LG C310 budget QWERTY phone

The device is an heir of LG C300. In contrast to it LG C310 has better list of specifications and thinner body. This device is a monoblock with full QWERTY keyboard and 2.4-inch landscape display (320x240px resolution). It features Dual-SIM function and supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900Mhz networks. LG C310 also has 2MP camera, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, FM radio, 3.5mm headphones jack, MicroSD external memory card slot. The battery of this phone provides about 6 hours of talk time or up to 408 hour of standby one. No word about release date and price.

Fly ST230 - a slider for ladies

Recently Fly announced its new mobile phone. Fly ST230 is a slider designed for ladies. It is decorated with smart patterns and looks quite elegant. Like many other Fly’s phones it supports Dual-SIM function (GSM/GPRS 900/1800MHz networks are supported). In other respects it is quite typical entry-level phone. It has 2.2-inch TFT screen with 240x320px resolution, 2MP camera, Bluetooth 2.1, FM radio with RDS, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 16GB). The battery has 800mAh capacity and provides about 4 hours of talk time or 350 hours of standby one. The price of the Fly ST230 is $125.

Gigabyte GSmart Rola Dual-SIM smartphone

This smartphone has not been officially announced yet but some source have already published its pics and list of specifications. The main feature of Gigabyte GSmart Rola is Dual-SIM function support. In other respects it is quite typical entry-level smartphone. Gigabyte GSmart Rola is powered by Google’s Android 2.2 Froyo and is equipped with 528MHz processor, 256MB RAM, 512MB ROM, 3.2-inch resistive touch screen with 240x400px resolution, MicroSD external memory card slot, 3MP camera, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, accelerometer, compass, FM radio, 1260mAh battery. Gigabyte GSmart Rola will become available in the beginning of 2011 and will cost about EUR175.

LG P520 Dual-SIM touchphone

Recently LG Electronics announced its new mobile phone. LG P520 is a touchphone featuring Dual-SIM function support. Other specifications are quite usual for other entry-level phones of the same class. This phone has 2.8-inch screen with 240x400px resolution, 15MB internal storage, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 4GB cards are supported), 2MP camera, FM tuner, Bluetooth, GPS. The list of pre-installed software includes special app that provides quick access to Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and other local popular social networks. The battery of this device has 1500mAh capacity and provides about 9 hour of talk time or 17 days of standby time. LG P520 measures 109x56x13mm and weights 120g. No word about exact release date and price.

T-Mobile Vibe E200 cheap QWERTY phone

British T-Mobile operator has just announced its new affordable device. The producer of this device is Chinese ZTE Corporation but it will be sold as T-Mobile Vibe E200. It is a horizontal slider with full QWERTY keyboard. The device supports GSM/GPRS network standards and is equipped with 2.8-inch capacitive touch screen with 240x400px resolution, 2MP camera, MicroSD external memory card slot, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP. There is a pre-installed media player that supports such extensions as MP3, AMR, WAV, iMelody, Midi, AWB, M4A, MP4 and 3GP. The dimensions of the device are 108.6x53.0x14.6mm. T-Mobile Vibe E200 will become available in next few days and will cost just £39.99 (about $65).

Toshiba Regza IS04

Japanese KDDI mobile operator has just announced new line of mobile devices that will become available in its shops in next few weeks. One of these gadgets is Toshiba Regza IS04. The main feature of this smartphone running on Google Android 2.1 Éclair is 12MP camera with LED flash. Other specifications are usual for high-end smartphones – 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 4-inch capacitive touch screen with 480x854px resolution, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS, MicroSD external memory card slot. Toshiba Regza IS04 will be launched in December. It is also expected that European version of this mobile device will become available some months later after Japanese release. No word about pricing.

Sonim XP1300 Core rugged phone

Sonim has just announced its new rugged device. Sonim XP1300 Core is a monoblock device with rubberized case that makes this mobile phone water, dust, scratches and temperature (-20ºC - +55ºC) resistant. As for technical specifications Sonim XP1300 Core mobile phone has 2-inch display covered with Gorilla Glass, Bluetooth, MicroSD external memory card slot. The battery of this device provides about 18 hours of talk time or 800 hours of idle one. Sonim XP1300 Core will become available in November and will cost $400.

