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Sony Ericsson W810i

Over the past couple of years, Sony Ericsson has been something of an enigma in the cell phone world. Not only has it introduced far fewer phones into the U.S market than many of its rivals, but it doesn't let the absence of a carrier sway it from rolling out new models. More important, the company has shunned the industry's major trend--skinny phones--in favor of high-featured, well-performing models. Both the Sony Ericsson W800i and W600i fit this bill, and the company now introduces America to its third Walkman phone, the W810i. Encased in an eye-catching black, the W810i offers all its predecessors' high-end, powerful features, such as a high-resolution camera, Bluetooth, and a media player, while making a number of design changes. Overall, it's a quality phone despite some minor performance issues, but it's not a huge upgrade over the W800i. Cingular now offers the W810i for a very reasonable $149 with service.Last year, Sony Ericsson definitely had orange on the brain. Both its W800i and W600i Walkman phones came in orange skins (granted, you could replace the faceplates on the W600i), as did the Walkman music player interface. For the Sony Ericsson W810i, however, the company took a slightly different track and dressed the phone in basic black. Sure, the Walkman interface is still the color of the Florida-grown citrus fruit, but the black exterior provides a nice contrast. At 3.9 by 1.8 by 0.8 inches and 3.5 ounces, it's exactly the same size as the W800i, and it retains the solid, comfortable feel in the hand. Surpassing many other cell phones in quality, the rich, vibrant display supports 262,144 colors and measures 1.8 inches diagonally (176x220 pixels). It's fantastic for scrolling through the menus, viewing pictures and videos, and playing games, but it's harder to see in direct light, and it goes completely dark when the backlighting is off. Unfortunately, you can't change the backlighting time or the text size.
For the navigation keys, the W810i takes a different design approach than it did with the W800i and W600i. Besides scrolling through the attractive, user-friendly menus (available in four styles), the sliver, circular navigation toggle serves as a shortcut to four user-defined functions in standby mode. Also, when in Walkman mode, the toggle acts as your tool for scanning through your music list. In the middle of the toggle is a raised OK button that resembles a tiny joystick. In addition to opening the main menu, the OK button is the play/pause control for the music player. Overall, both controls are tactile and easy to use, and we like that they're raised above the surface of the phone. On the downside, however, they're a bit small, especially for users with larger mitts.

On either side of the toggle are two soft keys, a Clear button, and a Back key. In standby mode, the soft keys open the main menu and the Recent Calls list. They're stiff to the touch, however, and it should be noted they double as the Talk/End controls. Sony Ericsson tends to forgo dedicated Talk/End keys; it's not our favorite arrangement, but you get used to it. The final two buttons are an orange Walkman key that turns the media player on and off and a silver control for opening a user-programmed shortcuts menu. In all, the generous shortcut options are welcome.

We've knocked Sony Ericsson in the past for its poorly designed keypads, but we're happy to report that the company got it just about right this time around. Instead of recessed or flat buttons, the W810i's keypad is raised above the surface of the phone, making it easy to dial by feel. The keys are spacious, and our only real complaint is that the orange backlighting was rather dim.

Completing the outside of the phone are a music player button and a Memory Stick Pro Duo slot on the left spine, a camera control and a volume/camera zoom toggle on the right spine, and a dedicated power button and the infrared port on top. On the bottom of the phone is the port for both the charger and the headset, which means you can't connect two peripherals at the same time. The camera lens, flash, and self-portrait mirror are on the back of the phone just above three round speakers. As with the W800i, you can hold the W810i much like a real camera to take a picture.

Like other Walkman phones, the Sony Ericsson W810i is packed with features that will appeal to multimedia mavens, but we'll get the basics out of the way first. The phone book holds an impressive 1,000 contacts with room in each entry for five phone numbers; work title and company name; a birth date; additional notes; and e-mail, Web, work, and home addresses. You can save 250 more names to the SIM card. You can assign contacts to a caller group and pair them with a picture or one of 23 polyphonic (40-chord) ring tones for caller ID purposes. A vibrate mode, conference calling, voice dialing, and a speakerphone (usable only after you make a call) round out the calling options. Organizer features include an alarm clock, a calendar, a task list, a notepad, a calculator, a timer, a stopwatch, and a code memo for storing passwords and other secure information. And for the aspiring Linda Tripp, there's a recorder for both voice memos and calls; length is limited by available memory. Finally, as with the Sony Ericsson W600i, the camera flash doubles as a tiny flashlight. Though it's not suitable for finding your way through the woods at night, it's bright enough to help you find your keys in a dark room. Alternatively, you can set it to blink rapidly in SOS mode.
Business users shouldn't be disappointed with the W810's offerings. Inside, you'll find full Bluetooth for headsets and data transfers, an infrared port, text and multimedia messaging, e-mail support, USB cable support for data transfers, and PC syncing for contacts and other files. In addition to sending files or connecting to a headset, you can use the Bluetooth feature as a remote control to connect with another Bluetooth devices. An unusual twist, there's a newsreader for access to newsfeeds from around the world. Access to BBC World News and Wired News came with the phone, but you van download more feeds if you want them. The W180i also makes it easy to pass on your contact information by allowing you to beam an electronic business card with your vital data to a contact.

