Smartphones News & Reviews

Sony Xperia ZL Review

The Sony Xperia ZL has a few minor issues, but if you can put up with odd button placement and vibration, this is a solid unlocked phone. (7 out of 10)...
Apple Debuts Elegant iPhone 5 Music Spot

The proof that the smartphone market is currently in its Golden Age is apparent in the clever and plentiful television commercials currently being aired by smartphone makers. Yet they all seem...
Sony Xperia SP Review

The market for mid-level handsets is exploding, and manufacturers are hurrying to offer even more choice for those on a stricter budget, so the Xperia SP brings a mid-range price...
Nokia Lumia 928 Review

The Lumia 928 is one of the best Windows Phones. Though it’s hampered by Microsoft’s smaller app ecosystem, at $100, it’s a great buy if you use Verizon. (7 out of...
LG Envoy II (U.S. Cellular) Review

The LG Envoy II for U.S. Cellular is a no-frills flip phone that’s stuck in the past. (2.5 out of 5) Pros Good call quality Text-to-speech conversion Cons Blurry, low-res display...
Samsung Sells More than 10M Galaxy S 4 Smartphones in a Month

Samsung on Thursday announced that sales of its Galaxy S 4 smartphone have topped 10 million units globally less than one month after its debut. In fact, it took the uber-popular...
Hands On With the Nokia Lumia 925 for T-Mobile

LAS VEGAS–The Windows Phone gang’s all here. Nokia brought its full U.S. lineup to the CTIA Wireless trade show here in Las Vegas, including the brand-new Lumia 925 for T-Mobile. I...
HTC One Review

Samsung and Apple better beware – the HTC One combines stunning design, a supreme screen and explosive power to offer one of the best smartphones around. It’s got a full...
Samsung Galaxy S 4 (Sprint) Review

The Samsung Galaxy S 4 is the ultimate kitchen-sink Android phone for 2013, with features you’ll still be discovering months after you buy it. (4.5 out of 5) Editor’s Choice Pros...
Coolpad’s Stock Android Smartphones Target T-Mobile, Sprint

LAS VEGAS—Coolpad may only have one phone out in the U.S., but it’s now the tenth-largest phone maker in the world, bigger than HTC, Motorola, or BlackBerry, according to research firm...
Samsung Galaxy S III Coming to Boost, Virgin Mobile Next Month

Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile are adding the Samsung Galaxy S III to their pre-paid smartphone lineups. The popular device will launch in June, running on Sprint’s 3G and 4G LTE...
Pantech Discover Review

…the Pantech Discover is more impressive than phones twice its price. It can’t compete directly with the Galaxy S4′s of the world, but for a $50 budget phone, it’s at the...
iPhone Loses Ground to Galaxy Lineup on Customer Satisfaction

Satisfaction with the wireless phone industry is making a comeback this year, gaining 2.9 percent after a two-year decline, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Satisfaction with wireless service...
Nvidia Shows 150Mbps Smartphone and More at CTIA

LAS VEGAS–Mobile Internet just not doing it for you? Want to download a movie in seconds? Nvidia showed off a prototype LTE-Advanced smartphone at the CTIA trade show in Las Vegas...
Huawei Ascend G510 Review

The Huawei Ascend G510 sits somewhere in the middle of the Chinese company’s Android range, squaring off against the likes of the Sony Xperia U, LG Optimus L5 II and...
CTIA 2013: Cat B15 Review

You probably know Cat or Caterpillar as the guys in yellow and black, makers of construction equipment and those boots the cool kids were wearing for a little while. Now you...
Report: Samsung Galaxy S 4 Shipments Top 6M

Samsung has reportedly shipped 6 million Samsung Galaxy S 4 smartphones and is on track to top 10 million by month’s end. According to South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo, which cited...
Samsung Galaxy S4 Review

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is the most hotly anticipated smartphone ever from the Korean brand, and with a glut of top end features, it’s the most powerful and desirable device...
Sony Xperia Z Review

With a cutting-edge camera, a super-slim design and the ability to withstand life’s knocks and bumps (and Android Jelly Bean to boot) the Xperia Z is a phone that’s got...
Windows Phone Edges In on iOS, Android in Q1, Barely

While Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS continued to dominate the worldwide mobile OS market in the first quarter, Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform edged its way into third place, according to new...