The latest in the electronic company's attempt to make its mark in the smartphone landscape, the Acer M900, is a huge phone. Justifying the additional size, however, is a large display panel, coupled with a side-sliding full QWERTY keypad and a host of high-end features.

Intended to rival similar QWERTY-toting business touchscreen phones like the HTC Touch Pro 2, the M900 fits in all the modern conveniences you can ask for in a handset. Well, all except a pocketable size, as it measures a large 119 x 62 x 17.1mm and weighs 188 grams.

Display is a huge 3.8-inch touchscreen panel, with 800 x 480 resolution and very good quality. Text and images all look bright and crisp when viewed in it. Controls are decent and even adds in an uncommon fingerprint sensor, which can double as an optical directional pad. The keyboard offers good spacing, although it feels a bit shallow. Keying in punctuation requires you to "shift" via the Fn key first, which is hardly the most impressive design we've seen.

We've talked about Acer's Shell UI before and it's here too - working as good as ever, with its office-like design. Connectivity is tops on the unit, which includes high-speed 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. Other features include a very snappy camera (suprisingly good quality), an FM radio, a task manager application and custom onscreen keyboard (which works way better than the WinMo default).

Voice calls are good, though, it could use some improvement. Video calls, on the other hand, were generally unsatisfying because of pasty video processing.

On the specs sheet, the Acer M900 packs every modern convenience users will expect from a high-end phone. In reality, though, there is no reason to buy this over similarly-priced high-end units, such as the iPhone and those from HTC. If you can get a good deal on it, however, as was being planned originally for its US release (free on contract), it may prove a compelling choice for the hardware quality alone.

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Designed for business professionals (especially those intending to travel a lot), the HTC Snap is the manufacturer's answer to all the full-QWERTY candybar handsets that Blackberry has made a living off of and that Nokia implemented so well on the E71. With this global phone, HTC finally has a "professional" unit that doesn't come with the uncomfortable bulk of the side-sliding Touch Pro series.

Before the Snap, HTC hasn't created a candybar QWERTY since 2007, choosing to focus its business on touch panel devices instead. The lack of familiarity shows a bit with a device that feels a bit flimsy and looks considerably less attractive than competing phones in the market.

Display is a 2.4-inch QVGA LCD, with 65,000 colors. Call us spoiled but the screen doesn't offer all that great image quality plus it doesn't perform well under bright lighting. Depending on how pricing goes in your country (it's still unpriced in the US as the T-Mobile Dash), the display could be acceptable. Keyboard is soft and responsive, although it's next to impossible to tell the keys apart from touch alone. Typing is actually pretty good, provided you glance at the keypad every now and then. The trackball pointer works beautifully.

The phone itself runs very fast, with no signs of delay regardless of which features I use or which apps I run. I love the Inner Circle function, which is pretty much the handset's major selling point, allowing you to keep up with only the important emails. Sucks that this feature is rumored to have been removed from the US version of the phone from T-Mobile.

Internet access is pretty good, provided you replace the default IE browser (sorry, Microsoft). There's little customization done to standard Windows Mobile features here, so old-dog WinMo users can expect the same straightforward operation. The 2.0 megapixel camera takes average images and videos - nothing fancy added at all. It uses HTC's Audio Manager for media playback, offering good media performance (as good as you can expect from a 2.4-inch screen anyway).

Phone calls are pristine - really, really clear on both ends of the line. Voice probably sounds as realistic as you can get with no hint of sharpness whatsoever.

Overall, it's a decent phone with all the basics and no frills. If T-Mobile prices this (as the Dash) anywhere near the E71 or Samsung Jack, there's no question you should give it the shrug. Should it come in at around $50 on two-year contract, though (likely), it just might be a good buy, especially with those near-perfect voice calls.

HTC's Blackberry-like Snap, which uncharacteristically sports a front-mounted QWERTY keypad, has formally been snagged for the US market by T-Mobile.  It will henceforth be  known as the T-Mobile Dash 3G and will be coming to message-heavy business users beginning July.

Clad in slim lines and a glossy-black finish with red accents, the Dash 3G is as far from the familiar aesthetics of an HTC phone as you can imagine.  Apart from the full-QWERTY keys on the face, it rocks a non-touchscreen 2.4-inch display (320 x 240 resolution) and a trackball pointer  for navigation.

