A QWERTY slide phone isn’t that special unless it comes from Motorola. The QA30 is the first QWERTY slider to come out of Moto’s labs. And the phone has just been leaked. It will have a 2.5 inch TFT screen, a full QWERTY keyboard, CDMA and EVDO support, a 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, microSD and microSDHC support for up to 32GB.

Who’s going to get it you ask? Alltel subscribers. When and how much will it cost? That’s what we demand to know!

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Sony Ericsson fans rejoice! The T303 has just been released to the market. The beautiful slider was supposed to be released on the 14th of July. However, Sony Ericsson changed that date and released the handset last Friday, July 18.

The stylish new handset was designed to promote broader appeal to a wider audience. This compact slider phone has been given the high-end treatment, with a mirrored screen, metal housing and chrome finish.

It’s features include the following:
Music and Entertainment

• TrackID
• FM Radio
• Media player
• Music tones (MP3)
• Java

Camera
• 1.3 megapixel camera
• 4x digital zoom

Internet
• WAP 2.0 XHTML

Communication & Messaging
• Polyphonic ringtones
• Speakerphone
• Vibrating alert
• Picture messaging (MMS)
• Predictive text input
• Sound recorder
• Text messaging (SMS)

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Tags: Cell Phones, slider, Sony Ericsson, T303

The Motorola Z8M phone is finally here - and whats great, is it comes in black! The newly upgraded Motorola Z8m phone comes with HSDPA features faster download speed up to 7.2 Mbps, 2.2-inch QVGA display, 2-megapixel camera, 80MB internal memory, microSD card slot (4GB max), one-touch music access, photo viewer, Bluetooth, USB 2.0, and GPS functions in case you get lost.

Unfortunately, this is only released in South Korea. In fact, we got this news from a Korean site. Anyway, as far as we know, the MOTO Z8m could cost you $500 USD, ouch!

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Virgin Mobile, which recently bagged the Samsung Slash phone, officially announced the addition to its line-up. A slider phone available in a compact form-factor, the phone features a basic VGA camera (I remember my Nokia 3650 which had a VGA camera in 2004) as well as Bluetooth.

Other goodies on the phone include IM, text messaging and email capability. There’s also speakerphone capability and voice-activated dialing. Preloaded games include Gameloft Jukebox and Superscape Demo. The phone measures 3.8″ x 1.8″ x 0.7″, and weighs 3 oz.

Priced at US $79.99, the Virgin Mobile Slash by Samsung is now available.

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Tags: Cell Phones, mvno, Samsung, slider, vga camera, Virgin Mobile

Nokia 2680 slide makes history by being Nokia’s first slider phone for the entry-level market. Along with the Nokia 5000, the Nokia 2680 slide was presented during the Growing Together 2008 conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. The phone focuses on its music features and internet access. The model is a slim digital camera phone, equipped with a music player with FM radio capability, MP3 ringtone feature, and an expanded phone book. The low end Nokia 2680 slide cell phone will be available starting this second quarter of 2008 with a MSRP of $118.

More pics after the jump.

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It was July 2007 when we got to hear of the Motorola Z9 slider first. But it seems Moto’s got a lot on their plate to have reached a year before we see some action on the Moto Z9. As you can see on the pics above and below after the jump, the Motorola Z9 slider phone comes with a 2.4-inch color display, 2 megapixel camera with flash and 8x digital zoom, expandable microSD card slot of up to 8GB, 45MB internal memory, dedicated music keys, A-GPS support, USB 2.0 connectivity, HSDPA support, and Windows Media 11 music manager. No word of price or availability yet, but trust Motorola to make us wait some more.

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Classy enough to be carried in say, a game of golf with your bosses, and yet spunky enough for a night out with friends — that is what Soul of Samsung is. And by soul, I meant Samsung’s new handset — the Soul. Why “Soul” say you? Soul is short for “the Spirit Of ULtra” as a memento for completion of Samsung’s Ultra Series. The half-inch thin phone captures the hearts of many with mere pictures of it with its sliding frame and 5-megapixel camera. It features High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) network access and a microSD card slot. A quad-band phone, the Samsung Soul boasts the Magic Touch technology which changes the indicators in the keypad as you navigate. Say, the lights change when you’re using the camera, and then changes again when you’re playing music. No price on this baby yet, but the Soul will be rolling out by April of 2008.

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Here is a peek at Philips’ new sleek slider. Positioned in the mid range of its family, Philips 692 looks like it has nothing new to offer. Here are some specs to keep you going. No info on price as of now.

