PDA Mobile Phones

Built specifically to survive harsh conditions, the Motorola Quantico is the perfect phone for customers who never quite know where they’ll end up. Between its clunky but practical rubberized exterior and the military ratings it carries for extreme weather and external conditions like dust, shock, and extreme pressures, this Mobile Phone can handle it all.

There are even convenient rubberized plugs for all of your various plugs to ensure some amount of water resistance. Sure, it isn’t the most eye catching device on the market, but it’s incredibly practical, with a design that offers peace of mind over flashy features.

Not to say that it’s without features. In fact, the Motorola Quantico has a nice bundle of midrange features that make it a nice solid choice for the user who wants a little more than sheer practicality. Beyond your basic, run of the mill expected items like speaker phone, clock, notepad, and stopwatch, the phone also offers some fun bonuses. A music player is included (though you need a microSD card to make it function), as well as a fun voice command feature and a wireless web browser.

Motorola Quantico Quick Stats:

• Dimensions: 3.7″ x 2.2″ x 1″
• Weight: 4.2 oz
• Resolution: 176 x 220 pixels
• Camera: 1.3 MP

Of course, with only 65,000 colors supported, the 2.2 inch display could be improved quite a bit – things tend to be a bit dark or distorted on occasion. But if you can see past the cosmetics of a clunky design or sub par display, you’re left with a solid, reliable phone that can travel almost anywhere without problems. Call quality is solid and rarely dropped, with the added bonus of not having to worry about whether your phone can keep up with you for once. Don’t agree? Try to convince me I’m wrong by leaving a comment below.

The latest in Verizon’s overwhelming line up of smart phones, the Palm Pre Plus offers great usage options both for the on the go business user and the casual media fan, allowing a lot of impressive work and play crossover. With a slightly updated design making easier overall usage, the Palm Pre Plus is now more accessible than smart phones have ever been. An eye-catching 3.1 inch multitouch screen makes your fingers itch to play, and the inclusion of a slider design and full QWERTY keyboard means that messaging fans can enjoy this smart phone, too.

As an operating platform, Palm WebOS 1.3.5.1 still remains an intuitive and easy to use aspect of this phone that’s a big draw for customers who don’t like messing with every tiny detail of their phone. With an included 16 GB of Flash memory, a customer can easily use this product for just about any need they might have. Thanks to increased RAM, games and surfing on the web are faster than ever, leading to some rather addictive distractions. Continue reading →

Although a significant improvement over its predecessors, the LG Shine II isn’t quite as standout as the name would have you believe.

While the physical appearance of the phone is all smooth silver that catches the eye and the high-resolution screen is sure to attract attention, the actual usage of the phone is still a bit clunkier than many Mobile Phones in a similar price range.

The most major design problem are the tricky to use buttons scattered throughout the phone’s design. Two soft buttons below the Menu screen are easy to feel, but entirely too thin to easily press.

The keypad buttons are flat and dialing by feel is difficult to do. A stiff four way toggle makes scrolling difficult, even if it is sizable enough to easily maneuver. Overall, the use of this phone is just clunky and awkward, which directly opposes the sleek modern style of the clean slider design. Match this with a somewhat subpar performance and the Shine just fails to match up to the competition.

LG Shine II Quick Stats:

• Dimensions: 4.2″ x 2″ x .53″
• Weight: 4.4 oz
• Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels
• Camera: 2 MP

If you can get around the awkward usage issues, though, there are plenty of higher end features that can attract users. Beyond the basic personal management features like a calendar, speaker phone and large phone book, the Shine II offers some interesting high tech features.

The voice dialing option makes the problematic keyboard less of an issue, and Bluetooth features and PC syncing are sure to draw interested techies attention. A customizable camera and generous in phone and expandable memory are all definite reasons to overlook the clunky physical interface in favor of the phones many other attractions. Do the features turn your head? Leave a comment below and let me know.