Samsung Monte

Samsung's touchscreen mobile phone onslaught shows no sign on stopping, with the Monte arriving on the heels of theSamsung Genio Touch, Genio Slide and Galaxy Portal.

Built around a 3-inch 240 x 400 (WQVGA) touchscreen, the Monte uses Samsung's TouchWiz interface, and that means it has a focus on widgets.

The Monte is pre-loaded with widgets for several social networks, YouTube and BBC iPlayer access, and shortcuts to phone functions and apps.

A physical keyboard is completely eschewed here, in favour of a soft keyboard on the touchscreen. It has haptic feedback, giving a small vibration when you press certain buttons.

GENERAL

2G Network 

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network

HSDPA 900 / 2100

Announced 

2010, February

Status Available.

 Released 2010, March

SIZE

Dimensions

108.8 x 53.7 x 12.4 mm

Weight 

92 g

DISPLAY

Type 

TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors

Size

240 x 400 pixels, 3.0 inches

- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate

- TouchWiz UI 2.0 Plus

- Turn to mute

- Smart unlock

SOUND Alert types Vibration, MP3 ringtones

Loudspeaker 

Yes

3.5mm jack Yes, check quality

- DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)

MEMORY

Phonebook

2000 contacts, Photocall

Call records 

Yes

Internal 

200 MB

Card slot 

microSD, up to 16GB, buy memory

DATA 

GPRS 

Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps

EDGE

Class 10, 236.8 kbps

3G 

HSDPA 3.6 Mbps

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g

Bluetooth

Yes, v2.1 with A2DP

Infrared port 

No

USB 

Yes, microUSB v2.0

CAMERA

Primary

3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, check quality

Features

Geo-tagging, smile detection

Video

Yes, QVGA@15fps

Secondary 

Yes, CIF

FEATURES 

Messaging 

SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, Palringo IM

Browser 

WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

Radio

Stereo FM radio with RDS; FM recording

Games

Yes + downloadable

Colors

Black

GPS 

Yes, with A-GPS support

Java 

Yes, MIDP 2.0

- Social networking integration with live updates

- Google Maps 3.0

- Image editor

- MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player

- MP4/H.263/H.264 player

- Organizer

- Voice memo

- Predictive text input

BATTERY

Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh

Stand-by

Up to 760 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G)

Talk time 

Up to 9 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 4 h 50 min (3G)

(price in nepal -- Rs 13300)

(prices may vary)**

Samsung Galaxy S

The Samsung Galaxy S is an Android smartphone that was announced by Samsung in March 2010. It features a 1 GHz ARM "Hummingbird" processor , 8–16 GB internal Flash memory, a 4-inch 480×800 pixel Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display, Wi-Fi connectivity, a 5-megapixel camera with a maximum resolution of 2560x1920 and, on select models, a front-facing 0.3MP VGA camera (640x480). The base version of the phone, the GT-I9000, was quickly followed by variant models for the US carriers such as the Epic 4G, Vibrant, Captivate, Fascinate, and Mesmerize.

The Samsung Galaxy S features a PowerVR graphics processor, yielding 20 million triangles per second,making it the fastest graphics processing unit in any smartphone at the time of release. Also, upon release, the Galaxy S was both the first Android phone to be certified forDivX HD, and at 9.9 mm was the thinnest smartphone available.

As of January 2011, Samsung had sold 10 million Galaxy S phones globally.The Galaxy S was named the European Smartphone of the Year at the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) Awards 2010–2011.

Samsung Galaxy S was succeeded by Samsung Galaxy S II.

Manufacturer 

Samsung Electronics

Series 

Samsung Galaxy S

Compatible networks 

Dual band CDMA2000/EV-DO Rev. A 800 and 1,900 MHz;

WiMAX 2.5 to 2.7 GHz;

802.16e 2.5G(GSM/GPRS/EDGE): 850, 900, 1,800, and 1,900 MHz;

3G (HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA5.76 Mbit/s): 900, 1,900, and 2,100 MHz;

First released 

June 2010

Predecessor 

Samsung Galaxy i-7500

Successor 

Samsung Galaxy S II

Related 

Samsung Galaxy Player

Type 

Touchscreen smartphoneAndroid

Form factor

Slate (most versions)

Slider (Sprint version)

Dimensions

122.4 mm (4.82 in) H

64.2 mm (2.53 in) W

9.9–14 mm (0.39–0.55 in) D.

