With the Apple iPhone attracting increasing interest in smartphones amongst non-business consumers, the Google Android UI answers a growing need for easy to use converged mobile devices.
The days of just making and receiving calls are now behind us as users look to incorporate organisers, email and internet usage into their portable lifestyles.
Google’s foray into the cell phone market has attracted much speculation but now you can watch the basic web browser, gmail and calendar functions for yourself.
Samsung has unveiled it’s latest 5 megapixel camera smartphone - Samsung G810 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The camera phone looks to be specifically targetting at the Nokia N95 and may well succeed in taking down the former king if not for Nokia’s own recent 5 megapixel camera phone announcements such as the N96 and N78.
Samsung SGH G810 Advantages:
5 megapixel AF camera with Xenon flash and 3x optical zoom
Not content to let Nokia hog the spotlight, HTC has announced the latest of it’s Pocket PC’s the HTC P3470 a worthy addition to a range that includes such worthy converged devices as the HTC P3600i and the HTC TyTN II.
HTC P3470 Advantages
2.8″ 65K-color touchscreen display of QVGA resolution
From Nokia Beta Labs we found the Nokia Maps 2.0 Beta . It Adds multimedia city guides, satellite images and pedestrian navigation.
Nokia Maps 2.0 also features Drive the ultimate car navigation system, and Walk the innovative pedestrian based navigation component.
Walk from one place to another with proper step by step guidance. Get located easily, even if you are amid streets, parks or buildings. Explore and discover what is around you and make your journey memorable with a multimedia guide consisting of pictures, videos and audio components.
Should work but not fully tested with all devices based on S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1, including N81, N81 8GB, N82, N95, N95 8GB, E90. If you are using N95, please make sure you have the latest firmware (20.0.015 or newer)
The World Mobile Conference in Barcelona is starting to heat up with the announcement of four new phones from Nokia, the N96, N78, 6210 Navigator and the 6220 Classic.
Nokia 6220 Classic Advantages:
5 megapixel camera with xenon flash and Carl Zeiss optics
16M-color 2.2″ TFT QVGA display
Records MPEG-4 video clips at VGA resolution and 30 fps
Geotagging support
Nokia Maps 2.0 application is preloaded
MP3 player and FM radio with RDS
120MB memory can be further expanded via microSD cards
TheSony Ericsson W980 is a Walkman-branded phone in a slide design. Sony Ericsson have produced a very nice design that slides nicely and makes excellent use of the slide format to include a large screen.
Advantages
FM transmitter and PlayNow support
Comes with premium headphones - Stereo Portable Handsfree HPM-77
The World Mobile Conference in Barcelona is starting to heat up with the announcement of four new phones from Nokia, the N96, N78, 6210 Navigator and the 6220 Classic.
Advantages
GPS
2.4″ TFT QVGA display with up to 16M colors
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support with dual-band HSDPA
The World Mobile Conference in Barcelona is starting to heat up with the announcement of four new phones from Nokia, the N96, N78, 6210 Navigator and the 6220 Classic.
Nokia N78 Advantages:
Quad-band phone with dual-band HSDPA
Photo geotagging
FM transmitter, allowing music to be played on any FM radio
2.4″ QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) TFT display with 16M colors
A-GPS support
3.2 megapixel autofocus camera with Carl Zeiss optics
Records video in VGA resolution at 15fps
3.5mm stereo headphone plug and Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP stereo audio
The World Mobile Conference in Barcelona is starting to heat up with the announcement of four new phones from Nokia, the N96, N78, 6210 Navigator and the 6220 Classic.
The Nokia N96 Advantages:
5 megapixel AF camera with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flash
