BlackBerry Torch 9860

The BlackBerry (R) Torch (TM) 9860 uses a dedicated a 3.7 inch touchscreen display with liquid graphics. Running the new BlackBerry 7 operating system, the vivid touchscreen is the perfect tool to navigate the web and media browsers with pinch, swipe and zoom functionality. Stay in touch with friends through BlackBerry Messenger or stay on top of work with full push email. The Torch 9860 also boasts an impressive 5.0 Megapixel camera, HSDPA, Wi-Fi and access to over 7000 apps in BlackBerry App World.

Full Specifications

Dimensions

120 x 62 x 11.5mm

Weight

135 g

Main Display

16 million colours

TFT capacitive touchscreen

3.7 inches

Memory

4 GB Internal Memory

768 MB Ram

Micro SD support up to 32GB

Camera

5.0 mega-pixel

2592 x 1944 pixels

autofocus

Features

BlackBerry 7 OS

Wi-Fi

HSDPA

E-mail

SMS

MMS

Instant Messaging

Media player

MP3 Music Player

MP3 ringtones

NFC

720p HD Video Capture

What's in the box?

• Instruction Manual
• Standard Li-ion Battery
• Mains Charger
• Stereo Headset
• USB Data Cable

Long Description

Touchscreen

The BlackBerry Torch 9860 features a crystal clear 3.7 inch capacitive touchscreen display. Use your fingers to navigate through menus; once you've used a touchscreen phone you'll never look back! This stunning display also features a built in accelerometer for auto screen rotation, a proximity sensor to turn the screen to standby when on a call and support for multi-touch.

Lightning Speed

The 9860 has the most powerful processor ever seen ini a Blackberry, a 1.2GHz processor combined with the newest 7 OS makes the Tourch 9860 the fastest blackberry ever. Plus instant touch screen swiping, pinching and zooming with Liquid Graphics, means you can get even more done in less time.

BlackBerry Messenger!

BlackBerry Messenger provides BlackBerry users with the familiar look and feel of desktop instant messaging programs only this time you can take it with you wherever you go. BlackBerry Messenger lets you send messages to friends, supports group chat and notifies you when they have read the message and even when they are composing a reply. And as BlackBerry Messenger uses data, it wont put a dent in your SMS text allowance!

BlackBerry Media Sync!

The BlackBerry 9860 Smartphone syncs with iTunes and Windows Media Player so you can transfer your music files to your phone. Want a specific playlist for the gym? With just a few simple clicks you can choose the playlists you want from your collection. And, to make sure you've always got enough free memory, BlackBerry Media Sync lets you set a limit as to how much of your music to sync.

BlackBerry App World!

Download Blackberry OS Apps to your Torch from the Blackberry App World application store. Enhance your phone with new apps including games, news feeds, social networking apps and much more. With BlackBerry OS and App World, the possibilities are endless.

Instant Email

With instant email access on the Blackberry Torch you can keep up to date with all your important messages even when you are away from your PC. Once you've followed the simple set up procedure you will be able to access your email on your mobile phone as easily as you do in the office or at home

Do it wirelessly

Stay connected to the things that matter to you thanks to the Blackberry Torch Wi-Fi. Wirelessly back up and copy your media to your PC, WiFi also means SPEED. The Blackberry Torch empowers you to access the Internet at high speed.

Super fast HSDPA and 3G!

Do you have a need for speed? Well with the BlackBerry Torch you will be able to enjoy data speeds at amazing speeds thanks to HSDPA technology. You can download music, games, and video clips at the touch of a button at amazingly fast speeds!

Built-in GPS Receiver

The Blackberry Torch features a built-in GPS receiver. GPS stands for Global Positioning System. More than two dozen GPS satellites orbit the Earth and transmit radio signals which allow any GPS receiver near the planet to determine its location, speed and direction. This is perfect for car satellite navigation!

5.0 Megapixel Camera

With a built in 5.0 megapixel camera, the 9860 Torch takes quality pictures that you will want to share with your friends. Store them in your phone, email them to friends or upload them to your blog

Bluetooth 2.1

Bluetooth 2.1 is the next generation of Bluetooth connectivity. With Bluetooth 2.1 one of the biggest advantages is the possibility of listening to music with a compatible wireless headset in stereo. Less wires, less mess, more noise.

Music Player

With a built in music player, you can carry your tunes with you, in your pocket, and listen to them when you want. Most digital formats are recognised on the phone, including MP3 and AAC.

