The bent chin of HTC One V is a refreshing take on old design, while its aluminium chassis feels great. It features a unique accessory to your life and a distinctive curved chin design, which makes it easy to hold. However, don’t be deceived by its small size. Like all One series smartphones, the One V offers impressive list of features such as a class leading camera, which captures every moment (even in low light) with vivid, crisp and beautiful photos and Beats Audio with which you hear deep, authentic sound with finely tuned, true details. Its camera starts up in just under a second to make sure you capture the moment. Plus with video and photo capture buttons on the same display, it is easy to simply snap a photo or switch modes while recording high definition simultaneously.

The new, integrated music experience makes it easy to access all your favorite audio applications, Internet radio and music libraries at the same time from one convenient location. With Beats Audio built-in, you get rich, authentic sound. View rich web content, whether Flash or HTML 5 on the go. The company’s Text Reflow feature adjusts text to the width of your display, meaning no more panning right and left. The Read Later keeps a copy of what you are browsing so you can read it later without an internet connection. With Dropbox incorporated into HTC Sense, you can involuntarily save all your videos and photos to Dropbox and share and access all your images directly from Gallery. It also makes it easy to share and edit files while you are on the go, so you never have to email yourself a document again.

As a lower cost sibling to higher end One S and One X of HTC, the HTC One V won’t win the processor speed race, however comes loaded with some surprises on its own. The One V was announced at the same time like the One S and One X in the month of February this year at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. It’s a low cost alternative to the company’s high end offerings. It boasts a 3.7 inch WVGA Super LCD 2 touchscreen display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection and offers 800 x 480 pixel resolution. Like One X, the company decided to use physical touch sensitive buttons rather than onscreen keys.

In spite of its aluminium chassis, the HTC One V weighs just 4.06 ounces and measures 0.36 inch sleek. The volume rocker button is situated on the right hand side of the device, while the 3.5mm headphone jack and power button on top. The microUSB charging port is on the left. Powering the One V is an Ice Cream Sandwich with HTC Sense 4.0 user interface layer. In spite of having 5.0-megapixel camera, it features a BSI (backside illuminated) sensor and is capable of capturing still images and burst images while video recording. The camera quality is generally good like One X; probably it’s due to the 1.0GHz single core processor. Color balance is inaccurate under strong incandescent lighting. Some of the connectivity options on One V include HSPA, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0.

Specifications

• 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• 3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
• Display Type: 3.7 inch capacitive touchscreen with 16M colors, Touch-sensitive controls, 480 x 800 pixels, ~252 ppi pixel density and HTC Sense UI v4.0
• Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
• Card slot: microSD, up to 32GB
• Internal: 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
• Speed: HSDPA, HSUPA
• WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
• USB: microUSB v2.0
• Camera: 5.0-megapixel with 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, face and smile detection and geotagging
• OS: Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
• Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon
• CPU: 1 GHz
• GPU: Adreno 205
• Browser: HTML, Adobe Flash
• Stereo FM radio with RDS
• GPS with A-GPS support
• Java via Java MIDP emulator
• Colors: Black and Brown
• Beats Audio
• SNS integration
• MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
• MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
• Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
• Document viewer
• Voice memo/dial
• Phonebook: Caller groups, Unlimited entries, Search by both first and last name, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
• Organizer: Alarm, Calendar, Calculator
• Messaging: MMS, SMS, Predictive text input (T9), Threaded view
• Email: POP3, IMAP, Microsoft Exchange and SMTP
• Bluetooth: 4.0
• Notifications: Vibration, Music ringtones (MP3), Silent mode, Flight mode and Speakerphone
• Sensors: Compass, Accelerometer, Voice commands, Voice dialing and Voice recording

Overall, the HTC One V might be a low-cost smartphone; however it does have enough incentives like the ICS and BSI sensor, which make it worth considering.

With LG Extravert you can transfer files, send contacts or talk hands-free, user generated pictures (JPEG), videos, and audio through Bluetooth wireless technology. MicroSD memory port offers you ample storage space for your multimedia needs so you can load up your phone with videos, pictures, music and more. Besides a poor touchscreen display and some design flaws, it is a solid feature phone, which can execute basic tasks reliably. In spite of its name, it won’t be life to a party and won’t impress anyone who has the latest smartphone complete with all the features. Thanks to its 2.0-megapixel camera, 2.8 inch display and slideout QWERTY keyboard, the Extravert has all the basics covered. You will also find some surprising features, which include interesting preloaded applications, one touch voice recorder and customizable widgets.

