Nokia E71 Review

With its combination of excellent features and performance, matched with sleek design and its affordable price tag, Nokia's E71 manages to outshine recently released smartphones as our business phone of choice.

Design
Nokia has taken last year's E61 to the guillotine and, after a few simple strikes, has returned with one of the most attractive smartphones on the market at this time. Interestingly, this is where the smartphone market is finding the battle-lines drawn. The list of available specifications has become somewhat stagnant, and with Apple teasing the competition with the super-desirable iPhone, everyone else has been forced to play dress ups to catch the eye of fashion hungry business types.

In this regard Nokia has travelled down a more conventional path with its latest E-Series offerings. Devoid of the glossy piano-black casings of the N-Series, the E71 has a striking stainless steel finish, and avoids being the magnet for fingerprints most mobile phones tend to be these days. At only 10mm thick, the E71 is also one of the most portable smartphones available.

The most obvious concern for such a taut, trim business phone is how to pack a full QWERTY keyboard onto a device that still travels well in your pants pocket. Nokia has found a decent middle ground with its 37-button pad. Each of the keys is raised with a gentle pyramid shape distinguishing them from their neighbours. These keys are tiny, and miss-hits were a common occurrence for us during testing, but the more time we spent with the E71 the better we got. We had more trouble with the five-way navigation button where hitting the menu buttons to the sides by mistake opens new applications and menus and does become very tedious.

On-screen the latest Series 60 home screen and menus seems like a step back in time; the simplified graphics immediately reminded us of using Windows 3.11. This is obviously a deliberate move by Nokia to sacrifice visual flare for speedy performance, and as you'll read later, this trade off pays off.

Features
As a combination of hardware and software, Nokia's E71 is one of the best featured smartphones we've seen this year. Indeed, smartphone hardware advancement is reaching a plateau with most of the phones in this category featuring a very similar combination of HSDPA data speeds, Wi-Fi and A-GPS connectivity.

Where the E71 really impresses is the raft of included software tools. Like Windows Mobile, Nokia's Symbian Series 60 operating platform has enticed hundreds of developers to create a wide variety of interesting and useful third-party applications, but all too often this software is tucked away on the internet. Browsing the pre-installed software on the E71 is a very pleasant experience with discoveries like pre-programmed voice-commands, a business card scanner, a QR barcode reader, Windows Live and Yahoo Go messaging clients, a dictionary, measurement converter, plus several more.

In regards to enterprise specific features, the E71 has all the major bases covered including support for Microsoft Exchange for syncing email, contacts and calendars with Microsoft Outlook, plus the ability to access the virtual private networks (VPN) set up in your office. Similar to trends in other major smartphone operating systems, Series 60 now supports automatic retrieval of personal settings from your remote mailbox service, meaning that when you set up a new email address you only have to punch in your address and password and the E71 takes care of the rest.

When the working week is finished and you feel like escaping from the stranglehold of business messaging, the E71 features a profile switching mode to change not only the phone's appearance, but also active email accounts and settings. This profile switching is fast enough that you could switch over to your personal profile at lunchtime and respond to your mate's emails on your GMail or Yahoo accounts.

Performance
Reading the white sheet for the E71 you may think this new Nokia is drastically underpowered. Its 369MHz ARM processor and 128MB RAM seem underwhelming on paper compared with the 620MHz processor Apple use in the iPhone and the 192MB RAM HTC has crammed into the Touch Diamond. However, spec-crunching aside, the E71 keeps up with its competitors with lightning fast navigation and processing, even when multitasking. Lag spikes are infrequent and the Series 60 operating system has been impressively stable during our tests.

Some people may disagree, but we've found the E71 offers one of the best Web 2.0 browsing experiences we've come across in recent smartphones, and this includes the touchscreen handsets which are tailor-made for online activity. Whether we used Wi-Fi or HSDPA network data, we found Web browsing to be very fast, and page rendering for standard sites to be mostly accurate and zippy. Navigating sites with the five-way nav key may not seem as intuitive or accurate as using fingers on a touch display, but we've had a much more pleasing online experience than with the competition.

A-GPS is relatively new to Nokia's E-Series (the E90 features inbuilt GPS), but Nokia is certainly no stranger to GPS chipsets, as is obvious from its stellar performance. Similar to our impressions of the GPS in the iPhone, the E71 finds satellite signals in record time. Coupled with Nokia's impressive Maps 2.0 software and Nokia's Mobile Holder CR-106 (not included), the E71 may just be the phone that has you listing your TomTom on eBay.

With its smaller display, some handy power-saving options and its massive 1500mAh battery, the E71 manages a handy three days of battery life between cycles. To replicate everyday use we maintained a 3.5G connection, left Wi-Fi scanning on, activated push email, and listened to at least one hour of music a day in addition to moderate calling and messaging.

Overall
When we saw the E61 last year we loved it: a BlackBerry-esque handset that connects to anything and everything. Nokia steps it up to the next level with the E71, improving its connectivity with A-GPS, adding a camera, improving the 3G speeds to HSDPA and managing to slim the handset across all dimensions. This is exactly what we expect to see in the successor to a popular product line.

Perhaps the most astonishing fact is that on top of E71's list of improvements, Nokia has also trimmed the price with its RRP listed at AU$709. All things considered, this is an absolute bargain for one of this year's best smartphones.

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Sony Ericsson W995 Review

The W995 under-performs where it counts. The screen is small and of a low-resolution and the web browser doesn't inspire web browsing. HSDPA, Wi-Fi and GPS are a waste with the software provided, but worst of all, the W995 is just too expensive.

Design

Here's the thing: we've been gearing up to describe the aesthetic of the W995 as a little boring. Sure, it's a sexy black number with a few pleasing touches of designer flair, but overall it looks the same as countless Sony Ericsson Walkman and Cyber-shot handsets of the last two years. The button placement, the slider, the keypad layout, all work together nicely, but there's nothing exciting here. We want something different, something new.

So while we were preparing to deliver this verdict, a funny thing happened: someone complimented the phone — this happens less frequently than you might think. A friend, having spotted the phone in our hands as we punched out an SMS, said with a cool shrug, "nice phone". Then it happened again, a different friend but a similar compliment. We drilled them for their thoughts, asking "Why do you like it? What's so cool about it?". They told us they like how solid it looked, which we won't argue against. Perhaps it's the subtle, faux wood-grain finish, but the chassis of the W995 looks like its been chiselled from stone.

