What do you launch next if you already have the Sensation? HTC ups the ante by releasing a faster and cooler smartphone in the form of the HTC Amaze 4G. The phone tries to raise the bar for those who love Android phones and make sure the elements are there to be more inviting than the rest of the phones out in the market.

This phone does not come with the Beats Audio but makes sure you can surf in LTE speed one like on T-Mobile’s 42 Mbps network.

Hardware

The HTC Amaze 4G drops the thin is better mantra but commands the bigger is better with its 5.1×2.58 inch body. It is comparable to other smartphones at 0.46 inch of thickness and tips the scale at 6.1 ounces.

The LCD display is big enough at 4.3 inches with Gorilla Glass coating. Comparing it to other LCD equipped Android phones, the screen is a bit dull. The colors are not as vibrant and the viewing angle range is not that wide. We were hoping that HTC equipped the Amaze 4G with Super AMOLED Plus screen which is a sure winner. It is a good looking handset nonetheless in its unibody made of plastic and metal encase its internals.

The camera of the Amaze 4G comes with an 8-MP module similar to the myTouch 4G Slide. The camera comes with a user friendly software with several scene modes. The video comes in good HD as promised.

Software

The Amaze 4G does not have anything revolutionary for its interface as it runs on Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread that comes with Sense 3.0. Maybe HTC is reserving the bigger punch of the Sense 3.5 for another offering.

The Qualcomm chip though makes the phone run smoothly without any hiccups. Going from one screen to another or from one web page to another goes very smoothly. Being an Android, it comes with the usual bloatware. The injected apps are Adobe Reader, 411 & More, More for Me, Lookout Security, Qik Video Chat, and Polaris Office.

Verdict

The phone can actually be renamed HTC “Awesome” 4G. The Amaze 4G will take a few hours from your work time, and make your fingers a bit more busy tinkering. The battery though can be improved.

The X10 Experia is Sony Ericsson’s attempt to take advantage of the very popular Android operating system. Since Android is now the best selling smart phone operating system this really isn’t surprising. The question is how well have Sony Ericsson done at creating a phone that can compete in a tough market.

The first thing that most people notice about the X10 is its size, this phone is fairly large compared to its competitors. Of course part of the reason for that is that it has a bigger screen than other phones as well. Despite its large size the X10 is a fairly light phone, this is primarily because it of the heavy use of plastic. Although it keeps the weight down it does give the impression that the phone is a little flimsy.

The touch screen is excellent very large and with a high resolution. That makes it very easy to read even the smallest print which can be a problem with a lot of phones. The large touch screen also makes it fairly easy to type with the QWERTY keyboard.

The Android operations system is of course excellent, one of the reasons that Sony Ericsson chose to develop this phone. The interface is outstanding and navigation is very easy. There is a reason that Android phones have become best sellers and anyone using the X10 Experia will quickly come to the same conclusion.

There are a couple of negatives with the X10 the biggest being the camera. The picture quality is fairly good if there is a lot of light but not good at all in low lighting conditions. This seems to be an issue with the flash, hopefully future versions come with a better flash. Another complaint is that unlike most of its competitors the X10 Experia doesn’t include a built in GPS navigation system, this is a fairly big oversight since most smart phone users expect there to be one. If you can get one of those awesome Sony Ericsson X10 Deals dialaphone is offering these obviously don’t matter too much, but I wanted to mention them anyway.

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The flush touch screen of the HTC Touch Pro cell phone will amaze you. Attractive to look at this cellphone has an excellent VGA display and runs on the Windows Mobile platform. This mobile phone also supports third party applications. Let us check out at what does this mobile offer to you. The 2.8 inch 65,000 color TFT color touch screen LCD offers VGA resolution of 480 x 640 in portrait mode. There is support for landscape mode. At 140 grams this phone is a tad heavy. The 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus lens along withy a LED flash, offers 2048 x 1536 max photo resolution. There is a CIF 352 x 288, 176 x 144, 128 x 96 resolutions for video.

