How to: Charge your smartphone faster
No, no magic involved - just care to use the right charger with the right device!
Recent Features - S60 3rd Edition - Hardware - Page 14
Camera Nitty Gritty - Extra: Video focus
Following on from my camera/camcorder series here on AAS, here's a look at the pros and cons of adding focussing to Symbian smartphones. What should a manufacturer do? What's the best way forwards?
Head to head: the Nokia N86 8MP and the Apple iPhone 3GS
In their own different ways, the Nokia N86 8MP and the Apple iPhone 3GS represent the pinnacles of their form factor. The one is the classic one-handed 'phone', the other is the classic two-handed 'PDA/tablet. Yes, never mind that over-simplification, in the feature below I look in detail at every aspect of the two devices and try to see where comparisons can be drawn. I'm not looking for an overall winner, but am genuinely interested in the areas in which each device and form factor wins out.
In search of the QWERTY king
After being struck by an informed comment by Symbian's Executive Director, Lee Williams, that the touchscreen market would top out at about 30%, i.e. that at least 70% of phones will continue to be keypad or qwerty-driven, I wanted to get to the bottom of which smartphone keyboard, in the Symbian world, at least, was the best, in terms of size, feel, functionality and efficiency. Oh, and I wasn't allowed to include any obsolete models... [Ouch.]
Nokia Smartphone Speakers: The BoomBox factor
In which I report on a usually forgotten feature of all modern Nokia smartphones - their stereo speakers. Why are these important and what sort of variation is there in volume and quality? Read on to find out... [updated 23rd June 2009]
The perfect mobile – Impossibility? Or are we close?
After ditching the notion that a perfect mobile phone can exist and lugging around a slew of devices, can the new N97 finally convince guest writer Justin Berkovi that the perfect phone DOES exist? In light of the Palm ‘Pre’ and new iPhone 3GS how does the N97, in his opinion, match up?
The Quest for the Perfect Form Factor
Steve Litchfield explores the notion that there's one perfect form factor 'to rule them all'. A form that could suit everyone. And he has an answer, though don't hold your breath if you think you might see other form factors fading away anytime soon....
The Nokia N82 on a Belated Pedestal
To Touch or not to Touch?
In contravention of the spirit of the age, Steve Litchfield finds himself unconvinced by a touch interface on a phone. And, for a change, there's survey data (see the postscript) to back up his crazed(!) opinions....
The Nokia N85 and N86 8MP Side by Side
Ewan compares the new N86 8MP to its numerical predecessor....
