 3.2 inch TFT touchscreen that boasts 320 x 480 pixel resolution, Secondary TFT touchscreen that offers 320 x 480 pixels with QWERTY keyboard, TouchWiz UI and Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate; Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones; Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall; Internal 260 MB; microSD, up to 32GB; GPRS; EDGE; 3G: HSDPA and HSUPA; Bluetooth with A2DP and Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP); 3.2-megapixel camera with 2048×1536 pixels and Geo-tagging and Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo).

Also standard on Samsung DoubleTime include 600 MHz processor; SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM; GPS with A-GPS support; SNS integration; MP4/H.264/H.263 player; MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player; Organizer; Image/video editor; Document viewer; Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration; Adobe Flash support; Voice memo; Predictive text input; Phonebook: Multiple numbers per contact, Caller groups, Picture ID, Search by both first and last name and Ring ID; Calendar, Alarm, Calculator and Notifications: Polyphonic ringtones, Music ringtones (MP3), Flight mode, Vibration, Speakerphone and Silent mode. The estimated battery life of DoubleTime is 10 days in standby mode and 6 hours in talktime mode. Overall, it is benchmarked on par with other low-end Android smartphones.

With HTC Rezound, you can stream videos, music and movies at breakneck 4G/LTE speeds on the most reliable, fastest 4G network of America. Fire up HTC Watch, Slacker Radio or Rhapsody and leave the buffering behind. The Rezound is also equipped with Beats Audio, a technology, which brings out impressive sound quality in your movies and music, so you can hear every little detail. Its 4.3 inch capacitive touchscreen display boasts full 720p high definition, so you can watch videos and movies without distortion or cropping. With highest screen resolution in the market, the Rezound walks the walk and talks the talk. Make your own multimedia with rear facing 8-megapixel and front facing 2-megapixel camera. The camcorder of Rezound captures video in full 1080p high definition and plays it back in slow motion, allowing you to watch everything.

The HTC Rezound is not only engineered with Beats Audio, but is also designed with next generation HTC Sense and Android. While it might have a hefty build, the Rezound’s gorgeous screen, multimedia rich features and commendable performance makes it a top choice for Verizon customers. It is one of three astonishing Android smartphones headed to Verizon this season; the other two include Google approved Samsung Galaxy Nexus and superskinny Motorola Droid Razr. All of these devices are high end handsets with features galore, dual core processors and support for 4G/LTE network of Verizon.

The HTC Rezound is the first United States-bound smartphone equipped with Beats Audio feature, which the company designed after it bought majority stake in Dr. Dre’s Beats Electronics. It is a heavy handset with 720p high definition screen with attractive Sense 3.5 user interface of HTC. It is powered by Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread operating system; however the company has assured Ice Cream Sandwich will be offered for Rezound in 2012. The Rezound comes with impressive eight-megapixel camera with f/2.2 sensor, 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, two-megapixel front facing camera, 1080p high definition video capture and support for 4G LTE network of Verizon.

As compared to other 4G LTE smartphones, the HTC Rezound is quite heavy measuring 0.54 inch thick, 5.08 inches high and 2.58 inches wide, weighing 5.78 ounces. The clad in soft touch matte material is identical to that of Incredible 2 and Incredible with topographic back cover and curved corners, which add character to Rezound. With tapered edges and narrow bezel, it is pretty comfortable to hold in hand. Like Droid Incredible, the phones insides are red that complements Rezound’s black and red coloring. The company carries the touch of red to other parts like ring around camera lens, speaker grille, touch sensor lights and wired cord of Beast earbuds.

One of the exquisite features found on HTC Rezound is the 4.3 inch Super LCD screen that offers 1280 x 720 pixel resolution with buttery smooth text and images, vivid colors and amazing clarity. The video looks luscious on generous screen size, while Web browsing is a treat. The touchscreen is quite capacitive and responsive, with its 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. You will experience the snappiness while tapping and swiping, thanks to its pinch to zoom functionality with built in accelerometer, proximity sensor and light sensor.

