Nokia 7500 Prism review Daring difference

It's been a long time since we last held such an unusual phone in our hands. Nokia 7500 Prism is so much different from all other mobile devices in terms of design. With its dazzling geometric patterns and distinctive triangular keys, the Prism is one of the most striking phones announced recently. Keeping a low profile is one thing this device can't do. Anyway, stay with us for the good and bad of it.
Nokia 7500 official photos
Key features:One of a kind design Typical s40 quick interface More than decent music performance with good equalizers Richer than usual preloaded content Keypad is comfortable, despite its unusual look Exchangeable accents to freshen up the phone's looks Main disadvantages:Mediocre camera No hot-swap capability for the memory card The display lacks brightness Inadequate battery life Price tag too high for the offered functionality Joystick needs time getting used to Fingerprint magnet Nokia 7500 - two distinctive edge go through the front panel from end to end
Nokia 7500 has been in the limelight since the very day it appeared on the Chinese website of the Finnish company. With the angular design and a price tag befitting far greater functionality, there is no doubt that this is a love-it-or-hate-it phone. A mere glance at the specification sheets is enough to convince us that Nokia 6300 offers almost the same set of features at a significantly lower price. Shiny plastic and diamond-like shapes on the outside, we are yet to see if its performance is diamond-hard.
Out-of-the-box The contents of the package are downright mid level. Alongside a 512 MB microSD memory card, there's a wired stereo handsfree. The earphones aren't as good as the ones found in Nokia 5700, but still produce decent quality sound. Sadly, we found no adapter for the microSD card (making it compatible with standard SD card-readers), nor a USB cable. The DC charger was there but we were disappointed to find out that this phone was using the Nokia AC-3X charger, instead of the AC-5 we found in the Nokia 5700 box. The typical retail package also includes an artificial leather wrist strap, a pouch and two exchangeable color accents. The color accents are very easy to replace and make a surprisingly big difference refreshing the phone's looks. A manual and a booklet highlighting the Nokia 7500 most important features complete the box contents. We should once again make a note here that part of the content of the retail package is market dependant and will probably vary by country or vendor.
Box is in the golden mean in terms of content
Triangular plasticNokia 7500 Prism is dressed in black and has a body made of plastic with only a few metal details. Except for parts of the back and the sides, where matt plastic was used, most of the handset's body is shiny, which sadly makes fingerprints an inevitable burden. The device stands at 109 x 44 x 14 mm with a volume of 70 cc and weight of mere 83 g. Overall the construction quality is good and there were no creaks or other disturbing sounds during our test. It does feel good in hand but cleaning your Nokia 7500 is a fulltime job, as every touch on the shiny plastic results in a fingerprint.
Starting to inspect the phone exterior, you will find the speaker positioned right above the display. A tiny metal ornament is placed right above it serving a purely decorative purpose. The 2.0" display itself is basically what you would expect in a phone in this price range.
The speaker execls with sound quality
Topside you'll find the on/off key, which is slightly sunk to prevent accidental presses. It is enclosed in a thin metal circle and is the only control on this part of Nokia 7500. The top, like the sides, is made of matt black plastic except for the metal framing that goes around the phone and the exchangeable accent. The accents themselves are plastic framework elements of different color, which are inserted under the phone's back panel.
The on/off key is surrounded by a thin metal ring
The left side is probably the easiest to describe, as it holds no functional elements at all. The bottom side is much more crowded. It houses the eyelet for a attaching a neck or a wrist strap. Right next to it is the charger plug. Further on to the right you will find the 2.5mm audio jack and the USB slot. Nokia 7500 supports microSD cards, which is nice as those are quite well-spread. So are USB cables by the way, and Nokia must have figured that users are quite likely to have one. As we already mentioned, there's no USB cable in the retail package.
The left side has no functional elements • a whole bunch of apertures is to be found at the bottom of Nokia 7500 - USB slot, 2.5mm audio jack, DC charger plug and the wrist strap eyelet
The right side of the phone is where the dedicated camera key is placed. Above it, is the dual volume control key and that is all there is to notice regarding the functionality of this part of Nokia 7500. A great flaw of Nokia 7500 is the lack of hot swap memory card slot. To us it's rather outdated to have to turn off the phone every time you take out or insert the memory card, but apparently not to the phone's designers.
Right side is where the dedicated camera key and the volume rocker is placed
The back of the phone is covered with asymmetrical patterns of shiny plastic while the rest of it, as already mentioned, is finished in matt plastic, which may not be as nice looking but deals with fingerprints a whole lot better. The Nokia logo is engraved on the lower half and the camera and the LED flash are located in the upper half. The flash window is also triangular to match the shape, which dominates the phone's design.
Most of the stylish back panel is covered by asymmetrical patterns • The camera and the flash also exercise angular forms • Next to them is the speakerphone
To get to the battery, the back cover is removed by lifting, starting from the top until you reach the bottom where a triangular button ought to be pushed to fully release the panel. Under the cover is the BL-4B battery and of course the currently chosen color accent goes around the rim. The BL-4B battery is one our greatest disappointments with this phone. Under heavy-duty usage, it was able to last roughly about a day. Our guess is that if you use the phone mostly for talking and do not make too many calls, you will have to charge it every 36 or 48 hours at the most. We could have probably lived with that one if the phone was really feature-packed or at least the display was large enough and of superior quality, but unfortunately neither of those excuses works with this handset.
The phone thorn to pieces • The BL-4B battery is inadequate
Taking the battery away you will notice the SIM card slot and the microSD card slot. The latter has the lock system, which Nokia usually uses for the SIM cards. We do find it a very nice idea but it's not nearly enough to removing the bad impression from not having a hot-swap slot.
No hot swap memory card for Nokia 7500 • At least there is a 512 MB card included in the retail package.(Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/)

