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 176×220 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 looking device that is pretty unmistakable in its origins.

The Nokia N95 is a feature packed device, with a large 2.6″ 240×320 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.

The Motorola KRZR K1m is a CDMA version of the Motorola KRZR K1, but with a twist. Although on the surface, the KRZR K1m looks identical to the K1, it’s a very different handset underneath.

High speed data access is not the only thing that the KRZR K1m comes with – it also integrates GPS satellite positioning, which means that the KRZR K1m can deliver a variety of location-based services. The KRZR K1m also adds touch-sensitive multimedia controls on the outside of the device. However, unlike the GSM-based K1, the K1m only has a 1.3 megapixel camera.

Sony Ericsson K610i is probably the lightest 3G phone to date, weighing just 92 grams – and yet it still packs in a substantial number of features.

The K610i comes with a 2 megapixel digital camera, 176×220 pixel display in 262,000 colours, a secondary camera for video calling, expandable memory using Sony Memory Stick Micro cards, a multimedia player (plus the same Disc2Phone software found in the Walkman series of handsets), web browser, email client and all the usual features you’d expect to find in this type of device.

The LG L343i is a budget i-mode phone, and don’t to be confused with the similarly named NEC 343i, this LG model is designed to give low-cost access to i-mode features in a lightweight package.

The LG L343i weighs just 86 grams – a lightweight phone – but it’s pretty much a standard clamshell device when it comes to size. It’s also a fairly smart looking phone, with an understated “squared off” design.

Sony Ericsson K700i adds additional functionality to the popular and highly-rated T630 model. What’s new in the K700i? Firstly, the VGA camera has been enhanced with a camcorder capability for recording videos.

The TFT screen is 65,000 colours, like the T630, but it has been increased to nearly twice the size of the T630 – great for photos, videos and games. Ringtones have been upgraded from 32-voice to 40-voice. There’s also an integrated FM radio and MP3 player. Another improvement is the increased memory – at 41Mbytes, this is more than virtually any other phone on the market, and is ideal for storing photos, videos and music.

The cleverly named Motorola RIZR (or MOTORIZR) originally codenamed the “Capri” is a RAZR-style sliding phone – Motorola’s first for Western markets.

Initial reports say that Motorola have spent a lot of time getting the sliding mechanism just right, resulting in a handset that feels as if it is very high quality. It’s certainly a distinctive looking device too, and Motorola have been clever in including many RAZR family features into the design of the Motorola RAZR.

BlackBerry 8707v is the first 3G BlackBerry device to market. It’s a derivative of the ubiquitous BlackBerry 8700 series of devices, and it appears to have the same functionality as the 8700, just with added support for UMTS 2100 3G data.

There are limitations with the 8707v though. There’s no WiFi, unlike some recent messaging devices, nor is there any expandable memory (internal memory comprises of 64Mb of Flash memory plus 16Mb dynamic RAM). There’s no MP3 player or camera either. Of course, many businesses actually want these limitations as it makes the device simpler to manage.