LG Revolution Love

Features
The LG Revolution's hottest feature is arguably the fact that it supports Verizon's 4G-LTE network. It promises average download speeds of up to 12Mbps and upload speeds of 5Mbps. While we didn't quite reach those promised upper limits, we were overall pleased with what we experienced. Browsing was a breeze, and we were impressed by the quality of streaming video as well. Netflix, for example, streams movies and TV shows surprisingly well over 4G, though it wasn't perfect (for more details, check out the Performance section).
Netflix is certainly a fantastic app to have preinstalled in the phone, especially since not all Android phones support it just yet. Other welcome apps pre-installed in the Revolution include Amazon's Kindle, Blockbuster, Bitbop, Rhapsody, Polaris Office, Rock Band, Let's Golf 2, Slacker, and TuneWiki. We also appreciate LG additions like Facebook for LG and Twitter for LG, but we're less enthused about the multitude of Verizon apps. They include the VZ Navigator, City ID, V Cast media manager, Backup Assistant, My Verizon Mobile, and of course, the V Cast App store. You can get more apps via the V Cast App store or the Android Market.
We should also note that due to a Verizon partnership with Microsoft, the Revolution's maps and search functions are powered by Bing instead of Google. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it's unfortunate that we're not given a choice. Fortunately, the Revolution supports many other Google services like Google Talk, Gmail, YouTube, and Google Music, Google's recently released cloud music service. As with all Android 2.2 devices, you also get great contact and calendar management, corporate e-mail support (plus regular POP3 and IMAP too), social networking integration, and the full Android Web browser with the Adobe Flash player.
Interface
The LG Revolution ships with Android 2.2 Froyo, and though the interface doesn't stray too far from the stock Android experience, LG did add a few of its own touches. The shortcuts on the bottom row of the home screen are laid out in a tiled fashion and consist of the phone dialer, the contacts list, the messaging app, and applications menu. The phone also comes with LG's own In Touch widget, which provides quick visual access to the phone's media library organized by Videos, Photos, Albums, Artists, and Playlists. There is also a Friends widget that compiles all of your phone's contacts with your Facebook and Twitter contacts into one big list.
Another departure from vanilla Android is the main menu, which is organized into categories. For example, the Contacts, E-mail, Facebook, Gmail, Messaging, Phone, Mobile IM, Twitter, Voice dialer, and Voice-mail apps are under the Communication header. Other categories include News & search, Media, Tools, Applications, and Downloads. The Revolution's phone dialer has a slightly bolder design with larger digits and black lettering on top of white buttons. It also provides haptic feedback when digits are pressed. As for the virtual keyboard, you can choose between LG's own keyboard or Swype. With the former, you can opt for sound and vibration feedback as well. The LG keyboard works well and offers choices for up to seven languages. Still, we preferred to use Swype most of the time. Unfortunately, there isn't a way to switch back to the default Android keyboard.
Design
File the LG Revolution under the massive Android phone category. Like the HTC Thunderbolt and the Samsung Droid Charge, the Revolution's big 4.3-inch display results in quite a heavy and imposing handset. Measuring 5.1 inches long by 2.6 inches wide by 0.5 inch thick, the Revolution is clad in a soft matte material on the back, curved corners, and smooth gun-metal sides. While some might be put off by such a bricklike phone, the Revolution's impressive heft does result in a solid and luxurious feel in the hand.
Besides, the luscious 4.3-inch display will make you forget the Revolution's size soon enough. The 800x480-pixel LCD is beautifully vibrant and sharp. The colors are not quite as deep as that on a Super AMOLED screen, but the Revolution still offers a great video viewing experience. The capacitive touch screen is intuitive and responsive, with hardly any lag when flipping through the phone's seven home screens.
Beneath the display are four touch-sensitive buttons that correspond to the menu, home, back, and search functions. They provide haptic or vibrating feedback when pressed. Above the display on the upper left is an LED indicator, while the upper right houses the front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera. On the left spine is the microUSB port, while the volume rocker and HDMI port are on the right. The 3.5mm headset jack and screen lock/power key sit on the top. The camera lens and LED flash are on the back, set inside a strip of reflective silver that could also act as a self-portrait mirror.

