The LG Brio is certainly a phone for normal folks more than gadget-loving mobile geeks, looking rosy-cheeked as it makes a debut on Virgin Mobile.

The LG Brio is perfect for prepay phone fans looking for an everyday device, sporting a 2 megapixel camera, 2GB of internal memory and FM radio.

The media player is also better than expected, making the Brio a Dolby Mobile-certified music machine with a built-in speaker and active woofer.

Active! Woofer! Well, if that hasn’t got you on-board, then the £49.99 price tag might just sway it.

The LG GM205 is available on pay monthly and prepay, check out or LG Brio deals now.

Thanks to some particularly sharp characters at Cnet’s Deep Tech, we gather that word of an update first arose in a Nexus One help forum in which an apologetic Google representative named Ivar wrote that, yes, Mountain View is aware of the 3G problems and that help is on the way:

“Our engineers have uncovered specific cases for which a software fix should improve connectivity to 3G for some users,” he wrote. “We are testing this fix now, initial results are positive, and if everything progresses as planned, we will provide an over-the-air software update to your phone in the next week or so.”

Google’s 3G troubles echo those of Apple’s iPhone 3G, which also had a tough time from the offset when it came to 3G connectivity.

The iPhone 3G’s OS had to be patched up twice before the problems abated – but but only after Apple was threatened with a class-action lawsuit due to its poor initial performance.

Korean phone maker LG revealed their second bite at the Android cherry at a packed CES – the GT540 “Swift”.

Following on from last year’s understated GW620, the LG GT540 is powered by Google’s web-friendly operating system, with enhancements to make it what they dub a “a specialized social networking smartphone”.

Popular social networking sites are still the flavour of the month, with the GT540 making signing in to Facebook, Twitter and Bebo a “quick and easy” experience. The interface is still very much Android, albeit with shades of S-Class in the menu buttons and elements of the layout.

With a gorgeous, Viewty Lite-inspired tapered frame in terms of looks, the GT540 is seriously smart under the bonnet with a 3-megapixel camera, media player with support for Divx and MP4, Wi-Fi, 3.5mm audio jack and up to 32GB of expandable memory via microSD card.

Android on board also means the full suite of Google apps, with Maps, Search, YouTube and the Android Market all present and correct.

Available in a range of colours including pink and white and aimed at the younger market (and hopefully with a price point to match), the GT540 is marked for an April 2010 release.

The form that the newly-liveried “XBOX Live Games” will take is a platform spanning between the XBOX 360, Live for Windows on PC and handsets sporting Microsoft’s Windows Mobile operating system.

The major oversight that we would level at the service (as did Kotaku) is that the Windows phones restriction, arguably cutting off a huge swathe of the market.

No mention is made of XBOX LIve Games support for the Zune media player or smartphones running on other platforms, but to only support the least gaming friendly operating system is a mistake to say the least.

With a bevy of capable pretenders to the community gaming throne on iPhone (with OpenFeint releasing a standalone app for achievement addicts), it would have been great to see Microsoft bring some cross-platform gaming action over Live.

A Herculean effort, but the dividends would have been far greater than focussing on merely their own platform. Perhaps some new games are in the offing for Windows Mobile? It’ll certainly need them if they want XBOX Live Games – and Windows Mobile as a gaming platform – to take off.

Corby, the number of mobile phones from Samsung are very popular since its release with success in recent years, with the easy to use touch-screen machines in the eye stings with a removable rear cover jackets use the call Samsung fashion. Without a doubt, the king of the touchscreen device, to the great popularity in a number of handsets, Samsung push for more releases under the name of Corby, with a specification still higher.

This policy is with the Samsung M5650 Lindy, a touch screen and easy compact mobile phone that packs in a high functionality while maintaining a low to medium levels confirmed the market price. Sports M5650 easy QVGA touchscreen capacitive and supports up to 256,000 colors and measures 2.8 inches from point to point. Weighing only 98g, the handset measures up to 105 x 57 x 12mm is located, compact size, who feel comfortable in the hand. The M5650 runs on the operating system TouchWiz Lindy, uses brightly colored icons in a well-defined. On the main screen displays a bar of widgets is the left side of the screen, the widgets, if you do not want them can be stored on the home screen to help hide, to appoint and keep things in order.