Two new Fly's QWERTY phones

Today Fly announced its two new mobile devices. Both of them are monoblock devices with full QWERTY keyboard.Fly Q400 features two SIM slots that can work simultaneously. The phone supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800 MHz networks and is equipped with TFT screen with 320x240px resolution, 3.2MP camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM radio, 3.5mm headphones jack, 18Mb internal storage, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 8GB).The main feature of Fly Q110TV is that it has built-in TV tuner. Like Q400 it also supports Dual-SIM mode. This device supports GSM 900/1800 MHz network standards and has landscape screen with 220x176px resolution, 0.3MP camera, Bluetooth 2.1, FM radio, MicroSD external memory card slot, 3.5mm headphones jack.

Samsung S8530 Wave II

Samsung has just announced an heir of its ‘flagship’ Bada-smartphone – Samsung S8530 Wave II. There is no much difference between this device and the first Wave phone – 3.7 inch Super LCD capacitive touch screen with 800x480px resolution instead of 3.3 inch Super AMOLED display. There are also some changes in device’s software. Other specifications are the same – 1GHz processor, 5Mp camera with LED flash and HD video recording support, 2GB internal storage, MicroSD external memory card slot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS, 3.5mm headphones jack, 1500 mAh battery. Samsung S8530 Wave II will become available in Europe in November and will cost EUR430.

Fly MV135 Harmony

India subdivision of Fly has just officially announced new Fly MV135 Harmony phone that is positioned as budget-class device designed for young people. This phone supports GSM/EDGE 900/1800MHz networks and is equipped with 2.4 inch TFT display with 240x320px resolution, 2MP camera, Bluetooth, FM radio, 10MB internal storage, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 8GB). The battery of this phone has 1050 mAh capacity and provides about 10.5 hour of talk time or 100 hours of idle. The dimensions are 115x51x14mm, the weight is 91g.

LG XOXO touchphone

LG has just officially announced its new mobile phone. The main feature of this device is its display that is said to be as good as iPhone’s Retina ones. This screen has 3.8 inch diagonal and supports 1024x480px resolution and a quick math shows that the screen’s pixels per inch (PPI) comes to around 298, which is not as good as the iPhone 4’s Retina Display but better than most smartphones in the market. Other specifications of LG XOXO include 5MP camera with flash and HD video (720p) recording support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, MicroSD external memory card slot. At first this device will become available only in South Korea. But in near future in will become available in other countries.

LG GT550 Encore

LG GT550 Encore is a new mobile phone that has just become available in AT&T shops. It costs $50 with two-year contract. It is middle-class touchphone with not bad set of functions. LG Encore supports third generation networks and is equipped with 3 inch touch screen with 240x400px resolution and 262K colors, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, GPS module, 32MB internal storage, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 16GB). The battery has 950mAh capacity and provides about 3 hour of talk time or 10 days of idle. The dimensions are 105.9x53.3x111.9mm, the weight is 105g.

Coming T-Mobile G2 Android slider

It is expected that soon T-Mobile will announce a heir of G1 smartphone. T-Mobile G2 is also produced by HTC and will be also sold as HTC Desire Z. As its predecessor this smartphone is horizontal slider with QWERTY keyboard. But the list of specification differs. T-Mobile G2 is powered by Google’s Android operating system and has 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 3.7 inch AMOLED capacitive touch screen with 480x800px resolution, MicroSD external memory card slot, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS with A-GPS support, accelerometer, 3.5mm headphones jack. T-Mobile G2 will be launched on September, 29.

Samsung W609 dual-mode touchphone

This mobile device will first be available in China. The main feature of Samsung W609 is that it supports both GSM and CDMA networks. In other respects it is typical entry-level present-day touchphone. This mobile phone has 3.2 inch touch screen with 240x420px resolution, 3.2 Mp camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, 60 Mb internal storage, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 16 GB). The list of pre-installed applications includes dictionary and special app to work with MS Office docs. No word about exact release date and price.

G-fone 468 budget QWERTY phone

Indian Bright Telecom has just announced G-fone 468 mobile phone. This budget-class device features QWERTY keyboard and Dual-SIM function support. It is also known that it is equipped with 2 inch TFT screen with 220x176px resolution, 0.3 Mp camera, Bluetooth, FM radio, FM radio with podcasts recording support, 1200 mAh battery. The price of G-fone 468 is only $65.

