Review: Samsung i8510 INNOV8
The new Samsung phone, called Samsung i8510 INNOV8, is finally in the market so hat we would buy it. It is fully packs and loaded mobile with lots of goodies that it’s hard to decide where to start from. It’s not the first 8 mega pixel handset but it’s the best camera on a mobile phone so far and it’s also among the most loaded smart phones to see daylight. The Samsung i8510 INNOV8 speaks high-tech language.
The new Samsung i8510 INNOV8 comes with 8GB or 16GB internal memory option that can farther increase up to 8GB as an external card slot. This phone is 3G enabled phone with speed of 7.2 mb/s. It is also loaded with inbuilt Wi-Fi.
Samsung i8510 INNOV8 main features
* General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/2100 MHz, GPRS/EDGE class 10, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
* Dimensions: 106.5 x 53.9 x 17.2 mm, 140 g
* Display: 2.8-inch 16M color TFT, QVGA resolution (240 x 320 pixels)
* Memory: 128 MB RAM, 8/16GB flash storage, hot-swappable microSD card slot (up to 16GB)
* OS: Symbian 9.3, S60 3rd edition UI, Feature Pack 2
* Still camera: 8 megapixel autofocus, mechanical shutter, automatic lens cover, dual Power LED flash, digital image stabilizer, geotagging, auto panorama shot, face detection, smile detection, blink detection
* Video camera: MPEG4 VGA@30fps, QVGA@120fps high-speed recording
* Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, Wi-Fi with DLNA certification, 3.5mm audio jack, TV-out, universal microUSB port, GPS receiver with A-GPS
* Misc: Accelerometer for screen auto rotate, Optical touchpad, 3D hardware accelerator, DivX support, stereo speakers, DSP audio technology, FM radio with RDS
* Battery: Li-Ion 1200 mAh, Talk time: 8 h 30 min, Standby: 310 h
* Expected release date: August 2008
* Expected retail price: 750 euro (1170 US dollars)
News: No-contract IPhone on the Way
AT&T Mobility put some asterisks on its iPhone 3G pricing.
In the latest news release disclosing terms and monthly rates for iPhone 3G service plans, the carrier hinted at the upcoming offer without saying anything about when it will become available. Now freedom will come with a price — US$599 for an 8Giga-byte iphone and $699 for a 16Giga bite iphone but this will marks the first time consumers in the United States are capable to buy an iPhone without being tied down to a 2 years contract.
However, the no-contract phone is likely to have a narrow appeal, he said.
“That’s a pretty hefty premium you’re going to pay over an iPod Touch,” Gartenberg said.
The phone most likely would still be locked for use only on AT&T’s network, said Jupiter Research analyst Michael Gartenberg. But buyers could choose a pay-as-you-go plan for voice service — there is no prepaid data plan from AT&T — or just use the device as a media player and calendar and access or connect to the Web via its Wi-Fi radio. Unlike the slimmer iPod Touch, the iPhone has a camera and a small speaker. The several third-party applications coming to the iPhone later this month most probably also could be used without a service plan.
This means current AT&T customers with handsets other than the iPhone will have to pay $399 for an 8G-byte iPhone 3G or $499 for the 16G-byte model unless they are due for a phone upgrade discount.
Any AT&T customer upgrading to the iPhone 3G will be charged an upgrade fee of $18 instead of the standard $36 activation fee that newcomers to AT&T will pay. Those who bought a 2G iPhone on or after May 27 will be able to swap it for a 3G model and pay only a restocking fee. However, anyone upgrading from a 2G iPhone to the new model will have to enter into a new two-year contract under a 3G iPhone plan.
The iPhone 3G is set to go on sale July 11. On Tuesday, AT&T revealed details of the four plans it will offer for the iPhone 3G. They range from $69.99 per month, for 450 anytime minutes and 5,000 night and weekend minutes, to $129.99 per month for unlimited anytime minutes. All the plans include unlimited data but not an SMS (Short Message Service) package. Taxes are extra.
On Tuesday, AT&T said the iPhone 3G’s vaunted $199 price would only be available to three kinds of customers:
• people who bought the iPhone before July 11
• customers new to AT&T, or ones activating a totally new line
• existing AT&T customers who are eligible for an upgrade discount
Review:Sony Erricson C905 Cyber Shot
The Sony Ericsson C905 Cyber-shot is a revolutionary mobile that comes with 8 mega pixels worth of camera. It supports face detection, smart contrast, both a xenon flash and a photo flash. The 2.4-inch QVGA TFT that supports it well to display high resolution images. The Sony Ericsson C905 is a high-end camera phone with a 8 megapixel Canon EOS-1D.
