Three G Phone: Droid Eric by HTC
There are many 3G phones out there, and the list keeps increasing. They have proven to be very useful and highly reliable. I am currently using the Droid Eris, which runs on the Andriod platform. I love this phone! It is sleek, compact and easy to use.
The sound quality is great for both me and the person I am speaking to. It fits very well in a pocket or purse and doesn’t take up a lot of room. And The battery life on it is spectacular compared to past phones that I have used! I had the G1 from T-Mobile for about a year before I got this phone and I like the Eris a lot more. I was skeptical at first about using the touch-screen keyboard, but have found it very easy to use and accurate. I love the predicted text in the keyboard function which tries to guess which word you are trying to type. From my past experience with T9 and other predicted text programs, I didn’t think it would be very accurate, but I was proven wrong. It has helped me out on many occasions when I accidentally type one letter wrong.
The camera and video recorder on the Eris are very good quality. The SD card holds quite a bit of information, although I would like to see a larger gig capacity on them in future versions. I also like that it has a standard headphone jack and is compatible with most headphones and auxiliary connections.
Also, with the separate headphone jack, you can charge the phone and listen to music at the same time. The Android system on the Eris is hands down the best. Anyone can make an application and there are plenty that are free to download. There are only a handful of apps that I have actually purchased: the majority of them are free. This system also makes for a wide variety of apps, even on the same subject, so you can find exactly the features that you are looking for specifically.
I also like the compatibility with Google. I can receive my e-mails from Gmail straight to my phone. If you don’t use Gmail, however, you can also stream e-mails from other sites (i.e. hotmail, yahoo, etc) straight to you phone as well. I like using Gmail and I find it simple and easy to manage my contacts that way. If you end up needing to get a new phone, your contacts are synced through Gmail; no more having to obtain contacts from scratch or waiting in the store while they transfer them via their machine.
All things considered, I have very few complaints about the Droid Eris. I chose it over the Droid from Motorola simply because I liked the design better and was familiar with the HTC line of products. I would highly recommend the Eris to anyone looking for a good, easy to use, reliable three G phone that also looks great!
Review of the Motorola Motosurf A3100
The Motorola Motosurf A3100 is the upcoming three g phone heavyweight by Motorola, expected to be in store for the Asian market sometime it the first quarter on 2009, it already has many people talking. The A3100 will be amongst the best three G phones once it hits stores, with it’s customizable and very intuitive touch tablet, it will also be one of the most unique 3G phones on the market. Powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, the A3100 will surely be a phone to watch for.
Motorola has made surfing the internet and navigating through the many functions and features of the A3100, by implementing an icon-based touch screen. Navigating is as simple as a touch with your finger or you can use the multi-directional trackball, that Motorola has also added, to make certain tasks easier.
Being a 3G phone, the Motosurf A3100 offers very fast internet speeds, compared to last gen. mobile phones. The A3100 can be customized to receive live RSS feeds of information of your choice, including calendar events, weather, sports scores news, email alerts and more. It even offers one-touch access to Facebook and YouTube. Some more advanced features that make the A3100 a great 3G phone are the advanced GPS and video conferencing features, you’ll never be lost with this phone in your pocket. Data transfer is also a breeze with high-speed WiFi and HSPA at your fingertips.
Motorola has included Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP support, so you can use your Bluetooth stereo headphones for listening to your favorite tunes. Windows Media Player is the phones media player, so transferring and playing your video and music file from you PC is a very simple task. The Motosurf A3100 also has a built in 3 megapixel autofocus camera, which is always a great thing to have with you. For all your pictures and other files, the A3100 takes microSD memory cards, so you won’t have to worry about running out of storage space on your phone.
Expected to make a major impact when it hits the market, the Motorola Motosurf A3100 is definitely one 3G phone to watch and wait for. Some say it could even be the phone that puts Motorola back amongst the top mobile phone designers.
Choosing A Three G Phone
With so many mobile phones on the market these days, many people find themselves lost when it comes to choosing the right one for their needs. For those looking to get the most for their money, buying a Three G phone maybe the best option for many reasons, but they are not perfect. Past generations of mobile phones don’t have nearly as many capabilities as 3G phones, nor do they have the speed.
3G phones are much faster for browsing the internet and data transfer, due to the much better technology and network the phones use. They are even fast enough for advanced feature like video conferencing and watching streaming video clips online from webpages like Youtube. This phone network is able to reach speeds as fast as 2Mbps, which is much faster than previous generations of mobile phones.
Another benefit is that they work on a higher bandwidth, making them far superior in the ability to connect anywhere on the planet, even in very remote locations or in dense forests. With this phone, you never have to worry about getting a signal or losing a call. They can even be used in airplanes, hospitals and even in a spacecraft.
Most, if not all, 3G phones come with built in digital cameras as well. These are usually in the three megapixel range, which makes them great for many common picture taking situations. For extra memory, they normally have a microSD slot, which means endless space.
The only real problems with them is that, because they have many high-tech features, they tend to drain batteries rather fast compared to previous generation mobile phones. Some of the features like video conferencing, can only be used with other owners of 3G phones. Because they are new to the market, some of the third party software available is still a little glitchy. And the last major problem is, with all the advanced technology and features, etc, they tend to cost a little more than previous generation phones.
Considering all that, it would seem that this is the mobile phones of choice, now it’s just a matter of which one to buy.
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