Samsung are about to release a new smartphone named GT-C6620 and it will be the first phone to have the coding for naming their products.
The Samsung GT-C6620 is a Windows Mobile 6.1 based phone and it is the standard version without touch screen. It will also have a built in QWERTY thumb keyboard. There’s no Wi-Fi support unfortunately but there will be a unique user interface which will be completely customized for mobile operators.
In October we will see the launch of Nokia’s latest beast of a phone rammed full of features. Yes that’s right, the N96. The successor of the N95, the phone sets new benchmarks in every area as Nokia to appeal to a large market. The only downside is the price tag of £550!
O2 are refusing to stock the N96, mainly because of their commitment to the Apple iPhone, whilst other operators are finding the price of the phone a little steep. When you look at the iPhone which is available on pay as you go for £399, the N96 really does have an immense task on its hands to prove it warrants the price.
The Sony Ericsson Alicia was shown to the world today. It had a very rough video demo back in June. The weird “circle screen” has been spotted on a number of photos but believe it or not there are no specs on the device yet.
At first sight the phone is quite obviously a Walkman phone, but whatever else it has is simply not known. There is a touch sensitive round dial that looks really good, whilst another display above basically makes the Alicia, known as the Sony Ericsson W707 the first device to feature three displays.
Finally RIM have announced the first phone in its line up to come in a clamshell form factor. Introducing, the Blackberry Pearl Flip 8220. Aside from the clamshell feature, it doesn’t really have anything else fantastic to offer despite of course its good looks.
It comes with the usual Wi-Fi and trackball navigation with SureType QWERTY keyboard. The internal display is QVGA resolution and the external has a resolution of 128 x 160 pixels. The total size of the phone is around the same size of normal candy bar phones even when its not open.
Asus have announced the latest Windows Mobile Pro handset – the Asus P552w. This uses an Asus designed 3D UI and has an amazingly powerful CPU plus GPS and Wi-Fi capability. The phone seems to be blessed with everything you could ask for apart from a half decent camera it seems. Strange when its rival is the Apple iPhone.
Coming in slightly bigger, but crucially lighter than the HTC Touch Diamond it boasts a TFT screen, Bluetooth and a microSD slot. It also has support for tri band and HSDPA for high speed internet access.
As you will remember, we said at the beginning of the week that we would be previewing some of the newest Samsung phones to come from the IFA electronics show in Berlin. So today we bring you the Samsung D980.
This phone reminds us of the F480 Tocco as it basically has the same form factor, touchscreen functionality and the 5 megapixel camera. The USP with this phone is the dual SIM function which is hard to come by these days, but really is a welcome addition.
The D980 has a slightly smaller screen than the Tocco and doesn’t have UMTS at all. The D980 only supports microSD cards up to 2GB which is rather crap for all you media junkies. Oh, the D980 is also 5mm thicker too. Hopefully the dual SIM option will make it a good buy, otherwise Samsung have wasted their time on this one.
The new phone also supports tri band on both SIMs, unlike the D880 which only supported tri band on one SIM and dual on the other.
Following on from yesterday’s article about the new range of Samsung mobile phones we can now preview another phone. Introducing the Samsung B2700.
The B2700 really is for the serious outdoor person. It’s a heavy duty phone with IP54 certification for dust and water resistance, we aren’t sure yet if this phone is in fact shock resistance though. It is also tri band with support for video calling, courtesy of the front facing camera. There’s a 1.8 inch TFT display and a 2 megapixel camera too nicely packaged together.
Mobile phone manufacturer, Samsung recently showcased some of their latest phones at the IFA 2008 consumer electronics show in Berlin. This week we will be revealing some of the phones that were there.
First off we will look at the Samsung M3510 Beat.
So what is it? It’s a slim music candy bar phone. Its got a fantastic Bang & Olufsen audio chip that gives excellent performance. It has dedicated music keys plus a 3.5mm audio jack. A cool feature is the shake control that is available in Sony Ericsson Walkman phones. The accelerometer can be used in the image gallery and other applications too.
We can reveal that the very first Google Android based phone has made an appearance, as you can see with the image attached. The source of the images is a Chinese forum, but it is usually quite reliable.
The HTC Dream as its known has been used in many Google demos but we can honestly say we thought it would never be released as it was simply a prototype. But, as always, we were proved wrong and the phone will be offered in white as the T-Mobile G1.
Phone manufacturer, Palm have a new Windows Mobile phone coming out soon and already there have been a few appearances of the device online. The Palm Treo Pro will support GSM and super fast HSDPA data transfers and all this running on Windows Mobile Pro.
Wi-Fi is included as well as a microSD card slot and oddly enough an infrared port which we havnt seen on a modern phone for years. As usual Bluetooth is present along with the audio jacks and microUSB ports. From the initial leaked photos we can see that the phone is sure going to be popular due to its looks.