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It became known that LG is going to announce another touch screen device – LG GT810H. It has classic shape factor and nice design. The list of technical features is rather impressive, so if it will cost not too much it become popular. The only serious disadvantage is absence of GPS module.

LG GT810H has ARM 11 CPU, 128 Mb RAM, 256 Mb ROM, 3 inch touch screen with 240×400 px resolution, 3 Mp camera, 0.3 Mp camera for video calls, microSD memory card slot (up to 8 Gb), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP and 3.5 mm audio jack. The operating system is Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. Unfortunately there is no any information about release date.

Samsung officially introduced its first Android device - Samsung I7500. It is notable that Samsung is the first real giant of mobile industry that has already introduced its Android phone. Other companies are slow because of different reasons.
This thin (11 mm) touch screen mobile phone has classic shape factor and nice design. The list of features of this communicator includes Qualcomm MSM7200A 528 MHz CPU, 3.2 inch AMOLED screen with 320×480 px resolution, 8 Gb built in memory, microSD memory card slot (up to 32 Gb), 5 Mp camera with autofocus and flash, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, GPS module and 3.5 mm audio jack. Supported network standards are GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, WCDMA/HSDPA 900/1700/2100 MHz. In addition to impressive set of technical characteristics Samsung I7500 device has advanced support of such services as Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Calendar, Google Talk and Wikipedia. Samsung I7500 will become available by the end of the June. It is expected that it price will be €300.

HTC G1 is so popular that Chinese developers still continue to produce its clones. It looks very similar but this device has no QWERTY keyboard. Besides there is no Android operating system too. This mobile phone has only usual Android style touch user interface. As for technical characteristics this clone has 3 inch touch screen with 240×320 px resolution, 3 Mp camera, Bluetooth, FM radio and microSD memory card slot. Supported network standards are GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz. The price of this G1 style phone is $160.

Chinese mobile phones clones are rather usual. But this device is something new. It is clone of two mobile devices at once – iPhone and Nokia N95. It is NokiPhone N3000i. The similarity with original phones is perfect. As for the list of technical features it is usual for all Chinese clones - this remarkable mobile device has two SIM cards slots, 0.3 Mp camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, microSD memory card slot and 3.2 inch touch screen with QVGA resolution. The price of NokiPhone N3000i is only $130.

Chinese SciPhone company introduced its first Android device right after release of T-Mobile G1 communicator. Recently this company is ready to introduce another Android based communicator – SciPhone Dream G2 Plus. It has classic shape factor and not bad set of technical characteristics - Qualcomm MSM7201 528 MHz CPU, 2.8 inch touch QVGA screen, 4 Mp camera, 1 Gb memory, microSD memory card slot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and 1200 mAh battery. The producer of this device accents on low price (only $185) and Google’s services support.

According to some sources LG is going to introduce heir of LG Viewty mobile device – LG Viewty Smart (GC900). This mobile phone will have S-Class user interface which is optimized for touch control. The list of merits of LG Viewty Smart includes 8 MP camera, GPS, Wi-Fi, its thickness (12.4 mm.), DivX playback, Dolby Mobile and HSDPA technology support. The camera supports face detection, geotagging and autofocusing. Other technical characteristics are 3 inch touch screen with 800×480 px resolution, microSD memory card slot, TV out and Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP. The release will take place in June.

Jinpeng compnay has just introduced mobile phone for all mobile gaming lovers. It is K768. It is double sliding phone with special keypad. The list of the pre-installed games is very impressive. Besides it has NES emulator. As for technical characteristics Jinpeng K768 has 2.6 inch screen with 240×320 px resolution, FM radio, camera, microSD memory card slot and 1800 mAh battery. This phone also features nice illumination and stereo loud speakers.

Samsung SCH-U490 Trance has already been approved by FCC and is ready to be released. It is expected that it will be introduced on April 24. Samsung Trance is sliding mobile phone with advanced music features. It has 2.1 inch screen with 176×220 px resolution, 1.3 Mp camera, 1 Gb memory, microSDHC memory card slot (up to 16 Gb), Bluetooth module and 3.5 mm audio jack. This mobile phone also features innovational Bluetooth function which gives an opportunity to transmit stereo sound to two devices at the same time. The price of this phone is $220.

Some users need mobile devices with very firm case. QiGi company created its new device especially for them. QiGi AK007 communicator is water, dust and shock resistant. It is based on Marvell 624 MHz CPU and runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system. There are two versions of this rugged mobile device for GSM/EDGE and CDMA networks. The list of other technical features includes touch screen with 240×320 px resolution, 128 Mb RAM, 256 Mb ROM, 2 Mp camera, Bluetooth 2.0 and GPS modules. The battery has 2000 mAh battery. Unfortunately there is no any information about the price of QiGi AK007.

South Korean LG company announced three new music mobile phones- GM310, GM210 and GM205. LG GM310 and LG GM210 are sliding devices. LG GM205 has classic shape factor. These mobile phones are assigned for Asia, Brazil, Mexico and Latin America countries. All of these phones support Dolby Mobile and LG Sound Engine technology. It is known that LG GM210 has 3.2 Mp camera, 1 Gb built in memory, microSD memory card slot and 3.5 mm audio jack. LG GM210 and LG GM205 have 2 Mp cameras and microSD memory card slots.