Nokia 7310 Supernova Mobile Phone Review

Nokia 7310 Supernova

The Nokia 7310 Supernova is a slim candybar phone that fits comfortably in a pocket. As with very old Nokia models you can completely remove the cover on the 7310 and swap it with other compatible covers. Unfortunately you're limited to a handful of designs compared to the plethora you used to be able to get when the removable covers craze was at its height -- ultimately making it a more boring product.

To give it a little more spice, the 7310's provided cover packs an extremely reflective screen and keypad, the result of which is that until the screen is activated, it looks like a mirror. Handy for a little emergency lippy, but it also means that in bright light, you might find it difficult to see clearly.

Features of Nokia 7310 Supernova

Adding to the sense that this is a blast from the past, the 7310 is pretty thin on features. What you do get, though, is an easy-to-understand menu system that keeps things simple, while offering added functionality such as being able to display shortcuts on the start page.

There's an MP3 player that supports various formats including MP3 and AAC, and the option to store all your music on an external microSD card (up to 4GB). But be warned, the 7310 only has a 2.5mm headphone jack, so you have to use the headphones in the box or buy ones that fit -- standard 3.5mm headphones won't.

There's also an FM radio, Bluetooth and a 2-megapixel camera that's very basic -- no LED photo light or flash. If you're looking for a decent camera phone, steer clear; but if you just want to take the odd picture in well-lit locations for MMS messages, it'll suffice.

To add some extra functionality to the 7310 you can download and use a variety of third-party Java apps, such as Opera Mini, which makes browsing the Web much more enjoyable. Another app worth downloading is Fring; it lets you connect to a variety of IM clients, including MSN and Yahoo.

Performance

Battery life is quoted at 4 hours talk time and 300 hours on standby. Because there aren't that many features on the phone, we found we didn't use it that heavily and got around two days of moderate use out of it. It's worth pointing out that the loudspeaker worked surprisingly well and pumped out a fair amount of sound.

Samsung Omnia i900 Mobile Phone Review

The Samsung Omnia feels a little on the light side and that's due to its plastic casing. In our opinion, it's inspiring to hold than the glass and plastic combo on the iPhone 3G or, better still, the glass and metal combo of the original iPhone. The Omnia's plastic screen in particular lacks the quality feel of the iPhone's glass one.

Casing materials aside, the Omnia is just about the right size. It's slim enough to put in a pocket comfortably, but the screen is large enough to enjoy watching videos or browsing the Web on. The Omnia is also pretty comfortable to make phone calls with using just one hand -- and there's not a stylus in sight.

Features of Samsung Omnia i900

While it doesn't always work, there's something admirable about Samsung's approach to features, which essentially consists of cramming as much stuff into a phone as possible. To start with the Omnia boasts both HSDPA and Wi-Fi, giving you high-speed access to your emails and the Web almost everywhere you go.



Like the HTC Touch Diamond, the Omnia comes pre-installed with Opera Mobile 9.5, which lets you browse full Web pages in a similar way to how you do on an iPhone -- allowing you to zoom in and out of pages by tapping the screen. The screen is not as responsive as the iPhone's when it comes to accurately tapping something, however.

Indeed, the Omnia's screen is a great point of contention for us, because while it isn't always as responsive as we'd like -- when scrolling, for example -- it's one of the most responsive Windows Mobile touchscreen devices out there. So while we'd like to say that it's as good as the iPhone's screen, we can't, but it is good compared to its Windows Mobile competition.

Samsung has done a superb job at making the Windows Mobile interface more finger-friendly, adding shortcut menus and large icons galore. It's fairly easy to navigate your way around, and unlike the HTC Touch Diamond's lag-inducing TouchFLO 3D interface, Samsung's additions don't seem to slow things down at all.

Given that it's Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, you get all the Microsoft features you expect, including Exchange and Office support and the ability to edit documents -- something the iPhone can't do. You can also use Windows Messenger, which is handy if you regularly use it on a desktop and want a mobile instant-messaging solution.

Performance

Battery life is quoted at up to 10 hours talk time and 450 hours standby time. We found that with moderate use we got around two days out of it, but this will differ depending on which features you use thorughtout the day. Audio quality is loud and clear during calls, as is the speakerphone.

