Monday, January 14, 2008

Sam sung D 840 Mobile Phone

The Samsung D840 is slightly thinner than the top selling Samsung D900 but isn't as expensive. It's still got a 2 mega pixel camera and MP3 player, large colour screen and video capture.


Features
Bluetooth Enabled
Built in USB Port
Infrared Facility
2 Megapixel Digital Camera
Video Recording & Playback
70MB Internal Memory


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Specifications
Size : 99 x 51 x 11.9 mm
Weight : 100 g
Standby Time : 250 hours
Talktime : 150 minutes

Nokia 61 11

The good: Compact size; cute design; user-friendly interface; FM tuner with Visual Radio support; smooth slider mechanism.

The bad: Lackluster display; limited onboard storage with no memory expansion slot; questionable build quality; poor battery life; smudgy and easily scratched front panel.

The bottom line: Nokia packs enough features into the compact 6111 slider to make it a capable midrange handset, but those hoping to do more with the phone will be disappointed with its limited memory.

Nokia 6111

N0kia N 72

Phone type Triband
Networks GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900, EGSM
Connectivity options Bluetooth, USB
Weight w/battery 124 g
Battery type(s) supported Rechargeable 970mAh battery
Max. talktime (in hours) 3.58 hours
Max. standby time (in hours) 260 hours
Additional functions Integrated browser; onboard photo and video editor; Series 60 Symbian OS; email and PIM

Nokia N72

Moto rola RI ZR Z 6

The Motorola RIZR Z6 is set to be one of the more popular phones for 2007. This is not only one of the sleekest phones around, but it is also filled to the brim with great features.

First off, the size and proportions of this phone is perfect for most people's hands. This phone is a slide out model that is encased in a metallic finish. However, the finish is a pleasure to touch. It is extremely soft and it not only looks high quality, but feels high quality as well. While the phone is metallic, it has a super cool mirror like finish.

The phone includes many new features including a brand new user interface and Linux operating system which will make adding more functionality or customizing your phone easier than ever. With the new user interface personalizing menus, editing your phonebook and navigating throughout your phone is considerably easier and more powerful.

Some of the top features include a true portable music player that not only incorporates Windows Media Player 10+, but also this phone will be able to play MP3's, AAC, WAV, XMF and other DRM standards.

You can easily use this phone as your primary portable music player, not only because the many files it is able to play, but because this phone comes with a memory slot. The RIZR Z6 includes a slot for Micro SD Card, in addition to its 64 MB of onboard memory. With a Micro SD Card, you can easily increase the memory capacity to 2 GB.

The RIZR Z6 also includes a high quality 2.0 mega pixel camera that takes awesome photos and includes, landscape, zoom and video. The photos I took were top quality and can easily replace my digital camera that I carry with me.

Another great feature of the RIZR Z6 is its strong battery life. This phone can be used in talk mode for up to 7 hours and can last in standby for 400 hours. All in all, this phone is a winner and one of the best phones that Motorola has ever introduced.

Pros
Super sleek design, high quality materials and the phone feels great in the palm of your hand
Lots of great features including a top notch portable music player, 2.0 mega pixel camera and newly designed user interface
Additional slot for memory (Micro SD Card)
Cons
Nothing to report at this time.

Overall
A world class phone, perhaps the best that Motorola has ever introduced.

Samsung E 95O review: Еccentric slider

Visually appealing, the Samsung E950 is a feature-rich handset that takes Samsung’s idea of touch sensitive interface one step further. Fitted into a compact slider body you get a 3 megapixel camera, microSD card slot, FM radio, stereo Bluetooth and a 2” TFT display with a QVGA resolution. The handset is equipped with a novel input solution – a dedicated touchscreen that serves as a navigation D-pad. That feature alone was enough to get us itching with impatience to lay our hands on one of those phones. Join us as we explore the Samsung E950 slider.


Samsung E950 official photos

Key features
Unique touchscreen navigation solution
Compact size and weight
3 megapixel camera
262K color TFT display with a QVGA (320x240 pixels) resolution
Bluetooth with A2DP
microSD memory card slot
FM radio
TV out
MS Office documents viewer
Data cable and a 512MB card included in the retail package
Nice web browser
Main disadvantages
Touchscreen navigation sensitivity is dodgy
Camera lacks autofocus and produces average quality photos
Office documents viewer is slow
Choppy animation in the main menu
Java applications can be installed only through WAP
Only preset message ringtones
The Samsung E950 is obviously the successor of last-year’s Samsung E900. Both handsets feature full touch sensitive navigation throughout the phone’s interface. Besides being among the first handsets with touch-based navigation, the E900 failed to impress with technical specifications when compared to the other high-end Samsung handsets at the time. The same holds true for the E950 now. Samsung have more advanced handsets currently, so we guess the E950 will mostly count on exciting technology (unique touchscreen pad) and fashion appeal (this baby just looks great).

Having had our deal of Samsung reviews in the past month, we were still excited to see how far Samsung would go with that touch-pad, touch-screen and touch-everything extravaganza. So, we got busy with an early pre-release version of the Samsung E950.

