HTC released the Legend, an Android powered smartphone, to mostly positive reviews. It has now unveiled the Desire, a phone that HTC hopes will continue to stake the companys claim as a leader in Android devices. There has been frequent mention of the handsets resemblance to the Nexus One, but this is not a case of cloning or inferiority.
When Research in Motion released the Blackberry all those years ago, they unleashed one of the most popular smartphones on the market. Known for its all business performance, the Blackberry was sought after for its email capabilities and other cutting edge functions. To keep the Blackberry at the front edge of the curve, RIM created the Blackberry Bold, a handset that improves upon an already successful formula.
Motorola released the Droid a few years back to mostly positive reviews. That was because the company had produced a smartphone that stood near the top of the industry in developments and performance. Lately, other manufacturers have caught up and Motorola has found itself playing catch up.
The Android operating system has made an appearance on a rather large number of smartphones released in recent years. Manufacturers have fallen in love with the OS and are eager to use it on the handsets they release. Samsung is one such company and have taken great strides using Android technology.
Nearly all smartphones that are released these days are powered by the Android operating system. When consumers think of the Android OS, they think of speed and functionality. Because of its popularity, smartphone manufacturers often turn to Android technology to power their phones.
It wasn’t so long ago that mobile phones were all pretty much the same, and all people needed them for was to make calls while they were out and about. Times have changed, and with a wide variety of features, and technology that is constantly developing, it can be hard to figure out which is the best mobile phone you can buy.
Arriving in a blaze of the usual publicity, it could easily be claimed that the best mobile phone available at the moment is the Apple iPhone 4.
Smartphones evolve and develop at an unbelievable pace. Manufacturers are forced to stay ahead of the curve or get lost in the shuffle. Nokia has released their new smartphone, the N8, and erased any thoughts of the company being shoved aside.
A few short years ago, Apple sat on top of the smartphone world relatively unchallenged. As time has passed, other manufacturers have pumped money into their own development programs and closed the gap considerably between Apples flagship iPhone and their own handsets. In an attempt to stand head and shoulders above the competition once more, Apple has unleashed the iPhone 4.
LG has gained quite a positive reputation over the years for quality electronics, which makes it rather surprising that they have only recently released a smartphone that utilizes the Android operating system. That phone is the LG GT540, or Optimus for short. It is the next step up from the GW620 which allowed LG to limit developmental costs and pass those saving down to the customers.
Smartphone technology is in a constant state of change. Manufacturers must stay on their toes in order to provide handsets that remain on the front edge of the market, and sometimes this simply requires taking what has worked very well and modernizing it. Research in Motion has taken this approach, taking its already high quality Blackberry handsets and tweaking them into the Curve 2.
28 Aug 2010 |