GSM 900/1800 MHz
Size: 104×48x14.9 mm
Weight: 102 grams
2.4-inch 260K Color QVGA touch-sensitive display
SMS, EMS, MMS
11 MB Onboard Memory
MicroSD Support (up to 2GB)
USB Interface
1.3-megapixel CMOS camera
Bluetooth (A2DP profile, Headset, and Object Push)
Handwriting Recognition (Chinese, English)
Java Games
Other Features include alarm clock, calculator, calendar, stopwatch, English-Chinese and Chinese-English dictionaries, unit converter, women’s calendar, and a weight control application.

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There’s a new HSDPA mobile phone in the works from Samsung. The SGH-i450 was displayed by Samsung Electronics at the Symbian Smartphone Show in London, which brings both attractive dual-slider design and various multimedia features.

Users will enjoy the phones features which includes HSDPA connectivity at 3.6 Mbps. With that, users get higher data download speeds that would blow their minds. The SGH-i450 runs on Symbian OS v9.2 and S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1, the Samsung i450 provides access to thousands of applications available from the S60 applications library and multitasking features in faster data speeds while ensuring the highest level of power efficiency and reliability from Symbian OS.

The Samsung i450 is a dual slider which slides up to reveal a spacious alphanumeric keypad for making calls or communication and down to reveal metallic speakers. Other features included an ergonomically shaped touch navigation half-wheel, a dedicated music interface, 2.4-inch large LCD screen, a 2M primary camera with flash and a VGA camera for video calling, 35MB internal memory and microSD slot.

Samsung i450 will be available in Europe from October 2007.

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Verizon unveiled its latest line-up of hot mobile phones for the holiday season. The line-up includes:

Juke by Samsung
The Juke is a swivel-design mobile phone that you have to flick open 180 degrees to reveal the keypad. Available in s teeny-tiny form factor, the phone features 2GB of internal storage (fancy term for saying there is no support for additional storage). Verizon calls it a fashion-forward fancy phone (ooh), and the Juke, true to its name, handles MP3, WMA and unprotected AAC files.

Pity it comes with just a VGA camera though. Thankfully, Bluetooth stereo support is a saving grace.

BlackBerry Pearl 8130 Smartphone
The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 Smartphone needs no introduction.

The Venus by LG
Available in black and pink, the Venus features dual front screens, with the lower portion offering touch input with vibration feedback, designed for quick access to the phone’s features. The Venus is also music-centric and comes in a slider design. With support for microSD memory cards up to 8GB, this is a decent phone compatible with Verizon’s Get It Now downloadable applications and V Cast Video and Music.

Venus can handle MP3/WMA/AAC files and comes with a 2 megapixel camera; it can record video as well.

The Voyager, also by LG
The Voyager is equipped with a large external touch screen. Open it up laterally and you get a QWERTY keypad to book. It features a web browser, music player and is compatible with high-speed wireless broadband access. Like the Venus, it features a microSD memory card slot for expanding memory up to 8GB.

No info on the pricing yet. The four phones will be available in stores before thanksgiving.

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The Nokia 6500 slide cell phone, which we recently saw on the Whack, has been granted FCC approval, paving its way into the world markets. Equipped with a 3.2 megapixel on-board camera boasting Carl Zeiss optics, the 6500 slide offers a TV-out jack allowing you to make video calls on your TV. It supports microSD memory cards, and a USB interface for data sync. Push-to-talk facility is available as well, but of course your provider should support it.

The Nokia 6500 slide features a 2.2″ QVGA resolution screen. The camera allows you to capture video as well, but I must say I am looking forward to the TV out functionality more than anything. Up to 4GB microSD memory cards are supported on the device. It also supports Nokia Xpress audio messaging (which requires MMS to be activated on the phone). There’s also a full-fledged email client and IM app on the 6500 slide.

The phone appears to be on target for its Q3 2007 release, priced at €370.

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Tags: 3.2 megapixel, 6500, approval, carl zeiss optics, Cell Phones, fcc, Nokia, Nokia, slider, tv-out

Funny name for a cell phone. The Samsung Blast is here, available to T-Mobile customers. Available in a slider design, Samsung claims that the Blast has an enhanced QWERTY keypad for easier texting and IM. The phone is compatible with 850/900/1800/1900MHz GSM networks and is equipped with a 1.3 megapixel camera - and it can also record videos.

Other goodies include hi-fi ringers, stereo Bluetooth support and, more importantly, voice-activated dialing. There’s also an email client on-board, and IM support for AOL/Yahoo!/MSN and ICQ. Samsung claims a talk time of 5 hours and standby of up to 8 days. The phone measures 4.2″ x 2.0″ x 0.5″ and weighs in at 2.8 oz.

Priced at US $229.99, it is available for ust $99.99 after instant discounts and mail in rebate.

Samsung Blast from T-Mobile

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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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