The Sony Ericsson C905 Cyber-shot comes with a built-in accelerometer for screen auto rotation, TV-out port, GPS and Wi-Fi support.
The Sony Ericsson C905 Cyber-shot comes with a thickness of 18mm.
Specification
General
2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network: HSDPA 2100 – C905
Size Dimensions: 104 x 49 x 18-19.5 mm
Weight: 136 g
Display
Type: TFT, 256K colors
Size: 240 x 320 pixels, 2.4 inches
Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
Ringtones Type: Polyphonic, MP3
Memory Phonebook 1000 x 20 fields, Photo call
Call records 30 received, dialed and missed calls
Card slot Memory Stick Micro (M2), 2 GB card included
- 160 MB internal memory
Data
GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
HSCSD No
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes
Features
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/HTML (NetFront), RSS reader
Games Yes + downloadable
Colors Night Black, Ice Silver, Copper Gold
Camera 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, image stabiliser, video(QVGA 30fps), xenon flash; secondary videocall camera
- Built-in GPS receiver
- A-GPS function
- Camera images geo-tagging
- Java MIDP 2.0
- FM radio with RDS
- MP3/AAC/MPEG4 player
- TrackID music recognition
- Picture editor/blogging
- TV out
- Organiser
- Built-in handsfree
- Voice memo/dial
Battery
Standard battery, Li-Po 930 mAh (BST-38)
Stand-by Up to 380 h
Talk time Up to 9 h
Review:HTC Touch Diamond
The HTC Touch Diamond is a new revolutionary mobile equipped with latest Microsoft OS. This Windows Mobile does look very sharp. It has a Gem-inspired design, with a VGA screen, GPS and a built-in accelerometer. It is equipped with 3 mega pixel camera and the latest Touch FLO UI .
This HTC diamond comes up with brand new 6.1 version of the Windows Mobile Professional OS.
Main features
2.8″ 65K-color VGA display
TouchFLO 3D Home screen and gesture controls
4 GB of internal storage
Wi-Fi
Qualcomm MSM7201A 528 Mhz CPU and 192 MB DDR SDRAM
Dedicated graphics chip (64MB RAM reserved for graphics)
HSDPA 7.2Mbps
Built-in GPS receiver
Standout design
Compact and lightweight
Stereo FM radio with RDS
3.15 MP auto focus camera
Active magnetic stylus
Touch-sensitive scroll wheel
MS Office Mobile document editor
Opera 9.5 web browser
Standard miniUSB slot and Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
Comes with the amusing Teeter game
YouTube client
Specification
General
2G Network: GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 for Europe/Asia
3G Network: HSDPA 2100 / 900 for Europe/Asia
Size Dimensions: 102 x 51 x 11.5 mm
Weight: 110 g
Display
Type: TFT touchscreen, 65K colors
Size: 480 x 640 pixels, 2.8 inches
- TouchFLO 3D finger swipe navigation
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Touch-sensitive navigation controls
- Handwriting recognition
Ringtones Type: Polyphonic (40 channels), MP3, WAV, WMA
Memory
Phonebook: Unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records: Unlimited
Card slot: No
- 4 GB user available memory
- 192 MB DDR SDRAM, 256 MB ROM
- Qualcomm MSM7201A 528 Mhz processor
Data
GPRS: Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
HSCSD: No
EDGE: Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G: HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth: Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port: No
USB: Yes, miniUSB
Features
OS: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser: WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Games: Yes, order now
Colors: Black
Camera: 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus, video; secondary VGA videocall camera
- Built-in GPS with A-GPS
- Stereo FM radio with RDS
- Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, PDF viewer)
- Java MIDP 2.0
- Voice memo
- MP3 player
- Built-in handsfree
Battery
Standard battery, Li-Ion 900 mAh
Stand-by: Up to 285 h
Talk time: Up to 5 h 30 min
Review: T-Mobiles MDA Compact IV
Two new devices were revealed by T-Mobile is MDA Compact IV. The MDA Compact IV is the T-Mobile version of the HTC Touch Diamond with a revamped design.
