The HTC Magic Google G2 phone is perhaps the ultimate embodiment of snazzy phones. It is the latest addition to the line of android touch screen smart phones and the most ironical thing is that it has not yet been made available for sale in the United States. The phone has earned the name HTC Magic in the international market and comes in a spectacular white case. The screen size is 3.2 inches and the pixel resolution provided by the device is 320 x 480 pixels. The absence of a huge keyword comes as a blessing as a lot of weight gets knocked off. The Android software enhances performance and the compatible operating system helps in installing additional software like games and applications.

Google applications such as G Mail, Google Calendar, Google Talk and Google Search will be available in abundance. Mapping is also hassle free with the help of the GPS facility and locating places will become extremely straightforward. The camera that has been pre installed in the HTC Magic is a 3.2 Mega Pixel with enabled auto focus. The video recording facility is alluring and also enables users to post videos on websites like MetaCafe and YouTube. All sorts of media files including audio and video are playable in the HTC Magic Google G2. Files like MP4 and 3 GP that are usually not compatible with general mobile phones show thorough compatibility with this one. Buy the HTC Magic Google G2 for experiencing the very thrill of owning a HTC phone. Your happiness will see no boundaries after you purchase the phone and marvel in its features.

Sony Ericsson w995 packs many features. It is fully loaded with connectivity options, the biggest screen on a Sony Ericsson feature phone, GPS, Wi-Fi and a great user interface. A balanced combination of music and imaging, the phone has a 8.1 mega pixel camera with auto focus, LED flash, geo-tagging, face detection. Wi-Fi with DLNA support and Bluetooth (with A2DP) and USB v2.0 are other helpful features of this phone. The phone has a Walkman 4.0 music player with Shake control and SensMe and an Accelerometer sensor. The phone has brushed metal body parts and offers quad-band GSM and dual-band HSDPA.

It has a 2.6 inch screen with 256K-colour TFT display of QVGA resolution. It offers WQVGA video recording at 30fps and has built-in GPS with A-GPS functionality. It has 118MB of internal memory and M2 memory expansion (8GB card included). As for audio, the Sony Ericsson w995 has stereo speakers and a 3.5 mm audio jack along with a kickstand. It also offers FM radio with RDS and multi-tasking support. Smart dialling, a comfortable keypad and nice sliding mechanism are other features of the phone. TrackID music recognition, picture editor/blogging, YouTube mode, organizer and a voice memo/dial are other features of the phone. However, the phone does not have an infrared port and its video recording limited to WQVGA. It does not have lens protection, no DivX/XviD video support and no office document viewer. All in all, an attractive phone, Sony Ericsson w995 packs many features and is a delight to use.

Sony Ericsson has recently announced its new smartphone called Idou. This one is more like a converged device because it combines the power of a CyberShot camera with the functionality of a smartphone. The most amazing feature of the Idou is its 12 megapixel auto focus camera that can give you stunning images at an unprecedented resolution of 4000 x 3000 pixels. Now there is no need to buy and carry a Cybershot separately if you crave for high quality images on the move. The Idou itself can do the task.

Apart from being the first smartphone with 12MP camera the Idou is the first one to run on the brand new open source Symbian user interface that is still in its development phase at the Symbian Foundation. The Sony-Ericsson Idou is not the actual name of the phone. It is the code name of the device and is still being developed by Sony Ericsson. According to the company the Idou will be finalised by the second half of 2009 and will hit the consumer market that time only. The Sony-Ericsson Idou is expected to offer unique user interface with all the necessary functions built into it. Below are the main tech specs of the Idou:

• Supports both 2G and 3G networks
• 3.5 inches (360 x 640 pixels) touchscreen display
• GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, USB, HSCSD enabled
• Geo-tagging
• 12 MP (4000 x 3000) pixels autofocus camera with xenon flash and face and smile detection technology
• Secondary VGA camera for video call
• RSS reader, web browser, MMS, SMS, e-mail and instant messaging
• Audio/Video player and stereo FM radio with RDS

LG can be proud nowadays and the reason for this is the LG KF 900 Prada II. In October 2008 LG released this alluring high-end smartphone that can easily rival any other competitor on the market. The product has a phenomenally sleek appearance, which is only embellished by its horizontal slider. Most the of the LG KF 900 Prada II’s surface is covered by the display, whilst the keypad becomes visible after the smartphone is opened.

