Sony Ericsson Gaming Handset

Sony Ericsson, one of the major brand names in the worldwide mobile handset industry, introduced its innovative gaming handset ‘F305’ in India. It has also come to the knowledge that Sony Ericsson joined hands with Zapak.com and Microsoft XBOX 360 to observe February 12 as the ‘World Gaming Day.’ Well, introductions of modern handsets is a part of the company’s tradition since the mission of Sony Ericsson is to establish itself as the most attractive and innovative global brand in the mobile handset industry. The gaming handset ‘F305’ is priced at Rs. 8,995 and is learnt to include the motion sensor technology.

To support the gaming experience, Sony Ericsson F305 also provides a 2 inch screen and built-in stereo speakers. Plus - if you’re not happy with the 8 hour game-play battery life, you can always get yourself the Power Pack CPP-100 to receive a power boost.

While talking on this approach, the General Manager of Sony Ericsson said, “Play Now is our service offering to the end consumers. We will shortly launch in India and announce various initiatives on it like content and downloads,” he added.

Features of the F305 include the following:

• Motion Gaming with three preloaded motion games, “Bowling”, “Bass fishing” and “Jockey”
• Additional motion games developed by Game loft plus 50 more 2D and 3D games available for download at Play Now
• Stereo speakers
• Horizontal game play and dedicated gaming keys
• 2.0 megapixel camera and Bluetooth
• Memory Stick Micro™ (M2) slot.
• Media player - MP3/AAC/AAC+/ eAAC+
• TrackID • Stereo FM radio
• Bluetooth stereo (A2DP)
• Sound recorder
• Measures 96 x 47 x 14.6 mm and weighs 97.5 grams
• Available in Polar White or Mystic Black
• Display Resolution: 176 x 220 TFT display (2,62,144 colours)
• Display Size: 2.0 inches
• Phone memory: Up to 10MB
• Talk time GSM: Up to 8 hrs
• Standby time GSM: Up to 400 hrs
• EDGE 850/900/1800/1900

Samsung Omnia

What would it take to knock of a certified hit, at least amongst its core target market? It would take classy styling, seamless integration of features, and yes, applications that can make the phone much more than what it is.

First, without a doubt, the Omnia is a looker. In the realm of sexy gadgets, the Omnia is definitely up there. The form factor is nice. It feels good in your hand; it's neither too big nor too small. There are a few more buttons than its Apple counterpart but then that's what you would expect from a mobile phone.

Second, we go to memory capacity. There is 8 GB and the 16 GB, and even additional memory via a non hot-swappable micro SD card beside the battery.

Feature-wise, the Omnia is truly threatening. It packs Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro OS, 3G and HSDPA speeds, Wi-Fi, GPS receiver with A-GPS, 5-megapixel camera with video recording, zoom, auto-focus, smile detection, and geo-tagging, FM Radio, Optical joystick with virtual mouse functionality, built in accelerometer, TV-out, DivX support, and a headset with a 3.5 mm audio jack.

Well, don't forget, this is a touch screen phone, so there's no physical keypad. But interestingly, Samsung has given the Omnia numerous input options, the most interesting and ones would be the QWERTY and the phone keypad. The full keyboard however is a bit tough to use with just your fingers. A stylus comes with the unit, but there's no built-in slot – you'll have to tie it to the side of phone. The keypad mode seems easier to adapt to… a virtual keypad similar to what you find in any candy bar phone.

There is also some sort of a skin over the usual "desktop" of the Windows Mobile where you can drag and drop "widgets" from the sidebar to launch applications.

Surfing on the Omnia is ok, but it does not blow you away, even when you're on Wi-Fi. A plus is that it does use the whole 3.2" screen and comes loaded with pocket explorer and Opera mobile.

Mobile Office comes built in with a full version that lets you create, view, and edit office documents that you can also email as attachments.

In the middle of 2 buttons that function as the Menu/Call/End Call buttons is an optical joystick that is about the size of an M&M and works like a laptop track pad.

The camera looks great, the 5mp looks smooth on screen and auto focus with the zoom is quick to respond. And oh yes, you can shoot in the dark cause it has a real flash.

All in all the Omnia is one great solid device. If you are a loyal fan of the Windows Mobile platform and you do not demand a tactile feel of real keyboard, you will quickly learn to love the touch screen interface of the Omnia.

Nokia 7510 Supernova

A sleek, iconic design with revealing cool details that can be personalized - the ideal device to add a little fun to your social life. The iconic fold design with unique details and colourful, exchangeable Xpress-on covers will keep you in the social limelight. Cool details like the handy push-to-open side key and hidden-until-lit secondary display help you feel confident. The new open source Web-kit browser, instant messaging, 2 megapixel camera with flash, Bluetooth connectivity and music player will keep you occupied while on the go.

Specifications :

• Design: Soft touch cover and high-gloss metal surfaces, together complemented with the innovative push-to-open side key.
• Hidden-until activated: The secondary display stays hidden until activated, then shines brightly through the cover, while the reminder light shines through the camera detail.
• Browsing: Explore the web with the new open source Web-Kit browser on the bright 2.2" QVGA display with up to 16.7 million colours.
  
• Entertainment: Stay entertained on the move with the music player, FM stereo radio with RDS feature and pre-installed games.
  
• Imaging: Capture images and videos with the 2 megapixel camera with LED flash light and share with others via Bluetooth connection or Ovi Share internet services.

Size:

• Volume: 63 cc
• Weight: 124 gm with battery.
• Length: 92.5 mm
• Widh: 46.4 mm
• Thickness: 16.7 mm

Memory Functions:

• Up to 20 MB of of free internal user data memory and 512 MB on the external microSD Card.
  
• Expandable memory that supports microSD memory cards of up to 8 GB.

Messaging and Email:

• SMS text messaging
• MMS picture messaging
• Nokia Xpress Audio Messaging (AMS)
• Email
• SynchML (local and remote data synchronisation)

Data Transfer:

• GPRS Multislot Class 32
• EDGE 3GPP Rel. 5 Multislot Class 32

Voice features:

• Integrated handsfree speaker
• Voice commands and recording

Applications and Games:

• JAVA MIDP 2.0 games and applications (MIDP 2.1)
• Adobe Flash Life 2.0
• Ovi Share (pre-installed link)
• Nokia Maps service enabled - download maps on your microSD Card.
• Mobile Search

Power Management:

• Battery: BL-5BT
  
• Capacity: 870 mAh
• Talk Time: Up to 6 hours (in GSM)
• Stand Time: Up to 300 hours (in GSM) [Operation times vary depending on the network, operator network configuration, and usage.]