In a way, the Nokia 7600 is like a Rochard test. One may either fall in love with its unconventional design, or avoid it like the plague. Technews solicited the opinions of female staff, and most of them were not too keen about the handset.
Bottom line is, if one goes for daring concepts in aesthetics he or she would find the 7600 enchanting. People who put emphasis on functionality over form, however, may find it too different and say ?pass.? 

Features

Dual Mode Operation
· WCDMA and GSM 900/1800 networks
· Automatic switching between bands and modes

Size
· Weight: 123 g (with Lithium Battery)
· Dimensions: 87 mm x 78 mm x 18.6 mm, 103 cc

Display and User Interface
· Bright active matrix TFT color display
· 65,536 colors
· 128×160 pixels
· Graphical user interface
· Built-in HF for speech, music, and polyphonic ringing tones
· Three soft keys plus scroll key

Integrated Digital VGA Camera
· Image/video resolution: 640×480/128×96
· Self-time function (10 sec)
· Video capture up to 15 frames per second
· Phone display used as a viewfinder
· 29 MB dynamic memory for contacts, video clips, images, tones, messages, music files, add -on applications, calendar, and to-do notes.
· Dedicated camera key for instant capturing of still images or videos

Digital Music Player
· Digital Music Player for MP3 and AAC files
· Music file download over-the-air or from a combatible PC via Nokia Audio Manager which is included in Nokia PC Suite
· Listen with stereo headset or through internal loudspeaker
· MP3 and AAC files as ringing tones

High-Speed Data
· Up to 57.6 kilobits per second in circuit-switched data networks
· Up to 384 kilobits per second (downlink) and 64 kilobits per second (uplink) in WCDMA packet transmission networks
· Multitasking: Take and send pictures while you talk

Connectivity
· Infrared
· Bluetooth wireless technology
· USB with Pop-Port™
· Wireless phone connection to a compatible PC
· Send/receive pictures, video clips, graphics

Messaging
· Combine video/picture, text, and voice into multimedia messages
· Embedded e-mail client
· Concatenated text messages, picture messaging

Voice Features
· Voice dialing
· Voice recorder
· Integrated handsfree speaker

Browsing
· Advanced XHTML browser
· WAP 2.0 over GPRS data in both GSM and WCDMA modes

Video Services
· Video clip download up to 1.4MB
· 3GPP Streaming*

Applications
· Pre-installed Java™ based games and applications
· Downloadable Java™ applications, maximum download size 348kB per application

The Sony Ericsson K700i adds additional functionality to the popular and highly-rated T630 model. What’s new in the K700i? Firstly, the VGA camera has been enhanced with a camcorder capability for recording videos. The TFT screen is 65,000 colours, like the T630, but it has been increased to nearly twice the size of the T630 – great for photos, videos and games. Ringtones have been upgraded from 32-voice to 40-voice. There’s also an integrated FM radio and MP3 player. Another improvement is the increased memory – at 41Mbytes, this is more than virtually any other phone on the market, and is ideal for storing photos, videos and music.

The brushed aluminium finish of the phone and the curved shape make for a very sexy image, and the phone definitely deserves 5 stars when it comes to looks.

Sony Ericsson claim that the K700i is “as much a camera as it is a phone”. That’s a bit of a wild claim, considering that the camera’s resolution of 0.3 megapixels is less than that of even the cheapest digital camera, however compared with other camera phones it’s as good as most competitors. Let’s not forget that Sony are one of the top 3 manufacturers of digital cameras. The integrated camera can be activated in one click, with one more click to take a picture. Sony Ericsson’s new QuickShare? technology enables you to easily share pictures with your PC or other phones, using Bluetooth?, email, MMS or data cable. The camera is equipped with a 4x digital zoom and a camera light. The K700i has been designed very much with this camera-phone dual concept in mind. From the front, the device is very much a functional mobile phone; from the other side, it’s a camera!

We have no hesitation in awarding the K700i 5 stars. “Outstanding” is the only word to describe it!

The Siemens SL55 is a phone that looks fabulous, but unfortunately its beauty is only skin deep. As you can see from reading the consumer reviews below, it comes with a host of reliability and reception problems, which is why we have awarded it a one-star rating.

For the mobile mover and shaker. The sleek and stylish V180 keeps you connected globally. Bring your phone to life with unique HiFi Ringers? (short clips of actual songs) or compose a ringtone of your own. Download Fun? Wallpapers and games you can play on the color screen. Chat with your friends using the built-in AOL® Instant Messenger? and see who’s calling at a glance on the external display. The V180 is small and sporty–but why keep it in your pocket when you can show it off.