The HTC Touch Victor P3702

The HTC Touch Victor is a high-end smartphone which is touted to set a new standard in mobile phones that features high-tech features.  This mobile beauty is intuitive to use and boasts of a popularly sleek design. The HTC Touch Victor’s ultra-clear 2.8-inch touchscreen display features a shiny texture with impeccable cutaway surface structure giving the phone an eye-catching appearance.The HTC Touch Victor also uses HTC’s TouchFLO technology and connects to the internet through HSDPA. The HTC Touch Victor also features a 3.2 megapixel camera with auto focus and a high-capacity 4GB built-in storage. It also boasts of GPS features. Other features and details of the HTC Touch Victor P3702 include; Vivid TouchFlo 3D user interface, touch sensitive scrolling through contacts, web browsing, 3D graphics processor, photo and album art display,  HTC weather, HSDPA broadband internet collection, 3.2 mp auto-focus camera, 4GB built-in storage, and GPS.

LG Announces the KC550

LG is coming out with a new mid-level phone which is being targeted for the European market - the KC550. This new mobile slider packs a whooping 5-megapixel camera at such an affordable price. It features a Scheneider-Kreuznach autofocus lens which is protected by a sliding cover including the flash. The LG KC550 also boasts of a fast processor which is a useful feature when viewing large photos and also for watching DVD videos with high resolution. The KC550 is capable of viewing 720×480 videos at 30fps. Unfortunately, its video camera does not support DivX format yet. The KC550 is also packed with an integrated sensor that makes it possible to take advantage of the six preloaded “motion sensitive” games. This feature is similar to the recently released LG Secret mobile phone. The KC550 also features a microSD slot, stereo Bluetooth and QVGA display. For those looking for a slim mobile phone, the KC550 measures only 14.3mm in thickness. Other features and specifications of the LG KC550 include; 2.4-inch TFT LCD, video player, FM radio, and a built-in 25mb memory. As the LG KC550 has just been announced, no word on pricing and release date is available yet. But like we said, since it doesn’t have a 3G capability, chances are it will be released only in the European mobile market, or perhaps even in some Asian countries where 3G is not yet that established. But still, the LG KC550 is still a great phone especially with its 5mp camera which high enough in mobile phone camera standards.

MWG Zinc II

Going all the way in Singapore, MWG which the smartphone arm of O2 in Asia has released a new smarthphone in the Singaporean market - the MWG Zinc II. The MWG Zinc II is a Windows Mobile 6.1 powered smarthphone which boasts of a slide-out keyboard. But the Zinc II’s keyboard has no real keys, instead the keyboard area is flat with raised bevels around the key areas. The MWG Zinc also features a quick menu and it can be quickly launch using a touch button in the phone’s today screen. The quick menu features four functions/shortcuts which are the Windows Media Player, pictures and videos, camera and games. It also feature a finger swiping feature for accesing contacts and other short cuts. On its network connectivity features, the MWG Zinc II boasts of a 3.6mbps HSDPA speeds, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a GPS antenna. The GPS also features a nifty viewer. The MWG Zinc II also features a 2-megapixel camera. Other features of the MWG Zinc II include; Samsung 500 MHz processor, 2.8-inch TFT QVGA Touch Screen, semi-automatic sliding mechanism with qwerty keypad, WLAN (802.11 b/g) and BT v 2.0, GPS SirF Star III, 64MB SDRAM,  256MB NAND Flash ROM, MicroSD expandable memory, speakerphone, stereo speaker, playback support: MIDI, MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC, WVE, AMR, AAC, AAC+, DRM: OMA 1.0, Ringtone Support: MIDI, MP3, WMA. The MWG Zinc II offers up Standby time of up to (GSM) 200-260 hours and  Talk time of up to (GSM) 4-6 hours.

