Sony Ericsson Jalou Mobile Phone Review

The Sony Ericsson Jalou could definitely be considered a “Diva” phone, but it has a lot more going for it than just its attractive looks.

This is certainly a “sexy’ phone, with a jewel shaped exterior that comes in black, purple or blue. You can also get the special edition phone in rose pink or gold. This light weight little phone fits nicely in your hand, it weighs only 84g. so it fits easily into pocket or purse.

What makes this phone so different from others is that it has two screens. First there is a 1.3 inch screen that displays signal strength, time and battery life. The second screen is 2 inch with 262K TFT colors. This screen is also a mirror. When you turn off the back light, you can see your reflection. However, it’s too reflective, even with the back light off. This can be annoying especially when used outside on a sunny day.

The interface of this sleek, little phone is reliable and easy to use. One complaint is the diamond shaped buttons on the keypad. They are awkward and small and just too cutesy.

The sound quality of this phone is fine for talking or videos. It also offers Bluetooth, FM radio, music player, Polyphonic and MP3 ringtone TrackID, PlayNow and Megabass.. One big drawback is the lack of a 3.5mm headphone jack. This means you’ll have to listen to your tunes with the flimsy headphones that come with the phone. These usually have a low, tinny sound.

The Jalou’s has a 3.2 megapixel camera with a 3.2 digital zoom, geo tagging, photo feeds and photo editing software. It also offers video recording and video streaming. However, the lack of flash makes the photos grainy and dim.

As far as these features say, you can expect a good experience with the Sony Ericsson Jalou. If you want to save some money, you can find affordable mobile contract deals on the Internet to help you with your budget.

Samsung Omnia Pro B7610 Moblie Phone Review – Packed with Features

At first glace the Samsung Omnia Pro B7610 looks like the perfect phone, especially for people who want everything at once. It’s loaded with lots of goodies and popular features, So at first sight it looks like it would have everything you need. Unfortunately the Windows OS is outdated and the touch screen is hard to use.

Apperance:

The Omnia Pro looks sophisticated with its 3.5 inch 16 million color AMOLED touch screen and the QWERTY keyboard the slides out. The nicely rounded black interior and the easy to use textured buttons just add to the sophistication. But this is not a small phone, weighing in at 159g.


The downfall of this phone is the Windows 6.5 interface. It’s hard to use. Even though the large screen with all its widgets may looks good you can easily mess it up by turning the phone to landscape mode or by an accidental finger swipe. And to make matters worse, the user interface is out dated, and slow. The widgets could have been so much better if they just paid a little more attention to them. The touch screen can often be unresponsive making it hard to access features, you end up using a stylus or your fingernails. However, the phone does have two home screens, one for work and one for play.


Camera:

The Omnia’s camera will give you sharp and clear pictures. Its 5 megapixels with auto focus, LED flash, geo tagging and a photo editing feature. There is also Best Shot and Panorama Shot. There is a second camera for video and video calling.

Sound:

The sound quality is clear and crisp. Omnia Pro offers an FM radio, media player, RDS, polyphonic and MP3 ringtones and Digital Natural Sound Engine. You also get extra music storage and the coveted 3.5mm headphone jack which will allow you to listen to your tunes with your favorite set of headphones.

Internet Connectivity:

To keep you connected the Omnia gives you quad band technology, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G HSDPA, HSCSD, WLAN, GPRS and more. You also get email, A GPS, RSS feed, document viewer, opera Mini Browser, downloadable games and even more.

Memory and Talk time:

You might have to keep your charger close, because you only get 12 hours of talk time and 580 hours of standby. You won’t have much room for storage either, with only one gigabyte of memory. You do however, get a micro SD card with 32 gigabytes, this should help.

Conclusion:

The Samsung Omnia Pro 7610 gives you a great camera, fast internet connectivity and a variety of music options. We feel that this phone could have been so much better, there is a lot of wasted potential here. Unfortunately, the out-dated OS, short battery life and hard to use screen are very disappointing. Although it might not be that enticing, it has a lot of best free phone deals which gives great discounts and of course give you big savings.