The LG Extravert is available for the price of Rs. 5500 and measures 4.13 inches high, 0.62 inch thick, 2.09 inches wide and weighs 4.3 ounces. Its backing has smooth plastic finish, which has various grooves running across it for aesthetics. The microUSB port covered by attached door is situated on the left hand side of the smartphone, while the volume rocker button above it. On top, you will find sleep/lock button and next to it is the 3.5mm headphone jack. The 2.0-megapixel rear facing camera is at the back.

The LG Extravert features a WQVGA touchscreen 2.8 inch display that boasts 262,000 colors and 400 x 240 pixel resolution. Because widgets and menu icons are simple, nevertheless the graphics appear crisp and well displayed. Underneath the screen, there are 2 small buttons; send key on the right brings up your call log, while back and voice button is in the middle. Beneath its screen, the QWERTY keyboard has 4 rows of keys, which light up when in use. Besides that, you will find 4 navigational arrows along with some shortcut buttons. The keyboard’s sliding mechanism is snappy and sturdy.

The LG Extravert features a 1.9GHz processor and beneath Tools icon, you can access its built in voice command, standard and tip calculators, a notepad, a calendar, a world clock, an alarm clock, a stopwatch and a phonebook, which can hold up to 1000 contacts. Beneath the app icon, you can purchase apps and games. The smartphone comes preloaded with Poker and Pac-Man. Other applications include V Cast Tones to load and purchase more ringtones, Daily Scoop that gives you information about local daily deals and Mobile IM. It also has a mobile email client, where you can add your Yahoo, Microsoft Exchange, Gmail, AOL or Hotmail account.

The 2.0-megapixel camera of LG Extravert features a brightness meter along with a settings menu where you can tailor your images options, including: a self timer; 5 white balance choices (sunny, auto, fluorescent, glow and cloudy); 4 resolution settings which range from 1600 x 1200 pixels to 320 x 240; 5 color modes (negative, normal, sepia, black and white and aqua) and a night mode toggle. The same color modes, brightness meter and white balance options are seen in video recording as well. Additionally, users can also tailor their video quality (choosing between medium, low and high); video resolution (either 320 x 240 or 176 x 144 pixels) and recording duration (selecting for send enables you to record a 15 second video, selecting to save allows you to initially record 18 minute video).

Specifications

• 2G Network: CDMA 800 / 1900
• 3G Network: CDMA2000 1x
• Keyboard: QWERTY
• Display Type: 2.8 inch TFT touchscreen with 256K colors, 240 x 400 pixels and ~ 167 ppi pixel densities
• Vibration, Polyphonic (64), MP3 ringtones
• microSD, up to 32GB
• 2.0-megapixel camera with 1600 x 1200 pixels and Geotagging
• Stereo FM radio with RDS
• GPS with A-GPS support
• SNS applications
• MP4/H.264 player
• MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player
• Document viewer
• Organizer
• Voice memo/dial/commands
• Predictive text input
• Phonebook: 1000 entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
• Organizer: Calendar, Alarm, Calculator, Tip calculator, World clock, Stopwatch
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
• Email: IMAP, POP3, SMTP
• Instant Messaging: Yes
• Bluetooth 3.0, EDR Profiles: File Transfer (FTP), Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP), Headset (HSP), Handsfree (HFP), Phone Book Access (PBAP) and Object Push (OPP)
• Notifications: Polyphonic ringtones, Music ringtones, Flight mode, Vibration, Silent mode and Speakerphone
• Hearing aid compatibility: M4, T4, Voice recording, Voice commands and TTY/TDD

The Kyocera Hydro is a reasonably priced smartphone that’s plastic build. On the top of the device, you will find a charging port, while the headphone jack seems to be wide open. This Android handset is water resistant up to 1 meter for 30 minutes and sports memory card slot and eco-mode software to conserve battery life.