The LG Envoy

The LG Envoy has a simple 1,000-entry phone book, with room in each entry for seven numbers, two e-mail addresses, a URL, and a memo. You can also add a photo for caller ID and any of 28 sounds to be used as either a custom ringtone or message tone. If you prefer, you can set your own MP3s as a ringtone. You can organize your contacts into caller groups as well.

It has a very simple clamshell design, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. At 3.75 inches long by 1.94 inches wide by 0.7 inch thick, the Envoy is decidedly compact and pocket-friendly. It has straight sides, rounded corners, and subtle curves along the edges that result in a comfortable feel in the hand. The Envoy is clad in a glossy piano black plastic that makes it feel rather cheap.
Sitting on the front of the phone is a camera lens at the top plus a 0.98-inch external display underneath it. The display is a grayscale CSTN with 96x64-pixel resolution and is not meant for much more than showing basic information. It displays the date, time, battery life, signal strength, and incoming caller ID. A 2.5mm headset jack, volume rocker, and Micro-USB port sit on the left spine, while a camera button sits on the right.
The phone flips open easily yet firmly thanks to the Envoy's sturdy hinge. When you do so, you'll reveal the phone's 2.2-inch 260,000-color TFT display with a 220x176-pixel resolution. While the screen didn't exactly dazzle us, we found it perfectly serviceable for a basic phone like this. The screen is bright and colorful, and text is legible enough. Graphics were a bit more pixelated than we would like, but that's a minor complaint. You can adjust the wallpaper, the banner text, the backlight timer, the menu style, language, the appearance of the clock and calendar, the font type, and the style and size of the dial fonts. You can also have the phone match the number to the name in your phonebook as you're dialing.
Beneath the display is the navigation array, which consists of two soft keys, a square toggle and middle OK key, a dedicated speakerphone key, a Clear/voice command key, the Send key, and the End/Power key. The toggle doubles as shortcuts to a favorites list, a My Menu list of up to 12 customizable shortcuts, the EasyEdge shop, and the calendar.
Right underneath the navigation array is the number keypad. The keypad is quite spacious, and each row of keys is separated with a curved delineation. The keys on each row may seem flat to the surface, but there's actually a slight bump underneath each key to help you dial by feel.

HTC Wildfire S

Android – Smartphone HTC Wildfire S continues the line “Spark” with improved performance of characteristics. The smartphone has a more modest size, compared with its predecessor, which in general is the idea Sway bar company in 2011. Many have already paid their views on the new smartphone.

Well, superficially similar to the previous model can be traced very well, except that there is a trackball on the bottom of the device. The phone has a smaller size, in particular, the new device has a smaller length. Interestingly, the absence of an optical trackball has no effect on the convenience of management, its absence is compensated by a more elaborate system of navigation and control of the operating system, Android.
In the markets of the device will appear in three colors: white, black – gray and purple. Almost the entire front panel covered with a protective glass, which can withstand scratches and a small mechanical stress. Arranged under the glass touch-sensitive buttons, which are classic for Android devices, but their order is inherited from the previous model Wildfire. From the top we see a small company logo, and cut the earpiece, which is covered with a metal grid.
The rear panel is very pleasant to the touch, whereby the phone just perfectly fits in your palm. There is also a external speaker for listening to multimedia, which has a high capacity, so that you can hardly miss a call. Just back panel features a 5 megapixel camera with a matrix which has auto focus and face recognition mode, and near the “eye” camera is a great LED – flash. But once we note that the camera is not looking to good performance is not “can” shoot video in HD.
On the left end of the phone is a button for volume control and a microUSB slot for charging and syncing with home computers. Button volume slightly stand out from the surface of the body and easy to use.
Right and bottom ends of the HTC Wildfire S are not burdened by any assembly, except that at the lower end is situated conversational microphone, which, incidentally, is very sensitive.
At the upper end of the device located button on \ device lock and a 3.5 mm jack for connecting stereo headphones.