Nokia 5730 XpressMusic

Nokia 5730 XpressMusic

Nokia announced the arrival of new Nokia Music Stores, more Comes With Music launches and a new Nokia music cell phone. The Nokia 5730 XpressMusic handset brings people's music to life with features that give music lovers easy access to the music they love. By expanding the music cell phone line-up to different price points, introducing more markets with Comes With Music service and the Nokia Music Store as well as making the integration of these elements as easy as possible, on both on the mobile phone and the Personal Computer, Nokia is changing the way music is enjoyed. The digital music player that rings in your pocket is also the library, the shop and the platform to manage all your music.

The Nokia 5730 XpressMusic is Nokia's first music-optimized device to offer a full QWERTY keyboard - ideal for quick messaging. The heart of this music device is the Homescreen for XpressMusic, providing access and dynamic information on music, people, games, email and calendar. The Homescreen of the XpressMusic 5730 features an improved contacts bar with up to 20 friends and family members and provides direct access to music, N-Gage and other applications, like Facebook, Photos, Ovi Contacts, Maps, messaging and more. With Ovi Contacts, people see which friends are online, chat and view what music they are listening to.

Key features

• 2.4" 16M-color TFT display of QVGA resolution
• Four-row side-slide QWERTY keyboard
• Quad-band GSM and tri-band 3G (with HSDPA) support
• Symbian OS with S60 3.2 UI
• 369 MHz ARM11 CPU
• 3.5mm standard audio jack
• microSD card slot, 8GB microSD card prebundled
• 3.2 megapixel auto focus camera with a dedicated shutter key, geotagging and VGA video at 30fps
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g with UPnP technology
• Built-in GPS receiver and preinstalled Nokia Maps
• USB and stereo Bluetooth (A2DP) connectivity
• FM radio with RDS plus Internet radio
• Dedicated music keys
• N-Gage support
• Dedicated gaming keys
• Ovi Contacts integration
• Office document viewer
• Smart dialing
• Contacts bar on the homescreen
• N-Series-like gallery
• Nokia Say and Play (voice control to music player)

Main disadvantages:

• Fingerprint-prone cheap-looking plastic build
• No DivX/XviD support out of the box (can be installed, possibly requiring a purchase)
• Average camera performance
• Poor battery life
• No TV-out functionality

Samsung I8000 Omnia II

New Generation

Samsung I8000 Omnia II

Its raining cellphones today and all the big names are surfacing. The latest in the list is the new Samsung Omnia II i8000 which was unveiled with the (a tad low-profile) Samsung Omnia Lite B7300.

Beginning with the Omnia II i8000, this (Windows Mobile) smartphone wold be another heartthrob just like its flagship for it comes loaded with features like DVD-like (480p) video recording & playback with a storage memory of up to 48GB. The best bit about the phone is beclouded as it has an 8MP camera and GPS navigation.

The Omnia Lite is for the more circumspect buyers and as a consequence the features aren’t amazing but still acceptable with HSDPA, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, Opera Browser and a 3MP camera.


Specifications

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
	Announced	2009, June
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2009, Q3

Size		Dimensions		118 x 59.6 x 11.9 mm
		Weight		117 g

Display	Type	AMOLED resistive touchscreen, 65K colors
	Size	480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches
		- TouchWiz 2.0 UI - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate and Motion UI - Handwriting recognition

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Speakerphone	Yes
		- 3.5 mm audio jack

Memory	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
	Call records	Practically unlimited
	Internal	2/8/16 GB storage
	Card slot	microSD (TransFlash), up to 32GB

Data	GPRS	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	HSCSD	Yes
	EDGE	Class 10, 236.8 kbps
	3G	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
	Infrared port	No
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

Camera	Primary	5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, Dual Power LED flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, face and smile detection, mobile blogging
	Video	Yes, 720x480@30fps
	Secondary	VGA videocall camera

