Quite a few smart phones are in demand in a year and, even more so since the release of the two and even fewer can boast slightly reduced for all lifetime cost. He received a second life in the black case, and even now, when released many new smartphones, remains quite popular.
Today, we introduce direct heir Nokia N73, which obtained the best quality of the entire series of multimedia Bugs Finnish Company: 5 Mp cameras with Xenon outbreak and Auto, support for N-Gage, Wi-Fi, GPS.

Design

Users accustomed to the feeling of metal and coated with the plasticity of Soft Touch, block Nokia N82 can seem cheap or even substandard. There is no velvety surface or metal inserts. The front panel outwardly resembles perfectly Amp’s metal, but other tactile sensations. Not texture and pleasant felt cold metal does not feel the strength of the design. Further, the perimeter of the front there is a gap in 0,5-1 mm, especially notable at the top of the shell.

However, the Corps did not scripts not think hlipkim, no loose or poorly attached details. Battery compartment lid sits firmly in place. The above-mentioned gap absolutely no effect on the overall strength of the design.
Keyboard panel implemented in the overall style of “liquid metal”. Glossy surface has a property to collect fingerprints: they arrive in the dirty divorce between numerical buttons. For the rest of the front footprint almost not visible.
Average consists of a durable and high-quality plastic. Back to the plastic part of the shell mounted decorated with a characteristic pattern of lines. Figure not engraved, and there was no touch. Coverage looks strong and nesklonnym abrasion. The same can be said with certainty about the secondary part.
Giving a prediction about the mirrored front panel while difficult, Nokia applies for the first time such a performance hull. Something similar we saw in BenQ-Siemens E71, where the body has been fairly resistant to deterioration, and scratches.
Original front panel design innovation is not restricted. Both multimedia dynamics set on the right end of perception for the best video and games also provided an unusual design joystick. In fact, this is an ordinary stick, a kind of covered lid. As it turned out, the solution requires a little time to adjust, but, in general, it is convenient. Erroneous or accidental clicks is not the case, the selection and confirmation of Action coincide with the wishes of the user.
It resembles Sony Ericsson W880i, but, subjectively, it’s convenient. Buttons Sydney softly and clearly. Even with the long-SMS correspondence fingers never tire of pressing the thin surface. The disadvantages include inadequate labeling numeric keypad: inscriptions on the keys bright afternoon almost merged with mirror-like shell. We have to match angle, hold the apparatus closer to the eyes. In the dark backlight fixes the situation.
Between Right soft keys “and” X “buttons installed multimedia button menu. Surprisingly, but even if accidentally click negligent enough to get past the multimedia buttons produced extremely rare. On the verge of a top button is the inclusion, on the right - the volume keys, camera and call the gallery. Pro difficult for them to say something special.
Actually, with the management of the Nokia N82 is OK. Keys are convenient, comfortable to use them.
Engineers have provided 3.5 mm headphone socket, hot replacement memory slot for 2 mm ZU and microUSB port. This is a solid set of interfaces for a modern masthead smartphone. Fixing to strap also available. It obviously is intended to keychain or strap on the wrist.The display shows excellent picture, which looks perfectly, even with wide angles of view. Color rendition, brightness, the behaviour in the sun, and other parameters are at the excellent level. Perhaps not the best display quality on the market, but it is not enough only in very rare cases: and photos, and games, and videos are fine.
Voice earpiece wonderfully fulfilling its responsibilities. Voice of living and the natural interlocutor. Sound loud, high-quality, and crepitating without serious distortions. With special desire stereo system can be a source of background music in a small room, and even allow seeing a movie.

Menu

Functionality producers realized without major trade-offs: it is the maximum today. Even the quality of the player is higher than in other decisions station.
Hardware platform built on TI OMAP 2420 332 MHz ARM kernel with the 11, there is a hardware accelerator 3D graphics and 128 MB of RAM. The test results will reflect this in the figures. Productivity - one of the best to date. Test results are almost the same as Nokia N95, which is not surprising, since both smartphone use the same chip. The user is available to about 100 MB of memory on the phone. In addition, the kit comes in 2 GB memory card.
Program smartphone line with the latest models of Nokia smartphones: Symbian OS v9.2, S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1. The basic functions of the platform can be found in the review of Nokia 6290. Now look at the specific features of this device.