Like HTC Rhyme, the HTC Rezound has HTC Sense 3.5 user interface. Other enhancements include three dimensional display home screen carousel, capability to remove and add home screen panels and refined applications. You can have seven home screens, and the main menu is classified into Verizon applications, all apps, downloaded apps and frequently used applications. Beneath the screen, you will find touch sensitive buttons for search, home, back and menu functions. The volume rocker button is located on the right hand side of the device, while micro USB charging port to the left that doubles as Mobile High Definition Link port. The 3.5mm headphone jack is on the top of the smartphone, while the 2-megapixel front facing camera is on upper right of the screen. The 8-megapixel rear facing camera is at the back with LED flash.

The HTC Rezound’s Beast Infusion of HTC is a software button, which toggles sound enhancement off or on. This button can be accesses from notifications pull down, while playing music in stock application. Nevertheless, it is not available for multimedia applications like Google’s own music app. Some of the Google’s array of services and applications include YouTube, Gmail, Latitude, Google Talk, Places, Google Search with Voice, Google Books and Google Maps with Navigation. Essential smartphone features are PIM tools such as calendar, alarm clock, calculator, task manager, to-do list, speakerphone and voice command support.

Verizon and HTC have packed the HTC Rezound with plethora of applications, including Amazon.com’s Kindle app, Facebook, Blockbuster, Friend Stream, Footprints, Let’s Golf 2, Hot Pursuit, Scan, Polaris Office, Video Surf, Slacker radio, My Verizon Mobile, NFL Mobile, V Cast Music, Mobile IM, VZ Navigator and V Cast Videos. It has 16GB of internal memory storage with 16GB preinstalled microSD card and supports up to 32GB. The eight-megapixel camera offers settings for automatic face detection, burst shot and panorama mode.

Standard features on HTC Rezound include 2G Network: CDMA 800 / 1900; 3G Network: CDMA2000 1xEV-DO; 4.3 inch Super LCD capacitive touchscreen that boasts 16 million colors and 720 x 1280 pixels; Multi-touch input method; Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate; Proximity sensor for auto turn-off; Gyro sensor; HTC Sense v3.5 UI; Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones; SRS WOW HD sound enhancement; Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall; 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM; microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB included; 3G: Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE Class 13; Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot and Bluetooth 3.0 Profiles: Handsfree (HFP), Headset (HSP), Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP), Object Push (OPP) and Phone Book Access (PBAP).

The HTC Rezound also gets 8-megapixel camera with autofocus, 3264×2448 pixels, Geo-tagging, dual-LED flash, image stabilization, touch-focus, instant capture and face detection; Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread); 1.5 GHz dual-core Scorpion processor, Adreno 220 GPU, Qualcomm MSM 8660 Snapdragon chipset (MDM 9600; SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM; Stereo FM radio with RDS; GPS with A-GPS support; SNS integration; TV-out; Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration; Digital compass; XviD/MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player; MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player; Adobe Flash support; Organizer; Document viewer and Predictive text input.

Also standard on HTC Rezound are Voice memo/dial/commands; Notifications: Polyphonic ringtones, Music ringtones (MP3), Flight mode, Vibration, Speakerphone and Silent mode; Web: Backup Assistant, My Verizon, Mobile Hotspot, Visual Voice Mail, Mobile IM, Sync & Connect, Next Generation Messaging, Media Manager, Media Manager, Amazon Kindle, V CAST Video, V CAST Music, Blockbuster, Blockbuster, NFL, Need for Speed, Slacker, Let’s Golf 2, VZ Navigator and Video Surf and HTML Browser: Adobe Flash Player. The maximum battery life of Rezound is up to 261 hours in standby mode and 6 hours and 24 minutes in talktime mode. Overall, its unique design and powerful features might be enough for you to drop $299.99 after two-year contract for it.

