Sony Ericsson release a slim cell phone that contains all the standard cell phone features one would expect in today’s market.

Here are the specs:
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- HSDPA 2100
- 104 x 48 x 10 mm
- Weighs 78 grams
- 2-inch TFT screen with 256K colors
- Memory Stick Micro (M2)
- 25 MB shared memory
- GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
- HSCSD, EDGE, and HSDPA
- Bluetooth and USB
- 3.15 Megapixel camera with video and flash
- Java MIDP 2.0
- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WMApro player
- MPEG4/WMV/H.263 player
- TrackID
- FM radio with RDS
- Up to 370 hours of standby time
- Up to 9 hours and 30 minutes of talk time

The simply named T700 is pretty good, but nothing outstanding to be said.

Tags: sony, ericsson, t700

With all the commotion about the iPhone 3G and the slew of others touch-based smartphones saturating the market recently, Samsung want to send a reminder to the world. It comes in the form of the Samsung i8510 INNOV8 and the message reads “We are the best when it comes to jamming everything into that device you call a cell phone”.

Here are the specs:
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- HSDPA 2100 / 900
- 106.5 x 53.9 x 17.2 mm
- 2.8-inch 16 million colors screen
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Optical Mouse
- 8/16 GB internal memory
- MicroSD slot (up to 8GB)
- 128 MB RAM
- GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
- Class 10, 236.8 kbps
- HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA
- Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
- USB 2.0
- Symbian OS v9.3, Series 60 rel. 3.2
- 8 Megapixel camera with autofocus, image stabilizer, video(VGA@30fps, QVGA@120fps), and flash
- Secondary videocall camera
- Built-in GPS receiver
- A-GPS function
- Camera images geo-tagging
- Smart reader, auto-panorama shot, smile shot, blink shot
- DivX/H.263/H.264/WMV/MP4 player
- Video editing
- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/AMR/RealAudio player
- 3.5 mm audio output jack
- Java MIDP 2.0
- FM radio with RDS
- Up to 310 hours of standby time
- Up to 8 hours and 30 minutes of talk time

There is no need to say much about the INNOV8, it has everything and the battery life is great. Of course the highlight is the 8 megapixel camera, while the iPhone 3G is still lagging way behind with a 2 megapixel.

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Nokia offers up a new line of fashion phones called Supernova, and the 7610 is the slider in this lineup.

Here are the specs:
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 98 x 48 x 15 mm
- Weighs 99 grams
- 2-inch 16M colors TFT screen
- MicroSD memory slot (up to 2GB)
- 64 MB internal memory
- GPRS Class 32, 88 kbps
- HSCSD and EDGE Class 32, 296 kbits
- Bluetooth and microUSB
- 3.15 Megapixel camera with autofocus, video(VGA@15fps), and dual LED
- Java MIDP 2.0
- Stereo FM radio with RDS
- MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/WMA player
- MPEG-4 player
- Built-in handsfree
- Xpress-on covers
- Up to 300 hours of Stand-by time
- Up to 5 hours and 20 minutes of talk time

Making a new name and updating the look a little bit just does not cut it anymore. The 7610 is a mediocre phone, but it is aimed at the right market, a fashion-forward one.

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Motorola who failed to keep the market share, maybe distracted by the success of the RAZR (first one), shows off its latest attempt, the Motozine ZN5.

Here are the specs:
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 118 x 50.5 x 12-16 mm
- Weighs 114 grams
- 2.4-inch TFT with 256K colors
- Touch-sensitive keypad
- MicroSD memory slot (up to 4 GB)
- 350 MB internal memory
- Freescale 500 MHz CPU
- GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
- EDGE Class 12
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/i
- Bluetooth and USB
- Linux operating system
- 5 Megapixel camera with autofocus, xenon flash, and video (15fps)
- Java MIDP 2.0
- MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player
- CrystalTalk Technology
- 3.5mm standard audio jack
- FM radio
- Up to 580 hours of standby time
- Up to 9 hours 30 minutes of talk time

Overall, it is an OK phone, but the ZN5 will not save Motorola, it is too common.

Tags: motorola, zn5, motozine

The recently leaked Sony Ericsson 8 megapixel phone is introduced officially today. The C905 is on the thick side and it is mostly due to the camera, other than that, it is pretty average.

Here are the specs:
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- HSDPA 2100 – C905
- 104.0 x 49.0 x 18.0-19.5 mm
- 2.4-inch TFT with 256K colors
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Memory Stick Micro (M2), 2 GB card included
- 160 MB internal memory
- GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
- EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
- Bluetooth and USB
- 8 Megapixel camera with autofocus, image stabilizer, video, and xenon flash
- Secondary videocall camera
- Built-in GPS receiver
- A-GPS function
- Camera images geo-tagging
- Java MIDP 2.0
- FM radio with RDS
- MP3/AAC/MPEG4 player
- TrackID music recognition
- Picture editor/blogging
- TV out
- Up to 380 hours of standby time
- Up to 9 hours of talk time

Overall, this is an attractive and sleek cell phone that looks like a camera and is great for those picture-taking lovers. However, the rest of features on this cell phone are average and it is quite thick.

Tags: sony, ericsson, c905, 8 megapixel