Is the Samsung Blackjack II the Top Smartphone?

Here's an interesting piece of information for Smartphone users. Consumer Reports' January 2009 ratings of popular Smartphones lists the Samsung Blackjack II at the top spot. Do you agree with this rating?

Here are the top five Smartphones according to Consumer reports.

1. Samsung Blackjack II
2. T-Mobile Wing
3. Motorola Q9C
4. T-Mobile Shadow
5. Blackberry Pearl Flip

After browsing the web for reactions to the Samsung Blackjack II being named by the Consumer Reports as the top Smartphone, I discovered that the reactions were mixed. Some say that the Samsung Blackjack II deserved the top spot.

Some websites also think that Consumer Reports' ratings of popular Smartphones which lists the Samsung Blackjack II at the top spot is totally out of touch. The ratings did not include many Smartphones like the BlackBerry Bold or Storm, Samsung OMNIA, or all of the HTC Touch Pro so maybe they have a point. The ratings also rated the 3G iPhoneand the T-Mobile G1well below the Samsung Blackjack II which surprised a lot of observers.

Anyway, I think we need to take a closer look at the Samsung Blackjack II, a Smartphone that has little fanfare but seems to be popular and considered among the best in the market.

The Samsung BlackJack II is of course the update to the original BlackJack. This Smartphone has Quad-band GSM radios and a sleek design with a QWERTY keyboard. The Samsung BlackJack II is a business-class handset that performs well.

The popular Samsung BlackJack II also provides GPS, HSDPA data , and an improved WinMo 6.1 OS This Smartphone also carries a 2-megapixel camera with zoom and adds a nice looking 2.4" landscape QVGA display. Other top features for the Samsung BlackJack II includes stereo Bluetooth, music player and memory card slot. It's also notable to say that the Samsung Blackjack II doesn't have Wi-Fi which is a bit disappointing.

Some observers of the Consumer Reports' ratings of popular Smartphones believe that the Samsung BlackJack II deserve the top rating. After all it is indeed popular and is offered at the very affordable price of only $80 on an AT&T contract. The Samsung BlackJack II performs well and is used by a lot of people so it justifiable to place it at the top of the Consumer Reports' ratings.

Well, I agree that the Samsung BlackJack II is in the top 5 Smartphones but I also think that the iPhone should also make it to the top five. That's it for this post. Tune in to this blog for more mobile phone news and updates.

A Look at the New T-Mobile G1 Android Phone

The stable mobile phone scene was rocked once again with the arrival of the T-Mobile G1, the first ever mobile device to run on the Google Android. Subscribers can get the device on October 22 for $179 with a two-year voice and data agreement. Let's become familiar with this new mobile phones.

The Google phone has been the subject of countless rumors and discussions in the last several months. There were even some speculation that delays may force T-Mobile and HTC to launch the device in 2009. Fortunately for Android fans, the device was completed well before the end of the year.

The T-Mobile G1 is a feature packed smartphone that features a large touchscreen display, a trackball, and a hidden full QWERTY text keyboard. Here are some of the features offered by this Android based mobile phone:

• quad-band GSM
• GPS functionality
• a 3-megapixel camera
• Wi-Fi
• 3G connectivity
• multimedia messaging
• instant messaging
• e-mail support
• a full HTML browser
• multitasking capabilities
• music player
• Bluetooth

As soon as the T-Mobile G1 was released it was immediately compared to the iPhone. There are similarities between the powerful devices such as the touchscreen display, over-the-air downloadable App store and music store and the wide array of features. However, The G1 also offers features that are missing from the iPhone such as the full QWERTY keyboard, track ball, copy and paste functionality. It also offers Voice dialing, memory expansion card slot and removable battery which are absent on the iPhone.

The Android OS was created by Google and many phone companies and carriers have already committed to adopting the platform. Naturally, the T-Mobile G1 is tied up with Google services. the first android phone will offer Gmail, YouTube, Google Maps Street View, and other Google services.

Will this device topple the iPhone? Well, it may appeal to a different market. Some fashion conscious users may find it too bulky. However, this is just the first Android phone so stylish Android based devices may be released in the future. Nevertheless, the T-Mobile G1 is a major handset that will make waves in the mobile phone industry.