T Mobile G1 “GooglePhone”

The iPhone has dominated the smartphone landscape for more than a year. But now, Apple is about to meet a challenger in Google that could halt — or slow — its progress.

The T-Mobile G1 is the first smartphone to use the Android platform announced last year by Google and a number of other partners. Based on Linux, Android is an open source project that has hundreds of developers who work on different applications any phone utilizing Android can use.

T-Mobile and Google have partnered to bring us the Andriod handset, but the G1 integrates Google's online services into the operation of the handset, which will probably pose a direct challenge to both Windows Smartphones and the Apple iPhone.The G1 is being made by HTC, who has a long history in the market of Windows Mobile devices and has had partnerships with T-Mobile and several other carriers.

The G1 is very similar to a typical Windows smartphone in terms of specification - there’s a large 3.2″ 320 x 480 pixel touchscreen display, a 3.2 megapixel fixed-focus camera, 3G and 3.5G support, WiFi, GPS (plus a digital compass), microSD expandable memory, Bluetooth 2.0 and USB 2.0 connectivity.

The main functions are controlled with a trackball (a little like modern BlackBerry devices), plus there’s a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Annoyingly, the T-Mobile G1 has one of HTC’s combined USB/audio sockets which means that you cannot use a standard headset without an adaptor. It’s quite a heavy device at 158 grams.

The processing power of the G1 clocks in at 528Mhz and features a Qualcomm MSM7201A which has 192MB of RAM. This specification is very similar to HTC’s other Windows devices.

The G1 also support GPRS and EDGE data, and has both 802.11 b and g WiFi. The expected maximum talk time on 3G is around the 6 hour mark and has a whopping 16 day stand by time, partly due to the large 1150 mAh battery.



Company

High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC)

http://www.htc.com
Spec Data

* Price as Tested: $179.00 List
* Service Provider: T-Mobile
* Operating System: Other
* Screen Size: 3.25 inches
* Screen Details: 320x480, 65k-color capacitive TFT LCD touch screen
* Camera: Yes
* Megapixels: 3.1 MP
* 802.11x: Yes
* Bluetooth: Yes
* Web Browser: Yes
* Network: GSM, UMTS
* Bands: 850, 900, 1800, 1900, 2100, 1700
* High-Speed Data: GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA
* Special Features: Music
* Notes: Price: $179 w/ two-year contract

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Blackberry Pearl Flip 8220

RIM’s first clamshell phone, the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 which comes in black or red, measures 3.9-inches high by 1.9-inches wide by 0.6-inch deep and weighs 3.5 ounces.

It is a quad-band GSM phone with GPRS and EDGE data plus WiFi connectivity. It features a 65,536-color, 128×160 pixel external display and front-facing 2-megapixel camera, while you get a 65,536-color, 240×320-pixel TFT display on the inside.

Besides, BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 also includes multimedia player plus of course the messaging and personal information management tools that BlackBerry devices are famous for.As part of the Pearl series, you get the SureType keyboard (groan) and trackball navigator. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 also comes equipped with a 3.5mm headphone jack and an external microSD expansion slot.

The Pearl Flip 8220 offers true world roaming, a speakerphone, smart dialing, and background-noise cancellation. Wireless options include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP support.

The Pearl Flip 8220 doesn’t support GPS (perhaps there will be a 8230 in the future that may do), although it does have a mapping application built-in and can talk to a GPS accessory via Bluetooth.

Supported e-mail solutions include BlackBerry Enterprise, Microsoft Exchange, IMB Lotus, Novell GroupWise as well as POP3 and IMAP4 accounts. There’s also an attachment viewer for Word, Excel, PowerPoint files, PDFs, and JPG images.




specsifications :

Modes GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
Weight 3.6 oz (102 g)
Dimensions 3.98" x 1.97" x 0.69" (101 x 50 x 17.5 mm)
Form Factor Clamshell
Internal Antenna
Battery Talk: 4 hours max. (240 minutes)
Standby: 336 hours max. (14 days)
Display Type: LCD (Color TFT/TFD)
Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA)
Colors: 65,536 (16-bit)
Platform / OS (proprietary)
Processor ?
Memory 128 MB (internal memory available to user for storage)
selectable allocations between email and media
Phone Book Capacity shared memory
FCC ID L6ARBY40GW » (Approved Sep 11, 2008)
Features
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Accessibility
Adjustable Text Size Yes
Digital TTY/TDD Yes
Multiple Languages Yes
Alerts
External Display color
Ringer Profiles Yes
Vibrate Yes
Connectivity
Bluetooth Supported Profiles: HSP, HFP 1.5, DUN, SAP, PBA, A2DP, AVRC
version 2.0
PC Sync Yes
USB Version: hi-speed
microUSB connector
Wi-Fi Yes
Contacts
Multiple Numbers per Name Yes
Picture ID Yes
Ringer ID Yes
Voice Dialing Nuance
Customization
Custom Graphics Yes
Custom Ringtones Yes
Real-Music Ringers Yes
Data & Network
Flight Mode CEA Standard Icon: No
Packet Data Technology: EDGE
UMA Some versions only
WAP / Web Browser Yes
Input
Predictive Text Entry SureType
Side Keys voice, silence on left / volume, camera on right
Text Keyboard Layout: 20-Key
Memory
Memory Card Slot Card Type: microSD (TransFlash)
up to 16 GB
Messaging
Email Client Yes
MMS Yes
Text Messaging Yes
Music
Headphone Jack (3.5mm) Yes
Music Player Yes
Photo & Video
Camera Resolution: 2+ megapixel
1600x1200, led flash, white balance option
Streaming Video Yes
Video Capture 240x180 resolution
Productivity
Alarm Yes
Calculator Yes
Calendar Yes
Voice Memo Yes
Software
Games Yes
Java (J2ME) Yes
Voice
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Rainbow Range of VF527

Vodafone UK has brought a range of rainbow colours for the fashion conscious to its VF 527 phone. Previously only available in black, the VF 527 now comes in four fun fresh colours: Moss Green, Mandarin Orange, Aqua Blue and Pink.
The GPRS candybar VF 527 is exclusive to Vodafone and comes with a built-in camera, FM radio, MP3 player, Bluetooth while the handset sports an external memory card slot to increase storage space for all your media content.

According to Head of Device Management for Vodafone UK, Chris Edwards, they have introduced the Rainbow range after the successful launch of the VF 527 in black and believe that the new colours will appeal to those fashion conscious customers who want a low cost handset that compliments their individual style but is not compromised on features. This phone delivers all that and at £30 is another great value mobile from Vodafone. Read More...