Samsung has unveiled Omnia HD, its first Symbian full-touch handset that can record as well as play back 720p HD video.

The phone features a 3.7 inch touchscreen, the world’s largest AMOLED screen on mobile. With a full 16 million colors and a 360x640 resolution, Samsung says it offers vivid colours and greater clarity in direct sunlight.

The phone achieves the HD video recording with the use of an 8-megapixel camera that supports autofocusing, smile detection and Panorama Shot. Video recording is with a maximum capture resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels at 24 frames per second. It allows basic video editing functions and play back via an optional HD TV out cable. The 16: 9 screen display with 16M colour and dual stereo speaker lets users enjoy SD /HD videos in cinema-scale quality with caption. The phone can play DivX, XviD, H.263, H.264, MPEG4, Windows Media and RealVideo files.

It supports HSDPA downloads of up to 7.2 Mbps, and HSUPA uploads at up to 5.76 Mbps. The phone has 16GB of internal memory which can be expanded to 32GB using the microSDHC card slot. Other features include Auto-Rotating Display, Document Viewer, 3D Games, Push Email (MS Exchange) and Real-time video uploading.

There was no word on pricing from Samsung.

 

Nokia has joined the 8-megapixel bandwagon with the launch of their new N86. Combining wide-angle Carl Zeiss optics and an 8 megapixel sensor, the phone has been specially designed for photography.

It offers variable aperture, fast mechanical shutter and dual LED camera flash for super sharp photos in both bright and low light conditions. It comes with 8 GB of internal memory that is exchangeable with 16 GB microSD card. It also offers bright OLED screen with scratch resistant glass, easy photo management, full sync capability with a PC and TV-out support for slide shows. The images can be geotagged and uploaded onto sites like Ovi Share or Flickr.

The N86 8MP will ship with the latest version of Nokia Maps and full Ovi integration, built-in compass, along with an integrated 3-months license for full voice and pedestrian navigation.

"People demand mobile cameras that take excellent pictures in all light conditions," says Juha-Pekka Sipponen, Director, Nokia Nseries. "That's why the aperture of the Nokia N86 8MP is comparable to that of a high-quality, stand-alone digital camera.”

Nokia plans to ship N86 8MP in the second quarter of 2009 for about EUR 375.

 

Sony Ericsson has added one more member to its Cyber-shot phone family with . Introduced ahead of the Mobile World Congress, the Sony Ericsson C903 Cyber-shot camera phone offers a auto rotating 2.4” display and has resolution of 230 x 320 pixels.

The slim slider has a five megapixel camera, flash, sliding lens cover, and dedicated camera keys. It gives you the best picture possible with features, such as Face Detection which can find up to three people in the frame at a time, Smile Shutter which picks out beaming smiles and BestPic which snaps up to nine images in quick succession to let you pick your best.

It lets you send your pictures to your blog or view them on TV screen using TV-Out cable. You can also tag a place-name to your memories or stay on track with aGPS. Other features include Bluetooth, FM radio and a Memory Stick Micro slot.

“The C903 Cyber-shot adds a creative and stylish mobile phone to our mid-range segment.” said Daniel Sandblom Global Business Marketing Manager at Sony Ericsson. “The C903 Cyber-shot furthers Sony Ericsson’s digital camera heritage and makes capturing special images even more memorable.”

The phone will come in black, red and white colors and is expected to be available in selected markets from June.

 

Sony Ericsson has announced W995 Walkman at Mobile World Congress. It has also introduced its Media Go application on the W995 Walkman, which lets you effortlessly and automatically transfer any audio, photos and videos between your phone and computer.

“With Media Go there’s no need to worry about format, resolution and ‘frame per second’ anymore.” said Alexandre Cardon, Global Marketing Business Manager at Sony Ericsson. “No longer will the video you transferred from your PC to your phone play in low resolution or bad quality. With Media Go and the W995 the experience is as good on your phone as it was on your PC.”

The phone boasts of 8-megapixel camera, 2.6-inch LCD, built-in stereo speakers, Geo tagging of photos, Google Maps, aGPS. It comes bundled with 8GB Memory Stick Micro to save photos, video clips and music library. Users can check out the latest videos from YouTube using Turbo 3G or Wi-Fi. It also lets users to subscribe and download podcasts.

Sony Ericsson says W995 will be available in black, red and silver colours in selected markets from Q2.

 

Sony Ericsson has announced W395 Walkman phone, with large powerful built-in stereo speakers. Targeted at youth, the slick slider W395 offers special stereo speakers and also HPM-64 stereo headset with stereo widening for a great sound experience.

The Sony Ericsson W395 phone includes features like 2 megapixel camera, FM radio, 2.0” crystal clear display and motion gaming support. It also offers great music features like TrackID to find the tracks you love easily, while PlayNow allows users to download a full range of mobile content.

