Siemens SG75

This is a 3G phone designed as a slider. It has a 1.3 MP camera and extra CIF camera for videocalls, also it is equipped with a MP3/AAC player with support for memory cards.
o Class: business
o Position in the line: starts
o Rivals:
o Description based on official information

* General features
o Announced in 2005
o ЕGSM900/1800/1900/UMTS
o Battery type Li-Ion 920 mAh
o Battery life:
+ talk mode up to 5 hours
+ standby mode up to300 hours
o Graphical display, has the resolution of 176x220 pixels, shows up to 262000 colours (TFT)
o Camera 1.3 MP allows recording video and digital zoom (the max resolution of 1280x960), and the second camera for лицевой panels CIF, for videocalls
o Colours - black, silvery grey
o Java (MIDP 2.0), 3D
o Dimensions: 98 x 49.5 x 23 mm
o Weight: 123 gramms

* Memory
o In the phone memory you can save many contacts, for each name you can have own melody, MP3 or АСС file, a picture, photo or video clip
o Several numbers for one name in a phone book
o Users' groups changeable. To groups you can assign own icon, and also select a group signal
o Call log of 100 last calls of all types , you can view separate lists
o Memory 70 MB for various applications and data (is distributed dynamically)
o Slot for memory cards RS-MMC

* Call management, ringing tones
o Vibracall
o As call melodies can be used MP3 or АСС file
o 40-tones polyphony
o Fast dial for 8 numbers
o Voice dial
o Minute minder
o Automatic redial
o Speakerphone

* SMS
o EMS/MMS
o E-MAIL SMTP/POP3/IMAP4
o Instant Message
o Sending a message to various addresses simultaneously
o Predictive text input T9
o Concatenated messages

* Connectivity
o WAP 2.0
o GPRS/EDGE class 10 (4+2)
o Bluetooth
o Over the Air interface
o Synchronization with PC

* Organizer and extras
o Integrated player MP3 and AAC/АAС++ files (as an extra accessory you can have Bluetooth stereo-headset ННВ-750)
o Dictaphone (works talk mode)
o User's profiles
o Screen savers
o Themes for changing the interface
o Date, time
o Organizer with support for events of various kinds. In a calendar you can save memos, set reminders for them, including and recurrent. Calendar view daily, weekly or a month
o Alarm clock, timer, stop watch
o Calculator, unit converter
o Games

SE Z800i Review

3G – Advanced expressive design
Z800i is a stylish 3G mobile phone with all you need to enjoy the best mobile services. It has video, music and games, a multi-directional camera and you can use it anywhere in the world. When you need to store more, use Memory Stick Duo™. Now you can have live video streamed to your phone. And you can enjoy the latest in mobile communications, video call. The Z800i Motion Eye™ 1.3 megapixel camera and video recorder also lets you catch some action, save it and send it. In seconds.

Sony Ericsson W900i

You can never have too much of a good thing, and nowhere was that made more obvious than when Sony Ericsson Singapore served up for dessert, on a platter to local media at Paragon's Crystal Jade Golden Palace, the W900i. Of course, the mango pudding came as well, but the piece de resistance here had to be undoubtedly the company's first 3G-enabled Walkman phone, available in a choice of white and black with its unmistakable signature-orange logo.


Sony Ericsson MMR-60 FM music transmitter
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Upside: Flushed with the phenomenal success of its W800i phone, which cleverly recaptured the Walkman magic for those who grew up with the brand name in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the W900i retains all the hallmark features of the W800i. So expect numerous audio functionalities including playlists, audio equalizers, as well as dedicated music buttons and the ability to operate as a standalone music player with the phone turned off.

Hidden beneath the hood, and likely to silence detractors of music phones, is a whopping 470MB of free memory space (good for up to 240 songs), on top of the Memory Stick PRO Duo slot for an optional 2GB more of storage capacity (yielding up to 1,000 tracks).

A handsfree with quality earbud-type earphones is supplied, with one difference: A remote control with LCD panel. Depending on how you view appendages, we thought the remote at least gives the user the option to operate the W900i without having to take it out. A button toggles between the music player and FM radio, while two side dials operate the volume and station tuner. For gamers as well, there's now a dedicated 3D accelerator for 3D gaming capability.

