by Patrick Altoft on March 19, 2009
Although the Iphone is pretty cool it still has a long way to go to tick all the boxes. With Iphones being all the rage, Nokia wants a slice of the action so lets see how it compares to the Iphone:
Nokia 5800
Here are a few points that might help you decide:
Cost
This is definitely at the top of the requirements in these tough times. Phones are a luxury item so it needs to be affordable. The Nokia 5800 is cheaper than the Iphone which is a definite plus.
Display
It looks very similar to the iphone but the resolution is better on the Nokia 5800 with 640*360 pixels against 480*320 pixels for the iPhone.
Camera
The Nokia 5800 boasts a 3.2Mpix camera with Carl Zeiss Optics and dual flash whilst the iphone can only muster a basic 2Mpix camera, without flash. Here the 5800 wins hands down!
Music
The Nokia 5800 has its own music store and its apparently free for the first year which is another credit crunch busting point. Although Itunes has been around for a few years now, we all love a bargain and with the increased battery power topping the iphone battery need I say more?!
Video recording
The Nokia 5800 is capable of video recording which is something the Iphone still cant do
MMS
Another point the Nokia 5800 is able to do and the Iphone isn’t
Overall, the Nokia 5800 is the clear winner here don’t you think? The Nokia “iPhone” offers excellent value for money so why not give it a go.
Nokia 5800 deals and Nokia 5800 info.
by greg on February 17, 2009
Samsung has unveiled the Samsung Omnia HD at MWC – we previously thought this was going to be called the Acme but Samsung has gone for the tried & tested Omnia name.
The Samsung Omnia HD and HTC Touch Diamond 2 were unveiled at Mobile World Congress. What do they have to offer compared to the predecessors?
At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, HTC took the wraps off their newest phones based on the HTC Touch design. The HTC Touch Diamond 2 (and the accompanying HTC Touch Pro 2) is a feature bump to the original, popular HTC Touch Diamond phone.
Like the original, the new HTC Touch Diamond 2 (specs) is a Windows Mobile phone with an improved graphical interface running on top. In this case, HTC has improved the already-impressive TouchFLO 3D interface, and the new HTC Touch phones will be upgradeable to Windows Mobile 6.5 later this year. This upgrade will be free to existing owners, and will for instance add Internet Explorer Mobile 6, Windows Marketplace and the new My Phone cloud service for mobile backup.
At the same time, Samsung announced their newest all-touch smartphone, the Samsung Omnia HD (specs). While the original Omnia was a Windows Mobile device, the new Samsung Omnia HD is a Symbian device running a touch-friendly interface. In fact, the Omnia HD will use the same Samsung TouchWiz interface that we saw on the original Samsung Omnia. The interface relies heavily on desktop-like widgets, and screenshots of the new Samsung Omnia HD show that the phone will retain this design paradigm, albeit on top of Symbian S60.
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by greg on February 17, 2009
We have heard official news that the LG Arena will be launching in the UK on March 2nd. The LG Arena is LG’s flagship phone for 2009 so it had better be something pretty special.
LG has this to say about the Arena:
We’re very pleased to be able to announce the launch of our flagship mobile phone for 2009, the LG ARENA (LG-KM900). This fully loaded multimedia phone featuring LG’s new and innovative 3D user interface (UI), will be unveiled for the first time at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
LG ARENA’s groundbreaking 3D UI is specifically designed to be a more fun and engaging gateway to delivering an amazing multimedia experience. A cube-based layout provides four customisable home screens for direct access to all features. Accessing music, movies, pictures and more is now easier than ever, with new and intuitive touch-based 3D menus. The rich 3D graphics bring LG ARENA to life with an enhanced look and also makes navigating through the menus even easier.
by greg on February 17, 2009
Meet the Nokia N86, the latest N Series smartphone to be released by the worlds biggest mobile phone manufacturer. The N86 hasn’t been officially announced but it seems to have been intentionally leaked by Nokia to build up some buzz at the MWC this week.
The specifications include a 8 megapixel autofocus camera, obviously using Carl Zeiss optics, and a Xenon flash.
Other features include assisted GPS, a 3,5mm jack plug and a 2.6″ 16 million colour OLED screen, video and music player, Wi-Fi, TV-out, stereo speakers and A2DP Bluetooth.
It’s a smartphone with Symbian S60 3rd Edition and an 8GB internal memory and a MicroSD card slot to increase this to 16GB. The likely launch date is May this year in the UK.
BGR has full details:
The image above is extracted from a Nokia press document covering the background of Nokia’s business relationship with optics master Carl Zeiss. Little beyond the form factor can be ascertained from the document, though an image of the back of the phone does reveal a xenon flash to go along with that much anticipated 8 megapixel shooter. The screen looks to be a bit on the small side which makes us think it will not be touch-enabled but hey – baby steps. Nokia’s new Eseries sets are nice and all but this is the kit we want.
by greg on February 10, 2009
Via Slashphone comes the Sony Ericsson C901 Cybershot, a new 5 mega pixel camera phone to be added to the Cybershot lineup.
