Nokia 8800 Diamond

Nokia 8800 Diamond


Nokia 8800 Diamond swanky looking phone gets onboard 3G capabilities, 3.2 megapixel auto focus camera, and1GB built-in memory space. A unique silencing mechanism is activated when the phone is turned over, screen-side down. The Nokia 8800 Diamond will be available in Heyerdahl's stores and selected Nokia outlets for about 30,000 NOK ($ 6,000).

iPhone

The TV01 If you thought the iPhone was the big daddy of cell phones, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. I’m not referring to the handset in technological terms and calling it that, but more in terms of its size, especially with its external battery pack that includes an additional speaker. It’s unfortunate that the company that designed this handset with the external additional pack has given those annoying individuals who play their mobile music in the train some rather heavy artillery.

This handset also supports analog TV with pretty good pickup. Don’t expect to get crystal clear reception, but the image quality is okay and so is the sound. The external pack has a little stand to prop up the handset. The TV01 supports dual SIM cards too, but as far as I could tell, both are not simultaneously active, though there is a dedicated button to switch between the two. This handset has a large touchscreen interface that supports quite a high resolution. The interface is quite catchy and easy to navigate, with the five-way nav-pad or the stylus. Feature-wise the TV01 is quite well equipped with multimedia, a 1.3MP camera and the relevant features that all mobile handsets come with including alarms, calendar, notes etc. External memory is supported via microSD cards.

Ultra-Fashion Handset

Ultra-Fashion Handset: I’m calling this handset "Ultra-Fashion" because there doesn’t seem to be any official alphanumeric name for it. All it has are Ultra and Fashion written on either side of the handset. In case you’re wondering "hey, haven’t I seen that before?" you probably have, as Samsung has a model called the F300 that’s very similar. Or is it the other way around? But this handset does have two separate displays. The smaller display on the phone side is a low resolution display but still in color. It’s a full function phone that can also be used for sending messages as well as do everything else you’d do with a regular low end entry-level handset. I liked its compact size and the hot-swap slot for the SIM card on the side. The battery can be slipped in and out from a slot located on the bottom of the handset. The microSD card has a hot-swap slot too.


On the other side is a full fledged PMP (no kidding!) with a large display and a five-way nav-pad. Navigation is a bit of a pain though. The rear PMP can be activated by simply clicking a button on the side of the phone. Although the player remains dormant while you’re using the phone, the phone is simply on standby. This handset has a camera located on the phone side and can be activated from the player as well as when the phone is active. A specially designed carry case comes with a cradle and flaps to cover either end. All one has to do is simply flip open the side you wish to use. Though the sound quality may not be that great, it’s a pretty decent phone.

Chinese Mobile Phone V323

The Chinese Mobile Phone V323 is a rather bulky handset and heavy too. But it has a superbly clear 3-inch touchscreen display that’s great for watching videos and TV, if you have the reception. The interface looks identical to Nokia Symbian interface handsets, so navigation should be easy for Nokia users... or just about anybody. The interface is a little bit slow though. The phone supports analog TV, but unfortunately I couldn’t get decent reception anywhere and all I saw was a lot of static.

The V323 comes equipped with a 1.3MP camera (with plenty of settings) and the image quality isn’t too bad. There various features, including a pretty good media player and an FM radio, in addition to regular stuff like a converter, calendar for schedules and appointments etc. The best thing about the V323 is that it supports dual SIM cards, both GSM. It’s a bit tricky figuring out messaging and calling the numbers stored on the SIMs, but poking around helps. Both SIMs are simultaneously active and incoming calls from the second SIM will simply have a ‘(2)’ attached to the callers name. You can switch off either SIM if you wish. The V323 also supports external memory.

Willcom 03 smartphone

Willcom 03 smartphone


Willcom 03 aka Sharp WS020SH is a smartphone which runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Classic. It comes with an LCD WVGA (800×480) 3′’ touchscreen, a QWERTY keyboard and a multidirectional pad, 1Seg tuner, 256MB memory, microSD and W-SIM slots, and a 2.0-megapixel camera with auto focus. More pictures available after the break.