More visibly, the 2-megapixel camera at the back is now complemented by a VGA camera upfront, immediately marking the W900i as a 3G-capable handset. Three quick access buttons direct the user instantly to video call mode, activity menu, and browser. It took a while to adjust to the four-directional navi pad which has replaced the customary joystick, but this proved equally responsive. Meanwhile, the charging port at the bottom now comes with a plastic dust cover, while a lock switch on the left operates the photolight.

Nokia 6600 Review

The Nokia 6600 is one of the best phones out there. It has everything—the Symbian OS for e-mail, MMC support, streaming video, a camera and video recorder, and Bluetooth. Business users will appreciate the small size and features Symbian delivers. Consumers will love it because it's simply a very cool phone.

Sleek camera phone that supports video streaming from the Web and runs on the flexible Symbian OS. Bluetooth.

Lacks out-of-the-box MP3 support. No flash for camera.

Network: GPRS
Operating System: Symbian OS
Bluetooth: Yes
Notes: 6MB built-in memory and 32MB MultiMediaCard included; 65,000 colors; 640-by-480 camera resolution, up to 4 hours estimated digital talk time, up to 8 days estimated digital standby time; T-Mobile USA network.

The next-generation Nokia camera phone is an ideal blend of both useful and cool features. Offering everything from streaming video to Symbian e-mail, this hot phone is fully loaded.

Wrapped in a sleek-looking 4.4 ounce package, the 6600 includes a crisp 2.1-inch screen, Bluetooth and IR ports, a VGA camera, MMC support, and Symbian OS 7.0.

This phone is clearly a step up from Nokia's previous high-end camera phone that ran Symbian, the 3650. We like the number pad on the 6600, which has a conventional lay-out and is comfortable to use—much better than the awkward circle format of the 3650. We also find the 6600's joystick a much easier way to navigate than the four-directional pad found on the 3650.

Although the 6600 supports MMC media, which is a plus, the slot is located behind the battery next to the SIM card—so you have to turn off the phone and remove the battery to get to the memory card. The Siemens SX1, a similarly configured phone/PDA combo, offers a much better solution: Its slot is external and located on the side of the phone.

The 6600, like the SX1, uses the Series 60 interface, which is very popular and easy to use to scroll through the PDA-like functions of the phone. The phone runs Symbian 7.0 and includes new features like RealOne, which lets you stream audio and video clips from the Web to your phone. However, to play MP3 files, you must first download a player compatible with the Series 60 interface from a third-party seller such as Handango (www.handango.com).

Pictures taken with the 6600's VGA caera looked a bit washed out, but are fine for viewing on a phone screen or e-mailing to friends. Because this is a GSM phone, the pictures are e-mailed as an attachment, which is an easier process than with Sprint phones, where users have to access the Internet to download pictures to their phones. Video playback was a bit choppy, and viewing time is limited to 9 seconds, so you'll probably use this feature primarily for sending MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) messages. Storing media isn't a problem: The phone has 6MB of internal memory, and the bundle includes a 32MB MMC card for the camera's expansion slot.

Aside from MMS, the 6600 supports SMS as well as POP and IMAP e-mail. The e-mail function on the 6600 was fairly easy to set up and use. Calls made with the 6600 were clearer than those on the SX1, and although the screen on the 6600 is slightly smaller, it is crisper and brighter.

Whether you're a business professional or a consumer just looking for a cool camera phone, the 6600 has you covered.

Motorola c650 Review

This Motorola c650 review is based on a technical analysis of the cell phone's technical specifications, it doesn't constitute an actual hands-on review. It outlines the best and weakest sides of the Motorola c650. The strongest points are listed with a (+) sign while the weakest points have a (-) sign before them. This Motorola c650 analysis is generated automatically based on our specifications for that phone and since manufacturers do not always detail technical specifications clearly, some information may be missing.