The MDA Compact IV is equipped with GPS receiver, Wi-Fi and a 3.2 megapixel auto focus camera. Powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro, the T-Mobile MDA Compact IV packs a 2.8-inch VGA display and is extremely thin at 12mm. It has a built-in accelerometer which allows screen auto rotation. In additional features, it would have the sweet 4GB of storage memory (no memory card slot though). FM radio with RDS and a proprietary HTC mini-USB port are also on board along with Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR.
The MDA Vario IV is a communication expert, offered tri-band services to you like GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS support and full HSDPA 7.2Mbps. The device runs on Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS and is powered by Qualcomm MSM7201A 528 Mhz processor.
MDA Vario IV Features:
General: GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/2100 MHz, GPRS/EDGE class 12, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
Dimensions: 103 x 52 x 18 mm, 158 g
Display: 2.8-inch 65K color TFT touchscreen, VGA resolution (480 x 640 pixels)
Keyboard: Full QWERTY sliding keyboard
Processor: Qualcomm MSM 7201A, 528MHz CPU
Memory: 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM, microSD memory card slot
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Internet browser: Opera Mobile 9.5 browser
Camera: 3.2 megapixel autofocus
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, Wi-Fi, USB, GPS receiver
Battery: Li-Ion 1 340 mAh
Packaging: MDA Vario IV, 2 styluses, stereo headset, battery, charger, USB cable, case, CD-ROM with software and manual, printed manual
Review:Sony U800 Soul
The Samsungs U800 mobile that is featured with 3 mega pixel camera. The ultra thin but solid brushed metal bar gives it look and style. Samsung U800 Soul b boasts 3.6 Mbps HSDPA, a 16M-color QVGA display, 3 MP camera with LED flash and 1GB of microSD-expandable memory.
Main features:
2.0″ 16M-color TFT LCD display of QVGA resolution
3G with HSDPA (3.6Mbps) support
1GB of onboard memory, microSD expansion
Nice and responsive D-pad
Cool brushed metal casing
Just 9.9mm thickness
3 megapixel camera with LED flash
FM radio with RDS
Bluetooth (A2DP) and USB v2.0
User-friendly keypad
Office document viewer
Specification
General
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100
Announced 2008, May
Status Coming soon
Size Dimensions 111 x 46 x 9.9 mm
Weight 90.4 g
Display
Type TFT, 16M colors
Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2 inches
Ringtones Type Polyphonic, MP3
Customization Download
Vibration Yes
Memory
Phonebook 1000 entries, Photo call
Call records 30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls
Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 8 GB
- 1 GB shared memory
Data
GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
HSCSD No
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
WLAN No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0
Features
Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Games Yes + downloadable
Colors Soul Gray, Platinium Silver, Metallic Black, Soul Pink, Amethyst Violet, Soul Red
Camera 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, video(QCIF@15fps), LED flash; secondary CIF videocall camera
- Java MIDP 2.0
- MP3/AAC/eACC+/WMA player
- FM radio with RDS
- T9
- Office document viewer
- Organizer
- Built-in handsfree
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Review: Sony Erricson W350
The Sony Ericsson W350 is a low price musical phone dedicated to the young mobile users. Its comes under low class walkman series phone.
The Sony Ericsson W350 comes with memory stick micro (M2) 512 MB, charger, user’s manual, hands free, USB cable and a software CD.
The TFT display of Sony Ericsson W350 is 1.9” with a good resolution of 176 x 220 pixels and is able to supports up to 262k colors. It is equipped with speaker, the light sensor with the music controls. The music controls in W350 are easy to operate.
Specification
General
Network type: GSM
GPRS/EDGE: Yes
Size Dimensions: 4.1 x 1.7 x 0.4 inches (104 x 43 x 10 mm) Size Compare
Weight: 2.6 oz (75 g)
Battery
Type: Li – Polymer, 920 mAh
Talk: 7 hours ( 420 mins) of Talk time
Standby: 300 hours ( 13 days) of Stand-by time
Display
Main Display Resolution: 176 x 220 pixels
Type 262 144 colors, TFT
Features 1.9 inches
Camera Resolution: 1.3 megapixels Resolution
Features: 4x digital zoom
Features
Multimedia Video Playback Media Player
Music Player MP3, AAC, AAC+, M4A, 3GP, WAV formats supported , Walkman player 2.0
FM Radio FM Stereo Radio
Memory Memory Slot Memory Stick Micro (M2)
Built-in 14 MB
Input Predictive Text Input Yes
Connectivity: Internet WAP 2.0, XHTML, Access NetFront 3.3 Web Browser, RSS Feeds
USB Yes, Mass storage device
Bluetooth 2.0, Stereo Bluetooth
Other Features
PhoneBook Caller groups supported, 1000-names capacity, Multiple Numbers Per Contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
PIM Alarm, Calendar, Calculator, TO-DO, Stopwatch, Notes
Voice Recording, Speaker Phone
Email IMAP/POP3/SMTP
FCC Approved Yes
Asus R700t with Traffic message channel
Asus will be releasing a new GPS device called the R700t which comes with a 4.3-inch touchscreen with 480 x 272 resolution, which supports mp3 playback, bluetooth 2.0 and microSD card slot.The Asus R700t portable navigation system features a slim design and has an integrated traffic receiver. It also provides complimentary subscription to the traffic services, integrated Bluetooth, and 3D building renderings.