Samsung i909

Samsung has just announced new Galaxy series device. Unfortunately at first Samsung i909 communicator will be available only in China. In other countries it will be released some weeks later. This device is equipped with 4 inch display with WVGA resolution, GPS module, Bluetooth 3.0, 5 Mp camera, 16 GB internal storage, MicroSD external memory card slot. The operating system is Google’s Android 2.1. The dimensions are 123х64.2х10.8mm, the weight is 121g.

Samsung Intercept Android smartphone

Samsung has just announced its new smartphone. Samsung SPH-M910 Intercept is positioned as an heir of Samsung Moment. It is also horizontal slider with full QWERTY keyboard. At present moment this device runs Android 2.1. But it is expected that the version of operating system will be updated to 2.2 by the date of the release. There is no official information about technical specifications of this smartphone but we know that it is equipped with 3.2 inch capacitive touch screen, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, GPS module, MicroSD external memory card slot. It is expected that Samsung SPH-M910 Intercept will become available in Sprint mobile operator’s shops by the end of the next week.

Q8 watchphone

This shape-factor, invented in China didn’t become popular. But some companies still produce such devices. As many other Chinese mobile phones Q8 supports GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz networks and has two SIM card slots. Other specifications of this device are 1.3 inch touch screen, 2 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0, MicroSD external memory card slot. The battery provides about 5 hour of talk time. The price of Q8 watchphone is $127.

Huawei G7002 budget touchphone

Recently O2 mobile operator launched new mobile phone that has been already available in its shops for $58 (without any contract). Huawei G7002 is budget touchphone equipped with 2.4 inch touchscreen display with 240x320px resolution, 1.3 Mp camera, Bluetooth, FM radio, microSD external memory card slot. The battery of this mobile phone has 1100 mAh capacity and provides about 12 hours of talk time.

NEC N08B hybrid device

Recently Japanese NTT DoCoMo mobile operator announced some new device that will became available in its shops this summer. NEC N08B is hybrid of smartphone and smartbook running on Windows CE operating system. It supports third generation networks and has full QWERTY keyboard, 4.6 inch screen with 854x480 px resolution, 3.1 Mp camera, 0.3 Mp camera for video calls, Wi-Fi, microSD external memory card slot, 1Seg TV tuner. Another remarkable feature is that this device can be used as Wi-Fi hotspot for another four devices.

Samsung Omnia HD 2 leaked

According to some sources Samsung is going to launch the heir of its popular Samsung GT-i8910 Omnia HD communicator. Samsung Omnia HD 2 has very similar design but its set of features looks even more impressive. This high-end smartphone runs on Symbian^3 operating system and is equipped with 4 inch capacitive Super AMOLED multi-touch capable screen, 16 or 32 GB internal storage, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS, 12 Mp camera with HD video (1280x720px, 30 fps) recording support, accelerometer, motion sensor. Unfortunately there is no any information about release date and price.

Two coming Samsung's sliders

Some unofficial resources has already published first photos and lists of specifications of two Samsung’s phones that will be launched by T-Mobile US operator on June 23. Samsung T479 will be released as Samsung Gravity 3. It is horizontal slider with both alphanumeric and QWERTY keyboard. It supports third generation networks and is equipped with 2 inch screen, 2 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, MicroSD external memory card slot, 3.5mm headphones jack.Samsung T359 is also QWERTY sliding device. But in contrast to Samsung Gravity 3 it has vertical sliding mechanism. There is 1.3 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, MicroSD card slot, 3.5mm headphones jack, 2 inch screen.

LG KF301 budget phone

Yesterday LG Electronics showed its new mobile device – LG KF301. It is clamshell mobile phone belonging to budget class. It supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz networks and is equipped with 2 inch internal screen with 176x220px resolution and 262K colors, 1.04 inch external screen, 1.3 Mp camera, FM radio with RDS, 40 Mb built-in storage, MicroSD external memory card slot, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g), Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, 900 mAh battery. LG KF301 measures 95x49x16.5mm and weights 90g.

Pantech breEZe II official announce

Pantech Breeze mobile phone was launched two years ago. Today Pantech together with AT&T mobile operator announced its heir – Pantech breEZe II. It is clamshell budget class mobile phone with simple set of technical specifications. This device supports third generation networks and is equipped with GPS module, 1.3 Mp camera with fixed focus, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP support, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 32 Gb). Pantech breEZe II will become available in next few days and will cost $20 with two-year contract.

