HTC Shadow

              To put it in simple words, the HTC Shadow is the phone for people who want something between a completely business phone and a normal cell phone for personal use. Since fully business-oriented phones are expensive, people who have a limited budget can buy htc shadow as it will help them manage office tasks aptly. The first thing that catches the eye is the phone’s sleekness and its properly defined edges even though it has a slider form factor. The material used to finish the phone is such that the grip is improved. The full measurement of the phone is 4.0x2.0x0.6 inches and the weight is just over 5 ounces. The LCD is 2.6 inches QVGA and displays images and graphics in a 320x240 pixel-resolution.

    On the front face, all the standard keys like 2 soft keys, call end/receive as well as a home and back key can be found so that you have some amount of control without even sliding the phone open. The interesting thing, however, is the circular navigation key with a center-select button. Unlike other cell phones, the navigation key of the cheap htc shadow can also be rotated for fast scrolling in addition to the simple up/down/right/left directions. When the phone is slid, you will see a 20-key QWERTY alphanumeric keypad with large and well-spaced buttons.  There are two letters per key and the number is highlighted in white so that you can dial quickly; and the texture of the keys gives a very nice feedback when pressed. On the side of the phone, you can find keys like the volume control, customizable shortcut key and a camera button in addition to a USB/headset jack and a microSD card slot.

    Onboard the phone is a 2 MP camera that offers exciting results. There are a lot of interesting picture options including several shooting modes, five different pixel settings.  You can take pictures in three different quality settings and adjust stuff like white balances and contrast. Overall, the camera offers excellent pictures in all types of settings-but there is not flash or self-timer.

    Powered buy Windows Mobile 6, this smart phone, the htc shadow features are such that you can easily stay on top of your business activities. Full email is supported in all protocols including IMAP and POP3 so that you can work while you are on the road. The phone comes loaded with a Microsoft Office Suite that offers services such as editing files as well as a document reader. To seal the deal, the phone also supports WiFi and EDGE packet data as well as WAP for internet connectivity.

    On the fun side, you have a media player to play songs in all formats, J2ME Java platform for games and customizable graphics and ring tones. The internal memory of the phone is about 140 MB that is very generous. But if you still run out of space, it can be expanded to up to 4 GB.