Weight 

118–155 g (4.2–5.5 oz).

Operating system

Android 2.2.1 with TouchWizUI 3.0. Upgradeable to Android 2.3.4

CPU 

Samsung Hummingbird S5PC110 (ARM Cortex A8), 1 GHz

GPU

PowerVR SGX 540 (128MB For GPU Cache)

Memory 

512 MB RAM

Storage 

8 or 16 GB (flash nand memory)

Removable storage

micro-SD (up to 32 GB supported)

Battery 

Li-pol 1.5 Ah

Talk time: 2G, 803 min.; 3G, 393 min.

Standby time: 2G, 750 hr; 3G, 576 hr.

Data inputs

Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen display, 3-axisaccelerometer, 3-axisgyroscope, magnetometer, digital compass, aGPS, proximity and light sensors, Stereo FM Radio With RDS, and Swype; physical QWERTY keyboard on Sprint version only

Display

800×480 px, 4.0 in (10.2 cm) at 233 ppi WVGA Super AMOLED (0.37 megapixels) with mDNIe

External display

TV out via headphone jack, mDNIe Via WiFi(HD)

Rear camera 

5 megapixel with auto focus; 720p HD video(12Mbps); self-, action, panorama, and smile shot; stop motion; add me

Front-facing VGA camera (some models)

Connectivity

Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n); Bluetooth3.0; USB 2.0, DLNA, FM radio with RDS

Other 

 TV out, integrated messagingSocial Hub, Android Market, Samsung Apps, A-GPS, augmented reality with Layar Reality Browser, video messaging. Exchange ActiveSync, offline, and no SIM Mode, voice command, RSS reader, widgets, smart security
(price in nepal -- Rs 37300)
(prices may vary)**

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play,code named Zeus, is a handheld game consolesmartphone produced by Sony Ericsson. Under the Xperia smartphone brand running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the device is the first device to be part of the PlayStation Certified program which means that it can play PlayStation Suite games. The device was originally thought to carry the PlayStation branding, though this has been clarified to be a certification of being part of the PlayStation Certified program.

The device was revealed officially for the first time in a Super Bowl ad on Sunday, February 6, 2011.On February 13, 2011, at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011, it was announced that the device would be shipping globally in March 2011, with a launch lineup of around 50 software titles. In the US, the Xperia Play will initially be available only on the Verizonnetwork. In the UK, carriers O₂, Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile and Three have confirmed that they intend to stock the handset. In Canada, the device is carried exclusively by Rogers Wireless.he device is said to feature games graphically within the range of similar portable devicesand will play these games via an application currently known as the PlayStation Suite. It changes the interface of the device from that of a phone to the XrossMediaBar, closely resembling the PlayStation Portable. A dedicated section in the Android Marketspecifically for games for the system allowing users to download games on the go is also added. Titles shown off internally on the device include older PlayStation games and newer PSP games, including God of War and LittleBigPlanet together with plans for future games incorporating augmented reality similar to Invizimals.

The device is compatible with Android software, which can be downloaded from the Android Market.

