Friday, December 28, 2007

J1OOi

The Sony Ericsson J100i is a small & compact mobile phone which is the baby of the J range family. The J range of phones have been market as very affordable, highly attractive phones which include basic but very useable features. The J range includes the Sony Ericsson J210i, Sony Ericsson J220i, Sony Ericsson J230i & all of these phones have their own unique appeal & built in features. The J100i comes in a twilight blue or a polar white coloured casing. The phone only weighs a mere 70 grams which makes it very light to carry around. It comes in a very small but perfect package which is 100 x 44 x 18 mm & this is why it is the baby of the J range.

The 65k colour STN screen really bring the J100i alive which its bright burst of colour. The screen allows the user to read all of their messages very clearly & view their phonebook with ease. The J100i comes with a text messaging service (SMS) which comes complete with predictive text input. The phone has a vibration alert feature which can be set to vibrate each time a message or call is incoming & this will ensure that the user never misses a call even when the sound is turned off.



The phone comes with polyphonic ringtone sound & the user can personalise their J100i by choosing their favourite ringtone. The J100i comes complete with a voice mail feature so the user can be sure that if a call is missed then the caller has the option of leaving a voice mail.

The built in organiser feature comes complete with an alarm clock, stop watch & phonebook. The user can set the reminder feature on the J100i very simply & the phone will be sure to do the rest. The J100i has a one press shortcut facility which can take the user to their favourite functions very easily. The icons are very clear, colourful & modern looking which really adds an element of fun to this beautifully basic mobile phone.

The Sony Ericsson J100i comes with dual band network which gives the user a good network coverage & the battery life on J100i is very impressive.

Sony Ericsson J100i

M3OO

Sprint recently took the wraps off a snazzy new entry level mobile phone, the Samsung M300. The M300 is aimed at the casual end user and is packaged as a compact and lightweight clamshell with only the bare necessities for everyday use. Its ergonomic design and sleek outside aesthetics make this phone quite the looker, but does the M300 have the guts to perform when put through our tests?

The M300 is a stylishly designed handset that definitely stands out from its field of competitors. With its attractive mirrored finish and slender body, the M300 is reminiscent of higher end mobile models. The device's reflective flat front is surrounded with dark silver trim. The back is encased in black plastic. Underneath the M300's mirrored top lies the phone's hidden external 65k color, 96x96 pixel display that provides information on inbound calls or messages, as well as provides the time and battery status. The only bad thing here is that the mirrored front tends to attract many fingerprints. Also on the front flip is the phone's VGA camera's lens. The M300's volume buttons are located on its left side, with its headset and charging port on the right. The phone's camera startup button also sits on the right edge.

On the inside of the M300 you will find a bright 1.9" color TFT, 128x160 pixel display for reading messages and viewing photos. The phone's display handled itself surprisingly well when out in the harsh sun and kept glare to a minimum. The phone's glossy alphanumeric keypad is mounted flush to the phone and at times could be a bit slippery when messaging. Typing was decent overall, though, because of the large, well spaced keys. The M300 has easy to find talk and end/power keys, two large softkeys, and the back key that lies just above the 2 key, which I found to be a little too small. The phone's silver, circular d-pad may annoy potential users because there are no icons indicating directional shortcuts. To remedy this, the manufacturer supplies wallpaper for the phone's main screen that reflect shortcuts for the navigational d-pad. For those curious, left brings up Messaging, right Sprint's Internet service, down My Content, and up Missed Alerts.

The Samsung M300 works on Sprint's CDMA voice network and uses 1xRTT for data instead of Sprint's faster EV-DO 3G service. The Samsung M300 is capable of web browsing, which I gave a try and found to be painfully slow. Even with great reception, the device seemed to timeout too often for my liking. The device gave us great voice reception, though calls at times lacked volume and had noticeable squelching. The phone's speakerphone held its own but is best if used in short distance situations. The M300 supports Bluetooth, which will allow you to connect wirelessly to Bluetooth enabled headsets, car kits, and will even allow you to use the handset as a modem with the DUN profile, though I don't recommend this due to slow data speeds. The Bluetooth system also supports the OBEX profile; swapping contacts back and forth with my Vista PC worked easily enough. Pairing was simple with my Jabra JX-10 and offered a good quality connection. For added handsfree support, Sprint also offers Voice Signal's handy speaker independent voice dialing system.

Samsung M300

W91Oi

Everyone may be waiting to find out just how good the W960i is going to be, but for now Sony Ericsson's W910i is the phone that looks best equipped for music on the move thanks to its large screen and quirky motion controls.

The handset is available for free on most contracts, or can be picked up for around £260 SIM-free or on pay as you go.

Strengths
The first thing that strikes you when you initially grab hold of the W910i is the screen. It takes up most of the real estate available on the front of the phone and is much larger than those that have graced other Walkman phones such as the W880i. It's a joy to use as the colours are vibrant and text and icons look very clean and sharp. Despite the large size of the display, the handset itself actually feels very slim and light.

As you would expect from a higher-end Sony Ericsson phone, the menu system is very easy to get to grips with stuff like texting and adding a contact to the address book is very straightforward. It does differ from other recent Sony Ericsson phones in a few subtle ways.

One change is that the Media menu has been updated with graphics that look much closer to those used on the Sony PSP and in the Walkman music player there are now entries for podcasts and audio books alongside your music collection. Thankfully, the easy-to-use Walkman player remains as good as ever and the sound quality via the supplied sound-isolating headphones is first class.

Like the iPhone, the W910i has an onboard accelerometer so it senses which way you turn it. This has been linked into the Walkman music player, so when you switch the phone from portrait to landscape, the display follows suit. Also, if you hold down the Walkman button at the top of the phone and flick it to the right or left, it'll skip forward or back through your tunes.

The phone's connectivity is good, too. It supports HSDPA for high speed data downloads and also has twin cameras for video calling. Battery life is impressive as you can expect to get around nine hours of talk time out of it. We can't fault its call quality either and there's Bluetooth onboard for using it with a wireless headset or for beaming music to a wireless speaker system.

Weaknesses
The W910i's camera is rather basic for a phone in this price range. It has a relatively low 2-megapixel resolution, so although the snaps it takes have natural looking colours, they're short on raw detail. The camera also lacks a micro mirror for taking self portraits and there's no flash, so it's pretty useless at taking photos in dingy pubs.

Our other bug bear is to do with the controls. Although the accelerometer is a neat feature, the phone is slow to respond to changes in orientation. Also, to use the motion controls to flick forwards and backwards through your tracks you first have to hold down the Walkman music button at the top of the phone and this is way to small and very awkward to get at.

One other small point is that the phone uses the M2 Memory Stick format for storing tunes and these are more expensive than the microSD cards used by most handsets from rival manufacturers. However, the W910i comes with a 1GB card as standard, which is plenty to get you started.

Conclusion
The W910i, free on contract or available for around £260 SIM-free or pay as you go, really is a first class music handset. It's a got a large, beautiful screen, support for high speed downloads and a first rate music player with cool motion-sensing controls. If you're after a phone for listening to tunes on the go, it really is hard to beat.

W910i

65OO

With the 6500 Classic, Nokia is aiming for the style conscious, whereas with this phone they're targeting those who are looking for lots of features. The 6500 Slide certainly seems to deliver on this front thanks to its TV output, 3.2-megapixel camera and impressive media player.

The handset is available for free on most contracts or can be bought for around £260 SIM-free.

Strengths
The Slide may share the same model number with the 6500 Classic, but the two handsets are miles apart in terms of styling and functionality. Whereas the Classic is a slimline fashion phone with relatively basic features, the Slide is a chunkier beast that's stuffed full of cutting-edge technology.

There may only be 20MB of memory on board, but Nokia supplies the phone with a 256MB microSD card that sits in a slot under the stainless steel battery cover. The slot can actually accept cards of up to 4GB in size and you'll certainly want to add some extra storage space to take advantage of the phone's music player.

It's the same updated player that's found on the 6500 Classic and it's certainly a big improvement on the older version. The interface now looks much more attractive and it also feels a good deal more responsive to use.

The headphones that Nokia supplies with the phone sadly aren't sound isolating like those you get with Sony Ericsson's range of Walkman phones, but they still produce good sound quality and are comfortable to wear.

As this is a 3G handset, it has twin cameras for video calling. The one on the rear is actually very impressive. Not only does it have a 3.2-megapixel resolution, but it's also got autofocus and a Carl Zeiss lens. The shots it takes are a serious step above the usual camera phone fodder and good enough to print at standard photo size. However, they're not quite as sharp or detailed as the photos you'll get using some of Nokia's N-series phones.

Although the music player and camera are good, the most surprising feature of all on this handset is perhaps its TV output. In the box you'll find an AV lead that connects to the headphone socket at the top of the phone. Hook it up to your TV and the phone's display will be mirrored on your telly. You can then use your TV to view photos and videos or to listen to music. It's a cutting edge feature and works surprisingly well.

The phone's battery life is also good as you can get around six hours of talk time from it and the reception and call quality are also very impressive.

Weaknesses
Unlike its namesake, the 6500 Classic, the Slide is quite a chunky handset and also feels very heavy. The brushed metal panels on the front and rear stop it from looking like a complete brute, but it still falls somewhat short in the desirability stakes.

Also, although the TV output is a neat feature and certainly useful for viewing photos or listening to music tracks through your TV, watching videos taken with the phone's camera on the big screen just highlights how blocky and jerky they really are.

We would have also liked to see more brightness from the screen. We wouldn't exactly describe it as dark, but sometimes when using it outside in direct light it can be a tad difficult to read.

Conclusion
The 6500 Slide, available free on contract or for around £260 SIM-free, is not going to be a mainstream handset, but the good camera, excellent music player and innovative TV output feature will definitely gain it a cult following. However, we can't help thinking it would have had much broader appeal if Nokia had managed to squeeze these features into a less chunky design.

