The growth in mobile telephony has brought communication & entertainment closer like never before. With the advances in technology, quite a lot have become possible. The latest phones can be used to perform multiple tasks with ease; from playing enthralling music and capturing funniest images to accessing the Internet to obtain the latest information, one can use the latest models in more ways than one. With the launch of Walkman-series by Sony Ericsson, the sector of “on-the-move” music has got an added boost. The Sony Ericsson W890i can be taken as a case point ti elucidate this point further.

The W890i is a phone that comes with easy to access music features. The candy bar styled phone is available in mocha brown and sparkling silver coloured casing. The curved edges on the fashionable metal finishing casing allures the users. The handset comes in a usable size that measures 104 mm in height, 46.5 mm in width and 9 mm in thickness. This lightweight phone barely weighs 78 grams and has an ultra slim casing.

The Sony Ericsson W890i has a large 2 inch colour screen which can display up to 240 x 360 pixels. It provides a good interface for shooting some very lovely moments or viewing the screen savers, wallpapers, or text. The high resolution TFT screen unfurls up to 262K colours.

The W890i comes packed with highly enjoyable music related features. The built-in FM radio, for one, can be activated by plugging in the headphones. The radio with RDS provides information on the songs which is being played by the radio stations. The media player comes with easy to access controls and guarantees a real feel of music to all the users. With the help of the Bluetooth stereo A2DP wireless connection, the users are able to enjoy music in all its diverse forms. Other important features of the player includes Track ID, SenseMe, PlayNow and MegaBass.

In addition to music features, the users are able to enjoy photography with the advanced 3.2 megapixel camera. The camera comes complete with auto focus and xenon flash to ensure excellent picture quality. Other important highlights of the Sony Ericsson W890i include games, messaging services, and high-end connectivity options

Apple iPhone has created a history in the mobile market. Currently, Apple is selling iPhone in US and UK with AT&T and O2 mobile phone networks, respectively. Vodafone has acquired rights to sell it in other countries like Australia, India etc.

Apple iPhone doesn’t support 3G features right now. Recently, Apple and O2 officials hinted that 3G version of the phone will be launched very soon in UK market. Customers will be able to enjoy 3G features like Mobile TV, high quality video streaming and high speed internet surfing. Basic 8GB version of iPhone has been sold out and there is still much demand for the ‘candy bar’ phone in UK market.

The latest Nokia 6500 Slide from the well known house of Nokia has managed to provide the advanced technologies, multimedia capabilities as well as great designing options for the discerning users. With its stylish looks, this phone deliberately grabs the attention of the onlookers. It can be said that this phone is a perfect blend of technology and utility.

The Nokia 6500 Slide is highly desirable as it comes with a unique and modern casing. The shiny silver and black coloured casing gives a luxurious look to the handset. The gadget comes with easy to use imaging features which bring fun to this smooth slider. The 6500 Slide measures 96.5 x 46.5 x 16.4 mm and weighs 123 grams including the battery. With a solid and sturdy look, the users are able to operate all the functionalities with a single hand. The large 2.2 inch TFT screen of the handset comes with a high resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. The handset looks incredibly stylish, even in a open position.

The users can easily snap a quick photos with the built-in impressive 3.2 megapixel camera. The camera comes complete with a Carl Zeiss lens, auto focus, a digital zoom and a flash that ensures excellent pictures on each click. The users can store their pictures in either landscape or horizontal mode just like a standard digital camera. The advanced video capabilities provide the users to record and stream the moving action footage. The users can record the video footage in VGA, MPEG4, and QCIF formats.

The integrated music player and visual FM radio keep users fresh, even after a long and hectic day. The owner can tune into the FM radio to know the latest updates on music, sports, and news. The Nokia 6500 Slide also supports Java embedded games and other downloadable games, which makes it a complete source of on-the-move entertainment.

One can store images and music files worth 20 MB. Moreover, with the help of the option of MicroSD memory card, it is even possible to increase the storage space by up to 4 GB.

