Reviews on the latest and best mobile phones on the market.

The Communicator Series of the Nokia phones is very popular, especially with the ever busy business people. One of the latest releases in the Nokia Communicator Series is the Nokia E90 phone, and was announced last February 2007, in the annual 3GSM show in popular Barcelona.
The very first unit of the Nokia E90 phone which was sold was in Jakarta, Indonesia, in an auction, on the 17th of May of the same year.
The winning bidding price was decided to be Rupiah 45,000,000, or roughly an astounding $5000! This is not a big surprise, as Indonesia is largely known as part of the most competitive when it comes to the market for Nokia’s super cool Communicator Phones Series. This (more…)
PhoneArena has a hands-on review of the Nokia N810: “The Nokia N810 renders full HTML sites just as on a computer. In order to connect with the world, both email and instant messengers can be used. Straight out of the box, the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet comes with Skype and Gizmo VoIP applications installed. A nice addition is that Headset Bluetooth profile is supported which would allow for using wireless headset for VoIP telephony. But the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet with large screen can also be used for multimedia. On the microSDHC (high-capacity) slot the user can store more than 8GB of video clips or audio files. The sound can be played through the built-in stereo speakers or through external ones or headphones attached to the 3.5mm jack.”
Read more from the Nokia N810 hands-on review.

Just to inform N95 owners:
Nokia has released a new firmware update v.20.0.015 for their N95 handset.
Enjoy!
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If you are still wondering what's happening in the new firmware update for Nokia N95 classic, here is a full change log posted by symbian freak.
“Firmware version 20.0.015 for the Nokia N95 brings a wealth of new features to a phone that still rests near the top of Nokia’s lineup, including significantly improved memory management (especially important to the N95-1 which rocks half the RAM of the N95-3), a couple N-Gage demos with a link to download the full app when it’s available, search integration from the home screen, improved camera performance, and the list goes on; in other words, this is an upgrade you definitely want.”
After the released of the new Nokia N95 8GB firmware, Nokia has just made a new firmware update available for the Nokia N95. The software update will upgrade your Nokia N95 from v12.0.013 to v20.0.015.
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Nokia will have touch-screen mobile phones in the future--that much we know from its announcement recently about S60 (Symbian Series60) handsets supporting touch-sensitive displays. What is less known, however, is that the Finnish giant had filed patent documents for such phones dating back to May 2006.
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Nokia has just patented what looks like a dual-screen phone similar with an undeniable resemblance to the Nintendo DS. The handset is a simple clamshell with a wide body. It folds up to look like an iPhone with a sash in the middle of the touch screen.
Though primarily known for its sliders and candybar phones Nokia has some successful clamshell like the N76. The new phone will probably run the S60 platform. Nokia has not jumped into the touchscreen bandwagon after Phone like Samsung so we are not sure how long it takes this dual-touch screen Nokia reach store shelves.

Judging from the pictures, without being given any size numbers, it looks like it could be their next internet tablet. The patent is dated November 8th, this year, and there aren’t any details as to whether it’s a Symbian OS or Maemo based device.

