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Can’t be deny that the 12 button keypad is still the most widely used features on mobile phones rather than the touch screen handset which pioneered the smartphone class. Even so, touch screen and in fact become increasingly popular trend.

Matter of convenience, a standard keypad can be more comfortable for typing than the QWERTY keypad. The proof, which is known champion of BlackBerry QWERTY handset anything until Pearl 3G issued a series that uses 12 key keypad.

Well, according to these trends, the latest mobile phone Nokia X3 Touch combines comfort and Type 12 button keypad with touch screen. Nokia X3 Touch is the fifth series of music phones after Nokia released the X3, X6, X5, and X2.

Consumers, who had been accustomed for years using one hand, (and) thumbs up for quick typing of SMS, chat, and instant messaging, also liked the touch screen. In addition to these advantages, Nokia X3 Touch and Type including the thinnest Nokia mobile phone today with a thickness of 9.6 mm and weighs only 78 grams. Dimensions are still fit for the hand grasped only 10.6 cm long and 4.8 cm wide. 2.4-inch screen sizes. Not least because it looks stylish to use aluminum casing with 5 color options.

Other features are also classified as middle to upper connecting 3G, HSPA, and WiFi. For 5-megapixel cameras with digital zoom can record photos and video. The main applications of Nokia X3 are music player, radio, and communities that integrate chat and social networking services. As a music phone, there are direct access buttons to the music player. As mobile messaging, there is also a direct button to access email. Endurance of the battery is 5 hours for talk time and 17 days standby.

In some countries, these phones will be filled with unlimited music download service Ovi Music Unlimited to offer 11 million songs. Nokia X3 Touch and Type will be available starting this kuratal in China, Ireland, England, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Germany, Spain, Portugal, France, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. Selling price is around 125 Euros.

Although it came from the ranks XpressMusic, Nokia X5 instead rely messaging features. With bright messaging features, Nokia tries to offer pleasure to the user.

Nokia began marketing XpressMusic four years ago. XpressMusic means express yourself and have fun with music. Now, the X series is not only designed for listening to music, but also get the pleasure.

These consumers are now seeking pleasure. Based on that reason, Nokia Surprise us by installing an application that allows users to change the song by turning the cell phone.

X5 DJ Playlist feature that allows you to create playlists based on mood or favorite songs. Then, there are also features of Shazam to identify songs that are not recognizable. To save songs, Nokia provides a capacity of 2GB microSD memory card.

Social networking is becoming a trend. Consumers looking for gadget that can be used to access Facebook and chat.

Depart from it, Nokia installs the application of social networking Facebook, Myspace, Hi5, Nokia Messaging 2.0 for email and chat, and free account Ovi Mail with 1GB memory capacity. Besides Nokia Messaging 2.0, users can also access the instant message service (instant messaging), others via the X5.

Inside the phone box design, there are also applications Message Box which offers a new way to identify incoming messages. Shake the phone, then listen to how many incoming messages.

The Nokia applying unique QWERTY keyboard. Then, the dimensions 74.3 x66, 44×16, 85 mm. QWERTY ‘with slides and more fun because it is intended for young children,”said Service Manager Nokia Indonesia Haryati Lawidjaja.

Other specifications owned S60 mobile platform that is five megapixel resolution camera with LED flash and digital zoom up to four times, the video recorder as well as EDGE data network, GPRS and HSDPA, and Bluetooth connectivity and microUSB connector 2.0.

Mobile phone design that resembles the E63 series has the capability to send and receive email fine. One thing is interesting, C3 marketed with an economical price. Although similar to the E63 series, Nokia C3 has a more rounded corners. the material is rear plastic, but did not make the phone looks frail.

For the keypad, Nokia applying qwerty design. Like most mobile phone qwerty design, C3 is also equipped with a screen measuring 2.4 inches. The display screen was clear, sharp and comfortable to use to view text and images. As series E63, the phone also has a diameter 116x58x14mm, easy to use keypad.

C3 uses the Symbian 40 operating system, so no surprise then that the device does not support multitasking capabilities. However, need not be disappointed because the phones have good quality to call and conduct activities such as chat messaging, email and accessing social networking site Facebook. One of the drawbacks lies in the ability to refresh Facebook.

Multimedia facilities available in them also are complete, ie camera, video player and recorder, music player and FM radio. Through C3, Nokia seems to not targeting the market of GPS users because it does not feature in them. The absence of C3 GPS features allowing users can not download the application from the Ovi Ovi Maps Store.