Perhaps this is the right place for a little disclaimer. Being a pre-sales piece , our Samsung E950 suffered from some serious bugs. We do hope though they‘ll be fixed in the retail version .

You know the drill
The Samsung E950 measures 98 x 46 x 15 mm, which doesn’t make it the slimmest slider currently available, but in terms of size the Samsung E950 is pretty compact and even light. The mobile makes good use of metal and matt black plastic. We like the design and the construction itself seems pretty solid. Thanks to the touch-sensitive elements on the front panel, the surface is smooth and there are no keys sticking out. The touch-sensitive navigation display is inside a silver frame at the lower end. A slight recess above the display nests the earpiece.


Samsung E950 makes good use of metal

When the handset powers up you will see that the touchpad display has red backlighting and white fonts unlike the one shown on advertisements (black with white fonts). Personally, we don’t like the choice of red for the backlighting. Our guess is that they used it to match the dark red styling of the user interface, but, who knows…


Samsung E950 lighting all up • the red touchpad display looks strange

The alpha-numeric keypad is really flat, but keys are large enough and have sufficient press feedback, so typing is easy and precise.

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Samsung S GH-C 52 0 Mobile Phone

Samsung C520 is the ideal VGA camera phone for trend-aware users with a distinct taste for design. Polished and contoured, this small glossy clamshell, with its “teardrop” sweet spot, is perfectly attuned to modern lifestyles on the go – everyday calling, anytime messaging. Compare stores & prices (8)
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Product Details and Features
Product MPN
MPN SamC520
Display
Display Size 128 x 160
Screen Type 65K Colors (TFT)
Technical Features
Connectivity USB
Talk Time 2.5 Hours
Standby Time 220 Hours

Samsung C520 Mobile Phone

Samsung S GH-F 20O

Phone type Triband
Networks GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
Connectivity options Bluetooth, A2DP
Weight w/battery 76 g
Max. talktime (in hours) 5 hours
Max. standby time (in hours) 250 hours

Samsung F200

Samsung Ultra Edition 12.9 (SGH-D 900 i)

Phone type Quadband
Networks GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
Connectivity options EDGE, GPRS, Bluetooth, USB
Weight w/battery 93 g
Battery type(s) supported Rechargeable 800mAh battery
Max. talktime (in hours) 3.5 hours
Max. standby time (in hours) 270 hours
Additional functions PictBridge; document viewer; TV-output; uMenu; uGo; uSearch; uTrack

Samsung D900i

M0torola RAZR2 V 9

Motorola's RAZR, or V3, appeared in late 2004, and has since has found its way into the trembling hands of over 100 million owners--including everyone's favourite hedonistic jailbird, Paris Hilton. In the years since the RAZR's launch, Motorola has released a string of V3 variations, including the V3i (and its garish golden Dolce & Gabbana cousin), the V3x and the HSDPA V3xx. While each sported a slightly enhanced specs list, the sameness of the form factor and lack of interface updates made us wonder if Motorola was resting on its design laurels.

Enter the RAZR2. Far from being another update, the sequel is a whole different kind of RAZR, with rounder edges, shiny surfaces and--somehow--a thinner silhouette. There are three models in the RAZR line-up: The GSM V8, the HSDPA V9 and the CDMA V9m. Though the Shanghai launch event put the V8 centre stage, Australia will be focusing on the V9. The handset is initially available in grey on Telstra's Next G network.

Design
Just when we were getting mighty sick of the V3 design--which looks dated and blocky in the wake of super-sleek models from other phone makers--Moto has ponied up the goods with the V9. The overall look is more streamlined and sassy--gone is the big bump at the base of the keypad, and two millimetres have been skimmed from the depth. The hinge has also been smoothed down, shined up and fashioned into an oval, making it fit better against the keypad and main display.

The 320 x 240-pixel outer display is much bigger at two inches--that's just 0.2 of an inch smaller than the main screen--and incorporates three touch-sensitive music keys at the bottom. We've seen these song-focused touch keys on phones like the Samsung A701 and Motorola's own MAXX V6. However, the RAZR2 sports a nifty upgrade--haptics technology has been employed to give a vibration response whenever a key is pressed. This itty bitty buzz will please those who have been frustrated by the intangibility of touch interfaces.

The V9 sports a shiny chrome coat, and though it does attract fingerprints, the surfaces are not quite the smudge farm found on phones like the LG Shine.

While the V9 was a good fit in our palm, people with petite hands may struggle to wrap their digits around the phone. At 53 millimetres across, it's the same width as the first RAZR.

