Best Mobile Phone – Summer Contenders
CameraPhone Review
With so many great mobile phones on the market and the launch of the iPhone 4 arguably raising the bar what is the top mobile phone available now, or expected to be available in the coming months?
Although choosing a mobile is a very personal affair, In a bid to answer this question Camera Phone Review has compared the top phones from the top manufacturers to see if there is a clear winner.We have compared size, screen, camera, multi-media, general performance and other features and looked at the Apple iPhone 4, Nokia N8, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and the HTC Desire.
First the iPhone 4 Apple’s latest offering and most sought after handset
iPhone 4 size
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm 137 grams
iPhone 4 screen
Apple’s Retina display 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display with 960-by-640-pixel resolution at 326 ppi
iPhone 4 camera
5-megapixel still camera, Video recording, HD (720p) up to 30 frames per second with audio, LED flash, Tap to focus video or still images, Photo and video geotagging
iPhone 4 multi-media iPod music player, iMovie, iBooks and iTunes
iPhone 4 other features
UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz)
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz only)
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR wireless technology
Assisted GPS
Digital compass
Talk time:Up to 7 hours on 3G / Up to 14 hours on 2G
Standby time: Up to 300 hours
The Nokia N8 is expected in stores around 24th August. Our Nokia N8 review holds out this to be a solid device with the highest resolution camera of all of the phones compared.
Nokia N8 size
113.5 x 59 x 12.9 mm 135 grams
Nokia N8 screen
3.5-inch OLED capacitive touch screen with 16:9 nHD (640 x 360 pixels) AMOLED and 16.7 million colours
Nokia N8 camera
12 megapixel sensor and full Xenon flash and the ability to record video in 720p HD. HDMI connector for easy downloading and viewing of your video.
Nokia N8 multi-media
Music player, internet, messaging, photos, Ovi Store, Videos, WebTV, Office document editors, Video & photo editor, Mail, Chat, Radio
Nokia N8 other features
Bluetooth
HDMI connector
micro-USB connector
3.5 mm AV connector
FM radio
FM transmitter
Internal memory: 16 GB
MicroSD memory card slot, hot swappable, up to 32 GB
A-GPS receiver with Ovi Maps with free car & pedestrian navigation
Talk-time (maximum): GSM 720 mins / WCDMA 350 mins
Standby time (maximum): GSM 390 h / WCDMA 400 h
The HTC Desire is the first Android phone in our summer heavyweight round up.
HTC Desire size
- 119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
- 136 grams
HTC Desire screen Touch-sensitive 3.7 inches screen with pinch-to-zoom capability and 480 X 800 WVGA pixels
HTC Desire camera
5 megapixel coloUr camera
Face detection capability with auto focus
LED flash
Widescreen photo capture and geotagging
HTC Desire multi-media
Photos application for viewing photos and videos
Music
FM Radio
1 GHz processor
576 MB Ram with microSD™ memory card up to 32 GB
3.5 mm stereo audio jack
Bluetooth
GPS with Google Maps navigation
Facebook™ integration
Talk time:WCDMA: Up to 390 mins / GSM: Up to 400 mins
Standby time:WCDMA: Up to 360 hours /GSM: Up to 340 hours
HTC Desire other features
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 has been out in the market longer than the other mobiles in this round up and yet it has a camera and picture performance to rival certainly the iPhone and the HTC models. Like the HTC it is based on Android with a custom interface.
Xperia X10 size
- 119.0 x 63.0 x 13.0 mm
- 135 g
Xperia X10 screen
- 480 x 854 pixels WVGA, 65,536 colour TFT touchscreen
Xperia X10 camera
- 8.1 Megapixel camera with 16 x digital zoom, auto focus and face recognition, geo tagging, flash and smile detection
Xperia X10 multi-media
- Music, video and social networking integration
Xperia X10 other features
- Micro USB connector
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- aGPS with Google Maps™
- Bluetooth
- WiFi™
- WCDMA 1700/2100, GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA 10.2Mbps (Category 9/10)/7.2Mbps (Category 7/8), EDGE Class 12, GPRS Class 12, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
TALK TIME (CONTINUOUS)
- Talk Time (3G): up to 270 mins. Talk Time (GSM): up to 540 mins
BATTERY TYPE
- 1390 mAh Li Ion
STANDBY TIME
- Up to 320 hours
MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING (MMS)
EMAIL2
- Push Gmail™, Push Exchange, IMAP, POP3
TEXT MESSAGING (SMS)
INSTANT MESSAGING (IM)
- Google Talk
The Motorola Milestone XT720 smartphone makes high-defintion video recording and playback easy, with HDMI and wi-fi conectivity. The 3.7 inch touchscreen also is home to a 9 MP digitial camera with Xeon flash, all in a thin and elegant design.
- 8MP, Digital Zoom with Xenon Flash
FOCUS
- AutomaticTouch to focus with easy panorama, face detection, multi-shot (6 shots in a row), face filter, red eye reduction, camera shake prevention), scene controls and effects
WEB BROWSER
- Webkit Full HTML5 Browser
WIFI
- 802.11 b/g
GPS AND LOCATION SERVICES3
- Standalone GPS/E-compass, Google Maps, MOTONAV
DATA ACCESS4
- USB 2.0 HS, FOTA, OTA ActiveSync, Bluetooth Class 1, 2.1 + EDR (inc. A2DP & AVRCP), Mobile HDMI type D, Android WEBKIT
HEADSET JACK
- 3.5mm
WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK (WLAN)
GAMES
WEB ACCESS
Android WEBKIT
NOISE REDUCTION
MAPS AND GPS
- Standalone GPS/E-compass, 2D/3D accelerator for graphics
OPERATING SYSTEM
- Android 2.1
TOUCH SCREEN
- Multitouch and soft keyboard
MUSIC PLAYER
RADIO
- FM Radio
VIDEO CAPABLE
- HD video capture at 720p, video playback onto HDTV via HDMI cable
PLAYABLE FORMATS
- MP3, AMR WB, MPEG-4, WAV, AAC, AAC+, MIDI, AMR NB, WMA v9, ACC+ Enhanced
STREAMING MEDIA
- Video
VIDEO CAPTURE RATE
- HD 720p video capture and playback
VIDEO PLAYER
- H.264, MPEG4, WMV v9
DISPLAY TYPE
- 3.7" 480x854 WVGA TFT
COLOURS
- Navy Blue
WEIGHT
- 160g
SIZE
- 60.9 x 115.95 x 10.9 mm, 79.7cc
DISPLAY SIZE
- 3.7", 480 x 854 FWVGA
ANTENNA TYPE
- Internal
MATERIALS AND FINISH
- Navy blue colour combined with silver tones, mirrored screen finish and sleek sub 11mm thin design
- Google Search, Google Maps, Google Street View, Android Market, Gmail, Google Talk, Google Calendar, YouTube
FLIGHT MODE
MEMORY5
- 8GBmicroSD, 512M ROM 256M RAM
NETWORKS2
- WCDMA 1700/2100, GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA 10.2Mbps (Category 9/10)/7.2Mbps (Category 7/8), EDGE Class 12, GPRS Class 12, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
PROCESSOR SPEED
- 550Mhz
REMOVABLE MEMORY
- up to 32 GB microSD
SENSORS
- 3 axis Accelerometer, OpenGL ES 2.0 support, 2D/3D accelerator for Graphics, Proximity Sensor
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