Friday, March 21, 2008

Samsung SGH-E840




The slimmest slider in the world, SGH-E840, is a gem of a handset. With is super-thin frame of 10.6mm and astonishing mirror display, the SGH-E840 stands out on every aesthetic level and satisfies the fashion-savvy exquisite taste and sense of style. Hidden beneath the slider is an encased touch keypad, while the metalfinished, tempered glass exterior boasts flash and substance. The SGH-E840 also features the latest NF v3.4 internet browser - an embedded Web micro browser specifically made for handset use. Versatile and powerful, it displays Web pages on a vertical, scrollable screen, letting users zoom in and out from 25% - 100% for easy viewing. The SGH-E840 is available in Ice Silver, Candy Pink, Topaz Gold and Noble Blue.


TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
* Networks: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, GPRS, EDGE
* Dimensions: 101.5×52.5×10.6 mm
* Weight: 99 g
* Camera: 2-megapixel with video capture
* Display: 2.22”, TFT, 240×320 pixels, 260? colors; mirror coating
* MP3-player; MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA; IcePower technology by Bang & Olufsen
* FM-radio
* Memory: 70 MB, microSD cards
* Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0 / USB 2.0
* Other specs: Office documents, E-Mail , Java / WAP2.0

Sony Ericsson P1

Sony Ericsson P1 represents a 3G smartphone run by Symbian OS v9.1. The model is equipped with a 240x320 pixels screen capable of 262.144 colours, a 3.2 MP camera with 3x digital zoom and autofocus.


* Class: smartphone, 3G, multimedia
* Position in the line: starts
* Rivals: is specified
* Description based on official information

* General features
o Announced in 2007, May
o UMTS (2100MHz), GPRS 900/1800/1900
o OS: Symbian OS v9.1
o Touchscreen, has the resolution of 240x320 pixels and shows 262 144 colours,
o Weight: 124 gramms
o Dimensions: 106 x 55 x 17 mm (4.1 x 2.1 x 0.7 ")
o Colours: silvery black

* Memory
o Internal memory 256 MB (available to a user 160 MB)
o RAM 128 MB
o Expansion connector for Memory Stick Micro (M2) (up to 1 GB)

* Call management, ringing tones
o Vibracall
o Polyphonic call melodies

* SMS
o Predictive text input Т9
o SMS, MMS, EMS, E-mail (POP3, IMAP, SMTP and MIME)

* Camera
o Integrated 3.2 MP camera with 3x digital zoom and autofocus

* Multimedia
o Supports audio MP3, AAC-LC, eAAC+, AAC+, HE AAC, AMR-NB, AU, iMelody, MIDI, SP-MIDI, RMF, WAV, WMA, XMF, DLS, Real Audio 8
o Supports video MPEG-4 (H.263, H.264), AAC-LC, AMR-NB, 3GPP, RealMedia, WMV
o Image formats BMP, GIF, JPEG, MBM, PNG, WBMP, SVG Tiny 1.1
o Supports animations GIF
o Java MIDP 2.0
o Games

* Connectivity
o WAP 2.0
o Infrared
o Bluetooth 2.0
o USB 2.0
o WiFi (802.11b)
o Modem
o Synchronization with PC
o FM radio with RDS

* Organizer and extras
o Opera v 8
o MusicDJ™
o PlayNow™
o TrackID™
o MegaBass™
o Blackberry BBC 4.0
o Dictaphone
o Alarm clock
o Calculator
o Calendar
o Document editor
o Notepad
o Stopwatch
o Timer

Sony Ericsson M600


This is 3G smartphone run by Symbian OS 9.1, UIQ 3 platform. It is oriented on the business segment. The functionality of the device resembles the P990, however, it lacks integrated camera.

* Class: smartphone
* Position in the line: starts
* Rivals: Nokia E61

* General features
o Announced in 2006
o eGSM900/GSM1800/GSM1900/UMTS2100
o Battery type 900 mAh Li-Pol
+ standby mode up to 370 hours
+ talk mode up to 7.30 hours
o Graphical color touchscreen , 262000 colours, 2.6", the resolution of 240x320 pixels (QVGA)
o Hand input (stylus)
o J2ME MIDP 2.0 - executable applications for Java
o OS: Symbian 9.1 UIQ 3.0
o QWERTY-keypad
o Weight: 112 gramms
o Dimensions: 106x54x15.5 mm

* Memory
o Internal memory 80 MB
o Expansion slot Memory Stick Micro (M2)


* Call management, ringing tones
o Vibracall
o 40-tones polyphony, mp3 as call melodies
o Voice dial, control
o Speed dial for 9 numbers
o Automatic redial


* SMS
o EMS
o Sending and receiving ringing tones and animated images
o Predictive text input Т9
o Message templates


