Nokia N86 is now avilable in India

As very well said, ‘after a dark night appears twilight’ similar is the case after a long delay the much awaited Nokia N86 8MP is now released in India. Nokia N97of N- series launch has made clear Nokia’s intentions on how it wishes to straddle the high-end segment with its combination of a touchscreen and a camera-phone.

In the 8MP crown mobiles, Nokia N86 will compete with the likes of the Samsung Innov8 and the Sony Ericsson C905. Coincidentally, the Nokia N86 also sports the Series 60 Third Edition Interface equally as Innov8 from Samsung. This device was previously launched internationally in the first week of June byNokia.

The Nokia N86 has an inbuilt memory of 8GB and it can be expanded to 16GB with the help of a compatible MicroSD card. The most influencing feature of the Nokia N86 is the fact that it sports an 8MP camera with Carl Zeiss Tessar lens – Nokia’s first salvo at the 8MP segment.

3.9 hour talktime with 3G and 6.3 hours whilst on a GSM network is provided by N86. Nokia N86 has a large 2.6-inch QVGA AM OLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode) screen.

In India, the Nokia N86 will be soon available at a dealer near you at just Rs 27,359/- (approx.)

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Sony Ericsson launches T715

The latest slider to join the Sony Ericsson family is neither Cyber-shot or Walkman, but rather a handset that fits in the former segment reserved for fashionable/stylish handsets.

The key feature on the T715 is the smart desktop feature, offering “direct reminders of appointments, notes and special animation to remind you of birthdays and global events.”. The phone also supports threaded-messaging, as first seen on the C905plus and subsequent models (such as the C510, W995 and C903).

The phone also supports HSDPA for fast web browsing and file downloading (especially if used as a modem for a laptop) and has a 2.2-inch display that is easily viewed in bright sunlight.

Google Maps, with Street View, is also included but there’s no GPS – so your location will be appromixated by using cell site data.

For picture taking, the phone has a 3.2-megapixel camera with photo LED flash.

The T715 will be available in the third quarter of 2009 in two colours: ‘Galaxy Silver’ or ‘Rouge Pink’.

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Nokia’s N97 coming to 3 with free Skype calling – prepay too!

From today, you can pre-order the N97 (in black) on 3 before it goes on sale tomorrow, Friday June 26th.

The phone has all the standard N97 applications, plus Skype with free Skype-to-Skype calling and Instant Messaging.

It will be free of charge on a £35-a-month contract or £320 on prepay – a price that issignficantly cheaper than the SIM-free price of £499 on the Nokia website. Of course, the handset is locked – but 3 is hoping you’ll be happy with its network.

Every prepay top up brings 90 days of free voicemail, a free bundle of texts and 150MB of Internet usage. Contract customers can add unlimited Internet for £5 a month.

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Sony Ericsson T700 Review

Slim, cute and highly pocketable, the T700 is a great evening out phone. And it’s now available in a limited edition colourway, exclusive to O2, in a gleaming red case with shiny metallic golden frame around the display and across most of the back.

This special edition also comes with make-up from Benefit, so there’s no denying it’s a phone that’s aimed at women. And let’s say, to start, that’s a much more imaginative and healthy way to market the phone than the usual method of cladding it in hot pink.

Make-up aside, there’s nothing exclusively feminine about the handset. The colours are bright and cute, but men could carry it too. Though when I was testing it, the loudest and most positive reactions came from women. Positively drooling in some cases, so Sony Ericsson clearly knows its market.

On spec

Though this is undeniably what you’d call a fashion phone, it has some decent specs – like the 3.2-megapixel camera with LED flash which is no slouch. Plus, there’s the usual photographic aids Sony Ericsson excels at, like easy uploading to blogs and onboard image editing before you publish.

On the other hand, there’s no front-facing camera, even though this is a 3G phone, so you won’t be making video calls unless you turn the phone round when it’s your turn to speak. Mind you, will anyone really miss that?

The two-inch screen punches above its weight because it’s colour-rich (262,000 colours, count ‘em). Shots you’ve taken on the camera look sharp and bright on the phone.

Look here

But above all, this is a phone that has a great look. The colours are bright and it’s pocketable not least because it’s exceptionally light and slim (10mm thick is pretty impressive and it weighs less than 80g). Despite its remarkable thinness, the battery life is pretty decent, so no corners cut there, as could have been the case when it’s so clearly a phone to turn heads.

So there’s no surprise that, capable though it is at playing music, there’s no dedicated 3.5mm headphone jack, merely the usual combined power and headphone adaptor socket on the left side. Still, at least it includes the neat Shazam-like song identifying program, Track ID. And there’s a reasonable FM radio, too.

Music is stored on removable memory cards which is handy but can be expensive if you want to carry a lot of tracks. It’s supplied with a 512MB card, enough for around 100 songs, so it won’t replace your iPod. This is a decent, good-looking all-rounder.