I am working very quickly. Smartphone not intended when starting standard applications, at the entrance to the submenu. Bigger applications and games to run a slight delay, but it is not over and the second. Flipped photos in the gallery, the change of orientation of the screen, working with video, browsing, and other operations that require computing power, are now working without delay. Even the masthead Nokia N95, subjectively, works slowly.
Nevertheless, with intensive testing capabilities gadget he locked a few times. Well, all defects will be corrected in the new version of firmware.
Another interesting point - full use of the accelerometer. In standby mode, it has left, but in the central menu, submenus, in the programs (even those in which it does not make sense, for instance, for writing messages) changing screen orientation, along with turning the phone. Perhaps the N95 and other smart phones with the accelerometer will get the opportunity after the firmware update, but at the moment fully accelerometer is used only in the N82.
User’s demonstration version is available N-Gage and two games. In Nokia N81 user receives 3 games, but the rest of the same features and functions, so will not repeat. Note that there were no additional gaming keys, and you can play only in portrait mode when not in the game menu option provides for a special. The keyboard and joystick N82 not a perfectly friendly games.
Multimedia menu also moved unchanged from Nokia N81. This is still 7 points: Music, Videos, Gallery, Games, Contacts, Internet, and Maps. Details about it can be read in the review.
Player something very special is not allocated. He is the same as in the N95 that is the quality of sound like an absolute majority of users. By the standard 3.5 mm connector can be attached as tablets, and closed headphones with high resistance. In both cases, the volume and sound quality will be at an acceptable level.
Dedicated buttons player no, it’s not a music device. Hands free kit rather poor quality, it is better to just buy good headphones.
To work with GPS standard Nokia Maps. There is support for A-GPS, which theoretically allows locating even in the room for 10 seconds. In practice, the program asked to wait 8-9 minutes, and then almost immediately announced the task. It turns out that managed to catch a few satellites directly out of the room. According to generally good results, even given the error results in 5-10 meters.
The open area cold start was 5 minutes. If you are near a building, the satellite caught a little longer. Overall, the quality of the GPS we liked even more than the Nokia N95.
The GPS antenna rationally installed at the top of the shell. This favorable effect on the quality and speed of the signal, as in the car or in the hands of the holder of the antenna will not be anything covered.
Deep in the menu “hidden” Home Media Program, which provides support UPnP. Her we saw in the masthead smartphone Nseries (N95, N93), but in this case, a new version with enhanced functionality.
Opening hours on battery power is at a level N95 and N81, it is 2-3 days, depending on the intensity of use of functions and, most importantly, xenon flash. In general, if the 4-5 hours a day listening to the player, send a couple of messages, and calls to perform 4-5, we can expect two days of stable work. For compact All-in-one solution it is a good indicator.

Camera

The cell is placed in a metal module together with the outbreak of Xenon and active shutter. Optics developed with the assistance of Carl Zeiss. Results of the camera very close to a low-cost camera. In most cases, photographs and even produced good Excellence. If adjust ISO, and other settings, you can make pictures with the flash even close. Most are shooting automatically configure parameters for best results. For example, in sport mode is the maximum and minimum sensitivity excerpt. The result can be with some success, even muddy landscape of a moving train window. Shumov and color virtually no mistakes. The regime is not required of white separately adjust even when shooting indoors. Most automatics cope even with the difficult combined coverage.
The minimum distance to the object can not be less than 10 cm - the camera simply will not be able to focus. At sites of regular shape, there barrel distortion. The edges of objects a little blurred, as a result of decreasing the sharpness of detail in the photograph.
Even with the drawbacks, Nokia N82 camera is one of the best on the market. It shows better results than the Nokia N95 and is a par with Sony Ericsson K850i. I want to add that the skeptical feedback on the quality of camera phones in the near future will be, at a minimum, inappropriate.

Conclusions

Overall, the impression from Nokia N82 only positive. The phone minimum number of shortcomings, the maximum number of functions, it works almost perfectly. Over EUR450 to producer requests for the gadget, the user receives a complete solution with maximum functionality to date and one of the best cameras on the market.
Speaking on the shortcomings, all of them are subjective. Impressions from the shell design, implementation keyboard and joystick for each individual user.

