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Look and feel

The 541 is a tiny, rounded device with a matt gloss finish that fits nicely in the pocket and the hand

Ease of use

The low-rent touch-screen is a tad unresponsive, and sending a text message proved to be an incredibly frustrating experience

Features

One of the stand out features of the Vodafone 541 is the ability to record voice memos and send voice messages, which is pretty cool for a low cost handset

Performance

The customisable home screen and LED control panel are cool features on a phone this cheap, but the 1.3-megapixel camera and the resistive touch-screen disappoint

Battery life

With 270 minutes of talktime and 380 hours standby, the Vodafone 541 has an impressive battery life for a low cost phone

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Look and feel

Slim and sleek, the Pixi Plus is a great-looking phone with decent-sized screen and neat, near-rugged feel to it

Ease of use

The Palm operating system is slick, fun and intuitive. The keyboard is small, cramped even, but surprisingly effective

Features

The Pixi Plus has an App Catalog which is easy to use but sparse on content. This will change but for now it’s disappointing

Performance

The phone’s performance is nimble and reliable, making it cool and efficient in use

Battery life

Smartphones routinely need daily charges and the Pixi Plus is no exception

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Mobile virtual network operator 3 mobile has confirmed that they will be offering the Samsung Galaxy Tab on various tariff rates later this year. According to reports, the new touch screen tablet is going to be released pretty soon and so far, only 3 UK and Vodafone has confirmed to be offering the device when it is available.

Despite the seemingly low interest of network operators to offer the device, there is little doubt that the Galaxy Tab is a vast improvement over Apple’s own tablet offering, the iPad.

Comparing the two devices side by side is hard to avoid. After all, the two touch screen tablets are pretty much the only devices available on the market (not counting the tablet computers of course). While the iPad is making an advantage of its’ larger size and the fact that the Apple brand is more marketable, the Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab focuses more on functionality and practicality.

The 7 inch touch screen on the Tab is notably smaller, but it also makes the device lighter and more comfortable to handle. When it comes to viewing media content and reading books, being able to hold the device comfortably for long periods is important –and this is one advantage that the iPad cannot beat. And of course, the 7 inch size is a lot closer to the actual size of most books –making the eBook experience on the Tab a lot more comfortable and easier to adjust to.

The Android operating system is also slowly proving itself as a much better applications platform than the Apple iOS. Despite the Android Market being much smaller than iTunes, the offerings are far more substantial in terms of content.

Of course, with the actual device not yet on shelves, it is not known if the Samsung Galaxy Tab can actually out sell the more famous iPad. But with the launch date drawing closer every day, we will certainly find out soon enough.

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The CPU is basically the heart or literal core of every smart phone. While other devices thrive on mid range processors that only have to provide power that is optimal for the performance of the device, the same is not to be said about smart phone technology. Much like computers, having a great set of hardware specs from the get go is important for mobile phones. And unlike desktop personal computers that can have parts replaced and updated, the same cannot be said for closed devices such as mobile phones.

In the recently held Qualcomm 2010 Innovation Convention, the chip manufacturing giant confirmed that 2011 will see the next big benchmark in CPU technology, the 1.5 GHz chipset.

At the moment, the current industry standard for the typical high end smart entails having the Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU. This processor is clocked at the speed of 1GHz –which is actually the fastest available mobile phone CPU at the moment. It has been reported that as the end of the year draws closer, faster processors running at 1.2GHz are expected to come out packed in the latest Windows phone 7 devices.

Currently, several upcoming phones such as the HTC HD3, the new Sony Ericsson WP7 handset, and LG’s new phones are predicted to be using new CPU technology (though LG’s CPUs are the NVIDIA based, dual core Tegra).

With 4G technologies slowly becoming established as the new network of choice and the faster 1.5 GHz CPUs about to arrive, it seems that 2011 is quickly building up what might become one of the biggest turning points in the history of mobile handsets.

Of course, the introduction of a new processor is only the first step. With a 1.5 GHz CPU ready and waiting, Qualcomm could also start focusing on creating a dual core version of the CPU. The only thing that is needed now is for manufacturers to improve the life and usability of mobile phone batteries.

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