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Engadgetmobile source has just published some information about coming HTC XV6175 communicator. It has QWERTY keyboard and horizontal screen. This smartphone supports GSM networks and runs on Windows Mobile operating system. It is also possible that HTC XV6175 supports also CDMA networks. The list of other technical features is still unknown.

Samsung’s J700 is fairly widely available. You can pick it up on O2 pay and go and Vodafone pay as you talk in black, but only Orange has the purple version. This purple SGH-J700 is available on Orange pay as you go for £69.99, and Orange supplied me with a review sample.

This is a slider handset and its looks are pretty standard in comparison to some of Samsung’s mobiles. It doesn’t have a touchscreen and isn’t amazingly tiny, nor does it have a fancy mega-sophisticated camera and in fact it doesn’t claim to be super-duper at anything. ‘Style with substance’ is the phrase used to describe the SGH-J700. I’d certainly go with the ‘style’ part of the equation as the phone looks rather nice albeit in a predictable and understated kind of way. I’m not so sure about the ‘substance’, though. What is on offer in terms of specifications is at the lower end of mid-range.

As a tri-band handset with GPRS and EDGE you aren’t going to expect to be blasting away at web page reading and mobile email very much, but then the smallish screen measuring 2in across the diagonal isn’t screaming out to be used for such visually rich activity.
In fact, the screen’s 128 x 160 pixels are the first sign that this mobile drops in at the lower end of mid-range. When I did try some web browsing the resolution was such that I gave the attempt up fairly quickly. The screen is just not up to it.

The other dead giveaway as you glance at the specifications is the camera. At 1.3-megapixels this is actually more entry-level than mid-range. As you would expect its performance isn’t wonderful. Over exposure is its key problem I discovered and it is a biggie.

The coloured dish, photographed under normal household lighting conditions is possibly the most over exposed I’ve ever seen this particular shot. The background is meant to be white, but this phone’s lens has gone overboard and the dish’s colours are rather washed out as a result of the overexposure.

Outdoors, the flower heads are simply a blob of white rather than distinguishably individual. The chair fares better, and is really quite good compared to the other photos I took with this phone.The camera’s lens is hidden under the slide mechanism when not in use which helps to protect it from scratches. It has a large and serviceable self-portrait mirror, but no flash.

As sliders go the SGH-J700 is a neat and tidy example. It weighs 92g which shouldn’t trouble your pocket. At just 15mm thick and 48mm wide, its 99.5mm of height are the only real let-down. There appears to be a lot of unused space above and below the screen which leaves you feeling that maybe Samsung could have shaved off a few mm of height. When opened the phone is about 135mm tall. The slider mechanism itself is smooth but there is nothing to push or pull against on the front fascia to open and close the slide. So you are left either thumbing the screen which can cause a grease problem or using the navigation wheel or lower buttons for purchase which can cause unwanted selections to be made.

The numberpad which lies under the slide is flat, its keys separated by very low raised ridges. They keys are large and I didn’t find using them a challenge. With the slide closed you have a fairly standard arrangement of front buttons. The two softmenu keys are round blobs that sit either side of the navigation pad. They don’t look very pretty to my eyes, but they work well enough.

The navigation pad itself looks as though it should be one of Samsung’s wheely specials - the kind you can rotate under a finger as well as press up, down, left and right. But only the latter functions are supported.

Beneath the navigation pad and way too close to the bottom of the handset for my personal taste are the Call, End and cancel buttons. I tend to find buttons so close to the bottom edge of a mobile’s front fascia a little awkward to use at times.Orange’s home screen has been built into this handset, which means you scroll vertically through a set of four menu groupings to get to applications and features that the company thinks you’ll use a lot.

The device main menu is connected to the left softkey so you can get out to everything on the handset easily. The frequently used Contacts application is connected to the right softkey.