But our complaints extend a little further than just its same-y Sony Ericsson look and feel, which obviously is sexier than we give it credit for. The W995 is a media-centric phone, pitched at 20-somethings who want video and music on the move. We're impressed the phone includes a 3.5mm headphone socket and comes bundled with an 8GB M2 memory card — plus Sony Ericsson has fitted a kick-stand on the back to rest the phone on a desk — but its 2.6-inch screen is totally wrong for this purpose. We loaded a bunch of video clips onto the phone and struggled to feel motivated to watch anything longer than a movie trailer on this screen size. The colour and contrast are both good, but the size and resolution is so underwhelming.

Around the edge of the W995 you can expect a few extra shortcut keys than your standard Nokia or Samsung. Alongside the dedicated camera key and charging port you find four Walkman buttons; one to open the media menu and three to control what you're listening to. Sony Ericsson gives these keys prominence, relegating the phone's volume keys to two tiny slivers at the bottom of the right-side, making it awkward to adjust volume during a call, and tricky to zoom in and out in camera mode without looking first at where to place your fingers.
Features

The "W" in its moniker tells us that the W995 belongs to Sony Ericsson's Walkman family, a well-loved range of music phones, but one that is coming to an end under the crushing weight of technology convergence. However, its Walkman branding doesn't necessarily mean the W995 has only music features.

For shoppers, the Walkman badge indicates Sony Ericsson's best audio hardware inside the phone, and a decent set of headphones in the box. Though Sony Ericsson has made the strange decision to include headphones that plug into the charging port via an adapter, even though the handset has a 3.5mm port on top. We tested the phone with a nice pair of Bang & Olufsen A8 headphones and it sounded great.

The other attention-grabbing feature is an 8.1-megapixel camera planted on the back of the handset. Matched with an LED-photolight and auto-focus, the W995 does an OK job of playing back-up camera, but we wouldn't recommend using it for important pics. Obviously, the output size is nice, but on close inspection the pictures we took were only average. Under optimal conditions, the W995 returned unnatural colours, leaning towards a pinkish hue, and the slow shutter speed left the focus soft in many of our images. Under less-than-perfect conditions, like at night or in a dark room, the W995 fails to deliver anything memorable. The photolight is great, we're impressed by how our night subjects looked at short distances, but outside of the area illuminated by the light, the images disappear into a grainy mess.

Web browsing is also disappointing. Using a NetFront browser (a relic of mobile browsing), the W995 struggles to render full-size pages. Scaled-down mobile sites, like m.cnet.com.au, is fine and fast to load, but users will find that many of the bookmarked sites on their desktops will struggle to render correctly, creating overlapping images and text on-screen. The shame here is that so many good browsers are available for Sony Ericsson to use, like Opera Mini for example. Here's hoping we see a vast improvement in this area before Sony Ericsson releases its Satio touchscreen smartphone.
Media Go

We tend not to dedicate space in a review to bundled software packages, but Sony Ericsson's Media Go deserves a special mention. Similar to iTunes, Media Go creates a library of media files and lets you sync these files with your handset. Unlike iTunes, Media Go does all the leg-work building your library; it will search your PC for compatible files and collect them in Video, Photo and Music categories.

The most significant feature of Media Go is the ability to re-encode video files before transferring them to your phone. The W995 is capable of playing MP4 and 3GP files, so Media Go takes all your other files; DivX, Xvid, WMV, etc, and converts them to an optimised MP4 file. This process takes sometime, especially if you want the software to re-encode several feature-length movies, but not having to chase a third-party program for this functionality is a godsend.
Performance

It might not have the world's best camera or an outstanding browsing experience, but the W995 does make a great mobile phone. During our tests we have no complaints about our experiences with basic phone functionality. Calling is clear and both the microphone and ear-piece speaker are solid performers. Messaging is fine too with the use of Conversations, Sony Ericsson's take on threaded SMS.

The real stand-out, however, is this phone's stellar battery life. We saw four-day cycles between charging the battery during our tests, and though exciting, this is a double-edged observation. On the one hand: four days is outstanding, on the other it serves as a reminder of how little we used this phone for watching videos and web browsing. We complain about the single-day battery life of the iPhone or of Google Android phones, but the fact is we use them more, we're inspired too by the size of their screens and zippy web browsing. The W995 entices us to neither.
Overall

On paper the W995 reads like a winner. Compare it to the iPhone and you have matching connectivity, similar media compatibility and a vastly superior camera resolution. In practice we found the W995 disappointing. Though you'll pay for HSDPA, Wi-Fi and GPS hardware, the W995 underutilises these features with poor software. As a media player, the W995 makes a fantastic music player but its small screen means it's a less-than-ideal video player, and for its RRP of AU$1109 we definitely expect more. If you want a good Sony Ericsson Walkman you'll get similar performance for half the price if you choose the W705 or a W890 instead.

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Blackberry Bold 9000

Design
Firstly, a note to all our CrackBerrys friends: relax, it's still huge. BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) defy the recent slimming trends in mobile devices, and while the Bold may shave a millimetre off the dimensions of its forerunners, the difference isn't significant. This, of course, means plenty of room for the important things, like the full QWERTY keyboard.

RIM has definitely maintained the high level of expected quality with the BlackBerry Bold. The keyboard is the most notable example of this. We've tested most of the QWERTY keyboards on offer in 2008 and the Bold is still head and shoulders above them all. Each key is large (comparatively speaking) and features a tapered indentation which helps to define and separate these buttons. In the weeks we've had testing the Bold we've rarely found ourselves using the "backspace" key to correct typos from miss-striking the keyboard.

Similar to the BlackBerry Pearl series, the Bold makes use of a trackball for navigation. For the most part this style of menu navigation works well, although we did turn down the default sensitivity to help us move about the menus more accurately. When viewing Web pages, the trackball is excellent for scanning the page horizontally and vertically.

Surely the most outstanding physical feature of the Bold is its amazing display. This screen features an orthodox WQVGA resolution (480x320) positioned in landscape for widescreen media playback. At the launch of the Bold we watched several pre-installed video files, including the cinematic trailer for Speed Racer, and were astounded by the colour and clarity produced by this display.

Features
It's been a long time coming, but we finally have a BlackBerry with HSDPA fast internet data transfers. In unison with inbuilt Wi-Fi, the data speeds make the Bold a strong competitor in the handheld internet stakes, indeed it would make it one of the best were it not for a cumbersome browser. The Bold also features an on-board GPS receiver but likewise suffers from terrible preloaded BlackBerry Maps.

