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Top 10 phones for July



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6.  Sony Ericsson W910i Walkman    
 
CNET Asia rating: 7 out of 10
The good: Slim design; built-in motion sensor; large 2.4-inch LCD; HSDPA connectivity.
The bad: Walkman button too small; poor location of connector port; no onboard 3.5mm audio jack; sub-par camera.
The bottom line: The W910i is great for those looking to purchase a trendy music phone with a little bit of fun, but which doesn't lack in features, although it's a little pricey.

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7.  Nokia N95 (8GB)       
 
CNET Asia rating: 8.2 out of 10
The good: Sleeker shade of black; better build quality; 128MB of RAM which is twice the amount compared with the earlier N95; 8GB built-in memory; larger capacity battery.
The bad: No expansion card slot; no lens cover on camera.
The bottom line: The N95 (8GB) is a great successor to the original N95 with most of the earlier issues addressed, making it one of the best and feature-packed smart phones available now.

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8.  Nokia E66
 
CNET Asia rating: 9 out of 10
The good: Solid and attractive build; HSDPA, Wi-Fi and A-GPS; excellent productivity tools.
The bad: Smaller battery compared with the E71; accelerometer can be a nuisance.
The bottom line: While we like the E71 better, the E66 is a great smart phone with class leading features. If you want the functionality of a business phone without the bulk of a PDA form factor, the E66 is the phone you've been looking for.

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9.  LG Secret KF750
 
CNET Asia rating: 6 out of 10
The good: Slim and trendy design; solid build quality; 3G with HSDPA; video-recording features; supports DivX up to VGA resolution; fun preloaded motion games.
The bad: Horrible control buttons; touch interface difficult to use; screen washes out in sunlight; glossy surfaces attract fingerprints; below-average performance for a non-smart phone.
The bottom line: It may be a stylish camera-phone with some entertainment features, but LG seriously needs to rethink the user interface of the handset, not just rely on pretty looks alone.

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10.  Sony Ericsson G900
 
First take
The Sony Ericsson G900 is part of the Japanese-Swedish company's series of Web-enabled phones and was announced at this year's Mobile World Congress. We got to spend a couple of days with this touchscreen Symbian UIQ smart phone. Here's what we think. Do note that this preview highlights the main differences between the G900 and G700.

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    Talkback
iolo003 says...
Crap, Nokia N82 should be number one in the list being the best valued and the greatest all in one mobile device in the market. CNET should stop this non sense countdown.

 
 
linhlh says...
The list does make sense tho. Asia customers concern a lot about design and style.
N82 has a lot of powerful features, but its design is subpar, look quite dated and can't compare to many "new-gen" phones.

 
 
ZeroHackeR says...
iolo003 --- 100% Agreed!

 
 
ZeroHackeR says...
linhlh --- just saw yours... also agreed with you..

 
 
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