Motorola RAZR2 V9

Friday, January 4, 2008

S@msung M6OO

General Network GSM900 / GSM1800 / GSM1900
Introduced 2007 Q3
Status Coming soon
Form factor Slider
Antenna Internal
SAR Value 0.509 W/Kg

Size Weight 71 g (including battery)
Dimensions 92 x 46 x 15.2 mm

Display Type Graphical
Colours TFT, 65K colors
Size 120 x 160 pixels
2nd Display Present, coloured
- Second external OLED 65K colors display

Memory Numbers 500
SMS 200
Outgoing Calls 30
Received Calls 30
Lost Calls 30
Shared Memory 1.5 MB
- Photocall


Ringtones Polyphonic Yes, 16 voices
- MP3

Networking GPRS Yes, Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
WAP Yes
Browser Yes, WAP 2.0/xHTML

Features Vibration Yes
SMS Send / Receive
MMS Send / Receive
Camera Yes, VGA, 640x480 pixels
Java Yes
Changeable Games Yes
Games Yes
Clock Yes
Alarm Yes
Calculator Yes
Voice Memo Yes
T9 Yes
Handsfree Yes
FM Radio Yes

Standard Battery Type Li-Ion
Amperage 800 mAh
Standby Time 220 hours
Talk Time 2 hours 30 minutes

Samsung M600

Nokia E 51

The E51 is the latest member to join the Eseries portfolio in mid-September. It is likely a direct replacement of the E50, though it also looks like a slimmed-down version of the chunky E90 after losing the QWERTY keyboard. But this workhorse is no slouch even with a slim figure.


Design
The beauty of candy-bar handsets is you can almost never go wrong with the design. That's exactly how we felt with the Nokia E51. At 12mm thick, the E51 is one of the leaner enterprise devices from the Finnish phone-maker, second to the E61i which is 0.5mm thinner. The E51 feels very solid in hand, something which a picture cannot deliver. Cementing the durability are the stainless steel runs on the entire edge of the front faceplate and battery cover.


To sum it up quickly, the design approach to the E51 is a very reserved and safe one. Nokia didn't conjure any fancy tricks for this enterprise device. Although we adore the slim profile, the handset looks a tad too tall due to the two-tone fascia. That said, the phone is still relatively compact and should fit comfortably in the pocket. The styling of the E51 also bears vague resemblance to a stripped-down version of the E90 Communicator without the clamshell QWERTY keyboard. Click the picture on the right to see what we mean.

The bottom half is peppered with various shortcut keys and a generous-sized keypad. Above that is a modest 2-inch QVGA display with an ambient light sensor and LED light indicator customizable to light up in the event of missed calls, incoming text/multimedia messages or emails. The screen is readable even in bright outdoor conditions, which is great. However, it's probably not suitable for prolonged Web surfing or document reading, unless you want to end up straining your vision.

Like we mentioned in our preview, Nokia has replaced the S60 swirl icon with a "roofed house" that's instantly recognizable as the Home key. It's trivial, but one that's definitely appreciated. Pressing the key from anywhere in the phone's menu brings us to the standby screen. The same can also be done with the End call control.

The * and # keys are slightly smaller than the 7 and 9 buttons due to the tapered edges of the phone, though it doesn't hinder daily use. While we like the excellent tactility of the main keys, we can't say the same for those on the sides, such as the rubberized volume, power and record buttons. They are not disastrous, don't get us wrong, but pressing them requires a little more concerted effort.

At the back is where we find a 2-megapixel camera and the onboard speakers. The glossy surface of the Rose Steel unit attracts fingerprint smudges fairly easily and may irk some users, although a few swipes usually does the trick for the rear face. The Black Steel version isn't plagued with this problem, and we feel it's the more elegant of the two.

Nokia E51

S@msung E21O

Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games Yes, order now
Colors Black, Blue
Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels, video(QCIF)
- Java MIDP 2.0
- FM radio
- MP3/AAC/AAC+ player
- T9
- Organiser
- To Do list
- Built-in handsfree
- Voice memo

Samsung E210

S@msung SPH-M61O

"Less is more" has been the philosophy of phone designers since the MOTORAZR's debut and nobody has taken the thin form factor and the Zen-look farther than Samsung. We’ve seen the ultra-thin Samsung Trace t519 candy bar phone on T-Mobile and the Samsung A900M on Sprint here in the US. Over the Pacific Ocean, Samsung offers a series of phones in their Ultra line that takes the thin trend to the limit. The Samsung M610 is the newest CDMA ultra thin phone available on Sprint’s digital networks. The minimalist design and the thin body (by flip phone standards) give the Samsung a sleek look. Under its pretty hood, you will find a good set of features including EV-DO, a 2 megapixel camera, built-in Bluetooth, a MicroSD card slot and PIM applications along with multimedia tools. Combine that with Sprint’s Power Vision connection speed and content that includes videos, music and games, you’ve got a powerful feature phone in a very attractive package. The Samsung M610 is a CDMA phone operating on 800/1900 MHz digital bands and it supports EV-DO (Power Vision in Sprint’s lingo) as well as 1xRTT for data.



