Mobile phones have become an indispensable part of our lives. While the modern age transmogrifies into the touch generation, glorify your festive mood as we present 7 finest touchscreen handsets.
Nokia N97: Starting with the highly anticipated handset, the Nokia N97, delivers an amazing touch experience. Personifying Nokia’s style and high-end functionalities, this Nokia device presents ultimate navigation and browsing capabilities. The slick horizontal slider boasts enhances the touch experience with its 3.2-inch touchscreen display alongside a 5 megapixel auto-focus camera with 4x digital zoom that enables to capture those special moments. The talktime for the GSM model is up to 570 minutes and around 360 minutes for the WCDMA one. However, the standby time for GSM is up to 430 hours and up to 400 hours for the WCDMA. Its 32GB internal memory is truly a charmer and users can get much more with the expandable 16GB microSD card support. The mobile phone measures 117.2mm x 55.3mm x 15.9mm and weighs around 150 grams. The Nokia N97 would require the user to shell out Rs. 33, 500.
Samsung Omnia HD: Our pick of touchscreen handsets is perfectly personified by Samsung’s touch enabled handset, the Omnia HD. With 3.7-inch, 360 x 640 resolution touchscreen, it brings to users an innovative interface. The extreme communicative users can relentlessly reap the benefits of its battery life, delivering 10.5 hours of talktime and 550 hours of standby time. At 51 grams, it bundles up several amazing attributes. The 16GB built-in storage capacity can be extended up to 8GB. It also supports Bluetooth, USB 2.0, PC Sync Application, AGPS, HTML browser and Wi-Fi. The quad band phone is driven by SymbianOS v9.4, Series60 v5.0. The Omnia HD can be purchased for Rs. 33,990.
Samsung UltraTouch: Next device to ‘touch’ up our list is the Samsung UltraTouch. Rejuvenating the touchscreen experience is this 110mm x 51.5mm x 12.7mm slider that weighs around 118 grams. This sleek device packages an 880mAh battery offering about 7 hours of talktime and up to 340 hours of standby time. The massive 8 megapixel auto-focus camera with 4x digital zoom sets it apart from various touchscreen phones. Some other features include Bluetooth version 2.1, PC Sync Application and HTML browser. Though the internal meory is 80MB, it can be expanded up to 16GB. Tune to its music player along with FM radio. The Ultra Touch carries a price tag of Rs. 27, 500.
HTC Magic: Harnessing the Android platform, our next pick is the HTC Magic. Powered by Android OS, the handset delivers 3.2-inch touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel camera alongside the Smart Dialer feature. Synchronizing emails, calendar and contacts through Microsoft Exchange is also made easier via this device. The touch phone incorporates a trackball with zoom functions. This tablet style handset comprises of fit-the-width for auto screen rotation. Now explore seamless email synchronization and instant access to Google Search, Gmail, Google Maps, Google Talk and YouTube. With the accessibility to the Android Market, a host of applications are at your doorstep. The HTC Magic will be acquirable for a price of Rs. 29,900 through authorized HTC resellers.
iPhone 3G: Well, we couldn’t really miss this one. Enhancing Apple’s revolutionary iPhone profile is its latest offering, the iPhone 3G. The Apple device perfectly blends the device’s capabilities with 3G networking, making it an ideal communication tool. The built-in GPS offers expanded location based mobile services. The Apple iPhone 3G features an amazing 3.5-inch touchscreen, 480 x 320-pixel resolution display. Talktime offered is 5 hours and standby time is around 300 hours. It features a 2 megapixel camera with geo-tagging capability. It supports Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, Wi-Fi along with AAC, Protected AAC, MP3 and MP3 VBR audio formats. The features that make the iPhone stand apart from the rest are its sensors, which include the accelerometer, proximity sensor and ambient light sensor. The 8GB model can be purchased for around Rs. 31,000 while the 16GB costs around Rs. 36,100.
LG Arena: LG unveiled several touchscreen devices this year, but the Arena seems to be appealing with its innovative S-Class Touch UI that is complemented with a huge display. The handset sports a 5 megapixel auto focus camera featuring Schneider-Kreuznach optics, LED flash and geo-tagging functionalities. The phone supports Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and incorporates HSDPA with 7.2 Mbps data transmission speed. The 3G enabled touch phone packages Wi-Fi and GPS receiver powered by A-GPS. Further, it is equipped with 8GB storage capacity and Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP. The LG Arena can be purchased for Rs. 23,500.
Sony Ericsson Xperia X1: This Sony Ericsson phone has successfully gathered accolades across the globe. The unique X1 provides fully functional nine panels in a sleek stainless steel body. The slider packages a 3-inch VGA resolution screen along with a full QWERTY keyboard. The handset incorporates functionalities that are typical of Windows Mobile driven devices. It can be termed as a business oriented handset that comes equipped with Microsoft Office Mobile, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. The Xperia X1 costs Rs. 44,500.
Become a Santa for your loved ones and gift one of these touchscreen handsets. However, the pricing details of these handsets may vary.