Verzio Kicks Out its first 3G Envii Phone in Asia

A new 3.5G high-speed packet data access (HSDPA) PDA phone has been launched in some countries in Asia. It’s from Regional 3C brand Verzio and the phone is branded as Verzio Envii. Although it was already available in the Philippines as early as March, it is only now that the it has been released in some parts of Asia. The Verzio Envii runs on Marvell PXA270 processor at 624MHZ and has Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 for its OS. And with this OS, the Verzio Envii gives access to various Microsoft Office applications. It also comes preloaded with media player functions, Outlook Mobile with Direct Push, mobile internet access, active function and vbasic functions. It is definitely a powerful PDA phone despite the well known branding. Hopefully it gets available internationally as it could definitely give other mobile phone brands a run for their money. Other features of the Verzio Envii include, GSM Triban (900/1800,1900 MHz), HSDPA/UTMS/GPRS, 1GB ROM, 64MB RAM, 2.7-inch display with 64k TFT colors, dual speaker with SRS WOW HD, 2.0 megapixel camera, secondary video camera for video call, mini-USB, 2.5mm Audio Jack, Bluetooth, FM Radio with RDS. The Verzion Envii is also a very handy mobile phone measuring only 106×58x18mm and weighs a mere 145grams. And it gives out 4 hours of GSM talk time, 2 hours of UTMS talk time and up to 200 hours standby time.

Introducing the dirt cheap Philips 198 and 199

Philips is set to release two new affordable phones for the Asian and European mobile phone market. Both handsets looks the same in design, dimension and features except that the 199 is equipped with FM radio and headsets. These two candy bar mobile phone pretty much carry the same features as their predecessor, the Philips 192 which was released not too long ago. And these features include; the simple black/white design, 65g weight and the 99 X 42 X 13.5 mm dimension. In addition to this similarities with the Philips 192, both Philips 198 and 199 boast of 1.5-inch CSTN color display with support for 62k colors and 128×128 pixel resolution, simple to use keypad, 4-way navigation key, polyphonic ringtones, 3 embedded games, miniUSB, SMS and MMS capabilities, T9 predictive text input and 800 mAh battery which can give out 5 hours of talk-time and 20 days stand-by time. Connectivity wise, the Philips 198 and 199 remind me of the old Nokia days, where dual-band GSM connectivity was a great feature. Yes, both these mobile phones has GPRS too. And guess how much the Philips 198 and 199 will retail in Asia and Europe? $68 and $70 respectively. Didn’t we say dirt cheap?

 

Samsung SGH-i900 gets a hands on in China

Chinese website PCOnline was lucky enough to get a hands-on of the upcoming Windows Mobile 6.1 handset from Samsung. Dubbed as the SGH-i900, this mobile beauty would surely makes us all non-Chine mobile phone users feel envious of our friends from China once they got hold of this new mobile phone. And if the thought of an international release for the SGH-i900 makes you feel excited, what more if you learn about the power of this new mobile handset. For starters, you have a Wi-Fi, 3.5 touchscren display, 16gb of onboard memory with microSD expansion, 5 megapixel autofocus camera. These are certainly enough to make us crave for the Samsung SGH-i900. Other features of the Samsung SGH-i900 include 3.5G HSDPA connectivity, Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro OS, 3.5″ 240×400px, 262K color TFT touchscreen display, 5 megapixel autofocus camera, front camera for video calls, built-in GSM, an FM radio, Bluetooth 2.2 A2DP and TV-Out.

Motorola RAZR2 Pink Silver Edition released for Korean girls

Motorola is treating our friends from Korea, specifically female mobile users with the release of a pink colored Razr2 clamshell baby. The new Motorola RAZR2 pink silver edition sports a subdued pink casing and espresso colored keypad that gives it an elegant style. It’s metallic silver front has been tinted in pink for an added classic look and lightness to the already chic RAZR2. None other than Motorola Korea’s Marketing Director Lim Joung, was so pleased with the release of the pink silver RAZR2 and said that “With its luxurious yet tranquil look and carefully-selected features, the RAZR2 Pink Silver was designed to appeal to the confident young generation.” Indeed, the RAZR2 would answer young Korean girls’ demand for an innovatively powerful and yet stylish Motorola mobile phone handset. The Motorola RAZR2 features an innovative Tandem Display technology with two displays, one embedded on either side of the flip which allows for effortless message sending and lets users enjoy other functions even when the RAZR2 is shut down. Other features of the Motorola RAZR2 include; Bluetooth, camera, VOD, MOD, MP3, high-speed USB 2.0 and phone navigation. The RAZR2 Pink Silver is now available in Korean mobile stores. Pricing details are not available though. Likewise, there is not information also as to whether the RAZR2 would hit US stores sometime soon.
Via Telekoms Korea