Nokia N96 Review, Preview, Specifications and Details

Operating Frequency
• WCDMA2100/900 (HSDPA) / EGSM900, GSM850/1800/1900 MHz (EGPRS)
• Automatic switching between bands and modes
• DVB-H Class C, 470-750 MHz

Dimensions
• Volume: 92 cc
• Weight: 125 g
• Length: 103 mm
• Width: 55 mm
• Depth:18 mm, locally up to 20 mm

Memory Functions
• 16GB internal flash memory, plus microSD memory card slot (hot swappable) for expandability and flexibility
• Approximate dynamic memory capacity indication with 16GB storage:
-Video: 40 hours
-Music: 12,000 tracks
• 128MB RAM, 256MB system memory (operating system plus dynamic user data area)


Power Management
• Battery: Nokia Battery BL-5F, 950 mAh
• Talk time: up to 150 / 220 minutes (WCDMA / GSM)
• Stand-by time: up to 200 / 220 hours (WCDMA / GSM)
• Video playback: up to 5 hours (offline mode)
• Music playback: up to 14 hours (offline mode)
• TV playback: up to 4 hours (DVB-H)


Display and User Interface
• 2.8” QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) LCD TFT display with up to 16 million colors
• User Interface: S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2
• Active standby screen, Multimedia menu


Nokia Mobile N96 Technical specifications

Data Transfer
• WCDMA HSDPA 900/2100 MHz with simultaneous voice and packet data (PS max speed DL/UL= 3.6Mbps/384kbps, CS max speed 64kbps)
• Dual Transfer Mode (DTM) support for simultaneous voice and packet data connection in GSM/EDGE networks. Simple class A, multi slot class 11, max speed DL/UL: 177.6/118.4kbps
• EGPRS class B, multi slot class 32, max speed DL/UL= 296/177.6kbps
• GPRS class B, multi slot class 32, max speed DL/UL= 107/64.2kbps

• Video center: central hub for video experiences
• Access to last played video and easy resume
• My videos: collection of stored videos
• Access to Internet Videos, compatible with RSS feeds and video podcasts, with direct wireless updates and downloads
• Service catalog to discover new Internet Videos

Video Codecs and Formats
• MPEG-4 Part 2 (H.263/SP), up to VGA 30 fps, hardware-accelerated codec, scaled to max QVGA on device screen, or max SDTV on TV-out
• MPEG-4 Part 10 (H.264/AVC), up to VGA 30 fps, hardware-accelerated codec, scaled to max QVGA on device screen, or SDTV on TV-out
• Windows Media Video (WMV9), up to CIF/QVGA 30 fps, hardware-accelerated codec, scaled to max QVGA on device screen, or SDTV on TV-out
• RealVideo QCIF at 30 fps
• Flash video support in browser
• DRM support: OMA DRM 1, OMA DRM 2, WM DRM

Live TV
• Broadcast Television (DVB-H) capable
-DVB-H based mobile TV with internal antenna
-DVB-H Class C, 470-750 MHz

Browser-based video access
• Support for download, streaming and progressive download
• Support for Flash video

Music Features
• Digital music player – supports MP3, AAC, eAAC+, WMA, album art
• Playlist editing and sharing
• Equalizer and visualization
• Search, browse and purchase songs online in Nokia Music Store – with support for Windows Media DRM protected files

• Stereo FM radio (87.5-108MHz, 76-90MHz) with support for RDS, Visual Radio™ and use of FM radio in offline mode
• Nokia Internet Radio

Sony Ericsson P1i review, details, informations, specifications and price

Sony Ericsson P1i
The latest in the P series from Sony Ericsson, the P1i features a 3.15 MP camera with autofocus. It records videos at QVGA resolution at 15fps and comes with a bright single LED flash. The camera has a full automatic exposure control as well as manual overexposure controls and white balance, focus settings.
Rs 20,000

Sony Ericsson W960i review, details, informations, specifications and price

Sony Ericsson W960i
This is the phone that I am eagerly waiting for. The W960 features a 3.15 MP camera with autofocus. It records video in QVGA resolution at 15fps and has dual LED flash. It offers exposure controls, white balance, dedicated macro mode, color effects as well as multi shoot modes. Sadly, there is no BestPic mode which would have been a great addition.
Price : Not Available

Samsung U600 review, details, informations, specifications and price

Samsung U600
The U600 is one of the latest phones from Samsung to arrive in India. It features a 3.2 MP camera with flash and though the addition of a flash helps to a certain extent while taking images in low light, the phone still doesn't stand up in comparison to the images quality standards of the N73/K790i. It records videos in CIF resolution and allow for setting of picture size, shooting mode, color effects, white balance, and ISO.
Rs 13,500

Nokia 5700 review, details, informations, specifications and price

Nokia 5700
Nokia 5700 belongs to the Xpress music series of phones from Nokia, which is more music oriented. Even then, the 2 MP camera in the 5700 performs upto the mark. It records video in QVGA resolution and takes decent still images. It also has a LED flash and provides option to set panorama, night mode, sequence, white balance, and color effects.
Rs 11,200

LG KE970 Shine review, details, informations, specifications and price

LG KE970 Shine

This sleek slider has a 2 MP camera with autofocus that snaps images at 1600 x 1200 pixles and records videos in QCIF resolution. It has a LED flash that is effective in low range only. However the images quality is above average. The camera doesn't have any protective cover on it and suffers from the slow interface problem. Sadly it doesnt have any night mode also.