Asus R700t also features a built-in FM transmitter which helps GPS unit to transmit phone conversations, navigational directions, and voice out SMS though your vehicle’s speakers, and most utilitarain feature , the TMC (Traffic Message Channel) with real-time information on traffic conditions such as accidents, road diversions, traffic jams, and traffic light breakdowns so you’ll get to your destination quicker and safer.The Asus R700t is available now for $325.
Asus R700t Specifications:
Datasheet State: Preliminary specifications
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Release Date: March, 2008
Dimensions: 128 x 80 x 13.2 millimetres
Mass: 200 grams (battery included) Software Environment Operating System: Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 Core (Macallan) Browse devices running this OS Microprocessor, Chipset
CPU: 32bit Samsung S3C2443 Browse devices based on this microprocessor
CPU Clock: 400 MHz Memory, Storage capacity
ROM capacity: 1 GiB
RAM capacity: 64 MiB Display
Display Type: color transflective TFT , 65536 scales
Display Diagonal: 4.3 ”
Display Resolution: 480 x 272 Sound
Microphone(s): mono
Loadspeaker(s): mono
Audio Output: 2.5mm
Control Peripherals
Positioning Device: Touchscreen
Primary Keyboard: Not supported
Directional Pad: Not supported
Scroll Wheel: Not supported
Interfaces
Expansion Slots: microSD, microSDHC, TransFlash
USB: USB 1.1 client, 12Mbit/s
mini-USB
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.0
Wireless LAN: Not supported
Infrared Gate: Not supported
Multimedia Telecommunication
Analog Radio Receiver: Not supported
Digital Media Broadcast Tuner: Not supported
Satellite Navigation
Built-in GPS module: Supported
Complementary GPS Services: TMC Additional Details
Battery: removable
Battery Capacity: 1300 mAh
AT&T And Pantech Announces Pantech Duo Mobile Handset
AT&T has announced the launch of the Pantech Duo mobile phone in United States. The phone features the convenience of both full QWERTY and a numeric keypad in one sleek 3G device.
Boasting dual-sliding, double-keyboard design, this UMTS/HSDPA-enabled smart device is one of the first devices in the AT&T portfolio to be powered by the Windows Mobile 6 operating system.
In addition, AT&T Mobile Music and CV services has the ability to manage a variety of multi-media libraries, download and play stereo-quality music as well as watch TV shows from HBO, MTV, and ESPN and many more on wide screen that offers a resolution of 240×320 pixels. It also equips Internet Explorer Mobile, Windows Media Player 10 Mobile and Stereo Bluetooth into the phone.
AT&T’s Pantech Duo is currently available from AT&T retail for at the suggested price pf $199.99 (approx. Rs. 10,000), nationwide.
HTC TyTN II Kaiser
Kaitech hongkong reviewing the and you can read its report here.The revire cover its design, keyboard, screen and any other aspect you need to consider before you buy one.
The Kaiser is a tri-band HSDPA and quad-band GSM phone. This means that it will work almost everywhere in the world in either 3G, EDGE or plain GSM mode. It features a 2.8″ QVGA screen, 128 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM, a 400 Mhz ARM CPU, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, Blue tooth 2.0, GPS, USB 2.0, microSD slot, 3.2 MP camera with auto focus and video-call camera. In its box we found a very nice case, CDs and guides, a 1350 mAh battery, a charger, a second stylus and USB-based headphones.
With a complete suite of Microsoft Office Mobile applications, including Outlook Mobile, Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, and PowerPoint Mobile, being out of the office doesn’t have to mean you’re out of the loop. Always ready for business – and pleasure – the HTC TyTN II makes sure you are too.