Music, of course, is the primary attraction on the W810i, and the player's features, controls, and interface are the same as on other Walkman phones, but they take a little acclimation. Opening the player takes you directly to the main menu, where you can organize music by artist, track name, or playlist. Settings include album/song shuffle and loop, Sony's Mega Bass, an equalizer, and stereo widening. Switching between the cell phone and the music player is seamless, as music automatically stops when you receive a call. Hang up and press the dedicated music key, and your song picks up from the point you left off. There's an airplane mode that lets you listen to your tunes in flight with the cell phone turned off, and you can minimize the player while using other functions. Again, you must download music from a PC with the included USB cable and Disc2Phone software, and the W810i doesn't support Bluetooth stereo profiles; Sony Ericsson says it will resolve the latter gripe, however, in near future models, so stay tuned.
Music capacity is limited by the available memory, but internal space is just 20MB--skimpier than we would have liked for a media phone and less than both the W600i and the W800i. And keep in mind, it's shared with other applications, so your actual storage space may be less. We recommend investing in a Memory Stick for extra space. Our test phone came with a 512MB card, but the slot can accommodate the newer 4GB Memory Sticks. What's more, we liked that you could see separate lists for files saved to the phone and the memory card. Fortunately, you can set tracks as ring tones. You can send tunes via e-mail, multimedia message, Bluetooth, or infrared port. You also get an FM radio with 20 presets, though you must use it with a headset (which acts as an antenna). You can set it to automatically scan and program Radio Data System info from stations that digitally broadcast their names and call letters, and you can use the radio as an alarm clock.
Though it has a 2-megapixel camera, the W810i takes pictures in just three sizes: 1,632x1,224, 640x480, and 160x120. As with the W800i, we expected more choices. That said, other options are plentiful. There are Normal, Panoramic, Frames, and Burst shoot modes; a 4X digital zoom; autofocus; a macro setting for close-up shots; night mode; a flash; a time-and-date stamp; a self-timer; Black and White, Negative, Sepia, and Solarize picture effects; white-balance settings; Normal and Fine picture-quality modes; and four shutter sounds, though no silent option. We especially liked that you can use the zoom at the highest resolution.

The MPEG-4 video recorder takes clips with sound to any length that the available RAM will permit. There's a choice of two resolutions--176x144 and 128x96--and editing features similar to the still camera's. To further channel your inner artist, activate the W810i's Photo DJ, where you can add one of six fun frames; rotate the shot's orientation; and use various image effects such as brightness, contrast, tint control, and photo marking. There's also a Video DJ, and if that doesn't satisfy, there are more picture, video, and multimedia editing options on the software CD, including QuickTime and Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition. When finished with your shots, you can save them to the phone or send them to friends. Photo quality was quite good for a camera phone, with sharp colors and little of the blurriness that we usually encounter. Videos, on the other hand, were choppy and pixelated.

You can personalize the W810i with a variety of themes, wallpaper, and screensavers. As always, you can purchase more options and ring tones from Sony Ericsson via the WAP 2.0 wireless Web browser. Alternatively, the phone comes with a Music DJ application for composing your own ring tones. Gamers can enjoy two Java (J2ME) titles, QuadraPop and JC Does Texas, with additional titles available for purchase. We were disappointed, though, that the W810i lacks the gaming controls found on the W600i.

We tested the quad-band (GSM 850/900/1800/1900; EDGE) Sony Ericsson W810i world phone in San Francisco using the Cingular network. Overall call quality was satisfactory, but we noticed static and patchiness on more than one occasion. While the random fade-outs didn't last more than a second or two and could be related to the network, the phone's audio performance didn't quite measure up to that of its Walkman phone brethren. On their end, callers didn't report problems, but they could tell we were using a cell phone. On the upside, however, there was plenty of volume.
Speakerphone calls were about the same, with a slight echo effect, but the volume level was surprisingly loud, even when the speaker sat face down on a table. We successfully paired the W810i with the Plantronics Explorer 320 Bluetooth headset for acceptable audio quality. We also used Bluetooth to connect to the Sony Ericsson W600i and easily passed photos between the two handsets. The EDGE connection was sufficiently speedy for transferring small files, but game downloads took a couple of minutes.

Using the included Disc2Phone software and USB cable (which also charges the phone), we tried loading 40.4MB of music on to our W810i. Transfer time was relatively slow at 3 minutes, 20 seconds for the entire selection, so you'll be in for a wait if you're trying to move your entire music library. Moreover, while the software was easy to set up and had a simple interface, it wasn't without its quirks. For instance, when exiting the software after transferring some music, the W810i didn't recognize that the USB transfer was no longer active. And when we disconnected the USB cable, the phone froze for a few seconds. On the PC side, it prompted us for a driver every time we plugged in the phone. Though we didn't need to reinstall the software with each use, it was a bit annoying. Criticisms aside, music quality was on a par with that of other Walkman phones: clear and crisp, though one transferred song had some very minor hiccups. The W810i won't replace a stand-alone MP3 player, but it does the job admirably for short stints.
The Sony Ericsson W810i has a rated talk time of eight hours and a promised standby time of 14.6 days. In our tests, however, we got a little more than six hours of talk-time battery life and 12 days of standby time. According to the FCC, the W810i has a digital SAR rating of 1.04 watts per kilogram.

LG KE970 Shine

LG's next release in its "Black Label" series is the Shine. Like the Chocolate, the LG Shine is a slide-design phone, and is very much intended as a fashion statement. Whereas the Chocolate was dark and mysterious, with its hidden touch sensitive keypad, the Shine positively sparkles with light and has a more conventional keypad. The reason for the name "Shine" is that the phone is highly reflective, having a shiny stainless steel body and a large LCD display that turns into a mirror when not in use. It's definitely a cool-looking phone and one that will attract attention. The photo here doesn't do it justice. Be aware though that the metal casing does have a tendency to pick up fingerprints and scratches.