VERDICT

It’s no smartphone, though it’s certainly smart-looking, especially in the eye-catching Rouge version with gold back. And that’s all you could ask for in such a neat, light, slim phone. But the T700 manages to be a reasonably good snapper – though more because Sony Ericsson has decent software to improve shots and upload them rather than an outstanding lens. Similarly, the music player is decent rather than outstanding, and lacks the 3.5mm headphone jack we’d have liked to have seen, but none of this takes away from the fact that it’s a competent, efficient and most of all cool-looking phone to be seen wit

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Sony Ericsson W995 Retailer Review

THE GOOD: Simple to use, small and excellent camera

THE BAD: No Xenon flash, small screen and unoriginal design

The W995 has been widely heralded as the beginning of Sony Ericsson’s comeback, and sports a strong multimedia mix by combining photo, video and music features. The phone includes an eight-megapixel camera with LED flash, 3G and Wi-Fi, push-email, a 3.5mm audio jack, as well as speakers and an 8GB memory card in the box. It also comes with the option to stream 60 films via the manufacturer’s PlayNow service. But will Sony Ericsson be able to refresh its brand with the W995?

Though categorised as a Walkman phone, the camera is a major selling point. The Phones 4u salesman says: ‘It’s a Walkman handset but they’re promoting the camera strongly – it’s good that it’s a bit of both.’ The 3 salesman says: ‘The photography aspect is great, the phone even looks like a camera.’ The O2 salesman says: ‘It’s the smallest eight-megapixel camera phone available.’ However, the Carphone salesman points out a possible drawback: ‘The pictures look great on a computer but not on the screen – it is too small.’

Looking good
Looks wise, the phone draws praise from the panel. The Carphone salesman says: ‘I really like the silver version.’ The 3 salesman says: ‘It’s got a small and dinky look to it.’ The O2 salesman says: ‘Sometimes, Sony Ericsson handsets can feel a bit plastic, but this is really solid.’ The Phones 4u salesman is the least enthused: ‘It looks similar to other Sony Ericsson phones, they’ve just changed the colours.’

The phone’s usability impresses some of the panel. The Phones 4u salesman says: ‘It’s very simple and very easy.’ The O2 salesman agrees, and adds: ‘They’ve done away with the tab setting and the navigation of the phone is much simpler.’

Overall, the multimedia functions on the W995 leave a lasting impression. The 3 salesman says: ‘It’s a brilliant camera and music handset.’ The Phones 4u salesman thinks ‘the sound quality is amazing’, and the Carphone salesman says: ‘It’s a media phone that is perfect for the youth market.’ The O2 salesman exclaims: ‘If I wasn’t selling someone an iPhone, I’d sell them this.’

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Samsung Beat DJ Retailer Review

THE GOOD: It looks unique and is easy to use with a sensitive         touch-screen                                                                                                                                THE BAD: It lacks stand out and doesn’t have Wi-Fi capabilities                                           The W995 has been widely heralded as the beginning of Sony Ericsson’s comeback, and sports a strong multimedia mix by combining photo, video and music features. The phone includes an eight-megapixel camera with LED flash, 3G and Wi-Fi, push-email, a 3.5mm audio jack, as well as speakers and an 8GB memory card in the box. It also comes with the option to stream 60 films via the manufacturer’s PlayNow service. But will Sony Ericsson be able to refresh its brand with the W995?

Though categorised as a Walkman phone, the camera is a major selling point. The Phones 4u salesman says: ‘It’s a Walkman handset but they’re promoting the camera strongly – it’s good that it’s a bit of both.’ The 3 salesman says: ‘The photography aspect is great, the phone even looks like a camera.’ The O2 salesman says: ‘It’s the smallest eight-megapixel camera phone available.’ However, the Carphone salesman points out a possible drawback: ‘The pictures look great on a computer but not on the screen – it is too small.’

Looking good
Looks wise, the phone draws praise from the panel. The Carphone salesman says: ‘I really like the silver version.’ The 3 salesman says: ‘It’s got a small and dinky look to it.’ The O2 salesman says: ‘Sometimes, Sony Ericsson handsets can feel a bit plastic, but this is really solid.’ The Phones 4u salesman is the least enthused: ‘It looks similar to other Sony Ericsson phones, they’ve just changed the colours.’

The phone’s usability impresses some of the panel. The Phones 4u salesman says: ‘It’s very simple and very easy.’ The O2 salesman agrees, and adds: ‘They’ve done away with the tab setting and the navigation of the phone is much simpler.’

Overall, the multimedia functions on the W995 leave a lasting impression. The 3 salesman says: ‘It’s a brilliant camera and music handset.’ The Phones 4u salesman thinks ‘the sound quality is amazing’, and the Carphone salesman says: ‘It’s a media phone that is perfect for the youth market.’ The O2 salesman exclaims: ‘If I wasn’t selling someone an iPhone, I’d sell them this.’

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Samsung B2100 Xplorer: New Rugged Mobile to Be Launched in India

The latest round of mobile phone news has it that Samsung will soon launch its rugged and weatherproof Samsung Xplorer B2100 in India. The phone is built to withstand a plunge in about 1 meter deep water and can survive for around 30 minutes there. This Samsung mobile phone was also displayed at the Communicasia 2009 which was held in Singapore. The phone is also built to endure extreme shock as well as temperature variations.