# (+) Weight and Size: The Motorola c650 weighs only 3.23. This is relatively lighter than average and should make this phone comfortable to carry around
# (+) Camera: It has a camera (640 x 480), which is not necessary yet may be handy and make your experience better.
# (+) Phone Book: It can store 1000 phone book entries
# (+) Built-in Speakerphone: It includes a built-in speakerphone, which can prove useful in a car or in other situations where you need to use your hands while talking.
# (+) Battery Performance: It has a maximum rated standby time of 215 hours and a talk time of 350 minutes, which is above average and should be sufficient for most users.
# (+) Color Display: The color display's color mode is 65,000 and its resolution is 128 x 128. A color display is useful when browsing the wireless web or viewing pictures and, of course, the larger it is, the better the experience and, the more colors, the better your pictures will look.
# (-) Analog Roaming: It doesn't support analog roaming. Analog is the older North-American cellular technology, however North-American networks are increasingly converting to large digital-only networks, which makes analog a not-so-useful feature (check coverage maps for your area to discriminate on that aspect).
# (-) Bluetooth: It is not Bluetooth-enabled. Bluetooth is not really necessary but may be handy if you want to use a wireless headset or exchange data with your (Bluetooth-enabled) laptop, for instance.
# (-) Infrared: It doesn't feature an infrared port. Infrared is convenient, especially if you own a laptop (most laptops are infrared equipped), you can then use your computer to transfer contacts, ringtones or pictures (if the phone supports these functions) to the Motorola c650.
# (+) Text Messaging: It features a special way of typing text, either a full keyboard or some predictive text entry method such as T9 or iTAP. This will be useful if you need to send short messages: it's much faster.
# (-) Voice Note: It doesn't have a voice note recorder. A voice note system is quite useful to make quick notes and reminders while on the road.
# (-) Free Custom Ringtones: . I don't have enough information on this phone to determine if it accepts free ringtones so you may not be able to add free ringtones, you may be forced to use your carrier's paid ringtone service. If that is important for you, many other phones allow you to do it yourself and for free, which makes a difference if your intention is to personalize your phone. To help assess this phone's behavior with ringtones, check out the ringtone compatibility list.
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Nokia N90 Review

Published by Ewan Spence at 10:48 GMT, December 13th 2005 under Hardware in Series 60
Classic management strategy is to form something, and then (brain)storm it to improve the product. With the N-Series phones, Nokia is clearly out of the forming stage and into the storming. With the N90, a design team has sat down and decided to make the best camera phone possible. Have they succeeded?

Nokia N90Let's start at the very outside. A quick word about the N90's packaging, which is something that is not normally mentioned. It’s gorgeous. The phone itself is on display in the blister pack, with all the features that Nokia are proud of highlighted on the rear of the box. There’s a twin opening feature, and it makes the first few moments of the ‘user experience’ very nice.

The first thing that strikes you about the N90 once it’s in your hand is the sheer size of the unit. Sure it packs a lot into the frame, but compared to the svelte forms of some of the ‘budget’ phones you can get on contract for free nowadays, the N90 better have something to back up its bulk. Luckily, it does. The big selling point of the N90 is that it’s a camera phone. Now I know that this term has been thrown about a lot in the last few years, but the N90 is probably the first device to really live up to the promise.

The optics are the most prominent feature of this focus on being a camera (and yes, the pun was intended). With Carl Zeiss optics in the phone and being mentioned in every advert and press release, Nokia are rightly making a big thing of this. What’s great, from an end user point of view, is that all the powered auto-focus equipment operates without any user interaction – that’s why it’s called Auto-focus – and the resulting pictures are some of the best from a 'phone'.

But what gets people most about the N90 isn’t the fancy lens, but the fact that it is a transformer. While you might be giggling at visions of little toy cars turning into robots, you’re pretty close with the N90. Spinning the camera barrel while closed gives you something very close to a regular camera. Flip up the screen and you can switch to ‘handheld’ mode, which is primarily for video but also works as a good full screen camera mode as well. Finally whip everything back into place and you have a fully featured flip phone.

It makes for a very tactile phone, one that you are more than happy to lift out and just open and close all the time. I find myself idly spinning the camera barrel around. What I did find was a problem with the design when trying to put it into my trouser pockets. If I put the phone in with the camera barrel going in first, it spins round a touch and this makes it really awkward to get in the pocket. Invariably it would be lifted out and turned over 180 degrees. The second problem is the battery cover. I’m glad I’m not alone in this – it’s virtually impossible to get off the device due to the incredibly tight fit. Once it was open, I resorted to a tiny tab of sticky tape to make sure I could get back into it again while reviewing it. It might not be as much of a concern to people using it as their only phone, but it lets down the overall “first few minutes” experience.

