Samsung U900 Soul

Key Features
2.2 Inch TFT 16 Million Colour Screen (240 x 320 Pixels)
Magic Touch Navigation Pad by DaCP™
3G HSDPA Technology
5 Megapixel Camera with Auto Focus & Face Detection
Size 105 x 49.5 x 12.9 mm
Music Player with Bang & Olufsen Enhanced Audio
FM Radio RDS

Specifications & Features

Screen
2.2 Inch TFT 16 Million Colour Screen (240 x 320 Pixels)

Imaging
5 Megapixel Camera
Auto Focus
Flash
Image Stabiliser
Face Detection
Wide Dynamic Range (WDR)
Photo Settings
Picture Editing
Video Player
Video Recorder (QVGA)
Video Settings
Screensavers
Wallpaper

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
EMS (Enhanced Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Email
Predictive Text

Sound
Music Player
FM Radio RDS
Bang & Olufsen Enhanced Audio
Music Library
Polyphonic Ringtones
MP3 Ringtones
Voice Memo
Vibration Alert

Entertainment
Java™ Games
Downloadable Games
Embedded Games

Organiser
Phonebook
Calendar
To Do List
Clock
Stopwatch
Timer
Alarm
Converter
Calculator
Handsfree Speaker
Magic Touch Navigation by DaCP™

Connectivity
3G HSDPA
Bluetooth™
USB
GPRS

Network
Tri Band (GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
HSDPA

Internet
WAP 2.0
XHTML
HTML
RSS Feeds

Memory & Talk Time
128 Mbytes plus MicroSD™ Memory Card Option
Talk Time TBC
Standby TBC

Weight & Size
Weight TBC
105 x 49.5 x 12.9 mm


REVIEW

A new silver edition of the new Samsung U900 Soul has today been released on O2 in the UK, the Samsung Soul in Silver offers the same great features as the Graphite U900 but now comes in a sleek silver casing.

Initially launched on O2 the Samsung U900 Soul is expected to be rolloed out onto further networks very soon.

The Samsung U900 Soul mobile phone is here and has been named the ‘Spirit of Ultra’ and described as the ultimate mobile phone from Samsung’s Ultra Edition range.

The future is here with features that enhance usability for you and adapt depending on your needs. Magic Touch by DaCPTM allows navigation indicators on the Samsung Soul keypad to change according to your needs making navigation of the menus simple intuitive and direct. The navigation panel’s icons change according to the function. For example when you’re using the 5.0-megapixel camera you’ll be able to control zoom and brightness from the panel.

Be amazed by the Magic Touch by DaCPTM for enhanced usability

Use the MP3 player with a digital power amplifier designed by Bang&Olufsen

Browse the web and email with the great 3G and HSDPA technology

Capture all your great times with the 5.0-megapixel camera

Listen to the latest tracks with the built-in FM radio

Share all multimedia files via your Bluetooth™ and messaging

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Nokia N96

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Key Features
GPS Navigation (150 Countries Maps)
3G HSDPA Technology
WLAN Wi-Fi UPnP Technology
5 Megapixel Camera with Carl Zeiss Optics Tessar™ Lens
Live TV Broadcast (DVB H)
Stereo FM Radio with RDS

Specifications & Features

Screen
2.8 Inch 16 Million Colour QVGA LCD TFT Screen (240 x 320 Pixels)

Imaging
5 Megapixel Camera
Carl Zeiss Optics Tessar™ Lens
Dual LED Flash
Autofocus
Auto Exposure
Camera Key
Camera Setting (Flash, Self Timer, Colour, White Balance & Contrast)
Video Player
Video Recorder (MPEG4)
Video Streaming
Video Stabiliser
Video Light
Video Settings (White Balance & Colour Tone)
Second VGA Camera
Video Calling
Live TV Broadcast (DVB H)

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Email (SMTP, IMAP4 & POP3)
Email with Attachments
Picture Messaging
Instant Messaging
Predictive Text

Sound
Music Player (MP3, AAC, eAAC+ & WMA)
Album Art
Playlist
Sound Equaliser
Stereo FM Radio with RDS
Visual Radio™
Nokia Internet Radio
MP3 & Polyphonic Ringtones
Voice Commands
Voice Dialling

Entertainment
Java™ Games
Embedded Games
Downloadable Games

Organiser
Phonebook
Contacts
Calendar
Notes
Clock
To Do List
Calculator
Converter
Conference Call
Push To Talk
Document Viewer
GPS Navigation (150 Countries Maps)
Nokia Maps Application
OS Symbian Operating System
S60 Software

Connectivity
3G
HSDPA
Bluetooth® with A2DP
USB
EDGE
WLAN Wi-Fi UPnP Technology

Network
Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
WCDMA

Internet
Nokia Web Browser with Mini Maps
HTML
RSS Reader

Memory & Talk Time
16 Gbytes plus MicroSD™ Support & 128 Mbytes RAM & 256 Mbytes System Memory
3 Hours Talk Time
220 Hours Standby

Weight & Size
125 g
103 x 55 x 18 mm

REVIEW

he Nokia N96 is set to be THE handset for 2008.