When in use the display lights up, dimming after a few seconds of inactivity. Leave the phone for a little while longer and it miraculously turns into a mirror - an effect that will have you watching with anticipation for at least the first week of ownership! Just be aware that the mirror screen isn't that easy to see in sunlight. Below the screen is a roller with two buttons. These let you navigate around the icons on screen when the phone is closed. It has to be said that the roller isn't the easiest user input method ever invented. LG should have learned their lesson after the problems with the touch-sensitive buttons on the Chocolate! Also on the side of the phone is the MP3 button, which lets you use the phone as a music payer when closed. It's a neat and effective design. Open up the slide and you find a fairly conventional metal keypad. It's not touch-sensitive thankfully, but is almost flat. In practice the keypad poses no difficulties and is similar to the keypad found on Motorola's RAZR series of ultraslim phones. It lights up blue when in use.

In terms of features, the Shine is not lacking. The camera has 2 megapixels and uses a Schneider-Kreuznach lens. Now that 3 or 5 megapixel cameras are available in phones, it's the quality of the optics that dictate picture quality, and the Shine does produce good quality pictures for a phone. The camera is equipped with autofocus, and has an LED light for night-time photography. It also has a video camera. The display is of high quality, being a TFT screen with 262,00 colours and 240 x 320 pixels - virtually the industry standard for high-end phones nowadays. As already mentioned, there's an MP3 player that supports a wide range of file formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+ and AAC++. A stereo headset is supplied, and an optional stereo Bluetooth headset is also available. The LG Shine supports MicroSD memory cards with capacity of up to 2 Gbytes, so there's plenty of storage for music. You could realistically use a phone like this as an iPod replacement. Other features worth noting are Java games, a fast EDGE connection for downloading data, and Flight Mode for using the multimedia functions when not connected to a network. The battery life of the Shine is probably a couple of days in normal use, although the battery indicator doesn't seem to be very reliable.

We like the LG Shine, but it has more than its fair share of issues. It creates a very good first impression, with its metal and mirror looks, and when handling the phone, we get an impression of quality and durability. The stainless steel casing adds to the weight, but the phone is very slim and feels nice in the hand. All of the features that you'd expect from a high-end 2.5G phone are here. However, there are downsides to having a shiny metal phone: it scratches and gets covered in fingerprints, and the mirror screen is difficult to see in sunlight. The roller is simply unnecessary and annoying. The ringtone volume is too low and the reception seems to be worse than average. There have been reports of the Shine shutting down and then refusing to switch back on, but these are quite rare. If this happens to you, try removing the battery and trying again. If this fails, it will have to go back to the shop for a replacement. The Shine looks good, but just like the Chocolate, it's not the most user friendly phone that you can buy. Alternatives worth considering are the LG Chocolate, LG KF510, and Samsung G600.

Samsung D900

Revolutionary communication.A mobile revolution. the Samsung D900! This slider mobile phone boasts an ultra slim and sophisticated design. Elegant contours and high-quality magnesium surface make for a perfect synthesis. Fascination at first glance is ensured by the black menu background with its striking white characters and convenient navigation keys. The first-class D900 is more than just an attractive phone. it's packed with the latest mobile technology. Take advantage of the innovative features and well thought-out applications which make this premium mobile phone so amazing. With this all-rounder, the world is not enough - because with quad band, you can be reached almost everywhere.

Some things are even more interesting up close. The Samsung D900's high-quality 3-megapixel camera is proof of just that. Its auto focus and macro function ensure sharp photos and excellent picture quality. Just like the 2.1" QVGA display, which shows the world in a new light with its nearly true-to-life picture presentation. Rediscover multimedia and record up to an hour's worth of videos in MPEG4 format. Send them to friends using the packet video service. Or send your pictures straight to a compatible printer using PictBridge mobile printing for immediate high-quality prints. So many unforgettable moments for you and your friends. With the D900 no day is the same.

Turn the world upside down while working with this mobile phone on a plane in offline mode. Synchronise your emails in MS Office or take a look at your documents using the file viewer. Whether for business or pleasure, you can easily transmit all your files, photos and films to a projector or present them on a TV or computer. If you need more storage space, the microSD™ slot allows you to connect an external memory card for up to 512 MB. Business is only business if you are well equipped. The D900 makes work easier so that you have enough time for the important things in life. Regardless of which continent you're on, you'll experience mobile freedom with the D900.

A Camera that's Always Ready Talk about fully loaded. This 3.13-megapixel camera has it all: auto focus, flash, 4x digital zoom, a mirror for self-portraits, timer, multi-shot and other photo effects. A phone-embedded camera that's always photo ready. Now that's a reason to smile.

A Recorder to Remember Get life on tape with the Ultra Edition 12.9's video camera. It's compatible with H.263 and MPEG4 video formats and records in 352x288 resolution with voice, at 15 frame rates per second. Translation? Stop time, start memories.

Easy Entertainment Don't compromise just because you're on the go. Now you can play MP3, AAC, AAC+, and e-AAC+ audio files, all with just a click of a button, on your mobile. The D900 is always ready to entertain.

Bluetooth Connect like never before, no wires attached, with Bluetooth. Transfer your files faster, without hassle and with greater ease. Enjoy content on headsets, speakers and other peripheral devices. It's all about options.