There isn’t a great deal of built in memory, though 10MB may be enough for many users. If you want more a microSD card slot is present on the left edge of the phone. An obvious use is music storage, and here, despite the sheer irritation of Samsung’s proprietary headset connector, I have to admit to a pleasant surprise. The phone provided 12 hours 15mins of continuous music played from a microSD card. Even then it was not finished, and the phone stayed alive and voice call capable for about three more hours.

There is an FM radio on board and it’ll self tune 25 stations. As ever the antenna is not built into the handset so you need to use the proprietary headset.

Other apps include a calendar, mobile email, voice recorder, memo, world clock, calculator, timer, stopwatch, five alarms, unit converter, and a few games. There is also an image editor which lets you play a little with photos you shoot. It lets you apply some nice effects to photos and do things like add emoticon stamps and tiny clip art.

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The Sony Ericsson X1 is one of the best built, feature packed phones we've seen in a while. The full QWERTY slide-out keyboard is incredibly quick to use, thanks to the well spaced individual keys. The iamazingly high-resolution screen displays images and web pages crystal clear, and the well designed interface is easy to use. Technical features such as WiFi, Bluetooth, 3.15MP Camera, 3G, GPS and an optical trackpad help make the X1 a sure winner in our book.

Specifications

Modes UMTS 900/1900/2100, GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
Weight 145 g
Dimensions 110.5 x 52.6 x 17 mm
Form Factor Candybar
Internal Antenna
Battery Life Talk: 10.00 hours (600 minutes)
Standby: 833 hours (34 days)
Battery Type LiPolymer
1500 mAh
Display Type: LCD (Color TFT/TFD)
Colors: 262,144 (18-bit)
Size: 800 x 480 pixels, 3 Inches
Platform / OS Windows 6.1 Professional
Memory 400 MB (built-in, flash shared memory)
256 MB RAM, 512 MB storage memory
Qualcomm MSM7200 528MHz processor
Phone Book Capacity Yes

Features

Alarm Yes
Bluetooth Yes
Calculator Yes, 2.0 with A2DP
Calendar Yes
Camera Resolution: 3.15 megapixel
auto-focus / LED flash / secondary video camera
Custom Graphics Yes
Custom Ringtones Yes
Data-Capable Yes
E-Mail Client Protocols Supported: POP3, IMAP4, SMTP
EMS / Picture Messaging Yes
Expansion Card Card Type: M2
Flashlight Yes
FM Radio Stereo: Yes
Games Yes
GPS Yes
High-Speed Data Technology: UMTS
384 KBPS
Infrared (IR) Yes
Integrated PDA Yes
Java (J2ME) Version: MIDP 2.0
MMS Yes
MP3 / AAC Player Yes
Multiple Numbers per Name Yes
PC Sync Yes
Picture ID Yes
Polyphonic Ringtones Chords: 40
Predictive Text Entry Technology: T9
Ringer ID Yes
Ringer Profiles Yes
Speaker Phone Type: Full-Duplex
Streaming Multimedia Protocol: MPEG4, 3GPP
SyncML Yes
Text Keyboard Yes
Text Messaging 2-Way: Yes
plus IM
Text Messaging Templates Yes
To-Do List Yes
Touch Screen Yes
USB supports storage mode
Vibrate Yes
Video Calling Yes
Video Capture Yes
Voice Dialing Yes
Voice Memo Yes
Wi-Fi Yes 802.11b/g
Wireless Internet

supports WAP 1.2.1, WAP 2.0, cHTML, SVG Tiny 1.1


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Samsung launches a new phone, the rugged Samsung Xplorer B2100 that is built to withstand submersion, dust, extremes of temperature and shocks, the Xplorer meets military specification MIL-STD-810F; since you’ll want to use it as a phone, too, it’s quadband GSM (850/900/1800/1900) though not 3G.

The Samsung Xplorer has a 1.77-inch 120 x 160 LCD display, microSD slot to augment the pitiful 7MB of internal storage, a 1.3-megapixel camera and speakerphone. There’s also Bluetooth 2.1 and a 1,000mAh battery good for 9hrs talktime or 600hrs standby.