* Connectivity
o WAP 2.0
o GPRS
o Mail client (POP3/IMAP4)
o Bluetooth 1.2
o MMS
o IrDA
o Synchronization with PC (Bluetooth,USB 2.0,IrDA)


* Organizer and extras
o mp3 player allows working with music on memory cards
o Videoplayer MP4
o Preset browser Opera8
o Dictaphone (works in the talk mode)
o Automatic answering machine
o Time, date, World time
o Calculator, currency converter
o Organizer with a capability to set reminders and sound alerts
o Complete data synchronization with PC, you can view MS Exel, Word, PDF, PowerPoint files
o You can download Java and C++ applications
o Games

Sony Ericsson S500



Sony Ericsson S500 represents a 2.5G slider with 14 mm width. Its features include a 2 MP camera with x4 digital zoom.

* Class: 3G, fashion
* Position in the line: is specified
* Rivals: no copies for the announcement
* Description based on official information

* General features
o Announced in 2007 , May
o EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
o TFT display (QVGA) supports 262144 colours, has the resolution of 320x240 pixels
o Weight: 94
o Dimensions: 99 x 47 x 14 mm
o Colours: Growing Green, Midnight Blue

* Memory
o 12 MB of internal memory
o Expansion connector for Memory Stick Micro (M2) up to 1 GB

* Call management, ringing tones
o Vibracall
o Polyphonic call melodies
o Videotelephony
o Speakerphone

* SMS
o Predictive text input Т9
o SMS, EMS, MMS, E-mail (POP3 and IMAP4)

* Camera
o Integrated 2 MP camera with 4x digital zoom

* Multimedia
o Supported audio formats: AAC, AAC+, E-AAC+, MP3, MP4, M4A, 3GP, AMR, WAV, SP-MIDI, G-MIDI
o Supported video formats: 3GPP (H263, H264), MP4, Real Video
o Supported image formats: GIF, JPEG, BMP, WBMP, PNG, SVG Tiny 1.2
o Supported animation: SVG Tiny 1.2, GIF
o Java
o 3D games
o Media player

* Connectivity
o Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP profile)
o USB 2.0
o Synchronization with PC
o Modem
o WAP 2.0/ XHTML

* Organizer and extras
o VideoDJ™
o PlayNow™
o PictureDJ™
o PictBridge™
o MusicDJ™
o Disc2Phone®
o Alarm clock
o Calculator
o Calendar
o Notepad
o Timer
o Stopwatch

Sony Ericsson W660i

Sony Ericsson W660 with Walkman player 2.0 is capable of storing up to 470 tracks (as eAAC+) on Memory Stick Micro (512 MB) included in the package. Also it has a TFT screen with the resolution of 176x220 pixels, which shows 262 K colours, 2 MP camera and FM-tuner.


* Class: multimedia, 3G, fashion
* Position in the line: Sony Ericsson W610
* Rivals: is specified
* Description based on official information, preliminary

* General features
o Announced in 2007, March
o GSM(900/1800/1900 MHz) and UMTS (2100 MHz)
o Display - TFT with shows 262144 colours, has the resolution of 176x220 pixels
o Battery life:
+ talk mode GSM - up to 6 hours
+ talk mode (3G) - up to 2,5 hours
+ standby mode - up to 360 hours
+ player mode - up to 25 hours.
o Weight: 93 gramms
o Dimensions: 102 x 46 x 14,5 mm
o Сolours: Record Black (black) and Rose Red.

* Memory
o 16 MB of internal memory
o Memory card connector for Memory Stick Micro (M2) (up to 1 GB)

* Call management, ringing tones
o Vibracall
o Polyphonic call melodies
o Voice input
o Videotelephony

* SMS
o Predictive text input Т9
o EMS, SMS, MMS, E-mail (POP3 and IMAP4)

* Camera
o Integrated 2-MP camera with 2,5x digital zoom

* Multimedia
o Supported audio formats AAC, AAC+, E-AAC+, MP3, M4A, 3GP, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WAV, G-MIDI 1, SP-MIDI, RealAudio 8, eMelody, iMelody, RHz, XMF, Mobile XMF, WMA
o Supported video formats MPEG-4 H.263, RealVideo 8, WMV
o Supported picture formats GIF, JPEG, BMP, WBMP, PNG, SVG Tiny 1.1, M3G, WBMP, Macromedia™ Flash Lite™ 1.1
o Supported animation SVG Tiny 1.1, GIF
o Java MIDP 2.0
o Games
o Walkman player 2.0
o TrackID

* Connectivity
o Bluetooth 2.0 (profile A2DP)
o USB 2.0
o GPRS
o FM-radio with RDS
o Videotelephony

* Organizer and extras
o HTML-browser
o MegaBass
o Access NetFront™ 3.3
o XHTML
o Disc2Phone
o PlayNow™
o VideoDJ™
o PhotoDJ™
o Music DJ™

Sony Ericsson K810


his model represents an evolutionary development of the K800/K790 under the Cyber-shot brand. Another design, thinner body and now USB 2.0. The camera remained the same 3.2 MP with autofocus.