SMS with Style Express yourself! Spice up your text messages with colourful graphics that pop, whimsical designs, a huge offering of images, animation and melodies. Even enjoy how certain keywords translate into fun graphics that make your texts come to life.

Amped-Up Fun A mobile that does justice to your favorite tunes. Digital Power Amp offers higher audio signal amplification and greater audio output. This means music will sound better than ever.Sonic Backdrop Don't stop the music, ever. Press play and then continue to access your mobile's many features while music sets the stage. Multi-task to a mobile soundtrack

Connect for Work & Play Take the office with you. Access faster data rates and full connectivity options (including mobile printing via PictBridge) with Bluetooth 2.0 and high-speed USB. Feel like relaxing? Enjoy music via stereo headsets with Bluetooth's wireless technology.

Print, On the Go Get it on paper. With USB and Bluetooth, you can print your photos, messages and PIM files better and faster than ever.

Your 24-7 Assistant A palm-sized scheduler, phonebook, alarm clock and more. Who needs a secretary? Synchronize your contacts/schedule with your PC via a vCard and vCalendar. Eliminate chaos with PIM programs. Multi-task with voicemail and a hands-free speaker.

Behind-the-Screen Access Get on TV, literally. Whether you're in a business conference, making a presentation or enjoying your mobile photo album with the family, TV-out will display your content on any TV monitor.

LG CU920 VU TV

Take a good look at the exceptionally eye-catching Vu™ TV. Not only does it have a sleek exterior, but you can play with all the toys you have at home on the go. Don’t forget about TV availability on a large 3” touch screen.Below are the LG CU920 VU TV Features:

*Large Interactive Touch Screen

*AT&T Mobile TV (CU920 Model Only)

*HTML Web Browsing

*Music Player with Customizable Equalizer

*2.0 Megapixel Autofocus Camera with Video

*Video Share

*CV over 3G Network

*Messaging: Mobile Email, IM, & MMS

*Bluetooth® Capability for Music_ TV_ & Voice
*microSDTM Memory Port

*Vu™ TV Specs

And There are LG CU920 VU TV Specs:
-Technology: GSM
-Frequency: GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz (Quad-Band). UMTS/HSDPA: 850/1900 MHz.
-Data Transmission: GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA 3.6Mbps†
-Dimensions: 4.25” (H) x 2.16” (W) x 0.51” (D)
-Weight: 3.16 oz.
-Display: 262K Color TFT, 240 x 400 Pixels, 3.00”
-Standard Battery: 1,000 mAh Li-Ion
-Usage Time: Up to 3 Hours
-Standby Time: Up to 10 Days & 10 Hours

AX265(Banter)

Friendly banter can easily put a smile on someone’s face. With the hot, new LG Banter it’s even easier to do using the inter-changeable face and back plate colors. Its 4-line QWERTY keyboard and Bluetooth® capabilities make brightening your friend’s day effortless. While the 1.3 MP camera captures memories that can’t help but to make people smile.

MicroSD Memory Port.Below is the Banter Specs
Technology: CDMA
Frequency: 1.9 GHz CDMA PCS, 800 MHz CDMA (Digital Dual-Band)
Data Transmission: 1xRTT Voice & Data Capable†
Dimensions: 4.41"(H) x 2.05"(W) x 0.67"(D)
Weight: 4.41 oz
Display: 262K Color TFT, 320 x 240 Pixels, 2.00”
Standard Battery: 950 mAh Li-Ion
Usage Time: Up to 5 Hours*
Standby Time: Up to 12 Days*
HAC Rating: Hearing Aid Compatible (M3/T4-Rating)

LG

The LG Group is South Korea's third largest conglomerate that produces electronics, chemicals, and telecommunications products and operates subsidiaries like LG Electronics, LG Telecom, Zenith Electronics and LG Chem in over 80 countries. LG Group sponsors the LG Cup Baduk Tournament.

LG Group founder Koo In Hwoi established Lak Hui Chemical Industrial Corp. in 1947.In 1952, Lak Hui (pronounced "Lucky", currently LG Chem) became the first Korean company to enter the plastics industry. As the company expanded its plastics business, it established GoldStar Co., Ltd., (currently LG Electronics Inc.) in 1958.

In 1959, Goldstar produced South Korea's first radio. Many consumer electronics were sold under the brand name GoldStar, while some other household products (not available outside South Korea) were sold under the brand name of Lucky. The Lucky brand was famous for its hygiene products line such as soaps and Hi-Ti laundry detergents, but most associated with its Lucky and Perioe toothpaste.

In 1995, so as to better compete in the western market the company was renamed "LG", the abbreviation of "Lucky GoldStar". More recently, the company associates its tagline "Life's Good", with the letters LG. In January 2009 LG was able to buy the domain name LG.com - It is now among the list of large corporations to own a two letter domain name. The amount of the transaction remains confidential.

Iphone

The iPhone is an internet-connected, multimedia smartphone designed and marketed by Apple Inc. Since its minimal hardware interface lacks a physical keyboard, the multi-touch screen renders a virtual keyboard when necessary. The iPhone functions as a camera phone (also including text messaging and visual voicemail), a portable media player (equivalent to a video iPod), and an Internet client (with email, web browsing, and Wi-Fi connectivity). The first-generation phone hardware was quad-band GSM with EDGE; the second generation added UMTS with HSDPA.

