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Samsung, known to be the leader in producing slim phones with excellent quality, has come up with the latest in its portfolio of sexy slider phones: the U600. This smart phone is the newest member in the Ultra Edition II family. Keeping up with the demand for shinier phones, U600 is indeed elegant in its shiny casing which comes in a wide variety of color tones such as sapphire blue, platinum metal, copper gold and garnet red. Compared to its latest predecessor, the D900, it is slimmer and 10g lighter, making it really convenient to carry around.

Let’s move now to U600’s image-capturing capabilities. This sophisticated slide phone comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera, LED flash, auto - focus and digital zoom which enables its user to take pictures of high quality — comparable even to a stand alone digital camera! The 2.2-inch LCD display has an effective resolution of 240×320 pixels, with 262,144 colors.

The music player supports a variety of formats – MP3, ACC, ACC+ and eACC+. The audio quality is very good and provides you with unprecedented listening experience. You can use the 60Mbytes of memory to store picture, videos and music tracks. But if you are a total music buff and decide to download all of your favorite tracks in this handset, you can buy an expandable memory card (Micro SD – type) which U600 supports.

Another convenient feature of this phone is the inclusion of a document viewer which allows it user to view (although not edit) MS Office, PDF and HTML files – perfect for the person at work who might also be on the go. Personal organizer functions are also available as well as Bluetooth and USB connectivity options for easy sharing of files. The XHTML internet experience is also superb and adds to the already high value of this smart phone.

Of course let’s not forget that apart from all the functionalities, Samsung U600 is still a phone. SMS, MMS, email and predictive text input are available. You also have the option of switching to hands free speaker phone when driving.

Samsung surely hit the spot with the U600. It is super-slim, elegant and multi-functional, what more can you ask for?

Ever since camera phones became a trend a few years ago, mobile phone companies have been competing to come up with the best designs. The digital camera market has actually suffered because of this. Of course, most users choose to be practical and choose a gadget with a double purpose – a mobile phone and a digital camera in one – over the stand – alone digital camera. Most mobile phones already exhibit the same or at least a similar quality in terms of image capturing to digital cameras.

Following this development, Sony Ericsson has launched a series of high – quality digital camera phones in its K series collection, with the K810i being the best among the lot. The K810i, besides being very slim, trendy and portable, is also multi – functional. It has a 3.2 megapixel camera, with auto-focus and xenon flash. Captured images are vibrant and of excellent quality. Just like its predecessor, the K800i, pictures and videos can be shared via MMS or email, or can be blogged in a Blogger blog, which the handset will automatically set up.

This new design also comes with an array of other useful functions such as entertainment features like music player, ringtones and mobile games. Music tracks can also be downloaded from the internet. It also supports an expandable memory card – Memory Stick Micro – to enable you to store more of your favorite tracks. The inclusion of Bluetooth and USB connectivity options enables one to share files (music or otherwise) to and from PC’s, laptops and other handsets having the same features. K810i is also equipped with 3G connectivity, offering its user excellent voice and data solutions. Even with such a small and compact phone, you can access high speed Internet and stay connected with anybody from any part of the globe.

The handset also has and FM radio which has good audio quality, along with the MP3. However, it doesn’t have a 3.5 mm earjack so you can’t plug your own earphones for an enhanced listening experience. If you prefer to listen wirelessly, you can use a pair of Bluetooth headphones which also produces good sound quality.

Among the camera phones in the market, this is arguably one of the best. Its predecessor, the K800i is rated by some critics as the best camera phone available so far. It therefore came as a disappointment that K810i, although every bit as functional and as good a camera phone as K800i, doesn’t possess any significant change expected of it. In general however, if you’re looking for an excellent camera phone, K810i is worth considering.

Motorola’s Razor family, which includes the highly successful Razr v3, is expanding with the inclusion of four more offspring: the pink and blue version of the original Razr v3, CDMA RAZR for use by Verizon subscribers, and Razr v3i which boasts of an Apple iTunes software.

Motorola has made a substantial financial gain from the remarkable success of Razr v3. Originally available only in silver, Motorola has pushed the limits of fashionable mobile communication with the release of the pink and blue versions. This fashion statement is hoping to catch the eyes of the trendier mobile phone users. Of course, it’s not all just chic and style. Just like its predecessors, it also has other great features designed to satisfy its user.

Verizon subscribers can stop coveting Cingular and T-Mobile’s Razr lines when the CDMA RAZR makes it debut. Razr v3i is also a must – have especially for music buffs. Although Motorola has been behind when it comes to MP3 phones, it’s hoping to change the scene with the Razr v3i. Elegantly slim just like the original v3, Razr v3i boasts of its MP3 capability and its Apple iTunes software. It definitely is an advancement of Motorola’s Rokr which plays tunes from the iTunes Music Store but does not support MP3.

