HTC Nike: just use it
Say hello to HTC Nike. It’s obviously just a HTC Touch with a rectractable keyboard but you will never hear this form the guys at HTC. The Nike runs on Windows Mobile 6 Professional, has a 2.6 inch touchscreen with QVGA resolution and 3G and HSDPA. It has two cameras: one 2 megapixel and 1 megapixel for videocalling. Other specs: FM radio tuner, WiFi, MicroSD slot and Bluetooth 2.0. Nice but not shocking. For now the HTC Nike will only be sold in Japan but the rest of the world will follow shortly.
New: Nokia N95 8GB, Nokia N81, Nokia 5310 en Nokia 5610
Wednesday 29 August 2007 was big-introduction-day for Nokia. Apart from the kick-off of ‘Ovi’, Nokia’s new internet services: N-Gage Store, Nokia Music Store and Nokia Maps, Nokia launched a series of new phones.
Nokia N95 8GB
One of the most complete phones of today has just become even more packed with features. The new Nokia N95 8GB has … well… 8 GB! Apart from that the N95 8 GB has an all new 2.8″ QVGA screen. The phone will be available in Q4 2007 and the price will be around €750/$700/£500.
Nokia N81 and Nokia N81 8GB
The Nokia N81 is a real beauty. The phone has dedicated music and gaming keys, 3.5 mm headphone connector and 3G and WLAN connectivity. There’s a special 3D multimedia menu which is supposed the be fast and intuitive. The Nokia N81 is configured to easily connect to the new Nokia portal Ovi. The Nokia N81 8GB will cost about €600/$500/£400 and will arrive in Q4.
Nokia 5310 XpressMusic
The Nokia 5310 XpressMusic is a small musicphone that is only 9.9mm thick and weighs as little as 71 grams. The Nokia 5310 XpressMusic claims to offer up to 18 hours of music playback and with the optional 4GB microSD card you can store a lot of music. The 5310 boasts a 2 megapixel camera and a 2 inch QVGA screen with 16 million colors. This phone will also be available in Q4 and will cost about €375/$325/£250.
Nokia 5610 XpressMusic
The Nokia 5610 XpressMusic is the big slider-brother of the 5310. The 5610 has a bigger 2.2-inch scherm, more playback time (22 hours), better 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash. The Nokia 5610 XpressMusic will also be available from Q4 and will cost about €450/$375/£300.
LG KS20: Smartphone with touchscreen
I have the feeling LG introduces more new phones than Samsung in the last few months. Meet the LG KS20. This smartphone will be introduced to the public at IFA 2007. The HDSPA/UMTS phone is only 12.8 mm thick and boasts a 2.8 inch touchscreen. It is running on Windows Mobile 6.0 and has a 2 megapixel camera, MP3 player and Bluetooth 2.0. The KS20 will be available from 4Q 2007. Price is unkown at this time. The two girls are not included.
HTC TyTN II: Tongue Twister
This is the HTC TyTN II. The new masterpiece from HTC guarantees you will be connected wherever you are. It will do this with help of an impressive list of abbreviations: HSDPA/UMTS, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Let’s have a look at the rest of the specifications. The TyYN II runs on Windows Mobile 6 Professional, has a large touchscreen that can be tilted and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. GPS and a 3 megapixel camera are built in. The HTC TyYN II will be available soon and will cost about €700/$800/£450.
Palm Centro coming up?
Is it a Photoshop, a rumour or a leak? Anyway, this is supposed to be the new Palm Centro. It probably has a QWERTY keyboard in combination with a touchscreen. When you look cosely to the picture below the QWERTY keybaord is quite small so an additional touchscreen would be nice. The Centro will probably come out in the US in October via Sprint and will cost $99 Whether the Centro will reach Europe at some point is unknown.
Golden boy/girl: LG Prada Gold
Move over Nokia 8800 Sirocco Gold, here’s LG Prada Gold! The LG Prada has been one of the most stylish phones of 2007. Apart from that the Prada has a very nice user interface ans works nicely in cooperation with the touchscreen. LG delivers the Prada with a lot of nice extras like a leather case. For those who think the Prada isn’t luxurious enough now there’s the solution: the LG Prada Gold. The Gold Edition is a bit over the top with its 24 carat gold accents and will obviously attract a certain kind of public. The LG costs £499 / $1000 / € 850 and is available here.
Nokia N76 vs. RAZR2 V8
Today two shiny slick clamshells will fight each other. In the blue corner we have the Nokia N76 and in the red corner is the Motorola RAZR2 V8. Both phones will attract the same kind of buyers. When we compare the size and weight of both clamshells the Motorola comes out on top. The Nokia N76 is 107 x 53 x 14 mm and weighs 115g, the RAZR2 V8 is 103 x 53 x 12 mm and weighs the same. When it comes to functionality we can see that the N76 has a MicroSD slot, FM Radio and 3G. Things the RAZR2 V8 has not. The Nokia N76 runs on Symbian so you can install all kinds of different addons yourself. So now it’s one all. For both phones the looks are very imporant and it’s a matter of personal taste when it comes to the decision which phone will win this battle.
Nokia 6555: Mid-range clamshell
Meet the Nokia 6555, a quad-band clamshell with 3G, QVGA 320×240, 16m colorscreen, camera with 6x digital zoom, 30MB internal memory and microSD slot. The 6555 runs on Symbia S40 5th Edition. On the outside there is a second screen which displays a nice oldfashioned clock. When you open the clamshell there’s almost no gap between both sides of the phone. The Nokia 6555 will be available from September and the price will be around €200/$175.
Apple iPhone vs. Nokia N95
Below you will find a so-called Prizefight made by the guys and dolls over at Cnet between the Apple iPhone and the Nokia N95. Although the video doesn’t go too deep into the differences of both super multimedia devices it’s nice to watch a short round up of both devices. The outcome of the fight is a bit dissatisfying but I won’t spoil the fun!
LG KU990: black plastic back
Today LG officially introduced the KU990. The KU990 will be introduced to the public at the IFA next week. The phone looks a bit like those photocamera’s of ten, fifteen years ago. A bit too much black shiny plastic. The KU990 has a big 3 inch QVGA 256k touchscreen and a 5 megapixel camera with Schneider-Kreuznach-lens and auto-focus. Other specs: HSDPA , EDGE, 130 MB internal memory, microSD card slot, USB 2.0, Bluetooth and a FM Radio. The KU990 weighs 112g and its dimensions are 103.5 x 54.4 x 14.8 mm. The KU990 will be available from October, price unknown.
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