In the past, BlackBerrys have been considered class-leading messaging handsets, and in this department the Bold doesn't disappoint. Setting up a new email account couldn't be simpler than with the Bold; just punch in your email address and password and let the phone search through a massive database of known servers for all the necessary settings.

The Bold also features the best camera in a BlackBerry to date, a 2-megapixel shooter matched with an LED photolight for illuminating those trendy inner city bars you lounge in after a long week behind your desk. As you put your feet up on the weekend the Bold will also come in handy with a 3.5mm headphone input, meaning you can plug in your favourite headphones to listen to music or when you're watching videos.

Performance
The BlackBerry handset performance has been excellent in recent releases. The Pearl 8120 impressed us with its zippy performance, and in this regard the Bold stands up well. Featuring a 628MHz ARM processor, the Bold has more than enough power to handle everyday tasks lag free, and enough grunt so that graphics heavy processes, like video playback and Web page rendering, execute without extended pauses.

Perhaps more important to maintaining the BlackBerry reputation is ensuring excellent battery life, and again RIM has succeeded, with the Bold showing some of the longest battery cycles for smartphones with its range of connectivity features. During our tests we've maintained 3.5G and Wi-Fi connectivity, enabled push email on two separate services, and made moderate use of calls and messaging, and had enjoyed at least three days between charges.

As we mentioned briefly above, some of BlackBerry's own software solutions could do with some improvements. The BlackBerry browser is OK and renders pages well, but navigating standard pages, zooming and selecting links, could definitely be streamlined. That said, the screen is so sharp and clear that zooming is almost completely non-existent. As for mapping and navigation you may be stuck with Google Maps for the time being. Checking the coverage of BlackBerry's pre-installed mapping software shows us that Australian maps aren't included. There are a few third-party mapping solutions available, including one from Garmin, but be prepared to pay extra for the privilege.

Overall
The Bold is a logical and exciting step forward for the BlackBerry line, and fans won't be disappointed. Everything we've loved about BlackBerrys of old is present in the Bold (yes, including Brickbreaker), plus there's a couple of new tricks tossed in for good measure. The handset looks fantastic, though we could stand for it to be a tad slimmer, and some of BlackBerry's software needs further revision to make it as easy to use as the competition.

The BlackBerry Bold will be available through Optus, Vodafone and Telstra from the last week of August. Optus has announced it will sell the Bold on an AU$79 per month BlackBerry services plan, plus AU$10 per month in handset repayments. This is more expensive than you can expect to pay for other smartphones, like Nokia's E71, but then you don't care, right? Your boss is paying for it.

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BlackBerry Curve 8330

BlackBerry Curve 8330 is a version of the Curve for CDMA carrirs like Sprint and Verizon. When you’ve got a lot on the go, the BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone helps keep you connected to the people and information that matter.

With email, phone, organizer, camera, video recorder, Internet access, supported mobile streaming and GPS capabilities at your fingertips*, you’ll have the flexibility and freedom to manage your busy life. The incredible multimedia player also lets you enjoy your music, videos and pictures – so you can have some fun along the way.

Power up the BlackBerry Curve smartphone and empower your life.

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Blackberry 8820

Adding Wi-Fi connectivity to the popular, slim 8800 design, the BlackBerry 8820 smartphone keeps its predecessor’s top flight features: easy-to-use trackball navigation system, and internal GPS. It also offers what you expect from a Blackberry: an easy-to-type QWERTY keyboard, push email with attachment viewing options, and text (SMS and MMS) and instant (IM) messaging capabilities. This quad-band GSM phone is ready to take on the world, and it’s compatible with T-Mobile’s EDGE data network for Web browsing and quick downloads.

Technical Details :

* Thin, stylish Blackberry with Wi-FI connectivity (802.11b/g) as well as quad-band GSM and EDGE cellular networks
* Integrated GPS for real-time location on maps, driving directions, and more; support for T-Mobile’s Hotspot @Home and MyFaves services

* Rich media player, easy-to-use trackball navigation, Bluetooth connectivity, expandable via MicroSD memory cards
* Up to 5 hours of talk time, up to 528 hours (22 days) of standby time; measures 4.49 x 2.60 x 0.55 inches (HxWxD)
* Includes: handset, rechargeable battery, charger, USB cable, holster, wired stereo handsfree headset, BlackBerry Desktop software CD

List Price: $349.99
Price: $149.99 (when purchased with new service plan)
You Save: $200.00 (57%)

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HP iPAQ 110 Classic Handheld

HP is going to ship the new iPAQ 110 Classic Handheld on 15 October. HP iPAQ 110 Classic is powered by an Marvell PXA310 624MHz processor, 64 MB RAM and 256 MB ROM. 110 features a 3.5-inch LCD display, WiFi 802.1b. Bluetooth and a SDIO card slot. The OS iPAQ 110 run is the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Classic Edition.

HP iPAQ 110 Classic measures 116.7 x 68.9 x 13.6 mm) and wegihs 3.68oz. It is priced at $299.00.

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Toshiba Satellite P500/P505 Multimedia

Toshiba launches the new Satellite P500/P505 series notebook PC for digital media enthusiasts and mainstream PC gamers. Powered by either AMD or Intel’s processor, the Satellite P500/P505 gets up to 6GB RAM, and either up to 500GB hard drive or up to 64GB SSD.

Consumers can choose from integrated graphics or ATI’s Mobility Radeon HD4560/HD4570 graphics card. It has a 18.4-inch 1680×945 TruBrite widescreen LCD display, a DVD SuperMulti burner and a webcam. Other than WiFi, Bluetooth option is also available. There is a HDMI output port.

The Toshiba Satellite P500/P505 starts at $799.99.

Some Pre-built models:

Satellite P505D-S8935

* AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor RM-74
* 4GB DDR2 800MHz memory
* 400GB HDD (5400rpm)
* DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash drive
* WiFi 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN
* ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics
* Price: $799.99

Satellite P505-S8940

* Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T6500
* 4GB DDR2 800MHz memory
* 400GB HDD (5400rpm)
* Slot-Loading DVD SuperMulti (+/- Double Layer) with Labelflash
* WiFi 802.11a/g/n
* ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 graphics
* Price: $949.99

Satellite P500-ST5801

* Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P7350
* 4GB DDR2 800MHz memory
* 320GB HDD (7200rpm)
* DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash drive
* WiFi 802.11a/g/n
* Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
* Price: $1,049.00

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Toshiba Satellite L Series Notebook

Toshiba announced in the US market its new Satellite L Series notebooks for budget-smart and back-to-school consumers. The new Satellite L line includes the 14-inch Satellite L510/L515, the 15.6-inch/16-inch Satellite L500/L505 and the 17.3-inch L550/L555. The latter two have been launched in Europe earlier.