* Class: multimedia, 3G
* Position in the line: above Sony Ericsson K800
* Rivals: Nokia N73
* Description based on official information

* General features
o Announced in 2007, official announcement on the 06 February 2007
o eGSM 900/1800/1900, UMTS 2100
o Battery type Li-Pol
o Battery life:
+ talk mode up to 10 hours
+ standby mode up to 400 hours
o 2" TFT display with the resolution of QVGA (240x320 pixels) and support for 262000 colours
o Colours: Noble Blue and Golden Ivory
o Weight: 115 gramms
o Dimensions: 104x46x17 mm

* Memory
o Phonebook may contain up to 1000 names with completely and partly filles fields. Which is totally a number of 2500 numbers. Personal call signal for a name, own picture.
o General call list contains up to 30 entries with date and duration specified
o Organizer - calendar (up to 300 events), to-do list
o User memory forms about 64 MB, shared dynamically by all applications
o Expansion connector for Memory Stick Micro M2™ (128 MB included into delivery set)

* Call management, ringing tones
o Vibracall
o Polyphonic call melodies, 72-tones polyphony
o Fast dial for 9 numbers
o Automatic redial (up to 10 attempts maximum)
o Automatic and manual network selection
o Voice input
o mp3/aac files as a call melody

* SMS
o Predictive text input Т9
o Smiles
o Concatenated messages
o Message templates
o Sending and receiving graphical messages

* Camera
o 3.2 MP camera, (the maximum resolution of 2048x1536 pixels)
o Records video as 3GP
o 16x digital zoom
o Flash
o Frontal VGA-camera for videocalls

* Multimedia
o Java (MIDP 2.0)
o Integrated image editor
o Musical composer, MusicDJ
o VideoDJ
o Play Now
o TrackID
o Themes, several are preset - not only wallpapers are included, but sounds graphical elements of the interface
o FM-radio, memory for 20 stations, automatic search for a station, stereo playback, RDS
o Integrated video and audio player (MPEG4, H.263, AMR, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, m4a)
o Photo album (My Pictures) - set extra pictures and receive pictures from PC or a camera
o 3D games

* Connectivity
o Integrated mail client (SMTP/POP3/IMAP4)
o Instant Messaging
o GPRS class 10
o RSS-reader
o IrDA
o WAP 2.0 (NetFront browser, xHTML)
o Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP profile)
o MMS
o Push-email
o Synchronization with PC (USB 2.0)

* Organizer and extras
o Integrated file manager
o User profiles
o Headbands for phone on and off synchronized with with sound and editing capability
o Search for entries in a to-do list and organizer
o Dictaphone (the only restriction is free memory).
o Date, time
o Alarm clock plain and daily recurrent
o Timer, stopwatch with with intermediate results and a plain calculator

Sony Ericsson W880



Here is a Walkman series phone recently known under the code name AI. The manufacturer claims that is the thinnest SE Walkman phone. The thickness forms 9.4 mm. A 2MP camera, 1.8" TFT-display with QVGA-resolution, Bluetooth module and expansion connector for Memory Stick Micro are worth mentioning.

* Class: multimedia, 3G, fashion
* Position in the line: above Sony Ericsson W850
* Rivals: Samsung F300
* Description based on official information

* General features
o Announced in 2007, official announcement on the 06 February 2007
o eGSM 900/1800/1900, UMTS 2100
o Battery type Li-Ion 950 mAh (BST-33)
o Battery life:
+ talk mode up to 6,5 hours
+ standby mode up to 425 hours
+ up to 18.5 hours in player mode
o 1,8" TFT display with the resolution of QVGA (240x320 pixels) and support for up to 262000 colours
o Сolours: silvery, black
o Weight: 71 gramms
o Dimensions: 103 x 47 x 9,4 mm

* Memory
o Phonebook may contain up to 1000 names with completely and partly filles fields. Which is totally a number of 2500 numbers. Personal call signal for a name, own picture.
o General call list contains up to 30 entries with date and duration specified
o Organizer - calendar (up to 300 events), to-do list
o User memory forms about 10 MB, shared dynamically by all applications
o Expansion connector for Memory Stick Micro M2™ (1 GB included into delivery set)

* Call management, ringing tones
o Vibracall
o Polyphonic call melodies, 40-tones polyphony
o Fast dial for 9 numbers
o Automatic redial (up to 10 attempts maximum)
o Speakerphone
o Automatic and manual network selection
o mp3/aac files as a call melody