Apple announced the iPhone on January 9, 2007,after months of rumors and speculation. The original iPhone was introduced in the United States on June 29, 2007 before being marketed worldwide. Time magazine named it the Invention of the Year in 2007.Released July 11, 2008, the iPhone 3G supports faster 3G data speeds and assisted GPS.On March 17, 2009, Apple announced version 3.0 of the iPhone OS operating system for the iPhone (and iPod Touch), released on June 17, 2009.The iPhone 3G S was announced on June 8, 2009. It was released in the U.S., Canada and some European countries on June 19,will be released in Australia on June 26,and will see international release in July and August.

Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic

The Nokia 5800 is a portable entertainment device by Nokia.

The Nokia 5800, code-named "Tube," is a Symbian S60 smartphone. It is an XpressMusic series phone, which emphasizes music and multimedia playback. While it has tactile feedback, it doesn't use Nokia's upcoming Haptikos technology.

It has a compatibility mode for Java applications that are not touchscreen-aware. It works by using part of the screen for displaying the essential buttons required by the program.

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has the following specifications:
3.2-inch 16M touchscreen (resistive), 640 x 360 pixels resolution (16:9 display ratio).
S60 5th edition OS with touch input running Symbian OS v9.4
Quad band GSM / GPRS / EDGE: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Dual band UMTS / HSDPA: UMTS 900 / 2100 (5800-1) or UMTS 850 / 1900 (5800-2 Latin America and Brazil variant)
Integrated hands-free speakerphone
Vibrating alert
Accelerometer for auto screen rotation.
3.2 MP AF Carl Zeiss lens, dual LED flash, 3x digital zoom and geotagging support.
GPS with A-GPS function
FM Radio 87.5-108 MHz with RDS (max. 20 stations).
3.5mm headphone/video-out jack and Nokia video-out cable CA-75U.
MicroSDHC card slot (up to 32 GB) and 8GB card included (in-box)
Micro-USB 2.0 connector, Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR/A2DP/AVRCP) and Wireless LAN.

Sony Erisson K850i

Sony Ericsson K850i should have been the best camera phone ever, with a 5 megapixel camera, xenon flash, autofocus & automatic lens cover.Features of the Sony Ericsson K850i include:
-3G video calling
-5 megapixel camera with xenon flash, autofocus, 16x digital zoom and automatic lens cover
-Video camera
-Display: TFT, 262,144-colour, 240 x 320 pixels (2.4 inches)
-Media player
-FM radio with RDS
-MP3/AAC ringtones
-Speakerphone
-Voice recorder
-Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email
-3D Java games
-Animated wallpaper
-Web browser, RSS feeds, blogging
-HSDPA
-Personal organiser functions
-Flight mode
-Vibration alert
-Memory: 40 Mbytes plus support for Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) (up to 4 GB) and microSD™ format
-Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB mass storage, modem
-Quadband (GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900) plus 3G (UMTS 850 / 1900 / 2100)
-Size: 102 x 48 x 17 mm
-Weight: 118g
-Talktime: 3.5 hours (3G) - 9 hours (2G)
-Video calling: (3 hours, 20 minutes)
-Battery standby: 350 hours (3G) - 400 hours (2G)

Samsung Jet(S8000)

Samsung Jet(S8000) is the new Samsung mobile produce. It is the new Touch Screen Phone.Below is the ability of S8000:

Ultra Brilliant Dispay, Samsung AMOLED

• Vivid colour & outstanding luminescence on 3.1” wide display

• Longer battery life

• High resolution WVGA: 800x480

800MHz Application Processor

• Powerful & instant multimedia

• Fast 3D touch and motion-response interface

• Simultaneous & seamless applications

DVD-Like Video Playback & Recording

• Instant download & playback by DivX,Xvid without conversion

• MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, DivX, XviD Multi-format files Internet Browsing with One-finger Zoom

• Supports Adobe Flash

• Multiple/Background downloads

• Online widgets

• Multi-window (up to 5 pages)

• AdBlocker

Smartphone features

• Multi-tasking Manager

• Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® for over the air sync'ing with your Exchange server

Dynamic User Interface

• TOUCHWIZ 2.0, featuring Media Gate 3D, Motion Gate, Smart Unlock

• Quick touch response from the 800MHz processor

• 3 Page main menu & 3 Widget screens

• Multi-Task Manager

Excellent Photography

• 5.0 Megapixel AF Camera

• Dual Power LED & WDR

• Anti-Shaker, Blink Detection, Face Detection, Smile Shot, Single Shot

• Continuous Shot, Panorama Shot, Mosaic Shot, Frame Shot

Music Player

• DNSe & SRS WOW

• 3.5mm Ear Jack

• Music Player supporting MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, WMV formats• FM Radio with RDS

Nokia N96

Nokia N96 is the 2nd latest Nokia smartphone in the Nseries range of products. It is the official successor to Nokia N95.
The handset was publicly announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 2008, and started shipping in September 2008. Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific are the first locations to provide the handset for consumers. The American and Chinese versions were expected shortly thereafter.The general UK release date for the N96 was October 1, although London had a separate date of September 24 when the device went on sale exclusively at Nokia's flagship stores on Regent Street and at Terminal 5 (Heathrow airport).

