Archive for October, 2006

Motorola KRZR K1 - a new adition to the RZR series

Motorola KRZR K1 has been compared a lot with Nokia 8800. Personally, I think that’s impossible. It’s like comparing oil with water. They don’t mix.

The KRZR K1 is smaller, thinner and lighter yet it has twice the life of the Nokia 8800se, faster data and a microSD slot. that longer battery also has to power -two screens.

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So, this is a very modern looking mobile phone but with a very difficult menu. The screen resolution is not so good and you just can’t compare the 2 MP camera with the one on Sony Ericsson K750I 2MP camera. SE’s is more than superior.

The people at Motorola have a good designer…. that’s true, but their features are a year late. Their interface is way behind Nokia or Sony Ericsson.

Some specs are:

General Network GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
Announced 2006, July
Status Available
Size Dimensions 103 x 42 x 16 mm
Weight 102 g
Display Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 176 x 220 pixels, 30 x 37 mm
- Second external CSTN, 256K colors display (96 x 80 pixels)
- Screensavers and wallpapers
- Downloadable logos
Ringtones Type Polyphonic, MP3
Customization Download, order now
Vibration Yes
Memory Phonebook 1000 x 20 fields, Photo call
Call records 40 dialed, 40 received, 40 missed calls
Card slot microSD (TransFlash), buy memory
- 20 MB internal memory
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD No
EDGE Class 12
3G No
WLAN No
Bluetooth Yes
Infrared port No
USB Yes
Features Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games Yes
Colors Cosmic Blue, Silver Sail
Camera 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels, video(QCIF)
- Java MIDP 2.0
- MP3/AAC/AAC+ player
- T9
- Organizer
- Calculator
- Built-in handsfree
- Voice memo
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 700 mAh (BC50)
Stand-by Up to 300 h
Talk time Up to 6 h

Tags: Motorola KRZR K1, motorola, cell phone, rzr, phone, mobile, review, camera

Nokia E61 - blackberry compatible mobile phone from Nokia

Nokia E61 cell phone is strictly a business tool. It has no camera. However other functions are well represented. It has Office support, Blackberry support, Wi-Fi, Ir. & Bluetooth connectivity, 3G and 850 Band Support, for both US, respectively European High-speed 3G networks.

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It has a full QWERTY keypad, making writing Emails and other such things easy.

Generally speaking, user opinions have been positive. Users love the wide display and blackberry support but miss having a camera included.

Specs Nokia E61

Network:
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 and WCDMA 2100 (3GPP Release 99) networks in Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific, North America, and South America where these networks are supported Automatic switching between bands Speech codecs: AMR, FR and EFR, NB-AMR

Size Nokia E61

Weight: 144 g (with Nokia Battery BP-5L)
Dimensions: 117 mm x 69.7 mm x 14 mm, 108 cc
Form: monoblock
Memory Functions

Up to 64 MB of fixed user data memory
Expandable memory: 64 MB hot swappable miniSD card
Display

Active matrix display
Supports up to 16M colors within 320 x 240 pixels
Adjustable display brightness and contrast control
Ambient light sensor for keypad display lighting control

Connectivity Nokia E61

Pop-Port™ interface
USB port full speed supported via Pop-Port™
Remote and local (peer-to-peer) synchronization over Bluetooth technology, IR, cable
Bluetooth wireless technology 1.2
HTML browsing with Nokia Browser
Video and audio streaming (3GPP and RealMedia: Real Video and Real Audio)
WCDMA (3GPP Release 4)
Multiconnectivity
WLAN connection can be shared by multiple applications at the same time. For example: email, browser and synchronization
Possible to use WLAN, Bluetooth technology, USB and infrared at the same time
Maximum six Bluetooth technology connections in use at the same time. Note: only one for Bluetooth wireless connectivity for audio
Data Transfer

EGPRS (Class B, MSC 11)
GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Multislot Class 11
GSM Circuit-Switched Data up to 14.4 and 43.2 (HSCSD) kbps
Call Management

Push to Talk
Internet call over WLAN
Voice dialing
Speed dialing: Up to 8 names
Automatic redial (max 10 attempts)
Call waiting, call hold, call divert, call timer
Automatic and manual network selection
Caller identification with image
The name of the calling party (spoken caller line identification) is mixed with the ringing tone. The functionality is enabled/disabled through profile settings.
Fixed dialing number, allows calls only to predefined numbers
Conference call capability (up to 6 participants)
Vibrating alert
Integrated handsfree speaker

Tags: Nokia E61, blackberry, nokia, cell phone, cellphone

Nokia 6111 - a Gem like mobile phone.