Specifications

• CDMA: 800, 1700/2100, 1900 MHz
• Data: EV-DO Rev.A
• Device type: Smart phone
• OS: Android (4.0)
• Form factor: Candybar
• Side Keys: Left: Volume control
• Physical size: 3.50 inches
• Resolution: 320 x 480 pixels
• Pixel density: 165 ppi
• Technology: IPS LCD
• Touchscreen: Capacitive, Multi-touch
• Features: Light sensor, Proximity sensor
• System chip: Qualcomm MSM8655
• Processor: Single core, 1000 MHz
• Graphics processor: Yes
• System memory: 512 MB RAM
• Built-in storage: 2000 MB
• Storage expansion Slot Type: microSD, microSDHC
• Phonebook: Caller groups, Unlimited entries, Search by both first and last name, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID and Ring ID
• Organizer: Calendar, Alarm, Calculator
• Messaging: Threaded view, SMS, MMS and Predictive text input
• Email: IMAP, POP3, SMTP
• Instant Messaging: Google Talk
• Bluetooth 2.1, EDR Profiles: Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile (AVRCP), Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP), Generic Object Exchange (GOEP), Generic Audio/Video Distribution (GAVDP), Headset (HSP), Handsfree (HFP), OBEX, Human Interface Device (HID), Phone Book Access (PBAP), Object Push (OPP) and Serial Port (SPP)
• Notifications: Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Music ringtones (MP3), Silent mode, Flight mode and Speakerphone
• Hearing aid compatibility: T4, M4, Voice commands (Speaker independent), Voice dialing (Speaker independent), TTY/TDD and Voice recording

With a powerful quad-core Exynos processor that turns into Snapdragon S4 + LTE for the US, the Samsung Galaxy S3 becomes the 2012 Android yardstick. It isn’t only the hardware specs, though, but instead the holistic approach to communication with the user, dubbed Natural Interaction, and the groundbreaking media sharing features which make it “stand tall” – literally. Its plastic build might not be to everyone’s liking; however the enhanced voice control feature and quad core processor show that the company’s flagship Android line has staying power. You have perhaps read the rumors about next-gen Galaxy handset and guess what many of them are pretty spot on.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 is the flagship smartphone of the company that comes with Super AMOLED 4.8 inch high definition touchscreen display boasting 1280 x 720 pixel resolution, HSPA+ connectivity, quad core Exynos processor, eight-megapixel camera and 2100mAh removable battery. It also gets an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system and is offered in white and blue shades. The 4.0 inch display appears sharp with vibrant colors and crisp fonts. The screen is large, and the phone doesn’t feel large. It is slightly thicker and bigger unlike its predecessor, the Galaxy S2, however feel comfortable in hands. The company has made its 2100mAh battery removable and the smartphone will be offered in 3 storage capacities: 64GB, 16GB and 32GB.

Like the S2, the Samsung Galaxy S3 features a rear facing eight-megapixel camera and boasts a select your best shot feature after taking multiple images. The 2.0-megapixel front facing camera will have face detection that keeps the display awake and from dimming if you are looking at it. In addition to the obvious software tweaks and hardware enhancements, the company has also added more tweaks to its TouchWiz user interface, which include a new “Pop up Play” video function that allows you to watch a video while doing other things like sending text messages or surfing the Web. Android Beam, an NFC based feature has also been beefed up that’s now called S Beam and will allow you to transfer large files using Wi-Fi Direct.

Specifications

2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

4G Network: LTE (regional)

Display Type: 4.8 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with 16M colors, 720 x 1280 pixels, ~306 ppi pixel density, Multitouch,

Corning Gorilla Glass 2, TouchWiz UI v4.0 and touch sensitive controls

Vibration: MP3, WAV ringtones microSD, up to 64 GB

Internal: 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM

GPRS: Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 – 48 kbps

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot

microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go

Camera: 8.0-megapixel with 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch

focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization

Secondary: 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps

OS: Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Chipset: Exynos 4212 Quad