Nokia 6555 – an elegant 3G clamshell

Nokia is certainly keeping us busy these days. Only a day has passed since the Nokia N95 8GB was approved by the FCC and now a new mobile is announced by the Finnish company. The fresh new addition to its mobile portfolio is the Nokia 6555 - a stylishly looking clamshell. The device is going to be quad-band and 3G-enabled and has an interesting design, which once again confirms that Nokia is trying to drop the conservative image. Quite a few steps in that direction were made, including the Nokia Prism collection and the Nokia Luna.
Nokia 6555 in different color variants
In terms of features Nokia 6555 comes with a 16M color internal TFT display with a QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) resolution. The clamshell also has an eye-pleasing external analog timepiece display. The user memory is 30MB and is expandable through the in-built microSD card slot. Data transfers rely on Bluetooth as well as the already mentioned 3G capabilities. The camera (with yet unknown megapixel count) features some handy features such as fullscreen portrait viewfinder.
The handset is planned to hit the shelves within next month at an estimated retail price of 200 EUR in at least four different color combos. (Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/)

Nokia 6120 classic review Down-to-earth Symbian

The elegant case of the new Nokia 6120 houses a feature rich smartphone, which has all the reasons in the world to become a bestseller
The new Nokia 6120 Classic belongs to neither the multimedia N Series, nor the business E series of the Finnish brand. Good at the essentials, it's set of features can't be clearly linked to a particular target of users. The "Classic" attribute refers to the phone's conservative design. On the other hand, Nokia 6120 features functions far more sophisticated than what you'd expect in this price category. The piece we tested had been delivered to us by Vodafone thus its software is modified according to Vodafone's requirements.