Handset specs include aGPS, Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth, a 2.0 megapixel camera (with video capabilities), microSD slot and high-speed 3G.  Designed for business use, it comes with support for multiple emails, MS Outlook sychronization and a suite of productivity applications.  Doubling as a multimedia handheld, it will come with standard HTC support for a wide variety of audio (AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, AWB, QCP, MP3, WMA, WAV, MIDI) and video files (WMV, ASF, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, M4V, AVI).   Battery is rated at 8.5 hours GSM talktime and 5 hours for data.

While it's originally been said to feature HTC's "Inner Circle" email management, the key that's supposed to call the function up no longer seems to be on the set of controls.  There's no word about it on the press release either.  The yet-unpriced T-Mobile 3G dash will be the company's first 3G-capable Windows Mobile phone in the US.

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Nokia just announced the release of the successor to the E71, arguably the company's most successful business handset.  Called the Nokia E72, it retains the same front-panel QWERTY layout and candy bar form, along with near-identical dimensions.   Measuring just one mm wider and one gram heavier than its predecessor, users should get treated to the same easy handling and pocketable frame as the previous handset.

Unveiled at the Nokia Connection event in Singapore,  the phone is outfitted with a unique optical navigation control.  Easily one of the E72's key updates, Nokia claims that the new input method is intended to facilitate a more intuitive scrolling through menus and e-mails, as well as faster panning of images.

Performance enhancements are being touted this time around, including faster 3G speeds (up to 10.2Mbps downstream and 2Mbps upstream), active noise cancellation and generally smoother operation.  Features include a 2.3-inch display with 230 x 340 resolution, a 5.0 megapixel camera, aGPS with compass (plus Nokia Maps 3.0),  a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack (finally), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a bundled 4GB SD card.

As expected, the Nokia E72 offers the same souped-up business talents as the rest of its "professional" line, including support for a wide variety of email protocols, pre-installed clients (Mail for Exchange and Lotus Notes Traveller) and add-on enterprise connectivity solutions. There also seems to be a new speaker panel around the back, although Nokia didn't elaborate on it.  Release is slated for the third quarter with price pegged at just under $500 before taxes and operator subsidies, which means there's a good chance this might sell stateside for less than $150 on contract.

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Want a small, handy smartphone?  Skip this review and look at something else, as the HTC Touch Pro2 is anything but that.  While sporting height and width just slightly larger than most handsets in its range, it's a good chunk thicker and heftier than many phones I've personally worked with.

The heft is not necessarily bad.  In fact, it's more an indication of all the hardware goodness HTC packed the device with.  As with the company's growing line of high-end phones, overall build of the Touch Pro2 is very good, with a nice, solid feel when held in your hand.

Screen is a generous 3.6 inches with a resolution of 480 x 800, that displays stunning images and offers extremely responsive touch capabilities.  Unfortunately, that gorgeous screen is best fit staying indoors as outdoor visibility leaves much to ask for. The side-sliding QWERTY keyboard benefits from the phone's dimensions, allowing for large keys with very good travel.  Each key comes with colorful backlighting that not only looks cool, but makes it easy to make out at night.  I particularly appreciate the tilting angle you can situate the display in while you type - almost like working on a small (okay, extremely small) laptop.

It uses the same version of the TouchFlo 3D interface as the Diamond2, which means it's a really good layer on top of the Windows Mobile OS powering it.  As before, the easy access to various items like the Task Manager, App Shortcuts and Notifications makes life a heck of a lot easier.  Onboard productivity tweaks make this a very good business phone that can really affect the way you work in a positive manner, especially with the fast HTML browsing it facilitates.

As a phone, the Touch Pro 2 is an ideal messaging device, thanks to the bevy of input options (both physical and virtual QWERTY pads) and the well-thought out display system.  Threaded messaging, accessible from both the SMS and Contacts panel, is a definite highlight, along with great email support and IM.  Voice calls, on the other hand,  left a lot to be desired.  In fact, the sound was so bad it's nowhere near what I expected out of a high-end machine at all, making me suspect we got a lemon in this particular case.  As a precaution, make sure to test out the voice calls before buying a unit to make sure it suits your expectations.