At ten past 2007, companies- manufacturers have produced a lot of new devices. And this is not surprising – red- letter fever, caused by coming holidays, favoured to the warm reception of users. Fair, it should be noted that most new products have been very interesting. But most of them are allocated tech devices - smartphones and communicators. This paper will focus on the most prominent model of the end of 2007 - early 2008. Namely these devices will form a proposal in the market of “smart” phones. It’s curious to see what trends are typical for smartphones of the latest time.

Of course, this is a further increase of the functionality of devices. UMTS terminals are increasingly encountering among smartphones.- powerful capabilities – er. It should be noted that the number of wireless interfaces expands. Thus, the presence of Wi-Fi has become commonplace, even for the budget machines. One of examples of this is Nokia E51. The same can be said of the GPS satellite navigation. However, the quality of reception smartphones concede specialized navigational decisions. Affects a type of receivers below SiRF Star III. Each of the manufacturers seeking to tap their own “chips” (for example, the use of motion sensors, new solutions in the field of ergonomics).

Within each platform for smartphones there are also interesting changes.

Thus, the output at the end of 2007 the trio of Samsung company - i450, i550, i560 models diluted a habitual hegemony Nokia among Symbian OS S60 devices. Though such steps were undertaken in the past - we can recall the models of 2005 - Samsung D720 / D730. Yet, the parity of the producers we haven’t allowed to say about. strong The positions of Finnish giant are so strong in the segment of smartphones and on the whole on the market.

Among Symbian devices which were built on the platform UIQ, there is a habitual neglect. There are just three significant innovations over the past year - Sony Ericsson P1i, Walkman W960i and Motorola MOTO Z8. And the last two appeared on the Russian market only at the end of the year. However, in 2008 we will be reaping of the distribution of power among producers. As you know, the company Motorola is now having a half of the shares of UIQ Technology. It is not surprising, that the platform is now in favour of the American company. Z10 and Z12 models are being prepared for output, which are not only inheritying the form factor of multimedia “monster” kick-slider and are the first worthy of photographic solutions of Motorola, but also continues the idea of tested at the Z8 - using of Symbian OS UIQ in the models without a touch screen.

Firstly, a few words about Windows Mobile. Unfortunately, the entire platform was in stagnation the whole 2007. It should be noted that the talk is namely about smartphones, not about communicators. And the year 2008 in the meanwhile is not pleasing us with encouraging news. Although with the output of devices which were built on the updating of the operating system Windows Mobile 6.1, as well as more powerful hardware platforms (Qualcomm, for example), the situation may change.

Released at the beginning of the year HTC S710 Vox was almost the most interesting device on the market, despite the outdated hardware platform. Manufacturers were carried away by the creation together with the Taiwan ODM-collectors of budgetary decisions, thus attempting to make Windows Mobile–smartphones popular. Unfortunately there weren’t really interesting novelties. There appeared single models from Toshiba, ASUS and other companies. The model HTC S730 is, in fact, an updating of S710. The market is currently absenting of charismatic model, which could be equal to the majority of producers. Unfortunately, the finest hour of the platform of Windows Mobile for smartphones was a year 2005, which was characterized by the output of functional platforms HTC Tornado (Qtek 8300/8310 models, the i-mate SP5/SP5m etc..). As a result the Windows Mobile-smartphones were unable to find places in our consolidated review, alas.

However, the year 2007 in general marked a major event in the market of smartphones. More precisely, it was an entire chain of events that further led to the distribution of the idea of mobile Linux and the creation of large numbers of devices based on it. We all heard about Google with a platform Android. There were other prerequisites. In any event, in this year will certainly appear a number of interesting models.

In the meantime, it’s worth paying attention to the most interesting smartphones of the beginning of 2008, among which were identified as Nokia N82, Samsung i560 and Sony Ericsson Walkman W960i.

