Learning and Leading - December 2009/January 2010

service
plan,
required
data plan
$30+/
month

$149 w/

service
plan,
data plan
$20+/
month

Connectivity

3G (HSDPA), EDGE,
WiFi, Bluetooth,
GSM

3G (HSDPA), WiFi, Bluetooth, GSM

Interface

Touch screen w/
virtual QWERTY
keyboard,
accelerometer

8. 1 cm HVGA touch
screen w/virtual
keyboard

Camera/
Camcorder

3 MP, autofocus, tap to focus, image and video editing

3. 1 MP, autofocus

Battery Life/ Storage Space

Talk time 5h,
standby 12. 5 days,
audio playback 30h,
video playback 10h,
16 GB onboard storage

Talk time 7h,
standby 16 days,
512 MB Flash/
192 MB RAM, 64
MB internal storage
(expandable to 32 GB)

Educational Software/ Apps

Compass, i Tunes U, Kindle
eReader, Skype, Facebook, Maps,
Safari, WorldBook, FlashMe,
MathQuiz, BookShelf, Starmap,
Lexicon, Attendance Countdown,
Quick Voice IP recorder, Ifbyphone,
Maps of the World

One-touch upload to You Tube and
Picasa, Google Android OS, Gmail,
MS Exchange, POP3/IMAP, Google
Maps, Free Dictionary, Facebook,
FeedR News Reader, Wapedia,
wpToGo

Extra Features

Internet tethering,
iPod MP3 player, GPS,
parental controls,
remote wipe

Custom-designed shell,
multitasking, GPS,
trackball

$199 w/

service
plan,
required
data plan
$20+/
month

3G (HSDPA), EDGE, GSM, WiFi, Bluetooth

7. 9 cm HVGA
touch screen w/
virtual keyboard,
slide-out physical
QWERTY keyboard,
accelerometer

5 MP, flash,
autofocus, photo
editor, geotagging

Talk time 6h,
standby 13. 5 days,
microSD expansion
to 32 GB storage

MySpace, Facebook, Twitter,
Photobucket, Picasa, You Tube,
video streaming, Android OS,
Google Maps, Gmail, Google
Search, Shazam, RSS news
widgets, MS Exchange, Quickoffice

Sync social networking
accounts; direct
messaging via
Facebook, Twitter;
conference calling

$199 w/

service
plan,
required
data plan
$30+/
month

3G (EVDO Rev A),
WiFi, GSM, Bluetooth

7. 9 cm touch screen
w/virtual keyboard,
slide-out full physical
QWERTY keyboard,
accelerometer

3 MP, LED flash,
extended depth
of field

Talk time 5h,
standby 12. 5 days,
8 GB onboard storage,
4 GB memory card

Universal search, app multitasking,
webOS browser, combined
messaging, MS Exchange,
wikiHow, Translator, Tweed,
Infopedia, Evernote, Google Maps

Standard headphone jack, Internet tethering

$199 w/

service
plan,
required
data plan
$30+/
month

3G (HSDPA), EDGE, GSM, WiFi, Bluetooth

Half-VGA display,
physical QWERTY
keyboard

2 MP, 5× zoom,
flash, geotagging,
white balance,
photo editing

Talk time 4.5h,
standby 13. 5 days,
128 MB Flash memory,
1GB onboard storage
( 32 GB)

BlackBerry Enterprise Server, MS
Exchange/Outlook, Roxio Media
Manager and Photosuite, Google
Maps, Gmail, Facebook, Flickr,
eReader, flashcards, Periodic Table,
WikiMobile

Streaming cellular video,
trackball, standard
headset jack

$50 w/

service
plan,
data plan
$30+/
month

3G (HSDPA), WiFi, Bluetooth

8. 1 cm touch screen
w/virtual QWERTY
keyboard

5 MP, flash, focus,
face detection,
panorama,
4× digital zoom,
image/video
editing, geotagging

Talk time 12h,
standby 16. 5 days,
256 MB Flash/
128 MB RAM,
8 GB onboard storage
(expandable to 48 GB)

Opera 9. 5, Windows Mobile 6. 5,
MS Office Mobile, Adobe Reader,
Facebook, Google Apps, You Tube,
WikiMobile, Tweet-Tweet, Speeed
Reader, Skype, VsPainter, Writer,
Translator, Evernote, Twitter