Shout About Mobiles

Following on from the success of the LG Cookie KP500 (and Samsung’s brave attempts to challenge LG’s title of having the ‘best mid range touch screen’), LG have announced a new device in this range: the LG Cookie KP501.

The KP501 now comes with 3G, and a new 2D accelerator interface, making this phone belong to their ‘S-class’ range of devices.

The new devices looks are similar to the previous Cookie phone, which is good – I always find it annoying how manufacturers make a great looking phone, and when they create the upgrade they take away the looks.  True, sometimes they make the device look better, but it can go horribly wrong – like the Sony Ericsson P910 to the P990.  **shudder** After such a loooooooong wait, the P990 did not live up to my expectations that everyone had for it.

But getting back to the LG Cookie KP501…
I am, so far, pleasantly surprised with its appearance. And I like the name too!
But I think that LG still have to change one thing about the phone, and that is to make the stylus external (like it is on the Viewty), which is going to help make the device stand out more as being something sensible to use.

The G2 is on its way!
(although it is arriving under the name “Magic”)

The handset has again been made by HTC; Google’s first phone, the G1, was made by HTC and Google has seen no reason to go elsewhere.

The G2 is rumoured to be relased by Vodafone, as one of Vodafone’s exclusive devices. However, the rumours that are circling the internet says that T-mobile will be the network supplying the G1, as well as having their own version as well. We’re wondering whether there will be any differences between the devices? Hmm…
As to who will actually get the G2, we’ll find out soon enough.

The G2, (aka the HTC Magic) is going to be very similar to the G1, but it will not have a physical keyboard, although it will have the cupcake keyboard that has been denied to current Android users, and of course an increase in ROM. In fact the ROM has been doubled! which nicely implies that Google are expecting a bigger amount of applications to be available for the open source platform – this will be great, as the G2 is currently lacking in major apps when compared to its main rival the Apple iPhone. But the design of the G2 does look good and the count down for its release is now starting.

At this years MWC (Mobile World Congress), Nokia has confirmed rumours and announced the upcoming release of their new super phone – the Nokia N86.

This phone is in the same style as all of Nokia’s new devices. It’s similar specs to the N96 but now with improved camera capabilities.
The N86 comes with 8mp camera on the back, a 28mm wide angel lens and an improved Carl Zeiss lens, all nicely finished with a mechanical shutter that has only been seen in the Samsung Innov8.

The only worrying thing is that the 8mp camera has been on the phone market for a while now, with quite a few phones available. Ffirst released by Sony Ericsson and is now being led by LG and Samsung both with two decent 8mp camera phones each.

We have to ask – is Nokia falling behind?

With Sony Ericsson already whispering info about their new phone, the 12.1mp Idou phone, it seems that as Nokia hit the benchmark set by other manufactures, a new and better mark is being achieved. The company that used to lead the way, is now left following…