Nokia N82

This is another representative of the cohort of the devices with five megapiksels. But you shouldn’t perceive a novelty exceptionally as a model N95 which was made in the form-factor of monoblocks. And for the Finnish company’s idea it should compete with ordinary telephones. True, the telephones should not be done out of photographic component - Sony Ericsson Cyber-Shot K850i, Samsung G600/G800 and more.

It was surprising that so functional model (the presence of Wi-Fi, GPS, large screen, motion of sensor, etc.) is operating as cameraphone. However, in the left sleeve of the Nokia are N95 8 Gb (which will gradually replace an original version) and N81.

There trace the lines of confrontation with the Nokia N73 and Sony Ericsson K790i/K800i, to a lesser extent, Nokia N90 and Sony Ericsson K750i.

Continuity in relation to the Nokia N73 is visible even in the design of the device. Anew; this is a neat rectangular block. Large screen ( about 2.4 inches) makes it slightly larger smartphone, and photomodul - thicker than most of today’s phones. However, it doesn’t bring any inconvenience. In contrast, the machine falls well in hand.

Nevertheless, even this far from the image machine did not spared the fashion trends. Nokia N82 escaped the gloss of pop, but the chrome front has been less than brand name. Another blow of the latest time, however, with the plus sign – it’s the texture of materials of the trunk. In contradistinction to common holes or plastic “under the skin”, here used the diagonal design of the back surface. In any case, the relief attaches to the apparatus individuality and has reduced of the trunk.

Unfortunately, we can’t say complimentary words to the address of developers about ergonomics. This ” worthy ” of continuer of Nokia N73. Here the block of keyboard was again shifted down to the maximum. As a result it has become quite uncomfortable to work with the lower number of keys.

The keys are narrow and elongated, it is far from the convenience of the keyboard Nokia 6233. It can be said that they are made in the spirit of emotional Sony Ericsson products. Although, a model Nokia N91 had a similar realization of the keyboard. In any case, the ergonomics of Nokia N82 is higher than that of the main competitor - Sony Ericsson K850i with its combined sensory-mechanically operation.

And the screen of Nokia N82 is commendable – it’s large (2.4 inch), clear, qualitative. However, the level of brightness could be any more.

It’s a high time to move to hardware advantages of the smartphone. Nokia N82, like the N95 model, was built on the platform of Texas Instruments OMAP 2420 with the processor ARM11 of 330 MHz. Unlike to some other 300 MHz smartphones of the Finnish company which were built on the basis of a decision from Freescale company. The power of the processor is enough to cope with practically any task. An important role plays in comparison with the first apparatuses on the platform Symbian OS S60 3rd Edition RAM. The massif in 128 MB should be sufficient to carry out some demanding applications. What is certainly gratifying.

The volume of own memory is of the order of 100 MB. This is not Nokia N95, or N81 with 8 gigabytes of memory on board. However, the amount can be grown through microSD memory cards, the card to 2 GB is already complete.

The model programmly is built on the latest platform Symbian OS 9.2 S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1. The capabilities of the platform can be expanded with the help of third-party applications. The set of predefined programs is already too meager (not for the specialized functions of the smartphone) - once again it is cut office package QuickOffice, Adobe PDF, etc., and nothing special.

But the set of wireless interfaces impresses which is exhaustive for a modern phone. This is Bluetooth 2.0 EDR and wireless audio A2DP profile, as well as Wi-Fi. Wired connection is possible with microUSB cable.

Communicational opportunities of the smartphone are also at an altitude. Nokia N82 is a full four- ranged Quad-machine, which will work anywhere in the world. In addition, this is UMTS terminal. What is relevant in deploying of 3G networks in the country. Nowhere disappeared a traditional bond GPRS / EDGE.

However, most users are interested in other opportunities of the apparatus. They are truly vast.

Perhaps it’s worth beginning with photographic capabilities of the novelty. The presence of Carl Zeiss optics no longer has such marketing charge, as before. Nevertheless, it nowhere disappeared. Nokia N82 can boast of even a little better ability to photograph than the first device with 5 - megapiksels of the company. It’s a model N95. In smartphone is installed the same camera module with a resolution of 5 megapixels. Now it was added a powerful xenon outbreak (N95 can boast perhaps banal LED).

