The LG KM500 has a 2-inch TFT display with 240 x 320 pixels resolution, microSD card slot, GPRS/EDGE connection, Bluetooth and USB connectivity, and a 2-megapixel camera. Of course, since it’s a music phone, the LG KM500 has an mp3/AAC++/WMA player. The phone uses IDtag3 to manage its music content. It also has easy PC sync for downloading of files and onscreen music info display.

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"LG KF240 and KF310 are compact and good looking 97×48×17 mm, 102 gr sliders, continuing the tradition of LG Chocolate phones. They should come with 176×220 px, display, stereo Bluetooth, MP3 player and microSD memory card.

Both KF310 and KF240 appear to have built in camera’s, and my there are some indications that this will be one of the main differences between them, with one having 1.3 mpx and another 2 mpx sensors. Although which is which, I have no idea at this point."

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GSMArena reviews Samsung G400 Soul and writes "Samsung G400 Soul is equipped with a 5 megapixel autofocus camera with maximum image resolution of 2560 x 1920 pixels. Interestingly, the camera is intended to use with the flip closed and controlled via the external touch sensitive display. You can also use the camera with the flip open, with the internal display serving as a self portrait mirror.

The camera interface in the internal display very much resembles that of Samsung U900 Soul. The settings and the other controls are a bit complicated as usual but the extended features make up for that.

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TrustedReviews has a review on Sony Ericsson Z555i and writes "The camera is probably the lowlight of this phone, though. With a maximum resolution of just 1.3-megapixels, no flash and few software features this, more than any other feature, marks the Z555i out as lower end.

The coloured dish photographed as usual under normal household lighting has reasonable colour reproduction though its background is not as white as it should be. The chair shows good uniformity of colour.

The flower shows up one of the lens’ main weaknesses. I was quite close to the subject and the focus is off, highlighting that its minimum focusing distance is longer than other cameraphones I’ve tested. The flower is more crimson than the camera suggests, too. On the whole, though, for a 1.3-megapixel lens, results were OK. Just don’t expect to do much beyond blogging from the handset or MMS-ing."

TrustedReviews has a review on Motorola ROKR E8 and writes "Its 2-megapixel camera is way below par. There is no flash or autofocus and all my test shots were disappointing. Indoors, under standard lighting, the coloured dish has poor colour reproduction, while outdoors my standard photo of the chair fails to capture the white tone or detail well. The flowers really are beautifully striking, but the camera fails to bother with any kind of petal detail, turning them into indistinct daubs of pink. Other features of this handset include an HTML Web browser, FM radio, voice recorder, calendar, mobile email, alarm clock, world clock, calculator and a couple of games.

This is a chunky phone that my pockets loathed. The haptic changing touchpad is a clever idea but not, in itself, enough to make me want to own this mobile. The camera also lets things down, as does the lack of 3G. This is a real pity. I believe Motorola can do innovation, but the company just seems to fall at the final hurdle."

Wired reviews LG enV2 and writes "Apparently some folks liked the first enV—nothing wrong with that. Hideous, but comfortable to hold, the handset featured a spacious keyboard, and a slew of nifty features packed inside. The enV2 is apparently the end result of spilling coffee on a stack of consumer satisfaction surveys. It’s a lighter, slimmer package, but a botched facelift leaves it with all the style of that TI-36 you ditched back in high school. Easy to dial, but with the half-inch tall screen on the front, the enV2 isn’t really good for much else. Thankfully once you open it up there’s the full QWERTY keyboard—not as wide at the original, but the keys are evenly spaced so it’s still great for messaging. There’s a 2 megapixel camera, but even if you have figured out how to comfortably hold an altoid-can-clamshell without blocking the much smaller lens with your fingers, pics and video turn out pretty grainy. Where to end? Do yourself a favor, if confronted with the choice of purchasing an enV2 think long and hard about it. After all, you’re stuck with this device for two years."

IT Reviews has a review on Nokia 8800 Arte and writes "The S40 operating system is used, which means that some of the sophistications of many Nokia handsets just aren’t here. Don’t expect software bells and whistles from the off. There is 1GB of internal memory but no support for flash memory for you to add more. A 3.2-megapixel camera provides for photography but it has neither flash nor self-portrait mirror.

The 8800 Arte and Sapphire Arte are tri-band GSM mobiles with GPRS and EDGE (no 3G). The built-in Web browser is Opera Mini which works well on the 2-inch screen. Nokia’s WidSets support is also supplied. This is a sort of RSS-lite system which provides content to your mobile from providers that offer a WidSets service. There are plenty of them, listed at www.widsets.com.

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Phonemag reviews Sanyo Katana LX and writes "First impressions are good.  Sanyo have shaved both length and width off of the Katana II, but added a little girth: the LX measures in at 94 x 48 x 18mm and its glossy plastic body weighs 96g.  Sprint are offering it in three colors: pink, blue and the dark grey we have here.  In the hand it’s never going to be mistaken for a luxury cellphone, but build quality seems fair and the hinge is sturdy.  Opened up, and the Katana LX’s keys are well-spaced and easily pressed; there’s a dedicated camera shortcut and speakerphone button.  Although at first glance the LX would seem to lack an external display, there’s actually a greyscale OLED screen hidden beneath the mirror-finish fascia.

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Philips have a long list of yawn-fest worthy devices, so their latest full touch Xenium X800 easily is making its way to the headlines. Although it hasn’t hit the shelves yet, the Philips Xenium X800 has already gone through its first review.

We already know that the Philips Xenium X800 features tri-band GSM/GPRS support and a 2.9-inch 262K color TFT display with a resolution of 240 x 400 pixels. The Philips X800 also flaunts a 2 megapixel auto focus camera, a microSD memory card slot, Bluetooth, an office documents reader.

The first Philips Xenium X800 review reveals some interesting details about the performance of the sleek-looking mobile. But before we continue here is a bunch of live photos of the handset. It does have some pretty nice curves.

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CNET reviews Samsung SGH-T339 and writes "The 1.3-megapixel camera takes in pictures in seven resolutions. Editing options include a night mode, brightness and white balance settings, six color effects, exposure metering, a 4x zoom, three shutter sounds (there’s no silent option), multishot and mosaic shot modes, a self-timer, and 28 fun frames. While that’s an impressive array of options, photo quality was mediocre. Colors weren’t bad but our images were too bright and had too much noise. There is an image editor but it doesn’t help much. There are three resolutions to select from when using the camcorder, which also records sound. Editing options are similar still to the camera, but here again you don’t get the benefit of a flash or light. Clips meant for multimedia messages are capped at just over a minute; otherwise, you can shoot for as long as the available memory permits.

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