CPU: Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9

GPU: Mali-400MP

Sensors: Accelerometer, gyro, RGB sensor, proximity, compass, barometer

HTML, Adobe Flash

Radio: Stereo FM radio with RDS

GPS: with A-GPS support and GLONASS

Java: via Java MIDP emulator

Colors: Blue and White

MicroSIM card support only

S-Voice natural language commands and dictation

Smart Stay eye tracking

Dropbox (50 GB storage)

Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

TV-out (via MHL A/V link)

SNS integration

MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player

MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player

Image/video editor

Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)

Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration

Voice memo/dial/commands

Phonebook: Caller groups, Unlimited entries, Search by both first and last name, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID and Ring ID

Organizer: Alarm, Calendar, Calculator and Document viewer (Office 2007, Office 2003, PDF)

Messaging: MMS, SMS, Predictive text input and Threaded view

E-mail: POP3, IMAP, Microsoft Exchange and SMTP

Instant Messaging: Google Talk

Charging connector: microUSB, others: NFC, DLNA, MHL, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Notifications: Polyphonic ringtones, Music ringtones (MP3), Flight mode, Vibration, Speakerphone and Silent mode

Additional microphone: Yes

Specifications

• Device type: Smart phone
• Form factor: Candybar
• OS: Android (2.3)
• Colors: Black
• Side Keys: Left: Volume control
• Features: Proximity sensor
• Touchscreen: Capacitive, Multi-touch
• Storage expansion Slot Type: microSD, microSDHC
• Processor: Single core
• Built-in online services support: YouTube (upload), Picasa
• Browser Supports: HTML
• Navigation: Yes
• UMTS: 1700/2100 MHz
• Organizer: Alarm, Calendar and Calculator
• Phonebook: Multiple numbers per contact, Caller groups, Picture ID, Search by both first and last name and Ring ID
• Email: IMAP, POP3, SMTP
• Messaging: MMS, SMS, Predictive text input and Threaded view
• Notifications: Polyphonic ringtones, Music ringtones, Flight mode, Vibration, Speakerphone and Silent mode
• Instant Messaging: Google Talk
• Sensors: Voice dialing, Accelerometer, Voice recording and Voice commands

The rest of the specifications will make you salivate too, as the Sony LT29i Hayabusa will be featuring a 4.55-inch high definition Reality Display, and will be propelled by a dual-core Snapdragon S4 1.5GHz processor. It will be measuring just 7mm thin and will come with a generous 2200mAh battery. It is expected to be all-display at the front and will get Android Ice Cream Sandwich’s onscreen buttons for navigation.

The Sony LT29i Hayabusa is likely to be introduced this June and the sales to start in July.

Specifications

• Device type: Smart phone
• OS: Android (4.0)
• Form factor: Candybar
• Physical size: 4.55 inches
• Touchscreen: Capacitive, Multi-touch
• Features: Light sensor, Proximity sensor
• System chip: Snapdragon S4
• Processor: Dual core, 1500 MHz
• Camera: 13 megapixels, Immobile
• Features: Auto focus, Geo tagging
• Camcorder: 1920 x 1080 (1080p HD)
• Music player Filter by: Album, Artist, Playlists
• Features: Album art cover, Background playback
• Built-in online services support: YouTube (upload), Picasa
• Phonebook: Caller groups, Unlimited entries, Search by both first and last name, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID and Ring ID
• Organizer: Calendar, Alarm, Calculator
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input
• Notifications: Polyphonic ringtones, Music ringtones (MP3), Flight mode, Vibration, Speakerphone and Silent mode

Specifications

• 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• 3G Network: HSDPA 1700 / 2100
• Display Type: 4.0 inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with touch sensitive controls, 16M colors, 480 x 800 pixels and ~233 ppi pixel density
• Alert types: Vibration, MP3 ringtones
• Card slot: microSD, up to 32GB
• Internal: 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
• Speed: HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA
• WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
• Camera: 8.0-megapixel with 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, face and smile detection, touch focus and image stabilization
• OS: Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradeable to v2.3
• Chipset: NVIDIA Tegra 2 AP20H
• CPU: Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9
• GPU: ULP GeForce
• Sensors: Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
• Stereo FM radio with RDS
• GPS with A-GPS support
• T-Mobile TV
• NVIDIA Tegra Zone
• T-Mobile Video Chat
• Social networking integration
• HDMI port
• Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk
• DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
• MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
• Document editor
• Voice memo/dial/commands
• Phonebook: Caller groups, Unlimited entries, Search by both first and last name, Multiple numbers per contact, Ring ID and Picture ID
• Organizer: Alarm, Calendar, Calculator, Document viewer and World clock
• Messaging: MMS, SMS, Predictive text input and Threaded view
• Email: IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange
• Notifications: Music ringtones (MP3), Haptic feedback, Vibration, Polyphonic ringtones, Silent mode, Flight mode and Speakerphone
• Hearing aid compatibility: M3, Voice recording and TTY/TDD