Java

Java is often a forgotten feature on many phones, and is probably used in many ways without you even realising. If you play games on your phone, it is likely they are java apps. But java is so much more than games. It allows you to add extra functionality to your handset by installing third party apps to the phone. Add email functionality with Gmail, add a web browser from Opera Mini, add a business directory with Yell.com or keep an eye on a new purchase on Ebay.

Built in Hands Free

For the moments when you want to take that call but your hands are busy doing something else, the built in hands free option on the Blackberry 9800 comes into its own. You can even turn the handset into a makeshift conference phone!

Expandable Memory

With phones offering so much these days, memory is a premium. Very often on board memory is very low, so an option to add extra memory with the addition of a memory card is invaluable. If you are using your phone as a media player, expandable memory allows you to add songs, store videos and keep photos, and take them with you, all located on your phone

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Blackberry Storm 2 9550

BlackBerry Storm 2 using BlackBerry OS 5.0. With these series OS, users can enjoy the addition of software, which is in line with the addition of hardware features on the smartphone. BlackBerry Storm II is also equipped with Wi-Fi connection is not present in previous versions. 3:15 Megapixel resolution camera and touchscreen display with a resolution of 360 x 480 pixels. have been embedded in the latest phones RIM besutan this. RIM and Verizon Wireless have announced the upcoming availability of the highly anticipated BlackBerry Storm2 9550, which features SurePress “clickable” display technology, and BlackBerry OS 5.0 that includes usability and visual enhancements like inertial scrolling, spin boxes, providing users an exceptional multimedia and communication experience.

Detail :

• Stylish, smooth design and premium finish with sloped edges, chrome accents, glass lens and stainless steel backplate
• 3.25? dazzling high-resolution (480 x 360 pixels) touchscreen display at 184 ppi
• 3.2 MP camera with autofocus, Image Stabilization (IS), flash and video recording capabilities
• 256MB Flash memory, 2GB of on-board memory storage and a microSD/SDHD memory card slot with a 16GB card included
• Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) and Bluetooth v2.1+EDR
• New SurePress”clickable” display technology
• Built-in GPS for maps and other location-based applications, as well as photo geotagging
• Supports Verizon Wireless’ VZ Navigator service, Mobile Broadband Connect tethering service and V CAST Music with Rhapsody
• Improved BlackBerry Browser with faster JavaScript and CSS processing as well as support for Gears and BlackBerry Widgets
• Users running BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 will gain the ability to set follow-up flags, manage e-mail folders, access remote files (Windows Shares), forward appointments, view calendar attachments and more
• Loud distortion-free speakerphone, background noise suppression technology and proximity sensor
• BlackBerry OS 5.0 includes typing accuracy and variety of improvements
• Removable, rechargeable 1400 mAhr battery supports up to 5.5 hours of talk time or up to 11.2 days of standby time

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Nokia C6

Nokia C6 is similar to the N97 mini in many ways. They run on the same operating system, have the same screen size and are powered by 434MHz processors. The differences? The C6 has a marginally larger footprint, supports Flash Lite 3.1 in the Web browser, doesn’t have Carl Zeiss optics for the camera, and uses the 2mm charger connector.

Design

The C6 is a stark reminder of the N97 mini, save that the former doesn’t have a tilt screen and is marginally larger. The front fascia is glossy and prone to fingerprint smudges, while the back is made from smooth matte plastic. But what surprised us was how heavy the C6 is (the slider phone tips the scales at 150g). We didn’t expect that from a midrange, mass-market device with plastic as its chief component.

The C6 is clad in either black or white and you won’t find any other color accents on the handset until you slide out the physical keyboard from under the screen. This is a resistive display, which means you’ll need to put a little pressure on the touchscreen before it will register the command. The panel measures 3.2 inches diagonally, supports 16 million colors, and has a resolution of 640 x 360 pixels similar to a number of Nokia devices. The keyboard and directional control pad extend the phone’s length considerably, which results in a sizeable gap between the touchscreen and the rectangular Call, End and Menu buttons nestled below.

At the top is where you find a 3.5mm audio jack and micro-USB port. The C6 charges via the 2mm connector found at the bottom edge, and the rim encircling the port lights up in a white glow when connected to a power source. Plugging in the micro-USB cable lets you synchronize with a PC but doesn’t juice up the handset. On the right are the volume buttons, keylock and camera shutter, all with decent tactility. At the opposite side is the hot-swappable microSD expansion card slot with support for up to 16GB flash media. Finally, at the back are the onboard speakers and 5-megapixel camera accompanied by an LED flash.