Design and Ergonomics

"Smooth but textured" is in fashion – for example the Treo 750, T-Mobile Dash and the Samsung BlackJack which paved the way in the US. The Samsung M610 scores a velvet smooth surface, front and back, and it feels great in hand. Though thin, the Samsung has a good width that makes it easy to grab and comfy to hold on to. The black flip phone has a clean design: the front has a small outer display and the back has a battery door, with only the charging/audio out port and volume buttons on the sides. The hinge for the flip feels solid and operates smoothly. You will find the built-in camera sitting in the middle of the flip hinge. When you open the flip cover, you will see a large and bright screen on the top along with the speaker and the keyboard and phone controls on the bottom flip. The keyboard feels very spacious with an almost entirely flat surface. The M610 has traditional number keys (not touch sensitive but real hardware keys). That said, blind dialing (while not looking at the keyboard) might prove to be a challenge as the keyboard is very flat and the two small raised bars on the number “5” are just high enough to center your dialing fingers.



You will find the large D-pad above the number keypad and it is flanked by two menu keys, the loudspeaker button, camera quick launch button, back key and call send and end buttons. The entire keypad is backlit with milky but bright backlight. You should have no problem seeing the dial pad and menu keys in the dark. The battery lives under the battery door in the back and you can release the lever to open the door. You will find the MicroSD card slot under this door as well, but you will need to take out the battery to access the MicroSD slot as the battery blocks the slot.




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Phone Features and Reception

The Samsung M610 gets good signal strength in the Dallas area. It gets full bars in most places with 1-2 bars fewer when deep inside of a large building or on a stormy day. It’s about the same as the Samsung A900M in terms of reception and it beats out the Treo 700p just slightly with more consistent good reception. The M610’s voice quality isn’t as good as its reception. Both incoming and outgoing voice has a slight distortion and the incoming voice drops syllables every so often. You can also hear some loud background noise in retail store environments and other bustling places. The sound volume is very loud through both the earpiece and the speakerphone. Setting the volume to half of maximum volume will be more than adequate for most environments.



Side view of the Samsung M610 closed and open.


The Samsung M610 supports popular phone features including conference calling, call waiting, mute and speakerphone as well as Sprint services such as phone lock (for security) and roaming guard. It also has 98 speed dialing slots for you to fill from your Contacts database. The Contacts database allows you to enter up to 500 entries. Each entry can have 5 phone numbers and 1 email as well as an URL, a nickname, a memo note attached to it. You can also assign groups and unique ringtones to contacts. The M610 also comes with VoiceSignal’s Vsuite 2.1 voice recognition software. You can make calls by voice dialing using this software and give voice commands to send text messages, send email, lookup something, Go To an app or check time, battery life and more. Please note that you will still need to type the email and SMS messages after voice command launches the app and the contact. The maximum SMS characters allowed per message is 160, which is the industry standard.

Like most recent Sprint feature phones, the Samsung M610 supports Sprint’s EV-DO high-speed data network which is called Power Vision in Sprint’s lingo. The M610 comes with the Eleca Obigo v1.17 browser that supports bookmarks, cookies, cache clear, Certificate Check and supports 128 bit SSL encryption. While the Samsung can’t run the DSL report mobile tests, web pages load speedily. For mobile optimized sites such as the Sprint’s Power Vision portal, the browser displays the pages perfectly and text pages flip quite fast. Pages that are not optimized for mobile phones will show up in a single column view in the browser. Even though the browser lacks advanced features such as Javascript support, the browser handled most non-mobile web sites we’ve tested. As the phone isn’t designed for heavy enterprise use, you will get only web-based email.

Display, Gaming and Multimedia

The Samsung M610 has a gorgeous looking TFT screen that’s color saturated and very bright. The 2.2” display has 240 x 320 resolution and is a just a hair longer than the MOTORAZR V3x’s screen. Photos and videos look clear and colorful on the screen. You can set the brightness to one of five brightness settings. At the brightest setting, the screen looks so bright that it almost feels uncomfortable if you stare at it for a long time. The outer display is in smaller size at 0.79” x 0.14” and can display 1 color (blue) on the OLED LCD. You will get the usual set of data on the outer display including incoming calls, missed calls, message alerts, battery life, signal strength and more.

The Samsung M610 has 128 MB of ROM and 64 MB. The phone boots up very quickly and applications launch without any delays. Our review unit fresh out of the box had 58MB of memory available for storage. You can use the phone as storage to save contacts, images, games, themes, ringers screen savers, music videos and more. For expanded storage, you can use the MicroSD card option. Though Samsung recommends 512 MB cards, we tested the 1 GB Dane-Elec MicroSD card and it worked with the M610 just fine.

The M610 supports ringtones in MIDI, QCP, MP3, AAC, AAC+, MP4, CMX (PMD file extension) formats and comes with Qualcomm’s Media Player that can play MP4 and m4a files. While music plays smoothly videos do not. You will experience frame skipping, image blocky-ness and out-of-sync audio in your video clips on the Samsung. Music playback via the included stereo headset and the loudspeaker is poor with tinny sound. But audio through Bluetooth stereo headset is much better. Perhaps the audio chip is fine but the speaker used on the M610 is causing the poor music quality.