Nokia 6500

S0ny Ericss0n T65Oi

The stylish Sony Ericsson T650i is a stylish fashion phone with great music and 3G features. This candybar mobile also has a 3.2-megapixel camera and a razor-sharp screen, which is great for looking at pictures and viewing the excellent Web browser

Sony Ericsson T650i

S@msung G6OO Review

If there's one thing Samsung knows how to do really well it's make very thin phones crammed with lots of features. This time round it has pumped out one with a 5-megapixel camera that's only 15mm thin -- 6mm slimmer than the Nokia N95, the only other 5-megapixel camera phone currently on the market.

The Samsung G600 will be available on several networks soon for free on a monthly contract.

Design
The G600 isn't the most revolutionary-looking handset in the world and sticks very close to Samsung's traditional slider phone layout. It's not ugly, but it doesn't have the wow-factor of slider phones such as the LG Chocolate or Shine.

It comes in a rather tame two-toned grey casing that keeps in line with the Samsung's generally serious aesthetic -- it certainly won't raise any eyebrows. What will impress you, given its feature set, is how slim it is, measuring a compact 15mm thin.


The G600 has a large, bright screen that's easy to view
Average looks aside, the G600 feels good to hold and use. Its screen is large enough to view without squinting, there are no annoying touch-sensitive keys to press and the keypad is usable. The camera on the back is also well protected behind the slide.

Features
The G600's 5-megapixel camera is by far its star feature, which is probably why Samsung decided to keep it nice and safe behind the slide mechanism. You access it by opening the phone and then pressing the dedicated shutter button on the side.

Pressing this shutter button very gently in camera mode activates the autofocus, which takes a bit of getting used to as it's very sensitive. The camera lets you adjust a variety of settings, including picture size and flash mode.


The G600's keypad is well laid-out and easy to press
The G600's flash is unfortunately only an LED photo light that doesn't illuminate as well as a xenon flash, such as the one found on the Sony Ericsson K810i. You can whack the ISO up to 800 but the shots come out far grainier. Aside from taking photos, you can also use the G600 to shoot video.

The G600's music player is comprehensive, supporting a variety of formats including MP3 and AAC. You can set your music to shuffle mode, rate it and listen to it using proprietary headphones or wirelessly via stereo Bluetooth ones.

Other noteworthy features include an FM radio, an expandable microSD slot that can support up to 2GB and a Google search bar that lets you access Google directly without going through the browser -- useful if you want to search for something quickly.

If you're choosing between this phone and the Nokia N95, which also has a 5-megapixel camera, then it's worth keeping in mind that the N95 has HSDPA (3.5G), Wi-Fi and built-in GPS. It is worth noting, though, that this camera phone is much more pocket friendly, although it's a shame it's not 3G.

Performance
Call quality on the G600 was very good -- it's something Samsung noticeably takes very seriously. Calls sounded loud and clear but the speakerphone was relatively quiet and could have been much louder.

The image quality from the camera was good and while it's apparent that a 5-megapixel sensor isn't as good without a full camera lens to support it, the shots were clear and crisp enough for large prints. Unfortunately, shots in low light weren't as clear due to the lack of a proper flash.

Battery life was good lasting over two days, although it will run out quicker if you use the camera a lot.

Conclusion
The G600's camera performed brilliantly compared with the majority of camera phones currently on the market, although the Sony Ericsson K810i edges it with its better flash. If, however, you're looking for a good camera phone with 3G and Wi-Fi, the Nokia N95 is definitely worth checking out.


The G600's camera is tucked neatly behind the slide mechanism
Overall, Samsung has done it again, producing a thin phone packed with features -- even though we would have liked to have seen 3G, it's an enjoyable phone to carry around and use.

Samsung G600

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Noki@ 35OO classic

Phone type Triband
Networks GSM 850, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
Connectivity options Bluetooth, USB
Weight w/battery 81 g
Max. talktime (in hours) 3 hours
Max. standby time (in hours) 288 hours

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S@msung SGH - J6OO

Phone type Triband
Networks GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
Connectivity options EDGE, GPRS, WAP, Bluetooth
Weight w/battery 99 g


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Noki@ 263O

Make no mistake here. This one's for moms and dads who want a simple phone with easy-to-read font sizes. However, its claim to fame is its 9.9mm-thick frame--the thinnest in the Finnish company's product portfolio.
Design
The Nokia 2630 feels very light (66g). And very plastic, indeed. Though this is something which can be expected of a budget handset. Although the buttons on the keypad are sufficiently large to thumb without much difficulty, the top row is flush with the control buttons above them. That could lead to some unintentional keypresses.

During a call, hitting right on the directional control increases the volume, and vice versa. It's not as convenient as having dedicated volume buttons, but we guess that's something we can live with.

Features
Overall, the Nokia 2630 is a very simple device that runs on the S40 platform. It makes calls, sends text and picture messages, plays music and delivers all the basic utilities of a phone such as calendaring function, calculator and units converter.

Other than that, there are also a couple of nifty apps. The Expense Manager helps to keep track of, erm, expenses, while the Prepaid Tracker is useful for those not on post-paid accounts with the telco. FM radio is also available on this Nokia, but it can only be activated when the headset is plugged into the 2.5mm audio port.

What's really useful is the ability to switch to larger font sizes. This should benefit the elderly or those who hate to squint at small screens.

The dualband (EGSM 900/1800MHz) handset comes with a VGA camera and 10MB of onboard memory. There's no expansion card slot on this mobile.

Performance
According to Nokia, the 2630 has a rated talktime of up to 6 hours and maximum standby of 13 days. We found the response of the unit laggy, especially when loading certain programs or opening some folders, though it shouldn't irritate targeted users of this phone.

The 128 x 160-pixel screen isn't the best in the market, but remember that it was never meant to compete with the higher-range handsets. Brightness level, however, was adequate and we had no problems using it in the bright outdoors.

The Nokia 2630 is currently available without contract at S$298, but if Nokia is not what you're after, there are a couple of other budget options out there, including the Samsung SGH-C160, LG KU250 and Sony Ericsson T250i.



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Noki@ 6O7O

Phone type Triband
Networks GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
Connectivity options EDGE, GPRS, HSCSD, Infrared, USB
Weight w/battery 88 g
Battery type(s) supported 820mAh Lithium-ion rechargeable battery
Max. talktime (in hours) 3 hours
Max. standby time (in hours) 288 hours
Additional functions Push to talk; Nokia Xpress audio messaging; xHTML browser; Series 40 platform.

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Motorola W51O

Phone type Quadband
Networks GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
Connectivity options EDGE, GPRS, Bluetooth, USB
Weight w/battery 107 g
Battery type(s) supported Rechargeable 880mAh battery
Max. talktime (in hours) 7.5 hours
Max. standby time (in hours) 350 hours
Additional functions CrystalTalk; PC sync of phonebook, contacts and media

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S@msung SGH - F21O

Strengths
Like the Samsung Blush, the F210 is aimed at fashionistas and shares that model's tall and thin design. To open the phone, you push the top half of the handset to the left, the screen then automatically swivels into place and reveals the keypad hiding beneath. The keypad may be small, but the keys are reasonably well spaced so texting isn't too much of a problem once you get use to its long and narrow dimensions.

Samsung isn't just aiming this phone at fashion victims--it's also gunning for music lovers too. As a result it has a rather large 1GB helping of memory for storing your tunes. Unlike the Blush, this can be further bulked up using microSD cards that slot in under the battery cover. The phone will accept cards up to 2GB in size, giving you a total storage space of 3GB.

The music player isn't the easiest to use, but it does support common formats such as MP3, AAC and WMA and the sound quality is top class. The headphones aren't half bad either.

They clip onto the bottom of the phone and have a wire loop so when they're attached you can wear the phone like a pendant. With the headphones in place you can also make use of the built-in FM tuner.

The phone's call quality was very good with speech sounding crisp and clean. It also does a good job of holding on to weaker mobile signals.
Weaknesses
The main problem with the F210 is that it's just too fiddly to use. In part, this is due to the small screen. It's extremely narrow and although Samsung has redesigned the main menu to make it fit more comfortably on the display, the sub-menus haven't been given the same treatment.

The result is that you're presented with scrolling text entries because the screen can't display enough characters at one time. In fact, the small display adversely affects pretty much every area of the phone including the WAP browser, calendar, contacts book and even the music player.

We're also not fans of the scroll wheel. It should have been one of the phone's major selling points, but that's not the case because it's been so poorly implemented. The problem is that it's just so sluggish to use. Moving through menu lists using the rotating action of the wheel is so slow that you'll just give up and end up using it as a standard directional pad instead.

The battery life isn't so hot either. The battery has enough juice to provide a tad under 3 hours 30 minutes of talk time, which is pretty poor for a handset with relatively basic features.
Conclusion
We can't say we're big fans of the F210. The unusual shape may make it appealing to some, especially as it can be worn as a pendant when the headphones are clipped to the bottom. However, we just found that the small screen and fiddly controls made it a chore to use. If we were on the look out for a fashion phone, it would certainly be towards the bottom of our list. The handset is available from Carphone Warehouse for free on selected contracts or from �130 on pay as you go.

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The small big player

The controversial Samsung X830 won’t leave you indifferent. It is a MP3 player with 1 GB of built-in memory on one hand, and a mobile phone, supporting Bluetooth and EDGE on the other hand. The unusual design also draws the attention – it will amuse some, while it will definitely inspire others.

Key features
1 GB internal memory
Small size
Quality music reproduction
Keypad lightning
EDGE support
Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
Main disadvantages
Unusual keypad layout, keys located in two columns
Bad location of the built-in camera lens
Unstable construction of the swivel hinge mechanism
No memory card slot
No email client
Low quality of retail package headphones
Software issues
The topic of the this year’s Christmas time when it comes to mobile communications was clearly the music player capabilities of mobile phones. After the music-oriented models such as 5200 and 5300, the specially designed smart phones such as 3250 Xpress Music and 5500 Sport Music Edition of the Finnish brand Nokia and after the top Sony Ericsson W850i and W950i Walkmans, here comes the Korean Samsung. The untraditional X830 model again predisposes to thoughts, whether the music players’ integration into the world of mobile phones won’t take to an exactly opposite direction.