The Sony Ericsson C901 will be a candybar style handset with 2.2 inch screen.
The C901 is a sister to the new Sony Ericsson C903 and the already popular Sony Ericsson C905 which Sony Ericsson released a few months ago.
The Sony Ericsson C901 can be used with GSM Quadband network, other features include a memory card slot, 2.2-inch TFT display screen, FM Radio, Bluetooth and built-in accelerometer sensor. It will be available in Q2 this year with 3 color options: Noble Black, Sincere Silver and Precious Peach.
by greg on February 10, 2009
Sony Ericsson has unveiled a new Walkman phone, the Sony Ericsson W395.
This is Sony Ericsson ‘putting youth at the forefront’ – just as long as the youth concerned likes music. Indeed, this sleek slider isn’t bad if that’s your prime interest, packing in the Walkman-branded media player, dedicated music keys, an FM radio, equaliser, 1GB of storage (via an included card), TrackID to track down a tune and PlayNow for downloading ‘entertainment’, which is wallpaper, ringtones and themes rather than anything mind blowing.
Aside from that, there’s not a lot. The 2 megapixel camera looks a bit last year (or even the year before), Bluetooth is there, not to mention Motion Gaming and a reasonable 2-inch screen. But despite the looks, this is essentially a glorified entry-level phone. Not quite pocket money, but certainly available with a few weeks saving or moaning to the old folks. Look out for the Sony Ericsson W395 Walkman in the next couple of months. Then again, you’ll probably hear it first.
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by greg on February 10, 2009
Sony Ericsson has announced a new phone to be added to the well known Cybershot family of camera phones.
The Sony Ericsson C903 will allow users to take “memorable pictures with ease” and if it’s anything like the rest of the Cybershot phones we think the photos will look great too.
The Sony Ericsson C903 has many of the features available on the Cybershot digital camera range including “smile shutter” and intelligent face recognition software.
Main features include protective sliding lens cover, dedicated camera keys and a 5-megapixel camera with a Best Pic mode to take 9 images in quick succession.
Available in black, white or red the C903 has aGPS that offers Google Maps for navigation and photo-tagging, boasts a media player, Bluetooth, email, games and Memory Stick Micro support.
The Sony Ericsson C903 looks like a solid mid range phone and should be one of the top selling camera phones of the next 6 months.
by greg on February 9, 2009
Samsung must be planning quite an onslaught of phones next week. After the Acme and the Samsung Tocco Ultra which was supposed to be the Loches now we have the Samsung Eltz being leaked.
According to Steve at LeakedPhones.com the Samsung Eltz is a mid-range handset and will sport a 5MP camera and a 2.4 inch AMOLED screen as well as a-GPS, MP3 player and expandable memory.
Thanks Steve for the tip!
by greg on February 5, 2009
Update: It seems Samsung Acme was just a code name and the i8910 will actually be called the Samsung Omnia HD
The breaking news today is that a new touchscreen phone from Samsung called the Samsung i8910 is about to be announced at MWC this month.
The Samsung i8910 has been leakeed by Gaj-It.com and will be available in 8GB and 16GB versions.
It is rumoured that it will include a 8 megapixel touchscreen cameraphone, which is no surprise for Samsung’s standards. As well as attracting the click happy bunch, it also includes GPS, HDMI, WiFi, 3.5mm socket, is DNLA and DivX compatible and offers HD recording. It will come in 8GB and 16GB versions and is expected to be a bit on the pricey side.
We’ve known that Samsung are planning around 11 devices for release at MWC this month for a while, the Samsung Loches was another rumoured device with very high specifications. The Loches is a 12.8mm thick slider handset with a black and orange colour scheme. Reminds me of Sony Ericsson’s Walkman phones, however their use of orange was a bit more subtle! It has a duralumin body with anti-scratch and anti-fingerprint coating. It features a 2.8inch OLED touch screen with a WQVGA resolution and 16 million colours, as well as a 12-key keypad.
Via Gaj It
by greg on February 5, 2009
Toshiba are entering the smartphone marketing with a bang by launching a mobile phone with all the functions of their top end TV sets.
Pocket Lint has got a hands on video here.
Apparently the Toshiba TG01 is set to “revolutionise the mobile entertainment world”
Featuring the new Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, the company says the 1GHz chip will be considerably faster than any device on the market.
Users will be able to interact with the device using a virtual trackpad that will appear on screen. Instead of an accelerometer, the phone will use something Toshiba are calling a “G-sensor” that allows you to tilt the phone around a central spot.
On the tech side you’ll get HSDPA 3G and AGPS or GPS connectivity. Elsewhere you will get a microSD card for expanding the 512MB memory and there will be support for DivX.