Given the volume level of Lindy 5650, the inclusion of WiFi is a welcome surprise here is that the availability of mobile broadband HSDPA, Lindy support up to 7.2 Mbps, if any. A quad-band GSM, the 5650 also offers GPRS and EDGE as backup to the 3G, if not available, and for local connections, there’s Bluetooth and micro USB port for connection to a PC .

Lindy has a camera of 3.2 megapixels with autofocus and cons of a front camera for video telephony. Video recording is activated, and while the device can not win an award for image quality, made media is definitely good enough for the exchange of views on many social networks available and can also send a e-mail sent in 5650 has a built-in email client with support for multiple email accounts.

In fact, social networking is an important goal for this product are numerous connection possibilities to the game, allowing you to connect with your friends and your family’s favorite sites like Facebook and Twitter. The unit is well integrated and provides updates online, so you can see what your friends to share where and when.

Media is included, with a built-in digital media players support multiple formats for video and audio. Popular formats such as MP3, WMA, MP4 and WMV are included, and improved media playback is with the inclusion of DNSe on the phone. This proprietary technology provides several audio enhancement options to change the playback quality of your music from a selection, such as the Concert Hall, bass extension and street fashion. And if it does not meet your expectations, you can also create your own presets, too. Buttons default music on the phone to make music as simple as possible, allowing you to resume play, select songs and control volume all of the main stand, as the method of controlling the phone.

There are a lot of space on the phone for storage media, such as the M5650 supports microSD memory cards up to 8GB in size, based on the onboard memory of 50 MB. And a music player, the device offers a stereo FM radio with RDS support, and is also a reward for service to music in a way similar to TrackID, which is running the most Sony Ericsson phones.

Around then Lindy Samsung M5650 a powerful device, with a wealth of features available at a competitive price, it is more common in pre-pay to the market.

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The root of the word Diva comes from the feminine version of Divus, and originally meant Divine One, or Goddess. Latterly the word evolved to be something used for female opera singers, relating to the Prima Donna, or First Woman, of the Opera. These days the word is more commonly associated with pampered celebrities, empty people with a glamorous exterior who expect people to answer to their every whim, responding to every demand. Samsung’s latest handset is the S5150 Diva Folder, and the Diva name for this phone is kind of apt, seeing as it is a fairly empty device in terms of features, but with a very glamorous exterior.

The flashy exterior design of the S5150 is created to capture attention, with an eye catching silver colour embossed square like pattern. As the Folder part of the name suggests, the Samsung S5150 is a clamshell device, and cleverly hidden in the exterior is an external display, which lights up for incoming calls or showing the clock, but otherwise stays switched off. The hinge of the device is one of the newer type clamshell hinges that has become fashionable recently, very similar to the recent Sony Ericsson W980i. When opened the device reveals an internal, non touch, 2.2 inch TFT display, with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels, supporting up to 16 million colours. The S5150 is very light, weighing in at just 84g, and measuring 94 x 47 x 18mm.

The S5150 is just a TriBand GSM device, and offers neither Mobile broadband nor even 3G connectivity. Any data usage for this device is going to work over GPRS or EDGE, only, as there isn’t even Wi-Fi included. Local connectivity is handled with a Micro USB connector to connect the handset to a PC with a data cable, plus there is also Bluetooth 2.1, which connects your device to a PC for backing and transfer of data, plus also supports A2DP for stereo wireless headset usage.

The camera on the S5150 is 3.2 Megapixel, and whilst image quality is nothing to shout about, captured images are good enough to be uploaded to the web to be hosted on your blog, or send to other handsets via Bluetooth, MMS or Email. The handset is also capable of recording video at QVGA resolution, specification that is in line with the whole ethos of this device.

There is a built in FM Stereo radio available, with RDS support, which will show certain information broadcast from the radio station on the display of the device. Alongside this the media player can handle the usual variety of music and video formats for a mid range mobile, namely MP3, eAAC+, WAV and WMV for music, plus MP4, H.263 and H.264 for video. Memory capacity on the S5150 is rather limited at just 40MB, but this can be enhanced with Micro SD Memory Cards, with the S5150 Diva able to support up to 8GB.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise to find that this Diva does not include even GPS, but there are some nice touches. Multiple email accounts can be accessed on the device, and there is full java support, so our favourite applications such as Gmail and Opera Mini can be installed on the handset easily enough. There is also a photo editor on board, which allows you to manipulate various elements of images you have captured on the phone. Battery capacity on the S5150 Diva isn’t that high, just 800 mAh, but with no high speed data to drain the battery you can still achieve up to 7 hours talktime.