We have already met
The X830 concept comes from the SPH-S4300 model, being available from the first quarter of 2006 in Korea; we have already seen this model on the CeBIT Fair in Hanover. Physically, Samsung appears more like a music player than like a mobile. The multimedia functions in a phone are essential for a certain group of people. On principle, however, we expect that the phone functions won’t suffer from the multimedia ones. Unfortunately, the manufacturers often do this.


Official pictures • Samsung X830 offers a variety of colors

The overall phone design is contradictory in many ways. To some it may look stylish, to others – the new form may look rather controversial. True fact is that the dimensions of 84 x 30 x 19 mm are at least unusual and hardly remind of an ordinary phone. I thought that the Samsung weighs less at first sight. The weight of 72 g however was no such a big surprise, having in mind the phone size. Yet, from current models it compares only to Sony Ericsson J100 in terms of weight.


The phone in pink • held in hand • size comparison with N73 • and with a credit card

According to the available information Samsung X830 will be sold in six color variants: blue, green, orange, pink, white and black. I would unambiguously prefer the more conservative black variant. I didn’t like much the orange-silver cover of the sample model we had for testing.

Ah, those swivel hinges
There aren’t many models with rotating construction on the market. Unfortunately the Samsung X830 swivel mechanism is not very successful. The disadvantages aren’t visible at common manipulation, but the construction won’t stand at thorough testing. The deflections in closed, semi open and fully open positions may be felt clearly and you have to get used to them in the phone’s everyday use. Moreover, while in closed position the lock mechanism does its job satisfactory, but when opened, it fails to lock the upper part in an upright position. A little consolation is the fact, that rotating it about ten degrees activates the opening mechanism, which provides the movement to the upper position side. So, you don’t have to push it all the way up.


The phone open • swivel mechanism details

Opening the phone with one hand is easy due to its width of only 30 mm. It’s enough to turn the phone with display down and push with thumb to the right side board. It’s easy for right-handers; left-handed people have to make bigger effort. Right thumb manipulation is after all simpler than pushing with the other left hand fingers.

The outsides
The Samsung body is made of plastic covers, supplemented by metal buttons. One such button serves for locking the music player controls; the lower edge of the same side features the traditional eyelet for a neck strip. The opposite side incorporates two buttons, intended for volume control. The cover of the common connector for headphones, data cable and charger is situated above them.


All side views

To loosen the battery cover, use the buttons, located on the upper. They seem more as dummy buttons, because pressing them is practically impossible and removing the battery will cost you some more efforts and strain. The battery cover takes ? of the mobile’s back side; the built-in camera lens is located on the remaining area.


Details of the side elements

The provided battery is Li-Ion with capacity of 800 mAh and maximum indicated lifetime of 120 h in stand-by and 3 h of talk time. The real values move about two and a half days in stand-by mode. Using the music functions shortens the battery charging cycle, of course, but still it easily lasts one day without need to be charged.


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Samsung SGH-L600

Phone type Triband
Networks GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
Connectivity options EDGE, GPRS, Bluetooth
Weight w/battery 84 g
Max. talktime (in hours) 3 hours
Max. standby time (in hours) 220 hours
Additional functions Pedometer

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N0kia 165O

Phone type Dualband
Networks GSM 900, GSM 1800
Weight w/battery 80 g
Battery type(s) supported Rechargeable battery
Max. talktime (in hours) 8 hours
Max. standby time (in hours) 420 hours

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S@msung Ultr@ Vide0 F5OO

Phone type Triband
Networks GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
Connectivity options 3G, EDGE, GPRS, HSDPA, Bluetooth, USB
Weight w/battery 107.5 g
Max. talktime (in hours) 3 hours
Additional functions TV-out; E-book applications; WMDRM/MTP/OMA DRM

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S0ny Ericss0n K 77O

Sony Ericsson K770: “The Sony Ericsson K770 is fun and this is due not only to the good keypad, but also to the phone’s quick reactions; it did not get stuck not even once during the tests we made. The K770, as well as the older Sony Ericsson models, allows you to easily update the software online, through the so-called Sony Ericsson Update Service (SEUS).
During incoming calls the ring tone is very loud and you won’t have a problem hearing it even in noisy places. You can only feel the vibration if you’re carrying your Sony Ericsson K770 close to your body, e.g. in the pockets of your close-fitting jeans – otherwise it’s no use switching vibration on.
The launch of Sony Ericsson K770 is a rather strange decision on the part of its manufacturer. You may ask what is strange about launching the phone. Well, the point is that, with phones like K800 and K810 already on the market, the Sony Ericsson K770 Cyber-shot has nothing more to offer, apart from a newer design and a few additional LEDs on the back panel. Moreover, it is equipped with a LED flash instead of the more advanced Xenon one.” Sony Ericsson ringtone

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Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Samsung U7OO

The recent trend of shiny happy handsets holding hands continues with Samsung's U700, an HSDPA slider phone that you can put in your pocket for AU$749.

Design
Looking at the reflective surface of the phone, you might be reminded of LG's Shine model, which also turned into a mirror when idle. This one's a bit of a fun-house mirror though -- because of the angles, your face will look distorted when you look into it. Not great for the self-esteem, but quite nifty for blinding enemies by harnessing the power of the sun.

Even though the U700 looks metallic, it's actually pretty plasticky, and doesn't feel as solid as the Shine. When we were reviewing the Shine, we dropped it a few times -- accidentally -- and there was no damage. We'd be a lot more concerned about dropping the U700, so take note if you're someone who tends to get a bit slap-happy with your possessions.

Of course, the upside to the plastic construction is the fact that the handset weighs barely anything. In fact, the size and the weight are our favourite bits about this phone -- it's 85 grams and just over 12 millimetres thick.

Samsung has gone for a sparse approach when it comes to buttons and ports. Tucked into the bottom on the left side of the phone are a volume key and a proprietary socket for charging, USB connection and a headset. Stashed on the right are a camera shortcut key and a microSD slot. The keys on both sides are placed very low, making volume adjustment and quick camera access a bit of an awkward endeavour.

Below the 240 x 320-pixel display are two more of-the-moment inclusions: touch-sensitive keys and a scroll wheel. Menus can be navigated by rotating the wheel or by pressing its sides to move up, down or across. The centre key selects items and also unlocks the touch-sensitive buttons during a call.

A flick of the thumb reveals a flat keypad with nice big buttons, but nothing to set them apart from one another. You would have trouble texting without looking at the numbers, as it's scarcely possible to tell by feel where one key ends and another begins.

Features
Chief among the U700's features is a flash-enabled 3.2-megapixel camera that promises fewer blurs and faster image capture courtesy of its "Rapid Focus" technology. One camera spec to take note of is the 176 x 144-pixel maximum video capture resolution, which is surprisingly low.

Another convenient feature is the Google menu icon, which takes you straight to the almighty search engine or your GMail account: handy for those times when you want to quickly and surreptitiously cheat at pub trivia.

Music hasn't been left out of the mix: sounds from the media player are swanked up with Bang & Olufsen's hoity-toity ICEpower audio technology, which aims to provide vibrant sound while reducing energy consumption. The inclusion of A2DP Bluetooth support means you can hear those tunes without wires.

Performance
We found that the camera suffered from a significant lag between pressing the shutter button and capturing the snap. Although images didn't show too much blurring as a result, the delay is long enough to cause impatience if you're a frequent phonecam user.

Much of our problems related to the touch-sensitive keys. These may be all the rage in the wake of the touch-only iPhone, but we've yet to see them done in a way that doesn't cause frustration to the user. (Motorola's RAZR2 could offer some respite with its vibration response "haptics" keys, but the phone is yet to arrive on local shores.) As with the LG Chocolate and Samsung's own E900, the touch buttons do not offer any tactile feedback, and there are occasional delays where key presses do not appear to register.

One thing in particular that drove us nuts: when you're on a call, the touch-sensitive keys lock so you don't mush your cheek into them and accidentally hang up. But let's say you're out and about and you want to do a bit of phone banking. When you use the keypad, the touch buttons are automatically unlocked. So if you put your cheek back to the phone straight away, you'll hang up before you can hear the balance of your account. To stop this happening, you need to press the button in the middle of the scroll wheel, which locks the keys again.

The main advantages the U700 has over its similarly shiny, touch-keyed competitors are its size and weight, which are impressively teeny. Beyond that distinction, there isn't a whole lot to elevate the phone to the higher echelons of the slider handset hierarchy.

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N0kia 57OO XpressMusic

Most cell phones these days are capable of playing music. Even a barebones music player will do the most common music formats. For most people, Sony Ericsson's Walkman series may be the first to mind when they're looking for a musically talented handset, but Nokia has come a long way, too, with its multimedia-enabled N-series handhelds. Then again, not everyone will need a "multimedia computer". So there's the XpressMusic range to cater to this music-loving crowd.
Design
There's nothing cutting edge about the design of the Nokia 5700 XpressMusic. It does stand out, but not because it's an ultraslim model. We have to qualify that the 5700 isn't chunky. It has a nice heft in hand and against our ear. It's like you can actually feel you're holding something substantial in your hands, but not to the extent that it's heavy or bulky. In short, it's a nice balance of size and weight.

To set it apart from the competition, the 5700 offers a 270-degree twist motion on the bottom half of the device where the numeric keypad is. A 90-degree twist (either toward or away from you) will activate the camera, while a 180-degree turn will activate the music player and, along with it, dedicated external multimedia keys for playback, pause, fast forward and rewind. The keypad itself has large buttons providing tactile feedback that we've come to adore.


The 5700 offers a 270-degree twist motion on the bottom half of the device where the numeric keypad is.

It's amusing to see how some of our friends' faces lit up when they thought we were attempting to break the phone by doing the whole twisting motion. But the really useful part of this design is we don't actually have to dive into the phone's menu to activate the camera or music player, which saves us a few clicks.