Rs 12,900 OR $323 approx.

Samsung P310 review, details, informations, specifications and price

Samsung P310

This credit-card sized phone features a 2 MP camera with flash that is capable of taking good quality images even though it lacks autofocus. The camera records videos in CIF resolution. The little phone provides white balance, exposure compensation as well as ISO settings. The images editor allows for addition of frames as well as color effects.

Rs 16,500 OR $412 approx.

Sony Ericsson K850i review, details, informations, specifications and price

Sony Ericsson K850i
Even though it's not available in the market as yet, the K850i cannot be left behind. It features a 5 MP camera with autofocus and Xenon Flash. It also has a 3 LED video light with an auto-lens cover and it boasts of Sony's proprietary CyberShot technology. It records videos at QVGA resolution at 30fps and provides settings for scenes, picture size, focus, flash, self-timer, ISO, metering mode, white balance, and effects.

Price : Not Available

Nokia N80 review, details, informations, specifications and price

Nokia N80
The N80 features a 3.15 MP fixed focus camera. Even though there is no autofocus the camera takes above average snapshots in daylight. It comes with an LED flash and it records videos in CIF resolution. The phone lacks any camera cover, but the camera has options to set exposure, contrast, timer, and shooting modes.

Rs 14,000 or $350 approx.

Sony Ericsson K750i review, details, informations, specifications and price

Sony Ericsson K750i
This was the phone that set the standards for camera phones and is still a great buy. It's 2 MP with autofocus takes amazing images, and at times even better than some 3MP/5MP cameras. It records videos at QCIF resolution and comes with a slide cover for the camera lens. The LED flash is powerful and works great in macro mode.In terms of speed, it just takes around 3 seconds to take and process an images.
Rs 8,000

Moto ROKR Z6 review, details, informations, specifications and price

Moto ROKR Z6
The Z6 slider features a 2 MP camera that performs very well and takes above-average snapshots. Sadly, it records videos only in QCIF resolution. Like all the other Motorola phones mentioned, the Z6 also lacks any protective lens cover. It does feature a LED flash that helps to some extent in taking imagess in low light conditions. The Linux based UI is fast and so is the camera response time.
Rs 10,500

Sony Ericsson K810i review, details, informations, specifications and price

Sony Ericsson K810i
The K810i is an upgrade over K790i. It features the same CyberShot 3.2 MP camera and xenon flash along with camera shortcut keys with dedicated lights that light up when the camera is in use. It is slimmer than its predecessor, especially the camera lens cover, has a

Moto ROKR E6 review, details, informations, specifications and price

Moto ROKR E6
The ROKR E6 has a 2 MP camera that records videos in CIF resolution. It lacks any type of flash to aid in taking pictures in dark. it also lacks any protective cover making the lens prone to dust and scratches. The camera is just average, but in terms of startup and processing the interface of the camera is quick. Plus, it gives the option to use it as a webcam also.
Rs 11,200

Review of LG Viewty KU990 & almost everything you want to know about Viewty

LG announced and released its Prada at around the same time as the iPhone. The Prada was completely over shadowed by the iPhone's launch. So this time, LG has come out with a new View to the Prada -- the LG Viewty. Let's test this handset to see if it's a unique product; or will just go unnoticed like its predecessor -- Prada.

LG's Viewty KU990 was hard to miss at GSMA. The phone itself looks like a camera, and has specifications that aren't normally seen on a phone cam. Five Mega pixels, a Schneider-Kreuznach lens, ISO settings up to 800, manual focus (which cuts shutter lag times) and image stabilization. It also shoots video at an astonishing 120 frames per second.

Available in both black and silver, the body does feel a little lightweight and the colors on the LCD screen were a little washed out, especially compared to "real" cameras. But then, those real cameras don't make phone calls, don't upload to YouTube and they don't have touch screens with handwriting recognition or MP3 players. In all, it's a pretty good pack of gadget to be with.


Details of the Bundle :

LG KU990

Stereo Headset

Lanyard Stylus

1GB microSD

SD adaptor

USB Cable

Charger

Screen Protection

CD & Manual



Specifications of LG Viewty KU990