LG launch KC 780, has 8 Mega Pixel Camera

LG today announced the KC 780 Camera Phone after it was leaked earlier. The KC 780 contains a 8 Mega Pixel Camera & is just 13.9 mm thick, which is quite a feat considering it contains such a high resolution camera in it. It is the slimmest handset till now to have a 8 Mega Pixel Camera as the Samsung M8000 Pixon is 14.8 mm thick. Apart from being a digital camera, it also doubles up as a camcorder as it can shoot in Wide VGA at a resolution of 720 x 480 at 30 Frames per Second. The KC 780 also has other features like ace and smile detection, beauty shot, image stabilization and ISO 1600.

The KC 780 has a 2.4 inch display with support of 262 colors & QVGA (240 x 320) resolution. It has the latest Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, 140 MB Storage & MicroSD card slot. However it doesn't have support for 3G or HSDPA so the only choice for data transfers is EDGE. The KC 780 will be also be able to stream video over it's bluetooth connection so it can also double up as a wireless web cam.


The Kc 780 is the second 8 Mega Pixel Shooter from LG after the KC 910 Renoir. It's main competition is from the other 8 Mega Pixel phones like the Sony Ericsson C905, Samsung i8510 Innov8 & Samsung M8000 Pixon. The tri-band (900/1800/1900) handset will start shipping as early as November this year at a price which is yet to be announced.


Detailed Specs of LG KC 780 :

• 8 Mega Pixel Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash
• Schneider-Kreuznach optics
• 720 x 480 & 640 x 480 30 FPS Video Capture
• Camera face and smile detection, Beauty shot
• 2.4 inch QVGA Screen with resolution of 320 x 240 pixels
• Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
• Tri Band GSM 900/1800/1900 with EDGE
• Video player MPEG4/3gp/DivX6
• Media player MP3/AAC+/WAV
• Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP
• Micro SD card slot
• 140 MB Internal Memory
• Document viewer (DOC, XLS, PDF, PPT)
• 107 x 52 x 13.9 mm dimensions & 119 gm weight

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Sony Ericcson Kate leaks, has 5 Mega Pixel Camera with Xenon Flash

Sony Ericcson's new 5 Mega Pixel shooter has leaked. Codenamed 'Kate', the phone is rumored to better than the current C902 in SE's line up due to the presence of Xenon Flash. The phone is thicker than the C902 but xenon flash, LED Flash, camera mode switch, and Smile shutter feature. It should also have 3G & HSDPA. The phone looks like a mix between C902 & the K770 phones from SE. Let's wait for it's launch to see how it performs.

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Samsung i8510 Innov8 & Sony Ericsson C905 Camera Comparison by Mobile Review

Mobile Review has posted comparison of Camera performance of the Samsung i8510 Innov8 & the Sony Ericsson C905.

During our quality time with either of these phones we made hundreds of photos in all imaginable environments (all in all, the final count is this: five hundred for the C905 and around a thousand for the INNOV8). So, in my opinion, we won't run out of sample snaps any time soon, plus this vast gallery we have accumulated over the last months should make for a decent and comprehensive comparison between these two cameraphones.

Furthermore, having some other not-yet-announced 8 Mpix shooters on our hands, we managed to see how the INNOV8 and C905 fared against similarly geared solutions - as it turned out, they weren't that much different at all.

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Sony Ericsson W902 Review by Smape

Smape has reviewed the Sony Ericsson W902 in a very long & detailed review with lots of pics.

For a long time, Sony Ericsson have been following the policy of an accurate segmentation of their products. The majority of music-oriented solutions normally have below-than-average camera capabilities, the cameraphones almost never get a decent headset in the bundling and come around with a very plain player interface. The W980i music phone flagship equipped with a 8 Gb onboard flash storage unit is a good illustration to this policy. The camera is pretty plain, and so is the camera-controlling application. At that, the model utilizes the integrated accelerometer to the full, the ShakeControl feature greatly improving the usability of the music player.

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Asus Glaxy 7 leakes, has 5 Mega Pixel Camera

A new Asus Mobile Phone called the Glaxy7 has leaked. The Glaxy 7 runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 with it's own custom Glide UI running on top. The Glaxy7 will also have a 5 Mega Pixel Camera along with a trackball for navigation, 4GB Internal Storage, Micro SD card slot, WVGA 3.5 inch Touch Screen & Blutooth. The phone is rumored to launch in October & is supposed to give the Samsung i900 Omnia & the recently launched HTC Touch HD a run for their money.