Java games play very well on the M610 without any delays and with perfect audio. We tested a wide array of games from Galaga and PacMan to Call of Duty 2 and Doom.

Camera

If you have an old 2-3 megapixel digital camera, you can leave it at home. The M610 has an excellent built-in 2 megapixel camera with 10x digital zoom. The camera has a CMOS sensor that takes great photos. It doesn’t have the auto-focus feature found on the Samsung a990 and the Nokia N73’s 3.2 megapixel cameras, but it takes great photos that look better than other 2 megapixel camera phones. The M610’s photos have a very natural tone without any noticeable color cast, and it deals great with low light indoor and outdoor shots with good light balance and brightness. The images have good contrast without seeming stark or monochromatic. The only hard thing for the camera to deal with is very bright sunlight, and that’s a challenge for many camera phones.



The camera takes JPG images at 1580 x 1124, 1280 x 960, 800 x 600, 640 x 480 and 320 x 240 resolutions. File sizes range from 100kb to 5kb per image. The camera utility will tell you how many photos you can still take based on available memory and allows you to set the white balance, brightness, metering options, color tone, image quality and more. The camera is capable of taking multi-shots and has self timer and self portrait modes. As with most camera phones, you can use the images taken with the phone’s camera as wallpaper, caller ID and MMS. The phone also comes with software that supports PictBridge which means you can print out the photos directly to a PictBridge compatible printer.

The M610 camera can also take videos with audio in 3g2 format. You can set the video length to video mail mode which has a 30 second limit or max which is limited only by available memory either on your phone or storage card. Max mode recording is about 15 fps and 240 x 192 resolution.

Bluetooth

The Samsung M610 has integrated Bluetooth that supports Headset, Hands-Free, DUN (Dial-up Network), Basic Printing, Object Push (for vCards), File Transfer, A2DP and AVRC profiles. You can enable the Bluetooth radio and set visibility in Settings, but if you want to pair it with headsets, computers or printers, you will need to go to Tools. The Samsung paired with all headsets and car kit we threw at it with ease, though audio quality via the headsets isn’t that stellar. When using the Cardo Scala-700 Bluetooth headset, the Samsung sounded “underwater” with muffled audio and dropped syllables. The phone faired better on the Plantronics Discovery 655 without noticeable missing syllables and the sound is clear. But it still can’t compete with most other phones when working with the same headsets. Interestingly the Samsung M610 worked better with the Plantronics Pulsar 590A stereo Bluetooth headset via A2DP. The audio quality is better in general with much clearer sound. The range between the phone and the headsets are short also. Mono Bluetooth headsets got about 8-10 feet range and the stereo headset gets about 12-15 feet. The Samsung also supports AV remote control via Bluetooth. While it works well on music playback, the video playback lost its audio connection when using the Plantronics Pulsar. You can control the video playback however, just no audio pipes through.



Side view of the M610 and Motorola RAZR


M610 and the RAZR


The M610 also supports DUN which allows you to use the phone as a modem for your computer to access the Internet via the Bluetooth connection. The connection works very well with PCs, but doesn’t work with the Intel iMac with which we tested it. Data speed and file transfer speed are both quite fast, specially if you have a PC/notebook running Bluetooth 2.0. Keeping the Bluetooth radio on doesn’t have a big impact on battery life.

Battery Life

The Samsung M610 has a rechargeable standard Li-Ion battery that’s 800 mAh in capacity. That’s decent amount of battery if you mainly use the phone to make phone calls, send messages and listen to music. The talk time should run at about 3 hours with light use of other features. If you use Sprint’s Power Vision to watch videos, download music tracks and download games, it’s a good idea to get the 1300 mAh extended battery that’s sold as separate accessory. It took 1/3 of a full charge with the standard battery to download 5 video clips, 10 music tracks and 3 games and to play these downloaded content.

Additional Software

In addition to the Contacts database, the Samsung M610 comes with full set of PIM tools including Calendar, To do (Task List), Countdown, Voice Memo, Alarm Clock and World Time in Tools folder. The calendar has a monthly view which lists your schedules, birthdays etc. at the bottom of the calendar. You can set a maximum of 9 events a day and each event allows 32 characters. Remember this 9-32 number combo as it’s implemented throughout the PIM tools. You can have a maximum of 9 tasks, 9 countdown events, 9 memo notes and so on; and each of these entries can have 32 character with an exception in memo notes which allow up to 128 character. Voice memo allows 1 minute per recording. Sprint also bundled On Demand content by Handmark where you can get quick glance at the local weather, current news, stock and sports. The content is updated every time you load it.

Conclusion

If you are a Sprint customer looking for a thin, stylish flip phone with competitive feature sets, the Samsung M610 is a good contender. You will find a balanced feature set that will attract multimedia buffs and Power Vision addicts, and it won’t break the bank as the pricing is competitive with other mid to high-end feature phones.