Nokia 9500 Review

We have been waiting for the new Nokia Communicator for three and a half years. And here it is - being just launched, fulfilling all our expectations. This communicator has everything it is supposed to have. It supports EDGE, Bluetooth and even Wi-Fi. For its exceptional features the new Nokia 9500 definitely deserves a detailed review.
Key features

* Fully functional keyboard
* Big detailed display
* 80 MB built-in memory, support for additional memory with MultiMediaCard (MMC)
* Wi-Fi, EDGE and Bluetooth support
* Data profiles can be sorted out according one's priorities
* Progressive web browser
* Office applications supporting the most frequently used formats
* Comfortably compatible with computer
* A very effective calendar and address book
* Integrated camera

Main drawbacks

* Size and weigh, square design
* Some of you may miss the touchscreen display
* A certain software instability

Nowadays with all the manufacturers offering dozens of new phones it seems almost unbelievable that Nokia comes out with its new communicator after three and a half years selling the old model only. To make it even more interesting I would mention the fact that Nokia 9210 Communicator was already out-of-date at the time of its launching: it lacked GPRS support - a function which has been essential for the mobile communication for years.

Fortunately Nokia has not followed the same line when preparing the new 9500 model. This time we are talking about an absolutely packed up device, which does not lack a single essential communication function. Although the lack of support for a third generation net may be a disadvantage in some countries, we could stay calm.
Although we could accuse Nokia of launching the new communicator with a notable delay, we should also thunder at its competitors. In fact, so far none of them has offered a device, which would be able to compete with the communicator. None of the devices already existing is to combine a telephone, a pocket computer with a fully functional and easy-to-use keyboard, communication functions and office applications in one body. Never mind all the rebukes the old communicator was a device of an extraordinary quality. Therefore probably Nokia did not feel in a hurry when developing the successor.
I suppose some of our readers will not agree with my opinion stated in the previous paragraph. There are devices as the communicator Treo or the Sony Ericsson P series smartphones, the computers MDA and DataPhone as well as an army of smart phones - they would say. Well, the truth is that these devices are of a little bit different category, never mind the fact that they stay closely behind Nokia.

Siemens C72 Review

This is a middle class model targeted mainly at youth audience it has a VGA camera with 4x zoom, and quite wide connectivity capabilities.

o Class: middle
o Position in the line: above Siemens С70
o Rivals: Motorola C380
o Description based on official information


* General features
o EGSM900/1800/1900
o Battery type Li-Ion 750 mAh
o Battery life:
+ talk mode up to 5 hours
+ standby mode up to 300 hours
o Graphical display, has the resolution of 128x128 pixels, shows up to 65000 colours (TFT)
o Camera 0.3 MP (VGA) with a capability to record video and 4x digital zoom (the maximum resolution of 640x480)
o Colours - silvery
o Java (MIDP 2.0), 3D
o Dimensions: 105x47x18 mm
o Weight: 86 gramms



* Memory
o Phone memory for many contacts, for a name you can have own melody, a picture, a photo or video clip
o Several numbers for a name in a phone book
o Users' groups changeable. To groups you can assign own icon, а also select a group signal
o Call lists


* Call management, ringing tones
o Vibracall
o polyphonic call melody
o Fast dialing for 8 numbers
o Minute minder
o Automatic redial



* SMS
o EMS/MMS
o E-MAIL-client SMTP/POP3
o Sending a message to various addresses at the same time
o Predictive text input T9
o Concatenated messages



* Connectivity
o WAP 2.0
o GPRS class 10
o Over the Air interface
o IrDA
o Synchronization with PC (USB/RS232/Irda, synchronization data of the mail program, organizer, a phone book)



* Organizer and extras
o User's profiles
o Screen savers
o Themes for changing the interface
o Photo editor
o Date, time
o Organizer with support for events of various kinds. In a calendar you can save memos, set reminders for them, including and recurrent. Calendar view daily, a week or a month
o Alarm clock, timer, stop watch
o Calculator, currency converter
o Games