The Nokia N96 features the following:

Quad band GSM / GPRS / EDGE: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Dual band UMTS / HSDPA: UMTS 900 / 2100 N96-1 (RM-247, Global), UMTS 850 / 1900 N96-3 (RM-247, Global), no UMTS N96 (RM-297, PR China)
HSDPA and Wi-Fi access (RM-297 variant (PR China only) does not have WCDMA, WLAN and DVB-H)
DVB-H Mobile TV (network-dependent feature)
A-GPS Navigation using Nokia Maps, map data fetched using 3G or downloaded over the Internet and transferred to the phone over USB
Access to Ovi
Instant upload to Flickr, Vox, Yahoo! and Google
Full xHTML, HTML, RSS reader browser
Symbian OS v9.3 S60 3.2 Edition, user interface
16 GB of internal flash memory
Max memory 32GB (16GB internal + 16GB MicroSD)
2-way slide, as in Nokia N95
5-megapixel camera, Carl Zeiss TESSAR optics
Sensor for Auto-rotate
VGA camera in front of the phone, for video calling and self-portrait use
Dual LED flash for the camera
Bundled with WaveSecure in Indian variant
Plays music files, and lets you download easily via Nokia Web
Allows high-quality video calling using 3G
A built-in accelerometer when tilted as on the Nokia N82
The new design includes:
Landscape-oriented design (landscape oriented speakers, connectors and buttons located optimally for landscape use)
Flip-out kickstand
Media keys available in all modes (even when slide is closed, for background control of music)
Media keys on short side can transform into gaming keys
Lock switch (enables quick lock / unlock of keypad)
128 MB RAM
Available memory for the user is 90 MB after operating system.
Can play various types of music files such as MP3, AAC, eACC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WAV, Mid, RM (real), RAM( real), AMR, M3U (playlist)
Can play various types of video files such as RM (Real video), H.263, H.264, 3GPP, HQ-3GPP (30fps), MP4, WMV, FLV (Flash player)

Samsung Group

The Samsung Group is the world's largest conglomerate.It is South Korea's largest chaebol and composed of numerous international businesses, all united under the Samsung brand, including Samsung Electronics, the world's largest electronics company,Samsung Heavy Industries, one of the world's largest shipbuilders and Samsung Engineering & Construction, a major global construction company. These three multinationals form the core of Samsung Group and reflect its name - the meaning of the Korean word Samsung is "tristar" or "three stars".

The Samsung brand is the best known South Korean brand in the world and in 2005, Samsung overtook Japanese rival Sony as the world's leading consumer electronics brand and became part of the top twenty global brands overall.It is also the leader in many domestic industries, such as the financial, chemical, retail and entertainment industries. Samsung's strong influence in South Korea is visible throughout the nation, and is sometimes called the 'Republic of Samsung'.

Sony Ericsson K660i

Sony Ericsson is keen to make its K660i stand out from its other mid-range handsets by emphasising its web-friendly set-up. The K660i isn't all about web browsing though; as is becoming standard for Sony Ericssons, you get a decent spread of functionality and applications to play with.

Although not Walkman-branded, the K660i has a re-skinned Walkman-style built in music player inside, with an FM radio too. A 2-megapixel camera is included on the back panel, while the 3G capability means you get a secondary video calling camera perched above the display on the front.

With the latest high-speed HSDPA 3G connectivity, browsing the internet or downloading content over the air is a short and sweet business - full music tracks or videos from a mobile operator's portal take just a few seconds to purchase and download (or stream) to your phone.

Web optimised controls
In truth, though, although Sony Ericsson puts the spotlight on the K660i's web orientated features, this model doesn't move the mobile surfing abilities of the Sony Ericsson range anywhere radically new, despite introducing some novel illuminated shortcut keys on the numberpad.

A similar well-equipped browser as the one employed on the W890i and other recent mid-tier Sony Ericssons is included on the K660i. You can view pages sideways, in full-screen landscape mode - the default option - with a user friendly launch page featuring Google search, while Google Maps and RSS feed support enhancing its mobile broadband-speed web abilities. A decent spread of options, but nothing new for Sony Ericsson.

Its online attributes are given a more prominent position in this handset's feature roster, however, thanks to those unique backlit browser buttons on the numberpad. They come into play when the browser is fired up, appearing in landscape orientation above the 3, 6, 9 and # keys, indicating shortcuts for address entry, bookmarks, homepage and for zoom-and-pan options.

These illuminated button shortcuts take their design cue from Sony Ericsson's Cyber-shot line, where they first appeared for highlighting camera controls. While these buttons on the K660i certainly steer the user more easily through the browser functionality, using keys for browser shortcuts is familiar stuff for Sony Ericsson owners who've read their user manuals properly - only the overt lighting up of keys as a guide is a first.

Design and handling
The design of the Sony Ericsson K660i gives it a certain stand-out quality. It's a regular candy-bar shaped phone, with a fairly average 104 x 47 x 15mm build, but it comes in striking colour combinations. The more sober version is black with a 'wine' coloured band across its control key-studded midriff, while another option is white with lime trimming across the front and sides. A touch of chrome edging sets the black version off nicely. The glossy plastic surface though is a real finger-print and grease magnet.

The numberpad is akin to the K810i's, with round keys well spaced and easily pressable. The control panel is similar to the recent W890i in basic layout, with conventional call and end keys on either side of the phone, and a main navigation D-pad surrounded by two softkeys, a clear key and a typical Sony Ericsson Activity Menu fast access button for useful functions and apps.

The D-pad is labelled up for quick key access to the web browser, although you can also program in other function shortcuts. Again, the buttons are nicely sized and responsive, giving standard menu navigation a smooth flow.

The browser operation is well implemented too, and it is novel getting the launch page automatically up in landscape mode. The 2-inch QVGA 262k-colour display does a decent job presenting pages, and as well as pan and zoom controls - so you can see a thumbnail of the whole webpage and focus in on the part you want to see - there is a regular zoom option to boost the size of any particularly small text or enlarge pics.