These Toshiba laptops are powered by either Intel or AMD processor and some models will get the dedicated ATI Radeon 3100 graphics. They all have a hard drives ranging from 250GB to 500GB and a HD TruBrite widescreen LCD display.

The Satellite L500/L505 starts at $549.99 while the Satellite L510/L515 and L550/L555 both at $649.99. They are available now.

Some Pre-built Models:

Satellite L500D-ST5501

* AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor RM-74
* 3GB DDR2 800MHz memory
* 320GB HDD (5400rpm)
* DVD SuperMulti (+/-R single layer) drive
* 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN
* 16.0-inch widescreen
* $599.99

Satellite L505-S5966

* Intel Pentium Processor T4200
* 3GB DDR2 800MHz memory
* 320GB HDD (5400rpm)
* DVD SuperMulti (+/-R single layer) drive
* 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN
* 16.0-inch widescreen
* $549.99

Satellite L515-S4925

* Intel Pentium Processor T4300
* 4GB DDR2 800MHz memory
* 320GB HDD (5400rpm)
* DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash drive
* 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN
* 14.0-inch widescreen
* $649.99

Satellite L555-S7916

* Intel Core2 Duo Processor T6500
* 3GB DDR2 800MHz memory
* 320GB HDD (5400rpm)
* DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash drive
* 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN
* 17.3-inch widescreen
* $699.99

Satellite L555D-S7910

* AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor RM-74
* 4GB DDR2 800MHz memory
* 250GB HDD (5400rpm)
* ATI Radeon 3100 graphics
* DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash drive
* 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN
* 17.3-inch widescreen
* $649.99

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Lenovo ThinkPad T400s Ultra portable

Lenovo announced the new ThinkPad T400s ultra portable notebook PC that is just 0.83-inch thick and is 20% lighter than ThinkPad T400 predecessor. The ThinkPad T400s sports an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz processor and integrated Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics.

The T400s packs 2GB RAM, either SSD up to 128GB or 250GB hard drive and a 9.5mm Slim DVD burner or Blu-ray drive. It has a 14.1-inch LED-backlight LCD screen. The laptop supports WiFi and Ethernet and WiMAX, Bluetooth, WWAN options are available. There are an ExpressCard/34 slot and a 5-in-1 memory card slot.

Lenovo’s adds also an eSATA/USB combo port and a DisplayPort output to the notebook. T400s comes with a 6-cell battery pack that offers up to 6 hours of use. You can get a ThinkPad T400s for $1599 from Lenovo.

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Toshiba Satellite M500/M505 Notebook

Toshiba presents the new Satellite M500/M505 line of notebook PCs that is for work and play for home users, students and mobile enthusiasts. Like the A500 and P500, the M500/505 can be powered by Intel or AMD processor, up to 4GB RAM and either onboard graphics or dedicated ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 512MB graphics card.

The Satellite M500/M505 is equipped with a 14.1-inch 1366×768 LCD screen, up to a 500GB hard drive, a SuperMulti DVD burner, and a multi-in-one card reader. It supports WiFi and optional Bluetooth. You can also find webcam, eSATA/USB combo port, HDMI output and an ExpressCard slot.

Toshiba Satellite M500/M505 is available now with a starting price of $699.99.

Some Pre-configured Models:

Satellite M505D-S4930

* AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor RM-74
* 4GB DDR2 800MHz memory
* 320GB HDD (5400rpm)
* ATI Radeon 3100 graphics
* DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash drive
* Realtek WiFi 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN
* Price: $699.99

Satellite M500-ST5401

* Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T6500
* 4GB DDR2 800MHz memory
* 320GB HDD (5400rpm)
* Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
* DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash drive
* Intel Wi-Fi Link 5100AGN (802.11a/g/n)
* Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
* Fingerprint reader
* Built-in webcam & mic
* Price: $799.00

Satellite M505-S4947

* Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P7350
* 4GB DDR2 800MHz memory
* 400GB HDD (5400rpm)
* Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
* DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash drive
* Intel Wi-Fi Link 5100AGN (802.11a/g/n)
* Built-in webcam
* HDMI port
* Price: $899.99

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Samsung F480

The F480 looks good and is easy to use. The touchscreen is responsive and Samsung have designed a user-frie

Design
Think Samsung's Omnia, but squatter. It's no surprise that two Samsung touchscreen handsets released in short succession should look so alike. There are subtle differences in the shape and size of the mechanical keys, and the Omnia's 3-inch display is a 2.8-inch touchscreen on the F480, but otherwise these guys are like twins separated at birth

The F480 has a pleasing weight and its brushed metal finish feels nice to hold. Samsung has opted for a capacitive touchscreen in the F480, as opposed to the resistive touchscreen technology it tends to employ, and while these technologies are vastly different, the end result subtly favours the F480. Capacitive touchscreens react to fingers only (or contact with any part of your body), so you cannot use a stylus, but the upside is a more responsive display.

Samsung has designed a good touchscreen interface for this handset. Incorporating the company's TouchWiz widgets homescreen and large colourful menu items, we've had no significant difficulty in navigating the menus or performing basic phone functions. We're still not sold on the usefulness of the TouchWiz widgets, though our review unit came with four Telstra widgets which are great links to Next G services.

Features
Comparisons with Apple's iPhone are inevitable, on the merit of the touchscreens and colour menus mostly, but there are important differences to note. Firstly, the F480 isn't a smartphone. It runs on Samsung's proprietary operating platform and as such you cannot develop or install third party applications to this phone, other than Java-based software.

Also, the F480 doesn't include Wi-Fi hardware or a GPS receiver, like Apple's smartphone. Instead the F480 sports strong consumer phone features, including a 5-megapixel camera with an LED flash and access to Next G services and mobile Foxtel.

In unison with 7.2Mbps HSDPA data speeds the F480T has an excellent pre-installed web browser. Its interface is simple and clean, and it does a great job of rendering pages in a single column mobile view, which is lucky because zooming requires more keystrokes than the finger gestures iPhone users will be accustomed to.