Manufacturer

Sony Ericsson

Series

Xperia

Compatible networks

GSM (GPRS, EDGE) 850/900/1800/1900

UMTS (HSPA) 800/850/1900/2100

UMTS (HSPA) 900/2100

CDMA EvDO revA

First released

April 1, 2011; 4 months ago

Availability by country 

Global shipment to begin March 2011

Launch date depends on country, starting April 1, 2011US shipping May 26

Type 

Handheld game consolesmartphone

Form factor Slider

Dimensions 

119 mm (4.7 in) H

62 mm (2.4 in) W

16 mm (0.63 in) D

Weight 

175 g (6.2 oz)

Operating system 

Android 2.3 Gingerbread

CPU 

Qualcomm 1 GHz Scorpion (Snapdragon)

GPU

Adreno 205

Memory

512 MB

Storage 

400 MB

Removable storage 

microSD card (up to 32 GB)

Data inputs

Touchscreen

Accelerometer

Touchpad

13× buttons

(, , , , L, R, Select, Start, Menu (×2), Back, Home, Search)

D-pad

Display 

4 in (100 mm) touchscreen, 854 × 480

Rear camera 

5.1 MP

Front camera

VGA, 640 × 480; 0.3 MP

Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

(price in nepal -- Rs N/A)

(prices may vary)**

Sony Ericsson Xperia X8

The Sony Ericsson X8 should have a lot going for it, as it's a small, affordable Android phone that packs in all the essential features. However, it doesn't quite hang together and there are simply better cheap Android phones available.

Sony Ericsson has had a bit of a topsy turvy time with its Android phones over the years. Its first few attempts, including the Xperia X1and Xperia X10, didn't quite get the balance right but the X10 mini and X10 mini pro both impressed us and were intriguing options if you were looking for a particularly small phone.

GENERAL

2G Network

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network

HSDPA 900 / 2100

HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100

Announced 

2010, June

Status

Available. Released 2010, September

SIZE 

Dimensions 99 x 54 x 15 mm

Weight

104 g

DISPLAY

Type

TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size 

320 x 480 pixels, 3.0 inches

- Scratch-resistant surface

- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate

- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off

- Timescape UI

SOUND

Alert types

Vibration, MP3 ringtones

Loudspeaker

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

MEMORY

Phonebook

Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall

Call records

Practically unlimited

Internal

128 MB storage, 168 MB RAM

Card slot

microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included, buy memory

DATA 

GPRS

Up to 85.6 kbps

EDGE 

Up to 236.8 kbps

3G

HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g

Bluetooth

Yes, v2.1 with A2DP

Infrared port 

No

USB

Yes, v2.0 microUSB

CAMERA

Primary 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, 

Features Geo-tagging

Video

Yes, VGA@30fps

Secondary

No

FEATURES 

OS

Android OS, v1.6 (Donut), upgradable to v2.1

CPU

600 MHz ARM 11 processor, Adreno 200 GPU, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset

Messaging 

SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push email, IM

Browser 

HTML

Radio

Stereo FM radio with RDS

Games

Yes

Colors 

White, Dark Blue/ White, Aqua Blue/ White, Pink/ White, Silver/ White

GPS

Yes, with A-GPS support

Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator

- SNS integration

- Digital compass

- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player

- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player

- TrackID music recognition

- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,

YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk

- Voice memo

- Predictive text input

BATTERY 

 Standard battery, Li-Po 1200 mAh

Stand-by 

Up to 446 h (2G) / Up to 476 h (3G)

Talk time 

Up to 4 h 45 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)

Music play 

Up to 23 h 40 min

(price in nepal -- Rs N/A)

(prices may vary)**

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is a high-end smartphone designed by Sony Ericsson in the Xperia series. It is the first Sony Ericsson smartphone to run theAndroid operating system. The phone was shipped running Android 1.6 but an upgrade to Android 2.1 was made available starting from 31 October 2010, with a gradual rollout amongst global kits. Originally Sony Ericsson stated that Xperia X10 family will not receive upgrade to Android 2.2 (Froyo) or beyond, but have recently changed their minds, and users has started to receive Gingerbread 2.3.3 update since july 29th 2011.

The phone features an 8.1 MP camera and a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU. The screen supports NTSC DVD wide-screen resolution. The phone runs Android OS, which enables the use of apps available in the Android Market. Connection speeds up to HSDPA (3G+) are possible with the handset. The UX platform gives Xperia X10 one application to lift together all the user's different communications, Timescape, and one to lift together all the users media, Mediascape.

