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Mobile World Congress roundup: cellphone mania
Whew, it was quite a day for cellphones at the Mobile World Congress, and there's more to come this week -- but if you haven't been watching Engadget Mobile (where the full coverage is being posted) or are just getting up to speed, here's everything that's gone down.Sony Ericsson The Sony Ericsson W980 Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X1 QWERTY with Windows Mobile and HSUPA Sony Ericsson's G700 and G900: "touchscreen organizers" Two for the Cyber-shot crowd: Sony Ericsson intros C702 and C902 The Sony Ericsson Z770: "your life in a clamshell" First live photo of Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X1 Video: Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X1 "Panel Interface" No wonder Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X1 is so good: HTC makes it Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 does a good job looking pretty at launch event Sony Ericsson ties up with Microsoft for Windows Mobile devices HTC HTC P3470 is only EDGE, but has GPS HTC Advantage X7510: now upgraded with 16GB flash memory Nokia The Nokia 6220 classic, all 5 megapixels of it The Nokia N78, in European and North American flavors The Nokia N96 redefines "high-end" The Nokia 6210 Navigator Nokia goes public with Maps 2.0 beta, plans Series 40 version Nokia CEO: No plans for Windows Mobile, S60 touch-screen launch in 2H 2008 Sad, lonely Moto Motorola's pathetic MWC showing: Z6w, W161, and W181 LG says it has no plans to buy Motorola's cellphone biz Everybody else Samsung's F480 Armani (without the Armani), Dual Touch Chic G400 flip and F400 B&O slider NVIDIA shows off APX 2500 cellphone applications processor Hands-on with Sony Ericsson's world-beating XPERIA X1 Samsung hauls a load into Mobile World Congress First pics of CDMA BlackBerry Curve 8330 surface What's an iPhone? 14.3m Windows Mobile phones sold in the past six months alone LG gets official with the KF700, KF600, and KF510 Samsung's HSDPA-equipped G810 slider gets official More after the break.
Mobile World Congress roundup
Whew, it was quite a day for cellphones at the Mobile World Congress, and there's more to come this week -- but if you haven't been watching Engadget Mobile (where the full coverage is being posted) or are just getting up to speed, here's everything that's gone down.Sony Ericsson The Sony Ericsson W980 Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X1 QWERTY with Windows Mobile and HSUPA Sony Ericsson's G700 and G900: "touchscreen organizers" Two for the Cyber-shot crowd: Sony Ericsson intros C702 and C902 The Sony Ericsson Z770: "your life in a clamshell" First live photo of Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X1 Video: Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X1 "Panel Interface" No wonder Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X1 is so good: HTC makes it Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 does a good job looking pretty at launch event Sony Ericsson ties up with Microsoft for Windows Mobile devices HTC HTC P3470 is only EDGE, but has GPS HTC Advantage X7510: now upgraded with 16GB flash memory Nokia The Nokia 6220 classic, all 5 megapixels of it The Nokia N78, in European and North American flavors The Nokia N96 redefines "high-end" The Nokia 6210 Navigator Nokia goes public with Maps 2.0 beta, plans Series 40 version Nokia CEO: No plans for Windows Mobile, S60 touch-screen launch in 2H 2008 Sad, lonely Moto Motorola's pathetic MWC showing: Z6w, W161, and W181 LG says it has no plans to buy Motorola's cellphone biz Everybody else Samsung's F480 Armani (without the Armani), Dual Touch Chic G400 flip and F400 B&O slider NVIDIA shows off APX 2500 cellphone applications processor Hands-on with Sony Ericsson's world-beating XPERIA X1 Samsung hauls a load into Mobile World Congress First pics of CDMA BlackBerry Curve 8330 surface What's an iPhone? 14.3m Windows Mobile phones sold in the past six months alone LG gets official with the KF700, KF600, and KF510 More after the break.
Toshiba announces Portege G810 smartphone
Toshiba already got official with its G710 and G910 handsets last month, but it's just now filled in that rather glaring numerical gap, with it taking the wraps off its new Portege G810 smartphone at MWC (not to be confused with Samsung's also-just-announced G810). Like those other two, this one's a Windows Mobile 6 device, and it boasts support for HSDPA and HSUPA, along with built-in GPS and A-GPS, and the always-welcome integrated WiFi and Bluetooth. Otherwise, you can expect a 2.8-inch QVGA touch screen, a 3 megapixel camera, a microSD card slot for expansion and even an FM radio in case all the usual PMP features aren't enough for you. No word on a price, but you can look for this one to hit Europe sometime in the second quarter of this year.
Samsung's HSDPA-equipped G810 slider gets official
Maybe it's just us, but the image pictured above sure looks a helluva lot sexier than the blurry depiction we saw of Samsung's G810 just last week. Along with just about everyone else in the mobile world, Samsung is making its striking do-it-all slider official at Mobile World Congress, and it's packin' quite the specs list. We're talking HSDPA, a 5-megapixel camera with face detection, Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) and image stabilization, a 2.6-inch QVGA display, built-in GPS / WiFi, a 3.5-millimeter headphone jack and a 12.9-millimeter-thick frame. All that's for sure is a March 2008 release for those in Europe, but word on the street pegs it right around €580 ($840).