Key featuresConservative and elegant design Impeccable construction Symbian 9.2, S60 3rd Edition graphic upgrade and Feature Pack Remarkable size and weight for a smartphone 2-megapixel camera without autofocus Instant response of user interface Brilliant QVGA display with reflexive surface 35 MB of internal memory, microSD card slot GPRS, EDGE, HSCSD, UMTS, HSDPA Document viewer: Quickoffice and PDF Bluetooth with A2DP support Solid and robust body MiniUSB connector Very good keypad Voice recorder with 60-minute limit Main disadvantagesNo Wi-Fi No "pencil" key Susceptible to fingerprints No indication of missed events after certain period of time Navigation and operation keys not ergonomic enough Chromium enclosing black Nokia 6120 impresses with its conservative, adornment-free design. The unobtrusively elegant and compact handset has two color versions: black and pearl white. The chromium trim is an especially attractive highlight on the black one we tested. The Nokia 6120 puts on no shows; it looks like just another basic phone. Market success is staked on precisely this combination of regular looks and spot-on capability. Despite the all but orthodox use of materials, dominated by standard plastic, the Nokia 6120 stands out with its conservative elegance. Durable and solid, the phone is meant for heavy workloads.
Robust and compact, the new Nokia 6120 has a truly classic look
Nokia 6120 is sure to surprise you when you hold it in hand for the first time. It is doubtlessly the smallest and lightest Symbian smartphone on the market. Measuring 105 x 46 x 15 mm and weighing 89 grams, it scores very high in direct comparison to the famous Nokia 6300 (whose dimensions are similar: 106 x 44 x 12 mm).
The most prominent element on Nokia 6120 is the chromium stripe running along the sides of its body. It's wider at the bottom, creating a nice frame for the front to stand out. Round edges dominate the shape and most of the elements of the exterior. The D-pad is chromium-plated too, and so is the framing of the front camera lens and the earpiece. The last silvery bit is the area around the main camera lens on the back. The rest, which is to say most of the surface, is glossy black. Fingerprints are hence an inevitable consequence. They are most likely to appear around the display and on the entire back panel. A good deal of wiping up will be needed every time the phone gets used. Possibly, fingerprints will be less of a problem for the pearl white version of the 6120.
The matt chromium frame along the sides of the casing
A single key is to be found on the top of the handset. The power key has the usual range of powers: it turns the device on and off, switches between profiles (incl. Offline mode), activates phone lock and keypad lock (the standard combination of left soft key + asterisk will do too). The bottom features all connectors - the miniUSB port, 2.5 mm jack, and the charger port. On the left you will find the monospeaker grill and the microSD memory card slot. On the right are the volume rocker and the camera key. The back of the phone nests the main camera lens alongside a pleasingly powerful LED flash.
A monospeaker on the left, alongside the cover of the memory-card slot
The right side houses the camera key and the volume-control key. All connection ports are at the bottom. At the top is the power key: typical of Nokia, it's multifunctional.
The material around both camera lenses looks like chromium.
The rearside edges are slightly beveled, making for a pleasantly comfortable grip. The plate holds firmly and gives out no strange sounds even when pressed strongly. Under the rear plate is the Li-Ion BL-5B battery with 890 mAh capacity. The battery life of Nokia 6120 is impressive. To give you an example, a daily average of 5 minutes of calls and 20 SMS requires charging every four to five days. More demanding jobs, including active internet browsing in UMTS, will surely reduce durability to 2-3 days, but even so the phone does great. Charging takes about 2.5 hours.
SIM card is not fitted in the best possible way.(Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/)

Nokia 6301 hits on UMA

Nokia officially revealed a spanking new handset to feature UMA. Nokia 6301 is a revamped version of the successful thin bar Nokia 6300.
Visually, Nokia 6301 is almost indistinguishable from its predecessor. It has the exact same design with only slightly larger dimensions, the increase in thickness being the most notable. Nokia 6301 stands at 13.1 mm as opposed to the 11.7 mm of Nokia 6300. It has also gained two grams of weight to total 93 grams.
In terms of features, the most important improvement in Nokia 6301 is of course the WLAN support. It seems the-not-so-long-ago exotic WLAN is becoming almost a standard feature. In Nokia 6301 user memory gets a boost to 30MB, topped with microSD memory card support of up to 2GB. A 128MB memory card will ship with the handset. So much for differences with Nokia 6300, Nokia 6301 remains a tri-band GPRS and EDGE enabled device.
Having UMA at your disposal means that whenever there is an accessible Wi-Fi hotspot near you, be it your home, office or university, or simply in the street, the device can connect to it and use the connection for making and accepting calls and sending and receiving data similarly to using wireless VoIP-telephony on your GSM mobile phone. The handset would be able to switch connections between the licensed cellular radio access network and the Wi-Fi network even in the middle of a call without the user ever noticing. The most important difference from the widely known VoIP technology is that UMA is after all tightly linked to the mobile radio network, which is used for routing, authentication and billing. A call initiated using the Wi-Fi interface eventually reaches the 2G core network through the UMA network and, once the signal is transferred, it becomes indistinguishable from the rest of the cellular traffic. Subscribers using UMA can take advantage of improved indoor coverage and higher data rates, when accessing the local WLAN. Do not throw your hopes for free calls out of the window just yet, since the technology allows the UMA-enabled devices to be used as regular VoIP handsets. But it's of course up to the manufacturer to decide whether to block that functionality or not.
Shipping is expected to begin to selected markets in Europe in the forth quarter of 2007. The estimated retail price is EUR 230 before taxes or subsides.(Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/)