The cellular phone industry giant, Nokia, conducted a comprehensive survey and found out that women are better at multitasking than men with 60 percent of respondents, both men and women.
According to the survey, mobile phones are helping people be more productive. Sixty-two percent of respondents do two or three activities while talking on their mobile phone, including internet browsing and shopping. Seventy-five percent of women said they prepare food and 50 percent put on makeup while using their mobile phone.
Although the majority of respondents claimed they do more than one thing at a time while on their mobile phone, 48 percent indicated the call was their main focus. When asked what was the most fun activity to do while on their mobile phone, most said “being in bed,” although no more specifics were given.
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Cnet Asia reviews the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic: “The Nokia 5310 XpressMusic makes you want to pick it up to use. It may not be the most attractive-looking or the thinnest handset you can find in the market today. But the combination of a 9.9mm-slim profile, bright color lines (red or blue) and a rather simple yet trendy design somehow makes the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic likeable for most people on first impressions. It also helps that once you pick it up, it’s got comfortable and solid feel.
The good: Slim, chic design; good sound reproduction; onboard 3.5mm audio jack; dedicated music controls; A2DP Bluetooth stereo; microSD card slot; crisp image quality.
The bad: The Nokia 5310 XpressMusic has slow camera performance; average battery life; no 3G/HSDPA.
The bottom line: Despite its less-than-impressive camera performance, the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic is still one of the best-equipped music-phones in the market today.”
Read more from the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic review.
MobileBurn reviews the Nokia 5610 XpressMusic: “The Nokia 5610 XpressMusic supports quad-band GSM as well as dual-band UMTS (2100MHz and 850Mhz), meaning that it should work pretty much anywhere in the world. Not only that, but the 5610 XpressMusic’s 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera will let you take high quality snapshots of your travels.
When it comes to letting you enjoy all of the photos and music that can be packed into 4GB microSD card (not included), the Nokia 5610 XpressMusic has you covered. Your photos will look great on the 2.2″, 16 million color QVGA (240×320 pixel) display. Music can be enjoyed through wired or wireless stereo headphones thanks to built-in Bluetooth A2DP support. Sadly, though, the Nokia 5610 XpressMusic lacks the 3.5mm headphone jack that its slimmer brother, the 5310, offers.
What the Nokia 5610 XpressMusic does offer that sets it apart, however, is a novel slider control for selecting music. It is also one of the devices that is compatible with the newly announced Nokia Music Store, though it only supports side-loading of music from a desktop computer.”
Read more from the Nokia 5610 XpressMusic review.
Cnet Asia reviews the Nokia E51: “The Nokia E51 is one of the leaner enterprise devices from the Finnish phone-maker, second to the E61i which is 0.5mm thinner. The Nokia E51 feels very solid in hand, something which a picture cannot deliver. Cementing the durability are the stainless steel runs on the entire edge of the front faceplate and battery cover.
The good: The Nokia E51 has a slim, solid design; stainless steel construction; multiple dedicated buttons and shortcut keys; excellent tactility; HSDPA, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth stereo A2DP; generous 130MB of onboard memory; snappy performance.
The bad: The Nokia E51 Rose Steel version attracts fingerprints easily; preinstalled Quickoffice is read-only version; no front-facing camera for video calls; average image quality.
The bottom line: Simple is good, and that’s what the Nokia E51 is. It may not have a fancy design, but it excels in nearly all other aspects with a truckload of connectivity features, good performance and attractive price point for an enterprise phone.”
Read more from the Nokia E51 review.
Mobiledia reviews the Nokia N75: “The Nokia N75 is a decently attractive phone, although its stylishness will suffer in the eyes of some users because of its slightly clunky size. The matte graphite finish of the exterior is different, but pleasantly unique. Blue-lit buttons are a modern, well-coordinated touch, and the controls outside and inside the phone are intuitive and easy to use.
The multimedia technology and connectivity, however, offer something for almost everyone and the Nokia N75 is very solid in this area. The size might be justified by the myriad features packed into this still relatively small package.
The Nokia N75’s impressive connectivity offers many more ways to stay in touch, with Bluetooth, USB cable and infrared available to transfer data to a PC and other devices. Users will want to transfer data between their computers and a multimedia phone such as the N75, and Nokia has clearly worked to make this as smooth a process as possible.
The Nokia N75 is overall a very solid phone that includes some of the best cell phone technology currently on the market in a uniquely designed package.”
Read another Nokia N75 review.
Nokia N95 8GB (2nd Generation) is reviewed by sudharshn93 at Yahoo.com on Fri, November 23, 2007
Average rating: 10/10.
Pro: EverythingNokia 5300 XpressMusic is reviewed by John Mulvan Jr on Fri, November 23, 2007
Design rating: 7/10
Features rating: 10/10
Performance rating: 10/10.
The recent released Nokia N95 has got a new firmware update. The new update will upgrade the current v10.0.021 version to v11.0.026
Nokia 6265i is reviewed by dmz on Thu, November 22, 2007
Design rating: 9/10
Features rating: 10/10
Performance rating: 10/10.
PhoneArena reviews the Nokia N95-3 US: “The Nokia N95-3 US is the N95 that we have been waiting for. Not only does the great functionality and feature set still exist but the larger battery size and support for our 3G network make it a real winner. It’s not a handset for everyone, however, as its primary role is to combine the most useful features into one small, neat package. The Nokia N95-3 US brings together a great camera, GPS, messenger, web browser, media player, and telephone all into a fairly small handset. If you’re just looking for a nice handset to talk, look elsewhere as this may be a too complex and pricey of one.”
Read another Nokia N95-3 US review.
Symantec is jumping the gun on viruses with their new product, the Norton Smartphone Security. It’s an anti-virus for Windows Mobile and Symbian, the two most widely used portable OS in the market. The Norton Smartphone Security works in Windows Mobile 5 and Windows Mobile 6 as well as on phones running Symbian 9.
Included in the virus protection software is an anti-spam application and a firewall system. The anti-spam function puts unwanted SMS messages in a separate folder. Personally, I could use this as I am flooded by dozens of Spam SMS messages daily, although my Nokia Phone software is only supported by Symantec’s pricier product. This is a subscription based anti-virus solution going for US$29.99.
ZDNet.au reviews the Nokia N82: “The Nokia N82 adopts a candy-bar design, much like the N73, though admittedly it didn’t feel as solid as the latter. The N95, as we all know, uses a two-way slider which is shorter than the Nokia N82 but is also somewhat more bulky and heavier.
The most distinct feature in the N82 is the addition of a Xenon flash unit, much like the ones we’ve seen on the Sony Ericsson handset.
One of the tradeoffs for the Nokia N82’s candy bar is its smaller 2.4-inch QVGA display which will now make it even harder to surf the Web or use for GPS directions. With the N82, there are no dedicated buttons for multimedia playback. Some users may also find the number keys a tad too tiny to press.
The Nokia N82 is a powerful handset that will certainly appeal to those who want a full-featured mobile phone. In particular, the addition of the Xenon flash will put the handset on par with the Sony Ericsson K850i for camera-phone fanatics. The lack of unique features on the Nokia N82 is, however, unlikely to make it compelling enough for N95 users to upgrade.”
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Cnet reviews the Nokia 7500 Prism: “The Nokia 7500 Prism isn’t called the Prism because it’s made of glass, nor is it called the Prism because it refracts light into a rainbow. The Nokia 7500 Prism has that name, at least we assume, because of its triangular-shaped keys. Nokia is no stranger to irregular keypads, having produced phones with buttons arranged in a circle, so this arrangement doesn’t come as a surprise. Yes, it’s eye-catching, but usability was another story.
The good: The Nokia 7500 Prism has a gorgeous display and a broad range of features, including Bluetooth. The music player is quite nice, and music quality is respectable.
The bad: The phone had clunky navigation controls and keypad buttons. Also, battery life was weak and call quality was uneven with low volume.
The bottom line: The Nokia 7500 Prism is an attention-getting phone with fine features, but its performance and usability were underwhelming.”
Read another Nokia 7500 Prism review.
PhoneArena reviews the Nokia 7500 Prism: “The Nokia 7500 Prism is for lovers of the attractive design or, rather, shape. The appearance of the device is what attracts, but, nevertheless, Nokia did not miss the main things for a modern device – camera, music and video player. If you are looking for a phone for taking photos and, as a whole, for a multimedia device, you can quietly pass by it because it is not designated to satisfy such needs. The fact that the Nokia 7500 Prism is a 3-band one (having 2 frequency options) limits its use worldwide. If you want something different, which attracts glances, and thus to show that you are different, this is the phone for you.”
Read more from the Nokia 7500 Prism review.