An Xperia X10 functions as a camera phone, including text messaging, a portable media player, and an Internet client with e-mail, web browsing and Wi-Ficonnectivity. The user interface is built around the device's touchscreen, including avirtual keyboard rather than a physical one (Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro goes with a physical keyboard). Third-party applications are available from Android Market, which launched in 2008 and now (20 November 2010) has over 200,000 apps. These apps have diverse functionalities, including games, reference, GPS navigation, social networking and advertising for television shows, films, and celebrities.

Manufacturer

Sony Ericsson

Series

Sony Ericsson Xperia family

Carriers

(AT&T 10a)(Rogers X10a)

Availability by country 

22 March 2010 (U.K.)

29 March 2010 (India)

1 April 2010 (Japan & Mexico)

2 April 2010 (European Union & Russian Federation)

10 April 2010 (Brazil & Chile)

15 April 2010 (Canada)

24 June 2010 (South Korea)

15 August 2010 (U.S.)

Form factor

Slate smartphone (Black or White)

Dimensions

119 x 63 x 13 mm

Weight

135 g with battery

Operating system

Upgraded to Android 2.3.3 in end of July, 2011Android 2.1 (upgraded from Android 1.6)

CPU

1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon

Memory

384 MB

Storage

1 GB NAND Flash in phone, up to 32 GB on microSDHC memory card

Removable storage 

micro-SD (up to 32 GB supported)

Battery 

Rechargeable and replaceable, Li-Po 1500 mAh (BST-41).

Data inputs 

Touchscreen (limited multi-touch),Accelerometer, Digital Compass, Proximityand ambient light sensors, Headset controls

Display 

4.0 inch touch screen, Hardware 16M Colors, 65,356-colour.

(480 x 854 pixels) (245 dpi, 0.39 Megapixels)FWVGA TFT

Rear camera

8.1 MP with Auto focus, Face recognition,

Geo-tagging, Image and video stabilizer, Smile detection and Touch focus,

Video WVGA (Android 1.6), 720p HD(Android 2.1)

Connectivity

Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP

microUSB 2.0

3.5mm audio jack

aGPS

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g

(price in nepal -- Rs 49900)
(prices may vary)**

Nokia N97

Nokia N97 is a touch screen mobile phone in the Nseries of smartphones by Nokia, with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard (an AZERTY one is available in France).

Announced on 2 December 2008, the N97 is Nokia's second touchscreen phone (after the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic) based on the Symbian OS S60 5th edition platform.

The Nokia N97 was released in US flagship stores on 9 June 2009 and on 26 June 2009 was released worldwide. In September 2009 it was reported that two million N97 handsets had been sold in three months following its release.

The N97 ships with trial versions of Quick Office, Adobe reader, Boingo and JoikuSpot Premium as well as Nokia's own Ovi Maps and Ovi store.

The initial software had mixed reception, prompting the release of new firmware in October 2009. Nokia released the new firmware with kinetic scrolling for the N97 to address the major issues present in the firmware the device launched with.

Since October 2009 the N97 Mini is available which is a downsized version of the original N97. The N97 Mini was generally seen as an improvement over the original N97.

Manufacturer 

Nokia

Series 

Nseries

Compatible networks

HSDPA (3.5G), Quad band GSM /GPRS / EDGE GSM 850, GSM 900,GSM 1800, GSM 1900

Availability by country 

9 June 2009

Predecessor

N96

Successor 

Nokia N8

Form factor

Tilt slider

Dimensions 

117.2 × 55.3 × 15.9* mm

*18.25 mm at camera area for original (113 x 52.5 x 14.2 mm for mini)

Weight

150 g for original (138 g for mini)

Operating system

Symbian OS 9.4 with Nokia S60Fifth Edition UI. Current firmware22.0.110 (RM-505) / 22.1.112 (RM-506) / 22.2.110 (RM-507)