From the ingress of dust and dirt the active shutter protects the camera. At the opening of which starts a regime of photocamera. The presence of embedded sensor of motion interface allows to orient the interface of camera in the right position. Do not ignore the costs external camera for videoconferencing. It makes pictures with a resolution of 320 pixels х240, the screen can be used as a viewfinder.

Video, as in other recent photodecisions of the company is exemplary demonstration. The survey is conducted with a frequency of up to 30 frames per second with a resolution of up to 640 pixels х480. Quality of videosurvey is much better than those of competitors, in particular, the same Sony Ericsson Cyber-Shot K850i.

No less interesting are multimedia capabilities of Nokia N82. Like the N95 model, smartphone can boast of the presence of a special multimedia menu from which you can gain access to many opportunities of the apparatus.

The model is not positioned as a musical decision. However, it issues the quality and a loud sound. No less interesting for the user will be a functional player with rich settings, the availability of equalizers. Particularly it’s noteworthy the standard 3.5 mm audio port mini-Jack for your favourite headphones. The only moot point is the location of both stereodynamics at one end of the device. Their former location at the upper and lower ends Nokia N73 seemed more natural. It can be noted a high-quality realization of FM radio.

Like all recent Finnish smartphones, Nokia N82 is the bearer of gaming platform N-Gage. However, another delay of the launch of service for the present is making this feature only an additional bonus, the bar to a portrait.

Big screen makes the playback of video and Internet-surfing on the device very comfortable.

But even more opportunities the size and the screen resolution (QVGA) makes satellite navigation through the Nokia N82.

The smartphone as navigational decision, of course, is giving way to specialized solutions and communicators, with their big screens and more sensitive SiRF Star III chip. However, fairness, it is worth noting a decent implementation of the navigation, including the laying of the route, the search for “points of interest” and more.

Naturally, that such a stuffed with every imaginable functions apparatus has not the most outstanding time of work, despite the ample battery Establishments BP-6MT at 1050 mAh. Using Nokia N82 as a phone can talk about a couple of days of work . Using of other functions can put apparatus in less than a day. Well, what do you want from stuffed of opportunities smartphone?

As the competitors of Nokia N82 are regular phones, not smartphones. Such as Sony Ericsson K850i, Samsung G600/G800. The novelty from LG, the model KU990 (KE990) Viewty through a touch screen and the image charge relates to the other categories of products. Among smartphones there also can be found comparable on the functionality products ( meaning the availability of GPS, Wi-Fi ). For example, Samsung smartphones. Which, it is true, are at a lower level.

One such smartphones will be addressed below.
Standard GSM 850/900/1800/1900 + UMTS 2100
There GPRS
There EDGE
Size 112 x 50 mm, 2h17, 3
Weight 114 g
The operating system Symbian OS 9.2 (S60 3rd Edition
Feature Pack 1)
TI OMAP processor 2420 11332 MHz
TFT Display, 16777216 colors
Permission 240 pixels h320
Diagonal, 2.4 inch
Our own memory, 100 MB of ROM, 128 RAM
Supporting microSD memory cards, up to 2 GB
Bluetooth 2.0
There is support A2DP
There EDR Support
IrDA Net
Wi-Fi There
Camera type There is a matrix, CMOS
Permission, 5 megapixels
Availability of Auto-Est
There is a MP3 player
There are FM radio
There are GPS
Battery Li-1050 mAh
Opening hours in the standby mode Do 225 hours in GSM networks, up to 210 hours in 3G networks
Time running conversation Do 260 mines in GSM networks, up to 190 min in 3G networks
Avg. cost 780 USD See the list of proposals to KOSHT.com

Samsung i560

Samsung i560 model is not as bright as other clever innovations of the Korean company. Samsung i450 Smartphone is the flagship music ruler of Beatz. Model i550 with a trackball is another experiment of the company from the position of ergonomics (remember even Samsung F310 Symphony-Serenata). Seen smartphone in the plan does not constitute anything outstanding. But doesn’t have anything disputable. It’s durable Symbian-slider, which is already in account (after the i400, i520) with GPS.