Pro: Stylish yet not flashy design that will turn heads. Very good 2 megapixel camera; if you are a camera phone fan you will like what you see with this camera. The EV-DO speed and web browser performs well on this phone. Multimedia download is fast compared to some competing Verizon feature phones. Rich set of PIM application and it’s very cool to have the On-Demand content bundled.

Samsung M610

S0ny Ericsson T25Oi Review

The simple design of the Sony Ericsson T250i is what catches everyone's eye, as it is a beautiful & simplistic handset. The T250i is a compact mobile phone which comes with a stunning brushed aluminium casing. The casing is simple & stylish with no fancy opening systems as the phone is a candy bar handset. The Sony Ericsson T250i comes in two colours which are an aluminium silver finish or an aluminium black colour & both finishes ooze style. The overall size or the handset is 100mm in length, 45mm in width & 13mm in depth which feels good to hold in a single hand & allows the user to operate their new mobile phone in one hand. The Sony Ericsson T250i comes with a spin effect navigation key which is a please to use. The user can use the spin effect navigation key to switch between menus & options with ease & the keypad is sleek & stylish. The mobile phone comes with a clear colour screen which provides the user with a colourful viewing display for bright picture wallpapers & screensavers. The phone comes with two Mbytes of built in memory & has a fitted battery which provides up to seven hours talk time or up to three hundred hours of standby battery time. The Sony Ericsson T250i pays resemblance to other simple & user focused mobile handsets which include Sony Ericsson J110i & the Sony Ericsson J220i.

The user will find creating & sending messages easy on their Sony Ericsson T250i as the keypad provides the user with an easy to use input method & the messaging features are easily accessible using the spin effect navigation key. The mobile phone supports SMS text messaging, SMS long text messaging & MMS multimedia messaging which come complete with the assistance of a predictive text input method if required. The MMS message can contain either a photo or video clip which can be sent complete with text & audio sound. The MMS message can be shared between all compatible MMS compatible mobile phone users or email compatible contacts & the service provides a fun way to share experiences. The predictive text facility can be useful when the user is typing a long message as the phone will anticipate & finish the word the user is typing. The Sony Ericsson T250i comes with preloaded games ready & waiting for the user to charge up their handset & enjoy a fun game instantly on their new mobile handset.



The T250i may be small & simple, but it is packed with fun & easy to use features which will keep the user entertained for hours. The built in FM radio feature provides the user with the perfect music partner complete with a stereo headset, the user can enjoy their radio where ever they are & when ever they desire. The stereo headset comes including with the mobile phone which allows the user to enjoy their favourite radio station straight away. The phone support polyphonic ringing tones which can be changed to suit the users ringing tone taste. The T250i comes with Internet access in the form of a WAP browser which is accessible using the easy to operate spin effect navigation key. The user can access the WAP browser when they need information on the move. The phone comes with an infra red connectivity option which allows the user to connect to other compatible infra red devices & the phone comes with a connection to the mobile phone charger. The Sony Ericsson T250i works on a quad band network which cover GSM 850, 900, 1800 & 1900. The quad band technology provides the user with international roaming but this is dependant on the service operator.

The phone comes with a built in digital camera complete with screen viewfinder & dedicated camera options. The camera feature allows the user to capture all those fun moments in their day which can then be saved on the handset or sent to others. The camera feature comes with interaction to the phones imaging & messaging features. The user can store their photos in the phones photo album which can be viewed at anytime on the TFT screen. The user will find the camera feature easy to use & will enjoy having a fun feature in their hand at all times. The Sony Ericsson T250i comes with easy to use call features which include a useful speaker phone feature which allows the user to take a call over the phone speakers & enjoy a handsfree call. The user can simply switch to the speaker phone option which automatically activates the phones speakers. The phone comes with an alarm facility which will either wake the user up each morning or remind the user of a meeting or important event they need to go to, the user will never have an excuse for being late ever again. The Sony Ericsson T250i is a mobile handset which will be enjoyed by its user & appreciated for its simple design & easy to use features.

Sony Ericsson T250i

Thursday, January 3, 2008

S0ny Ericss0n K53Oi

Phone typeTriband
NetworksGSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
Connectivity options3G, A2DP
Weight w/battery92 g
Max. talktime (in hours)9 hours
Max. standby time (in hours)395 hours

Sony Ericsson K530i

Noki@ 531O XpressMusic

The thing about ultraslim phones (read: Less than 10mm thick) is that they usually come with some tradeoffs either in terms of features, functionality or in some cases, usability. However, that doesn't seem to be the issue with the 5310 XpressMusic. When we saw it showcased the first time at Nokia's GoPlay event earlier this year, it caught our attention with its slim form factor, bright colors and solid build quality. But what impressed us most was its extensive range of music features. From onboard 3.5mm audio jack and Bluetooth stereo to a memory expansion card slot and dedicated music playback buttons, you'd be hard-pressed to find a music-phone as slim and feature-packed as the 5310 XpressMusic.