Features

Optimizing the home screen to bring useful and relevant content right to the top is one of the yardsticks of a good user interface. On the C6, which is based on the S60 5th Edition platform, there are six placeholders where you can run a gamut of applications and shortcuts. These include time, date, phone profiles, favorite contacts, email headers and application launchers. While it seems like there’s a lot going on here, the most useful (and practical) are the ones that let you jump to a program without having to trawl through several layers of menu pages. The visuals look dated because they haven’t changed much since the N97. Ticker tape-style mini apps like the ones for Facebook and AP Mobile display too little information to be of use. The same can be said for email headers on the home screen.

It gets worse with the single- and double-tap annoyances. This input method was introduced to maintain compatibility with existing S60 3.x applications. The first tap lets you select, while the subsequent tap executes the command. The user experience here can range from confusion to frustration depending on your tolerance. Given that many competing touchscreen devices offer fluid and logical user interfaces, we’re inclined to think the latter. Symbian^3 is supposed to address many of these issues and it can’t come soon enough. What we also didn’t like were menu options in certain applications which took up precious screen estate and the confusing contextual commands. The latter was especially evident in Ovi Maps.

General

The C6 supports an array of connectivity options that we’ve come to expect from midrange to high-end Nokia smartphones. These include a front-facing camera for video calling, Wi-Fi, HSDPA, Assisted-GPS and Bluetooth stereo. There’s also a built-in accelerometer for automatic screen rotation, alarm snoozing and call silencing. The phone’s firmware can be updated over-the-air or via the PC software, but do note that the former requires a data connection if you’re not on Wi-Fi. So make sure you have already subscribed to a data plan. Holding down the Menu button opens the multitasking manager.

Applications

A repertoire of applications is preinstalled and more can be downloaded from the Ovi Store. These include Quickoffice (read-only version), a unit converter, PDF reader, Psiloc World Traveler (paid subscription is required to access all features) and Shazam (full version for 30 days). There are also apps for Facebook, Friendster, Hi5, MySpace, AP Mobile, Bloomberg, ESPNsoccernet, CNN Video and a YouTube player, all of which are pretty self-explanatory. We like Ovi Maps with its complete free drive and walk real-time navigation, never mind that it’s not the most user-friendly options around. The Web browser doesn’t support pinch zooming, but it plays Flash videos directly from the page.

Camera

The C6 has a 5-megapixel camera with an LED flash. It has a minimal focusing distance of 10cm and maximum aperture of F2.4, which give pretty decent depth-of-field in closeup shots. The camera also records VGA-resolution clips at 30fps with digital zoom possible during video capture. Our test pictures were generally pleasing and retained a good amount of details, although the automatic white balance was thrown off on a couple of occasions and resulted in a blue cast in some of our snaps. Click here to see some of the pictures as well as a video.

Performance

The C6 runs on a 434MHz processor with 128MB RAM and we noticed the phone struggled to keep up, especially when running multimedia-related functions such as opening the image and video galleries. During our review period, we also had to wait a couple of seconds on numerous occasions when we tried to open two or more applications. In-call audio quality was good without any distortion and we could hear the person on the other line clearly. The other party reported likewise.

The 1,200mAh lithium-ion battery is rated for up to 7 hours of talktime and 17 days on standby. On average, with push activated for our office and personal email accounts, occasional Web browsing and navigating with Ovi Maps, plus light calls and messaging, we could get about two days on a fully charged battery.

Conclusion

The C6 probably won’t excite a lot of people and we don’t think it was meant to anyway. This midrange Nokia smartphone with slideout keyboard gets its basics right, but is largely hampered by a sluggish and outdated user experience. But with a retail price of S$499, it’ll likely cost next to nothing with a two-year plan. Those looking for a capable QWERTY smartphone without all the bells and whistles may want to consider the C6. In Singapore, it’s sold exclusively by M1.

Specifications:

General

Phone type : Slider

Operating system : Symbian OS

Dimensions (H x W x D) : 113.4 x 53 x 16.8 mm

Weight : 150g

Expansion slot(s) : microSD

Built-in memory : 200 MB

Available colours : Black, White

Connectivity

GSM frequency bands : Quadband

Connectivity options : 3G, A-GPS, GPS, EDGE, GPRS, HSDPA, microUSB, WAP, Bluetooth, A2DP, WLAN