To conclude, the S5150, as the Diva name suggests, is all about the look rather than the substance. That said, the look is pretty impressive, and will certainly catch the attention of friends. The keypad on the device is flat, but keys are well spaced out. There is a large percentage of the market out there that just wants to make calls and send text, and don’t need all the bells and whistles of the top end smartphone. At the same time, these users want something that looks a bit different, whilst retaining an element of usability. If you fall into this category, then the Samsung S5150 Diva Folder is certainly something you should consider. The device is expected to market in Q1 2010.

The Nokia 5235 Comes With Music takes the Finnish manufacturer back into familiar territory, a bargain touchscreen smartphone with plenty of musical clout.

Echoing the form factor of the popular 5230 and 5800 XpressMusic phones whilst sharing software seen on the high-end Nokia X6, the Nokia 5235 is equipped with the all-you-can-eat Comes With Music download service, which offers 12 months of unlimited downloads.

The Nokia 5235 is a 3G device that packs a 3.2? resistive display, a 2 megapixel camera, FM radio, Bluetooth support (although no Wi-Fi), a 3.5mm audio jack and support for the Ovi Store. Memory comes in the form of microSD card support for up to 16GB, plenty of space for music and movies but none is supplied with the device.

The price is the most appealing factor about this device, an RRP of £129 (€145) is great value for a impressive touchscreen handset and tons of tunes on your mobile from Comes With Music.

Arriving in both black and silver colourways, the Nokia 5235 is earmarked for a Q1 2010 release date.

The Apple iPhone is probably the handset that generates the most chatter on the web. Anything and everything regarding the iPhone is eagerly lapped up by fans of the device, and Apple do a good job of capitalizing on this.

Recently, though, the most talked about phone is a handset that may not even exist, the fabled Google Phone. There is a lot of talk about the possibility of Google producing their own handset, hardware and firmware, and has been for years now. The rumours first started before the launch of Android, where Google were rumoured to be making their own phone, only for the Android operating system to be announced. The first phone running on the Android OS, the G1, released soon after.

The rumours have never really gone away though, and in the last few weeks they have returned with some force, with internet chatter reaching fever pitch. To be honest, it is hard to sort out the ‘could be true’ rumours from the ‘you’ve got to be kidding’ stuff. As the talk started to rise in level, it came to light that Google had in fact given some of their employees an ‘unknown’ handset, running on Android 2.1. This news soon spread across the web, with the Google employees openly talking about the phone on Twitter.

As it turns out, the phone in question seems to be the Nexus One, a device built by HTC, which shouldn’t be a surprise to many, given their close working relationship with Google and Android products recently. Sporting a large, 3.7 inch AMOLED screen, and with a 5.0 Megapixel camera, the Nexus One has the looks and styling to make it as a top end smartphone device. There have been a few tweaks to the look of the menu on the device, with a 3D look in the Applications, plus a new way of looking through the various home screens, rather than swiping side to side, screens are flicked through card style.

Google Navigation is expected to be on the device (officially available for US users only, currently) as well as the new Google service, Google Goggles. This allows you to perform searches via images. So for example, you could capture an image on the camera of a landmark, and after connecting to the service some relevant information is sent to the device about the landmark, and the surrounding area. We will have a fuller review of the Nexus One when it is officially announced.

The Nexus One is a smart looking device, very thin, and will sell well. Whilst it seems this *is* the phone that has been at the center of all the rumours over the last 10 days or so, the possibility of a Google Phone is still being talked about. Is it feasible that Google really are working on a device of their own, which will be separate to the Nexus One? If so, how much of an impact will a Google Phone have on the market? It has been suggested that any Google Phone will be sold direct, avoiding any network subsidies, but also meaning the handset will be unlocked and available on any network. It will be interesting to see what this kind of sales approach has on the market, and whether other manufacturers will consider the same route to market.