Nokia announced today that its first manufactured electronic device that doesn’t support cellular phone features - Nokia N810 Internet Tablet, has begun shipping nationwide in the United States. The Nokia N810 Internet is definitely a mobile device that is comparable to laptop. It features a large color touchpad screen, slide-out keyboard, 400 MHz processor, and 10GB of memory. Besides that, The N810 runs on maemo Linux-based OS2008 operating system that features a highly customizable user interface and contains various novelties such as a Mozilla based browser with Ajax and Adobe flash 9, Bluetooth headset support as well as enhanced video and audio features.
Other features of the Nokia N810 includes a new slide-out QWERTY keyboard, built-in GPS navigation system, digital audio/video playback, and Wi-Fi capability for VoIP calling. The suggested retail price is $479 USD. Since the N810 isn’t a cellular phone, you can’t get it through handcellphone.com or other cell phone shops. However, you can get this tablet pc at major electronic stores.



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Did you still remember the look of Nokia 8800 Sirocco? Now Nokia revealed their new handset Nokia 8800 Arte and Sapphire Arte. As you can see there are 2 varian; Nokia 8800 Arte the standard one and Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte which has gemstone navigation key and soft leather finish.

Both of them has the same feature like 3G phone with 2 inch 240×320 QVGA pixel OLED display, 3.2 megapixel camera and 1 GB internal memory. Bluetooth and multimedia player also included which you can get 1000 Euro for Arte edition and 1150 Euro for the Sapphire.
The 8800 series is really close attention to detail and the quality of construction phone. Nokia Arte constructed from steel and glass which most of phone constructed primary with plastic. There also a smooth sliding mechanism design to give 8800 Arte quality air.

The musical themes created by Kruder & Dormeister and it come which is called ‘living wallpaper’ and it’s a nice touch if you flip over the phone when ringing, it goes mute. The 8800 Arte come with S40 Symbian operating system, no WiFi, no flash for camera and also no expanded memory. Video capture ...