Possible Detailed Specs of Asus Glaxy7:

• 5 Mega Pixel Camera
• Wifi, GPS, 3G & HSDPA
• Quadband GSM
• 3.5 inch Touch Screen with 480 x 800 resolution
• 4GB Internal Storage
• Micro SD card slot
• Stainless Steel Body
• 115x59x13.8mm dimensions

Source : WM Power User

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Sony Ericsson Launch G705

Sony Ericsson finally launched the G705 Mobile Phone. The G705 sports a 2.4 inch screen with Quad Band GSM support, 3F, GPS, Wi-Fi, built-in accelerometer, Youtube Uploader, 3 Mega Pixel Camera with Flash & Geo Tagging. What's the catch you might be wondering ? Well, the camera doesn't have Auto Focus !!! We also share the same feeling that this is unacceptable in 2008 with phones like Innov8 & Sony Ericsson's own C905 having 8 Mega Pixel Auto Focus Cam. If SE prices this just right it might be a big hit and make profit for the company which is currently in a financial crisis. The Sony Ericsson G705 will be available in Silky Gold or Majestic Black (Luminous Black for G705u) in the early Q4.


Detailed Specs :

• 3 Mega Pixel Camera with Flash & no Auto Focus
• Picture editor/blogging
• Quad Band GSM
• 3G & HSDPA
• Wi-Fi with DLNA
• GPS with Geotagging support
• Accelerometer
• TrackID music recognition
• MP3/AAC/MPEG4 player
• FM Radio with RDS
• Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP

Source : Sony Ericsson

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Moto Rokr EM30 & Sony Ericcson W302 compared by Smape

Smape has compared the Motorola Rokr EM30 & Sony Ericcson W302 in a detailed article.

An important point is that Motorola and Sony Ericsson took different paths on their chase of Nokia 5310. W890 was simplified to a huge extent, dropping its A200 platform in favor of a Sagem ODM-developed platform which is now used in W302. The materials, assembly, audio and misc things – everything was curbed and is distinctly different from the senior model. The continuity is just nominal, which is a very ambiguous step, given that the predecessor model was far from perfection itself, though much better than W880, which didn't even have a FM tuner.

The Americans took a smarter step by keeping EM30 pretty close to E8, which actually is little than a new version of the older handset, coming in different colors. The functional simplifications (memory, navigation wheel) help to drop down the price, so by the beginning of the sales the solutions will sell for roughly the same money. It's extremely important that Motorola preserved the fashion impact and even kept the same materials. This makes the solution the best offer in its class in that aspect.

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LG launch KC 910 8 Mega Pixel Touch Screen Phone

LG today announced the KC 910, a rival to the Sony Ericcson C905 & Samsung Innov8. The KC 910 is also an Eight Mega Pixel shooter like the other two. It is also equipped with GPS, WiFi, 3 inch WQVGA Touch Screen & a Xenon Flash. The KC 910 also features 30 FPS VGA recording & 120 FPS QVGA recording like the Innov8. Connectivity is also duly covered in the LG KC910, which has support for all the four GSM bands. 3G with HSDPA is also available and so are Bluetooth and USB.

The final extras of the KC910 include microSD card slot, TV-out support, Xvid and DivX video playback and Dolby sound for the music. Lastly the KC 910 is slimmer than both the Innov8 & C905 as it's just 14 mm thick compared to 17.2 & 19.5 thickness of Innov8 & C905 respectively. The KC 910 will be available in stores in October 2008 though currently there's no no news on it's pricing.



Detailed Specs :

• Eight Mega Pixel Camera with Xenon Flash
• Schneider-Kreuznach optics & lens cover
• Geotagging, Blink & Smile Detection
• VGA 30 FPS & QVGA 120 FPS Video Recording
• GPS, Wifi
• Quadband GSM, 3G & HSDPA
• 3 inch Touch Screen with 240 x 400 Resolution
• MP3/MPEG4/AAC/DivX/Xvid player
• Document Viewer & TV Out

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Sony Ericsson G705 leaks, no Auto Focus in Camera

Sony Ericsson G705 has been leaked. It's Slider phone in the G Series, but is not a smartphone like G700 & G900. It has GPS & WiFi but has no auto focus in the Camera. It has 128 MB Memory & has support for M2 cards to expand it further. It will also support geotagging.

It seems like a non-Walkman version of the recently announced W595 and fits in SE's strategy of making different versions of the same phone to cater to different audiences rather than to make a do-all phone. This is evident by the lack of Auto Focus in the camera of the phone which is completely unacceptable by today's standard. Even Music Flagships like Nokia N81 & Samsung i450 have Auto Focus cameras in them.