The F480 supports a range of multimedia including DRM-free MP3 and AAC music files and MPEG4, H.264 and H.263 video files. The music player interface is serviceable, but it has nothing on the slick iPod Coverflow menu found on the iPhone.

Performance
Unlike the Samsung Omnia, the F480 has fewer feathers in its cap, but we've been mostly impressed with how each of these features has performed. Making and receiving calls is good with a loud, if slightly muffled, speaker at your ear. Creating messages is a breeze due to a well-designed onscreen T9 keypad. Some people may be disappointed to discover the F480 doesn't use a virtual QWERTY keyboard, but from our experience with other touchscreen phones, this is not a feature we'd make use of anyway.

The speed of menu navigation and processing in applications is mostly sufficient. The time between selecting an option or application and seeing the results is typically about one second. This pause is smoothed over somewhat by animated transitions, though these tend to stutter and lag.

The F480 does an excellent job of behaving like a portable media player, though with matching file recognition and no significant internal storage or 3.5mm headphone socket on the phone (it does come with a cumbersome 3.5mm extension adapter), it's hard to recommend the F480 over the iPhone as a media player.

On the other hand the F480 may be the best Telstra Next G handset we've come across. Watching Foxtel TV on this phone truly shows off how great this service is; the streaming is fast and without interruption and the picture and audio is as good as to be expected — which is about YouTube video quality.

The 5-megapixel camera certainly seems to have all the settings and adjustments that have become common across the higher-specced camera phones. The F480 has a variety of shooting modes and white balance settings, picture quality and focusing mode adjustments. In the field we found the camera took photos that represented the colours we saw well, but tended to flare in sunlight and often struggled to focus. As far as 5-megapixel camera phones go the F480 is a mid-range shooter and will pass the test for Facebook bloggers, but not so for people who may want to print these photos down the track.

Overall
At CNET we love to see phones that know exactly what they are, and don't fail pretending to be something they are not. This describes the F480 exactly. The F480 is the perfect match for the first generation iPhone, before Apple filled its phone with MS Exchange support and a GPS receiver.

If you're in the market for a chic-looking touchscreen phone, with responsive input, a decent camera and a standard range of media playback, then the F480 is worth checking out. If you're looking for a business-capable smartphone, look elsewhere.

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Samsung L870

The Samsung L870 offers up a 3 megapixel camera with auto-focus, is tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDG with HSDPA support, but unfortunately no WiFi, there is an FM radio, Bluetooth, USB, 100MB internal memory, and microSD expansion slot. The Samsung L870 should be available in August in Europe.
As with all of these Samsung mobile phones pricing has yet to be announced.

Samsung L870 Features :
* OS Symbian OS v9.3, Series 60 rel. 3.2
* Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email
* Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (Safari browser), RSS reader
* Games Yes + downloadable
* Colors Balck
* Camera 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, video
* Java MIDP 2.0

* MP3/AAC/AAC+/e-AAC+/WMA player
* MPEG4/WMV/3gp video player
* Stereo FM radio with RDS
* T9
* Quick Office document viewer
* Business card recognition
* Built-in handsfree
* Voice memo

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Motorola ROKR EM25 Music Phone

The Motorola ROKR EM25 [ MOTOROKR EM25 ] offers a genuine music-player experience. The handset created for music lovers around the world. Looks pretty good really and indeed very stylish.

The MOTOROKR EM25 including immediate access to your stored music library or built-in FM radio with Radio Data System (RDS) technology that makes identifying songs and artists easy1. Plus, you get a sleek, slider design and the clear calls you expect from a quality motorola phone.

Music on Your Terms
Transfer and store your favorite songs2, and then rock out for hours. Simply access your stored music by using the dedicated music key. Use the familiar music controls to play, pause, forward and rewind your songs. And, see what you’re listening to by viewing your album art on the screen. Your phone is your link to everything around you, including breaking news and break-out artists. Integrated RDS displays available FM station information like song, artist and genre1. FMShare even lets you record radio clips to enjoy later or share your favorite stations with friends with an FM-enabled phone via text message3. Not sure about the name of a song or artist? Find it fast with SONGID technology3.

Rock On and On
The up to 2 GB optional removable microSD™ memory card gives users ample space for their music. Listen up to 11 hours of music playback while airplane and demo mode let you listen to your music without interruptions. You can also listen the way you want with multiple listening options, including a speakerphone, stereo Bluetooth® wireless technology4 and a universal 3.5 mm jack for headphones.

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Motorola W270

The handy Motorola W270 serves up both great mobile phone basics and a fantastic music experience, in a clamshell handset that you can show off with pride. Friendly features on the Motorola W270 such as long-lasting battery life, a mighty music player and Motorola’s proprietary CrystalTalk™ audio-enhancing technology gives you a dependable experience.

Everything to Stay Connected
The W270 goes beyond basic phone features with multiple ways to stay in touch and up to approximately nine hours of talk time1. It can pack up to 500 text messages and phone contacts, and features an enhanced user interface, making it easy to create a text with one click. The W270 also offers Hinglish predictive text and regional support for seven African languages. Motorola’s CrystalTalk technology enhances each phone call by helping reduce background noises, so calls will be loud and clear.

It’s Always Time for Music
The W270 proves its value even further with music features that keep consumers connected and entertained, including a dedicated music key. Consumers can make their ears dance with both an integrated digital audio player that supports MP3 and other popular formats, and an FM radio with RDS that can be played in stereo through headphones or on the W270’s office-quality internal speaker. Store favorite songs on optional removable microSD cards with up to 2GB of memory and download new songs over the air via quick GRPS speeds.2,3

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Sony Ericsson G900

The Sony Ericsson G900 has all the functions of the G700 with the added features of a unique new 5.0 megapixel Touch Auto Focus camera, touch photo album and editor. Perfect for those looking for a one-touch media experience combined with their organiser.

What you can do with pen and paper, you can do with your Sony Ericsson G900. Press the Notes key and use the stylus to write in your own handwriting. Quick and easy, no keyboard needed.

Sony Ericsson G900 phone
* One touch media experience
* 5.0 megapixel camera with touch Auto focus and Multi-shot function
* One- touch media and organiser menu
* Large 2.4″ display with single touch control menu
* Wi-Fi™ for high speed data transfer and internet browsing
* More games and more multimedia

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X1

After enduring the Symbian UIQ operating system for smart phones, Sony Ericsson is now slightly different step. This vendor has just released a new series with the Xperia X1 made in Microsoft operating systems, Windows Mobile 6.1. Easy to guess, with the provision that, the phone could be a myriad of sophisticated features. Features such as HSDPA, bluetooth, built-in camera, music player, Wi-Fi, up to complete A-GPS mobile phone with this design Arc slider. In addition to full features, a touch of design and selection of high quality metal material in this series appear to be serious. detail of the phone, a digital keyboard is designed protruding from the surface, and blend colors to make it fit but still ergonomic class.