The launch page offers a Google search option, address bar input, plus option for RSS web feeds, plus a history list and links for Sony Ericsson download site. The illuminated web address input fast key brings up an address bar in portrait mode, which may seem odd until you realise it's designed to simplify using the text keys.

As we said earlier, the browser does nothing radically new but carries out the job pretty well, offering options for full webpages or mobile optimised Smart-Fit versions. HSDPA makes it suitably snappy too.

Music player
You get a fine music player on this phone, capable of a performance on a par with its Walkman phone stablemates. The supplied earphones provide a reasonable performance, but switch in some Walkman earphones or a higher quality headset via an adapter lead, and you get a noticeable improvement and a better balanced sound. Unlike Walkman earphones, there's no adapter included in the box, which is shame. You can though add Bluetooth stereo headsets.

The player interface on here is similar to the Walkman (apart from the colours used), with tunes organised in familiar categories - artists, albums, tracks, playlists, audio books and podcasts. An FM radio is also part of the spec, and Sony Ericsson's clever TrackID application is included too, helping you identify tracks you hear around you or on the radio by recording short samples and interrogating a database automatically to give you the answer.

Supplied Media Manager software and a USB cable help you manage tracks and sync with a PC, although drag and drop copying in mass storage mode is another option.
A 256MB Memory Stick Micro memory card is packaged with the phone, boosting the modest 32MB internal storage.

Camera quality
There's a dedicated camera button on the side for switching on the camera and capturing images in landscape mode. The 2-megapixel shooter here is one of Sony Ericsson's more average efforts, with no flash or autofocus system to boost performance. Pictures are acceptable though the detail is limited. Colour rendition is good on well-lit subjects but suffers in dark environments, where images are noisy and grainy. The camera system can struggle too in sharply differentiating subtle colour tone changes. But as a cameraphone snapper for basic shooting, it's acceptable if lighting is OK.

Sony EricssonK800i

The Sony Ericsson K800i, and its variant, the Sony Ericsson K790, are mobile phones of their class from Sony Ericsson. Launched in July 2006 (for the K800i in the UK market; others may vary), the phones are the successor to the Sony Ericsson K750i. Both of the phones feature a 3.2 megapixel digital camera complete with a xenon flash, a protective lens cover, and a new "BestPic" bracketing feature, and are the first to be tagged with the Sony Cyber-shot branding. The new "BestPic" feature takes 9 full quality snapshots of a subject in quick succession, allowing the user to choose the best shots from them. On the entertainment front, the phones have a media player supporting MP3, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+ and WMA music files and 3GP/MPEG-4 video files. The phones also feature a RDS FM radio, and a Memory Stick Micro (M2) slot for expandable solid state memory (up to 4GB). It is the phone used by James Bond in the 2006 Casino Royale film.

The difference between the two phones is that the K790 supports GSM and EDGE, while the K800 supports UMTS and GSM. As a result, the K800i features a QCIF (176X144) resolution front-mounted camera for 3G video conferencing. According to the official Sony Ericsson specifications (to be found on their website), the K800's talk time drops steeply from around 7 hours when using GSM to about 2 hours 30 minutes whilst using UMTS. A modified version of the K800i, the Sony Ericsson K810i, is available the software for this model can be "flashed" to the K800i. Its successor is the 5 megapixel Sony Ericsson K850i.

Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson is a joint venture established on October 3, 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to make mobile phones. The stated reason for this venture is to combine Sony's consumer electronics expertise with Ericsson's technological leadership in the communications sector. Both companies have stopped making their own mobile phones.
The company's global management is based in Hammersmith, London, and it has research & development teams in Sweden, Japan, China, Germany, the United States, India, Pakistan and the United Kingdom. By 2008, it was the fifth-largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world after Nokia, Samsung, LG and Motorola. The sales of products largely increased due to the launch of the Walkman and Cyber-shot series.

Nokia N97

The Nokia N97 is an upcoming "mobile computer" by Nokia, announced on December 2, 2008. It will be Nokia's second touch screen phone (The first one being Nokia 5800 XpressMusic) based on the Nokia S60 platform. The Nokia N97 was released in US flagship stores on the 9th of June.
A prototype of this phone has been featured in the music videos "I Gotta Feelin'" by Black Eyed Peas and "The Girl and the Robot" by Röyksopp. Below is Nokia N97 system review
Feature Specification
Form factor:Tilt Slider
Platform / Operating System:S60 5th Edition, Symbian OS v9.4
CPU:Single CPU, 434 MHz ARM11
Memory (RAM\Flash\MMC):32GB internal, 16GB Micro SDHC included (32GB Max MicroSDHC available in 2009), 48GB total (64GB max) and 128Mb RAM.
GSM frequencies:850/900/1800/1900 MHz
HSDPA frequencies:900/1900/2100 or 850/1900/2100 MHz
GPRS:Yes, class 32
EDGE (EGPRS):Yes, class 32
3G:HSDPA (3.5G), 3.6 Mbit/s
Main screen:TFT Touchscreen, 16,777,216 colours, 360x640 pixels, 3.5 inches, resistive touch screen with separate touch foil and touch feedback
Camera:Front VGA(640 x 480), 2x digital zoom & Rear 5 MP, 2584x1938 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, video (VGA@30fps), dual LED flash, f/2.8, 5.4 mm focal length
Video recording:Yes, MPEG-4 640x480 @ 30fps, nHD 16:9 video recording, MPEG-4 SP 640x352 at 30fps (dvd quality)
Multimedia Messaging:Yes
Video calls:Yes
Java support:Yes, MIDP 2.0
Memory card slot:Yes, microSDHC, hotswap, 16 GB maximum
Bluetooth:Yes, 2.0+EDR
Infrared:No
Data cable support:Yes, Micro USB 2.0, Nokia AV 3.5 mm
Browser:WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds, Flash
Email:Yes
Radio:Stereo FM Radio with RDS
GPS:Yes, A-GPS
Music player:Yes, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, MP3, WMA
Video Player:Yes, H.264/AVC, MPEG-4, RealVideo 7,8,9/10, WMV 9 @ 30fps
Polyphonic tones:Yes, 64 channels
Ringtones:Yes - MIDI, AMR (NB-AMR), WAV, MP3, AAC2
HF speakerphone:Yes
Offline mode:Yes
Battery:BP-4L 3.7V 1500 mAh
Talk timeUp to 9.5 hours (GSM), 6.0 hours (WCDMA)
Standby timeUp to 18 days (GSM), 17 days(WCDMA)
Weight:150 grams
Dimensions:117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9 (18.25 at camera area) mm,
SAR-Rating:0.5 W/kg
Availability:June 2009
VOIP Support:Skype
Other:A-GPS support, Nokia Maps 3.0 Touch, digital compass, TV out, document viewer, Nokia Photo Browser, FM transmitter