Features	OS	Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, upgradeable to Windows Mobile 6.5
	CPU	ARM 1176 800MHz processor, dedicated graphics
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
	Browser	HTML, Opera Browser v9.5
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	Games	Yes, 3D interactive games
	Colors	Black
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, MIDP 2.0
		- Photo editor, video editor - DixX / XviD / MPEG4/ H.263/ H.264/ WMV player - MP3/ e-AAC+/ WMA / WMDRM / OMA DRM 2.1 player - Find Music service - Media Gate 3D

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 430 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)

Mobile Operating Systems (Mobile OS)

Like a computer operating system, a mobile operating system is the software platform on top of which other programs run. When you purchase a mobile device, the manufacturer will have chosen the operating system for that specific device. The operating system is responsible for determining the functions and features available on your device, such as thumbwheel, keyboards, WAP, synchronization with applications, e-mail, text messaging and more. The mobile operating system will also determine which third-party applications can be used on your device. Some of the more common and well-known Mobile operating systems include the following:

Symbian OS:

Symbian OS has become a standard operating system for smartphones, and is licensed by more than 85 percent of the world's handset manufacturers. The Symbian OS is designed for the specific requirements of 2.5G and 3G mobile phones.
Link: Symbian OS Web site

Windows Mobile:

The Windows Mobile platform is available on a variety of devices from a variety of wireless operators. You will find Windows Mobile software on Dell, HP, Motorola, Palm and i-mate products. Windows Mobile powered devices are available on GSM or CDMA networks.
Link: Windows Mobile Web site

Palm OS:

Since the introduction of the first Palm Pilot in 1996, the Palm OS platform has provided mobile devices with essential business tools, as well as capability to access the Internet or a central corporate database via a wireless connection.
Link: Palm OS Web site

Mobile Linux:

The first company to launch phones with Linux as its OS was Motorola in 2003. Linux is seen as a suitable option for higher-end phones with powerful processors and larger amounts of memory.
Links: OSDL Mobile Linux Initiative

MXI:

MXI is a universal mobile operating system that allows existing full-fledged desktop and mobile applications written for Windows, Linux, Java, Palm be enabled immediately on mobile devices without any redevelopment. MXI allows for interoperability between various platforms, networks, software and hardware components.
MXI Web site

Tablet PC

Tablet PCs are a type of notebook computer that has an LCD screen on which you can write using a stylus. The handwriting is digitized and can be converted to standard text through handwriting recognition, or it can remain as handwritten text. The stylus also can be used to type on a pen-based key layout where the lettered keys are arranged differently than a QWERTY keyboard. Tablet PCs also typically have a keyboard and/or a mouse for input.




Examples of Table PCs: Samsung Q1, Toshiba Portege, Fujitsu Lifebook, Motion Computing, IBM Thinkpad

Smartphones

Smartphones combine both mobile phone and handheld computers into a single device. Smartphones allow users to store information (e.g., e-mail), install programs, along with using a mobile phone in one device. For example, a Smartphone could be a mobile phone with some PDA functions integrated into the device or vise versa.




Examples of Smartphones: Sony Ericsson, Palm Treo, Blackberry, Nokia T-Mobile Sidekick, Torq, Motorola Q, E-Ten, HP iPaq, I-mate,

Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)

(sometimes called pocket computers) PDAs are handheld devices that combine elements of computing, telephone/fax, Internet and networking in a single device. A typical PDA can function as a cellular phone, fax sender, Web browser and personal organizer. Unlike portable computers, most PDAs began as pen-based, using a stylus rather than a keyboard for input. This means that they also incorporated handwriting recognition features. Some PDAs can also react to voice input by using voice recognition technologies. PDAs of today are available in either a stylus or keyboard version (called a datapad).


Examples of PDA Devices: Palm Pilot, Revo, Sony Clie, Hewlett-Packard Jornado, Casio Cassiopedia, Compaq iPaq, Toshiba Pocket PC