The Asus Transformer Pad 300 comes with 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900; 3G Network: HSDPA; 4G Network: LTE; Optional mobile dock with standard QWERTY keyboard and trackpad; 10.1 inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with 16M colors, 1280 x 800 pixels, ~149 ppi pixel density, Corning Gorilla Glass and ASUS Waveshare UI; Vibration, MP3 ringtones; microSD, up to 32GB; 1 GB RAM, 16 GB ROM; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL; Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot; 8.0-megapixel camera with 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus and Geotagging; Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich); Chipset: NVIDIA Tegra 3; CPU: Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9; GPU: ULP GeForce; GPS with A-GPS support; SNS integration; HDMI port; MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC player; MP4/H.264/H.263 player; Document editor; Voice memo/dial; Photo viewer/editor; Phonebook: Unlimited entries; Organizer: Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer, Calculator; Messaging: Threaded view, Predictive text input; Email: IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange; Instant Messaging: Google Talk; Bluetooth 3.0; Notifications: Flight mode, Speakerphone; Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Voice commands and Voice recording.

Samsung Focus S is an excellent Windows Phone with big, gorgeous touchscreen display, smooth performance, front facing 1.3 megapixel camera, good 8.0-megapixel camera, light and thin design, HSPA+ speeds, engaging interface, great music and gaming experience and loudspeaker. Providing a premium, powerful Windows Mobile smartphone experience in pocket friendly design, it is powered by the most recent Windows Phone 7.5 OS, which boasts plenty of improvements, including threaded conversations that move with you from Facebook to text and back again, video and photo capture and multitasking. At just 8.5mm at its sleekest, the Focus S is the thinnest 4G Windows Phone handset. Additionally, it features a Super AMOLED 4.3 inch multi-touchscreen display, which provides blacker blacks with superior views from any angle and deeper and richer colors.

The Samsung Focus S is fundamentally a successor to one of the best selling Windows Phone known as Samsung Focus and a slate smartphone unveiled in United States in 2011. Currently, it is available exclusively through AT&T and is only around 8.5mm at its sleekest point, making it stylish, pretty easy to slip into tightest jeans pocket and beautiful. With 8.0-megapixel camera, you can not only take beautiful images and video, but also get into the act. Smile! Strengthened by a brilliant screen and strong hardware specifications, the Focus S is arguably the best Windows Phone ever.

The Windows Phone OS has arrived on abundance of cellphones, but none of the manufacturers has yet been capable for designing a killer Windows Phone for United States market till now. The Samsung Focus S, a light and thin device introduced by AT&T is a beautiful smartphone with good 8.0-megapixel rear facing camera, front facing 1.3 megapixel camera and 4.3 inch Super AMOLED display. It is the same shell like AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S II phone, minus Android operating system and plus physical camera button. It is offered for Rs. 25,000.

Classy, open and sleek are the three words, which describe the Samsung Focus S with curved corners and flat sides. Like the Skyrocket and Galaxy S II smartphones of AT&T, the S has slightly dimpled back cover with slight rise where cover snaps into place at the bottom. It measures 5 inches high, 0.3 inch thick and 2.6 inches wide and weighs 3.9 ounces. The Focus S sports a Super AMOLED 4.3 inch touchscreen display, which provides WVGA resolution of 800 x 480 pixels and 16 million color support. Unlike other smartphones in the market, the colors stand out from the display and are vivid. Motivation for the Focus S comes from a Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS with simple interface, and is simply single start screen populated with dynamic live tiles.