However, the design is not without flaws. For instance, in camera mode, we have to use the joystick to navigate the shooting options. With the keypad forming a right-angle with the top half of the phone, it can get rather cramped when reaching for the joystick. Switching between the applications isn't instantaneous. No fault with that since it's the same if we were to activate the programs via the phone menu as well.

There's another thing which we want to point out on this Nokia. Because the Menu and Cancel keys are on the rubberized edges of the phone flanking the 2.2-inch QVGA LCD, the buttons won't light up like the rest of the keypad. For example, if you're typing a message in the dark and need to cancel some misspelt characters, you will be feeling for the key instead of knowing exactly where it is.





Features
Like its name suggests, the 5700 XpressMusic excels in musical talents. It supports MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ and WMA formats. It also comes with a pair of onboard speakers which are on diagonally opposite ends when the phone is in the default position. If we swing the keypad 180 degrees to activate the music player, the speakers will be aligned on the same side of the handset. The device comes with the Music Manager software in the bundled CD, but more often than not we found ourselves dragging-and-dropping our tracks onto a microSD/TransFlash card (up to 2GB).

Unlike the earlier twist-phone, the Nokia 3250, which required the user to twist the keypad into camera mode to find the card slot underneath the Talk key, the microSD card slot on the 5700 is hot-swappable on the right edge of the phone behind a rubber cover. The mini-USB and charging ports are also found at the same location. Because we cannot test the unit over a long period of time, we can't comment on whether the rubber cover will stand the test of time.

Other multimedia features on the 5700 XpressMusic include an FM radio, voice recorder, 2-megapixel camera, RealPlayer and Flash Player programs. The phone runs on the robust Series 60 platform and that opens up opportunities to download quite a number of free applications from Nokia's Web site to personalize the phone. The 5700 doesn't come preinstalled with document viewing programs but we figured that didn't really matter since it's a music phone anyway.

Connectivity-wise, the 5700 is actually pretty well-equipped. The quadband (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) Nokia is also 3G-enabled (WCDMA 2100 MHz). It supports Bluetooth stereo, something we expect no less for a music phone, so we could use our favorite wireless headphones. The only quibble we have with here is the lack of a 3.5mm audio jack. Instead, we had to use the bundled 2.5mm headset cable to connect to our 3.5mm earbuds. That didn't go down too well since it's not an ultraslim phone that doesn't have enough real estate to accommodate a 3.5mm connector.

Performance
We tested the Nokia 5700 XpressMusic in Singapore with the MobileOne network. Calls sounded loud and clear even when we were in a noisy environment.

Music playback via the onboard speakers was sufficiently loud but not fantastic. When we switched to the stock earphones at the default equalizer setting, music sounded a little flat and lacked bass. Changing the equalizer to Pop produced a much better audio quality though it's still less dynamic than we would have liked it to be. As a music player, the 5700 gave us acceptable but not exceptional sound quality. We recommend you ditch the bundled earbuds for better-quality ones.

We ran a test on music playback only, while the phone was in online mode. The battery at full charge was able to play music for 8 hours, with two bars of battery life remaining. Volume was fixed at 70 percent and we used our Etymotic ER6 earphones for testing.

Image quality, again, was nothing impressive and had the same artifacts that plagued the average camera-phones--purple fringing, lack of saturation and soft while night shots without flash were practically unusuable. There's no autofocus on the 2-megapixel camera and a 1-second shutter lag, so you'll have to hold the phone steady even after pressing the joystick to take the picture. The LCD viewfinder works all right though it tends to wash out a little under harsh lighting.

The 5700 has a rated talktime of up to 3.5 hours and a maximum standby time of 12 days. In actual use, the 900mAh battery lasted for about 2.5 days with music playback for about an hour each day.

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N0kia 63OO

Nokia is renowned for easy-to-use, simple mobile phones, but its recent line-up of high-end handsets has left some people very confused. The Nokia 6300, however, gets back to basics--combining modern design with good old-fashioned simplicity. It's currently available at about S$198 (US$130.26) with a two-year contract. Alternatively, you can buy it SIM-free for about S$548 (US$360.53).
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Design
You may have thought the days of mobile phones sturdy enough to beat a mugger about the head with were over, but the 6300 feels very solid indeed. It's made from a combination of tough stainless steel covers and glossy, expensive black plastic.

Fortunately, the 6300 is more Van Damme than Schwarzenegger and comes in at a hard but slim 12mm deep. It's comfortable to carry around in a jacket or trouser pocket and unlike other metallic handsets it doesn't feel that heavy.

The 6300's 320x240-pixel (QVGA) color screen displays up to 16 million colors and is good for viewing photos, watching videos and reading text messages or emails on. Measuring a relatively large 30mm wide by 40mm tall, you won't need to squint when looking at it.

We were relieved to see the 6300's keypad features large keys, making it easy to use. Our only niggle is that the four-way navigation key above the keypad feels a little on the thin side and can be awkward to press.

At the bottom there's a small charging port that fits the new Nokia chargers, a 2.5mm headphone jack and a mini-USB port that lets you connect the 6300 to your PC, which means no more searching for the proprietary Nokia USB cable.

One noteworthy design feature is the blue lights on either side of the 6300, which glow when you have an unread text message--hardly essential, but we like it nonetheless.

Features
Nokia has kept it very simple on this handset and opted for the straightforward Series 40 user interface. This means it's very simple to use and easy to understand, particularly if you're upgrading from an old Nokia phone.

One tap of the menu button underneath the screen and you're straight into the menu. You can view the menu as a grid of icons, as tabs or as a list. You also have the option to rearrange the icons so they're in the order you want them.

When you hover over an icon in the menu for long enough, a pop-up window appears explaining what that icon is for. The menu gives you access to, among other things, the 6300's media applications.

The 6300 boasts a camera, a music player, a video player, an FM radio and a voice recorder. The 2-megapixel camera on the back lets you take still photos or shoot video and there's the option to adjust several settings, including a timer and night mode.

We're disappointed, however, that there's no auto-focus or flash on the camera as it means that photos come out blurry if you don't hold the 6300 very still, and while there is a night mode, taking pictures in very low light isn't really an option.

You can send pictures to friends using Bluetooth or via GPRS/EDGE in an email or MMS message. The GPRS/EDGE connectivity also works in conjunction with the 6300's own Web browser or the Opera Mini Web browser that comes pre-installed.

Other pre-installed apps include a Bluetooth presenter that lets you control PowerPoint presentations and Nokia's sensor app, which lets you share pictures and personal information over Bluetooth. You can download more Java applications for the 6300 on the Internet and install them using the Nokia PC Suite.

The PC Suite also lets you transfer music and video files to the 6300's internal memory or to a 2GB (or smaller) microSD card, which will hold about 480 songs. The 6300's music player supports MP3, MP4, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, H.263 and H.264 files.

You can listen to the FM radio and your own music using the proprietary headphones, which have a small 2.5mm jack plug, but feature a built-in mic for hands-free calls. Alternatively, you can listen to music wirelessly via a pair of stereo Bluetooth headphones, but these won't work with the FM radio.

One of the Nokia 6300's hidden talents is its ability to upgrade and synchronize data wirelessly. FOTA (firmware upgrade over the air) support lets you upgrade the 6300's firmware wirelessly and SyncML lets you synchronize your contacts and calendar, among other things, using services such as ZYB.

Other features include an email client that's easy to set up and supports most popular email services, including Gmail and Yahoo mail. There's also a voice recorder, alarm clock, calendar, to-do list, notes, calculator, countdown timer, stopwatch and Java games.

Performance
The 6300's audio quality during calls was good and we didn't notice any distortions, echoing or muffling. The speakerphone is loud and worked as expected, but you probably want to use the headphones to listen to music rather than the loudspeaker--your fellow commuters would certainly agree.

The camera took decent pictures for MMS messages or mementos, but the comparatively low-resolution camera and lack of auto-focus meant that pictures came out blurry when we viewed them at full size.

The GPRS/EDGE connectivity is rather slow and browsing the Web or downloading data isn't a particularly pleasant experience. We're disappointed that the 6300 doesn't come with 3G, as it would make downloading data much quicker.

The battery life is good and even after using it moderately for about three days we didn't need to recharge it. Nokia quote the 6300's battery life at 14.5 days on standby and 3.5 hours talk time.

Conclusion
If you want 3G connectivity and a better camera, it's worth having a look at Sony Ericsson's K800i, and the K810i when it comes out. Alternatively, the Nokia E65 is another good new handset from Nokia that's slim and comes packed with features.

Otherwise, the 6300 epitomises what Nokia does best--it's simple, it's easy to use and it feels well built. Yes, the camera could have been fitted with a higher-resolution sensor and it would have been great to have 3G connectivity. But this is still one of the best Nokia handsets we've seen so far, and it's set to become popular with businessmen and teenagers alike.

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S0ny Ericss0n K77oi

First things first: The color. Upon catching your first eyeful of the 3G-capable K770i, you will either be taken aback or smitten by the color. Certainly, we've had a good mix of pained grunts and excited squeals over the funky Ultra Violet that our review unit came in. It's a surprising hue to complement its muddy Truffle Brown twin, and a shade that's unfortunately not for everyone. We've yet to see the Sandy Beige, though.


Design
Now that's out of the way, there's much to praise about the design. Here's what we like a lot. With the K770i, the Cyber-shot series of phones have slimmed down by some more (14mm, 95g). We also favor the gently curved back of the unit which sits very snugly in the cradle of our palm, unlike some of the more hard-edged skinny sets. The satiny matt finish also makes it a true joy to handle the phone.

For texters, that's much to thank over the more sensible choice of conventional keys, abandoning those ridiculously unfriendly chips that served as keys on the W880i. While some might feel the metallic strips a mite plasticky, they're more than serviceable.

Another design feature you'd like is the slider lock which holds down the back plate of the K770i. Unlike other attempts we've seen, this one is painlessly easy to unlock.