Xperia have complete navigation. There are touch screen responsive to the touch of a finger or stylus pen. When the phone to being right, appears with a QWERTY keyboard projection silver color, the color contrast with the phone. Key keyboard is designed such a way so that when the fingers make them comfortable. Another keypad that is unique in this series is the key to the panel directly on the bottom of the screen. Once the press, the menu will be present in the mobile phone panel that we want to display on the home page, such as direct access to Google Search and FM Radio.

Which is also prominent display of this series is the wide screen. The screen size 40 x 51 mm or with a 3 inch diagonal size effects give comfort when in view. Not only that, with a screen resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, making the screen appear more clear, clear, and sharp. Although a large resolution, the Xperia X1 technology 65 thousand color TFT that is not the most powerful at this time.

For those who like entertainment facilities can be consoled with the music player and FM radio. Music player available for the default feature of Windows Mobile Media Player to listen to favorite music. X1 provides a hole 3.5 mm standard audio so that when we want to make it easier to enjoy music or hear your favorite FM radio broadcasts using the stereo headset as you wish. A voice from the music player or FM radio is a maximum when we use the headset than the speaker. the speakers are on the bottom that is closed off a hand when we are holding the phone.
As the premium mobile phone, it is not complete if you do not bring the camera's built-in. Sony Ericsson X1 provide 3.2 Mpix camera with flash plus. Indeed, the resolution of the camera and the quality is not the highest at this time. But the treat menu that is quite complete, such as macro mode and auto focus makes it able to meet the needs of photography facilities. This camera also functions as a video recorder with a speed of 30 fps (frames per second)
Features include the most superior in this series. With the provision of access can vary-7.2 Mbps via HSDPA or Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g- able to get internet access turbo. Support services to the internet thanks to this increased availability of Opera 9.5 browser - IE outside the Mobile-capable, and the standard so that the full HTML site in the mobile phone that looks exactly like the computer. Channel tool connection to another digital accommodation via bluetooth and USB. Cable normally used for synchronization with the computer via ActiveSync. While the bluetooth can be enabled when sending or receiving files from or to another phone. Bluetooth can also be enabled as the phone as a modem when using internet sharing. Some typical Microsoft office facilities to be paired this series. How Word document format or Pdf can be read in this series. In addition, for the Word we can perform editing. Similarly, for Excel and Powerpoint format, we can also do editing. Support the wide screen and QWERTY keyboard make us free to explore the file format that office.
Xperia X1 uses Qualcomm MSM7200 processor with 528 MHz internal memory is big enough that is 400 Mb. Support is still with 256 Mb RAM and 512 MB storage memory. A unique series of adopting this type of memory cards micro SD and Memory Stick Micro is not that a typical mobile phone from Sony-Ericsson mobile phone. This mobile phone is equipped with A-GPS feature to help navigation with a map from Google Maps and Wayfinder. Because using the facility, then when exploring the map must be connected to the internet. Make sure the Internet has been active when the feature A-GPS enabled. X1 uses Lithium Polymer battery 1500 mAh. The battery is claimed is able to survive up to 10 hours talk time and 833 hours of standby time in normal usage.

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Sony Ericsson W705

Design
In the picture above it may not seem like there is much different about the W705. Slider phones are a dime-a-dozen and it has the same nav-key layout as just about every Sony Ericsson phone for the last two years. But trust us when we say, there is something different about the W705. It's almost hard to describe, these differences are very subtle, but the overall effect is very pleasing.

The W705 is an interesting mix of the brushed-metal silver finish we've seen time and again, and a soft-touch plastic covering the back of the phone and keypad. The 2.4-inch screen on this phone isn't going to rival the HTC Touch HD in size, but on this tiny little phone it seems positively huge. The cute menu displays the screen's bright colours and deep blacks with funky flare.

But it's not all strawberries and cream. Firstly, the slider mechanism feels loose and wobbles very slightly when it's moved. This may not result in any lasting damage to the phone, but it belies the phone's premium quality aesthetic. Also, we don't like the W705's tiny, flat keypad. Previous Walkmans, the W880 and W890, featured ridiculously tiny keys but at least each was well defined. We criticised the tiny buttons when we reviewed those models, but they were much easier to use compared to the just-barely-raised buttons on the W705.

We should probably add that the W705's lack of a 3.5mm headphone socket on the phone and use of M2 memory rather than microSD also annoy us, but this is becoming such a tired, one-way conversation between Sony Ericsson and the buying public. The bundled headphones have a 3.5mm jack and the phone comes with an adapter so you can use your favourite headphones, just be prepared to have a pocket full of loose cable. Sony Ericsson has generously included a 4GB memory card in the box to get you started.
Features
Musically speaking, the W705 is well featured and performs its dual-role of phone and music playing with aplomb. Hardcore musos will argue that a phone could never replace their 120GB iPod, and nor may it ever, but the 4GB card included with the phone is capable of holding between 1,500 and 3,000 songs, depending on compression, and this will be plenty for most people. Sony Ericsson's music menu is still our second favourite after Apple's, it's attractive and easy to navigate. A Walkman button on the top of the handset makes access to your music even easier, jumping you into the media menu from any screen.

The W705 employs Sony Ericsson's "clear audio experience", though what this actually means has been difficult to decipher. We know there is dedicated audio hardware, different to that featured in other Walkman phones, and we know that the phone features a pretty comprehensive equaliser, but then so many phones do these days. You'll also find Sony Ericsson's SenseMe playlist creating software. This makes your job of choosing music as easy as deciphering your mood and translating it to somewhere on a scale of happy to sad, fast to slow. To be honest, SenseMe didn't seem to be on our brainwave, some of the songs it suggested as sad were hilarious. Anyone who knows the Sahara Hot Night's Alright Alright knows it's hardly the kind of maudlin music you'd play after a break-up.

As a phone, the W705 sports HSDPA data speeds for downloading as well as HSUPA for faster uploads (2Mbps uplink), which is excellent if you want to upload your pics to Facebook, or upload geotagged photos to Flickr. With the growing interest in social networking from handsets, expect to see fast upload become the norm across mid-range and top-end handsets in 2009.

