Huawei M835 (MetroPCS)

The Huawei M835 is a major disappointment even for a budget Android phone, with very slow performance, a poor quality display, and a near-useless camera; avoid this one

 

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Motorola Titanium (Sprint)

With the Titanium, Sprint and Motorola insult Nextel users by throwing them an obsolete bone of an Android smartphone.

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The Motorola Titanium, for Sprint's Nextel iDEN network, is a slab-style smartphone that's not nearly as good as it looks. The phone has a 320-by-480 screen and a useful QWERTY keyboard on the front.

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Motorola Photon 4G (Sprint)

Our latest Editors' Choice touch-screen smartphone for Sprint, the Motorola Photon 4G is powerful, fast, feature-packed, and, in a pinch, it can double as a nettop PC.

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The Motorola Photon 4G is a high-speed, dual-core Android smartphone for Sprint which gains extra powers when you plug it into an HDTV. 

 

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Samsung Restore (Virgin Mobile)

The Samsung Restore is a decent texting phone for Virgin Mobile, but it's a little buggier than the Sprint version.

 

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2012 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Wagon

2012 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Wagon is filled with modern safety technology. The sedan is equipped with V6 powered E350, E350 4MATIC and E350 Blue Tec diesel. The new E Class models in both the categories, sedan and wagon features fresh, high fuel efficient 7 speed automatic transmission, upgraded steering wheels, a color mechanism cluster display and typical LED daylights.

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2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

The 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is the highest-performing Camaro and the most technically advanced car ever developed in its class. The new ZL1 continues the momentum of Camaro, propelling it into an entirely new realm of leading-edge performance technology. It is planned to launch at the beginning of 2012.
Motivated by a supercharged V-8 engine producing an estimated 550 horsepower (410 kW), the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 will be the fastest Camaro ever offered by Chevrolet. And more than just power, the ZL1 features technologically advanced and highly developed chassis and suspension systems that help it deliver balanced, track-ready handling and braking power to complement its high engine output. Rigorous development of the ZL1 is ongoing, and official estimates of the car’s capabilities will be released later in 2011, as testing nears completion.

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Pantech Pursuit II (AT&T)

AT&T's Pantech Pursuit II is a solid messaging phone with a nice keyboard and a responsive touch screen.Though not much of an improvement over its predecessor, the Pantech Pursuit II is a good messaging phone for AT&T subscribers.

Keyboard

Sliding the Pursuit's screen up reveals a four-row QWERTY keyboard with matte plastic keys. They’re slightly raised and easy to press, and typing long messages was a breeze. 

Back

The Pursuit II’s 2-megapixel camera takes decent photos. Images snapped outdoors were surprisingly sharp, though photos taken inside weren’t as good; they looked a little less focused, and blown out around lights.

 

Left

The Pantech Pursuit II measures 4 by 2.4 by .6 inches (HWD) and weighs 4.5 ounces.

Right

The Pursuit II comes equipped with a great music player, but a proprietary headphone jack and no headphones in the box render it close to useless. 

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Price Range $49.99 - $329.99

Spec Data

Service Provider AT&T

Screen Size 2.8 inches

Screen Details 240-by-320, 262K-color TFT LCD capacitive touch screen

Camera Yes

Megapixels 2 MP

Camera Flash No

802.11x No

Bluetooth Yes

Web Browser Yes

Form Factor Slider

Network GSM, UMTS

Bands 850, 900, 1800, 1900

High-Speed Data EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA

Processor Speed 211.9 MHz

Keyboard Yes

Continuous Talk Time 5 hours 53 minutes

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Samsung Freeform III (MetroPCS)

The Samsung Freeform III remains a good choice for anyone needing a lightweight, budget-priced phone that's great for texting.

 

Front

The Samsung Freeform III measures 4.4 by 2.4 by 0.4 inches (HWD) and weighs 3.3 ounces.

Angle

Samsung revised the Freeform's keyboard once again; while it was already pretty good, now it's like a 7/8ths scale BlackBerry Bold instead of a Curve, and I could type quickly on it without a problem.

Back

The Samsung Freeform III's 1.3-megapixel camera has no flash or auto-focus capability. Test photos looked soft and a little blurry for the most part. 

Right

The Freeform III works as a music player in a pinch, but it can be a pain to use.

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Spec Data

Service Provider MetroPCS

Screen Size 2.4 inches

Screen Details 320-by-480-pixel, 262K-color TFT LCD screen

Camera Yes

Megapixels 1.3 MP

Camera Flash No

802.11x No

Bluetooth Yes

Web Browser Yes

Form Factor Candy Bar

Network CDMA

Bands 850, 1900, 1700

High-Speed Data 1xRTT

Storage Capacity (as Tested) 101 MB

Keyboard Yes

Continuous Talk Time 4 hours 25 minutes

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Motorola Droid 3 (Verizon Wireless)

The Motorola Droid 3 for Verizon Wireless aims to be a top-notch business smartphone, but it's stuck in the Internet's slow lane.

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The Motorola Droid 3 is a large, sliding smartphone running a customized version of Android 2.3.4 with Motorola's social networking extensions on board. 

 

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HTC 7 Pro (U.S. Cellular)

The HTC 7 Pro pairs Microsoft's vastly improved mobile OS with the company's now-familiar, tilting-display form factor and an excellent five-row QWERTY keyboard.

 

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