Nokia 6111 is in the Stylish category of Nokia mobile phones.

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Nokia 6111 has standard messaging functions and data transfer, no card slot, but with a 1 MP camera, this one is for looks only. Oh and talking and messaging. So with the sliding top and a nice TFT 250K color display is gem of a otherwise standard phone.

Specs of Nokia 6111

General Network GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 or GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 in North America
Announced 2005, June
Status Available
Size Dimensions 84 x 47 x 23 mm, 76 cc
Weight 92 g
Display Type TFT, 256k colors
Size 128 x 160 pixels, 29 x 35 mm
- 5-way navy key
- Downloadable themes
Ringtones Type Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3
Customization Download, order now
Vibration Yes
- Stereo sound
Memory Phonebook Yes
Call records 10 dialed, 10 received, 10 missed calls
Card slot No
- 23 MB shared memory
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD Yes, 43.2 kbps
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G No
WLAN No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0
Infrared port Yes
USB Yes
Features Messaging SMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games 4 - Champ Rally 3D, Golf Tour, Backgammon II, Solitaire + downloadable
Colors 3 - Silver on Pearl White, Glossy Black on Silver, Dark
Camera 1 MP, 1152×864 pixels, video(QCIF), flash
- Push-to-talk service
- FM radio
- Java MIDP 2.0
- MP3/AAC player
- Voice dial/memo
- T9
- Calendar
- Built-in handsfree
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 700 mAh (BL-4B)
Stand-by Up to 192 h
Talk time Up to 3 h 10 min

Tags: Nokia 6111, nokia, style, fashion phone

Nokia N80 - Future flagship 4 Nokia?

Nokia N80 is an interesting mobile phone, perhaps the future flagship of Nokia. It’s full of al kind of features. It also looks good. Perhaps a little brick like. (Just a little).

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So it has wi-fi, therefore it can be used as a pda phone.
The phone has a 3.15 MP camera, and combined with the card slot witch supports up to 2GB of memory, you have a pretty good digital camera.

The Symbian 9.1 OS with the 3rd Series 60 User Interface is responsible of keeping the phone as smart as possible, while the slider form factor really adds class to the business nature of Nokia N80.

Tags: Nokia N80, Nokia, Nokia review, Nokia tips, n80 tips

Sony Ericsson K750

Sony Ericsson K750 is one of the first 2 MegaPixel camera phone. It’s apearance, one could say,put gas on the fire in the mega pixel camera phone race. Although on the market for sometime now, it still holds a important place in the best seller list.

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With a image quality that would fool an older digital camera and a flash that can help you in your darkest hour, i regard this device, a camera with mobile phone capabilities rather than viceversa.

So if you like to take, good high quality photos, and want to use it as a music player too (it has a card slot) u should check this one out.

Tags: Sony Ericsson K750, k750, Sony Ericsson, phone, cell phone

Nokia N95 - Media marvel from Nokia.

Nokia N95 it is a relatively new concept from the people of Nokia.
It is a double sided phone.
It also has integrated GPS, a 5MP camera with Carl Zeis lens and is HSDPA compatible, making video streaming a very easy thing to do.

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Nokia N95

It has a normal headphone jack, making it easy to use it as a mp3 player, 3D stereo “speakers” and a microSD card slot, witch makes it possible to extend the 160MB internal memory to up to 2GB.

People from Nokia estimated this phone to be available in 2007’s first quarter and cost will be around $600.(550 Euro).

Tags: digital, digital camera, hi tech, nokia, phones, N95

N75 - New phone from Nokia

Nokia N75 is the smallest computer (if you’ll allow me to call it so) is a 3G/850/1900 Clamshell mobile phone, which offers audio and video playback, mobile browsing and quadband mobile telephony. Measuring, 95*52*20cm, and weighting just 120g, N75 is the smallest phone from the N-Series.

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N75 - New phone from Nokia

The 1.36” TFT external display which gives you a 356k color experience is perfect for viewing current playing songs and the dedicated keys are always a good help.

Besides multimedia capacity, N75 has a 2MP Flash camera, a 2.4″ display, an audio player that supports most available formats - Mp3, m4A, AAC, WMA.

This model, according to Nokia, will be available in the US, late 2006, and early 2007 in Europe.

Tags: nokia, smart phone, cell phone, mobile phone, nokia n75


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