In addition, Nokia C3 also did not support internet connection via 3G. This means that users rely on GPRS networks, EDGE or wifi.

The camera contained in a mobile phone that has a resolution of 2 Megapixels and not equipped with flash. The resulting picture quality is often less sharp and clear.

In conclusion, the Nokia C3 is an appropriate alternative for consumers who are looking for limited budget mobile phone with complete and excellent messaging capabilities.

Mobile Communications Indonesia (LG) re-released Android based phones. The phone was named Optimus GT540 futuristic design and easy to use.

GT540 is an Android based phone launched by LG in both Indonesia. Android phones are applied to versioned 1.6.

LG seen in one to two months in advance, eclair will be popular. Later, LG will go in there. Currently Android 1.6 version is still pretty and her timing is also fitting.

Operating system on the GT540 can be upgraded to eclair. Therefore, the terms are met. The first requirement, software (software) support the upgrade. Terms of the second, the hardware (hardware) are also fulfilled.

Processors also support, interface (user interface), it can be developed into eclairs.

LG is developing a special interface layer on the mobile dimension 109×54, 5×12, 7 mm that. LG besutan interface that enables users to find applications that are downloaded. Therefore, the application searches done by category. The phone also has multitasking capabilities.

As with phone-based Android, GT540 can be used to access the Android Market store online application that allows users to download various applications.

Along with the trends in the utilization of social networking sites, Motorola Social Networking Manager to install applications that function to integrate Facebook and Twitter user account. The form is a special application allows users to upload (upload) photos, send status and make comments on his friend’s account.

The application also lets users know the status of the network of friends without having to go into the social networking site. For that, users need only register names and passwords of each network. LG provides the option to know the progress that peer status periodically with the time span of 15 minutes to four hours.

Users also can view the status of the jejaringnya directly through a list of contact numbers (phone book) stored on the phone.

In addition, LG GT540 is equipped with a 5 megapixel camera bersensor that can be used to take pictures and record videos, a three-inch screen size with a resolution HVGA, face to action features, GPS, bluetooth, and GSM network support 850/900/1.800/1.900.

Features face to face action allows users to identify photos that have been marked on (photo tagging), and then contact them via SMS or phone simply by touching the screen on the face of colleagues who are in the Gallery menu.

With all that ability, GT540 sold at the price of Rp2, 7 million.

For those of you BlackBerry fans cheaper, this could be the long-awaited moment. Research In Motion (RIM) today inaugurated its presence 3G BlackBerry Curve 9300, ‘twin brother’ of the BlackBerry Curve 8520 aka Gemini.

So, what advantages compared Gemini BlackBerry? Based on the site quoted GSM Arena Wednesday, August 11, 2010, saw his physical, both phones look twins, exactly the same. It comes with dimensions of 11 x 6 x 14 cm plus 2.4-inch screen resolution 320×240 pixels, both 3G and Gemini Curve looks exactly the same.

The most striking difference lies in the ability to access data (internet). If Gemini has EDGE data access, BlackBerry Curve 9300 pinned 3 G HSDPA 3 G capabilities. In addition, a new BlackBerry also has an optical navigation trackpad and Qwerty keypad is also directly complemented the latest operating systems, namely OS BlackBerry 6. Meanwhile, for users of the BlackBerry OS 5, the upgrade for the BlackBerry operating system OS 6 will be present next month at the latest.

Other advantages, the BlackBerry Curve 9300 also supports 3G GPS or A-GPS and BlackBerry Maps. In addition, its WLAN access is also improved to become Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, while the Gemini just Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g.

BlackBerry Curve latest operating in the 900/1700/2100 HSDPA network is powered processor as fast as 512 MHz, 256 MB of memory, as well as 2 megapixel camera is also capable of recording video and a comprehensive media player.

On the memory side, the phone is available in two colors, namely black and red also provides a memory slot microSD / SDHC up to 32 GB. RIM claims, this phone has talk time up to 4.5 hours and standby time of 348 hours (3G) and 456 hours (2G).

3G BlackBerry 9300 Curve already marketed in Canada and will be followed in other countries from today. Price problem, the Rogers Wireless network in Canada, RIM fix the price of U.S. $ 399 (Rp3, 5 million) or U.S. $ 79.9 (Rp710 thousand) with a three-year service contract.