At the same time, the camera comes along with a 1.3 MP camera, 1.8 inch screen, a music player along with FM radio with RDS. There is also 7 MB of memory included in the mobile phone for users to store their pictures and music. There is also a memory expansion slot that supports a Micro SD card. Along with Quad band with EDGE support, the mobile phoneprovides Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP support. Expected to be available in India in the first week of July, it could be priced between Rs. 6,000 /- and Rs. 7,000 /-.

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Nokia N97

The Nokia N97 is the latest in the N-series of mobile phone from Nokia that promises the hottest technology combined with a drastically novel form factor. Nokia N97 mobile comes in a brilliant white colour and the most interesting aspect about the whole phone is how the display is situated over the keypad. This New Nokia mobile come with a 5 MP camera and a 32 GB memory, it has a 3.5 inch touch screen along with Symbian OS v 9.4. With a series 60 UI, it should be much better than the Nokia 5800 series. With all the necessary features for tech crazy users like Wi-Fi, 3G support, and also GPS, it’s all set to storm the market and give theiPhone a really tough time.

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Nokia 6208 Classic

Nokia seems to be getting extremely technology innovative these days wit the launch of its first series 40 touchscreen mobile – Nokia 6208 Classic. Though the mobile might look quite average to the normal user, Nokia 6208 Classic a great mobile for those who want to experience the latest in technology for the first time. With a 2.4 inch touch screen, it has a 3.2 MP camera, Bluetooth with A2DP and a MicroSD card support. It is expected to carry an S40 UI as touch screen along with a large stylus. It is also capable of supporting handwriting recognition. Customers will not need to wait longer as it has just been launched here.

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Nokia N95 8GB

Nokia N95 8GB Phone Specifications Dimensions: 99 x 53 x 21 mm, 96 cc Weight : 128 g Internal Memory: 8 GB internal memory SDRAM memory : 128 MB Camera : 5 MP 3D Graphics HW Accelerator Class 32 GPRS, Class 32 EDGE HSCSD, 3G HSDPA Wi-Fi UPnP technology USB v2.0 Nokia N95 8GB Features: Display: 2.8 inches TFT, 16M colours, 240 x 320 pixels Ringtones : Polyphonic, Monophonic, MP3 and True Tones Vibration Alert Accelerometer sensor available for auto-rotation Operating system: Symbian OS 9.2 – S60 rel. 3.1 Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML Camera : 5 MP Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus video(VGA 30fps), flash, secondary CIF videocall camera Installed Maps application covering over 100 countries Built-in GPS receiver Dual slide design Java MIDP 2.0 MP3/AAC+/eAAC+/AAC/WMA player TV out FM Radio Office document viewer Organiser Built-in handsfree Push to talk Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200mAH (BL-6F)

Display: The Nokia N95 8GB is an extremely innovative creation of Nokia, which is packed with lots of amazing features. This highly sophisticated mobile device is smart enough to attract your attention and is beautifully crafted with various mesmerising functions. This amazing invention of Nokia comes with a highly attractive TFT screen of 2.8 inches, which appears quite impressive when it displays 16M colours. This large TFT screen gives a nice looks to phone and make it more appealing among the users. This superb mobile gadget is also endowed with an accelerometer sensor for auto-rotation. Carry it comfortably: The Nokia N95 8GB is an highly enticing device which is very sleek and smart. It is a light weighted phone of 128 grams weight and 99 x 53 x 21 mm dimensions. This wonderful gadget with sleek dimensions can comfortably slipped in the pockets and is easy to carry in the hands. Vast storage capacity: The Nokia N95 8GB is embedded with a large internal memory of 8 GB and 128 MB SDRAM memory. This large memory allows the users to store a vast amount of entries, data and information in the form of images, wallpapers, videos, songs etc. Superb quality camera: The Nokia N95 8GB is furnished with a high quality camera of 5 mega pixels, which lets the users to capture quality images of various memorable moments. This superior quality camera is also packed with modern camera features such as autofocus, good quality flash and Carl Zeiss optics. It also comprises of a secondary CIF videocall camera. You can enjoy the real pleasure of photography with the great quality camera of this majestic mobile device.

Connectivity applications: The Nokia N95 8GB provide the users extremely great quality connectivity facilities such as GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and USB facilities. These fantastic data sharing facilities let the users to share their useful files and documents and also allow them to exchange songs and wallpapers with each other. Nothing can be the best way other than this, to be connected with the whole world. Symbian Operating System : This Nokia’s innovative creation is also furnished with advanced Symbian operating system. The users can perform various multimedia tasks easily with the help of this operating system and its useful applications make their work more easy and simple. Excellent Music: The Nokia N95 8GB comes with an excellent quality MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/WMA player and a high quality stereo FM radio. These highly amazing entertaining features let the users to listen to their favourite songs any time and offer them an extremely amazing musical experience, which is highly refreshing and pampering. Voice dial/memo feature:

The Nokia N95 8GB is well embedded with an outstanding feature called vice memo, which is very exciting and useful. This fantastic feature let the users to record various phone calls and voices of their friends and close ones. When ever you feel lonely you can listen to the voice of your close ones and this will gives you an intense feeling that they are very near to you.

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