Design
There's something about the 5310 that makes you want to pick it up to use. It may not be the most attractive-looking or the thinnest handset you can find in the market today. But the combination of a 9.9mm-slim profile, bright color lines (red or blue) and a rather simple yet trendy design somehow makes the phone likeable for most people on first impressions. It also helps that once you pick it up, it's got comfortable and solid feel.

Even though the exterior casing is predominantly plastic, there are no creaky parts or plasticky-feeling keys on the phone. In fact, most of the buttons are responsive except for the "+" side of the volume toggle on the left edge. Those with larger digits may also take a while to get used to the five-way navigation key. We found the dedicated music buttons on the left panel of the screen very convenient for quick access to song playback.

Many thin phones these days use a single port for charging, headset and data transfer. This usually means you cannot do more than one task at anytime. The 5310, however, comes with three individual ports onboard for each of the functions, including one for data transfer via microUSB. We were pleasantly surprised to find a port for a 3.5mm audio jack, especially on a sub-10mm slim phone. This must surely be one feature that will win the hearts of music junkies who like the freedom of using their own earphones.

On the back of the handset, you can find the 2-megapixel camera and two tiny speaker slits. The camera lens juts out slightly, so extra care will have to be taken to avoid scratches and cracks. There are no LED lights or self-portrait mirrors, so it's a pretty basic feature-set for the camera.

The microSD card slot is located under the battery cover. This means you have to remove the battery cover in order to access the card. Fortunately, the slot itself is located beside the SIM card slot and not underneath the battery, so there is no need to remove the battery as well.

Nokia 5310

Nokia 7900 Prism Review Nokia 7900 Prism Review

Many of us, mobile phone fans, have repeatedly faced the dilemma of whether to pick a unit featuring numerous functions, or one with a good design. Unquestionably, as we have witnessed, this is a consequence of the fact that phone manufacturers tend to compete in only one of the above aspects, leaving aside the other. However, more and more companies have recently started, and very actively at that, to aim at filling this market niche, i.e. combining functions and attractive design. The new 7900 Prism model testifies to Nokia’s aspiration towards achieving this goal. Being a variant of the Prism concept, it resembles Nokia 7500, but is a representative of a higher class. Besides the increased number of functions, Nokia 7900 Prism will impress you with its aluminum housing, one that is even slimmer and cleaner as a design. Undoubtedly, the model has been targeted at younger users, who are looking for something stylish yet extravagant rather than the conservative trend in models such as 8600 Luna and the 8800 series.

Nokia 7900 Prism

Sony Ericsson J120i and J110i Phones Coming

Looks like Sony has a couple of new handsets in the pipeline but dont expect anything fancy as they are entry level phones. The upcoming Sony Ericsson J110i and J120i seek to replace the J100i and thus include a number of enhancements.

The J110i and J120i will have a larger and a much more vibrant display, in addition to features like; FM radio tuner for music, an improved keypad and a much more sleeker body. Both handsets will have a Talk time of about 8 hours and Stand By time of 300 hours. Keep watching this space for more updates.

Thanks Craig

Sony Ericsson J120i

Samsung C170

Samsung Electronics announced its shipment of new phone Samsung C170 for the Russian market. C170 has an attractive design and affordable price. The cell phone is only 8, 75 mm thin. Various functions it can perform are sending of text messages, access into the Internet, the authority of dictophone and loud connection. Many people will get allured by its built-in Fm- receiver with the memory of tuning ten stations. The cell phone is priced at 3000 rubles. The telephone book can store up to 500 numbers.

Product Features:
• Battery life: off-line operation 2.5 hour and 270 hour in standby mode
• GSM (900/18 00 MHz)
• GPRS Class 8
• 1.51- one inch CSTN
• Resolution: y28khy28 of pikseley
• WAP 1.2.1 dictophone
• Memory 600 KB
• Weight - 72 grams

Samsung C170

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

S0ny Ericsson K85Oi

Whether you like it or not, people are going to compare the Sony Ericsson K850i with the Nokia N95. The biggest similarity between the two is their 5-megapixel camera modules. But with the N95's advantage of an earlier market release and an overall stronger suite of features, can the K850i still hold the fort?


Design
The design concept of the K850i is modeled closely after today's digital cameras. Taking a page out of the Sony Cyber-shot book, the K850i sports a slider switch that toggles between the shooting modes (still and movie) and playback function. Previously, we had to access the onscreen menu to change from stills to motion images. With this new hardware switch, we find toggling between shooting modes a lot easier.

One of the most notable changes is the automatic lens cover. The company has dropped the entire mechanical lens cover on the earlier K810i and K800i, replacing it with an automatic one on the K850i. While the move may have been well-intended, there's a catch to it. A layer of clear plastic now protects the cover and it attracts fingerprints with ease, which adds another formerly unnecessary step before taking a shot--and that's to clean the surface.
The K850i sports a slider switch that toggles between the shooting modes and playback function.
Previously on the K810i and K800i, sliding down the lens cover automatically activated the camera, and that was, in fact, more convenient. With the K850i, we find it hard to reach for the dedicated on/off button that is flush with the surface. That's on top of its diminutive size, making it more challenging to activate the camera in the dark.