The 1.3 megapixel front facing camera of Samsung Focus S is situated above the screen, whereas the 3 touch sensitive buttons correspond to back, home and search. Pressing and holding the back button enables you to switch among tasks. The power button and camera shutter is located on the right hand side of the smartphone, while the volume rocker button on the left. The microUSB charging port is situated at the bottom of the device, whereas the 3.5mm headphone jack on the top. Flip the phone over to locate the 8.0-megapixel rear facing camera with LED flash.

The Samsung Focus S includes 4G HSPA+ network that’s faster unlike 3G network. As an Android handset, it comes with multimedia messaging, built in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. You get email and social networking integration via support for account log-ins in settings and group messaging, an option for linking inboxes together. The address book is limited and there is capability to thread messages sent between IM and traditional texting in same thread with task switching support. Basic features include voice prompts for voice dialing, conference calling and speakerphone. Essentials are calendar, clock, Internet Explorer 9 with HTML5 support, podcast subscriptions and calculator.

AT&T has also added some of its own apps on Samsung Focus S; these include AT&T U-verse Mobile, QR code and bar code scanner, MyWireless, AT&T Radio and AT&T Navigator with turn by turn directions. Samsung has added some extras, including Photo Studio application with basic editing tools. Microsoft continues to win support by adding excellent music mixing DJ features and Music+Videos hub with Zune integration and Zune Pass. The Bing’s new Mango gains music identification and optical scan and search, which works well on Focus S. Without microSD memory card slot, the built in 16GB is an upper limit for local storage. Switching between camera and video mode is simple, as is accessing multiple settings for white balance, image resolution, photo effect sharpness, ISO, contrast and more.

Standard features on Samsung Focus S include 3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100; 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900; Accelerometer; proximity; compass; Super AMOLED 4.3 inch Plus capacitive touchscreen with 480 x 800 pixel resolution and 16 million color support; Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall; Touch-sensitive controls; HSDPA, HSUPA; 16GB/32GB storage, 512 MB RAM; 8.0-megapixel camera with 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, image stabilization and smile detection and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n.

Also standard on Samsung Focus S are 1.4 GHz Scorpion; Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango; Stereo FM radio with RDS; SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS; AT&T U-verse Mobile, GPS with A-GPS support; Document viewer/editor; NavigatorSM, FamilyMap, Radio, myWireless; Organizer; MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player; Predictive text input; Voice memo /dial /commands; Phonebook: Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID and Ring ID; MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player and Organizer: Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer, World clock and Calculator.

The Samsung Focus S also adds Bluetooth profiles: Generic Access (GAP), Handsfree (HFP), Service Discovery Protocol (SDP), Headset (HSP), Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP), Serial Port (SPP), Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol, Generic Audio/Video Distribution (GAVDP), Audio/Video Control Transport Protocol (AVCTP), Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile (AVRCP), Phone Book Access (PBAP) and Audio/Video Distribution Transport Protocol (AVDTP); Notifications: Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode and Speakerphone. The estimated battery life of Focus S is 6.5 hours in talktime mode and 10 days in standby mode. On the whole, it offers Microsoft’s mobile platform the closest it’s ever been to being in direct competition with Android and iOS smartphones.

Standard features on Sony Xperia P include 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900; 3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 – LT22i; 4.0 inch LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen with Touch sensitive controls, 16M colors, 540 x 960 pixels and ~275 ppi pixel density; Protection: Scratch resistant glass, Sony WhiteMagic technology, Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine and Timescape UI; 16 GB (13 GB user-available), 1 GB RAM; HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA; 8.0-megapixel camera with 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, Geotagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama, image stabilization; Video: 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light.

Also standard on Sony Xperia P include Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0; Dual-core 1 GHz processor; Stereo FM radio with RDS; GPS with A-GPS support; SNS integration; HDMI port; Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic; MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player; MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player; Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk; Document viewer; Voice memo/dial/commands.

The adds Xperia P adds Phonebook: Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID; Organizer: Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Document viewer, Calculator, Timer, Stopwatch; Messaging: SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input; Email: IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange; Instant Messaging: Google Talk; Notifications: Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone; Sensors: Accelerometer, Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording and Accessories: embedded battery, clear audio certified stereo headset, fast charger, micro USB cable for charging, synchronization and file transfer, and user documentation.