The previous flagship Nokia N95/N95 8Gb were both superb mobile phones but the N96 up's the ante ever further - much to the frustration of Nokia's rivals we imagine !

Normally we'd get straight in there & prattle on about what new features it's got etc - but with the N96 we're not. Why ? Well because the N96 is not only clever on the inside, it's clever on the outside too.

First of all, both the look & feel are a world away from the looks and quality of the previous models. The N96 oozes quality from every angle. Whether it's from the huge 2.8" display or the unique "double-sliding" movement. Slide it upwards to reveal the numeric keypad - slide it downwards to reveal media control keys - cool ! Another unique touch to the N96 is the inclusion of a desk stand built into the back of the handset. The intention for this being that because the N96 has such a huge memory (16Gb which is expandable to 32Mb) it is more than capable of playing video for hours & it is capable of broadcasting TV as it has an inbuilt DVB-H receiver. All very clever but simple straight forwards thinking we reckon. Nokia mobile phones have never been this good !

The camera is as with the previous N95, a 5 megapixel affair with Carl Zeiss optics which makes a considerable difference to the quality of images/video - more so than just megapixels alone. Auto focus, auto exposure, dual-LED camera flash, video light, recording indicator, auto-focus assist light are all featured - more than enough for even the most avid camera enthusiast we think ?

Being a multimedia leviathan, the Nokia N96 is equipped to the hilt on every score. All the usual audio visual file formats are supported, along with full Flash, Web browser, FM radio, 3G, GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth & WiFi - Phew !

The N96 also has Nokia maps and navigation facilities. The built-in GPS receiver lets you know exactly where you are. Free downloadable maps of over 150 countries, millions of locations, location details and satellite imagery are available from Nokia

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Nokia N78

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Key Features
3.2 Megapixel Camera with Auto Focus & 20 X Zoom
RealPlayer (MPEG4,H264, H263, RealVideo & Flash 3)
Email Attachments (SMTP, IMAP4 & POP3)
Music Player (MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ & WMA)
3G HSDPA
WLAN Wi-Fi with UPnP

Specifications & Features

Screen
2.4 Inch QVGA TFT 16 Million Colour Screen (240 x 320 Pixels)

Imaging
3.2 Megapixel Camera
Carl Zeiss™ Optics
Tessar™ Lens
Auto Focus
Auto Exposure
20 x Digital Zoom
LED Flash
Photo Editor
Photo Blogging
Photo Settings (User, Close Up, Landscape, Night & Night Portrait)
Colour Tone (Normal, Black & White, Sepia & Negative)
White Balance (Auto, Sunny, Cloudy, Incandescent & Fluorescent)
Video Recorder
Video 8 x Digital Zoom
RealPlayer (MPEG4,H264, H263, RealVideo & Flash 3)
Video Streaming
Video Stabiliser
Video Editor
Video Calling
Second Camera
Wallpapers & Screensavers

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Email
Email Attachments (SMTP, IMAP4 & POP3)
Instant Messaging

Sound
Music Player (MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ & WMA)
Playlists
Album Art
Equalizer
Stereo FM Radio
VisualRadio™
Nokia Music Manager
MP3 & Polyphonic Ringtones
Stereo Speakers
Stereo Headset

Entertainment
Java™ Games
Embedded Games
Downloadable Games

REVIEW

With the built-in Wi-Fi and Nokia's S60 web browser with mini map, the Nokia N78 becomes your able Internet companion. Progressive download is mentioned as a new feature of the Web browser, although I'm not sure how well that would work. It also has an RSS reader, giving bloggers like myself another reason to want one. Its 2.4-inch screen might even prove big enough for me to write new entries to this blog directly from it, without the need for a computer. That's already a lot of features, and yet there's many more that I haven't mentioned yet.


Although it's not advertised as often, the Nokia N78 is also Ngage compatible like the Nokia N81, and it's ready for Ngage games once they are available for download. Surely a lot of people will find this handy in times of loneliness and boredom. But if games are not your thing, then just fire up the browser and get on to surfing the Internet. I heard the Nokia N78 has full support for flash and Java too, so Youtube and all your other favorite sites are not off-limits anymore. It doesn't matter whether you're in a Wi-Fi network or not. You can also run the web browser on your local HSDPA network, which also makes for a great Internet experience.

And let's not forget, since you're on the Internet anyway, what would keep you from retrieving all of your important emails? The Nokia N78 sure won't. The Nokia N78 will let you download your email easily. With it, you can also access all your files (images, music, videos, and podcasts) remotely via the Web. Did I mention this will be very convenient?

I don't know about you but I think the Nokia N78 is a best-seller in the making. If only they didn't give it that funky old keypad. Your thoughts?



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