Its connectivity is extended with Wi-Fi and DLNA networking giving the option to share your media with a PC or a DLNA-connected television. If you're jumping online, the W705 comes with a nifty YouTube video player. This is a dedicated client with excellent navigation through the dozens of search results you're likely to come across.

Performance
Lace up your dancing shoes kids, the W705 makes a cracking good music player. Sony Ericsson might be a bit cagey about the exact audio hardware under the hood, but the results speak for themselves. The media menu makes it easy to jump into your music, and the audio fidelity is great. Even the bundled headphones do a decent job of delivering a thumping sound, close to our favourite Sennheisers, if not quite as loud.

It seems strange then that audio quality during calls was a little sub-par. The W705 is as easy to make a call with as any Sony Ericsson phone before it, but the voices we heard during calls were muffled and difficult to hear and the people we spoke with complained of distortion when we spoke. Text messaging was fine, though the characters on-screen appear a moment after you input them, lagging slightly behind, and this can be off-putting. Sony Ericsson rates the battery life for the W705 to be four hours for talk-time on a 3G network. With varying uses of the media player we averaged at about three days between charges.

Something that drove us crazy was the extraordinarily long time it took to transfer media to the phone using the bundled PC software. For our tests, we transferred 3GB of supported music files to the memory card and this took one and a half hours. In comparison, transferring 4GB of music to the new Nokia 5800 XpressMusic took 40 minutes. Sony Ericsson announced its new Media Go software at MWC this year, so here's hoping it streamlines this process and results in us not waiting as long to use our phone again.

Overall
Our disappointments with the W705 were few and cosmetic, with the exception of muffled call quality which poses an issue with core functionality. This is Sony Ericsson's sexiest Walkman since the W890 and with the introduction of the company's Entertainment Unlimited brand (the merging of Walkman and Cyber-shot feature sets), this could be one of its last Walkmans to boot. There's not too much difference between this and Sony Ericsson phones from last year, it's hardly the kind of phone that will have you begging your network carrier for an upgrade, but people looking for a phone that plays their music won't be disappointed.

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GoldStriker Nokia N95 8GB Diamond Edition

GoldStriker offers the Diamond Edition of the Nokia N95 8GB mobile phone. There are only 10 Diamond Edition of the phone and each phone has “18 carat solid white gold with 325 diamonds, with a total diamond weight of 3.30 carats, Grade VS, Colour E-F”.

Nokia N95 has a 2.8-inch LCD display, a 5 Megpixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and Tessar lens, built-in GPS with A-GPS support and an integrated music player.It supports WiFi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth with A2DP, USB 2.0, and a microSD card slot.

The Diamond edition of N95 is priced at 12,000 Pounds.


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Nokia N95

The Nokia N95 (N95-1, internally known as RM-159) is a smartphone produced by Nokia as part of their Nseries line of portable devices. The N95 runs Symbian OS v9.2, with a S60 3rd Edition user interface. The phone has a two-way sliding mechanism, which can be used to access either media playback buttons or a numeric keypad.

Its capabilities include[1][2]: a Global Positioning System receiver with maps and optional turn-by-turn directions; a 5 megapixel digital camera with Carl Zeiss optics, flash, video recording and video conferencing; wireless connectivity via HSDPA, IrDA, 802.11x and Bluetooth; a portable media player with the ability to download podcasts over the air; a FM Radio tuner; Composite Video output via included cable; multi-tasking to allow several applications to run simultaneously; a web browser with support for HTML, JavaScript and Adobe Flash; messaging via SMS, MMS and e-mail; Office suite and organizer functions; and the ability to install and run third party Java or Symbian mobile applications.

Since the introduction of the original N95-1, several updated versions have been released as well: The N95 8GB with 8 gigabytes of internal storage and a larger display, the N95 NAM and the N95 8GB NAM with support for North American UMTS (3G) bands, and finally the lower cost N95-5 and N95-6 for the Chinese market.

History

The phone was unveiled in September 2006 and was released at the end of March 2007.

On March 22, 2007 Nokia was shipping N95 in key European, Asian and Middle Eastern markets[3].

On April 7, 2007, the N95 went on sale in the United States through Nokia's Flagship stores in New York and Chicago and through Nokia's nseries.com website. No US carriers were expected to offer this phone. The U.S. version started retailing without carrier branding or discounts in Nokia's flagship stores in New York and Chicago on September 26, 2007.[4][5].

On August 29, 2007, two updated versions of the N95 were announced at a press event in London; first, the N95-2 (N95 8GB), an updated version for the European/Asian markets with 8 gigabytes of internal storage and larger screen[6] [7] [8] [9]; secondly, the N95-3 (N95 NAM), replacing the original 2100 MHz W-CDMA air interface with support for the 850 MHz and 1900 MHz frequencies used for the 3G networks of most GSM-compatible mobile carriers in the Americas, including AT&T Mobility.

Finally, later on January 7, 2008, Nokia introduced the N95-4, which is the US 8Gb version of the N95-3. The phone got its FCC approval in January 30 and launched March 18[10][11]. The first carrier to utilise this approval was Rogers Wireless in May 2008.

Features
Integrated GPS Ability

The N95 contains an integrated GPS receiver which is located below the 0 key on the keypad. The phone ships with Nokia Maps navigation software. Maps are free and can be downloaded either over the air (via a carrier's data packet network) or through the phone's built-in WiFi. Maps can also be downloaded via a PC using the Nokia MapLoader application. To use voice navigation within Nokia Maps a license needs to be purchased from Nokia. Individual city guides are also available for purchase. A-GPS was later added in firmware, which greatly improved the GPS locking time.


Multimedia Features
Out of the box, the N95 supports audio in MP3, WMA, RealAudio, SP-MIDI, AAC+, eAAC+, MIDI, AMR and M4A formats. Its two-way slide, when opened towards the keypad, allows access to its media playback buttons. A standard 3.5 mm jack is located on the left side of the phone and allows the user to connect any standard headphones to the unit. Users can also use Bluetooth for audio output using A2DP, or use the built-in stereo speakers. The N95 is also capable of playing video in 3GP, MPEG4, RealVideo and in newer firmware, Flash Video formats. All of the phone's video output can also be played through the TV-out feature. TV-out is a feature offered by the phones OMAP processor, that allows users to connect the smartphone, using the supplied cable, to a TV or any other composite video input. Its main purpose is to allow users to show photos and videos on a large screen. The N95's built in UPnP capabilities also allow the user to share the phones' media over a WLAN network. This provides easy access to the photos, music and videos stored on the phone, from other UPnP capable devices on the network, enabling them to be watched or downloaded over the air.