Sony Ericsson has notably been tweaking its lens cover with each Cyber-shot iteration, and it may have gotten this one almost right. The cover is now a slick metal slider flush with the back. You slide it horizontally instead of up/down to unveil the lens and activate the camera. A thin light strip across the back flashes blue whenever you slide open the cover. That said, a few of us found the slider too smooth for any traction. As a result, we lost a few candid shots while struggling frantically to get the lens slider open. Failing that, you can console yourself with self-portraits using the micro mirror.

Now for things we didn't like at all. First up on the list is the strange position of the port. Sitting it on the lower left edge makes pocketing the phone, while the headset is attached, very awkward. That is unless you happen to have very baggy pockets.

The speaker will also prove to be deficient. To keep everything streamlined, it has been cut into the casing at the rear of the phone. As a result, music playback through the speaker tends to be muffled when the unit is flat on its back. Several times during voice calls, we had to ensure that the speaker was facing up to hear the other party speak.

Navigation-wise, the K770i uses a flat four-way rocker with a central button. A second VGA sensor sits on the top right for 3G video calls, and all the shortcuts, power, volume and shutter buttons are in the usual places. The LCD screen is classic Cyber-shot in sharpness and rich hues.

Features
For regulars who've grown along with Sony Ericsson's Cyber-shot series, the K770i is less of a Cyber-shot than a Jack-of-all-trades. One obvious clue is the (gasp) omission of a Xenon flash. It's a surprising decision given the phone's pedigree (just name one Cyber-shot that hasn't a Xenon flash) and 3.2-megapixel autofocus sensor. However, it's not the end of the world. For less fussy camera users, a photo light is by our reckoning a lot more practical as it can double as a torchlight. After all, everyone knows you just can't get very far with a puny camera-phone flash for night shots. So why bother?

Other than that omission, the K770i retains the more user-friendly aspects of its predecessor. Here, a set of backlighted icons on the numeric keypad work as shortcuts to navigating through the camera's menu, reducing the hassle.

In addition to photo and video capabilities, the K770i is an accomplished music phone with support for MP3 and AAC formats. Besides a Memory Stick Micro (M2) card slot for expanded storage, it also supports the A2DP profile letting you connect wirelessly via your own Bluetooth stereo cans. There's also the music recognition feature TrackID, and to complete the audio experience, there's built-in RDS-capable FM radio as well.

Other features of note are a 262K-color, 1.9-inch QVGA screen, PictBridge, photo blogging, RSS feeds, USB mass storage and the ability to control other devices using Bluetooth which is typical Sony Ericsson fare.

Performance
The overall performance of the K770i was within our expectations, though barely. The 930mAh Lithium-polymer battery lasted about 2.5 days with average use of calling, texting and occasional listening to music. This is rather typical for a phone of its size, but not spectacular. Audio quality was decent and sufficiently loud when we were on speakerphone. The only thing that was distracting was the slight muffling of sound when the phone was on its back since that's where the onboard speakers are.

While shortcut keys were useful to access applications quickly, we were miffed over the numerous occasions when the Web button would self-activate without our knowledge, resulting in uncalled-for data traffic charges. The automatic keylock did nothing much to help in this case since it would kick in after only 15 seconds of inactivity, which by then, the button could have been accidentally pressed while the phone was being slipped into a pocket or handbag.

As a Cyber-shot, we expected and got the 3.2-megapixel camera to fire up in 2 seconds upon sliding the lens cover, just slightly faster than the K800i which took an additional second in tests, though that's a difference most users wouldn't notice. The LCD screen doubles as a viewfinder and it's a good thing it remains visible under direct sunlight, else we would have had to shelter the panel in order to frame our subject. On the downside, shutter lag was timed at 0.9 seconds. Compared with the flagship K850i's 0.25 seconds, it's obvious the K770i hails from a different league. In fact, it bordered onto slow given the phone's pedigree.

Image quality was also nothing to shout about. While our pictures looked crisp and sharp on the phone's LCD, viewing them on a desktop screen left us slightly disappointed. Colors appeared a little washed-out and lacked punch. However, we liked the sufficient depth-of-field with our macro shots, provided these were in focus. Video capture resolution, unfortunately, was still the dated QCIF resolution and we're beginning to wonder when Sony Ericsson is going to do something about it. At that resolution, there's really not much use for video as you'll probably be straining yours eyes a lot to view it.

As for music, the K770i uses the earlier Walkman Player version, so there are no frills such as album art, etc., which is available on the newer Walkmans. The application is a rather barebones set that supports the usual audio formats such as MP3, AAC, WAV, WMA and m4a. The good thing is, since the phone supports multitasking, we could let the player run in the background. Pairing the K770i with our HBH-DS980 Bluetooth stereo headset was also a breeze. Music would pause whenever there's an incoming call and pick up from where it left off after the call ended.
Conclusion
With the K770i, it goes to show that market forces can and will demand changes on the manufacturer's front. To be honest, we feel the K770i was introduced as a "buffer" or "filler" model in the Japanese-Swedish Cyber-shot lineup. It bridges the gap between a Cyber-shot and a fashion phone, the Cyber-shot brand probably slapped on because of its autofocus capabilities; something which the Walkman series lacks. As a result, the K770i is a phone that's neither here nor there. If the design appeals to you and you don't care a lot about image quality, the K770i would be the handset to get.

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Hit3ch C 555 i

Hãng sản xuất: Hit3ch / Mạng: GSM1800, GSM900, GSM850, GSM1900, / Kiểu dáng: Kiểu trượt / Trọng lượng: - / Màn hình: 262144 màu-TFT / Độ phân giải màn hình: 240 x 350pixels / Kiểu chuông: Nhạc chuông đa âm sắc, MP3, / Rung / Sổ địa chỉ: Nhiều, chia sẻ / Nhật ký cuộc gọi: Có / Loại thẻ nhớ tích hợp: MicroSD, TransFlash, / Bộ nhớ trong: - / Ram: - / Rom: - / Hệ điều hành: - / Tốc độ truyền dữ liệu: - / Tin nhắn: SMS, MMS, Kiểu kết nối: USB, / Camera: 2Megapixel / Màu: Đen, Trắng, Xanh, / Tính năng: Máy tính cá nhân, Nghe nhạc, Ghi âm, Cài đặt hình nền, nhạc chuông, Chụp ảnh hỗ trợ đèn Flash, FM radio, Đồng hồ, Báo thức, Dùng 2 Sim, / Phần mềm: Chơi nhạc MP3/AAC..., Games, Xem tivi, / Pin: - / Thời gian đàm thoại: - / Thời gian chờ: - /

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O2 Xda Mini Pro

For those who have been longing for O2 to release a Wi-Fi-enabled version of the Xda II mini, the wait is over. The UK-based mobile company recently announced the upcoming launch of the O2 Xda Mini Pro, a much-awaited successor to its hugely popular PDA-phone. (In some countries, the Xda Mini Pro is known as the Xda Mini S).
Editors' note:

The O2 Xda Mini Pro is expected to retail between US$750 to US$850 (without plan).

Upside:
With the Xda Mini Pro's built-in wireless LAN capability, O2 has addressed the main issue many handhelds users have with the Xda II mini--the lack of onboard Wi-Fi. The key advantage here for users is that a separate Wi-Fi card need not be purchased for wireless Web access. This, in turn, frees up the media card slot for memory storage cards instead.

What's interesting is that O2 has done more than simply adding Wi-Fi to its latest handheld. In addition to the new operating system Windows Mobile 5.0, the Xda Mini Pro will come with a built-in QWERTY keyboard that slides out from the left, similar to the LG F9100 which was showcased at CommunicAsia in June. Granted the keyboard probably contributed to the added thickness of the PDA-phone, but it's amazing that O2 has managed to squeeze everything into a device that shares the same footprint as its Xda II mini counterpart.

Other enhancements made on the new O2 handheld include the faster Bluetooth v2 connectivity, onboard camera flash unit and 128MB onboard ROM.

Downside:
Our main gripe with the Xda Mini Pro would lie with its miniSD card slot. While it is a lot smaller and probably a more future-proof format than the Secure Digital (SD) media, its highest storage capacity available in the market today is just 512MB. The SD card format is not only more affordable, it has higher capacities of up to 2GB. There are also a lot more compatible accessories out there, and at this point in time we aren't too sure if the card slot will accept SDIO devices.

It's a pity the O2 PDA-phone will come with the same 1.3-megapixel camera as its predecessor, considering that new handhelds are increasingly equipped with 2-megapixel sensors these days.

Specs-wise, the new handheld features the Texas Instrument OMAP 850 195MHz processor which is comparatively slower than the 416MHz Intel processor on the Xda II mini. However, actual performance usually depends on more than just the processor speed. We'll find out soon enough in our Lab tests.

Bottomline:
There's a lot to look forward to in the new Xda Mini Pro, particular if you are one of those who have been putting off the purchase of the Xda II mini for want of onboard Wi-Fi. Expect it to launch in November, together with the O2 Xda Atom. Look out for our full review closer to date.

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LG P72OO

Thin is definitely the buzz word for mobile phones these days. We've seen it with Motorola's RAZR series, and more recently with other vendors including NEC and Samsung. Now it seems LG is headed in the same direction with its P7200. Though not as slim as the NEC N412i or the RAZR V3, the LG triband clamshell boasts an enhanced feature set that includes a 2-megapixel camera as well as a TransFlash memory slot. But is this enough for the Korean maker to make the P7200 stand out from the competition?
Design
Weighing 112g and measuring 96 x 50 x 17mm, the P7200 may not be the thinnest or most lightweight clamshell in the market today, but it certainly sports a sleek, sophisticated styling that should appeal to both corporate executives and mobile professionals alike. The black matt surface adds a refined touch to the whole package while keeping fingerprints to a minimum.

Overall, the phone feels solid with strong hinges that hold the top cover in place. When flipped open, the first thing that catches your eye is the sharp 2-inch 262K-color LCD internal screen which offers a good viewing angle, be it vertically or horizontally. The display also comes with adjustable brightness settings which can be configured to offer optimal viewing in daylight conditions.