Nokia 5700 review Smart performer

It seems that music phones are becoming an increasingly important part of every company's portfolio. It's therefore no surprise that a lot of effort is put in developing such devices, which explains the constantly improving functionality and performance. We'll now have a look at Nokia's most recent creation in the genre - the Nokia 5700 XpressMusic family. Just a quick glance at its features tells you this phone is promising, to say the least. But practice has taught us that features are not all that a handset is about. Stay with us as we find out what this heavyweight musician is capable of.
Nokia 5700 official images
Key features:Fast and responsive user interface Excellent display, with unmatched legibility under direct sunlight Great earphones Symbian S60 3rd edition FP1 Sporty, youthful design The swiveling part is well-built and very functional Main disadvantages:Awkward joystick Weak bass Bizarre Menu and C keys No Pencil key No built-in 3.5mm jack Nokia 5700 went off to a flying start with its very release, earning itself quite a number of fans. Smartphone functionality topped with music phone charisma was sure to appeal to all walks of life. Although its design was originally meant to mostly please the young, Nokia 5700's curvy lines and lacquered plastic are enjoyed by men and women of all ages.
Nokia 5700 - first look is promising
We started this review with a couple of questions on our mind, and we put the phone to the test looking for the answers. First and more important, we were wondering which one gained the upper hand in Nokia 5700 - music phone or smartphone. And secondly we wanted to know what had changed in the music lineup since the Nokia 3250 release. Answering the first one was going to involve a lot of digging, while the other didn't need this much of an effort. Only a quick glance at both handsets' specs was enough to convince us that Nokia had not been wasting their time. The display is now bigger and offers QVGA resolution and 16M colors. Connectivity has undergone a major improvement, with 3G support added. All that, plus shedding a good 15g of weight, clearly shows that Nokia 5700 and Nokia 3250 are two phones that simply do not belong to the same class.
The boxThe retail package we got the phone with was quite well equipped. Alongside a 1 GB microSD memory card, there's a wired remote serving as an adapter for plugging the included 3.5mm earphones into the phone's 2.5 mm jack. The earphones turned out quite a pleasant surprise, but we'll come back to that later when we look at the music capabilities of the handset. The other package contents included an adapter for the microSD card (making it compatible with standard SD card-readers) plus a USB cable. Of course a DC charger was also present and, to our greatest pleasure, we found out that this phone was using the latest Nokia AC-5 charger. It's the most compact and yet best performing among its Nokia siblings. A CD with the required software for synchronizing your phone with a PC, a manual and a booklet highlighting the Nokia 5700 most important features complete the box contents. Most of these of course are strictly market-dependant, so we cannot guarantee that everyone will get the same bunch of extras that we did.
The retail package has some pleasant surprises for you
Revolver ActionThe phone comes in three different color versions including Red, Gray and Black but with all of them the rotating part and the top part are finished in very nice looking lacquered white plastic. It looks very durable and blends well with all the different color versions of the rubber sides and the plastic battery cover. We received the black version for testing and we have to admit we liked that color combo very much.
We are more than pleased with the construction of the 5700. The casing didn't produce any creaks during our test, and it didn't seem likely to start playing up after a few months of use. The phone is also very comfortable to hold, the rubber sides provide for a great grip.
In terms of size Nokia 5700 is a little bit above the average. It is bigger than common phones (108 x 50 x 17 mm), but not as heavy as you would've guessed from the numbers. It weighs exactly 115 grams. And, a real nicety: the phone is fingerprint proof with even the shiny plastic surfaces very hard to blotch during normal operation. In other words, cleaning is no issue for 5700 owners.
Going over the phone, you couldn't help but notice the ambient light detector in the upper right corner of the front panel. These sensors have become quite common among Nokia phones since Nokia 6630. They are very handy indeed. The sensor detects the available light and controls the display brightness. It thus acts as a power optimizer and provides less brightness in darker conditions so that it doesn't go hard on your eyes. Next to the sensor, right in the center, is the earpiece.
The earpiece and the ambient light sensor are doing a great job
Right above it, on the top of the phone, is the On/Off key - it's made of the same white plastic as the surrounding surface, fully flat and blending perfectly. This makes it a little less tactile, but we guess it will only take a while getting used to. In terms of functionality there is almost no change. It is responsible for switching the phone on and off, changing profiles, locking the keypad or the phone, and activating offline mode.