The design of apparatus conceals its smartphon’s essence - seemingly another ordinary high-quality phone in sliding form factor. True, due to the modern telephone standards i560 is quite lubberly. Dimensions 103 mm h53h16 with 110 g in weight – it’s much today. Although if to recall the peculiarities of the device, it does not seem excessive.

Pleasant, albeit bored lines of the trunk are complemented by qualitative materials. The Korean company always carefully approaches to the question of materials and assembly of machines. Traditions were not violated and here - again in great abundance velvety soft-touch plastic and chrome notches on the perimeter of the hull. True, the Koreans would not be Koreans, if fired the machine without fashion luster. Well, the ability of being soiled of the front panel is to take for granted.

The ergonomics of decision is good, digital keyboard is convenient, the keys are big and well-conveyed. Surprisingly, but today completely mechanical control elements can be found only iv smartphones. Other Korean machines for a long time occupied all kinds of touch buttons and even displays ( for example Samsung E950).

Major dimensions allowed to use a large 2.4-inch diagonal display. Traditionally, it is qualitative and bright for Korean machines.

Hardware platform of the model is slightly more advanced than the solutions in Nokia smartphones. Used TI OMAP 2430, with the kernel ARM1136 and a frequency of 330 MHz. Its capabilities are sufficient for any task.

The amount of memory is more than 100 Mb, which is enough to carry out a wide range of applications. The amount of embedded memory is 150 MB. It can be extended at the expense of microSD cards.

Programmatic platform is the same Symbian OS 9.2 S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1. Unlike to earlier Windows Mobile-Smartphone (i600, for example), the Korean company has not been experimenting with its own plug on the OS. Therefore, the difference between Symbian in Nokia and Samsung machines the user will not see.

Along with the ranges of GSM, 3G is the support networks. There are external camera for videoconferencing. Also is available ligament GPRS / EDGE. But on the part of wireless interfaces the budget of the solution is evident. The lack of Wi-Fi makes the machine not so interesting for some users. However, there is a Bluetooth version 2.0 with support for EDR, A2DP and other profiles.

The main core function of the device is to have GPS.

Today it is one of the most affordable smartphones with a navigation component. As the Nokia 6110 Navigator is on the market long enough, it costs less than the Korean product.

The implementation of satellite navigation in the staff a little inferior to such products in Nokia. Yet, Samsung i560 model along with the i550 - the first swallow of the Korean company. The software differs from the apparatus of Nokia to complete. However, maps of Russia and Moscow are, and there is the possibility of laying a route, finding attractions and points of interest POI.

For part of the cell the model, of course, concedes masthead smartphones Nokia N82, N95, and Samsung phones, too - in particular, G600, G800 (optical zoom after the withdrawal from the market altogether N93/N93i is very rare). Nevertheless, there is a module of 3.2 - megapixels. This allows to count on quite a quality shots. True, the autofocus is missing - the cost of low-cost solutions.

Multimedia features of the novelty, of course, concede i450, not to mention the products of Nokia, Sony Ericsson. This player is quite plainly, although the hardware opportunities to make the sound are good because of the separate audiochip.

A set of preloaded software is richer than in the apparatus of Nokia. Users will find here a lot of surprises like a video editor, and other bonuses.

Ample battery allows to expect 2-2,5 days of autonomous work with medium intensity. Using GPS will predictably plane the apparatus for a few hours.

Among the competitors there is already mentioned Nokia 6110 smartphone Navigator. Though we can not say that the Korean model vs. is wins an outdated solutions from Nokia. On the other hand, the model is not so functional, as new Finnish smartphones. But not as expensive of course.
Standard GSM 900/1800/1900 + UMTS 2100
There GPRS
There EDGE
Size, 103 mm h51h16
Weight 110 g
The operating system Symbian OS 9.2 (S60 3rd Edition
Feature Pack 1)
TI OMAP 2430 processor 1136 330 MHz ARM
TFT Display, 262144 colors
Permission 240 pixels h320
Diagonal, 2.4 inch
Our own memory, 153 MB of ROM, 116 RAM
Supporting microSD memory cards, up to 4 GB
Bluetooth 2.0
There is support A2DP
There EDR Support
Camera type There is a matrix, CMOS
Permission, 3.2 megapixels
Availability of Auto Net
There is a MP3 player
There are FM radio
There are GPS
Battery Li-1200 mAh
Opening hours in the standby mode Do 260 h
Time running conversation Up to 6 h
Avg. cost 600 USD

Sony Ericsson Walkman W960i

Recent guest today becomes the sole representative of UIQ-smartphones, Sony Ericsson Walkman W960i. The model was to be a kind of work on the bugs of the previous smartphone W950i. As well as the new flagship of a line of Walkman music. As a result the apparatus has turned out to be not quite unequivocal, although it will certainly find its user.

