The first thing to note is that UMTS in the US is not the same as UMTS everywhere else in the world - it's an 850/1900 MHz UMTS device rather than the UMTS 2100 MHz standard that pretty much everyone else uses. It does have quad-band GSM and EDGE support though, so you can still continue to use the LG CU500 more-or-less anywhere in the world. The LG CU500 is an HSDPA phone that's exclusive available on the Cingular network in the United States. Running on the back of Cingular's UMTS...
Motorola FONE F3 (also known as the MOTOFONE) is a very slim bar format phone that's due to hit the market by the end of the year. There are two versions - the FONE F3 is a GSM handset, the F3c is a CDMA version for North America and other CDMA markets. There are a some major advantages that EPD displays have over more traditional panels such as TFT or OLED technologies. Firstly, the screen can be read even in direct sunlight as it behaves just like a printed piece of paper, and secondly the...
Samsung Z650i is a 3G sliding i-mode phone, and might well correctly guess that the SGH-Z650i comes with a QVGA (320x240 pixel display), a 2 megapixel camera and expandable memory (although unlike the long overdue or possibly cancelled Z600, this isn't a smartphone). As well as having 2100 MHz 3G support, the Samsung Z650i has tri-band 900/1800/1900 MHz GSM plus GPRS and EDGE data. Overall size is 102x52x16mm and the SGH-Z650i weighs 95 grams, and has 2.5 hours of talktime on 3G (or 4...
Samsung SGH-X830 is probably one of the most interesting phones that we've seen this year. It's a very distinctive handset to look at, measuring just 84x30x20mm and coming in at 72 grams. Then there's the Samsung X830's unusual 128x220 pixel display and a distinctive circular control pad (more of which later). Internal memory is a huge 1Gb although there's no expansion slot, however 1Gb is probably enough for almost everyone. The Samsung X830 has a USB 2.0 connection, so this means that...
The specification of the K618i already - it's a very lightweight 3G phone weighing just 89 grams with a 2 megapixel camera, expandable memory (using Memory Stick Micro cards) with a 256Mb card included, it has Bluetooth and of course an MP3 player. The K618i's display is only a 176x220 pixel unit, but this is an acceptable trade-off for the handset's light weight and it will be good enough for most people. Overall, the K618i shows typically stylish Sony Ericsson design - it's a smart...
The Nokia N95 is a feature packed device, with a large 2.6" 240x320 pixel display, 5 megapixel camera, HSDPA, WiFi/WLAN, UMTS and GPS-based satellite navigation. There's a FM radio too. Internal memory is an impressive 160Mb, and this can be expanded with hot swappable microSD cards. Of course, it's an MP3 player, but you'll also need plenty of space to store pictures taken with the 5 megapixel camera and video clips. This is wrapped up in an unusual two-way slider design. Move the screen...