The top is quite plain
The left side of the device features two volume keys as well as a speaker grill right at its top. Depending on the swivel position, either the second speaker grill or the camera and the LED flash are found in the lower end of the left side. None of these needs going into much detail regarding functionality. The volume keys are tiny knobs in the rubber part of Nokia 5700. Despite that, they are very easily felt by fingertips and therefore no problem to use without looking at the phone. They do require a stronger press however but it prevents accidental keypresses when the phone is in your pocket. The loudspeakers position is well-thought of, as the sound doesn't get muffled when you put down the handset on its back, as with some other mobile phones. In all honesty, we should admit that positioning them on both sides of the display like in Nokia N95 is probably better. Nokia's flagship makes great use of its loudspeaker layout as the speakers are not covered by your fingers when you hold the handset.
Left side holds the volume keys and the loudspeaker • further down you either have camera and LED flash or the second loudspeaker, depending on how the rotating part is flipped
The bottom side is pretty plain. It hosts the eyelet for a attaching a neck or a wrist strap. Right above it is the 2.5mm audio jack. The microphone pinhole is the last thing to find there. The lack of a built-in 3.5 mm audio jack is a serious flaw having in mind that Nokia 5700 is supposed to be a music phone. This is partially resolved by the included remote, which acts as an adapter too. This of course means that you should carry it with you at all times, and we personally are not very excited about this.
The bottom side holds no surprises: microphone pinhole, neck strap eyelet and 2.5mm audio jack
The right side of the phone is where the Infrared port is placed. Right below it there are three openings under a plastic cover. The cover fits in very tightly and we find it very unlikely to go loose and open by itself even if not treated with enough care. Under the cap are the charger plug, the USB port and the memory card slot. Unfortunately the cover is not active, so when removing the memory card you will have to go to the on/off button menu and select remove memory card. Otherwise there is certain risk of loosing data. The plastic cover itself goes well with the design of the phone without doing wrong to its looks despite being quite large.
An infrared port and a bunch of openings with caps are found on the right side
The largest part of the back is taken by the battery cover. Right in its middle the Nokia and XpressMusic logos are etched. The lower part is taken by the other face of the rotating keypad.
The back side has no functional elements
Getting to the battery is not as simple as usual. The first time you open the back cover you can lift it using the plastic tag on the back of the phone. Then you can remove the tag and procede releasing the battery cover by rotating the swivel to 90 degrees and using the gaps under it. Removing the battery itself is also not as easy as some other phones, especially if you have larger fingers and not long enough fingernails. On the other hand, this is not something a regular user needs to do very often, so it's not going to spoil the user experience of the phone. Under the battery lies the SIM card slot that has a lock mechanism that should be used, once a SIM card is inserted.
Getting to the SIM card
Of course the main highlight in the phone's design is the swiveling part, which takes up the lower third of the device. Although not new, let alone revolutionary, it deserves a couple of words. Nice words that is, as we think that designers have done a great job with it. The numeric keypad is one of the most comfortable we have worked with. It has terraced keys of sufficient size and tactility to make typing and dialing a piece of cake. When you rotate it at 90 degrees in any direction the camera is automatically activated. It does wait for a second or two before the screen actually turns into a viewfinder but that is because the phone expects to see if the user will do a full 180 degrees rotation. This 90 degrees rotation can be used if you want to take a picture of yourself or of something standing in front of you. When a full 180 degrees rotation is performed the dedicated music keys are positioned under the display, the music player is automatically activated and displayed on the screen. Then you can change tracks with the dedicated music keys. An obvious minus here is the lack of a dedicated stop key, although one is present in the player. You can use the joystick instead, but then one might ask what the purpose of the dedicated keys is if not to operate the player. There is one extra function of the swivel. When watching a video you can rotate the swivel at 90 degrees and position the phone on its side. Upon doing this the video player automatically goes into fullscreen landscape mode to ensure better viewing experience. This works the same way with the image gallery too. Overall, the swivel is very sturdy and rotating produces distinct clicks when it locks into position. There are hardly any chances of it coming loose with time.(Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/)

