Apparently this is a picture of the new Dell Thunder mobile phone which is expected to be released in Q4 2010. Reported features include 4.1 inch WVGA OLED touchscreen display, Wi-Fi, social networking integration (Facebook, Twitter), Swype, Flash 10.1 support, preinstalled Hulu app for web videos, 8MP camera, and AT&T-friendly 3G.
It apparently will run on the android 2.1 operating system and as of yet no pricing is available. There was also a couple of other interesting new Dell mobile phone pictures leaked which we will show later.
Sometimes it’s great reading the various mobile phone reviews because most of the time we get to see phones that are available in other parts of the world well before they even hit the markets here in Ireland.
Today we have the Philips Xenium X510 Dual SIM phone which is expected to launch very soon. The popularity of Duel SIM phones is going all-time with more manufacturers finally starting to see this as a potential marketplace releasing new models.
This handset comes with a 3.1 inch QVGA touchscreen display, handwriting recognition, Bluetooth, email, built-in games, 2MP camera, MicroSD card support, and dual band GSM connectivity (900/1800 MHz).
So far there is no release date available or whether this will be available in the European market. Dual SIM phones are very popular in the likes of China and Russia but hopefully we will start to see more manufacturers bringing these into the European market as they really think there will be a big demand for them.
No pricing is available either but hopefully over the next few weeks or months we will get more information on this phone and update this post.
Nokia have announced that they will be launching their Nokia E72 in white in the not-too-distant future. Initially, it will be available only in Malaysia and it’s expected that they will launch it there later this month. Once it has been rolled out in Malaysia they are expected to launch it in other markets but so far we have no confirmed dates as to when this will happen.
As you can see from photograph above it looks fairly nice in the new white color. In the box you also get the various accessories also in white headset, Bluetooth headset, sleeve.
Nokia are also running a competition where it like me you do not live in Malaysia so it’s impossible to get your hands on. You can simply go here and try and win you have until April 26, 2010 to enter. Go check out the rules you might be lucky.
We had a chance to test out the new Acer Liquid android smartphone and I must say we are really impressed. First of all it’s powered by a 768MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and runs on the Android 2.1 operating system.
It comes with a massive 3.5 inch WVGA touchscreen that seems to just dominate the front of the phone. The quality of the screen is outstanding and simply watching video on this compared to an iPhone is such a difference. It also comes with a five megapixel camera with autofocus which again offers quality when browsing photographs and taken them.
As you can see from the photograph above the keypad is very easy to use and certainly did not cause any issues when typing, the large display makes it easy to type. The menu system is very easy to navigate and functional. Once you select the menu button you are then presented with many applications for use. On the home screen you can select the applications that you use regularly to allow for easy access.
Changing access to Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS can easily be done and switched on and off as needed. Accessing photos, music, videos and easily be achieved by scrolling with the touch of a finger. You didn’t have easy access to favorites which again allows you to easily switch to scroll true the various photographs you may have.
It comes with 3.5 Inch millimeter headphone jack which is situated at the top of the phone. You sometimes find other manufacturers place the headphone jack in awkward positions on the phone which is not ideal if you have it in your pocket. Beside the headphone jack to your have light indicators which, show you when the battery is low or being charged and also missed call indicator and missed messages indicator.
The phone comes preinstalled with many applications for social networking, messaging, e-mailing etc. and of course many more applications can be downloaded easily from the Android Store. Overall I was quite impressed with this phone the quality of the screen is simply outstanding and really shows up when you were watching video. Many systems are very easy to navigate and access and the simplicity just seems to make this a very easy to use phone that many people would enjoy.
The Nokia C6 has been announced and is part of a new portfolio of mobile phones available. The ohone is expected to be available in Q2 and will available in black or white. It features a 3.2 inch display with 360 x 640 pixels, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, Ovi Maps with free walk and drive navigation, 3.5mm headset jack, 5MP autofocus camera with flash, and MicroSD card support.
It runs on the Symbian operating system and the 3.2 inch touchscreen offers easy to navigate menus. You can customize the home screen with the various applications that you use most often.
The 5 megapixel camera comes with autofocus and flash and is easy to use to capture those moments of opportunities when they arise. The mobile phone also supports 16 GB of additional storage which should give you plenty of room for storing music, photographs, video exception.
The C6 is Expected to launch in Q2 this year with an estimated price of €220.
The iPhone Game Deliverace is now available to download at the Apple application store. If you have time on quick look at the picture below the graphics are extremely good.
The LG Viewty GT has been launched in the UK on the 3 Network. It comes with a tree which touch screen display which offers 240 x 400 pixels, Bluetooth music player, Google maps, 5 megapixel autofocus camera with an LED flash, 60 MB of internal memory and MicroSD card support.
If you are not too familiar with the 3, it also comes with Skype preinstalled so you can make Skype to Skype calls. The phone also comes preinstalled with Windows live messaging these are two applications that make 3 stand out from many other networks who do not particularly like you making Skype calls naturally because it’s much cheaper.
At this stage I’m not sure if this will be launched in Ireland but if you are in the UK you can expect to pay £120 on pay-as-you-go
The HTC Desire is an impressive Smartphone that comes packed with plenty of innovations. The Android 2.1 smartphone comes with a 1 GHz processor, brilliant 3.7 inch AMOLED display which is ideal for web browsing and access the many applications that are now available for android operating system phone.