Source : SE4M Forums

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Samsung Launches Innov8, confirms leaked specs

Samsung today launched the Innov8 (i8510) which is a high end S60 FP2 Slider. It was earlier leaked and all the leaked specs have been confirmed.

The specs are :

• 2.8 inch QVGA Screen
• 8 Mega Pixel Camera with Dual Led Flash & Lens Cover
  
• 16 GB Internal Memory + MicroSD card Slot
• Optical Sensor like i900
• HSDPA/3G support
• GPS, Wifi, Blutooth 2.0
• 3D Graphics Chip
  
• DivX, WMV support
• VGA 30 FPS & 120 QVGA Video Recording
• 3.5 mm jack with DNSe support
• 1200 mAH battery

Source : Press Release

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Sony Ericsson W902 Patty Leaked

A new phone by Sony Ericcson W902 Codenamed Patty has been leaked. It's a Walkman phone and will be the first Walkman phone from SE to have a 5 Mega Pixel Camera. The remarkable thing is that the phone is quite slim at just around 10 mm. Let's hope and pray for a 3.5 mm jack on the phone.

In recent times, the Walkman phones have suffered for the lack of 3.5 mm jack. It's hard to believe that a "Music Phone" doesn't have a 3.5 mm jack to plug custom headphones. In Contrast, Nokia & Samsung have embraced putting 3.5 mm jacks even in their low-end phones. Also the Music Quality of the Walkman phones in the recent past has left a lot to be desired due to the exclusion of a dedicated DSP for Sound Processing. Nokia & Samsung are again at the forefront here too.

The phone is supposed to be based on the SE C902 and will support a bigger screen than C902. Unfortunately Patty doesn't seem to have a lens cover for protecting it's 5 Mega Pixel Camera. The phone is equipped with a LED flash. Here's hoping for GPS inclusion just like C902.

The back of the phone supports a Carbon Fibre type finish just like the LG Secret. The phone will be the first Walkman Phone after the W610 to finally have Auto Focus in it. Earlier the Auto Focus was solely reserved for the Cybershot Series by Sony Ericcson.

All in all the phone seems to be a decent buy with the inclusion of 5 Mega Pixel Cam in a thin frame. The phone seems to be a worthy enough successor of the W800 and if SE price it right, this can be a potential blockbuster for them. That's if Nokia, Samsung & LG don't gatecrash into SE's party.

Source : My Sony Ericcson Blog

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Samsung i8510 8 Megapixel Phone Leaked

These are the first pics of the Samsung i8510. It is a 8 Mega Pixel Camera Phone & is Sony Ericsson C905 Rival. Both the phones use the same 8 Mega Pixel sensor manufactured by Samsung. The price of i8510 is supposed to be less than that of the C905. Judging by the keypad, the i8510 seems to be part of the Soul Range. The pics show a LED Flash instead of a Xenon flash but Samsung is known to change the configuration of it's models until their release.


The specs of i8510 are :

• 8 Mega Pixel Camera
• Xenon Flash
• 16 GB memory
• Wifi
• HSDPA
• GPS
• 3D chip
• DivX support
• 120 FPS QVGA Video Recording
• 2.8 inch display with 16 million color support
• Symbian S60 FP2
• 5.1 Audio
• 3.5 mm jack
  
• TV out
  
• Optical Touch Pad
  
• 1200 mAH Battery
• Dimensions 106.5 x 53.9 x 16.9 mm

Source : Mobile-Review Forums

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Motorola launches 5 Mega Pixel Phone ZN5

Motorola has finally launched a 5 Mega Pixel Camera Phone after Nokia, Samsung, LG & Sony Ericsson. The phone is named ZN5 and contains a CMOS sensor developed with the help of Kodak. It's a candybar and has a morph keypad like the Moto Rokr E8.

It also has Xenon Flash, Auto Focus and a 3.5 mm jack. The icing on the cake is the presence of Wi-fi. The only noteworthy omission is 3G and GPS. It is the first camera phone to have RAW support and also can save image files in TIFF format. Video Recording however is disappointing at QCIF.

The audio quality of ZN5 is excellent and is considered on par of other music phones like Moto Rokr E8 & Samsung i450.

It is a very good camera phone, it's relatively cheap and the image quality is also good. Now let's wait when it finally hits stores.

Specs in detail :

• Quad Band GSM
• 2.4 inch TFT QVGA Display
• Touch Sensitive Keypad
• Wi-fi
• Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
• 5 Mega Pixel Kodak CMOS Camera with Auto Focus
• Xenon Flash
• Crystel Talk Technology
• 3.5 mm jack
• FM Radio

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