* SMS
o Predictive text input Т9
o Smiles
o Concatenated messages
o Message templates
o Sending and receiving graphical messages

* Camera
o 2.0 MP camera (the maximum resolution of 1632x1224 pixels)
o Video is recorded 176x144 pixels, 3GP
o Digital zoom
o Multishooting, night mode, timer
o Frontal VGA-camera for videocalls

* Multimedia
o Java (MIDP 2.0)
o Integrated image editor
o Musical composer, MusicDJ
o Graphical editor FotoDJ
o Macromedia Flash Lite
o VideoDJ
o Play Now
o TrackID
o Mega Bass
o OMA DRM 2.0
o Themes, several are preset - not only wallpapers are included, but sounds graphical elements of the interface
o Walkman player 2.0
o Supported formats: MPEG4, H.263, AMR, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, m4a
o Photo album (My Pictures) - set extra pictures and receive pictures from PC or a camera
o 3D games

* Connectivity
o Integrated mail client (SMTP/POP3/IMAP4)
o Instant Messaging
o GPRS class 10
o RSS-reader
o WAP 2.0 (NetFront browser, xHTML)
o Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP profile)
o MMS
o Push-email
o Synchronization with PC (USB 2.0)

* Organizer and extras
o Integrated file manager
o User profiles, profile "aboard" (phone radio part is off)
o Headbands for phone on and off synchronized with with sound and editing capability
o Organizer, recurrent events
o To-do list
o Search for entries in a to-do list and organizer
o Notes
o Dictaphone (the only restriction is free memory)
o Date, time
o Alarm clock plain and daily recurrent (totally 5 alarm clocks)
o Timer, stopwatch with with intermediate results and a plain calculator

Sony Ericsson K550


The phone represents a Cyber-shot photo line and refers to the middle class. Some of the design features were inherited from the elder products, however the body is relatively rhick - 14 mm. Its camera is equal to the K750's one and is 2MP with autofocus.

* Class: multimedia, 3G
* Position in the line: above Sony Ericsson K510
* Rivals: Nokia 6233
* Description based on official information

* General features
o Announced in 2007, official announcement on the 06 February 2007
o eGSM 850/900/1800/1900
o Battery type Li-Ion
o Battery life:
+ talk mode up to 7 hours
+ standby mode up to 350 hours
o 1,9" TFD display with the resolution of 176x220 pixels and support for up to 262000 colours
o Сolours: deep black, pearly white
o Weight: 85 gramms
o Dimensions: 102 x 46 x 14 mm

* Memory
o Phonebook may contain up to 1000 names with completely and partly filles fields. Which is totally a number of 2500 numbers. Personal call signal for a name, own picture.
o General call list contains up to 30 entries with date and duration specified
o Organizer - calendar (up to 300 events), to-do list
o User memory forms about 64 MB, shared dynamically by all applications
o Expansion connector for Memory Stick Micro M2™

* Call management, ringing tones
o Vibracall
o Polyphonic call melodies, 40-tones polyphony
o Fast dial for 9 numbers
o Automatic redial (up to 10 attempts maximum)
o Automatic and manual network selection
o Voice input
o mp3/aac files as a call melody

* SMS
o Predictive text input Т9
o Smiles
o Concatenated messages
o Message templates
o Sending and receiving graphical messages

* Camera
o 2.0 MP camera, (the maximum resolution of 1632x1224 pixels)
o Autofocus
o Backlighting at shooting
o Macromode, night mode, multishooting, timer
o Records video as 3GP, with the resolution of 176x144 pixels
o Digital zoom

* Multimedia
o Java (MIDP 2.0)
o Integrated image editor
o Musical composer, MusicDJ
o VideoDJ
o Play Now
o TrackID
o Themes, several are preset - not only wallpapers are included, but sounds graphical elements of the interface
o FM-radio, memory for 20 stations, automatic search for a station, stereo playback, RDS
o Integrated video and audio player (MPEG4, H.263, AMR, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, m4a)
o Photo album (My Pictures) - set extra pictures and receive pictures from PC or a camera
o 3D games

* Connectivity
o Integrated mail client (SMTP/POP3/IMAP4)
o Instant Messaging
o GPRS/EDGE class 10
o RSS-reader
o IrDA
o WAP 2.0 (NetFront browser, xHTML)
o Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP profile)
o MMS
o Push-email
o Synchronization with PC (USB 2.0)

* Organizer and extras
o Integrated file manager
o User profiles, profile "aboard" (phone radio part is off)
o Headbands for phone on and off synchronized with with sound and editing capability
o Organizer, recurrent entries
o To-do list
o Notes
o Search for entries in a to-do list and organizer
o Dictaphone (the only restriction is free memory).
o Date, time
o Alarm clock plain and daily recurrent (totally 5 alarm clocks)
o Timer, stopwatch with with intermediate results and a plain calculator