HTC has released its latest handset, Touch Diamond in UK. Touch phone has made a record sales all over the world even being a smartphone for specific need based users. Will Touch Diamond become iPhone killer?? Can’t say but it has astonishing advanced features like intuitive design, superb usability and other features.

Main features are:

* Vibrant TouchFLO 3D user interface, responding perfectly to your finger gestures when scrolling through contacts, browsing the web, and launching media… all vividly displayed as photos and artwork powered by the 3D graphics processor.

* HTC Weather - providing a constant view of weather at home and abroad.

* Surf and download at broadband speed with HSDPA internet connectivity.

* 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera for quality stills and video.

* 4GB of internal storage to preserve more photos, music, files and exchanged data than ever before.

* Integrated GPS for use with maps software for a full turn-by-turn satellite navigation experience.

RIM ( Research in Motion) has announced latest BlackBerry phone, called BlackBerry Bold. It was termed as iPhone killer at developement time. But this is not the case as BlackBerry phones are primarily for business executives. The phone is bigger in size than BlackBerry Pearl but smaller than Curve. Being a 3G Phone, it will provide faster internet access and other advanced features like video call etc..

It comes with built-in GPS capabilities, BlackBerry Maps, 2.5 Mega Pixels camera, full QWERTY keyboard, 320X420 screen and advanced design elements.

The release date of BlackBerry Bold is expected to be this summer and most probably it will be available in most part of the world with 3G mobile networks. The Price will be around $400-$500.

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With slim profile and advanced mobile telephony features, Samsung holds the distinction of being one of the most popular manufacturers of some of the thinnest phones in the world. Beating the previous thinnest record holder, the Samsung KTF EV-100, the EV-K100 is the new record breaking handset with only 6.9mm in thickness. As a matter of fact, this new EV-K100 is almost the half size of well known Motorola RAZR V3 that comes with 13.9mm thickness. Well, with the slim profile, the handset boasts of integrated 2 megapixel camera, MP3 player and massive memory of 80MB.

And Samsung is not alone in the arena of thin models. With the new LG KG320 mobile, LG electronics has made its presence felt in the market of slim handsets. The LG KE320 is a 9mm thick; it comes with a high resolution screen, Bluetooth connectivity options and 1.3 megapixel camera, among other things. In the race of the thinnest handsets, Motorola is no more lagging behind. The slimmest Motorola SLVR L7 phone boasts of quad-band network, high-end connectivity options and some very innovative multimedia capabilities. As a matter of fact, this SLVR L7 allows the users to capture and view still as well as moving images that come to life, on the spacious colour screen. With up to 512 MB of TransFlash, the users can enjoy storing all their favorite multimedia files.

The thinnest phones from all these well known manufacturers allow the users to operate the multimedia functions with ease and comfort. Moreover, these mobiles offer awesome sound quality, vibrant viewing experience and are empowered with some of the best connectivity options.

BlackBerry Pearl, from Research In Motion, is a small and sophisticated smartphone that is making its presence felt in more ways than one. The enigmatic looks of this BlackBerry mobile is just one facet of its personality. More importantly, this model is easy to use and comes with some very interesting options in mobile multimedia.

Technically speaking, the BlackBerry Pearl is a quad-band handset that is also compatible with GSM/GPRS and EDGE technology. The display is large and bright; and the integrated light sensing technology ensures the perfect experience for the different categories of phone users. The interface is intuitive – the Pearl from BlackBerry comes with a trackball that can be used for navigating through the different functionalities of this very high-end gadget with the utmost ease.

This handset has been designed to make it very user-friendly. With speaker independent voice recognition and voice activated dialing, this BlackBerry mobile has got all that it takes to attract the modern day phone users. Other options that make it optimized for day-to-day use include call forwarding, speed dialing, and conference calling.

There is a 1.3 megapixel digital camera with 5x digital zoom and flash options for instance. The images, so captured, can be shared easily through the USB connectivity options. The in-built media player adds another dimension to this very versatile phone. All the music files, video clips and images can be stored in the expandable memory of the Pearl.