The Prada II’s magnificent 3.0 inch touch screen display promises to deliver a clear view of 240 x 400 pixels with 256K colours. Its accelerometer sensor for auto-rotation also helps the Prada to stand apart from the normal crowd. Moving on to memory, the LG KF900 Prada II involves microSD cards with up to 8GB of expandable memory and 60 MB of user memory. The GPRS (Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps) connection and WLAN (Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g) is onboard for speedy internet connections, whilst v2.1 Bluetooth with A2DP makes wireless transfer seamless. Another alluring feature is the Prada’s included 5 MP camera complete with autofocus, flash and video recording abilities. With 400 hours of standby time and 3 hours of talk time, the Prada makes a reliable companion.

Taking photos via digital camera and getting them stored on to a memory card is real fun, but it becomes a headache when you have to transfer them to your PC. Even though it’s not a big deal to plug in a USB cable and transfer the files, but still it’s something that you have to remember and do whenever you get new stuff.

But now the task of data transfer from digital camera to PC can be automated. All you need to do is get an Eye-Fi Wireless SD-card for your camera and configure it to your needs. Once configured and installed in the camera, it will automatically download the photos to your PC or photo site (depending on the configuration). For this you have to connect to a home network or any Wayport hotspot and the Eye-Fi will automatically synchronise the data stored in the camera with the one stored on your computer.

The Eye-Fi offers a storage capacity of 2 GB, which means you can capture thousands of images. The only issue with this card is it that it’s highly priced. It costs around £30 more than a normal card of the same capacity. So if you are a regular traveller and don’t want to keep opening your laptop every now and then to download the images then the Eye-Fi is for you. But if most of the time you love to sit at home then try considering some other normal high capacity card available at an equivalent cost.

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The war in the mobile industry between competitors isn’t something new. For ages, companies have been going at it to see who gets control of market share, giving the consumers the best they can offer, and leading to the evolution of phones. Features such as Radios, cameras, GPRS features, etc. were added and phones had become more of multi purpose devices than just phones. Camera quality is one of the major areas of competition.

Competitors have been at it to bring us the best in cameras, now integrated into phones. It isn’t surprising that we see cameras in phones with 8 megapixels and above, such as the Samsung M8800 Pixon, nowadays. Mobile phone major Sony has taken the war up a notch and is ready to bring 12 megapixel camera phone sensors to the world, due for release in March 2009.

Sony is using the IMX060PQ. That’s an Exmor series CMOS image sensor, with the highest megapixel count in today’s market. It’s priced at a relatively cheap $26 dollars, and has autofocus functions as well. With the IMX060PQ scheduled for release early next year, we should be expecting the new Sony phones with these sensors by mid 2009.

It has been Sony’s dream of delivering to the world a 20- megapixel- camera phone by 2012, and this is indeed the first step, and a big one too, towards achieving that goal. Samsung has also announced similar plans for such phones, so it is likely to be a big showdown between Sony and Samsung for the camera phone market. We can only wait and see who will emerge triumphant.

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The Sony Ericsson C902 is a smartphone for those who take photography seriously. It features a 5.0 mega pixel autofocus camera which offers jaw dropping clarity and rich colours. This phone is an ideal choice if you are looking for versatility at an affordable cost. The image clarity of this phone is similar to the cybershot images.

Apart from this, the Sony Ericsson C902 has some very impressive looks too. With a total weight of 107g this phone carries lots of features. In order to enhance its grace, a metal casing is used been while maintaining its sleek form factor. Although the Sony-Ericsson C902 Cybershot looks like a normal bar, its slide-up lens cover looks very impressive. The sliding action is incredibly smooth and has a distinct feel at both the opened and closed end. The decent keypad, well placed D-pad and easy to use adjacent controls make this set ergonomically good.

The following are the tech specs of C902:

• 5 MP autofocus camera with unique active lens cover and touch controls
• Smile detection, image stabilizer and geo-tagging
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and HSDPA
• Media Center, Smart search, Manage Messages and extended TrackID
• Scratch resistant 2″ TFT 256K colors display
• FM radio with RDS
• Bluetooth with A2DP
• Enhanced sound quality and image clarity

It’s hard to find any grey area except the small screen size. But it does not affect the glamour of the phone. You carry this one and there are hardly any chances that you are left unnoticed.