Nokia Company

Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki. Nokia is focused on wireless and wired telecommunications, with 128,445 employees in 120 countries, sales in more than 150 countries and global annual revenue of EUR 50.7 billion and operating profit of 5.0 billion as of 2008. It is the world's largest manufacturer of mobile telephones: its global device market share was about 37% in Q1 2009, down from 39% in Q1 2008 and unchanged from Q4 2008. Nokia produces mobile phones for every major market segment and protocol, including GSM, CDMA, and W-CDMA (UMTS). Nokia's subsidiary Nokia Siemens Networks produces telecommunications network equipment, solutions and services. Navteq is part of Nokia's strategy of focusing on mobile navigation.
Nokia has sites for research and development, manufacture and sales in many countries throughout the world. As of December 2008, Nokia had R&D presence in 16 countries and employed 39,350 people in research and development, representing approximately 31% of the group's total workforce. The Nokia Research Center, founded in 1986, is Nokia's industrial research unit, consisting of about 500 researchers, engineers and scientists. It has sites in seven countries: Finland, China, India, Kenya, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. Besides its research centers, in 2001 Nokia founded (and owns) INdT – Nokia Institute of Technology, a R&D institute located in Brazil. Nokia's production facilities are located at Espoo, Oulu and Salo, Finland; Manaus, Brazil; Beijing, Dongguan and Suzhou, China; Farnborough, England; Komárom, Hungary; Chennai, India; Reynosa, Mexico; Jucu, Romania and Masan, South Korea. Nokia's Design Department remains in Salo, Finland.
Nokia is a public limited liability company listed on the Helsinki, Frankfurt, and New York stock exchanges. Nokia plays a very large role in the economy of Finland; it is by far the largest Finnish company, accounting for about a third of the market capitalization of the Helsinki Stock Exchange (OMX Helsinki) as of 2007, a unique situation for an industrialized country. It is an important employer in Finland and several small companies have grown into large ones as its partners and subcontractors. Nokia increased Finland's GDP by more than 1.5% in 1999 alone. In 2004 Nokia's share of the Finnish GDP was 3.5% and accounted for almost a quarter of Finland's exports in 2003.
Finns have consistently ranked Nokia as both the best Finnish brand and the best employer. The Nokia brand, valued at $35.9 billion, is listed as the fifth most valuable global brand in Interbrand/BusinessWeek's Best Global Brands list of 2008 (first non-US company). It is the number one brand in Asia (as of 2007 and Europe (as of 2008), the 42nd most admirable company worldwide in Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies list of 2009 (third in Network Communications, seventh non-US company), and the world's 88th largest company as measured by revenue in Fortune Global 500 list of 2008, up from 119th the previous year. As of 2008, AMR Research ranks Nokia's global supply chain number two in the world.

Mobile Phone advantageousness

Mobile phone or mobile (also called cellphone and handphone,as well as cell phone, wireless phone, cellular phone, cell, cellular telephone, mobile telephone or cell telephone) is a long-range, electronic device used for mobile voice or data communication over a network of specialized base stations known as cell sites. In addition to the standard voice function of a mobile phone, telephone, current mobile phones may support many additional services, and accessories, such as SMS for text messaging, email, packet switching for access to the Internet, gaming, Bluetooth, infrared, camera with video recorder and MMS for sending and receiving photos and video, MP3 player, radio and GPS. Moreover we can play game on it.Most current mobile phones connect to a cellular network consisting of switching points and base stations (cell sites) owned by a mobile network operator (the exception is satellite phones, which are mobile but not cellular). A mobile phone, as opposed to a radio telephone, offer full duplex-communication, automatised calling to and paging from a public switched telephone network (PSTN), handoff (am. English) or handover (European term) during a phone call when the user moves from one cell (base station coverage area) to another. A cell phone offer wide area service, and should not be confused with a cordless telephone, which also is a wireless phone, but only offer telephony service within a limited range, e.g. within a home or an office, through a fixed line and a base station owned by the subscriber.
The International Telecommunication Union estimated that mobile cellular subscriptions worldwide would reach approximately 4.1 billion by the end of 2008 and mobile phones are starting to reach the bottom of the economic pyramid.