A hidden feature in the P7200 is its swivel display. Like the Siemens SF65, users can rotate the main LCD display 180 degrees to instantly switch the phone into camera mode. Turning it back ends the imaging function and reverts to the regular phone menu. As with many clamshells, the P7200 also features an exterior 65K-color TFT display that displays information without having to flip open the phone cover.

The P7200 comes with a metallic keypad similar to that on the RAZR V3. When pressed, the buttons activate a light blue backlight. While we found the entire design rather simple and stylish, it did take a while to get used to the whole layout, particularly for SMS, as buttons are grouped together ("1" with "4" and "2" with "5" and so on). The direction pad on the phone is responsive and easy to press but we found it a tad too small.

In addition to the metallic keypad, LG has also adopted a similar speaker placement concept as the RAZR V3. By locating the speakers in the extended portion of the keypad, the audio playback is not muffled, even with the flip cover closed. The advantage is that the speakers continue to offer reasonably loud music and ringtone playback when the clamshell is closed. This complements the whole idea of transforming the LG phone into an audio player with the placement of dedicated audio playback buttons below the external display.

The P7200 is not without its drawbacks, though. The non-inclusion of a 3.5mm earphone jack means audiophiles will not be plugging in their favorite earbuds anytime soon. The camera lens located behind also does not come with a cover. This leaves the slightly recessed glass portion of the camera exposed and is likely to be scratched when slipped into a pocket or thrown into a bag.

The P7200 comes bundled with a pair of earpieces with remote control, so users can easily control music playback functions and pick up calls without having to take the phone out of the pocket or bag. Other accessories in the box include a USB synchronization cable, an installation CD, user manual and a travel charger.

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Monday, December 24, 2007

N0kia E 7 0

At first glance, the E70 looks rather like any other candy-bar form factor mobile phone, albeit a touch bigger and chunkier at 117 by 53 by 22 mm and with a carrying weight of 127g. That's hardly surprising for a phone that sells itself on its business savyy, where having a super-slim form factor is less of a concern than whether you'll be able to synchronize to your e-mail client.
Design (continued...)
The main physical feature of the E70 that separates it from the candybar herd is the flip out thumbpad that rests behind and underneath the main dialing pad; you flip the dialing pad over the "top" of the phone, and it reveals a small spilt QWERTY keyboard underneath. When the keypad is open, the display on the 352x416-pixel screen flips from a vertical to horizontal perspective, indicating the correct way to hold the E70 when using the keyboard.

In exactly the same style as the Nokia E61, the E70 features an astonishingly small joystick selector just underneath the screen.

The E70 features a single 2-megapixel camera, and while it's 3G capable, the lack of a second camera means it's only recommended for video calls for the exceptionally shy/ugly/one-sided conversationalists--delete where applicable.

Features
The E70 is a tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900) and 3G capable phone with connectivity options for Bluetooth, wireless LAN, USB and infrared. For the truly connection-crazed types, it can even manage 802.11g, Bluetooth, USB and infrared at the same time, according to Nokia's specifications, although we struggled to come up with a scenario where that was even possible, let alone desirable.

On an operating system side it runs on Symbian OS 9.1 with 64MB of internal memory and support for miniSD cards to expand that out. One minor quirk here is that the slot for the miniSD card sits underneath the battery cover, which could make changing cards a touch on the difficult side. The single camera on the E70 is a 2-megapixel model that's also capable of video recording, although as previously noted you won't be making too many interactive video calls with it.

Applications that the E70 supports include push e-mail--and yes, BlackBerry Connect is amongst your options--as well as push-to-talk, instant messaging, VoIP calls via Wi-Fi as well as what you'd think of as "normal" phone functions, such as SMS, MMS and music playback. As always with Nokia phones, PC connectivity is via the provided PC Suite software.

Performance
From a basic phone performance viewpoint we were happy enough with the E70's performance during our test period. Nokia rates the E70's battery life on a per-network basis (GSM or 3G), and given the roaming nature of most mobile users that means that the battery life could vary quite a bit. Talk time is rated from 3-7 hours--depending on the network and whether you're using the VoIP capabilities--and standby time is anywhere from five to fourteen days. In our testing in a mixed mode environment we averaged five days between recharges on a moderate usage pattern, which is acceptable for a phone with this feature set.

There's definitely a market for a BlackBerry-style phone without the inconvenience of the BlackBerry form factor, and the E70 fits the bill quite well. Like Nokia's other faux 'Berries, we're not taken with the joystick which has a tendency to overclick when you're scrolling down lists, although we were surprised at how generally easy the keyboard is to use for most typing functions. The single exception to this is if you need lots of shift key usage. While there are shift keys on both sides of the keyboard, getting your fingers around hitting shift and another key still requires lots of dexterity, and in our case plenty of knuckle-cracking noises.

The E70 fits in a good space for those wanting Blackberry style business features but who don't want an obvious brick making bad creases in their jacket pockets or lumps in their handbags.

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The quality of camera-phones has come a long way since their inception, and we think it's fair to say that Nokia has been one of the manufacturers leading the charge. The company's entire N-series of "multimedia computers" is proof, as it offers high-quality lenses and vast imaging features. The latest model we've seen is the Nokia N73. As the successor to the N70, the N73 ups the ante with an excellent 3.2-megapixel camera/camcorder and more internal memory. It also offers music playback, integrated Bluetooth, and a number of productivity tools based on the Symbian OS platform. Unfortunately, our initial love faded somewhat as the N73 suffered from sluggish performance in our tests--nothing show-stopping but brief delays here and there added up to some Sony Ericsson K800i Cyber-shot.
Design
The Nokia N73 sports an attractive candy bar-style design that's available in two stylish color schemes: Silver/deep plum and frost white/metallic red. (We reviewed the former.) It's the same size (110 x 49 x 19mm; 116g) as the Sony Ericsson K800i, which is to say that it's not the most compact phone we've seen, but it's still fairly sleek. The camera lens cover on the back of the phone also adds a bit of extra bulk, but nothing too overwhelming. Plus, the N73 has a solid construction and is comfortable to hold to the ear while talking on the phone.


The N73 boasts a beautiful 2.4-inch (diagonal) QVGA screen that displays 262,144 hues at a 240 x 320-pixel resolution. That translates to bright colors and sharp text and images. It's also readable in direct sunlight. You can change the display's theme and backlight time, but there's no way to increase font size, which may cause some problems for users with impaired eyesight.



We found the Nokia N73's keypad to be a bit cramped.

The numerical keypad and navigation controls sit below the screen. There are two soft keys, Talk and End buttons, and a five-way joystick for scrolling through the menu; pressing the joysticks causes it to act as a select key. Along the perimeter of the number keys are four more controls: Shortcuts to the Menu and Edit function are on the left side, while the Multimedia button and Clear key are on the right side (see image above). With the exception of this last set of buttons, the keys and layout are a bit small and cramped. That's particularly disappointing since there's about 1/4-inch of extra space between the screen and the navigation keypad that could have been used for roomier keys. Instead, we suffered several misdials and launched unwanted apps. On the upside, the backlighting is nice and bright.

On the right spine, you will find the camera capture key, a review button to view the last saved image or video clip, and a zoom in/out rocker that also doubles as a volume controller. To store all your multimedia files, there's a miniSD expansion slot on the bottom of the N73. It's protected by an attached cover, which we certainly appreciate, but it's really difficult to remove--having longer nails helps. That said, we're glad Nokia placed the expansion slot on the exterior of the phone rather than behind the battery like it does with some of its other models.



Hope you've some nails to pry open the miniSD card slot cover.

The camera lens is located on the back, and it too is protected by a cover. To activate the camera, just slide the cover downward. The screen goes into landscape mode automatically and acts as a viewfinder. As a result, you're naturally inclined to turn the phone horizontally to take photos. Now, with the camera capture key and zoom keys at the top, the N73 looks and feels like a standalone digital camera. Admittedly, it's a little awkward to take vertical snapshots this way, but you get the hang of it after a few tries. While there's no self-portrait mirror, the Nokia N73 offers you something better--a second camera. It's located just above the screen in the upper right corner.


The N73 doesn't have a self-portrait mirror, but there's no need since it has a second camera for that purpose.

Nokia packages the N73 with most of the basic accessories, including an AC adapter, a USB cable, a stereo headset, a wrist strap, a wipe cloth, Nokia PC Suite software, and reference material. The only thing we'd add to our wish list is a miniSD card.

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Sony Ericsson P 990 i

The Sony Ericsson P990i is the latest smart phone to come from the Japanese-Swedish collaboration, and it's been a long time coming. There are a number of die-hard users of the P910i, its predecessor, and ever since the P990i was announced late last year, many people have waited patiently for its release. As with the P910i, the P990i is a serious smart phone that will please tech-minded consumers and professionals. One of the major additions to the P990i is its inclusion of Wi-Fi support, a feature that even some of the more popular smart phones don't have. This cool smart phone will cost you, though. It is priced at S$1,438 (US$946.05) for the handset and S$1,188 (US$781.58) when purchased with a two-year mobile contract.
Design

The keyboard has a slightly soft feel but is nevertheless easy to type on.

Much like the P910i, the Sony Ericsson P990i is a tad on the large side when compared to regular phones, but its bulk is standard for most smart phones. Measuring 114 x 57 x 25 mm and weighing 155g, it's actually slightly smaller than the latest Palm Treo 700p. Its color scheme has not changed much from its predecessor's, retaining the same silver finish all the way around. The phone feels comfortable in the hand, though you might want to flip the keypad flap down when holding it next to your ear for additional comfort.


The P990i has a QWERTY keyboard.

The keypad is one of the most notable design features of the P990i. The numerical keypad flips down to reveal a QWERTY keyboard on the main body of the phone. This is a big departure from the P910i, which had the keyboard on the flap itself. When flipped up, we found the buttons on the numerical keypad to be spacious and tactile for easy dialing. The keypad has the standard navigation keys placed along the top, which consist of two soft keys, a five-way navigation toggle, a back button, and a clear button. As for the QWERTY keyboard, we found the slightly rubberized keys easy enough to press, but they are so tiny and crowded together that it still took us a while before we felt comfortable typing with it. You also have the option of using the stylus for the handwriting-recognition feature for text entry if you prefer. Both the keypad and the keyboard have a blue backlight when activated.


