Price Range: $204 - $334

Speedster with Style

This compact phone is conveniently portable, easily fitting into pockets or bags. Users will enjoy the sleek and reflective surface, enhanced by changeable back covers that complement your mood and style.

One of the slimmest 3G phone on the market and the style is subjective but I must say this phone looks sleek and cool. The overall form is great, disappears easily to your shirt’s pocket although I wouldn’t suggest to put it in your jeans. Very simple and yet effective trick, the red back panel looks very stylish. The keypad is large and easy to use, the buttons are clear with the white back light. The screen is great, enough color and brightness even under the sun. Speakerphone is facing forward - well done.

The Samusng SGH-Z170 is a middle class candybar type cellular phone that has capability of in 3G networks. The sporty looking Z170 phone has all the features that you would expect from a regular cell phone a 1.3-Megapixel digital camera, digital music player, video player, voice memo, speakerphone, instant messaging, and definitely Bluetooth support. Since the Z170 supports 3G network, it comes equipped with an additional VGA camera for video conferencing purpose.

Key Features:
Changeable Back Cover
USB Full Speed
Bluetooth 2.0
1.3 Megapixel Camera with CMOS Sensor
Video Telephony
microSD Supports

Camera:
1.3 Mega pixel camera with CMOS sensor
microSD

Other Features:
NetFront V.3.4
Document Viewer
Simple Search(J-DATA)
Mobile printing
OMA DRM 1.0
Offline mode
Speaker phone
JAVA 2.0 / WAP 2.0
Scheduler, To do list, Calendar

Price Range:

Dynamic Innovation Hidden in Sleek Elegance

The Samsung E950 is an stunningly upgraded version of Samsung’s popular E900 released last year. In addition, the slider has a cutting-edge sub touch navigation panel called Dynamic Adaptive Control Pad where the input keys change according to the menu requirements.

The SGH-E950 is a powerful 3-megapixel camera phone equipped with an improved, unique touch navigation user interface, while the SGH-E840, with its minimalist and futuristic design, boasts a super slim frame at just 10.6mm and a glossy. mirror-like surface. The SGH-J600 comes with an affordable 1.3-megapixel camera, and comes in a variety of vivid colours. One of the common features available in all three phones is the Touch Sensitive Keypad. Unlike ordinary keypads, Touch Sensitive Keys respond to just a light sweep of the fingers, and the back-lit keys automatically illuminate in blue when you slide up the phone.

The phone itself has a 240 x 320 size screen and 262,000 colour display, with also copes well with bright sunlight. As far as the media side goes the handset offer MP3, A2DP, Video Record and an impressive 3.2 megapixel with night mode and an array of editorial options. The messaging formats are pretty much in line with the norm, with SMS, MMS and EMS catered for, although the phone also offers EDGE, Bluetooth, USB and GPRS connectivity. Unfortunately there is not a 3G service on this, perhaps one of the major disappointments.

The Samsung E950 measures 98 x 46 x 15 mm, which doesn’t make it the slimmest slider currently available, but in terms of size the Samsung E950 is pretty compact and even light. The mobile makes good use of metal and matt black plastic. We like the design and the construction itself seems pretty solid. Thanks to the touch-sensitive elements on the front panel, the surface is smooth and there are no keys sticking out. The touch-sensitive navigation display is inside a silver frame at the lower end. A slight recess above the display nests the earpiece.

Key Features:
Icon-change Touch Control
3.2 Megapixel Camera
Music Player
Espresso UI
Memory: 60MB + microSD (up to 2GB)
Connectivity
Bluetooth Technology v2.0: A2DP / AVRCP
USB 2.0 / TV-Out (NTSC / PAL-B)
FM Radio with RDS

Camera:
3.2 Megapixel CMOS (x4 Digital zoom / LED Flash)
Video Recording & Play up to 1hr (MPEG, H.263 / Video Streaming)

Other Features:
WAP 2.0 (Net Front c3.4) / Java 2.0
EMS (read only) / MMS
FM Radio with RDS
Yahoo! Ready (e-Mail, Search, IM)
Espresso GUI, Smart Messaging, uGo
Document Viewer
Hands-free Speakerphone
Voice Memo, Voice Mail

Price Range: $250.07 to $339.85

Slide Up to a New Slim!

The Ultra Edition D840 is an ultra slim slide-up that excels in design, simplicity, portability and performance. A marvel to look at and a pleasure to use, this Samsung mobile is in a class all by itself.

The D840 is the company’s pseudo fashion looking phone. Opting for, the now fashionable again silver, the phone features a highly reflective large 2.12-inch screen with 240 x 320 resolution screen that dominates the slider design.

If you’re thinking you’re all of a sudden reading the LG Shine mobile phone review, your not. The Samsung might have gone for the sliver look, the reflective screen, and the slimline 11.9mm thick design, but that’s all.

The inners are very much Samsung and its Ultra Edition interface and we found the multiple controls including the dpad on the front a lot easier to use.

Likewise the software is very easy to use whether its finding a contact or checking your messages.

