LG Electronics has added a new member to its GM series with the unveiling of the LG GM200 Candybar Mobile Phone. The new device is the third to be included in the lineup lately, following the LG GM730, which came featuring Microsoft’s Windows Mobile operating system, and the GM310, which brought a sliding form factor.

The newly unveiled LG GM200 comes as a simple candybar mobile phone that packs Dolby Mobile technology, along with stereo speakers. The handsets also sports a nice range of multimedia features, such as music and video players, as well as a built-in FM antenna. In addition, it seems that the phone maker also added a background noise sensor, which is meant to automatically adjust the volume when it is necessary.

The LG GM200 candybar also features

• GSM/GPRS connectivity
• Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP
• 30MB of internal memory coupled with a microSD memory card slot to offer additional storage space for those who need it.

The handset measures 106 x 48 x 14.7 mm and looks pretty nice, the same as most of LG’s candybar mobile phones.

The LG GM200 is expected to become available in May

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Vodafone continues to improve its current line of handsets and the latest is that of the Vodafone 527 Catwallk Collection. Away from the handset headlines, Vodafone continues to roll out own-brand phones that do the job, but come with at a no-frills price tag. As well as a bunch of new models announced recently, Vodafone has given its ultra low-cost models a Catwalk Collection refresh.

The new-look Vodafone 527 is one of these, a budget candybar phone that has been made over for value-conscious phone buyers who still desire a bit of show. The recession-beating 527 Catwalk Collection phone is now available in a range of eye-grabbingly colourful bodywork choices - violet, ice (white), rose (pink), lemon and sky (blue).

The 527 is not exactly stuffed to the gills with high-tech gadgetry. It’s a workmanlike dual-band GSM handset rather than a 3G model. But it does have a few features to entertain away the downturn, including a music player with MicroSD memory card expansion, FM radio, and camera.

(Source) TechRadar

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Probably best known as a familiar brand if you are looking for a music player, Emgeton has a mobile phone division as well. And to prove it, they have released their latest handset, the Emgeton Enzo, a 3G candybar that kind of looks like Sony Ericsson’s C902. One thing that should be noted though, this phone does not come with the usual camera.

Features:

• 2.2 inch TFT display with 240 x 320 pixels and 260k colors
• Tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity (900/1800/1900)
• HSDPA 2100 connectivity (only for the first SIM card)
• Bluetooth
• MP3 / video player
• E-mail
• 2MP camera
• VGA camera for video calls
• 50MB of internal memory
• MicroSD card support, up to 4GB
• Talk time: up to 5 hours
• Stand-by time: up to 10 days
• 117 x 49 x 16.5 mm
• 109 grams

This phone should be available starting April, carrying a SRP of $388.

(Source) Emgeton

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Nokia will be unveiling three new Xpress branded phones starting from their low end phone, the 5030 Candybar and the 5330 Xpress Music and 5730. All three phones are scheduled to be officially introduced tomorrow, further bolstering the line of XpressMusic handsets that have been carving out a niche for the Nokia brand.

Starting from the low end 5030 candybar, this one eschews XpressMusic for the less audiophile-sounding “XpressRadio” name, pimping its in-built FM radio support and a large, squarish speaker around back at a crazy low price of €40 ($51) unsubsidized.

The next phone up is the 5330 XpressMusic slider, packing a 3.5mm jack, some sort of special light effects for the ravers in the audience, and 24 hours of listening time. It is scheduled to be available in the third quarter for €160 ($204).

Last is the rumored 5730, the only of the three to run S60 and lay claim to a genuine smartphone title. This one follows in the E75’s footsteps by packing both a numeric and a landscape QWERTY slide, WiFi, a 3.2 megapixel cam, HSDPA, and GPS, but the most interesting new feature here might be the “Xpress Home Screen” which exposes your loaded media right from the phone’s home screen. This one should hit in the second quarter for €280 ($357) and will be offered in a Comes With Music version in some countries.

(Source) Endgadget Mobile

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LG has announced a new candybar phone, the KM330. This KM is filled with media capabilities and it will bring music to your ears. The KM330 is a low-end music phone, and here’s what you can expect from it:

Other LG KM330 specs include:

• Tri-Band GSM 900/1800/1900 connectivity
• 2-inch 340×320px 262K color display
• 3 megapixel camera with autofocus
• FM Radio
• Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0 Full Speed
• 90 MB of memory
• microSD memory card slot (up to 8GB)
• Battery: 900 mAh
• Dimensions: 108,2?47,2?13,8mm
• Weight: 84 gr

The phone will cost 170 Euro without a contract and you’ll probably get it free with a contract.

via mobile review

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Spyker is best known as a Dutch manufacturer of racing cars. However, it looks like they have tried their luck in the mobile phone industry as they are set to unveil two mobile phones, the EG2000 and another slider-type phone.

