First Android Handset Launched

We don't really have much choice in term of operating system for our mobile phones. Symbian and Windows Mobile have the biggest market shares. And now, enters Android, a new Linux-based operating system developed by google. Being announced nearly a year before, the first handset with Android has finally come. The T-Mobile G1 was launched today at a press event in New York City.

The handset itself has 4.60" x 2.16" x 0.62" dimension and weight 5.6 ounces. It also has a big screen, 480 x 320 3.17" to be exact. Talk about connectivity, this baby has it all. Bluetooth, WiFi, USB, GSM, UMTS, HSDPA, GPS, you name it, and it's there. It also has a qwerty keyboard that is revealed by turning the device on its side and sliding the keyboard upward. The imaging feature is taken care of by a 3.1 MP camera. The phone will come with 1GB microSD card preinstalled. The device will come in Black, Brown, and White variation.

Using a google's operating system, Google Maps and YouTube are preinstalled along with Chrome Lite, a lite version of Google's web browser Chrome. The handset itself will be available on 22 October for $179 in 2 years contract. Data plans start at $25 for unlimited data and limited messaging. You can have unlimited data and messaging for $35.

Sony XPERIA X1 Finally Dated

Today, Sony announced that the long awaited handset XPERIA X1 will finally hit the stores starting September 30 in UK and the rest of the world later on. For all that doesn't know what XPERIA X1 is here's the recap.

The XPERIA X1 is a windows mobile handset with a 3" WVGA 800 x 480 touchscreen display and a full QWERTY keyboard. It's a four band GSM and three band HSDPA, HSUPA handset powered with a 528 ARM CPU and 256 MB of RAM. It also boast a 3.2 megapixels camera, GPS, bluetooth, 3.5 mm audio output, FM radio and 400 MB of internal memory that's expandable through microSD card slot. This handset is sure going to create some more hype, but we'll see if it's worth it.

Sony Ericsson G705

Today Sony Ericsson just announced a new mobile phone in their portfolio, the SE G705. This slider phone has a 2.4" QVGA display with quad band GSM and either UMTS 2100 MHz HSDPA or UMTS 850/1900/2100 MHz HSDPA and HSUPA. The screen can be auto rotate that works in the menu and in the browser, thanks to the accelerometer built in. It comes with GPS receiver that supports A-GPS. The GPS works with the preinstalled Google Map and Wayfinder with three months of free navigation license. Image geotagging is also supported. The camera is 3 Megapixels with LED flash. Too bad it has no auto focus. One thing unique though is that the video captured by the camera can be uploaded directly to YouTube. YouTube downloads will also be possible. A stereo Bluetooth and FM radio with RDS, Wifi with DLNA certification, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync complete thd handset. It will come with 1GB M2 memory card in the retail package. The SE G705 will be available in Silky Gold or Majestic Black in early Q4 2008.

I don't know what's up with all of this company. A high end phones should equip with an auto focus camera whether it's a camera oriented phones, music oriented phones, or bussiness phones. It's not that hard to do right?

LG KC910

Looks like the battle for bigger megapixels in camera phones is getting hotter. After Sony Ericsson announced the SE C905 first but Samsung I8510 INNOV8 launched first earlier this month (what an irony), now it's time for a company from South Korea known for it's home electronic devices like tvs, air conditionings and wash machines, LG, to come up with her own 8 megapixels camera phone KC910.
It's not only the camera that the phone has in its sleek design (remind me of LG Viewty). A Xenon flash compliments the camera along with a Schneider Kreuznach lens. It makes Samsung I8510 as the only 8 megapixel camera phone that's not have Xenon flash. Wifi, GPS, geotagging, 4 bands GSM and 3 bands 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, bluetooth, microSD slot, tv out, and Dolby sound for music, this phone sure has alot to offer. The phone also capable of recording VGA videos at 30 fps and slow motion 120 fps QVGA, a feature that the LG Viewty also has. You can enjoy watching Xvid and DivX video on its 3" 262K 240x400 screen. Expect to see it on the street this October.

Nokia N85

Actually, Nokia introduced two new N series, the N85 and N79. But I only mention the N85 this time. The phone is full of features as expected from a high end market it's targeted. It is a 4 band GSM and 3 band 3.6 mbps HSDPA. The screen use OLED 16M colors, 240x320 pixels, 2.6" with accelerometer built in. It also has touch sensitive naviwheel just like N81. It can support up to 8GB microSD with 74 MB of internal memory and 128MB of RAM. Bluetooth and wifi with UPNP technology are there too. The N85 is a Symbian phone with OS 9.3 S60 feature pack 2. It has a 5MP auto focus camera with Carl Zeiss optics to complement it. But it only has LED flash, not Xenon. It capable of recording a 30 fps VGA video. A- GPS, tv out, FM stereo radio with RDS, FM transmitter and 3.5 mm audio output jack complete the dual slide design handset. Expected to be in store shelves this October.