Display and Text Input

Display size : 3.2-inch screen

Display resolution : 640 x 360 pixels

Display type : TFT

Touchscreen : Yes

Keypad : QWERTY

Performance

Max. standby time (in hours) : 384 hours

Battery capacity : 1200 mAh

Max. talktime (in hours) : 7 hours talktime

Main processor speed : 434 MHz

RAM : 128 MB

Multimedia

Maximum camera resolution : 5 megapixels

Imaging features : Onboard flash, Autofocus, LED

Sound features : MP3 playback, WMA playback, FM radio, Voice recording, Built-in speakers

Audio jack type : 3.5mm

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HTC Wildfire

HTC Wildfire is the HTC Desire’s little brother. The more affordable smartphone is still super, running on Google Android 2.1 with HTC’s Sense user interface. The Wildfire offers integrated social networking so that all your favourites such as Facebook and Twitter are just a tap away. The mobile phone also boasts a five megapixel camera, HSDPA and Wi-Fi for excellent internet browsing.

THE HTC WILDFIRE IS DUE FOR RELEASE IN JUNE 2010

Android 2.1 OS

The HTC Wildfire uses the latest version of the Google Android operating system, meaning better navigation, access to Google Market's thousands of apps and Google services such as Google Maps, G-Mail and Google search.

HTC Sense

The budget smartphone has HTC's intuitive Sense user interface so you can personalise your new phone and add shortcuts to all your favourite mobile applications whether it's news widgets or blogs. You can have all your contacts, Tweets, emails and photos taken with your Wildfire's five megapixel camera at your fingertips. Sense's Leap View allow you to view all your home screen panels at once with a tap or pinch of the screen

Touch screen

The HTC Wildfire's 3.2 inch capacitive touch screen display has bright, vibrant colours and is a responsive experience – there are even multi-touch capabilities in the web browser, maps and photos.

Social networking

Stay in the loop with all your friends with the HTC Wildfire – Facebook, Flickr and Twitter are integrated into the phone using Friend Stream so that you can easily find out what your friends and colleagues are up to. And if you want to update your user profiles Friend Stream lets you do all of them on one go.

Great connectivity

The HTC Desire has full Flash support, 3G, HSDPA (mobile broadband) and Wi-Fi providing an excellent, fast and cheap mobile internet experience. The Wildfire's web browser gives you access to internet sites directly from your phone so you can check the latest scores, train times and You Tube hits wherever you are.

GPS

There's no need to get lost with the HTC Desire. Its inbuilt GPS acts as a general SatNav device with free voice guided navigation when used with Google search and mapping software.

5 Megapixel Camera

The Android phone has a five megapixel camera with auto focus and an LED Flash. Once you've taken your photos you can store them on your HTC Wildfire or share with friends by uploading them to your blog or Flickr.

Music Player

The HTC Wildfire has a music player that supports most digital formats including MP3 and AAC. The smartphone also supports 32GB MicroSD cards letting you store thousands of tracks on the mobile phone.

Email and calendar

The smartphone's built-in Microsoft Exchange support synchs your email and calendar and allows you to look up anyone in your company's directory.

HTC Wildfire specifications

Weight (g)	118.0
Height (mm)	106.8
Width (mm)	60.4
Depth (mm)	12.9
Band	Quad
Battery Stand By (Hours)	480
Battery Talk Time (Hours)	7
Screen	3.2 inch capacitive touchscreen; 240x320 pixels
Ringtones	MP3
Memory	384MB RAM, 512MB ROM; supports 32GB MicroSD card
Connectivity	HSDPA; 3G; Wi-Fi

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Samsung Galaxy S

Samsung Galaxy S (aka the Samsung I900) not only has a massive four inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, it also runs Android 2.1 meaning you can take your pick from the Android Market’s thousands of apps. The impressive smartphone also has a HD video camera and a superfast 1GHz processor for multitasking and browsing the web

Android Operating System

The Samsung Galaxy S Mini has Google's Android 2.6 operating system – not only will it come equipped with Google Maps, Google search and G-Mail; it will have a host of apps (30,000 at the last count) to give you greater access to the info you need and features you want whether it's train times or Facebook.

Touchscreen

With a massive four inch Super AMOLED touchscreen with accelerometer and capacitive technology, the Samsung Galaxy S is perfect for watching videos in HD, looking at pics or browsing the web.

Video in HD

Capture life in HD with the Galaxy S, then watch them back on your phone or plug it in to your TV and watch them on the big(ger) screen in your living room. You can also take brilliantly sharp photos with the phone's five megapixel camera. And with 16GB of storage built in to your Samsung Galaxy S and another 16GB available on a microSD card there's plenty of room to store your photos and videos on your phone so that you can watch them whenever and wherever you are.