The EG2000 showcases a slim and elegant candybar design that has a touchpad instead of a regular alphanumeric keypad. It also features a 2MP camera and a display that could be a QVGA one.

The second phone with a slider looks more of an entry-level phone. The phone has no touchpad for the operation and as for the actual model, nothing has been revealed as of now.

Once the Mobile World Congress 2009 gets underway, more detailed features should be released. For now we can just catch a glimpse of these Spyker phones and eagerly await what they have to offer.

(Source) About Phones

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Motorola keeps launching various cell phones out there hoping that one of them will be a hit. At least I hope they are hoping that. The MOTOZINE ZN5 has been released by T-Mobile . You’ll get a 5-megapixel Kodak camera with xenon flash, quadband EDGE, WiFi support and a keypad that morphs. All that for the cheap price of $99 with a two-year contract.

Not a bad deal, but the phone is far from becoming a hit. The ZN5 is available in T-Mobile stores as of right now, so go check one out.

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I’ll give most phones a chance if they’re not made by Sagem. Is it only me with this problem? Should I have it looked at and properly medicated?

In the mean time I’ll show you the Sagem P9522. If you have the same problem like me you can always pretend you haven’t seen it anywhere. The P9522 is a candybar handset, and here’s what it will get you:

• 2.8 inch display
• 5 megapixel camera
• GPS navigation
• WiFi connectivity
• Fingerprint reader
• microSD memory card slot.

How much would anyone pay for it? $399? $499? Well how about $875? The guys over at Sagem have been sleeping for the last couple of days. I’ll take 4 G1s in the mean time. I’ll have them with plans, to go please. And forget about the medication. I am dead fine!

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The fourth among the phones released by Nokia in the Growing Together 2008 conference along with the Nokia 5000, Nokia 2680 Slide, and Nokia 7070 Prism is Nokia 1680 Classic. This phone is recognized as Nokia’s most affordable camera phone as of the moment. It capitalizes on having very basic phone functionalities with the added benefit of a camera despite its low price. Aside from the VGA camera, it also has video recording capability, and even a one touch access for your photos and videos. Other features include easy access to email and phone sharing functionality. The Nokia 1680 Classic will ship on the second quarter of 2008 with a MSRP of $78-80.

Another pic after the jump.

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Boost Mobile, a division of Sprint, unleashed the new Boost-branded Motorola i425t and i425e handsets, designed to work with Motorola’s iDEN network. The two walkie-talkie phones are touted as the slimmest models ever at 0.5″ thickness and weighing in at 3.88 oz.

The Motorola i425t is a candy-bar handset targeted at the style-conscious and comes in titanium gray/black slate trim. The Boost i425e comes in white with an espresso trim. As usual, you get tons of goodies right from wireless Internet access to MMS messaging. There’s Java support on the phones so you should be able to play games or run productivity apps on them. For IM, there’s support for AOL, Yahoo! and MSN.

Available as a Boost pay-as-you-go phone, the i425 is made of 100% recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate material. Options start from $5 pay-as-you-go service and both phones are now available online for US $39.99 each. Recharging is easy with Re-Boost cards available at Boost retailers.

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Check out this interesting mobile phone design called the Infobar 2. Capable of receiving single wave-band television, the phone does away with an ugly antenna. The Infobar 2 features a 2.6 inch, power-saving OLED (Organic LED) screen. For memory expansion, it comes with a microSD memory card slot. There’s also 3D speakers to boot. The manufacturers claim a talk time of 290 minutes.

Available in four colors, the Infobar 2 measures 138mm x 47mm x 15.5mm and weighs in at 104 grams. Hard to believe.

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BenQ unveiled three new cell phones targeted at the China market. The BenQ E72, T55 and T33 are the three amigos, with the E72 available in a candy-bar form factor. The cameras come with a 2 megapixel camera, and support the Bluetooth Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) for enjoying stereo music wirelessly. They also come with microSD memory card support.

The T51 is available in a flip design and comes in a highly compact form factor that fits in the palm of your hand. The front of the device, when closed, has music control keys for play/pause, next/previous track and volume controls are available on the side. The T33 on the other hand comes in a slider design. The answer/reject (green/red) buttons on the T33 look a bit weird, like the phone’s eyes or something because of their shape. Photos at a max resolution of 1600×1200 can be taken with these camera phones.

No word on the pricing or availability.

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