Even Pink BlackBerry Pearl is available now for fashion concious people.

The best camera phones combine high-quality imaging with special options for image enhancement, apart from the standard messaging, connectivity and multimedia options that are present as a rule. Today, the cameras in our handsets have changed the way we see, perceive and recollect the moments of everyday life. Therefore, it can be said that these phones have emerged as the latest digital studios, with all their easy-to-use imaging options. The top 5 camera phones from a wide range includes the LG Viewty, the Sony Ericsson K850i, the Nokia N95, the Samsung SCH-A990 and the Nokia N81.

As a matter of fact, this amazing Nokia N95 remains a top choice among the users. This phone is equipped with a 5-megapixel camera, which can be used for shooting sharp photos and recording some vibrant clips. Not to be left out, the Samsung SCH A990 also comes up with a high-quality 5-megapixel shooter that produces really good photos and video clips.
The Viewty from the lineage of the LG Electronics is also worth mentioning in the list. This phone sports a 5 megapixel camera and comes with a image resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels, strobe flash and a secondary VGA one for video calling.

The imaging prowess of the CyberShot K850i from the Sony Ericsson is also nothing short of extraordinary. The users are able to enjoy excellent colours, and vibrant detailing in the captured images. The inclusion of auto & macro focus make the Sony Ericsson K850i all the more popular. Last but not the least, the Nokia N81 completes this list. The N81 comes with some of the best imaging features and photo setting options, as it is also backed with the 5 megapixel shooter of the best kind.

To conclude, apart from the imaging options, the common features of the top 5 camera phones are that they come with brilliant high-resolution displays, top notch image management software as well as a multitude of sharing options.

The music phones have a lot of things in common. The gadgets are known for their capabilities to play songs, even on the go. These devices are an excellent means of remaining entertained – more so when one is devoid of digital media players and FM radios. And to top it all, one can use them for staying connected. This has led to the unique branding of such handsets as ‘music phones’.

These high-end handsets have certain features in common. In these sets, one would find the music video option, wherein the users are able to download the best of videos as well as clips of any live concerts at the click of a button. The second option is the Music ID, wherein the owners can recognize song files and store them according to the needs of their entertainment libraries. Then there is the ‘Music on the go’ option, wherein the users are able to identify their favourite songs and then click to purchase graphics and ringtones.

Customized messages can then be downloaded with ringtones, sound effects, answer tones and sound bites. The movie that matches one’s mood can be chosen from the streaming options – quite an amazing feat in itself.The music phones are marvelous gadgets that provide very good option of listening to all your favourite sounds even while one is on a go. This has resulted in an increase in the preference for these handsets.

I personally have seen people carry them in their pockets while the headphone remains plugged to their ears. It certainly gives them pleasure to listen to songs while traveling to offices or going out for a drive.

The Personal Digital Assistant are mobile phones that come with some of the best digital functionalities. The PDAs are versatile handsets and can be used in more ways than one. These gadgets work well as web browsers, personal organisers as well as portable media players. These devices become easy to use as a touch screen is a common feature of many among them.

The PDAs are smart gadgets with capabilities that are much superior than the ordinary mobile phones. This has made the PDAs worthy enough to be used in place of the mobile handsets. One of the latest PDA, MDA Touch has sold record no of units, just second to the very popular Nokia N95. The gadgets are high on performance. The functionality of a PDAs is not just confined to call making. It has a WAP browser that gives the user the opportunity to visit several websites and click on different links to open various fascinating files. These can then be downloaded and stored in the whopping memory of the PDAs. Any videos - downloaded in the memory of the handset - can be played using the integrated portable media players. A personal organiser is good for rearranging the downloaded files according to one’s personal preferences. I frequently see my friend busy transferring pictures files to a gallery that he personally created on the screen of his digital assistant. There are also other flawless options such as recording of videos and listening to music. Most of the PDA Phones are smart and elegant in looks; they also come with some of the best features in mobile telephony