Geared more towards business professionals than multimedia addicts, the phone fits a pretty good media package nonetheless. It supports a wide range of music and video formats, including MP4 H.264 and H.263.  While screen can display a whopping 800 x 480 pixels, we highly recommend keeping resolution of movies to within 640 x 384 or below - there's no sluggishness that way.  If you insist on squeezing every last bit of juice you can out of that generous display, we recommend using a third-party video player for best results.

Camera module is decent enough, though, a definite far cry from the best phone optics around.  If you want a remotely good camera to come with your handset, the Touch Pro2 may not prove a viable option as even outdoor shots can be hit-or-miss.  With that said, forget about the video it captures - "unusable" is a word that comes to mind.  Other features of the Touch Pro2 include a GPS (with Google Maps) and a good selection of apps for business users.

Overall, the HTC Touch Pro2 is a great business phone, with solid multimedia talents.  While business users will probably do best to stick to their Blackberry handsets, this one strikes a better balance between entertainment and productivity.  I say it's a toss-up of a choice, depending on what you're looking for in a mobile device.

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The Samsung Jack, as we noted earlier, completes AT&T's Blackjack trilogy.  This time, we get to try it out for a review. How well does it "round up" the Windows Mobile smartphone line?

First up, let me say that I adore the Jack's design.  I'm a huge fan of the traditional Blackberry layout and this handset implements it wonderfully, with a lovely marriage of style and utility.  In terms of design, the Jack takes a notable departure from the first two handsets in the series.  Sporting tapered edges, rounded corners and a mirrored chrome finish, it's an overall flashier phone that's just about right for what the business market seems to adore at the moment.

It features the same bright and clear 2.4-inch TFT display (320 x 240 resolution) as its predecessors, which does the job nicely.  Physical buttons are soft and highly responsive, from the four-way pad to the various keys all the way down to the rectangular QWERTY implementation.

In terms of e-mail and productivity tools, there isn't much in the way of changes compared to the Blackjack II.  With Windows Mobile 6.5 on the way, though, expect a number of improvements the moment you upgrade.  As with the previous Blackjack phones, this is a truly useful business handset, with a complete suite of features (from the MS Office Mobile Suite to Direct Push) any professional could ask for.  The biggest improvements in this latest iteration stem largely from hardware upgrades - it doubles the processing power and RAM from the previous device and, as such, facilitates everything in a faster manner.

A UMTS/HSDPA (850/1900/2100MHz) handset, the Jack offers great 3.5G browsing, along with Wi-Fi.  It comes preloaded with an AT&T Wi-Fi utility that supposedly allows you to connect to over 17,000 hotspots - it doesn't work yet, though, according to the carrier.

As a phone, call quality is excellent both ways.  It offers quad-band world roaming, three-way conversations, conference calls and threaded SMS, all of which appear to work without hitch (except the quad-band, since we don't really jet set like that).  The back-located loudspeaker packed good volume, though it still wasn't that good to make me use the speakerphone option more often.

Other features of the Jack include a 3.2-megapixel camera (that works amazingly well even indoors, believe it or not), Bluetooth support, aGPS and decent multimedia playback.  It's unfortunate that Samsung decided to use proprietary ports for this device on both the audio jack and the data connection, though, the phone's solid delivery more than makes up for it.

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Will eight hours of talk time for a full-featured business phone be enough to sway you corporate type to get a Nokia handset?  Probably not.  Still, though, anything with a wealth of features that can last for that long just can't fail to impress.

Earlier today, the Finnish company announced the launching of the Nokia E52, which boasts 480 minutes of talk time and 23 days of standby before requiring you to plug it back in.  Designed for suits who need extended performance on the road, it features the E-series' formal-looking candybar aesthetics, along with built-in noise cancellation so your calls come thru loud and clear even in the busiest environments.

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Specs include a 2.4-inch display (with landscape support), 3.2 megapixel camera module, aGPS (with a built-in compass and Nokia Maps pre-installed), Wi-Fi and 3G.   Ready for business, it ships with a wealth of features to integrate with your company's IT infrastructure.

Mobile VPN is built-in, allowing you instant access to your office intranet.   Email is as easy as it can get, with support for Nokia Messaging, Microsoft Exchange and IBM Lotus Notes.  Full compatibility with Call Connect is also on board, to easily integrate your handset with any corporate phone system.

The long-lasting Nokia E52 is scheduled for release in the second half of 2009, with pricing expected to be at €245 without a contract.  Let's see you lie to your boss about losing battery while on the road now.

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