Browse the web

The Samsung Galaxy S will give you superfast browsing with mobile broadband (HSDPA) and its powerful 1GHz processor. You'll also be able to move easily between windows with the phone's pinch and zoom functionality. 

Samsung Galaxy S specifications

Weight (g)	118.0
Height (mm)	122.4
Width (mm)	64.2
Depth (mm)	122.4
Band	Quad
Battery Stand By (Hours)	TBC
Battery Talk Time (Hours)	TBC
Screen	Four inch touchscreen; 480 x 800 pixels; 16M colours; accele
Ringtones	MP3
Memory	8GB internal and 16GB storage; microSD with up to 32GB
Connectivity	HSDPA and Wi-Fi

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is the mobile that has it all. It has a 4.0 inch touchscreen display that makes it easy to use. It is a Google phone with access to loads of Android and Google apps. It has Timescape so that all your contacts and communications are in one place. It has an 8.1 Megapixel camera. And if all that isn’t enough, it has superfast internet connections.

Android Operating System

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 runs on Google's Android operating system. That means anyone who buys this mobile phone can download applications from the Android Market, customise their X10 and get Google services like Google Maps, G-Mail and Google Search.

Large touchscreen

The Sony Ericsson phone has a huge 4.0 inch touchscreen display, capacitive technology and a built in accelerometer – all making for a great user experience. The screen also has sharp images with a resolution of 800 x 400 pixels.

8 megapixel camera

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10's 8.1 megapixel camera comes complete with auto focus, multiple face detection, smile detection, an image stabiliser and a powerful flash. The clever phone even makes it easy to store photos with face recognition that spots up to five faces in a snap and automatically stores them under your friends in your phone.

Timescape

Sony Ericsson Timescape is a new user interface that allows you to have all your communications in one place. Keep up with chats in Facebook, Twitter, your email and texts all at the same time. You can even start talking to someone in an email and then continue the conversation by text.

Mediascape Following the same simple principles Sony Ericsson Mediascape keeps all your downloaded content in one place. It accesses all your music, photos and videos from everywhere, whether it's your phone's Xperia X10's memory, YouTube or PlayNow.

Music

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10's impressive music player supports a host of file formats including AAC and MP3. With the smartphone's 1GB of internal memory and microSD card slot you can store thousands of tracks on it.

Wi-Fi and HSDPA

You can enjoy superfast internet access and download large files in seconds with mobile broadband (HSDPA) on your Xperia X10 and Wi-Fi is a cheap way to access the internet to download emails, files, or check on your favourite website.

Web browser

The Sony Ericsson phone's built in web browser keeps you in touch with the world wherever you and whenever you want – you can get the latest sports scores and news, watch endless videos on YouTube and get the latest gossip on Facebook.

1GHz Processor

The Xperia X10's Qualcomm 1GHz Snapdragon processor allows you to run several applications at the same time, launch apps with the touch of a button and navigate the phone easily.

A-GPS

Built in GPS means the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 can locate your position and acts as SatNav device, when used with compatible mapping software like Google Maps. A-GPS is a network service that can locate your position to within 100 metres.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 specifications

Weight (g)	135.0
Height (mm)	119.0
Width (mm)	63.0
Depth (mm)	13.0
Band	Quad
Battery Stand By (Hours)	400
Battery Talk Time (Hours)	5
Screen	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 65K colours, 480 x 854 pixels
Ringtones	Polyphonic, MP3
Memory	1 GB storage, 384 MB RAM, microSD up to 16GB
Connectivity	HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, DLNA

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Samsung Tocco Lite

The Samsung Tocco Lite is a very sleek and sexy touchscreen which is also very affordable. Samsung answer to LG's cookie the Tocco Lite is extremely affordable but still packed with features.

The Samsung Tocco Lite has a large 3 inch touch screen with Samsungs touchwiz interface. Samsung have placed several social networking widgetson the menu, making it much quicker and easier to upload images instantly from your phone. The Tocco Lite has a 3.2 megapixel camera with flash taking qaulity pictures and videos. The Camera has a smile recognition system which is really cool. The built in MP3 player and FM Radio will help you stay in the groove at all times and not lose your mojo.

Samsung Tocco Lite specifications

Weight (g)	93.5
Height (mm)	104.0
Width (mm)	53.0
Depth (mm)	11.9
Band	Tri
Battery Stand By (Hours)	.
Battery Talk Time (Hours)	.
Screen	256K colors,240 x 400 pixels
Ringtones	Polyphonic, MP3, WAV
Memory	50 MB, Mico SD Card Slot
Connectivity	Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, USB v2.0

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