Free on a 12 month contract with 8 months half price line rental.
The LG KC780 has an 8 megapixel camera with red eye reduction and face recognition. It has a high quality lens and promises excellent photographs. It can also record DVD-like quality video at up to 30 frames per second. There’s 140MB of internal memory, which can be upgraded using a memory card, up to a maximum of 4GB.
HTC’s Touch HD (previously known in development as HTC Blackstone) is now available to pre-order on both Orange and O2 networks. The HTC Touch HD is the top of the range Windows Mobile handset (alongside the Touch Pro) with a large 3.8” wide, WVGA (480×800 pixels) screen that hints at it’s superior mutlimedia capabilities.
This amazingly large, clear and crisp screen alongside a 5 megapixel camera, standard 3.5mm headphone jack, integrated GPS, microSD™ memory card slot, RDS FM Radio and HSDPA internet capabilities gives the Touch HD a compelling list of multimedia specifications.
The Touch HD’s superior screen coupled with the intuitive TouchFLO™ 3D interface makes browsing the web using the pre-loaded with the Opera a joy. Double tap the screen and the browser zooms in smoothly to your chosen web page. Then simply swipe across the screen with your finger to scroll around web pages quickly and effortlessly.
Listening to music using HTC’s music player is a breeze. The intuitive touch screen controls work equally as well when scrolling around the inbuilt, GPS powered Google Maps. Size wise the dimensions of the Touch HD are 115 mm x 62.8 mm x 12 mm, with the handset feeling particularly thin due to the omission of a slide out QWERTY keyboard when compared to the Touch Pro. The Touch HD also feels quite light at 147 grams (with battery).
With its large screen and advanced multimedia capabilities the Touch HD will no doubt become a best-selling web browsing, email, office, movie and music device.
Orange are claiming exclusivity until 2009 and will be charging £80 for the Touch HD on an 18 month contract. But the CPW group will be selling it on O2 and Orange and it will be free on an 18 month contract at £35 per month. It can be pre-ordered now and first stock is due on 7th November.
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The T-Mobile G1 (or Google Phone) brings you everything you love about the Internet in a mobile phone. With a 3.2 inch touchscreen and trackball, it’s made for browsing the web. Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, Google Calendar and much more are just a touch away. With GPS you can use Google Maps to shows detailed street, traffic and satellite views.
It has a slide out QWERTY keyboard and a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and video record. The G1 is the first phone to run on the Android platform, which is an open source operating system. This means there are plenty of third party applications to download and install on the phone. Other features include HSDPA, Wi-Fi and GPS.
The Nokia 3600 Slide is a neat and compact, mid-range slider. It has a nice oval shape with a 2 inch screen. Classed as all-round entertainment phone, the Nokia 3600 Slide has a stereo FM radio and Nokia’s renowned music player, which is controlled using the large D-pad on the front of the phone. It has a 2.5mm audio jack so you’ll need a 3.5mm adapter (get on one eBay) if you want to use your own headphones. A 512MB memory card is included. This can be expanded to 8GB.
The 3 megapixel camera can take photos at a resolution up to 2048×1536 pixels, which is more than enough for most people. It has autofocus and produces reasonable photographs for a mid-range cameraphone. Basic VGA video recording is also offered at 15 frames per second. A nice feature is the TV out port, which allows photos and videos to be shown on your big screen TV.
Running on the latest version of Nokia’s S40 operating system, the Nokia 3600 Slide includes a handful of games and plenty of useful applications. For example, there’s an all-embracing organiser, Opera Mini web browser and Nokia Maps applications. Nokia Maps is a route planner with easy-to-follow directions. When connected up to a Bluetooth GPS receiver, the Nokia 3600 Slide can become a complete sat nav device.
Virgin Mobile have added a new £10 tariff to their Liberty SIM. It’s a pay monthly contract with no commitment, giving you all the groovy stuff from a contract, but with more freedom. Virgin Mobile say that the Liberty SIM is the best of both worlds.
For only £10 per month you’ll be given 200 minutes and 200 texts. These can be used to call and text mates and family on any UK network. There’s a choice of several tariffs, such as 150 minutes and 1000 texts for £15 per month.
Put the SIM card in your existing phone and you’ll be ready to go. You might need to have your phone unlocked first, if it’s been locked for use only on a specific network.
If you’ve come to the end of your contract, or if you’re a PAYG user spending more than £10 per month then this could be for you. With no obligation you can cancel at any time, just give 30 days notice.
Phones4U have some crazy end of month deals on Vodafone. These are available only while stocks last. They include a range of offers with 12 months free line rental on a 12 month contract. Plus lots of high end phones such as the Nokia N96, Sony Ericsson C905 and Samsung i900 have seen big price cuts with the phones now free on low cost tariffs.
You can get 12 months free line rental on a 12 month contract with the Nokia 6300, Samsung J700, Samsung U600i, LG KC550 or Sony Ericsson T303. All available on a range of Vodafone tariffs from just £30 per month. Free line rental needs to be claimed as cash back but terms are fair. Just send off your 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th monthly bills within 60 days and Phones4U will send you a cheque equal to 3 months line rental each time.
If you don’t want a cash back deal then look to the Nokia N96. It’s now free on a 12 month contract for just £40 per month. A brilliant deal with a short term contract and no hassle. You’ll receive 700 anytime minutes per month to call any network and 250 texts.
Highly recommended, the N96 is the latest and greatest phone from Nokia. It has one fo the best cameras available on on a mobile phone, plus GPS, mdea player, 16GB memory (expandable to 32GB), BBC iPlayer, Wi-Fi and much more.
