Nokia X3-02 AND C3-01 First Touch and Type Phone by Nokia

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Right from the day of its inception, the Finnish giant Nokia has always been on the forefront of the innovation. In the last couple of months, the company has launched two ‘touch and type’ phones, X3-02 and C3-01, which are an amalgamation of an alphanumeric keypad and a TFT touchscreen.

Nokia X3-02 Touch & Type

The two phones top the chart on the looks front but what makes them unique is there ability to offer modes operandi on using then through touch as well as with keypad. The two phones have been categorically designed after a consumer response which found that mobile users are more comfortable using keypad for enjoying speedy SMS, chat and instant messaging but also want to enjoy the benefits of touch, which enables smooth browsing and controlling applications like music and games.

Nokia C3-01 Touch & Type

Nokia X3-02 supports 3G and has an in-built music player and FM radio along with dedicated messaging keys whereas C3-01 is the device with enhanced usability and enrihed touch. The X3-02 enables video capture in QVGA at up to 30 fps and VGA at up to 15 fps and digital zoom up to 4x. The video formats supported are MPEG-4, 3GPP, H.263 and H.264.

On the other hand, Nokia C3-01 is a sleek bar phone, which runs on Symbian S40 6th series edition with a 2.4 inch resistive TFT touchscreen. It is a Quad Band phone, which also has 3G and WiFi. The phone supports 3G speeds of up to HSDPA 10.2 Mbps and HSUPA 2 Mbps.

Not just this, both the devices allow email and IM experience using Nokia Messaging and smooth social networking features. Moreover, both the handsets come with 5 megapixel camera with 4X zoom making it a handy alternative to camera.

Nokia X2-02 ‘Touch and Type’ is available for Rs. 7850 and Nokia C3-01 could be bought for Rs. 9690. However, the price could vary as per the city and outlets.

Apple iPhone 4 - All set for India

The iPhone 4 promises better functionality than its predecessors

The past three generations of iPhone's have progressively upgraded the standards in diverse spheres. Be it looks, technology or functionality. And the best part about Apple is even before you crave for newer version; it’s already announced or out in the market.

The company launched the latest version of its phone, the iPhone 4 last year in June in USA, UK, France, Germany and Japan. Now the industry is abuzz with the news that it’ll be available to lay hands on in India within a couple of months. When it comes to looks its completely different from any earlier iPhone. The design is pretty angular and the metallic strip gives a great contrast to the 3.5 inch LED backlit liquid crystal display.  Like the iPad 2 the phone supports a micro SIM. The Safari browser can open YouTube videos but there is no support for Adobe Flash.

The iPhone 4 runs on Apple’s iOS 4 operating system and we expect it to come with the latest 4.3.2 version of the OS. The capacitive touchscreen of the iPhone is extremely responsive keeping up with apple’s touch legacy and it also comes with multi-touch. The phone is supported by Apple A4 chipset with 1 GHz ARM processor and 512 MB of RAM, which enhances the phone’s performance significantly.

The phone is 3G enabled and supports high quality video calling through FaceTime. It can support HSDPA at 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA at 5.76 Mbps. On multimedia front, the iPhone 4 has a 5.0-megapixel camera with LED flash. You could record HD videos with the iPhone 4. The front camera for video calling is VGA

The phone is expected to be launched in two variants with 16 GB and 32 GB and we might actually see a white iPhone 4 hitting the Indian markets soon.  It has other interesting features like digital compass, Google Maps, video player and editor, voice command dial, iTunes, iBooks and a wide range of applications on the Apple App store.

The phone loaded with unlimited features also has strong battery back up. It supports up to 7 hours of talk time on 3G with stand by time of up to 300 hours whereas Internet usage is limited to 6 hours on 3G and up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi. The front camera for video calling is VGA

When it comes to features the phone is practically loaded and is expected to come with a strong battery back up. Apple claims that the phone can give up to 7 hours of talk time on 3G with stand by time of up to 300 hours whereas Internet usage is limited to 6 hours on 3G and up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi.

Samsung’s Android goes Pro

The Samsung Pro B7510 offers Android prowess with great style

Samsung can boast of being one of the leading brands in India who are providing Android devices for every category of mobile enthusiasts. The latest from their stables is the Samsung Pro B7510.

It is a candy bar QWERTY keypad cum touchscreen phone that runs on Android 2.2 operating system. The Samsung Pro supports HSDPA and is capable of giving you 3G speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps (megabits per second). It comes with an internal storage of 512 MB and can be further expanded using a micro SD card. The Samsung Pro has a 800 Mhz processor at its core and it is expected to give a snappy performance and the phone also has the option of Wi-Fi connectivity.

When it comes to multimedia the phone boasts of a 3.15-megapixel camera with features like smile shot. Considering that most Samsung devices come with impressive camera capabilities, we expect the Pro to be no less. Additionally, the video player comes with DivX and XviD support. There are more features like access to social networking sites, GPS, FM radio, ThinkFree Office document viewer and editor and a 2 GB micro SD card.

The 2.8 inch QVGA screen is optimum for a decent touch interface and it also has a built-in accelerometer for enhanced functionality. The Samsung Galaxy Pro is priced at Rs 12,300 in the Indian market.