It uses the HTC Sense interface to help you navigate around the easy-to-use menu system. All you need to do is tap or swipe to gain easy access to the applications. As it comes with WiFi you can easily access and browse the Internet anywhere close by any wireless network. Because it’s also 3G you are still able to access the Internet when in range of a wi-fi network.
The android operating system uses the Google web browser which easily allows you to access websites and view video because it has Adobe® Flash® support for videos.
It comes with a five megapixel camera which will allow you to take quality photographs and shoot video. You can easily upload videos straight to YouTube using the built-in applications.
Sometimes it can be a little bit frustrating here in Ireland because the network’s providers like Vodafone, O2, Meteor and Three are always a few months behind bringing in new phones compared to the UK. The latest phones always seem to be available there way ahead of availability here in Ireland and they always seem to have a much better selection of handsets also.
We do ge get to read many reviews before the phone becomes available here from the likes of testfreaks and stuff.tv so does have a little bit of an advantage and also hopefully before the phones hit Ireland they iron out some of the software bugs
The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 is the first Sony Ericsson phone to come with the Android operating system. It also comes packed with some really high end features including a 1GHz Snapdagon processor, 4-inch TFT screen with a resolution of 480×854 pixels and an 8.1-megapixel camera with autofocus.
As well as all the technical specifications, it also has some nice applications and software features that are very impressive. You can see individual below a quick demonstration of how easy it is to navigate around the menu systems and some of the various applications that are now available. It uses something that they are calling UX which is used to combine various entertainment and social media features.
If have time to look up at the video below as it will give you more of an idea of the amazing capabilities that this particular phone has.
Sony Ericsson have rolled out a new software update for their Xperia X2 phone. Give dates access a number of software balks and also a few performance improvements. The Windows phone has also meant being given a few nice improvements that enable it to be eight FM radio receiver and they have also improved video calling and it now has faster GPS signal locking.
Here’s a quick list of the software improvements that they have added
MR1 is built on a new core platform release from Microsoft including a newer version of IE6
Stability improvements are everywhere with focus on SlideView, Panel manager and TileWave
Performance improvements focused on rotation and touch performance, the camera, web browsing, the software keyboard and audio streaming
New features are added like FM radio, Video calling, Auto-lock and Fast GPS which allows for a faster first fix to the GPS signal
SlideView 2.0 gives better usability throughout with a fresh design; and new actions are build in like new/reply/delete/edit capabilities in messaging and calendar. Music scrolling/searching and the mini-player have also been enhanced
The new dialer took a big step forward with four easy buttons giving easy access to the dial-pad, favorites, call activity and contacts. We increased the target hit area in contacts for finger friendliness and added user friendly redial functionality
software keyboard (XT9) improved speed and touch responsiveness
If you are looking for some new games for your Nokia phone here’s is a nice little surprise that was sent to me the other day. Nokia are running a promotion at the moment where you can download five games completely free from the Ovi Store.
All you need to do is register at the Ovi Store and you will have access to download these games. The games are from Digital Chocolate who makes highly addictive games that play very well across a wide range of Nokia devices
“We are excited about the continuous growth of the Ovi Store, and the opportunities it creates for global mass-market content distribution”, said Trip Hawkins, CEO of Digital Chocolate. “Digital Chocolate will also be working to provide more value to consumers, and introducing innovative new ways to monetize on Nokia’s Ovi Store.”
It’s comes with the same spec VGA camera, FM radio with Radio recording, Dual Band Technology (see full specs).
It’s a great little phone and a nice and compact slider. One think I really like about Nokia is the easy to use navigation menu’s which, allow you easy access to contacts, text messages, camera etc.
The screen can display 65,000 colours. The 1.8 inch TFT screen makes it easy to scroll around menus and view photographs.
This is a set at a very reasonable price point it’s easy to use and looks fabulous in pink. You can find out more over at vodafone.ie
The Nokia 7230 is a compact slider style phone that comes with support for 3G. It’s a very neatly designed phone with a closed size of 98mm x 48mm x 14.75mm and an opened size of about 127mm.
It comes with Bluetooth, 3.1 megapixel camera, MP3 player, stereo FM, micro USB (see full specs).
The deal recording on the phone offers 15 frames per second. The 3.1 megapixel digital camera can be used in horizontal or vertical position and will also allow you to upload photos directly to the web if required. The phone also supports video playback in MPEG-4.
It comes with an integrated stereo FM radio and a built-in music player would allow you to play back many formats including MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ & WMA.
The menu system is what you normally expect on a Nokia phone are very easy to navigate. It runs on the Symbian S40 operating system which offers straightforward menu systems on the handset to access to various applications you will need.
With the amount of smart phones hitting the marketplace today not everybody wants a phone that is too complicated to use and the simplicity of the Nokia 7230 offers ease of use.
There’s no question about it that the phone is a basic handset. But, it comes with a good keyboard and has a decent battery life (which is important to many people) if you are looking for a phone which offers simplicity, durability and usability then this may be a good choice.
