LG has officially unveiled its new chocolate phone, the BL20 which will be placed below the high end BL40 chocolate phone. The phone will be available in the UK by the last quarter of this year, and will be available on O2. The phone has touch sensitive keys, touch sensitive side controls, 2.4 inch TFT QVGA display, Bluetooth 2.1, USB 2.0, 5 MP camera with autofocus, 128 MB RAM, 256 MB SSD, and MicroSD card support for up to 16 GB.
The price of the new phone has not been announced, though it is clear that it will be placed below the BL40. The phone will also feature “Widget Hotkeys” for quick access to news or customized personal updates, and “clear memo capture” which is a feature that captures texts, notes and drawings with maximum clarity.
Samsung has made officiall the Samsung AMOLED 12M (model SCH-W880) mobile phone, the first ever mobile phone to get a camera with optical zoom. As is evident from the name, the phone gets a 12 megapixel camera with an optical zoom of up to 3x. The phone also includes a number of controls similar to those found in cameras, perhaps making it a “true” camera phone.
The phone has a 3.3-inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen with 800×480 resolution, HD video recording (720p) at 30 frames per second. Other features included Touch AF (Auto Focus) which lets the user choose focus areas, and then the camera follows the focus object even if it is moving. The phone will first be made available in Korea this October.
Vertu, the manufacturer of luxury mobile phones has unveiled its latest phone, the Constellation F Ayxta. This is the first time Vertu has unveiled a flip phone, but they have stuck with the basic design factor for their mobile phones. The Constellation Ayxta clamshell phone has visible ruby bearings on the hinge for smooth movement. The phone’s exterior has a touch screen display for quick reading of text messages and for checking incoming calls.
The Constellation Ayxta uses GPS for the “City Brief” feature. At the touch of a button, the phone draws information about the city the user is in, and offers recommendations and information on restaurants, shopping guides, exhibitions and even about local cultural etiquettes.
The phone is made of ceramic and leather on an stainless steel frame and has aerospace grade aluminum parts. It’s screen is Vertu’s signature sapphire crystal screen.
The onslaught of mobile phones is pushing the landline phones to extinction, but to remain alive, landline phones are coming up with new features, so as to hold a chance against the feature rich cellphones. The VTech DS6321-3 cordless phone is one such landline phone that is trying to mimick mobile phones in a bid to stand a fighting chance.
The phone is equipped to download and handle cellular phone directories by downloading the mobile phone contacts via Bluetooth, and its phonebook is large enough to hold 6000 number entries. It can synchronize with up to four Bluetooth devices, and up to 12 cordless phones can be paired with the system. VTech’s phone also allows simultaneous connection over the landline and cellular connection. The phone costs $99.99, and each extra handset costs $19.99. Landline phones like this one may delay the demise of landlines, but unless something path-breaking happens, landline phones will eventually disappear.
Sony Ericsson Equinox, or the T707 will be made available on T-Mobile in USA October 28. The phone first came into being in March, when Sony Ericsson and Maria Sharapova displayed the phone. The clamshell phone promises scratch resistance for the QVGA internal display, and the 36 x 128 pixels external display.
Other specifications of the phone include stereo Bluetooth, picture messaging, 3.2MP camera and what is called a “fashionable pulse light” that is supposed to lure its targeted audience of “connected socializers” and “sharing optimizers.” There is no word on pricing yet, but that should be revealed in some time, and if T-Mobile doesn’t get some crazy ideas and lose its head, it is very likely that the phone will cost $100 for a two year contract, and inclusive of a mail-in rebate.