HTC P3470 – an entry-level GPS-enabled communicator

HTC has officially announced a new communicator, which popped up in news under the codename Pharos – it’s HTC P3470. Taking into account its specs, we see an entry level device lacking the support of both 3G and Wi-Fi, but carrying a GPS-receiver onboard. The price tag doesn’t seem to fit an entry-level communicator. Late in February HTC P3470 will become available in some European countries from Orange operator at €449.

The specs of HTC P3470:

Cell networks - GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

• Chipset - TI OMAP 850, 200 MHz
• OS - Windows Mobile 6 Professional
• Display – 2.8” touchscreen QVGA
• 2-megapixel camera
• 256 MB ROM, 128 MB RAM
• microSD-slot
• Bluetooth: 2.0 EDR
• GPS-receiver
• Interface - HTC ExtUSB (miniUSB and audio jack), USB 2.0 Full-Speed
• Battery - 1100 mAh
• Talk time – up to 350 minutes
• Standby time – up to 240 hours
• Dimensions – 108x58.3x15.7 mm
• Weight - 122 g

Nokia N78 – navigation, music and photo in one

Another Nokia’s product at Mobile World Congress 2008 is the N78 smartphone. The manufacturer stakes on navigation, music and photo capture in this handset. The device supports Ovi services: Music Store, Maps and Share, the latter is a recent service to share personal media content. Nokia N78 will hit the stores in 2Q 08 listed for some €350.

The specs of Nokia N78:

• Cell networks - GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz and WCDMA/HSDPA 900/2100 MHz
• Platform - S60 3rd Edition FP 2
• Display – 2.4” QVGA, 16M colors
• 70 MB of onboard memory
• microSD-slot
• Music player - MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, WMA
• 3.2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens (digital zoom 20x)
• Frontal CIF-camera
• Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, USB2.0
• A-GPS
• FM-radio
• FM-transmitter
• Battery - 1200 mAh
• Dimensions – 113x49x15.1 mm
• Weight – 101.8 g

Samsung Soul –a touchpad slider in a slim shell

Samsung has unveiled a new flagship product at Mobile World Congress, which started today in Barcelona. The phone is called Soul (standing for “the Spirit of Ultra”). The company has made an unusual step and added a touch-sensitive panel under the display to this slider-type phone. This is a 1.2” OLED display with the control elements customizable with active functions. Besides the Soul is packed in a 12.9 mm shell and equipped with a 5-megapixel camera.

The specs of Samsung Soul:

• Cell networks - GSM (quad band) and UMTS/HSDPA (up to 7.2 Mbps)
• Display – 2.2” (16M colors, QVGA)
• 5-megapixel auto focus camera, 4x digital zoom, face detection, image stabilizer, Wide Dynamic Range
• FM-radio with RDS
• Interface - Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0
• microSD-slot
• Media player
• Bang & Olufsen ICEpower audio enhancement technology
• Dimensions – 105.9x49.5x12.9 mm

Samsung Soul will come to European stores in April 08.

Nokia N95 8GB: excellent display, larger memory size

Today Nokia officially announced an 8GB model of the best multimedia smartphone Nokia N95, which it says got even better.

Keeping all key features of the previous model (5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens, A-GPS, WLAN, HSDPA and innovative two-way opening mechanism) Nokia N95 8GB boasts of 8 gigabyte of internal memory. In addition Nokia N95 8GB stands out for a new bright 2.8” QVGA display, which makes it easier to watch video, browse the Web and run navigation. With expanded memory the phone can store now up to 20 hours of video or up to 6000 tacks. The multimedia smartphone will be available in stores in 4Q 2007.