Are you looking for a 3G smartphone? Then go and check out HTC S730 available in the store nearby. This awesome creation doesn’t let you blink your eye even for a second, once you start staring at its magnificent frame. The phone has got a perfect smart phone appearance with beautifully designed curvy edges. What makes it appear unconventional in the normal crowd is its keypad structure.

As a smartphone it obviously includes some very smart and impressive features, such as its 2.4 inch display with a clarity of 240 x 320 pixels. Its auto slide-out QWERTY keyboard makes texting, emailing and instant messaging as fast and easy as ever. You can not only enjoy ring tones in polyphonic and MP3 formats, but one can also download them as well. A user will get plenty of storage space in HTC S730 as it incorporates microSD (transflash), 64 MB RAM, 256 MB of internal, which is somewhat impressive and should let you store many files. For a better performance the HTC S730 Wings equips a Qualcomm MSM7200 processor that runs with the speed of 400 MHz. The most alluring aspect of a smartphone is its internet ability, without which a mobile phone cannot be considered a smartphone. With HTC S730 you’ll receive quick internet access, thanks to its GPRS (Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps) facility which merely requires activation.

HTC products are charismatic and that’s why consumers prefer them. One of the HTC S730‘s most attractive supplementary features is its 2 Megapixels camera, which promises brilliant 1600 x 1200 pixel snapshots. So, people if you’re seriously planning on purchasing a smartphone, HTC has once again manufactured a model to be reckoned with.

Have you ever imagined an integrated 8 megapixels camera in a mobile phone? Well if so, then your imagination has now turned into reality with LG’s latest spectacular smartphone. Snapshots and photos of this dream come true device have recently been leaked, leading to rumours the device could be released as soon as next month.

A few months back, UK citizens received a treat from LG in the form of the LG Renoir (AKA KC910). And now merely few days back, LG has again shattered the existing brands in the UK by introducing its latest creation called the LG KC780. Two things make this mobile stand out from among the crowd: firstly, is ultra slim and thin design, and secondly its spectacular integrated 8 megapixel camera than somehow found room inside the tiny frame. LG’s believes that the phone has that calibre to beat existing competitor models and to yield maximum profits. The LG KC780 is actually a little less advanced than its elder brother the LG KC910. The phone’s has a thickness of a mere 14 mm, making it a fan favourite, along with a 2.4 inch widescreen LCD screen.

The mobile’s biggest strength is its 8 megapixels camera, which includes many more features than expected. Apart from clicking images, a user can also record video close to HD resolutions (expect 640×480 pixels). Its amazing image capturing device also includes a sensibility of ISO 1600, face detection technology, an image stabiliser, smile detection and a beauty mode to assist you in capturing beautiful and natural images. So it seems the phone may overshadow many existing phones on the market, at least in terms of photographic potential.

With its charismatic appearance, the Nokia E71 is here to fire up the market. By flaunting its fantastic features, the Nokia E71 will also steal your heart in a second. As a Nokia creation, we would it expect it have an alluring appearance, and indeed this is case. Of course, the Nokia E71 packs far more than just a sleek design, including impressive features and components.

The Nokia E71 includes all of the gigantic mobile company’s latest technological advances. For starters, it is compatible with both 2G (GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900) and 3G (HSDPA 2100 / 900) networks. Another significant aspect of mobile phones nowadays is the screen and display, which is often used for multiple purposes, such as viewing photos. In this arena the Nokia E71 incorporates a superb 2.36 inch TFT screen with a fantastic clarity of 320 x 240 pixels for clear viewing. However, typing power has not been sacrificed for the sake of a large display, as the device includes a full QWERTY keypad and five way scroll key. It’s also compatible with most ringtone formats, including polyphonic and MP3. Now its time to raise the curtain from its performance specifications which include up to 8GB of expandable memory, 110 MB of internal memory, 128 MB SDRAM and an ARM 11 369 MHz processor.

Apart from all these star attributes, here is another spectacular feature which is quickly becoming a standard among smartphones; namely, a high resolution camera. The Nokia E71 offers an impressive 3.15 Megapixel camera, complete with auto-focus and an image clarity of 2048 x 1536 pixels.