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Nokia N97
The Nokia N97 is a touchscreen phone which slides open to reveal a small QWERTY keyboard. The screen can be angled, allowing the consumer to use the phone as a mini-computer to browse the web or write e-mails. The battery is capable of 1.5 days of audio playback or 4.5 hours of video, making it good for a movie every so often but not a device to rely on for long flight. It has A-GPS and 32GB of onboard memory along with a microSD expansion slot. The touchscreen is 3.5 inch and has a 16:9 aspect ration, 640 x 360 pixel. The price tag attached to the Nokia N97 package is not cheap, so this phone is not the best for those who need to watch their budget.
Acer M900
The Acer M900 is one of 5 smartphones launched by Acer in February 2009. Unlike other models released by Acer, this features a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, as well as a large 3.8" touchscreen. This device measures 119.0 x 62.0 x 17.1 mm, with a mass of 188g, battery included. The phone runs on 2G and 3G networks, and includes email and internet browsing with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. Navigation is made easy with a widget-based user interface on its 3.8" 480x800 touchscreen or with slide out keyboard, and also features handwriting recognition. For data security, the fingerprint reader ensures only you can access the smartphone and data contained within it. Other built in features include a 5 MP camera with flash and video, MP3 player with 3.5mm jack, GPS and various PDA programs, such as Pocket Office. The Acer M900 is powered by a 533 MHz Samsung S3C 6410 mobile processor and includes microSD (transflash) memory.
Apple iPhone
The first generation Apple iPhone was touted as a total revolution in mobile devices. The iPhone boasts an impressive list of features and specifications and is summed up in 3 ways: iPod + cell phone + Internet connectivity. Any traditional forms of interacting with mobile devices has been stripped away to leave room for one large touchscreen. The first generation iPhone has been superceded by the iPhone 3G, which most notably adds 3G network support and GPS functionality in a slightly smaller form factor.
HTC Touch Pro
The Touch Pro is HTC's flagship phone for 2008 and expands on the premium Touch Diamond with a full QWERTY keyboard and expandable microSD storage. It makes full use of its 2.8-inch VGA touch screen with the HTC's TouchFLO 3D, an interface designed to make navigation simple and intuitive. The 5-row QWERTY keyboard is great for typing up emails or making full use of the include Microsoft Office system. The HTC Touch Pro comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera which is standard for phones of its price range, though the auto-focus feature of the camera is more unique as it is something similiar phones, like the HTC Touch Cruise, do not have. Another interesting aspect is that GPS is integrated into the phone and can be syncronized with additional map software so that it can be used on a turn-by-turn basis.
HTC Touch Pro2
The HTC Touch Pro2 has a nice big QWERTY keyboard that is fantastic for e-mails on the go. This feature is combined with a functional touch screen, and a Straigh Talk speakerphone that is designed to deliver high quality sound good enough for a business conference. Adding onto the speakerphone feature is the conference call functionality of the phone. It is designed to make multi-party calls quick and easy by just tapping the touch screen and incorporates appointment reminders that que up the phone number and conference PIN, ready to be pressed.
HTC Verizon XV6900
The Verizon XV6900 is a wireless broadband smartphone with a touch screen. It runs a Microsoft mobile operating system with several programs included, such as Microsoft Office Mobile, games, and more. It's 2.0 megapixel camera comes with a small mirror near the lens to aid in taking self-photos. It comes in pearl white with chrome accents.
Palm Pre
Introduced at CES 2009, the Pre is a new long-awaited smartphone from Palm. Featuring a 3.1" multitouch display along with a full QWERTY keyboard, it is one of the first smartphones to feature both types of user interaction. It also has a 3MP camera, complete with LED flash and 8GB of built-in storage. Palm aims to make the Pre the #1 competitor to the Apple iPhone by making it more fully featured than Apple's solution. The Pre will be exclusively with Sprint for the first half of 2009, although a launch date or MSRP have not been announced. A UMTS 3G model will be made available in the future. The release date for the Pre is set for June 6th 2009, from $199.99 after a $100 MIR.
Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
Introduced at the Mobile World Congress in 2008, the Ericsson Xperia X1 is a high-end GSM Sony smartphone manufactured by HTC. Featuring a 3" WVGA touchscreen, a slide out QWERTY keyboard, a 3.2MP camera, an FM radio, A-GPS capabilities, WiFi, Bluetooth, 512MB of internal storage and a micro SD storage expansion slot, the device is Sony's first phone to run Windows Mobile. It comes with Opera Mobile pre-installed, and includes advanced features such as push email, an RSS feed reader, and handwriting recognition. Initially released in October of the same year, the Xperia X1 was offered unlocked a month later for $799. It is available in black or silver.