Samsung Omnia W

SAMSUNG OMNIA W

The name Omnia from Samsung's stable sound familiar? Yes, a couple of years ago, it belonged to the Korean com­pany's Windows Mobile devices. With the launch of Windows Phone Mango, Samsung is back with the Omnia W.

The Omnia W is the only competition to the HTC Radar at the moment. It packs in a faster single core processor clocked at 1.4 GHz. The other specs-512 MB RAM, 8GB memory, 5 MP camera, 720p video capture and connectivity options--re­main same. The only disadvantage that the Omnia W suffers is the 3.7-inch capacitive display compared with the big­ger 3.8 incher on the Radar. But then the Omnia clearly outdoes the Radar on the price front.

The Samsung Omnia W is made of plastic, so there isn't anything impres­sive about its looks. The 3.7-inch dis­play looked small in front of the Radar. Thankfully, it didn't hamper the typing or the navigation experience. Along with the Windows Live account, we man­aged to configure our Gmail, Yahoo!, Outlook, Twitter and Facebook with ease. It also has the WP feature of in­tegration of Facebook and Twitter in the contacts (people hub). We were able to comment on our friends' updates from that location. Giving value to the cus­tomer, the Omnia W packs in a few apps. These include FunShot, All Share, Mini Diary, Now and a wireless manger.

The images captured by the 5 MP cam­era were above average and could be edited quickly using auto-fix.

Tech Specs:

3.7-inch capadfive display;

5 MP camera;

8GB onboard memory;

3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, A-GPS;

115.3 gm; 1500 mAh battery.

Nokia 700 701

Nokia lovers who have never experienced any other OS will love this device. Like the C-7, the 701 too has a metal body with curved edges and a 3.5-inch capacitive display. The interface has undergone a change as it now allows us to add different sized icons to the home-screen. And all the applications are placed in the main menu, instead of in an application folder. Unlike older Nokia phones, this one has a 1 GHz processor that speeds up the time the device needs to handle demands like multitasking, browsing, email, downloading apps, etc. With most other phones increasing the megapixel count, the Nokia 701 too has an 8 MP camera. But in default mode, images are captured at 6 MP resolution. This phone is NFC-enabled and allows users to exchange data between two NFC-enabled devices.

Tech Specs:

3.5-inch display;

8MP cam­era;

8 GB memory, expandable to 32 GB;

3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth; 

131 gm; 1300 m Ah battery.

S8600 wave 3

The Wave 3, with the Bada OS, is a typical Samsung device: it boasts a 4-inch bright capacitive touch display with just a single physi­cal key below the screen.Unlocking the homescreen makes it look similar to Android smartphones. Long pressing the icon in the main menu allows users to drag them in any of the home-screen windows. A notification bar can be dragged from the top-it shows settings such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Sound and Vibration and auto rotation and also notifies pending calls and messages. Emails, social hubs, Chat on, Google, Voice Cmd, Caster, desk clock, Orkut, are a few apps that are preinstalled on this phone and more can be downloaded from the Samsung App Store. But even now, Bada doesn't have a wide range of apps. The Polaris Office lets one open documents and edit them as well. It has a music player and video player on board, but the sound is just about aver­age. The 5 MP camera captured de­cent images. On a positive note, Samsung has added a 1.4 GHz proces­sor that makes it operate quickly.

Tech Specs:

4-inch display;

Bada OS, 5 MP camera;

4 GB memory, expandable to 32 GB;

3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth;

A-GPS;

122gm;1500mAh battery

Iball Mobiles

The new dual SIM phone from iBall apparently comes with a battery with a very long life. No wonder, because it has a 2300 mAh battery that could give you over 18 hours of talkime and 40 hours of music playback from a single charge. The phone features a 2.6-inch display, along with a 2 MP primary camera and 0.3 MP secondary camera. Video player, musk player, wireless FM radio, FM recording, LED torch, ebook reader, etc. are other features.



2.6-inch display;

2.0MP camera;

EDGE, Bluetooth;

 music player, Wireless FM recorder;

2300 mAh battery.