Samsung S730i, ZV60, Z170 under way

The recently announced to be the second largest market share holder Samsung is about to release a few more additions to its mobile devices range. The engineers of the company have paid attention to each form factor producing bar shaped, clamshell and slider phones. Here is a quick preview of the newly accepted members of the Samsung family.
The Samsung S730i is a stylish i-mode enabled slider with touch sensitive keypad. It features a 2 megapixel camera which can record video in CIF (352 x 288 pixels) resolution, as well as a microSD memory card slot which allows for extending the 80MB internal memory. The handset has a 262K color TFT display with a resolution of 176 x 220 pixels. Its Bluetooth capabilities include support for the A2DP profile which allows listening to music on stereo Bluetooth headphones.
The Samsung S730i is quite compact, standing at 100x50x14.8 mm and weighing only 83g. Overall, it's not that impressive specs wise, but it's a job well done for an i-mode enabled handset. Availability and pricing of the Samsung S730i remain unknown.


Samsung S730i
The Samsung ZV60 is a 3G clamshell with 91x46x18.3 mm and weighs 105g. It has two displays with the external being a 1" CSTN 65K color one with 96 x 96 resolution while the internal is 1,9" TFT 265K color one with a resolution of 176 x 220 pixels. There is a 2 megapixel camera and a secondary VGA camera for video calls. The internal memory is 30 MB, but the ZV60 comes with a microSD memory card slot. No word on availability and pricing.


Samsung ZV60
Finally comes the bar-shaped Samsung Z170 which also sports 3G support and is the slimmest of the three standing only at 9.3 mm thickness and weighing 76g. The Z170 display is 1.8' 262K one with 176x220 pixels resolution. There is a primary camera with 1.3 megapixel CMOS sensor and secondary one (VGA) for handling the videocalls. Video recording is available in QCIF (176x144) resolution at 15 fps. Z170 can connect with other devices through its Bluetooth v.1.2 or via the USB port. It has 55MB of internal memory and features a MicroSD memory card slot. Availability and pricing are yet unkonwn.


Samsung Z170
(Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/)

Samsung i550 GPS smartphone

Just a day off since some hot information about Samsung G800 leaked, and we face the next rumored Samsung phone - the bar-shaped Samsung i550. It is supposed to be a GPS-enabled smartphone, running on Symbian OS S60 UI.
The Samsung i550 is a fresh reinforcement to the high-end smartphone portfolio of the company. Samsung i550 will be the first Samsung GPS-enabled smartphone, sporting 3G and HSDPA (3.6 Mbps). The 3.2 megapixel camera will make technology freaks really consider its purchase. It is also worth mentioning that this will be the first bar-shaped Symbian smartphone of the South Korean company.
The Samsung i550 will also feature dedicated keys for GPS, music player and internet browser. Other specifications include a 2.6" display, FM radio with a 3.5 mm jack, 128 MB RAM, microSD card slot and microUSB.
All this functionality is packed into surprisingly small dimensions of 115 x 53 x 13.8 mm.
At this stage no information regarding its availability and pricing is available.
(Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/)