“Samsung Xplorer is the perfect companion for consumers who enjoy active outdoor activities.” said JK Shin, Executive Vice President and Head of Mobile Communication Division at Samsung Electronics. ”With the launch of Samsung Xplorer, Samsung will be able to solidify its position in outdoor phone market and continue to make products that excel in durability and usability.”

Source : Samsung

Motorola ZN300 might not have been officially announced just yet, but the device already has a page on Motorola’s official site. Features of this quad-band GSM phone are available from said webpage. The ZN300 will have features such as a 3.1 megapixel camera with LED flash, 8x digital zoom, FM radio, Bluetooth and a whopping 17 days of standby time. There aren’t any pricing or availability details regarding this phone just yet, but we’re sure that it will be dug up sooner rather than later.

A recent trend has seen fashion designers exhibiting technical muscle, forming partnerships with electronics vendors to create new products. Perhaps they’re out to prove themselves more than just pretty faces behind their aesthetically pleasing couture. Enter Hugo Boss, who recently employed Samsung to re-tool their F480 handset into a sleek, black smartphone with a handsome feature set for fashion powerhouse.

A 2.8 inch touch-screen display, 5 megapixel phone camera, and a matching Bluetooth headset are some of its better features. The phone also plays videos and FM radio. MSRP for this black beauty is just over $600 US.

Pilotfish company is known as musical equipment producer. But recently they introduced Ondo concept device which is half mobile phone, half music mixer. This device is aimed at music lovers who want to not only listen to their music, but also record and even mix music while they're out. Pilotfish Ondo is flexible and twistable and features three removable modules that can be snapped on to a music instrument to capture live sound. Unfortunately this mobile device is just a concept but Pilotfish believe that it is possible in the near future.

The most of mobile phones producers try to combine small size of device and big screen. Due to flexible OLED screen this problem can be solved. Such mobile device was introduced on CTIA exhibition by Kyocera. EOS phone is a concept device with QWERTY keyboard and flexible screen. But Kyocera EOS future device is notable not only for its big screen but also for its keypad: the buttons become flat or convex depending on situation. To charge built in battery this phone has piezoelectric elements which transform movement energy to electric one. These ideas are still a long way from realization. But I hope that this future mobile phone will become real in the next few years.

Nokia 1110 was announced to launch in June 2005. It was the simple gadget for simple people but higher motive. It was a mobile to fulfill all the need for simple people. It was great for communication and massage.

Nokia 1110 uses were very simple. Any unknown person who doesn’t know uses of mobile phone can use the phone very easily. There are four buttons above the keys with the mobile. These four buttons give the option to select menu.

Nokia 1110 had 2G network with GSM 900 / 1800. Its size dimension is 104 x 44 x 17 mm and weight 80 g which is very easy to carry. It is small and light mobile. It has Monochrome graphic display with 96 x 68 pixels size. It has Vibration; Polyphonic (20) ringtones and composer sound. It has large call entry about 200 entries. You can store 10 dialed, 10 received and 10 missed calls. In the massaging feature it has SMS and Instant Messaging. You can enjoy with the mobile because it offers fantastic games also - 3 - Snake Xenzia, Dice Games and Pocket Carrom.

Nokia 1110 has other great features like - Picture messaging, Speaking alarm and clock and Reminders. It has Standard battery of Li-Ion (BL-5C) 900 mAh.

Nokia 1110 gadget comes in two colours – Blue and Gray. It has hard plastic cover which external part is very soft like silk. It is very soft in touch and use also. It is one of the lowest range mobile in all over world.

To send massage you can write in either in English version or in Hindi version by the mobile phone. Nokia 1110 mobile has high talk time about up to 5 hours and battery backup in standby mode is about up to 380 hours.

All the menus and navigation is very easy like a simple mobile. You need to press only 4 arrows button to enter in menu option. You can set menu also by that arrows button. I am going to share some images of the 1110 to show it in better way.

