The Samsung Focus Flash is an assuming smartphone. It has the 1.4GHz Snapdragon, the Mango, and its 3.7-inch Super AMOLED display but it has been struggling in the market under the shadows of the Focus S.

Hardware

The Samsung Focus Flash feels nice when you hold it given that most of its body is made of plastic with a metal back portion that completes the premium looks. It is not the thinnest but just right at 0.41 inch. The rounded trapezoidal profile makes the grip natural with just enough curve to cradle it on your palm.

On the upper portion of the metal is the 5 megapixel camera paired with an LED flash and its speaker phone. Each side of the phone has some form of button or port. The designs of the button does not allow it to travel much when pressed but they are quite sturdy and clicky.

Performance

The second gen Snapdragon coming with an Adreno 205 GPU might be a tad slow compared to other smartphones like the iPhone 4S. The Mango runs smoothly without any hiccups and the Focus Flash did well in several smartphone bechmarks.

The battery life though can be improved. You can use it heavily with texting, calling, or web browsing but also expect to charge it everyday.

Software

On the end of the software, Mango is still Mango for the Samsung Focus Flash. The mobile operating system from Microsoft still hat its sync support and notifications so you can expect Samsung and phone operators to inject some of their own apps and wares.

Verdict

The Focus Flash will not beg for attention but it is also not designed to please the hardcore gadget fanatics. This smartphone is for the less demanding phone users who simply checks emails, update their social pages, and browses the web.

It seems to be the year of the HTC. Sprint? They have the HTC Snap. T-Mobile? Well, they have the HTC Dash 3G over there. And now Verizon is joining the ranks, this time with the HTC Ozone. As you might expect, is it quite similar to the HTC Snap and the HTC Dash 3G, especially in terms of their subtle networks, their features, and even some aspects of their designs.

Like the other two HTC phones, the Ozone has navigational controls; it also features the standard directional keypad. It does not have any system or features which would allow users to prioritize their contacts, but it features Wi Fi and is able to connect to the computer’s modem so that using the internet is possible.

T-Mobile is one of the most popular cell phone providers around right now — so will the T-Mobile G1 live up to all of that hype? It is one of a growing number of smart phones which will be based on the famed Google Android OS. A lot of smart phones are going that route, as this particular operating system is open source, which will give developers free reign.

But the operating system is only one aspect of this phone. Thus far, one of the only problems reviewers seem to have is with T-Mobile’s own 3G network, which is still considered to be much smaller than the 3G network provided by AT&T, one of T-Mobile’s biggest competitors.

Still, because the phone is priced at merely $179.99, it is a sure bet that a lot of people will want to try it before turning to the iPhone. Heck, at certain stores it will be going for less than one hundred and fifty dollars!

Some of its most impressive features include a touch screen, a tactile keyboard, a GPS which links right to Google Maps, and the ability to connect directly to Amazon’s MP3 store.

Just about everyone these days either has a smart phone or desperately wants one, which is of course why mobile manufacturers are cranking them out in record amounts. So, it seems pertinent to review Samsung’s new Exclaim, a petite little phone which, according to users thus far, feels pretty good but does not quite feel great. It is rather heavy, but that could be a good thing, since it may arguably be more durable.

The phone features a numeric keypad, which also seems to cause some problems, at least for those users who want a bit more feedback from their keypads. The click here is rather hard to notice and the pad itself is quite soft. The good news is that you have the option of using a complete QWERTY keyboard as well. There, the keys are well spaced, which makes for easy typing.

This phone uses Sprint’s user interface, OneClick.

Let’s talk about HP’s latest and greatest smartphone invention, the HP iPAQ K3.  This phone is honestly one of the coolest phones that is going to come out in November and honestly, I love HP everything.  My HP laptop works incredible and I think that this phone is going to be incredible!  It is going to AT&T, which you know is going to get incredible service and the technology that the HP iPAQ K3 has in it, is absolutely refreshing!

This phone is going to be equipped with Windows Mobile 6.5, it has a 2.8 inch QVGA display, is going to have a 2MP camera, a full QWERTY keyboard, 256MB of RAM and 512MB of ROM, a GPS, headphones, jack, WiFi and a slew of other technology specs that you should look up!

While there might not be any word on pricing for the HP iPAQ K3 yet, this phone is definitely going to fly off of the shelves – no matter the price!

It came as no surprise when Google threw itself into the cell phone market.  Now, it comes as no surprise that this far reaching, taking over the world kind of company is trying its hand at a new smartphone — the Google Ion (HTC Magic) Smartphone.

There are some definite pros and cons associated with the Ion. For instance, on the good side, just about everyone appreciates its design, which is edgy and sleek. The controls are easy to use, as is the phone’s interface. It has some of the most sought after features in cell phone technology as well, such as a stereo Bluetooth. Naturally, the phone will integrate smoothly with pretty much any Google application. The phone has Wi-Fi, and you can quickly access your downloads, music, and so on. As befitting a 3G phone, connectivity is speedy, call quality is great, and you can customize it in any number of ways.

On the downside, the Ion cannot fully sync up to outlook. It only has a standard jack for a headset. The video quality isn’t always great and the way it interfaces with its HTML browser is a little messy.

Still, it is an Android device. Hopefully, though, the next version will have some refinement.