Phones, Phones, Phones!

Very now and then a phone comes along which leaves heads turning and the LG KG800 is one such cell phone. The amazing of this sliding phone will make you say `wow’. It has been nicknamed as the chocolate phone because it resembles a bar of chocolate. When other phones are going pink, this phone proves that even dark brown colors can look sexy too. Take a look at the closed phone (this is a sliding cellphone) and there are just the bare necessities, a dark LCD screen, the LG logo and a silver colored `ok’ button. One has to slide open the phone to reveal the full keypad.

Check the edges and you will find that there are other buttons for controlling volume and multimedia. It takes some time getting used to the touch sensitive keys, but once you are habituated, they are awesome to use. The phone features high quality display with a 1.3 megapixel camera with flash. It also has a video camera. The included headset plugs into the charging port. This mobile phone supports MP3 ringtones and the 128 Mbytes of memory it ships with is sufficient, though it would have been better if there were options for installing an additional memory card. At 83 grams, this phone is extremely light and will easily for into your jeans pocket.

You must have heard about the Android operating system from the stables of Google. The T-Mobile G1 is the first phone that uses this operating system and is also referred to as the “Googlephone”. A large touch sensitive display makes this cellphone easy to use and the slide out panel reveals a full qwerty keyboard. Look under the hood of this mobile and you will be amazed at the power it packs. Compared to its low price, the 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus will please the purchasers of this mobile that has a 65,000 colors 3.2 inches TFT display at 480 x 320 pixels. The MP3 player of this phone supports a wide variety of song formats including MP3, AAC, AMR, WMA, MIDI, WAV, OGG Vorbis and M4A.

You’ll enjoy its MP3 ringtones but the fun of polyphony will be missed. However at the price this mobile is available, one should not complain, especially when they it has SMS, MMS, Gmail and Instant Messaging capabilities. The handsfree speaker helps when one has to talk while driving. The inbuilt memory is a 2GB microSD card (expandable to 8GB). Connectivity is via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and USB. Internet accessibility is via GPRS, EDGE, 3G HSDPA (7.2 Mbps). This is a Quadband phone hence you can use it anywhere in the world. With talktime up to 5 hours and standby up to 130 hours, this smartphone packs a punch for its price. The weight is a bit on the heavy side at 158 grams.

Though the Nokia N79 cell phone does not boast of an 8 megapixel camera (it has a 5 megapixel one), do not be fooled by this gem of a mobile. The Nokia N79 offers all that you expect from a cellphone and more. Those who have used a Nokia mobile will never switch over to another make and the features of this powerhouse show why it is considered to be one of the best. This 3G Symbian (9.3) phone has integrated GPS with Nokia Maps. Its 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics & Tessar Lens boasts autofocus and 20x digital zoom.

The dual LED flash assures quality pictures even in dim lighting conditions. One can correct the pictures using the inbuilt photo editor. The video feature boasts of 640 x 480 pixels at 30 fps, along with AAC stereo audio with 8x digital zoom and video editor. The image quality of this phone consists of a stunning16 million colors, 240 x 320 pixels (2.4 inches). One novel feature is the FM transmitter 88.1 – 108 MHz. Lovers of music will like this phone and it can take MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ & WMA formats easily. Do not forget to check out the playlists, equaliser and album art features. The integrated stereo speakers deliver stunning 3D sound. With all these features, it’s a wonder that this phone weighs just 97 grams.

Our friends over at Cell Phone Reviews promised to review this phone too in the near future, so keep your eyes on their weblog!