LG KF700

Key features

• Tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE plus HSDPA 7.2Mbps
• 3 megapixel autofocus camera
• Secondary camera for video calls
• 3" 262K-color TFT touchscreen display with a 240x480 pixel resolution
• Touch feedback (haptics)
• FM radio
• Stereo Bluetooth
• 176MB internal memory, microSD card slot (hot-swap)
• Sliding hardware keypad
• Side scroll wheel with an OK key
• Retail headset has a standard 3.5mm audio jack
• Office document viewer
• Multi-tasking support with a task manager
• Pleasing touch-optimized web browser
• Google Maps pre-installed

Main disadvantages

• The side scroll wheel seems redundant
• Image quality is only average
• Video recording maxes out at QVGA@15fps
• FM radio has no RDS
• Music player lacks equalizer settings
• Web browser doesn't have flash support
• No screen auto rotation

Nokia 6600 slide

Key features:

* Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support, dual-band UMTS
* Accelerometer for tap-for-time and tap-to-mute
* 2.2" 16M-color QVGA display
* 3 megapixel camera, autofocus and LED flash
* VGA video recording at 15fps
* S40 user interface, 5th edition, FP1
* Bluetooth (with A2DP) and USB-on-the-go
* Stereo FM radio with RDS
* microSD card slot (up to 8 GB), 512MB included
* Rich preinstalled application package
* Nokia Maps
* Compact and extra smooth
* Sweet oval shapes and neat slider design
* Large capacity BL-4U battery (Li-Ion 1000 mAh)

Main disadvantages:

* Fingerprint magnet, hard to clean
* Rigid battery cover latch
* Memory card slot under the battery, no hot-swap
* No camera shutter key
* Below par camera quality
* Display easily gets scratched
* No smart dialing
* No multi-tasking
* No office document viewer

Sony Ericsson C902

Key features:

• 5 MP autofocus camera with unique active lens cover and touch controls
• Slim and stylish metal case
• Smile detection, image stabilizer, geo-tagging (via cell-ID)
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and HSDPA (3.6 Mb)
• Media Center, Smart search, Manage Messages, extended TrackID
• Enhanced user interface
• Scratch resistant 2" TFT 256K colors display
• FM radio with RDS
• Bluetooth (with A2DP)
• Basic multi-tasking support
• Smart dialing
• 160 MB built-in memory, M2 card support

Main disadvantages:

• Smallish screen
• Images suffer excessive sharpening and purple fringing
• Poor video recording capabilities
• Slide-up lens cover collects massive amounts of dust
• No office document viewer

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Samsung i7110

Samsung i7110 at a glance:

• Symbian 9.3 OS, S60 3.2 UI (FP 2)
• 5 megapixel autofocus camera with dual-LED flash
• Camera wide dynamic range, anti-shake, geo-tagging, face, smile and blink detection
• VGA video recording at 30 fps and two slow motion video recording modes
• Wi-Fi connectivity with DLNA support
• GPS receiver with A-GPS
• 2.6" 262K-color display of QVGA resolution
• FM transmitter
• Optical trackpad navigation
• microSD card slot
• Dimensions: 118 x 52 x 12.9mm
• Weight: 125g
• 1200 mAh Li-Ion battery
• 3G with HSDPA support
• DivX and XviD playback out of the box

HTC Touch HD

HTC Touch HD at a glance:

• General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/2100 MHz, GPRS/EDGE class 12, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
• Dimensions: 115 x 62 x 12 mm, 146 g
• Display: 3.8-inch 65K color TFT touchscreen, WVGA resolution (480 x 800 pixels)
• Processor: Qualcomm MSM 7201A, 528MHz CPU
• Memory: 288 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM, microSD card slot
• Operating System: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• Internet browser: Opera Mobile 9.5 browser
• Camera: 5 megapixel autofocus, CIF (352 × 288 pixels) video recording
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0+EDR with A2DP, Wi-Fi, GPS receiver, 3.5mm audio jack
• Battery: Li-Ion 1350 mAh, Talk time: 6 h 30 min, Standby: 450 hours

Samsung M8800 Pixon

Key features:

• 3.2" 256K-color TFT LCD touchscreen display of WQVGA resolution
• 8 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash and lens protection
• Camera geo-tagging, auto-panorama shot, face, smile and blink detection, advanced shake reduction
• WVGA video recording at 30fps
• Slimmest 8MP phone
• 3G with HSDPA support
• Quad-band GSM support
• GPS receiver
• microSD card slot
• DivX, XviD and MP4 video player
• SRS (Surround Sound System) Virtual 5.1CH
• TV out functionality
• FM radio with RDS
• Bluetooth and USB v2.0
• 200 MB internal memory
• Landscape on-screen virtual QWERTY keyboard
• Accelerometer sensor
• Multitasking
• Office document viewer
• ShoZu integration (direct image and video uploads)

Main disadvantages:

• No Wi-Fi, GPS for geotagging only
• Stylus as dongle only, no stylus compartment
• Camera performance well below Samsung i8510 INNOV8 standard
• No smart dialing

Nokia 5220 XpressMusic

Key features

• 10.6 mm slim and lightweight body
• Exciting asymmetrical design
• Tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support
• S40 5th edition user interface, FP1
• 2" 256K-color display of QVGA resolution
• Ambient light sensor
• Hot-swappable microSD card slot, 512MB included
• Snappy 2 megapixel camera (with NIPS low light optimization)
• Decent keypad
• Nokia Maps
• Yahoo! integration
• Nice set of enjoyable games

Music features:

• Dedicated music keys
• Music light effects
• Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
• Dedicated music chip
• Stereo loudspeakers
• Stereo Bluetooth (A2DP)
• Stereo FM radio with RDS
• Large capacity battery

Main disadvantages

• Cheapo plastic build
• Tri-band only
• No 3G support
• No smart dialing
• No multi-tasking
• No office document viewer
• QCIF video recording (only good for MMS)

Samsung i8510 INNOV8

* General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/2100 MHz, GPRS/EDGE class 10, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps

* Dimensions: 106.5 x 53.9 x 17.2 mm, 140 g
* Display: 2.8-inch 16M color TFT, QVGA resolution (240 x 320 pixels)
* Memory: 128 MB RAM, 8/16GB flash storage, hot-swappable microSD card slot (up to 16GB)
* OS: Symbian 9.3, S60 3rd edition UI, Feature Pack 2
* Still camera: 8 megapixel autofocus, mechanical shutter, automatic lens cover, dual Power LED flash, digital image stabilizer, geotagging, auto panorama shot, face detection, smile detection, blink detection
* Video camera: MPEG4 VGA@30fps, QVGA@120fps high-speed recording
* Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, Wi-Fi with DLNA certification, 3.5mm audio jack, TV-out, universal microUSB port, GPS receiver with A-GPS
* Misc: Accelerometer for screen auto rotate, Optical touchpad, 3D hardware accelerator, DivX support, stereo speakers, DSP audio technology, FM radio with RDS
* Battery: Li-Ion 1200 mAh, Talk time: 8 h 30 min, Standby: 310 h
* Expected release date: August 2008
* Expected retail price: 750 euro (1170 US dollars)