Billed by Sony Ericsson as their “most affordable Walkman slider phone to date”, it ships with 1GB memory card and offers dedicated control keys for managing the music. “Sony Ericsson takes pride in understanding the youth market, and the W395 is a mobile phone that caters to all their needs with great music quality.” said Alexandre Cardon, Global product marketing manager (music) at Sony Ericsson.

While the pricing details of the phone are not yet known, it is expected to be available from Q1 in the colours Dusky Grey and Blush Titanium.

 

LG has announced LG Arena KM900 multimedia phone with innovative 3D S-Class User Interface. The dynamic interface offers cube-based layout providing four customizable home screens for direct access to all features.

“The direct, intuitive and dynamic S-Class UI will be unlike anything that has appeared on a mobile phone before. With rich 3D graphics, touch sensitivity and exciting multimedia capabilities, it will truly make ARENA a fully loaded multimedia phone,” said Dr. Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company.

LG says the phone will deliver ‘an exhilarating multimedia experience’, with features aided by Dolby and DivX technologies. It will also offer internet connectivity with HSDPA 7.2 networks, Wi-Fi, A-GPS.

LG will announce more details about Arena KM900 and its features at the Mobile World Congress.

Samsung has unveiled S8300 UltraTouch, its latest full-touch slider phone. The ultra-slim 12.7mm phone presents 2.8” AMOLED anti-scratch, anti-smudge full touch screen offering bright and vivid colours.

The improved TouchWiz user interface lets user flick through photos and navigating through maps easily and intuitively. Users can also drag widgets and place them on the screen for one-click access. The slide-out tactile 3x4 keypad offers quicker phone dialing.

The S8300 comes loaded with 8 megapixel camera with dual power LED flash, smile detection and 30fps VGA video recording. It also includes GPS for navigation and geo-tagging of photos.

Samsung has not announced a launch date or price for the phone.You can find a preview over at GSM Arena.

 

Nokia have unveiled their latest XpressMusic cellphone, the Nokia 5630. This slim candybar runs the Symbian S60 operating system. It is also the slimmest and lightest N-Gage device yet at just 12mm thin and weighing only 83g.

Nokia 5630 comes loaded with a 3.5mm headphone connector, stereo Bluetooth, FM stereo, Internet radio and also includes a 4GB microSD card. It also offers a 3.2 megapixel camera with dual-LED flash and 4x zoom. The new animated Contacts Bar lets you interact with up to 20 contacts directly from the home screen. The ’say and play’ feature lets you speak the name of an artist of track to automatically play it.

Wireless connectivity includes HSDPA as well as HSUPA for high-speed uploads and downloads. It would allow users to exploit internet services such as widgets, Ovi Share and Nokia Messaging.

Nokia 5630 XpressMusic is expected to be available in the second quarter of 2009 for around 199 Euros.

 

Nokia has launched three new models in the entry- to mid-level segment. The new models include the Nokia 6700 classic, the Nokia 6303 classic and the Nokia 2700 classic.

Leading the new collection is the Nokia 6700 classic, which “shares the same 'DNA' as its predecessor, the Nokia 6300,” according to Soren Petersen, Senior Vice President, Nokia.

The Nokia 6700 comes with a 5 megapixel camera, assisted GPS navigation with Nokia Maps, and high speed data access. It offers precisely crafted parts with a full metal keymat, and is expected to retail for around EUR 235.

Further down the price bracket is the Nokia 6303 classic. It sports 3.2 megapixel camera, large 2.2 inch screen, and pre-loaded Nokia Maps. Users can plug any music accessory into the standard 3.5 mm audio jack and have a fully fledged mobile music player. It will cost just 135 Euros, before taxes and subsidies.

Nokia 2700 classic, at an estimated price of EUR 65 before taxes and subsidies, is one of most affordable, full featured handsets. It features an integrated digital music player and a 2.0 megapixel camera and offers up to 2GB of storage via the memory card slot.

Nokia expects to ship all three devices in the second quarter of 2009.

 

HTC has announced the new Touch Cruise, its latest personal navigation handset with inbuilt GPS. Touch Cruise boasts a new, more compact design and a host of new capabilities to offer a richer and more intuitive experience in one powerful package.

It offers HTC Footprints, an application experience that enables people to permanently chronicle their special moments by capturing a digital postcard on their phone. Footprints identifies each postcard with its specific GPS co-ordinates, and auto-names each postcard with its general location or area.

“Just as we have seen GPS technology transform how people navigate to new places, we are now seeing location-based applications like HTC Footprints changing how we interact and carry our memories,” said Peter Chou, President and CEO, HTC Corporation.

The HTC Touch Cruise boasts a compact and sleek design with a 2.8 inch QVGA display. It provides fingertip access to phone, contacts, email, messaging, calendar and GPS applications. It also features Wi-Fi b/g and A-GPS, together with Bluetooth 2.0 and a 3.2-megapixel fixed-focus camera.

The HTC Touch Cruise is also an advanced in-car navigation system with an easy-to-use, one-touch interface that provides seamless turn-by-turn directions.

HTC says the Touch Cruise will be available across all major global markets in spring 2009.