CPU

Single CPU, 434 MHz ARM11

Memory 

128 MB SDRAM

Storage  

32 GB on-board (about 29.8 GB user available) for original, (8 GB for mini)

Removable storage

microSD 16 GB max (16 GB Max MicroSDHC available in 2009)

Battery

BP-4L (1500 mAh, Li-polymer) for original, (BL-4D 3.7 V 1200 mAh for mini)

Data inputs

QWERTY keyboard, resistive touchscreen, proximity andambient light sensors,accelerometer, digital compass

Display

640×360 px (16:9 aspect ratio), 3.5 in for original (3.2 in for mini), sliding tilt TFT LCD display, up to 16.7 million colours

Rear camera

5.0 megapixels

f/2.8 Carl Zeiss Tessar lens

Ringtones & notifications

MP3

Connectivity

WLAN 802.11b/g, USB 2.0,Bluetooth 2.0, TV-out (PAL/NTSC),FM transmitter only for original

Hearing aid compatibility 

M3

(price in nepal -- Rs 36690)

(prices may vary)**

LG Optimus 2X

That's right, it's official. Needless to say, that LG Star we recently got our paws on is very real, though it won't go by that name at retail -- just as LG's own release materials had suggested, this monster has picked up the Optimus 2X name as it morphs from a prototype into brutally fast, overpowered reality. At the phone's heart beats a dual-core Tegra 2 processor running at 1GHz, the first such configuration to be officially announced by any smartphone manufacturer (though we're expecting others any day now). In case you're wondering how such power might be used, well, for starters, you've got both full 1080p TV-out via HDMI and video capture through an 8 megapixel primary camera paired with a 1.3 megapixel cam up front for face-to-face calling.

A 4-inch WVGA display is along for the ride along with 8GB of on-board storage (expandable with up to 32GB of microSD) and a 1,500mAh battery -- no larger than most single-core smartphones these days, so it'll be interesting to see if the final retail units hold up through a day of typical use. Unfortunately, the Optimus 2X is launching out of the gate with Android 2.2, but LG's already committing to releasingGingerbread updates "in due course." It hits first in LG's home market of Korea next month, followed by Europe and other Asian locales in the coming weeks; we're sure you can hardly wait, so why don't you check out some eye candy from our preview while you pass the time? Follow the break for the press release.

GENERAL 

2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100

HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100

Announced 2010, December

Status Available. Released 2011, February

SIZE

Dimensions 

123.9 x 63.2 x 10.9 mm

Weight

139 g

DISPLAY

Type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size 

480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches

- Gorilla Glass display

- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate

- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off

- Gyro sensor

- Touch-sensitive controls

- Multi-touch input method

SOUND

Alert types

Vibration, MP3 ringtones

Loudspeaker 

Yes

3.5mm jack 

Yes, 

MEMORY

Phonebook

Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall

Call records 

Practically unlimited

Internal

8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM

Card slot

microSD, up to 32GB, 

DATA

GPRS

 class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps

EDGE

Class 12

3G 

HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes, v2.1 with A2DP

Infrared port

No

USB

Yes, microUSB v2.0

CAMERA

Primary

8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality

Features 

Geo-tagging, face and smile detection, touch focus, image stabilization

Video 

Yes, 1080p@24fps, 720p@30fps, 

Secondary

 Yes, 1.3 MP

FEATURES

OS 

Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3

CPU 

Dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 proccessor, ULP GeForce GPU, Tegra 2 AP20H chipset

Messaging

SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

Browser

HTML

Radio

Stereo FM radio with RDS

Games

Yes + downloadable

Colors

Black

GPS

Yes, with A-GPS support

Java 

Yes, via Java MIDP emulator

- Social networking integration

- HDMI port

- Google Search, Maps, Gmail

- Digital compass

- YouTube, Google Talk

- DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player

- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player

- Document editor

- Organizer

- Adobe Flash 10.1 support

- Voice memo/dial/commands

- Predictive text input

BATTERY

Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh

Stand-by

Up to 400 h

Talk time

Up to 7 h 50 min

(price in nepal --Rs U/A)

(prices may vary)**