However it pans out, the interest in a Google Phone is certainly at melting point right now, and if there is a Google Phone in the pipeline then now would be a good time to move in on the market and cash in on the interest. There is a lull in the market right now, offering Google an opportunity to grab all the headlines, as most of the new handsets from the leading manufacturers will be announced nearer the run up to the Mobile World Conference, which will be in February.

With a potential Google Phone, and many Android devices due to launch, the smartphone wars look set to kick off, and it will be interesting to see what Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Samsung can bring to the table to compete. There’s also the small matter of whether we will see a new iPhone next year. At this rate, 2010 is going to be the most interesting year in mobile, and as a consumer, the choice is going to be immense.

]]> http://www.grandonk.net/the-nexus-one-new-google-mobile-phone-generation/feed/ 0 http://www.grandonk.net/blackberry-storm-2-vs-htc-hd2-which-ones-is-better/ http://www.grandonk.net/blackberry-storm-2-vs-htc-hd2-which-ones-is-better/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:44:31 +0000 admin http://www.grandonk.net/?p=1103 Canadian company Research in Motion revamped their first ever device without a keyboard, returning with a leaner and touchscreen-er BlackBerry Storm 2, whilst Taiwanese phone maker HTC continued their current handset hot streak with the huge display and impressive interface of the HD2.

With the former trying to court those on the lookout for an ‘iBerry‘ and the HTC device performing a Gok Wan-worthy transformation of Windows 6.5, which is the ideal mobile sequel for maintaining that delicate work/life balance? We attempt to find out!

Size:

As they say, size matters, and nowhere is this more true than in the smartphone market. Well, except sumo. And sports cars. Oh, also bodybuilding, but size matters here too, with both handsets piling on the inches in every dimension.

The Storm 2 is actually quite a reasonable size, sporting slightly larger measurements than the original at a height of 112.5mm and 62.2mm wide. Nothing to worry about in the suit jacket, but the bulky 13.9mm depth is reassuring but a tad cumbersome when in the trouser pocket.

The HTC HD2 is an entirely different beast, razor-thin at 11mm but is an absolutely colossal device at 120.5mm high and 67mm across. This phone strays into personal media player territory here, an expansive display resulting in a frighteningly large device.

It’s not how big it is but what you do with it that counts, and the HD2’s size will definitely pay off in later categories. However, in terms of sheer practicality, the BlackBerry Storm 2 wins in that it doesn’t look like you’re smuggling a window pane in your pantaloons when carrying it around.

Winner: BlackBerry Storm 2

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Weight:

Both real heavyweights here, with the HD2 tipping the scales at 157g and the Storm 2 breaking them at 160g. Compared to the 135g of an Apple iPhone 3GS, or the svelte 113g of a Sony Ericsson W995, both our contenders are packing a lot of extra pounds on to carry around all that smartphone gubbins.

Whilst the HD2 gives the wrist a bit of a workout when texting and tapping, the Storm 2 is really a little too heavy to go unnoticed. To the gym with you!

Winner: HTC HD2

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Screen:

Now we see why HTC’s device decided to go all panoramic on us, it was to house the HD2’s frankly astounding 4.3-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen.

With a pin-sharp 480 x 800 resolution and astounding Microsoft themselves by incorporating multi-touch into Windows Mobile 6.5, the HD2’s display is a huge draw for the device.

Spruced up with their Sense UI, the HD2 offers a Windows phone experience…with benefits. Their intuitive and eye-catching interface debuted with Android and the HTC Hero, ported over successfully with large and touch-friendly icons providing quick and easy access to functions.

The perks that iPhone users used to crow over are all present and correct with auto-rotating the screen to bring up a landscape view when browsing and a proximity sensor to turn off the screen when chatting. The sheer spectacle of what is currently the largest screen on a mobile is a big win for the HD2, certainly earning it lots of style points over the competition and becoming a real posterboy for Windows phones.

The only shortcomings are that the HD2 is not great at playing back HD video, and it also doesn’t show the full gamut of colours, resulting in gradation issues on movies and images. The iPhone’s screen is still in the upper echelon…for now.