Internet

The N95 has built-in Wi-Fi, with which it can access the Internet (through a 802.11b/g wireless network). The N95 can also connect to the Internet through a carrier packet data network such as UMTS, HSDPA, or EDGE. The web browser displays full web pages as opposed to simplified pages as on most other phones. Web pages may be viewed in portrait or landscape mode and automatic zooming is supported. The N95 also has Bluetooth built in and works with wireless earpieces that use Bluetooth 2.0 technology and for file transfer.

It should be noted that the original N95 does not support US based versions of UMTS/HSDPA; UMTS features in these versions of the phone are disabled by default. Furthermore, the later N95 US versions support only AT&T's 850/1900 MHz UMTS/HSDPA bands, neither 1700 MHz of T-Mobile USA nor 2100 MHz bands are supported internationally.

The phone can also act as a WAN access point allowing a tethered PC access to a carrier's packet data network. VoIP software and functionality is also included with the phone (though some carriers have opted to remove this feature).


Accelerometer

The N95 includes a built-in accelerometer. This was originally only used for video stabilization and photo orientation (to keep landscape or portrait shots oriented as taken).

Nokia Research Center has allowed an application interface directly to the accelerometer, allowing software to use the data from it. Nokia has released a step counter application to demonstrate this.[12][13] Another Nokia-created application taking advantage of the accelerometer is Nokia Sports Tracker.

Third-party programs have been created, including software that will automatically change the screen orientation when the phone is tilted, programs that simulate the sounds of a Star Wars lightsaber[14] when the phone is waved through the air, allow you to mute the phone by turning it face-down, and many more.

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Nokia N85

N97 aside, the N85 is one of the most recent Nseries devices offering a range of features and combining the best of Nokia into one handset. Many people are calling it the N95 successor, or the better N95 as it takes the flagship’s dual slide design but adds a lot more to it in terms of battery, RAM, internal memory and hardware features. Here is an image review of the N85, but we also have a video review that we will publish later.

The N85 is a slider device. The main unit packs a 2.6″ screen with an accelerometer that rotates the display to landscape when needed. On top of it is the speakerphone with the front camera
and the light sensor. Below it are the d-pad which also functions as a Navi-Wheel, the multimedia key and the red and green call keys. Another set of keys, that only light up when the device is being used are the right and left softkeys and the menu button and delete key.

Under the hood, from one side of the slider is the T9 keypad which isn’t neither the best nor the worst that we’ve used. It gets the job done, but it’s plastic feeling makes it creak and squeak a

bit when used, giving a somewhat unpleasant feeling.


On the other side of the slider are the multimedia keys that have an intelligent lighting system: they display Play/Pause, Stop, FF, and RW when the music player or the video player are being used, but they also display the zoom in and zoom out keys when the Gallery or the Web Browser are open, as well as the 2 dedicated N-Gage gaming keys when N-Gage is open.

The back of the N85 hosts what is now an Nseries-standard camera, ie the 5MP Carl Zeiss camera with a Dual-LED flash that also lights up during video recording.

The main feature of the N85 is its OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) display which brings more contrast and doesn’t consume energy for displaying black colors. One of the results is that on the screensaver clock, the white font of the date and time is always visible, making it dead easy to just look at your screen and check the time without having to click any buttons.

The N85’s screen is also gorgeous, no matter what it is displaying. Here is the Standby for example, and you can see the real dark black colors displayed (as opposed to LCD-lit screens that show white-tinted blacks) and how vibrant the blue colors are compared to the dark black.

On top of the N85, you can find the 3.5mm headset plug that allows you to listen to music via your favorite headset, the power button, and an S60-first: the micro USB plug that not only allows connecting your device to your computer but also works as a charging port.

On the left side of the N85 (not shown) is the microSDHC card slot, and the N85 comes with an 8GB microSDHC card in its box. On the right side, we can find the dual speakers, the volume keys (that also work for zooming in the camera and gallery applications), the camera shutter key, as well as a keylock button. This keylock, which was introduced first with the N81, is finally placed in a position that makes it handy and easy to use.

Under the hood of the N85 is a BL-5K 1200mAh battery that lasts a couple of days under average usage, and a day under heavy usage. It’s a great improvement over the N95’s 950mAh battery.

One of the major selling points of the N85 is its gaming abilities, with N-Gage being installed on it with a couple of preloaded games and one free game activation code in the box.

The N85 also supports gaming in landscape and has the two gaming keys on the top part of the slider (here shown on the right of the image), plus the d-pad which makes holding it and playing a game a very pleasant and console-like experience.

Another welcome addition to the N85 is the presence of an FM transmitter that allows you to broadcast your music from the device onto the nearest stereo receiver.

This is where the N85 image review ends, but stay tuned as we bring you more N85 coverage including comparisons between its camera and the imaging king N82, as well as display comparisons between LCD and OLED.

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Sony Ericsson c905a

Sony Ericsson c905a is designed to provide comfort in the photographs, but also equipped with features fotograpi with support so that the camera 8Mp make James Bond tempted to use them. in addition to security features of the cellphone is the presence of GPS and a number of features fotograpi. fitu fotograpi support offered by this cellphone among others, support for bestpic, stabiliser, red-eye reduction, smart contras, face detector, geo-Tagging and panorama.

as other smart phone, Sony Ericsson c905a also equipped with a screen and the sharpness 320x240pixel and 262,144 colors, video recording, music player, internet, game, gps and google map, FM radio, 3g/HSPDA, DLNA (Digital living network alliance), wi-fi, also optioon cable TV-Out. and with 930 mAh Batrei, Sony Ericsson can claim up to 380 hours standby and can be used to bertelepon to 9 hours.

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Nokia N96

With the facility to make boody Nokia N96 has a larger but still
comfortable in the grip. the other with a great body make this cell phone has a screen size of the width of the view so that when we access the menu easier and convenient. for music, with a shove to the top of the keypad, the key player immediately available

In general, the performance of the phone include the above average. With a myriad of multimedia fiture the latest, we can enjoy all things, including mobile digital TV. But unfortunately, this fiture not be used in all countries because of operator has not been allowed to operate by regulators. that, a number of other multimedia features that provide it fit to make this phone as a multimedia computer tiny size and you can play the game in this feature.

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