One of the more interesting introductions to the K850i is the battery compartment. Unlike most mobile phones where changing the power cell involves removing a cover, this Cyber-shot sports a slide-out door that allows access to the battery, SIM card and expansion card slot (Memory Stick Micro M2 and microSD). This feature may be common on standalone digital cameras, but it's definitely one of the firsts we're seeing on a camera-phone.

Like the K810i, Sony Ericsson has not only given the K850i a lustrous front section, it has also kept the numeric keypad and Call/End buttons equally tiny. These are reminiscent of those little square pimples on the T650i. Surprisingly, the buttons aren't as much trouble as the glossy fascia, both front and back, on the K850i. The feeling is a little different from thumbing on larger keys, but ample spacing between each button helped.

The one and probably most exasperating thing about the K850i is the glossy surface which picks up fingerprint smudges. After a few minutes of handling, the handset hasgathered enough prints to warrant a thorough wash. A few swipes usually does the trick for the rear face. It's the cleaning between the numeric keys that gets gradually frustrating. We couldn't get it to look like it was just out of the box.
This Cyber-shot sports a slide-out door that allows access to the battery, flash memory card and SIM card.
In our previous assessments, we wrote about the top row of touch-sensitive softkeys. These are represented by three white dots just below the phone's 2.2-inch LCD. Now, by doing away with the traditional hard buttons, Sony Ericsson has managed to shave off more space for a larger screen. Together with the usual directional pad which is now a rectangular ring wrapping around the 2 and 5 buttons, we think it's a clever use of limited space on the handset.

Like most skeptics of touch-based surfaces, we aren't convinced the touch-sensitive softkeys on the K850i will deliver the response and tactile feel associated with hardware buttons. We were wrong. Even though there's no haptic feedback like on the Motorola RAZR2 handsets, these keys on the K850i are equally efficient in use. Likewise for the directional pad. The raised tabs didn't make things difficult for us. The only quibble we have is that the softkeys depress slightly if we press on it harder because the screen and the keypad are separate components. How this will affect the durability of the handset in real-life use is a question we can't answer for now, given our limited time with the review set.

Sony Ericsson K850i

Noki@ N 81

The N81 is Nokia's entertainment powerhouse because not only does it play music, take snaps and let you watch videos, it also comes preloaded with the new N-Gage gaming software. Editors' note:
This review is based on tests done by our sister site CNET.co.uk. As such, please note that there may be slight differences in the testing procedure and ratings system. For more information on the actual tests conducted on the product, please inquire directly at the site where the article was originally published. References made to some other products or telcos in this review may not be available or applicable in Asia.


Strengths
Like many of the other handsets in the Nseries, the N81 is quite a large phone, but still manages to look pretty stylish, thanks to its glossy black finish and cool slider design. Much of the top half of the handset is taken up by the large color screen. It's very crisp and sharp and has good colors, so is ideal for playing games or viewing videos via the built-in Real Player software.

This handset has been designed to use Nokia's new Ovi Web portal, which is a kind of online hypermarket, offering music, games and GPS maps, as well as a place to store and share snaps from your phone. Unfortunately, the portal isn't fully live at present so we can't give you the definitive verdict on it, but the music download section, which is currently in beta, looks like it's well laid out and easy to use.

Nokia has loaded three N-Gage game demos on the phone and while they're not quite in the same league as games for Sony's PSP, they are a rather large step above the usual mobile gaming fare. With its fast 3D graphics, the racing game is especially impressive. However, there's no guarantees that the N-Gage platform will prove to be a success, so we wouldn't buy this phone purely on the basis of its gaming potential.

What's not in doubt is the handset's music abilities. You can transfer tracks to the phone via the microUSB socket on the bottom and thanks to the mammoth 8GB of onboard memory, there's plenty of space for storing your music. As your tracks are sorted into the usual artist, album and track name categories, it's easy to find the music you want to play and the touch-sensitive music controls surrounding the directional pad mean you can control playback without having to constantly call up the music application.

The supplied headphones are pretty decent, but if you don't like them, the phone has a standard 3.5mm mini-jack so you can swap them for any pair you like, which is handy. The N81 also has stereo speakers mounted onto its sides. They're surprisingly loud and although they lack bass, they're still among the best we've heard on a mobile.

The phone's connectivity is also great. It has Wi-Fi as well as Bluetooth and also supports HSDPA for high speed 3G downloads. As you would expect from a Nokia mobile, the call quality was first rate and the reception was also strong.

Nokia N81

Noki@ 12O8

Phone type Dualband
Networks GSM 900, GSM 1800
Weight w/battery 76.9 g
Battery type(s) supported Rechargeable BL-5CA battery
Max. talktime (in hours) 7 hours
Max. standby time (in hours) 365 hours
Additional functions Demo application (accessible with and without SIM); phone sharing with multi phonebook; new improved flashlight; dust-resistant keypad

Nokia 1208