Huawei G6300 mobile phone has just successfully passed FCC. It has classic shape factor and resembles of Sony Ericsson phones. The case of this device is very thin – 11 mm. There is not too much information about this coming but we know that it has 3.2 Mp camera, Bluetooth module, memory card slot, 3.5 mm audio jack and FM radio. But the most interesting feature is dual SIM card mode support. No ideas about pricing and release date.

Be it wind, water, dust, dirt, mud, extreme temperatures, or crushing weights; Sonims’s rugged mobile GSM phone XP1 is tested for endurance and proven capable of lasting extreme environmental and industrial conditions.It is the only phone designed to meet the needs of people working outdoors in intense situations. The XP1 works without problems in harsh temperatures and doesn’t die on you if you accidentally drop it in a puddle or a hard rough surface, tossed into a toolbox or even kicked around. It can be seen and heard in bright, dark and very noisy conditions and can be relied upon to provide dependable voice, push-to-talk and data services.

The XP1 comes with a 3 year guarantee, plus a life time warranty for the phone housing with immediate in-store replacement if needed. It is the only phone that doesn’t compromise on capability, durability or style.

Some special features of this phone are:
Water and Humidity

IP Certification 54 – Interior mechanisms can withstand the entry of a stream of water at a 90 degree angle.
Temperature Ranges

The phone’s operational range is between -20 to +60 degrees Celsius.
Shock and Vibration

Rated to 1.65m drop to concrete; protection from 5Hz to 500Hz.
Screen

XP1’s screen is protected by an advanced scratch resistant coating.
Durable Casing

The phone is cased in hardened rubber molding, cast via dual injection.

Durable Mechanics

The key pad buttons are tested to 500,000 pushes, while dedicated PTT buttons are tested to 200,000 pushes.

Dirt and Dust

The non-porous casing blocks entry of the smallest of micro-particles.


Source : http://www.ixibo.com/2009/03/toughest-gsm-cell-phone-sonim-xp1/#more-922

We heard about it at the end of last week, but we had no idea just how exciting Nokia’s announcment would be!Christmas has come early this year as Nokia has revealed their brand new N-series handset, the N97 - and we couldn’t have wished for anything better! Take a look at the headline features:

Key Features of the new Nokia N97

* Touch display (3.5″ of it) which slides and tilts to reveal a full QWERTY kepboard plus d-pad for easy navigation.
* 5 Megapixel Camera
* Carl Zeiss integrated optics coupled with a dual LED flash
* A massive 32GB of internal memory with MicrSD support for further memory expansion
* Integrated Assisted GPS
* WiFi and HSDPA
* DVD quality video capture and 16:9 display

The N97 is a cutting edge smartphone that includes support for their OVI service as well as the Nokia Music Store. Nokia have called the N97 “the most advanced mobile computer” and have done well to keep ahead of current mobile phone usability trends. With more and more people using their phones to browse the net, to access email accounts and share photos online we expect that the likes of the N97 will become the most demanded everyday phone. GPS has also become a standard on handsets and more and more people are expecting their phones to have integrated GPS. App developers are also aware of this and the number of cool GPS reliant applications is growing at a phenomenal rate.

Nokia have divulged that the expected release date for the N97 is in the first half of 2009 and is expected to hold a pre-tax price tag of 550 Euros. So if you are wanting to get this handset soon after public release expect to take out a higher tariff package if you want it for free.We have seen and heard specualtions that the Nokia N97 would be released around March 31st but we have had confirmation from Nokia that the N97 will not go on sale until June 2009.

Samsung is going to introduce another touch screen phone – GT-S8000 which is also called Cubic. It has classic shape factor and corresponds to “e2e” design standards. Big 3.2 inch tocuh screen with 480x800 px resolution covers almost all front side of this mobile device. There is also 5 Mp camera with autofocus and flash, 2 Gb memory, FM radio with RDS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, GPS module, 1100 mAh battery and 3.5 mm audio jack. According to some sources Samsung GT-S8000 Cubic will support a lot of special widgets. Network standards are GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/2100 MHz. Unfortunately there is still no any information about release date and price.