LG Optimus V lets you set up the IMAP/POP3 account in separate app and if you wish to use corporate e-mail, this handset has support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync too. Other features worth mentioning here are speaker phone, vibrate mode, conference calling, calculator, voice dialing, calendar, visual voice mail, and multimedia and text messaging. This phone has usual Android video and music players. Amazon MP3 Store app isn’t available but you can get it from Android Marketplace. For storing content, there is 170 MB of internal memory and the external card slot can support up to 32 GB cards.

LG Optimus V has a 3.2 megapixel camera and its quality is quite similar to other Optimus handsets. The photos look quite decent but the colors aren’t as vibrant and sharp as I’d have expect. This camera can also record videos.

For testing, I used the LG Optimus V along with Virgin Mobile in the city of San Francisco. The quality of call was good; there was good clarity and volume for the incoming calls and there was no occasional background hiss that I see on other phones. Voices were natural sounding too.

On the other side, my friends said that they could hear me clearly. They did find my voice digitized and muddly sometimes. There weren’t any difficulties in the volume levels until we didn’t turn the speakerphone on. The speaker phone was sounding faraway and muffled.

The 3G speeds on the LG Optimus V are impressive, I could load a standard Web page in about ten seconds and videos on YouTube didn’t have a lot of buffering time too. This entry level smartphone is equipped with a 600 MHz processor but still I was impressed by the fact that there weren’t a lot of hiccups or delays while using the phone.

The rated talk time of this phone is 11 hours and the standby time is 18.75 days. In my tests, I got talk time of just a little over five hours.

The Motorola Droid Razr is a 4G LTE-capable, Android based smartphone designed and developed by Motorola headed for Verizon Wireless in November 2011. It was formerly announced in the month of October 2011 in New York. It is the sleekest smartphone in the world with eight-megapixel rear facing camera that can record high definition 1080p videos. This particular smartphone will also be introduced in India in November for the price of Rs. 32,000. It will be launched in United States on 11th of November at 11:11 A.M.

With blazing speed, razor sharp design and jam packed features; the Motorola Droid Razr is one of the top Android smartphones of 2011. The Razr was originally introduced in the year 2004 and made headlines for its strikingly low profile. It was the impetus behind slim handset that dominated the industry for several years. In the year 2009, Motorola came back when it embraced Android operating system and introduced its Motorola Droid. It became one of the excellent anti-iPhones. The company also launched plenty of other smartphones such as Atrix 4G and Flipout, but Droid is arguably the most recognizable brand of the company. Now it has launched the Droid Razr, one of the best marketing moves for 2011.

The Motorola Droid Razr is just like its name, a powerful Droid handset packaged in superskinny Razr design. It offers all the advanced smartphone features, including dual core processor, 4G LTE network support of Verizon and Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread operating system. It is the sleekest Android smartphone in the world and measures 5.14 inches tall, 0.28 inch thick, 2.71 inches wide and weighs 4.5 ounces. In order to accommodate a skinny profile, the company sought pioneering ways for constructing the handset. The company said that chassis is designed out of diamond cut aluminium; while the thin sheet of glass dominating the front is sculpted around edges.

The Motorola Droid Razr features a Super AMOLED 4.3 inch Advanced screen, which is simply dazzling and offers rich and vibrant colors with tack sharp details. It uses a Pentile Matrix Display, so photos are not that smooth like other Samsung devices. However, the screen boasts qHD 960 x 540 pixel resolution. The overall navigation is snappy and seamless with dual core 1.2GHz TI OMAP 4430 processor. Underneath the screen, you will find four touch sensitive keys for search, menu, back and home functions. The dual skinny volume controls and silver screen lock/power key are located on the right hand side of the device, while micro SIM card and microSD memory card slot on the left. The 3.5mm headphone jack, micro HDMI and micro USB ports are situated on the top of the smartphone, while the rear facing camera is at the back with external speaker and LED flash. Above the display, you will find a 1.3 megapixel front facing camera designed for 720p high definition video capability.

