Samsung X700

Key features

• Attractive conservative design
• Large, top-class display
• microSD memory card slot
• 1.3 megapixel camera
• Stereo FM radio
• EDGE Class 10
• Loud stereo acoustic performance
• Stereo Bluetooth earphones
• Memory card access through USB Mass Storage

Main disadvantages

• Somewhat unhandy keypad
• MP3 player does not get minimized
• No ringing profiles
• Pictures cannot be viewed in fullscreen mode
• Camera lacks flash
• Melodies stored on memory card not possible to set as ringing melodies
• 200 KB size limit for attachments sent via email

Sony Ericsson W810

Key features:

• Fully functional MP3 player
• Top-quality sound
• Very good earphones enclosed in the retail package
• Brilliant camera feat. automatic focus
• Great display
• EDGE Class 10
• Built-in FM radio with RDS
• 512 MB memory card enclosed in the retail package
• Hot swap functionality
• USB charging
• Solid construction
• Fresh redesign of the famous W800

Main disadvantages:

• Looks a bit too plastic
• There are no alternative color versions

Nokia N91

Key features:

• Steel body parts
• External music controls on the sliding keypad cover
• 2 megapixel camera
• 4 GB hard disk
• Standard 3.5 mm jack
• Wi-Fi
• 3G networks support
• Symbian 9.1 OS
• Active stand-by mode
• Built-in FM radio
• USB support
• Extremely fast Java
• Manual keypad lock
• A number of extras that come in the original package

Main disadvantages:

• OS incompatibility
• Way too many constructional drawbacks for this price range
• Quite big and heavy
• Display is poorer than competitors' displays
• Poor macro mode of the camera
• No Infrared port
• Slower than common mobiles

Sony Ericsson Z530

Key features:

• Relatively small size & weight
• Elegant design
• Solid construction
• Memory card slot
• Affordable price

Main disadvantages:

• Low resolution main display
• Poor camera
• No FM radio
• Controversial keypad design
• Memory Stick Micro (M2) card type is still very new and unpopular

Motorola E1070

Key Features

• Brilliant display
• 3G and video calls support
• MP3 player
• Memory card slot

Main Disadvantages

• Illogical menu
• External display is hardly visible
• Lower quality camera

Nokia 3250

Key Features:

• Unusual rotary construction
• solid body and well elaborated construction
• Symbian 9.1 OS
• Active stand-by mode
• Good keypad
• 2 megapixel camera
• Built-in radio
• USB Mass Storage
• Exceptionally fast Java
• Powerful loud speaker

Main disadvantages:

• Incompatibility with older applications
• Lower speed compared with common mobile phones
• Not highest resolution display
• Red receiver key closes running applications
• Music player works weirdly
• Bad camera macro mode
• No infrared port

Samsung D800

Key Features:

• Luxury design and high-quality construction
• Brilliant display with QVGA resolution
• Megapixel camera (video of exceptional quality)
• Good service software; synchronization

Main Disadvantages:

• No memory card slot
• Navigation key less comfortable than usual
• Basic MP3 player features
• No ringing profiles

Motorola RAZR V3x

Key features

• Brilliant display
• 3G and video calls support
• MP3 player
• Memory card slot
• 2 megapixel camera with macro mode
• Flat and fast keypad
• Instant response

Main disadvantages

• Illogic menu structure
• No slot for earphones
• Poor legibility of the outer display
• Improper design of side buttons

Motorola SLVR L7

Key features

• slim design
• well elaborated
• brilliant display
• memory card slot

Main disadvantages

• strange keypad layout
• confusing menu
• slow response
• poor-quality camera

Motorola L6

Key features

• thin design
• small size and weight
• reasonable price
• good battery life
• Bluetooth

Main disadvantages

• slower reactions
• poor display
• limited internal memory
• only VGA camera

Nokia 7370

Key Features:

• Extravagant design
• Active stand-by display
• QVGA display of very high quality
• Significantly improved S40 interface
• Synchronization by first and last name
• Comfortable keypad
• GPRS and EDGE Class 10
• Bluetooth
• 1.3 megapixel camera
• Built-in radio

Main disadvantages:

• No memory card slot
• Built-in camera of average quality
• Construction is not practical enough
• No infrared port

Alcatel OT-S853

Key features

• fancy design
• music functions : MP3 and radio
• excellent sound, especially through its built-in stereo speakers
• memory card
• option to connect standard speakers
• fast GPRS and EDGE
• expected cheap price

Main disadvantages

• phonebook searching method - by first character
• incoming text messages are stored in the SIM card only
• the shiny black surface holds finger prints
• delayed release date