Philippine Cell Phones

Looking for a cute phone for your lady? LG has just introduced a new phone for here. The “make-up” phone or the LG-SH490 has a shiny colored case with various designs. It comes with a 2.4 inch QVGA internal display and a 1.1 inch external display. The 3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, music and video playing capabilities and the 512MB of internal memory are all under this clamshell’s case. The phone will be available in three colors with fancy names: Smoky Red, Deep Blue and Pearl White. There’s no word on pricing and availability although we heard SK Telecom is going to launch it soon.

Above is from mobilewhack.com

This will centainly attract more women to buy and yet have a very stylish mobile phone with them.  These beautifully styled phones are really somehing, if your girl sees this unit i think they let you buy it.  Just don’t let thm catch you talking to these beautiful women selling you this phones.

Well i just wish “they” would be selling mobile phones for us guys, huh?  The LG-SH490 will be available in Korea only via SK Telecom for approximately $375 after conversion. Can’t argue about their choice of models, though. That would be around Php 17,000 or more when it hits here in the Philippines.

The Touch Pro2 is equipped with a spacious keyboard that makes it breeze to get your message out. But when written word is not enough, it only takes one touch to respond to an email with the urgency of a phone call. With a 3.6-inch 800 x 480 replacement. Next, add a dedicated touch-sensitive zoom slider that works overtime to take maximum advantage of said screen, then throw in a few key carryovers: 512MB of ROM, 288MB of RAM, microSD expansion, and a 3.2 megapixel cam. Meet the Touch Pro2, the official follow-up to HTC’s popular series of QWERTY sliders that introduces so-called “Straight Talk” technology for “seamlessly” transitioning conversations between email, single-line calls, and party calls.

Specifications:

* Processor: Qualcomm® MSM7200A™, 528 MHz
* Operating System: Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional
* Memory: ROM: 512 MB, RAM: 288 MB
* Dimensions: 116 X 59.2 X 17.25 mm (4.57 X 2.33 X 0.68 inches)
* Weight: 175 grams (6.17 ounces) with battery
* Display: 3.6-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen, 480 X 800 WVGA resolution, Adjustable tilt screen
* Network: HSDPA/WCDMA: Europe/Asia: 900/2100 MHz, Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds
* Network: Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: Europe/Asia: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, (Band frequency, HSUPA availability, and data speed are operator dependent.)
* Device Control: TouchFLO™ 3D, Zoom bar
* Keyboard: Slide-out 5-row QWERTY keyboard
* GPS: Internal GPS antenna
* Connectivity: Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets, Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g, HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0, audio jack, and TV Out* in one)
* Main camera: 3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus
* Second camera: VGA CMOS color camera
* Audio formats: AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, QCP, MP3, WMA, WAV, MIDI, M4A
* Video formats: WMV, ASF, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, M4V, AVI
* Battery: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery, Capacity: 1500 mAh
* Talk time: Up to 270 minutes for WCDMA, Up to 419 minutes for GSM
* Standby time: Up to 454 hours for WCDMA, Up to 348 hours for GSM
* Video call time: Up to 150 minutes
* Expansion Slot: microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
* AC Adapter: Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz
* DC output: 5V and 1A
* Special Features: FM

Get all the key stakeholders involved. If they were in on the email, then simply tap next to their image icon to get them in on the call. The HTC Touch Pro2 helps make it easy to share your ideas with all the people that matter. This would be around Php 15,000 i think with add-on or upgrades this would cost much more.

The newly launched Nokia E63 is taking some spotlight for as a more affordable version of the Nokia E71 smartphone. After a couple weeks with a review unit, here’s our verdict of the Php14,200 Nokia phone.E63 has a huge potential very good phone easy to navigate. Overall very very good functionality but Nokia are locking for support for this device. Like the Nokia E63.

Based on the popular business smartphone E71, a full keyboard is now available to everyone. Its appearance is more casual, replacing the metal with a high-quality plastic. Hopefully, the build quality doesn’t suffer from this and is still very high-end. The colors are also more liberal and instead of the boring grey and black, here we find the fresher blue or red. The E63 has gotten a bit thicker and is now 13 mm, instead of the E71’s 10 mm.

Size

* Form: Monoblock with full keyboard
* Dimensions: 113 x 59 x 13 mm
* Weight: 126 g
* Volume: 87 cc
* Full keyboard
* High quality QVGA display

Display and 3D

* Size: 2.36″
* Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA)
* Up to 16 million colors
* TFT active matrix (QVGA)
* Two customisable home screen modes

Security features

* Device lock
* Remote lock
* Data encryption for both phone memory an microSD content
* mobile VPN

Keys and input method

* Full keyboard
* Dedicated one-touch keys: Home, calendar, contacts, and email
* Speaker dependent and speaker independent voice dialling
* Intelligent input with auto-completion, auto-correction and learning capability
* Accelerated scrolling with NaviTMKey

The E63 stores 110MB internal memory. If you want to store data like music, pictures, videos and other data on your E63 you need to buy a microSD card which are available up to 16GB currently. In the test my 4GB microSDHC card worked without problems and even 16GB cards should work too. E63’s 2.36 ” QVGA ( 240 x 320 pixels) screen displays the 16M colours very well.