The Storm 2 is hardly without innovation, with the execution of BlackBerry’s Surepress technology — their attempt to bring physical feedback to a virtual touchscreen keyboard — being refined and the entire user experience given a more polished feel.

The Storm 2’s 3.2-inch display would impress in other circumstances, with multi-touch enabling fast typing on the QWERTY keyboard in landscape, smooth and responsive feedback, a brilliant display to view movies on, and an iPhone-aping proximity sensor to keep the screen from interfering with calls.

It’s just that when pitted against the behemoth than is the HD2, it’s tough to go back to watching movies or browsing the web on anything smaller without really noticing the difference…it is pretty good.

Winner: HTC HD2

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Camera:

Formerly a category cruelly overlooked by HTC, the HD2 steps its snapping game up considerably with a 5 megapicel effort that also rocks an autofocus lens and dual-LED flash. Used to past transgressions in this department, the addition of such a competent camera to the HD2 came as a real surprise.

Whilst it manages to forget a camera shutter button, it’s a more than competent effort with a few image manipulation settings and a fair image quality. Also, the HD2 does not record video in HD, so no remakes of Transformers 2 in the living room for us.

We’re starting to wonder what is HD about this device…

If HTC overlooked camera capabilities, then BlackBerry shunned them with a passion and the Storm 2’s camera is an equally pleasant surprise…in as much as it has one.

A relatively recent addition for BlackBerry phones, the Storm 2’s 3.15 megapixel effort is much more workmanlike than the HD2, in that it captures images, records video and little else. Photos are grainy, videos are in QVGA and are just good enough quality to earn £250 on You’ve Been Framed. Maybe.

The LED flash is okay and the video recording competent, but the Storm 2’s camera simply ticks a box rather than impresses…at least the HD2 tries to do a good job.

Winner: HTC HD2

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Battery:

This one is a straight tale of the tape, and a comparison of their respective lifespans on a single charge. Whilst the Storm 2 claims a decent 5 hours talktime and 305 hours on standby, the HTC HD2 eclipses this despite a juice-guzzling 4.3-inch display with 6 hours and 20 minutes of 2G chatter and 490 hours standby.

Don’t all smartphones last about a day before they need charging anyway?

Winner: HTC HD2

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Memory:

Another number-cruncher, and whilst both offer microSD card slot expansion possibilities, it’s the BlackBerry that holds plenty of room for movies and music with 2GB of internal memory.

The HD2 packs a lean 448MB of RAM, so a trip to the local hardware store for an upgrade is pretty much essential for anyone other than light users. You can’t let that 4.3-inch screen go to waste by not showing movies on it!

Winner: BlackBerry Storm 2

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Connectivity:

Smartphones have pretty high standards when it comes to connectivity and both of these handsets meet them. The BlackBerry Storm 2 sidesteps that wireless issue faced by that original by packing Wi-Fi as standard, as well as 3G support and GPS. Bluetooth v2.1 ensures connectivity with a range of devices, whilst the famous BlackBerry mail server is peerless when it comes to sending and receiving messages.

The browser lacks tabs and multi-touch, so it more function than flourish but it gets the job done. The ability to install a bunch of third party solutions is always there, as are new tweaks like improved instant messaging and threaded SMS. They may sound like small improvements, but those expecting an iBerry would have gotten a rude awakening with any handset before this one…

The HD2 is a powerhouse when it comes to connectivity, combining its own skills with the strength of Microsoft to bring something equally suited to business and pleasure.

Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB are there out of the gate, supplemented by a document editor which can make even an Excel spreadsheet look beautiful, and browsing which is great, yet still some ways off desktop-quality, despite the screen. Internet Explorer is on board as part of Windows Mobile 6.5, and HTC have brought Opera along for the ride too. Whilst both are good in their own way, the fact that IE can’t support multitouch whilst Opera finds Flash a foreign language results in a device that really needs a bit of customisation before feeling comfortable.

HTC’s Sense UI gives a great feel to setting up appointments or managing messages, with vanilla Windows kept to a minimum. Sometimes the animations are more style thn substance, slowing down the experience despite a super-fast processor on board, but all in all the HD2 is a great device for staying connected. Built-in apps for Facebook and Twitter are the casual icing on a tasty connectivity experience.

The winner? HD2 for those that put looks first, but BlackBerry builds on their impressive core functionality with some great features. Too close to call.