SmartQ R7 E-Magine

SmartDevices company has just released its new device combining of MID, PMP and ereader. SmartQ R7 E-Magine features 600 MHz ARM 11 processor, 256 Mb DDR2 RAM and 7 inch touch screen with 800x600px resolution. Other specifications are 2 Gb internal storage, SD/SDHC external memory card slot, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, 3G module. The list of supported extensions includes docs - PDF, EPUB, TXT, HTML, CHM, RTF, media - AVI, MKV（XVID/px/H.264), MOV, TS, M2TS, RM/RMVB, FLV, WMV, 3GP, MPEG, DAT, MP4. The battery has 3300 mAh capacity and provides up to 8 hour of work time.

Coming LG LU2300 Android phone

At last LG shared some official information about this mobile device. LG LU2300 belongs to smartphones class and runs on Google Android operating system. It is horizontal slider with full QWERTY keyboard. Its list of specifications looks quite impressive – 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, 3.5 inch AMOLED capacitive multi-touch screen with 480x800px resolution, 5 Mp camera with autofocus and geotagging, Wi-Fi. Bluetooth, GPS, DMB TV tuner. LG LU2300 will be released in Korea in May. In other countries this smartphone will become available some weeks later.

Philips Xenium X809 Dual SIM phone

Most of vendors have already released mobile phones supporting Dual SIM card mode. Philips is not exclusion. Recently it announced Philips Xenium X809. In addition to Dual SIM support this mobile phone features impressive battery life – 8 hours of talk time and more than 400 hours of idle mode. In other respects Philips Xenium X809 is typical middle-class touchphone. It has 2.8 inch resistive touch screen with 240x400px resolution, 5 Mp camera with flash and autofocus, Bluetooth, FM radio with RDS, microSD memory card slot (up to 8 GB). Philips Xenium X809 will become available next month.

MDO Avatar G580 Androd smartphone

Last year Chinese MDO company released its first smartphone running on Google Android operating system. MDO Avatar G580 is heir of this device. It also runs on Android OS and has monoblock shape. It is stylish device with very thin case – 10.7mm. Its list of technical specifications looks good - 600 MHz Qualcomm MSM 7227 processor, 256 Mb RAM, 256 Mb ROM, Wi-Fi, GPS, microSD memory card slot (up to 32 Gb), Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP. It is also notable that this smartphone supports WCDMA networks standards. MDO Avatar G580 has been already available in online shops. The price is $277.

BlackBerry Bold clone

BlackBerry Bold is not very cheap device and is can be called affordable. Thankfully Chinese clone’s producers don’t forget about this high-end device. NK9000C has the same design as original device. Its case is made of high-quality materials. As for other specification this mobile phone is equipped with microSD memory card slot (up to 4 Gb), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, TV tuner, trackball, FM radio, two cameras both for taking pictures and video calls. Besides NK9000C has two SIM card slots. The price of this phone is $73.

LG GD880 Mini

This mobile phone was first shown at Mobile World Congress 2010. According to some sources it will become available in next few weeks. LG GD880 Mini is compact and stylish touchphone. It is equipped with 3.2 inch touchscreen display with 480х854px resolution, 5Mp camera, accelerometer, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, GPS, FM radio with RDS, 100 Mb built-in storage, microSD memory card slot (up to 16Gb). LG is also going to launch Chinese versions of this phone - LG GD888. In contrast to original device this one supports TD-SCDMA networks standard. Other specifications are the same.

LG BL40 gets upgrade

LG Electronics has just launched new version of its popular mobile phone. The main feature of LG BL40 New Chocolate is its design. It case is decorated with gold patterns. The only difference between this device and original BL40 is that this one has 8 Mp camera instead of 5 Mp one. Other specifications of this phone are 4.0.1 inch capacitive touch screen with 345х800px resolution, 1 Gb built-in storage, microSD card slot, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, 3.5mm headphones jack, TV output. The price for upgraded version of LG BL40 New Chocolate is $645.