The video capture formats are H.263, 3GPP2 and MPEG4. This is a CDMA dual band digital 800/1900MHz mobile that supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 along with serial port, AD2P, PAN and AVRC profiles. Included with this phone are Windows Media Player and voice recorder. Memory support is SDHC microSD card slot. The best part of this phone is that it supports many programs and this phone comes with a huge number of them including mobile versions of Excel, Word, OneNote and PowerPoint. If you love to use the Opera browser, this cellphone supports that too.

Very now and then a phone comes along which leaves heads turning and the LG KG800 is one such cell phone. The amazing of this sliding phone will make you say `wow’. It has been nicknamed as the chocolate phone because it resembles a bar of chocolate. When other phones are going pink, this phone proves that even dark brown colors can look sexy too. Take a look at the closed phone (this is a sliding cellphone) and there are just the bare necessities, a dark LCD screen, the LG logo and a silver colored `ok’ button. One has to slide open the phone to reveal the full keypad.

Check the edges and you will find that there are other buttons for controlling volume and multimedia. It takes some time getting used to the touch sensitive keys, but once you are habituated, they are awesome to use. The phone features high quality display with a 1.3 megapixel camera with flash. It also has a video camera. The included headset plugs into the charging port. This mobile phone supports MP3 ringtones and the 128 Mbytes of memory it ships with is sufficient, though it would have been better if there were options for installing an additional memory card. At 83 grams, this phone is extremely light and will easily for into your jeans pocket.

You must have heard about the Android operating system from the stables of Google. The T-Mobile G1 is the first phone that uses this operating system and is also referred to as the “Googlephone”. A large touch sensitive display makes this cellphone easy to use and the slide out panel reveals a full qwerty keyboard. Look under the hood of this mobile and you will be amazed at the power it packs. Compared to its low price, the 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus will please the purchasers of this mobile that has a 65,000 colors 3.2 inches TFT display at 480 x 320 pixels. The MP3 player of this phone supports a wide variety of song formats including MP3, AAC, AMR, WMA, MIDI, WAV, OGG Vorbis and M4A.

You’ll enjoy its MP3 ringtones but the fun of polyphony will be missed. However at the price this mobile is available, one should not complain, especially when they it has SMS, MMS, Gmail and Instant Messaging capabilities. The handsfree speaker helps when one has to talk while driving. The inbuilt memory is a 2GB microSD card (expandable to 8GB). Connectivity is via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and USB. Internet accessibility is via GPRS, EDGE, 3G HSDPA (7.2 Mbps). This is a Quadband phone hence you can use it anywhere in the world. With talktime up to 5 hours and standby up to 130 hours, this smartphone packs a punch for its price. The weight is a bit on the heavy side at 158 grams.

Though the Nokia N79 cell phone does not boast of an 8 megapixel camera (it has a 5 megapixel one), do not be fooled by this gem of a mobile. The Nokia N79 offers all that you expect from a cellphone and more. Those who have used a Nokia mobile will never switch over to another make and the features of this powerhouse show why it is considered to be one of the best. This 3G Symbian (9.3) phone has integrated GPS with Nokia Maps. Its 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics & Tessar Lens boasts autofocus and 20x digital zoom.

The dual LED flash assures quality pictures even in dim lighting conditions. One can correct the pictures using the inbuilt photo editor. The video feature boasts of 640 x 480 pixels at 30 fps, along with AAC stereo audio with 8x digital zoom and video editor. The image quality of this phone consists of a stunning16 million colors, 240 x 320 pixels (2.4 inches). One novel feature is the FM transmitter 88.1 – 108 MHz. Lovers of music will like this phone and it can take MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ & WMA formats easily. Do not forget to check out the playlists, equaliser and album art features. The integrated stereo speakers deliver stunning 3D sound. With all these features, it’s a wonder that this phone weighs just 97 grams.

Our friends over at Cell Phone Reviews promised to review this phone too in the near future, so keep your eyes on their weblog!