As is typical high end Nokia phones , the E63’s display won’t disappoint you. It looks good indoors, as well as when exposed to direct sunlight, though in the latter situation the colors become a bit undistinguishable. Still, the image is clear enough and allows you to use the device with no real issues.

Samsung 709SC slider phone, which is now available through SoftBank, a Japanese mobile carrier. The 709SC is a 3G capable phone, which is capable of speeds up to 1.8Gbps. The 709SC phone also features Bluetooth, SD card slot, and Windows Mobile. You can view PDF and Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents with this new smartphone, so even when you’re away from the office you can be productive without having to lug around a bulky laptop. For interacting with non-Japanese speaking people, or just to learn more about other languages, the phone also is capable of language translations between English, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean.

Here are some features and specs:
- QVGA liquid crystal
- Bluetooth
- Video calls
- Music player
- MicroSD memory slot
- Weighs 85 grams
- 51.4 x 100.6 x 12.9 mm
- 160 of talktime
- 220 hours of standby

This cell is around Php 7,000 more or less, depending on the add-ons or special offers to customers like us.

It is a triple-band handset to cover roaming needs. Connectivity options include GPRS and EDGE for faster than dial-up internet connection speeds, Bluetooth and via the data cable. Why Samsung omitted 3G and HSDPA connectivity from this handset is everyone’s guess.

It also has a three-megapixel camera with autofocus for taking occassional snapshots while on the go. The camera also works as a videocam that will records in MPEG4 format. It also has an FM radio, an MP3 player and voice recorder.

Just in case the 47MB memory is too small for the user, a micro-SD card may be inserted in the expansion slot located at the back of the battery slot.

Network      GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
Generals     104 x 51 x 18.9 mm; Weight: 95 g
Display     TFT, 256K colors; Size: 240 x 320 pixels, 2.3 inches
Memory     - microSD (TransFlash),30 MB shared memory
Data     - GPRS, EDGE
- stereo Bluetooth v 2.0; USB 2.0
Messaging     SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Camera     3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus, video, flash
Features     - Dual SIM
- Java MIDP 2.0
- MP3/AAC/MPEG4 player
- stereo FM radio
- Business card reader application
- Document viewer
- Integrated handsfree
- TV out
Battery     - Standard battery: Li-Ion Li-Ion 1200 mAh

They should get the D880 and be freed from the hassle of carrying two phones. The suggested retail price is P16,500.

The Experia X1 has a dimension of 53 x 110 x 16.7 millimeters and a weight of 146 grams. This is the first phone in Sony Ericsson history that has been employed with a 3.5mm plug for earphones, a feature which is also unique for a Windows Mobile phone. It also includes navigation cross with central button which is very much emphasized in the mobile phone’s facade. It also features a QWERTY keyboard which is comfortable to press. This keyboard will be revealed when the 3-inch WVGA (800 by 480 pixel) touch screen is slid aside.

Size

* 110.5 x 52.6 x 17.0 mm
* 4.4 x 2.1 x 0.7 inches

Weight

* 158.0 gr
* 5.6 oz

Screen

* 800 X 480
* 65,536 color touchscreen

Available colors

* Solid Black
* Steel Silver

Memory

* Up to 400 MB Phone Memory
* MicroSD™ support (up to 16 GB)

Xperia runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 professional and it contains programs like Google maps, messenger, windows live, eJava, QuickGPS, Adobe reader LE and Handango In Hand. The transfer to the Opera 9.5 from Internet Explorer is also an improvement. Other highlights of the Xperia X1 include 512MB ROM and 256RAM, support for HSDPA.

The Nokia E61i has a new refreshed sleek design. I checked its just 2.5mm thinner but it does look a whole lot better. It now has improved handling of attachments and what really makes it for me, an integrated 2 megapixel camera.The Nokia E61i supports corporate mobile email solutions such as Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email, Good Mobile Messaging, Mail for Exchange, Seven Mobile Mail, and BlackBerry Connect as well as most popular consumer email solutions.

The E61i runs under the Symbian OS 9.1, Series 60 third edition. Users are able to view and edit Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point documents via the Quickoffice Suite. An additional utility is the Nokia Team Suite that can be used for creating teams, members, conference call numbers, conference call PINS and web pages for finding all the information about a single conference calls. Adobe Reader and Zip Manager are also included in the smart phone. Completing the list of tools are calendar, clock, voice recorder, currency converter and calendar. The default memory is 50MB but the microSD can accept up to 2GB of memory.

320 x 240 pixels @ 16 million colors
60 MB of internal user memory
2GB microSD external storage
2MP camera
5 hours talk time / 9 days standby
3G/EDGE/GPRS/WLAN 802.11 bg/Bluetooth 1.2/USB 2.0
200 MHz ARM processor
Symbian OS v.9.1, S60 3rd edition
Price: Php24,000+

Nokia E61i ’s support Microsoft Exchange Servere, POP3, IMAP and SMTP accounts. An attachment viewer is also included. Push e-mail solutions allows real-time messaging in E61i, supporting Intellisync Wireless E-mail, BlackBerry Connect, GoodLink, Visto, and Seven Always-On Mail. It works with instant messaging clients like Yahoo and AOL as well. Another cool feature, the Message Reader, automatically converts the text messages to speech.