Other features to check out for Razr v3i are its 1.23 – megapixel camera which can capture vibrant and lively images as well as videos, has a zoom of up to 8x, and a full – screen viewfinder; a display which can provide users with 65K colors; a hot plugging memory card and a built – in Bluetooth.

Motorola has actually become a threat to Nokia’s leading position when Razr v3 was released. A profit of $1.75 billion and revenue of $9.42 billion is a clear proof of such success. Furthermore, Motorola captured 30% of the cell phone sales in the 3rd quarter of 2005. With the release of v3’s successors, Motorola is hoping to further widen its share of the cell phone market.

Nokia hangs on to the top spot in the list of mobile manufacturers for a reason. Every product produced and released is first subjected to meticulous research. All functionalities that have to be incorporated should be well – thought out before the design goes to fruition.

One of the products of this thorough research is the N95, which debuted in the market in September 2006. Since then it has been one of the most in demand mobile phones. What makes this smart phone so popular? Well, just like most Nokia phones, it has a user – friendly messaging system. You can send SMS, MMS and e-mail and can use the predictive messaging feature to connect with anybody in any part of the globe.

N95 boasts of an innovative two – way slider design. You can slide the front cover up to access the alphanumeric pad and slide it down to uncover the media player controls. But what makes this handset high – end are its 5 megapixel camera, an integrated GPS module, and its well – built media player with a 3.5mm jack connector for earphones.

Its excellent imaging is probably one of the best features of this smart phone. Images captured using the phone have vibrant colors and feel almost alive. Just like an actual digital camera, the settings can be customized depending on the user’s taste and the situation –- close – up portrait and night mode are just some of the options. The brightness, contrast and color tones can also be adjusted in order to capture the perfect image. Videos can also be recorded up to a certain length of time. Editing options for both pictures and videos are available.

Aside from videos, N95 can also play music and supports audio and video formats such as MP3, WMA, W4A, AAC and AAC+. Earphones can be plugged into the 3.5 mm ear jack for an enhanced listening experience.

Several wireless features are available such as GPS receiver, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and an infrared port. Probably the downside of such a trendy phone is it does not work on the United States’ 3G network. This is a setback considering that N95 is considered advanced and most people would expect it to have 3G support.

N95 has about 150 MB of internal memory but it can support up to 2GB of expandable media. It has four hours of talk time and up to nine hours of standby time. However, because this phone boasts of its multimedia capacities, the use of such features takes a toll on the battery life of the phone and the battery can be drained only after a day of continually using multimedia features.

As a whole, the pros certainly outweigh the cons and owning this trendy smart phone would certainly bring its user prolonged delight.

Samsung has come up with another marvel in terms of mobile communication – the U700 Ultra Edition 12.1. Following the footsteps of its predecessors in the successful Samsung Ultra Edition II line, U700 is as functional and advanced as it is sleek. This classy slider phone measures only 102.5 x 50 x 12.1 mm and comes with a 2.2 – inch display, providing users with 262k colors on a screen having an effective resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. Its casing comes in a combination of classy colors such as sapphire blue, copper gold, garnet red and platinum metal which will surely satisfy trendy users.

This elegant handset is not all looks however. It boasts of a 3G HSDPA technology. But perhaps one of the best features of this design is its 3 megapixel camera with flash. Vibrant and colorful pictures and videos can be captured using this camera. Users can also take advantage of the photo editing function to achieve their desired effects. Videos can be played using MPEG4 and H263 formats. U700 also comes with a second camera which is exclusively used for making face to face video calls.

Music lovers will also come to love the audio function of Samsung U700. The phone’s music player is built in and offers excellent sound quality. This handset supports most music and video formats such as MP3, MPEG4, WMDRM, AAC, WMA, H263 and Real formats. Mobile phone gaming is at its best with the embedded Java games. What’s more, games can also be downloaded from the internet, at a speed of up to 3.6Mbps when in a suitable HSDPA area. A wide variety of MP3 ringtones can be played in polyphonic sound.

Samsung 700 comes with a 20 MB internal memory which can be expanded using a Transflash memory card. Other amazing features of this phone include photo caller ID, which allows the user to choose a picture or image and assign it to a contact. The chosen picture or image is displayed when the contact calls. The user can also send SMS, MMS, email and business cards. Other functions such as predictive text input, hands free options, WAP 2.0, XHTML, and HTML Netfront 3.4 are also available.

With up to 4 hours of talk time and 240 hours of standby time, U700 is truly a value for your money.