The P990i has a jog dial for easy navigation.

With the keypad flap up, you see only a 2.5-inch diagonal display. However, when the keypad flap is flipped down, you get the full 2.8-inch, 262,144-color TFT screen in all its glory. The display is simply gorgeous and very easy on the eyes. The backlight timer is adjustable, as is the brightness setting. There are also a few other differences when the flap is flipped down vs. when it is flipped up. With the flap down, the display becomes a touch screen and certain features such as the Web browser and the RSS feed reader are made available. If you find it a pain to keep on flipping the flap up and down to gain access to these functions, you can actually remove the front flap entirely with an included screwdriver. You will still be able to make calls via a touch-screen keypad.


The P990i has a 2-megapixel camera.

On the very top left of the phone's front is a small VGA camera specifically designed for video phone calls. On the left spine are a media player button, a jog dial, a back button, and a keylock slide. We found the jog dial and back button especially useful for one-handed navigation, and we hardly needed to use the navigation controls on the keypad at all. A dedicated camera button, a Memory Stick Duo slot, and a dedicated Internet button are housed along the right spine. On the back of the phone, you'll see a circular camera lens cover. The cover slides clockwise or counterclockwise to reveal the camera lens. There's also a self-portrait mirror, a flash, and a small speaker. Because of the position of the camera lens, the P990i almost looks like a real digital camera when viewed from the back.

The P990i comes with a few accessories, such as a convenient docking cradle, a USB cable, and a pair of stereo earphones. It also comes with a small plastic front cover to replace the keypad flap, in case you decide to remove it.

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Review of GSM-handset I-Mobile 902

Sales package:

Handset
Battery
Charger
Stereo-headset
Headset-adapter
Micro SD 256 Mb memory card
USB data-cable
TV-Out cable

User Guide
Editor’s note. It would seem that reviewing a device that’s destiny won’t touch majority of the Europeans makes a little sense – for 700-750 USD one could seamlessly pick a solution bearing a label of a top5’s member boasting completely different level of build quality, interface layout etc. There is no doubt about the author expressing its own point of view on the model but the truth is, neither quality of plastic, nor solidity of casing offered by a minor manufacturer, can match that of world’s best companies – you will get even more confident of that after checking out the photos. But what really grabs our attention and what is the core of this very review, is the fact that I-Mobile’s handset carries a camera module that we are to see in a number of upcoming Sony Ericsson-branded phones in 2007. Even a fleeting glance unveils near resemblance of interface layout with Sony Ericsson K750i, which is not just all another coincidence – the camera is in fact made by Sony. In Sony Ericsson’s brand new handsets the camera’s UI will be revamped with more features coming up, but the basic quality of snaps, as well as approximate size of future handsets, can be checked out today. This is the way we would like you to think of this review – it gives an idea of what we are about to see, that’s all.

I-Mobile releases its handsets exclusively for the home market of Thailand and regrettably haven’t made it to other markets yet. It’s a real pity, since there is a couple of truly fetching and eye-picking models. One of them, I-Mobile 902, is one of the first GSM-enabled handsets showing off a 5 Mpix camera onboard. An in-depth face-off against its closest and only rival, LG KG920 has turned out to be impossible, due to the latter model being unavailable when we wrote this article, however in course of this review we are mentioning some features, but first things first.

Looks
What does impress at a glance is tiny size of the 902 that makes only 102x48x17.5 mm, at that it weights about 100 grams, which is a world of difference as compared to the KG920. The edges of the I-Mobile’s offspring are slightly curved, making the phone look even smaller. All in all such dimensions prove to be very portable – the handset readily slips into a pocket, be it on a shirt or pants. The 902 comes in two trim – with black or red polished plastic. The materials used and build quality are superb – all details are well-tuned; gaps are non-existent on the casing. This, however, brings about certain nuisances, as the back cover is a single whole with the latch, which makes you strain your muscles should you want to detach it, nevertheless you won’t need to do so unless you mean to change the SIM-card.





The top rim houses the abovementioned latch, allowing you to remove the battery cover. The right place features dedicated camera key, while on the left one will find volume rocker key and covered Micro SD (T-Flash) memory expansion slot. The handset supports memory cards up to 1 Gb big and hot swap feature as well. Two interface ports are mounted on the bottom rim – one for plugging charger and data-cable, whereas the other one is good for headset and video-out. These sockets are both covered with a rubberized flap. The 902 comes included with a stereo-headset making use of Sony EX71SL earphones with three pairs of rubberized earbuds – the default headphones are of superb quality, as they show off excellent noise cancellation capabilities, which is rare for in-the-box headsets. On top of that the handset comes included with a headset-adapter carrying a microphone and 3.5 mm jack allowing for plugging in custom earphones.






The back cover plays host to the camera lens covered by a moving shutter, a self-portrait mirror, a Xenon Flash and loudspeaker’s grill used for playing back music. While placed face-up on a table, the handset ends up leaning on the shutter, which makes the ring tones and hands free mode sound even louder and prevents the battery cover from getting scratched.




The square numeric keys are nice to work with – all buttons are lit in white, well-visible in the dark. Slightly above one will find soft-keys and pick/hang up keys with the five-way joystick (in some ways similar to that of Sony Ericsson K700i) mounted between them. It’s quite handy in operation, the only thing you should keep in mind is making sure you have completed presses; otherwise you might end up having wrong applications starting up.


The display found on the 902 is brilliant – having QVGA (320x240) resolution it boasts a diagonal of 2 inches. The picture proves to be very crisp and sharp, just like the market’s best offerings, at that it belongs to the small group of screens capable of showing 16.7 mln colors. Up to 8 text lines can appear on the screen at once. The font size is quite big, thus you won’t experience any problems with reading it, even if you place the display in the sun.


The back cover, which exposes no gap, conceals the battery module. Undoubtedly, the cover sits in the slot very well, but detaching it is a real pain. The 902 makes use of an 1100 mAh Li-Ion battery, being almost a record-holder among the handsets. As the manufacturer claims, it is capable of providing up to 300 hours of standby mode and nearly 3.5 hours of talktime. In conditions of St. Petersburg networks the phone lasted nearly 2 days at 1.5 hours of calls in sum and light use of its imaging, video and audio features. Should you be heavy on its imaging part and flash in particular, as well as radio, mp3 and Bluetooth, the lifetime dramatically falls down to 1 day (at 1.5-2 hours of calls). Naturally, if you are not so talkative, the phone will easily put up 2 or even 3 days of operation, but who can refrain from taking a few pics with such camera? It takes the 902 about 2 hours to charge from empty to full.

Menu
The main menu has an appearance of a 3x3 grid. One of three color schemes can be chosen for its outlook enhancement. All sub-menus are viewed as horizontal lists. Pusing the joystick or the left soft-key calls them up. On choosing a list an animated version of the icon is played back on on the display. They are well designed and are truly eye-candy.


The menu supports shortcut number navigation, but that’s not all about it. The navigation pad is assigned to different non-customizable functions, which is unlikely to be a hassle because of their proper selection. Pressing the navigation key upwards calls up the player, rightwards – FM-radio, leftwards – video record, downwards – access to shortcuts, which can be chosen from the pop-up list.


The left soft-button is responsible for accessing the menu, which also can be entered by the pressing the joystick, the right one stands for fast access to the phonebook.

In standby mode the display gets filled up with your operator’s logo, time, calendar, current sound profile and battery/network status. The operator’s logo as well as the time and calendar indicators can be switched off should you want it.

Messaging


Various messages types are handled via special sub-menus. Let us start with SMS messages, as we usually do. The handset supports EMS standard. A message can be sent both to a single person, a number of contacts at once or a whole group. Delivery report comes not as a message but as a notification on the display.

MMS

The layout of interface for multimedia messages is simple and user-friendly. The maximum message size is limited to 300 Kb. Extra options include possibility to decline spam, choose type of message receiving while in roaming or within home network.

Messages are stored in RAM (128 Mb) with the maximum capacity equaling 100 messages.

Call lists

The list of outgoing calls stores 45 records, incoming – 20, missed – 10. It seems the manufacturer sees the best way in this pattern, since there is no merged list of calls. Deflecting the joystick horizontally allows fast shifting from one list to another. Any given record can be viewed in details, which enables examining its date and time, without duration, though. Calls from/to one number are summarized, so that a number standing next to the call specifies total amount of calls made. In order to access duration data you will need to call up detailed information on desired item.

Contacts



Phonebook. Contacts can be accessed by pressing right soft-key, you will see a list that contains all entries from both SIM-card and phone’s memory. You are at liberty to set only contacts stored on either SIM-card or the handset’s memory to appear on list. By default first name is highlighted, and you will see phone number in the popping up tool tip. Quick name search by first letters is supported (up to 9 letters). Having pressed OK key you will go into detailed view of a selected entry. Here you will see a thumbnail in case there had been one assigned. It can be either an image or a photo. Each entry can have up to 5 contacts of different types (cellular, office, home, fax other), one of them will be main one (by default it is the first one that you enter). Fields are fixed, but any of them can be disabled. There is only one 30 symbols long blank for Name.

The handset’s memory can store up to 500 entries with all data fields filled in. Speed dial (up to 8 numbers) is at your disposal, as well as moving/copying entries from SIM-card and vice versa (all at once or one by one), groups (five editable groups are available) and namecard.

On incoming call, the caller’s image (if there is any) takes up about 1/6 of the screens size, while the rest of the space is occupied by the caller’s name and phone number.

Settings






The I-Mobile 902 carries six sound profiles onboard that can be customized or renamed. By “customized” here we mean volume and tunes for calls, messages, alerts, service notifications and keyboard. Also, you can enable anykey answer and backlight duration for each profile, as well as power on/off sound.