Powering the Motorola Droid Razr is an Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread operating system with lightweight and refined MotoBlur interface, which is found on other models like Droid Bionic and Atrix 2. It offers five customizable home screens and at the bottom of the display ate shortcuts to main menu, phone dialer, camera application and messaging inbox. You can steer the main menu by swiping side to side and applications will be organized into groups. The default lock screen features typical swipe to unlock control, camera application shortcut and vibrate/sound toggle. The Droid Razr comes packed with plenty of features such as GPS, mobile hotspot capability, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0.

The Motorola Droid Razr also offers all of Google’s services and applications, which include Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, Latitude, Google Maps with Navigation, Places and Google Books. It also provides typical PIM and phone tools such as calendar, alarm clock, speakerphone, calculator, voice command support, file manager, task list and more. The company has added Razr will plethora of additional applications such as Amazon Kindle App, VideoSurf, Blockbuster, MotoPrint, Let’s Golf 2, Slacker Radio, Madden NFL 12 and Netflix. Verizon also threw some of its own applications such as Device Setup, Visual Voicemail, Verizon Instant Messenger, VZ Navigator, My Verizon Mobile, Verizon Video, NFL Mobile and V Cast Tones.

Some of the security features on Motorola Droid Razr include Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync support with government grade FIPS 140-2 encryption for contacts, email and calendar. Other features include remote wipe, remote disable/enable of Wi-Fi and camera, PIN lock, device encryption and SD card. The MotoCast is one of the more-intriguing applications of the company, which works with the Gallery application for sharing images and Music application for sharing music files. Like all high performance Android phones of Motorola, it comes with WebTop application, which allows you to get portable PC functionality. You just have to simply connect with Lapdock 100, Lapdock 500 or HD Station and WebTop platform will launch automatically.

The Motorola Droid Razr offers both performance and speed. Its eight-megapixel camera offers settings for resolution, shutter tone, color effects, exposure and shot modes. Other settings include self timer, geotagging and several scenes, including Night Portrait and Macro, Flash and panorama mode. The picture quality is decent with good detail and crisp images. It has full 1080p high definition video capture abilities with various audio scenes including Stereo, Front Facing, Wind Reduction, Balanced and Concert to choose from.

Standard features on Motorola Droid Razr include 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 and CDMA 800 / 1900; 3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 and CDMA2000 1xEV-DO /LTE; 4.3 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen that boasts 16 million colors and 540 x 960 pixel resolution; Gorilla Glass display; Multi-touch input method; Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate; Proximity sensor for auto turn-off; Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones; Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall; 16 GB storage, 1GB RAM; microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included; Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 – 48 kbps; 3G: Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSDPA, HSUPA; Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot; 8-megapixel camera with 3264×2448 pixels, LED flash, autofocus, Touch-focus, face detection, geo-tagging and image stabilization.

Also standard on Motorola Droid Razr are Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread); 1.2 GHz dual-core Cortex-A9 CPU, PowerVR SGX540 GPU, TI OMAP 4430 chipset; Stereo FM radio with RDS; GPS with A-GPS support; active noise cancellation with dedicated mic; HDMI port; Splash resistant; Digital compass; SNS integration; Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration; MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player; MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player; Document viewer/editor; Organizer; Voice memo/dial/commands and Predictive text input.

The Motorola Droid Razr gets Bluetooth EDR Profiles: Handsfree (HFP), Headset (HSP), Generic Object Exchange (GOEP), Dial-up networking (DUN), Object Push (OPP), File Transfer (FTP), Serial Port (SPP), Generic Access (GAP), Personal Area Networking Profile (PAN), Basic Printing (BPP), Generic Audio/Video Distribution (GAVDP), Human Interface Device (HID), Basic Imaging (BIP), Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP), Phone Book Access (PBAP) and Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile (AVRCP). The rated battery life of Droid Razr is 8.5 days in standby mode and 12.5 hours in talktime mode, which is really very impressive. Overall, it is a well designed smartphone, which is light in hand and gets sturdy construction for active lifestyles.