G-Fone G588 QWERTY budget phone

Indian G-Fone company has just launched its new mobile phone. G-Fone G588 is budget device designed for chatting lovers. It is monoblock with full QWERTY keyboard. The list of technical characteristics is typical for other budget class devices – 2.2 inch screen with 320x240px resolution, 1.3 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0, FM radio, MicroSD memory card slot (up to 8 Gb). It is also notable that this phone has two SIM card slots and supports both GSM and CDMA networks. The list of pre-installed software includes Nimbuzz app that provides quick access to popular social networks accounts like Facebook, Twitter, Skype, G-Talk, Yahoo, MSN, AOL and etc. The price of G-Fone G588 is just $105

Olive FrvrOn: AAA battery compatible phone

It is not a secret that there is no electricity supply network in many regions of India and many Indians have no opportunity to charge their mobile devices. To solve this problem some vendors designed phones with solar batteries but Olive Mobile chose another way. Olive FrvrOn (it is an abbreviation for ‘forever on’) is typical budget mobile phone with the exception of slot for AAA battery. One single battery provides about an hour of talk time or 24 hours of idle time. Other characteristics are usual for such class of devices – 1.5 inch TFT screen, FM radio, 600mAh battery, and stereo loud speakers. Olive FrvrOn will become available in next few weeks and will cost $37.

Sony Ericsson Naite release

This ecological mobile phone was announced last summer. But only yesterday it was released. The case of Sony Ericsson Naite is 50% made of recycled materials. This device comes with charger with low power consumption and instruction in digital format. The list of technical characteristics is usual for other budget phones and includes 2.2 inch screen with 240x320 pixels resolution, 2 Mp camera without autofocus, MicroSD card slot, FM radio, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP. The device supports Google Search, Google Maps, Facebook services. Supported networks standards are quadband GSM/EDGE and 3G. Sony Ericsson Naite has been already available and costs $159.

Alcatel OT-808 QWERTY phone

Alcatel has just unveiled its new mobile phone. Its main features are shape factor and design. Alcatel OT-808 clamshell phone has square case and full QWERTY keyboard. As for technical characteristics this mobile device has 2.4 inch screen with 320x240 px resolution, external 1.1 inch OLED screen with 128x36 px resolution, 2 Mp camera, Bluetooth, microSD memory card slot, and FM radio. Alcatel OT-808 has been already approved by Bluetooth SIG. It will cost $125 and will become available in next few weeks.

FSL F718 MID

Chinese FSL company released its new device which is positioned as MID but it seems that it is closer to tablet computers. FSL F718 measures 195x127x21 mm and weights 700 g. It is based on 1.2 GHz VIA C7 processor and runs on Windows XP operating system. It is also equipped with 7 inch touch screen with 800x600 px resolution, 1 Gb RAM, 32 Gb SSD, 1.3 Mp webcam, Wi-Fi, 3G module, 3.5 mm headphones jack, and two USB 2.0 ports. The battery has 3000 mAh capacity and provides about 5 hours of work time. The price of FSL F718 is $586.

Two Dual-SIM phones by FLY

Today FLY announced its new mobile phones. Both Fly DS185 and Fly SL 140DS support Dual SIM card mode. Fly DS185 is budget mobile device with GSM/GPRS networks support. It is equipped with 2.2 inch screen with 176x220 px resolution and 65K colors, 2 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, FM radio with RDS, torch, microSD memory card slot (up to 16 Gb). The list of pre-installed applications includes media player that supports MP3, WAV, MIDI, AMR audio extensions. Fly DS185 will become available by the end of the next months and will cost $113.In contrast to DS185 this mobile phone is slider. As for technical characteristics Fly SL 140DS has 1.3 Mp camera with autofocus, microSD memory card slot (up to 2 Gb) and Bluetooth module. This phone measures 94x48x14.1 mm and weights 85g. The battery has 750 mAh capacity and provides about 3 hours of talk time. Fly SL 140DS will be released in March and will cost $96.

Chinese SciPhone WG3 communicator

SciPhone is one of a few Chinese companies who produce not only clones but original devices with impressive set of functions and characteristics. SciPhone WG3 runs on Google Android operating system and is equipped with 3.2 inch touch screen, 1.3 Mp camera with autofocus, 0.3 Mp front camera for video calls, Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth, microSD memory card slot, TV tuner and GPS module. Unfortunately there is no any information about price and release date.

Qisda QCM-330 Android phone

Almost nobody knows Qisda company. But it seems that this situation will change. In next few weeks Vodafone will release Qisda QCM-330 mobile phone. It has monoblock shape and stylish design. This device has GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, 3 Mp camera, accelerometer and supports 3.5G networks and HSDPA standard. But the main feature of this phone is its screen. It has 4 inch diagonal and 1280x1024 pixels resolution. Another notable fact is that this device runs on Google Android operating system. Unfortunately there is no word about price.