The Helio Drift has been reviewed by Cnet and let's see what the good folks out there have to say! They gave it a thumbs up for its form factor, its comfortable grip, its user interface,all the onboard multimedia-functions ,EV-DO support and GPS capabilities. Cnet couldn't but help also dig the Drift for cool features like; MySpace Mobile integration, Google Maps for Mobile, and Buddy Beacon, a friend-location service. The website lists the slippery keys as the only Achilles Heel of the phone and looks like they were pretty impressed by the handset!

The Helio Drift is a smart slider-phone with a whole gamut of cool features including; EV-DO support, and GPS capabilities. One also comes across the very nifty feature Buddy Beacon" which is a location-based system for locating and mapping a preselected list of friends. Measuring 3.8x1.8x0.7 inches and weighing 3.53 ounces, the Drift is compact and lightweight and also includes a a microSD card slot. Other features found on the dual-band (CDMA 800/1900; EV-DO) Drift include; 2MP camera, 128MB memory, stereo bluetooth and video recorder.

In the end the website writes "While the Helio Drift may not be as attractive as the Helio Kickflip, the Drift's high-end multimedia features, Bluetooth, and GPS capabilities make it probably the best handset that Helio has to offer."