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I'm really into mobile phone technology at the moment, and constantly find myself scouring the internet for bits of information and reviews on all of the latest greatest phones. After a bit of searching and reading, I feel confident enough to say that I've happened upon all of the major cell phone sites that review phones and such technology, and frequent them often. I'd also like to add that I'm the type of consumer that does a lot of reading and researching before making any major purchase (and yes buying a cell phone is a major purchase for me!). So with all of this in mind I'd just like to say that I've been doing a lot of research as of late as I anticipate myself upgrading soon. I really like CNET's grading sytem (point system) but find their reviews.... a little lacking in detail, to say the least. I wish they were a little more detailed with more photos and objective test (like GSM Arena). I also really like MobileBurn's reviews and info pages about handsets, however I never really seem to walk away with a clear idea of whether or not they've recommended a phone or not!... Their review results, I find, are somewhat ambigious.... GSM Arena on the other hand has very detailed reviews (by feature category, like MoblieBurn), however I don't particularily like their grading system and find it a bit subjecive. I guess what I'm saing is I wish they assigned points instead of a broad thumbs up or down. So, as of right now I read multiple reviews and ussually on the same phone, since I don't think anyone does it just right or the way I like it. Who's your favorite and why? Know any good review sites not mentioned above, worth checking out? Dissagree with my views? Let me know!

p.s.... I somehow double posted!.... Oooooppps, could a mod delete the other? Thanks!

[ This Message was edited by: borisisinvin on 2007-10-11 04:47 ]
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Posted: 2007-10-11 05:41:58
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Mobileburn reviews have terrible reviews, i loathe them.
GSM arena and mobile-review are the best.
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Posted: 2007-10-11 08:56:38
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i agree, mobileburn reviews arent fantastic. Go for Gsmarena and mobile-review.
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Posted: 2007-10-11 09:24:06
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This is my favourite :- http://www.reviewcentre.com/ .Unlike many other reviewers, it's non biased and reviews are by consumers who are/was using the reviewed device.

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Posted: 2007-10-11 10:09:45
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I kind of don't like MobileBurn's reviews either. Though I've noticed that they tend to at least base their cell phone reviews on released models instead of the pre-release versions, like GSM Arena does (though I do admittedly like GSM Arena's detailed spec sheets on each and every phone that they review on their site). I think it's cool to get the reviews as fast as we do on GSM Arena, however I also think that reviews should be based on real retail models obtained from retail channels like a consumer would, instead of relying on a perfected pre-production model from the manufacturer that originally produced that phone, right? At least, that I think, would provide some form of objectionability, right? Do you think that the GSM Arena editors ever fears reprisal from pissed off manufacturers when they post a bad review? Would they still get phones early for reviews if they slammed a manufacter's latest offering?....

[ This Message was edited by: borisisinvin on 2007-10-16 06:34 ]
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Posted: 2007-10-16 07:33:35
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CNET reviews tech products not as detailed as GSMArena and M-R because it takes much much time to make a detailed review on all products they feature on that site (we all know that they feature digicams, cellphones, PCs, media players and so on from hundreds of manufacturers arounf the globe! ) given the fact that IT world is repidly growing and everyday there was always something new to cover arounf the tech market while on the other hand GSMArena and M-R only reviews PDAs and mobile phones and some stuffs but not all.
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Posted: 2007-10-16 07:40:10
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