Smartphones are the item to be seen with these days, they are as much a fashion accessory as they are an essential communication aid. It represents the convergence of phone, PDA and computer technology into a simple user friendly unit that does everything you need plus some things you don't need. From the early market dominance of Windows Mobile platform consumers were ripe for the picking until the arrival of the uber stylish Apple iPhone which single handedly revolutionised communications and made the smartphones market into a turf war. A combination of style, pedigree and usability made the iPhone the handset to aspire to and it had an ace in the form of a massive ...  Read the complete review

I am writing this review from a "non-techy" perspective! It is very easy to go to a search engine in order to gain access to the full specifications of this product, so I would advise you to do that if that's the kind of information you are after. My review is about what the phone is like to own and use from a qualitative perspective, and I will try to give as balanced a view as possible. If you don't have time to read the full content of this review I have summarised they key pro's and con's at the bottom. - What made me choose this phone? I am a 3 customer and wanted a free upgrade whilst remaining on the same price plan, ...  Read the complete review

In today's modern technology, smart phones have taken over the market due to their extensive features for business and entertainment. When people think of a mobile phone, they think of smartphones. There 3 types of operating systems competing with each other for new release phones called iPhone, Android and windows 7 phone which is the latest addition. The latest release phone is the Samsung Galaxy i5700 which is expensive to own outright but very cheap on a plan. It runs on the Google Android platform which is iPhone's closes rival. The phone comes in black and white. The Android platform runs very quickly just like the iPhone, but there are a lot more free ...  Read the complete review

i got this phone on contract back in march 2010 and have had nothing but trouble with it. i only chose this phone as the contract that t-mobile were offering suited me great unlimited calls, internet and one perk (i chose texts) all for just 20 pound a month and i cant fault the contract but the phone is another matter. APPS-i started downloading all the free apps i could everything from coin tosser to little artist for my 4 year old son and although most are free which seems great there pretty pointless. my husband has an i-phone and the quality of apps in comparison is pretty shocking. most seem to be ripped of cheap and nasty versions copied from i tunes i ...  Read the complete review

I was impressed with the amount of cool applications i could download from the internet! You can get anything from a coin tosser to a gps speedometer, my favourite being the fully functioning metal detector...most of the aps are free but there are some sites that charge you for downloading but you dont have to use these as the free aps are more than sufficient. The phone has built in Wi-Fi so can access the internet for free but if no Wi-Fi hotspots available, you can connect using 3G through your network provider at there tarriff rates and connects within 5 secs. The Samsung Galaxy Spica i5700 is a tough little phone as i have dropped it a couple ...  Read the complete review