Samsung Gravity 2 Mobile Phone – Samsung T469
July 30, 2009
Texting and social networking have become essential qualities in mobile phones. What else could make a handset more texting-friendly than a QWERTY keyboard. Many handhelds come with such keyboards these days. Samsung Gravity 2 Mobile Phone, also called Samsung T469 Mobile Phone is the latest entry in this category. The best part about this gadget is that it has both a QWERTY keyboard as well as a numeric keypad. This slider phone looks like any normal classic model, when closed. Slide it open and you can make use of the QWERTY keyboard for entering the input. The keys seem well spaced. There is as well a “www./ .com” key for easy address entry for web pages.
This cell phone has been particularly designed for use in the US. It will be using the T-Mobile network and will offer 3G capability only within the US. Outside the US the phone will have to rely on its quad band GSM connectivity for communication. Interfacing with AOL, Google Mail, Yahoo and more can be achieved with this phone.
Other specifications of this handset include Bluetooth capability, an MP3 player, a 2 Megapixel camera and microSD memory expansion. The screen measures 2.4" across and has a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels and can display 262k colours. A 5.5-hour talktime and a 12-day stand-by time are offered by the battery of this device.
Nokia E75 Mobile Phone has a similar construction, though it is more feature rich than the Samsung Gravity 2 Slider Mobile Phone. However, the price or other offers that come with the Samsung phone are not known yet. Since the Nokia E75 is priced at £390, the Samsung handset should surely cost lesser if it launches in the UK. On the whole this handset does look ergonomic, allowing ease of use with both the numeric as well as the QWERTY keyboard. Looks-wise too, Samsung has not done a bad job. The handset looks decent and quite sturdy too.
Acer M900 Mobile Phone
July 22, 2009
This gadget is a 3G capable one. Hence you can be assured of fast internet access. Download speed of up to 7.2Mbps is promised. Uploading speed of 2Mbps is claimed too. This WiFi proficient device lets you access the internet at Wifi hotspots. There is a GPS receiver built into this cell phone as well. Bluetooth and USB connectivity are offered also, for information exchange with other devices and the PC. The operating system that runs on this handheld is the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional.
A whole lot of entertainment features are present in this handheld too. There are a multimedia player, music player, FM radio, speaker as well as a 3.5mm headphone jack. Even a 5 Megapixel camera with LED flash and autofocus is packed into this device. A second video call camera is present also. There is provision for microSD card usage too for memory expansion, to allow storage of all media files. The Acer M900 Touchscreen Slider Mobile Phone is currently selling for a price of about £370.
Nokia Surge Mobile Phone
July 17, 2009
Be it SMS, MMS, emails or instant messaging, the Nokia Surge lets you do it all. It uses Juicecaster to let you access popular social networking websites like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and others easily. With the HSDPA capability of this device, you can achieve download speeds of 3.6Mbps also. This smartphone features the Symbian S60 OS, which presents multi-tasking capabilities as well. The browser that comes pre-loaded in this handset supports Flash, which lets you watch YouTube videos. Adding to all the socio-networking capabilities is a QWERTY keyboard that remains hidden beneath the slider panel of this handheld.
There are a host of other multimedia features packed into this handset. You can listen to music and download your favorite songs from popular music services over the air. There are plenty of AT&T services like mobile banking, video sharing during a call and more that this handheld offers. The A-GPS functionality in conjunction with the AT&T navigator provides turn by turn route navigation too. Even an FM radio is housed in this music phone. A 2 Megapixel camera is fitted into this mobile phone that lets you snap stills as well as shoot videos. You can view all your videos, pictures, web pages and more on the 2.4" 320 x 240 pixels screen of this slider phone.
Storing all your media files can be done on microSD cards. The slot provided, supports cards of up to 8GB capacity. Exchanging files with your PC can be done via USB. You may as well use Bluetooth for wireless data transfers with other devices. One aspect that brings disappointment is that this gizmo does not support WiFi. On the runtime life front, the battery of this cell phone offers a 4 hour talk-time and a 16 days stand-by time. The Nokia Surge Smartphone which bears the HTC Touch Pro-like looks will be carrying a price tag of $79.99 for a 2 year contract with AT&T.
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HTC G1 Touch Mobile Phone Is Now Called G2 Touch
July 13, 2009
In an earlier post we had mentioned about rumours of a new Huawei’s android phone, which seemed to be named as G1 Touch in UK and MyTouch 3G in the US. However, these rumours turned out to be false. The HTC G1 Touch Mobile Phone is actually the HTC Hero Mobile Phone. It is going to be named as the G2 Touch. T-Mobile and Orange networks will be running these handsets. While T-Mobile calls it G2 Touch, Orange prefers sticking to the HTC Hero nomenclature.
Rushing through the specifications of the G2 Touch – it has a large 3.2” 320 x 480 pixels LCD touchscreen. It features a 5 Megapixel camera with autofocus and video recording capability. This smartphone features the Android OS. It supports WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and also has a digital compass and G-sensor. High speed 3G HSPA internet access is offered as well. A mini USB port, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a microphone jack and a microSD slot are housed in this handheld too. This gadget features the HTC Sense UI, which helps you with easy access to documents/files, quick search of information and easy way of handling interactions with people.
Like other HTC android phones, this gadget has a lifted chin at the bottom. The old G1 from HTC looked quite similar. However, this was a slider phone, which had a QWERTY keyboard. On the other hand, the G2 Touch is a full touchscreen mobile phone.
The HTC G2 Touch Android Mobile Phone is offered free for an 18-month plan from T-Mobile, costing £40 a month. Orange will be offering the HTC Hero free too for a 2 year contract. On the whole, this handset is priced at about £429.99.
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Nokia N900 Intenet Tablet
June 8, 2009
Nokia N900 Internet Tablet is a stepped-up version of the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet. It has also been nicknamed the Nokia Rover. A 3.5” full touchscreen with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels is present in this gadget and occupies its whole front panel. An accelerometer handles display orientation when the gizmo is rotated. Slide it open and you'll find the landscape QWERTY keyboard, which facilitates easy texting.
This mobile phone lets you make regular GSM calls, send and receiver SMS and emails too. Browsing the internet, downloading information is a piece of cake with this cell phone, as it supports 3G HSDPA technology. Being WiFi capable, this device lets you access the internet in WiFi hotspots. With its Bluetooth ability, wireless data exchange with other devices like your PC is made possible too. It is expected to be GPS ready as well.
Internally, this phone is powered up by the OMAP3430 500/600MHz chip. It runs on the new Maemo 5 OS. This handheld boasts a whole 32GB of internal memory which can be extended up to 48GB using microSD cards. Now that is really applaud-able! Another praiseworthy feature is the 5 Megapixel camera which sports Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus and flash.
The Nokia N900 5 Megapixel Camera Tablet will be released in European countries during October 2009. USA will be getting a July 2009 release on the T-Mobile network.