The display settings feature options for setting wallpaper, screensaver and color scheme. Date and time visibility, operator’s title and own number can be adjusted here as well. As for the language settings, these are truly poor – English or Thai, that’s about it. And we are not winding up on this point – Settings also include default text input method, greeting message, shortcuts and a binary choice for TV-out – PAL or NTSC.

Multimedia
Here you will find the application for managing the camera; however we will review it as we go deeper into the article.



The Photo Gallery menu enables viewing snaps taken with the built-in camera regardless of the place they are piled at. All photos can be viewed either as a list or thumbnails. While viewing an image, you are free to rotate it by 90, 180 or 270 degrees, zoom in up to 15 times, frame it, and decrease resolution up to 1280х960 or 640х480 pixels, cut out a fragment and set it as wallpaper. Furthermore, slide show mode is at your disposal as well, offering not only gap settings, but also the possibility to use any mp3-files as background music – note, that when watching the slide show on TV, sound is generated by its audio system, which makes the experience truly top-notch. It might seem to be a tiny detail, but it does make sense. Switching between the handset’s screen and video out is done with the help of the camera button – on turning the TV-out on, the phone shuts down.

This menu allows for printing photos via USB-cable using standard printer layout for digital cameras. You can print out either one snap or all available.

Video recorder will be given a close-up separately.

Video player shows the list of video clips outright, but unfortunately, this application requires all files to be stored in a certain folder – other recordings can be watched via the Gallery menu.

The music player lacks rewind function, which is partly made up by rapid playback – up to 32 times faster, at that the backlighting doesn’t go off in this mode. Video clips get rotated and displayed full-screen automatically. The volume of the loudspeaker is exceedingly high so the having a lot of pleasure while watching videos is inevitable, although if you consider the handset’s capabilities insufficient, you can always make use of video output. Should you submit high-quality video clips (democlips, converted clips), the picture on your TV will be brilliant, allowing I-Mobile 902 to double as a digital video master. Of course, if your memory card is good enough for that – one gigabyte of space equals to 2-3 clips captured in high resolution.

FM-radio


Speaking about the application’s ease of use, we have to admit it does really well on that front – the only serious shortcoming is the limitation of 10 memorizable stations, assigned to the numeric keys from 0 to 9. The radio starts up turned off – to activate/deactivate it, you need to press the joystick downwards. Background mode for the radio can be disabled, though. Both manual and auto tuning modes are enabled, as well as the stations list editing and renaming of stations. Three pretty-looking and sharp skins are available. The settings also contain the option for choosing output device type – the handset’s earpiece or a headset (while in radio mode, the camera button performs switching between these modes) – and recording format, as I-Mobile 902 is capable of recording broadcasts in WAV at 44100 Hz, 16 bits, stereo or mono, 8000 Hz. Storage place is also manageable here.

Music player


Handling the player with the joystick is quite easy – pressing it upwards performs play/pause command, rightwards/leftwards switches tracks on the list, downwards stops playback. The following formats are supported: AAC, AAC+, MP3, AMR, WAV, MIDI, I-Melody.

Regrettably, there is only one playlist available for creation. You are free to add/remove files to/from the list from any folders. Also, there are three skins at your disposal, along with auto-drawing up of playlist, loop and random playback of tracks, manageable background mode and six presets for the equalizer.

Sound recorder. There is not much to choose from when it comes to the Sound recorder – only storage place and recording format – WAV or AMR. Clip duration is limited only to the volume of free memory you have on the handset.


Stave. The application allows developing of polyphonic tunes with the help of stave and some other tools.

Gallery

This application is in a fact a file manager enabling you to browse contents of the handset’s memory and Micro SD card. It displays all file types and empowers you with all basic actions, like move/copy/delete/new folder. Any file can be sent via Bluetooth, and in case its size doesn’t exceed 300 Kb – via MMS

Organizer




Each entry is assigned to start and end dates. Month-view calendar is available, where every month is painted in a unique color. Should you need it, you can view all entries at once. This menu also contains alarm clock (actually three of them), world time, handy calculator, currency and unit converter.

Services




The first item is a SIM-menu in case it’s supported by your operator.

Bluetooth. The handset is armed with Bluetooth 1.2 and wireless headset sound transfer protocol. The following profiles are squeezed into I-Mobile 902: serial port, Headset, hands-free, object push, file transfer. Bluetooth operation doesn’t cause any troubles – all tested devices were recognized in a convenient fashion. Transferring a 25 Mb big file was a breeze. On incoming call beaming switches into background mode without breaking off. You can choose storage place for received files.

WAP. The handset has WAP-browser 2.0 onboard. At entering address it adds standard prefixes. There is a list of the last visited sites availabled.

Data Accounts. The menu gathers settings for GSM/GPRS/MMS-connections.

Games and entertainment
Java. Here one will find preinstalled java-games. You can set in-game sound volume, turn on vibration, choose network settings. Games can take up approximately 300Kb of the handset’s memory.

Games. The handset comes included with three games. These are poor-quality race, even worse helicopter arcade and tetris.

Health. That item retains application calculating weight/height ratio and a «pink calendar» seemingly meant for women alone.

Camera
Now we have come to the point where the flavor is – for the very first time a handset houses a 5 Mpix CCD-sensor by Sony powered by a Xenon flash and auto-focus, with the resolution topping out at 3264х2448 in case you use 8 Mpix interpolation. Though the latter feature is not of much use, though, since the same process can be carried out in any graphics editor - it has more of a marketing move in it. That’s why we recommend shooting in “default” matrix resolution. The camera’s shutter on opening automatically starts up the corresponding application. The interface is laid out in a way forcing you to hold the handset sideways.





The settings are many:

Shooting mode – single, framed, multi-shot (3 pictures)
Presets – normal, night, beach, sunset, candle, firework, high speed, landscape
Self-timer – 5, 10, 15 sec
Resolution – 320х240, 640х480, 1280х960, 1600х1200, 2048х1536, 2592х1944, 3264х2448
ISO – auto, 50, 100, 200
Special effects – sepia, black-and-white, negative
White balance – auto, dayligth, tungstein, fluorescent, cloudy, sunset
Quality – high, normal, low
Focusing mode – central, multi
AE Metering – matrix, center, spot
Flash – off, auto, on, slow sync
Macro mode
Data format
Sharpness – soft, normal. sharp
Color depth – low, normal, high
Shutter sound – three available
Flicker Control – 50-60 Hz
Storage place – handset or memory card
EV – from -2 to +2
All settings are saved in the handset’s memory. It takes a 5 Mpix shot 1-2 seconds to get stored on the memory card. The very process of shooting goes like if it was a digital camera – first you tap the shutter button, so that the camera could focus, in case the previous step was a success and the auto-focus frame turned green, then you just push the key and get a snap. If the frame is red, you are running risks of getting a blurred shot, so it would make sense to focus again. Focusing itself takes about 1 second, leaving you with 2-3 seconds required to take a picture, which is quite good. The screen’s top features current resolution, while on the right you will see storage place, active preset and number of shots left. Deflecting the joystick upwards calls up macro-mode, while downwards will switch flash modes. A few words about the Xenon flash found on the 902 – it’s no match for those of digital camera, but still proves to be far ahead standard LEDs, at that it has no problems with shooting in the dark or poorly illuminated rooms. Quality of photos is on a par with inexpensive digital camera and marvelous for handsets on our market.



Should you deflect the joystick leftwards, the Multimedia’s Gallery will start up, pressing “Back” key returns you to the camera mode. Deflecting the joystick rightwards allows for launching video capturing.


The interface for video is pretty much the same as that for still images, yet the settings pool is somewhat different:

Audio recording – on/off
Presets – normal, nigth, beach, sunset, candle, firework, high speed, landscape
Video resolution – 176х144, 320х240, 640х480
Recording format – 3gp, avi (XviD)
Quality – low, normal, high
Flicker Control – 50-60 Hz
Special effects– sepia, black-and-white, negative
EV – from -2 to +2
Storage place – handset or memory card
Video record will keep going on until you run out of free memory. Dedicated volume keys stand for digital zoom, deflecting the joystick rightwards once more brings up video gallery.

Sample video 1 (avi, 2.3 Mb)>>>

Sample video 2 (3gp, 2.2 Mb)>>>

In case a memory card is missing in the handset, all clips will get stored in the phone’s memory, which is 128 Mb big.

Summary
The volume of 64-chord polyphony is at the utmost maximum for the today’s handsets. MP3 ring tones are played back without any notable flaws or crackles at top volume level, thus be sure you won’t miss a calls no matter where the handset resides in – be it a jacket, a bag or a pocket of your shirt, furthermore, a ringing I-Mobile 902 laying face-up nearby makes everyone sitting around flinch. I will even take the liberty and say that quality- and volume-wise the I-Mobile’s loudspeaker is nearly beyond competition. The same holds true for video – volume in a recorded clip is enough to share it with others in a cafe on a busy street. The silent alert is quite powerful as well, however occasionally I didn’t feel – though it is not much of a hassle considering how loud the ring tones are.

The handset delivers good reception quality, the earpiece outputs clear and penetrating sound, so don’t worry much about not hearing your interlocutor.

The 902 offers quite compact dimensions, especially when thinking of its outstanding imaging capabilities. Stable operation of Bluetooth and fat multimedia feature-pack should not be overlooked either.

Speaking of superficial comparison of the I-Mobile’s offspring with its only competitor manufactured by LG, we can rightfully note lesser weight and size, more “handset-like” looks of the former device, radio, video-out and bigger volume of bundled memory (128 Mb as compared to 8 Mb) – all this acts in favor of I-Mobile 902.

Listing the handset’s drawbacks, we cannot turn a blind eye to missing support for Russian language, which might become a serious impediment for many. At that official supplies of I-Mobile 902 in our country are non-existent, meaning that all who would like to get hold of the handset will be forced to turn to the “grey” market.

But warts and all, this model is one of the market’s absolute best offerings in the sense of camera quality with no credible competitors are on the horizon yet.

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