Motorola gets new ROKR rolling

Phonescoop.com uncovers fresh news from Motorola. Announcement is due of a new addition to the ROKR series. The ROKR U9 is a music enabled clamshell taking after the PEBL. It features an external color display and music controls similar to the ones we have already seen in the RAZR2. Information about the new model's specifications is scanty, but a mini-USB slot is much more likely to be expected than a 3.5 mm jack. Given Motorola's choice of names, U9 coud easily be expected to be an exclusive, top-of-the-bill model.
The PEBL is another Motorola attempt to perk up the ROKR which are having a hard time getting a corner on the music-enabled phones market against the Sony Ericsson Walkman series and Nokia’s XpressMusic lineup.(Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/)

Nokia 8600 Luna goes official

After months of waiting and a good deal of spy photos, the new high-class Nokia phone with smoked glass cover was finally confirmed - today Nokia made the 8600 Luna model official.

The exquisite Nokia 8600 Luna is the next generation of Nokia luxurious line being a successor of highly successful models such as Nokia 8800 and Nokia 8800 Sirocco. Inspired by the Roman goddess of moonlight, the Luna comes with a unique body made of nearly opaque smoked glass and fine stainless steel.



Nokia 8600 Luna

Besides the unique body materials, the Nokia 8600 has more to offer than the Sirocco including a 2" 16M color TFT display with a QVGA resolution, quad-band GSM/EDGE/GPRS support and some soft pulsating light effects which correspond to the mysterious divine name it bears. This is also the first Nokia handset to be equipped with a microUSB port used for connecting the charger, the headset or the data cable. The handset is also heavier than the Nokia 8800 Sirocco by 10 g.



Nokia 8600 Luna

Unfortunately, due to an unknown reason the handset still lacks a memory card slot as the Sirocco did and that fact is not at all alleviated by the moderate internal memory of 128MB. One could expect more form such a high-end fashion model since even budget handsets already have a memory card slot for expanding the available memory.

Beside that, the handset retains all other key Nokia 8800 Sirocco features such as the 2 megapixel camera, the stereo Bluetooth, and the FM radio.

The Nokia 8600 Luna is already available at Carphone Warehouse exclusively for the UK, while worldwide availability of the handset is expected very soon at an estimated retail price around 700 EUR.

(Source : www.gsmarena.com)

Nokia 6500 classic and Nokia 6500 slide

Today Nokia expands its mid-range portfolio by offering two distinct handset with accent on fine craftsmanship and 3G connectivity. The Nokia 6500 classic and Nokia 6500 slide are unique with their simplistic, yet refined metallic design and rich features. Despite being gathered under a common 6500-series model line the two handsets are pretty different when it comes to specifications and form factor.
The Nokia 6500 classic features a seamless body case made from anodized aluminum and measures only 9.5 mm in thickness. With a classic bar form factor, it is based on the S40 user interface and features dual band 3G support (WCDMA 850/2100) and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support.

Nokia 6500 classic
Focusing mainly on data transfers and streaming content instead on video calls, the Nokia 6500 classic doesn't feature a video calls camera and its main photographic gear is a 2 megapixel camera with a dual LED flash. It also offers a 2" 16M color TFT display with QVGA resolution and 1GB of internal memory. If that is not enough, unfortunately, the handset doesn't have a memory card slot.
The Nokia 6500 is also equipped with a microUSB port to meet all cable connectivity needs such as charging, listening to music and transferring data.
The Nokia 6500 classic will be offered in black or bronze and is expected to become commercially available in Q3 2007 at an estimated retail price of 320EUR.
The Nokia 6500 slide comes in the slider form factor (obviously!) and is jam-packed with features. It is again based on the S40 user interface and features dual band 3G support (WCDMA 850/2100) and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support. This photo-centric handset has a video calls camera and is the first Nokia feature phone to be equipped with a 3.2 megapixel camera. The camera itself has Carl Zeiss optics, auto focus and a dual LED flash plus video recording in VGA resolution (15fps).