Connectivity features with E61i are Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, and Infrared. Bluetooth can be used for file transfers and dial up networking for laptops, aside from hands-free handsets. Phone capabilities in E61i is fantastic as it offers the world roaming, speakerphone, speed dialling, voice commands and conference calls. It also supports VOIP calls.

The Nokia N95 is a somewhat large slider form factor handset. It measures 100mm x 53mm x 20mm (3.9″ x 2.1″ x .8″) in size and weighs 121g (4.3oz), which is to say it is by no means in the running for the thinnest and lightest handset on the market. The front of the N95 has a normal looking silver paint finish, but the sides and back of the device make use of a soft touch style deep burgundy color paint that has a very nice feel to it. Nokia has done a far better job with the slider mechanism on the N95 than it did on the N80.

Form Factor: Two-way Slide
Weight: 128 g
Dimensions: 99×53x21 mm

Scree Size: 2.8″
Display Type: TFT Matrix, 16 million colors
Resolution: 240×320 pixels

Camera: Frontal CIF video call & Main rear 5 Megapixel camera with auto-focus, Carl Zeiss optics

GSM Frequencies: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
UMTS/WCDMA (3G): 2100 MHz with HSDPA (3.5G, Category 6)
GPRS: Class 32, 107 / 64.2 kbps
EDGE (EGPRS): Class 32, 296 kbps; DTM Class 11, 177 kbps
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology

Operating System: Symbian OS v9.2, S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1
CPU: Texas Instruments OMAP2420 (ARM architecture 6 based) - 332 MHz
Internal Dynamic Memory (RAM): 128 MB
Internal Flash Memory: 8 GB
Memory Card Slot: None

The N95 gives up the Nokia proprietary pop-port and instead has a miniUSB connector located on its bottom edge. The miniUSB port can not be used for charging, though, a task that is handled by a new style mini Nokia power connector. The top edge of the N95 is home to the power switch, which is also handy for changing profiles when pressed briefly. Out back one finds the 5 megapixel autofocus camera and its flash. The camera lens is protected by a cover that is opened and closed with a slider switch. Opening and closing the cover activates and deactivates the camera. A secondary, QVGA resolution camera is located on the front of the device, just above the display, and is intended for 3G video calling.Nokia N95 8GB is about Php27,850.

Nokia today announced the The Nokia N86 8MP, which comes with a a wide-angle Carl Zeiss optics and an 8 megapixel sensor. The Nokia N86 8MP is designed for both bright and low light conditions, and it’s optimized for both video and still imaging. Its high-speed connectivity ensures easy and convenient sharing.

The fast mechanical shutter ensures pictures with less motion blur while the dual LED camera flash is powerful enough for excellent photography and video capture.

Every detail of the metal-framed Nokia N86 8MP is thoughtfully designed with photography in mind, including 8 GB of internal memory for up to 4,000 images. Like any high-end digital camera, the memory can be increased with an exchangeable 16 GB microSD card. The device also offers a bright OLED screen with scratch resistant hardened glass, easy photo management, full sync capability with a PC and TV-out support for slide shows.

Multimedia features - music, games, video
The Nokia N86 8MP, with its integrated kick stand, is ideal for watching videos and playing games. Each Nokia N86 8MP can play up to 25 hours of music on one charge which can be enjoyed with the Nokia Bluetooth Stereo Headset BH-214 also announced today. People can build a personal music collection from the millions of tracks and playlists available from the Nokia Music Store, where available.

The sound speakers are the loudest I’ve ever heard on a mobile phone and worthy of being in the XpressMusic class.With the 5800, you are still able to make a phone call and send text messages with one hand, though half the time you’d end up using your fingernails instead of your thumb. The 5800 gives you 4 options for text input — full QWERTY, mini QWERTY (for portrait mode), handwriting recognition and the normal virtual phone keypad — which is nice because it provides the user more ways to type in text depending on the need and screen orientation.

TFT touchscreen, 16M colors
360 x 640 pixels, 3.2 inches
Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
Handwriting recognition
microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB, 8GB included
81 MB internal memory
128 MB SDRAM memory
ARM 11 369 MHz CPU
HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5
Black, Red, Blue
3.15 mega pixels with Carl Zeiss optics, Flash & autofocus
Video (VGA at 30FPS)flash
secondary videocall camera
Built-in GPS receiver
A-GPS support
Nokia Maps 2.0 Touch
Stereo FM radio with RDS
TV out

Aside from the glass screen, the entire device is made up of plastic so it feels light for its size. It’s a little thick at 15.5mm. I think the Nokia 5800 is still worthy to be priced at the 25k to 35k range but Nokia puts it at a very cheap price of Php19,990. Nokia fans will surely love owning this little piece of history from Nokia.