Compared to the D900, the phone’s nearest cousin from Samsung, there are some noticeable differences, mainly the use of a 2 megapixel rather than a 3 megapixel camera for starters and a better looking design.
Key Features:
-band(900/1800/1900 MHz)
GRPS Class 10 / EDGE
262144 Color TFT Screen(QVGA, 2.12”)
2 Megapixel Camera with Flash
Video Recording(H.263/MPEG4) & Messaging
Music Player(MP3/AAC/AAC+/e-AAC+/WMA)
USB / Bluetooth(BPP/A2DP/AVRCP)
TV-output
Speakerphone
Document Viewer
Offline Mode

E-mail / MMS/ WAP 2.0 / JAVA 2.0(MIDP)
SyncML DS(Local)
Mobile Printing(Bluetooth)
User Memory : 80MB
External Memory : microSD
99×51x11.9 mm / 100g
Battery (700mA)
- Talk time : Max 3 hours
- Standby time : Max 202 hours

Camera:
2 Megapixel Camera (4x digital zoom, flash-LED)

Organizer:
Manner mode
Scheduler
Calendar
To do list
Shortcut
Clock
World Time
Converter
Calculator

Price Range: $224.95 to $257.00

Brilliant in Full Color

Shine into the chic set with the Samsung E570, a boldly fashion-forward dual folder in Sweet Pink and other delectable colors. This irresistible GSM camera phone combines pert clamshell design with superlative features. Beauty and brains, all in one.

Express yourself with the SGH-E570 and a luscious array of colors, ripe for picking. If the color selection reminds you of cotton candy, citrus fruit and cornflowers, you’re not far off. The brilliant sheen of a glossy finish lends a vivacious spirit to the bold, deeply satisfying hues. Two-toned, to show off your exuberant side with a cool flash of silver. The color selection is pure inspiration: Sweet Pink leads the pack, followed by Festival Orange, Metallic Blue, Special Silver and Viola Black.

The SGH-E570 lets you record video on the run, helping you preserve life’s spontaneous events. Recording video with sound on H.263 format is a boon for any mobile phone, especially one as attractive as this – you’d never guess a device this beautiful is also a camcorder. 20MB end user memory offers ample storage space, or save your video files on MicroSD slot. Once you catch one of those unexpected moments for posterity, you’ll realize just how priceless this function is. Shoot, share and save those cherished memories forever.

As pretty as any MP3 player on the market, combined with all its multiple mobile features, and you can’t go wrong. The SGH-E570 is a music player in its own right, compatible with MP3 and AAC formats. So choose your tunes, and keep your music library at ready with virtually limitless storage with external memory via Micro SD. The MP3 player function gives you the freedom to play your songs all the time, any time, in the most stylish way possible.

Key Features:
Luscious, high gloss color isn’t the only stand-out of the SGH-E570. Strikingly attractive, its remarkable looks are complemented by full featured confidence, including 1.3 Megapixel Camera, Video Recording, MP3 player, Bluetooth, Micro SD and more. GPRS Class 10 with EDGE for faster data transmission rates, along with Premium Black GUI and unique features like a pedometer make this model especially appealing.

Camera:
1.3 Megapixel Camera (4X Digital Zoom)

Other Features:
Video Recording & Messaging (H.263 + AMR)
Black & White GUI
Offline Mode
Pedometer / Motion Wallpaper
MMS / Java / WAP 2.0

Price Range: $305.08 to $426.99

The Ultra Music

Next generation of Ultra philosophy centers on the balance of the ideal mobile phone and the ideal music player.

Samsung Ultra Music F300 novel dual-face handset design is fresh, unique and stylish. On one side is a large, clear screen with a sweep touch key that makes music control simple, intuitive, and fun. Flip over to the other side for a Samsung mobile phone that has built its reputation on quality, functionality, and usability.

The F300 is a complete music player phone with superb sound quality. It is equipped with a digital power amp and offers a dedicated music user interface for a quick and easy way to navigate through the play list. In addition, the Ultra Music F300 includes a stereo FM radio and a Quick PC Sync function, allowing users to easily create and organize their music library. Samsung’s Ultra Music F300 is still rich in extra features consumers have come to expect, including a 2.0 mega-pixel camera, and microSD™ slot for memory expansion - all of this in a extremely portable 9.4mm slim profile.

Called the “Ultra Music” device, and a part of Samsung’s “Ultra Edition” range on first glance the mobile phone looks more like a Casio calculator from the 1980s rather than a piece of cutting edge technology from the 21st century. The phone’s design is dominated by the rather large keypad and as a result, the phone’s screen is tiny, and we mean tiny, it’s just three lines of text and struggles to even give you space to write text messages let alone display a number.

Key Features:
EDGE, GPRS Tri-band
103.5 x 44 x 9.4mm (Slim)
2.0 MP Camera
1.4” 65K TFT Sub LCD
MPEG 4, H.263
Bluetooth 1.2
USB 2.0
Professional Audio Quality
MP3, AAC, AAC+, e-AAC+, WMA
WM DRM, MTP Support
Music UI (GUI)
Sweeping UI (PUI)
Music Library Application
128MB + microSD (Up to 2GB)
FM Radio / BGM
2.1” 262K TFT LCD

Camera:
2 Mega pixel Camera

Other Features:
MPEG 4, H.263
Professional Audio Quality
uPlus Interface/ SOS Message
Music UI (GUI), Sweeping UI (PUI)
Music Library Application
WM DRM, MTP Support