Nokia 6500 slide
The Nokia 6500 slide also boasts a 2.2" 16M color TFT display with a QVGA resolution and connectivity wise is equipped with a microUSB slot, Bluetooth, and a TV-out jack. The TV-out jack is not only for browsing your pictures on a large screen but also can be used for exciting features such as TV video calls and TV video conference calls. The device is further equipped with a FM radio with RDS and a microSD memory slot with support of up to 4GB memory cards.
When it comes to design, the Nokia 6500 slide doesn't fail to impress, too. The body has a brushed stainless steel finish plus some clear hard coating which should prevent scratches and fingerprints.
The Nokia 6500 slide is due to hit the markets in Q3 2007 at an estimated retail price of 370EUR(Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/)

LG Shine revamped in Titanium Black

It seems that LG are enjoying the success of their Black Label Series and have decided to
add a new member to the family. The new LG Titanium Black is actually the already well-known
LG KE970 Shine, but its metal bodied case is shaded in black with a rather special nuance.
Edgier than black and more chick than silver, the new LG kind of gets the best out of the
two looks.
The LG Shine Titanium Black has the same features as its forerunner: a 2 megapixel camera by
Schneider Kreuznach, a multifunctional scroll button, and stereo Bluetooth. It has 50 MB
internal memory and a microSD slot. You can read our review of the original LG Shine here.
LG Shine 'Titanium Black' will be launched in the UK, France, Netherlands and Austria. It
should hit the shelves by the end of July.(Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/)

BlackBerry Curve 8310 from Vodafone

It seems GPS is gaining more and more popularity with Blackberry devices. Shortly after the Blackberry 8820 was released Vodafone and Research In Motion (RIM) introduced the BlackBerry Curve 8310 smartphone. Featuring an integrated GPS module and Vodafone Navigator software with traffic and possible road obstacles information it gives its users a better chance of planning a traffic-jam free route. The Navigator itself is an off-board navigation system and downloads information from a central server when planning routes.
The BlackBerry Curve 8310, like its forerunner - the BlackBerry Curve 8300, features a 2 megapixel camera with LED flash. The GPRS/EDGE-enabled device sports 64 MB of internal flash memory, which is expandable through a microSD card slot. The display offers 65K colors and QVGA resolution. And connectivity features include Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP as well as a mini-USB. Like the BlackBerry Curve 8300 the BlackBerry Curve 8310 features a full QWERTY keyboard. For the German market a QWERTZ keyboard layout will also be available.
The BlackBerry Curve 8310 is available now from Vodafone in Germany for EUR 99.90. An interesting detail worth mentioning is that the first 5 000 people that purchase the BlackBerry Curve 8310 will have 100 top chart songs in MP3 format preinstalled on them.
As rumors go, the BlackBerry 8310 is only one of a series of new RIM devices that are to be released this summer. Another one - the BlackBerry 8820 has already hit the shelves. It is only a matter of time to see if the 8320 or the 8120 (both with Wi-Fi) will join it or will limit their existence to the gossips realm.(Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/)

5 Megapixel Samsung G800 leaked

Another high-end camera phone from Samsung seems to be under way, unofficial information has leaked. The Samsung G800 slider has a 5 megapixel auto focus camera with 3x optical zoom and is likely the successor of Samsung G600, which was recently announced.
Samsung G800 is recognizable for its stylish design and better camera integration with a dedicated camera button and xenon flash. The back of the phone includes elements, inherent to advanced camera bodies - a special leather-like cover ensuring better grip, as well as its lens and xenon flash comfortably covered by a stylish lens lid. The front panel grabs attention with its large display. The form factor is easily identifiable as a slider, but it might as well offer a touch-based user interface and no hardware keypad.
Other features of the Samsung G800 include Bluetooth, USB support, 3G or HSDPA connectivity and stereo speakers. We are somewhat uncertain about the presence of 3G support, since most of the Samsung 3G-enabled handset come out under the Z-series. As of yet, no information is available on the video recording capabilities of the device.
Although optical zoom enabled phones are not something new on the market as we have already witnessed the coming to light of Nokia N93, Nokia N93i, Sharp 902, Sharp 903 and Sharp 904, the Samsung G800 looks like quickly becoming a common favourite when it hits the shelves. This is expected to happen in the early months of 2008.(Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/)

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