Samsung intros the F400 dual slider music phone

Korea has just launched new dual slider music, dubbed as the F400. This new Samsung mobile baby promises to bring top quality music and sound, enough to give users with sonic bliss within the palm of their hands. The Samsung F400 will come equipped with ICEpower technology courtesy of Bang&Olufsen, gives out smart bass rich, deep and powerful sound, the way music should actually sound when played on a normal audio system. Aside from employing this music technology, the F400 is also embedded with digital natural sound engine 2.0 for an added sonic touch to its sound quality. The F400’s music function is readily available using a music hot key button located on the side of the phone. It boasts of a metallic keypad with hairline pattern on a slide up mode. Things get different when you slide down the F400’s slider. From a simple mobile phone, it will turn into a full-featured music device with dual stereo speakers and silver wheel navigator. In addition, the F400 also features an embedded music recognizing application – Shazam. With this application users can find out the name and artist of the music that phone is currently playing. Other features of the Samsung F400 include; 3-megapixel camera with auto focus, FM radio and Bluetooth v2.0 support, built-in 1GB memory and microSD card slot for expansion up to 8 GB, 3.5 mm earphone jack. The Samsung F400 will hit France this month, while other countries will follow later on. It will be available in black and white with glossy finish.

Samsung i200 may not look good as the HTC Diamond, but it matches up in features anyway

Samsung Korea has released a new slim and compact smartphone that may not look as good as the overly hyped HTC Diamond, but certainly packs advanced mobile phone features that could give the Diamond a good competition. With its simple compact bar-type design, mobile phone users who love the classic look of most Nokia cellphone would definitely love the Samsung i200 smartphone. Measuring a mere 11.8 mm thinness, the Samsung i200 boasts of high-end features that include a large 2.3” QVGA TFT screen with glossy coating that provides maximum enjoyment to users who are fond of viewing multimedia contents in their mobile phones. The Samsung i200 is also HSDPA compatible and can give out 3.6mbps data communications speed. This mobile phone beauty is also has a unique light sensor that help users minimize power consumption of the mobile phone. The Samsung i200’s multimedia features are further boosts by a 2 megapixel camera as well as a music player that support various digital music formats. The Samsung i200 runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 OS providing the facility to run MS Office programs such as Excel, Word, Powerpoint and Outlook. It also has intuitive user interface that gives users direct-access to the i200’s menus. Being a smarthphone, the Samsung i200 enables users to manage their email efficiently on the i200. Other features of the Samsung i200 include; 25mb internal memory with SD card slot for storage expansion, USB support, Bluetooth, 4 hours battery talk time and 360 hours standby time. via

Philips’ got a new mobile music phone – the M600

Before I tell you the bad news, I’ll introduce you first to the latest mobile offering from Philips. If you would recall, Philips used to be an active player in the mobile phone market, especially during the time when the mobile phone industry was still in its early stages. Anyway, Philips still continues to make mobile phones and for its latest offering, Philips decided to come up with a music phone, the Philips M600. Yes, the M600 is a music mobile phone packing of a built-in SRS WOW feature for enhanced music surround quality. It has a quick access key for accessing the phone’s MP3 player, for adjusting volume and navigating music playlist. Sporting a sleek candy bar design, the Philips M600 boasts of decent mobile features that include; a 2-inch 256K color TFT display, equalizer settings for classical, pop, rock, SRS WOW surround sound, 1.3 megapixel camera, support for audio formats – Midi, MP3, WMA and AMR, microSD card slot for storage expansion, Bluetooth profiles – A2DP, handsfree, headset, object push profile, 3.5 mm headset jack connector, USB 1.1, 40 way navigation key and enter, soft keys, side keys, customized hot key, and music player keys. In addition, the Philips M600 also features support for JAVA MIDP 2.0, GPRS/GSM dual band network (900/1800 MHz) plus it lets you enjoy music playback for up to 40 hours on a single charge. Now, here’s the bad news – the Philips M600 will be released in China only. But all hope is not gone yet, as the phone as text input for English, French, Russian and Turkish language aside from the default Chinese text language. So, Philips may still release the phone internationally later on. Via

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