Nokia 2330 will soon make an appearance on T-Mobile in the USA. The candybar phone is basically a low-end device, so if you need just basic functions for low cost, this may be a viable option. Nokia 2330 has a 128×160 TFT display, dual band GSM/ GPRS, Bluetooth, 2.5mm headphone jack, stereo FM radio, web2Go and even a VGA camera.
The phone should be available in a few weeks, and does seem to have a basic set of features that may come in handy. The camera and memory on the phone will obviously not be anywhere near a smartphone, but then this is in no way a competitor to the high end devices, and this should be economical, most likely available for free or a very low price on contract, considering that it sells for €50 unlocked in Europe.
AT&T will soon offer the Nokia 6350, a clamshell phone that comes with the basic necessities and a slight dose of entertainment. The phone will be available in graphite or red colors, and its specs include a 2 megapixel camera, web browsing, email, Bluetooth, dedicated music keys, connectivity to AT&T 3G network, and access to services like Video share and Navigator.
The phone is, more or less, a simple addition to AT&T’s offering, and another addition to the slew of mobile phones that have entered the market recently through all networks. Its features and placement give an obvious hint of a cheap, entry-level phone. Nokia 6350 will be offered for $29.99, after a discount and on a two-year contract. Though 30 bucks isn’t exactly a big amount, this one actually seems like a phone you get for free with a contract.
Samsung and Giorgio Armani have come together again to create a new mobile phone, the SPH-W8200. The phone of course wears the Giorgio Armani badge, and comes with a 3.1 inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen, a slide-out numeric keypad, 5 megapixel camera, HSDPA, Bluetooth, microSD expansion with up to 16 GB of storage, and consumers in Korea will also get to use the DMB TV Tuner.
With all those useful features, the phone has a couple of drawbacks as well. It lacks a headphone jack, and will most likely use the standard Samsung connector in place of mini- or micro-USB. The fashionable phone is a sleek one and measures 100.9 x 57.7 x 15.1 mm and weighs in at just 132 grams. There’s no release date or price on the phone yet, but with luxury and style stamped all over it, its cost will likely fall into the “if you have to ask” range.
Verizon has announced that the HTC Imagio will be on offer October 6 onwards, and this mobile phone looks quite interesting with a number of firsts to its name. The Imagio will be the first device on sale to offer Windows Mobile 6.5. Also, it will be the first HTC and Windows Mobile device to support MediaFLO based VCAST TV. There are a number of features to go along with these firsts, making the HTC Imagio a very interesting package.
Other features on the device include a 3.6-inch touchscreen VGA display, autofocus camera with 5 megapixels, quadband EDGE with HSPA 2100, 3.5mm headphone jack, and TouchFLO 3D with social network integration. Retail stores will however, get the phone a couple of weeks after the October 6 launch, the Imagio will be available in stores by October 20. The phone costs $199.99 on contract, and after rebate.
LG has added a new phone to its lineup, the GD510, also called Pop. The compact phone has a 3-inch touchscreen with 240×400 resolution, EDGE, 3 megapixel camera, 8 gigs of internal storage, 3.5mm headphone jack, and interestingly, solar power. The phone has an optional back cover with solar panels, that can slowly recharge its batteries when placed in sunlight.
LG’s intentions were to keep the cost of this mobile phone low, one of the reasons they have chosen EDGE over 3G. The phone comes in an aluminum casing with just one button on the front. This button changes its function to best suit the context. The GD510 uses S-Class interface like its predecessor, the LG Cookie. The phone will first be made available in Europe, and though LG haven’t specified the price yet, it shouldn’t cost much when the Pop launches mid-October.