Winner: Draw

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Media:

Whilst handsets from the BlackBerry Bold onwards have made great inroads to providing a media experience, they have always felt…uncomfortable doing so, like watching a dog walking on its hind legs. It’s awesome to see and highly entertaining, but there’s just something forced about the whole affair that makes it more than a little creepy.

The Storm 2 is a nice looking device, with the 3.2-inch screen, 3.5mm audio jack and 2GB of memory making it easy to play back music and movies at one’s leisure. The support is great, with MP3, MP4, WMV and the like all working fine, but no support for the .avi format though. The speakers work but sound a little tinny like any mobile might, whilst movies run cleanly and with little lag.

The advent of BlackBerry App World means there are now a bevy of applications, games and software to download for the device, with prices ranging from free to extortionate. A decent addition, but lacking a little in apps of the less productive variety…

Viewing images is a fairly stale slideshow, but swiping through the pictures on the Storm 2 feels good with the confident and responsive display.

The HD2 shows movies, plays showtunes and does a mean impression of an FM radio, but is crippled by the lack of formats supported by Microsoft’s Windows Media Player.

Multitouch image browsing is nice, whilst Sense UI ‘inherits’ the cool Coverflow from the iPhone for navigation of music, straight from the home screen. All is very familiar, very slick, and demonstrates perfectly how well HTC’s proprietary tune-up works with Windows Mobile.

The presence of Microsoft’s Windows Marketplace means that app lovers are equally catered for with plenty of games and programs. Whilst neither come close to impressing on the scale of the App Store, portals to purchase additional content are welcome additions to both the Storm 2 and HD2.

Being the graphical snobs that we are, as well as the presence of third party solutions to get every media format rolling on Windows Mobile, it’s another round for the HD2.

Winner: HTC HD2

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Verdict:

Whilst BlackBerry’s second bite at the touchscreen cherry is much improved and makes for a great smartphone experience in the Storm 2, the Windows Mobile heart beating under the HD2’s supercar chassis makes this HTC phone an unmatched success.

The expansive display, head-turning form factor and customised interface provides a velvet glove for the iron fist of Windows Mobile functionality. Sense UI puts on an iPhone-rivalling visual performance, and the connectivity options enable the HD2 to be completely tailored for everyone from a casual user to city slicker.

The HTC HD2 is our winner, but for everyone looking for the best in BlackBerry but want to make the jump to a touchscreen will not be disappointed with the Storm 2.

It takes a long time to produce a top end mobile phone, with many months passing from first concept drawings to final production. Any leading manufacturer worth its salt will have a roadmap of handsets projected 6 – 12 months in advance, and that information is jealously guarded to avoid leaking information to rival manufacturers. Occasionally though, certain information does leak out, be it by a mis-placed slide at a presentation or deliberately placed info supplied by the manufacturer themselves to generate internet chatter and interest in forth-coming devices. How the information leaked about the HTC roadmap came about, I’m not too sure, but it does give us a chance to look ahead to devices that will be on the market and in our pockets in 2010.

The devices mentioned are all either Windows Mobile or Android. Of the three Windows Mobile, two we currently know the code name for, the Photon and the Trophy. The third, Tera, has a flip up style keyboard that doesn’t look too different to the Nokia N97.

The remaining devices are all powered by Android, and it looks to be a strong line-up. Firstly, we have Buzz, an up market style Tattoo device, with changeable back covers, followed by Tide, a traditional candy bar style handset, with keypad. Will be interesting to see if this type of device really opens Android out to a wider audience. Next we have the Salsa, which has a form factor similar to the Nokia E72, with full QWERTY keyboard, and then the HTC Legend, the upgrade to the Hero. The Legend replaces the trackball found on the Hero with an optical trackpad, and comes with a 5.0 Megapixel camera and large, 3.2 inch display. Rounding off the forthcoming devices is the awesome Bravo, a handset that could break Android into the leading multimedia smartphone section. The Bravo promises HD (720p) video capture, plus 5.0 Megapixel camera with LED flash, a 3.7 inch display, and powered by a 1GHz Snapdragon processor.

Certainly a promising line-up, which just reinforces the view that next year is going to be all about Android.