Introduction
In the start of 2006 the I-mate launched its new cell phone model in month of February which was I-mate Smartflip mobile phone. The I-mate Smartflip cellular phone is quite a looker and functional. You can read its features in I-mate Smartflip mobile phone review which is written below.

Design
The I-mate Smartflip mobile phone comes in a clamshell style. So I-mate Smartflip cell phone is a flip shaped mobile phone. The I-mate Smartflip mobile phone’s basic measurements are 98.5 mm by 51.4 mm by 15.8 mm. I-mate Smartflip cell phone is almost light, and this coupled with a weight of 99 grams makes it both smaller and lighter than the 595 and Stealth. The flip or clam of I-mate Smartflip cell phone is not quite slim as Motorola’s devices but it should be kept in a jeans pocket or in a handy purse easily. Aesthetically, the Smartflip is all black with shiny silver accents. The I-mate Smartflip mobile phone has a keypad seems to Motorola RAZR. Yes keys are established on a plane surface. They keypad is really helpful in fast typing but there is little bit difficulty for the new user. As I said that keys are arranged on an equal surface so the user can’t make sure that he reached at the correct key. The casing is available in beautiful colors.

Performance
New I-mate Smartflip mobile phone has a processor of 195MHz. the memory status of I-mate Smartflip mobile phone is based on a micro SD card slot. I-mate Smartflip mobile phone has 64 MB of RAM memory. The I-mate Smartflip mobile phone has a Li-Ion type battery. The battery has 750 mAh standards.

Data
The Smartflip supports Bluetooth 1.2, which is pretty much mandatory even for a non-smart phone. Unfortunately, like the Dopod 595, it doesn't offer WiFi, so all of your Web browsing and e-mail downloading must take place over GPRS.

Multimedia
I-mate Smartflip mobile phone provides dual displays to its users. The external LCD screen is of 1.2 inches, 128 x 128 pixels. It has 65k colors. After opening the flip user will see a 2.2 inches display of 240 x 320 pixels. The internal display also supports 65k colors. I-mate Smartflip themes can be downloaded from internet easily. Definitely, a smart phone does not complete without a digital camera so the I-mate Smartflip mobile phone does not disappoint its users here. I-mate Smartflip cellular phone has a 1.3-megapixel camera, and although there's no flash, which puts low-light shots out of the question, it's capable of taking self-portraits thanks to the ability to preview your image on the external display.

Conclusion
In short, call quality is great, the loudspeaker feature is clear and audio playback through the bundled headphones is pleasing. Battery life -- at around 2-3 days per charge -- should also be sufficient for most users. If you're looking for a compact phone but at the same time require the power to view and compose e-mail, documents, presentations and spreadsheets, the Smartflip should fit the bill nicely.

User Rating
8/10