The design of apparatus repeats its predecessor. Once again we see this accurate monoblock. The packaging materials are good - soft-touch of the rear surface and glossy plastic of the front.

The ergonomics of the apparatus will be a revelation for users of previous UIQ smartphones, Sony Ericsson. It can be said that the most convenient in terms of ergonomics were the first devices, such as P900/P910. Since the main element of management JogDial they had the greatest functionality and multiple degrees of freedom. In recent apparatuses there is a deviation from the concept. Already in models P990/M600/W950 it can not be moved in lateral positions. In new smartphone the key of the return is made on the front panel, while JogDial is in the left side. This decision affects ergonomics, coerces work with smartphone with both hands.

The screen of the apparatus is qualitative, large - 2.6 inches. Interestingly, that in line with recent trends, it is made flush with the body, rather than drawn, as before. Theoretically, it improves the work with the smartphone without a stylus.

Hardware smartphone capabilities are at last year’s level and noticeably inferior to modern solutions even from the same Nokia. For example, the processor has a frequency of 220 MHz all. The volume of own memory grew up from W950i from 4 to 8 GB - an undeniable plus of the model.

Programmly smartphone is built on the same platform UIQ 3.0. While new devices from Motorola can boast of an updated version of the OS - UIQ 3.1. Communications of the phone have improved by the emergence of Wi-Fi. But the traditional disdain for the Sony Ericsson EDGE disappoints us again.

The main difference from previous model for the user is the emergence of a powerful 3.2 - Auto-megapixel camera.

Regarding multimedia capabilities, they are at the same level. That is not “bad” because the top models of Walkman the functionality is designed and verified to small things. But the absence of excreted audiochip allocated in the current realities looks not very good - the advantage is being lost.

The battery allows to count for a couple of days with the average work load. The lack of GPS does not allow the battery of the smartphone to sit so quickly. Although there are many different ways - using Wi-Fi, for example.

The model has several competitors, and Sony Ericsson W960i positions are not so clear. Glance can be given a few models, such as Nokia N95, Samsung i450 and others.

The average cost of the device is 758 cu — see the list of proposals for KOSHT.com.

Results

In conclusion, I would say that on the market there are a lot of interesting smartphones. We were simply not able to address all of them. But in any case, these machines will set the pace in the current year. And who knows, maybe, it is their success or failure will affect the future of “smart” phones.

Comparison of our ratings:
Nokia N82 Samsung i560 Sony Ericsson W960i
Design 4 4 4
Ergonomics and management 3 4 4
Screen 5 4 4
Communications 5 4 4
The interface and ease of 5 5 5
Set on 4 4 4
Sound and Music 4 5 5
Camera 5 4 4
Productivity 5 5 4
Time offline mode 4 4 4
Total 44 43 42Standard GSM 900/1800/1900 + UMTS 2100
There GPRS
There EDGE
Size, 103 mm h51h16
Weight 110 g
The operating system Symbian OS 9.2 (S60 3rd Edition
Feature Pack 1)
TI OMAP 2430 processor 1136 330 MHz ARM
TFT Display, 262144 colors
Permission 240 pixels h320
Diagonal, 2.4 inch
Our own memory, 153 MB of ROM, 116 RAM
Supporting microSD memory cards, up to 4 GB
Bluetooth 2.0
There is support A2DP
There EDR Support
Camera type There is a matrix, CMOS
Permission, 3.2 megapixels
Availability of Auto Net
There is a MP3 player
There are FM radio
There are GPS
Battery Li-1200 mAh
Opening hours in the standby mode Do 260 h
Time running conversation Up to 6 h
Avg. cost 600 USD