Samsung Philippines Drops Prices of their Touch Screen Phones

Samsung Philippines gave us the reason to switch to touch-screen phones. The good news is, they will be reducing the prices of their touch-screen phones including the Android powered Galaxy 5. Below are the reduced prices of Samsung touch-screen phones:

Samsung Champ: From P4,980 to P4,390
Samsung B7722: From P15,700 to P12,980
Samsung Galaxy 5: From P10,980 to P9,190
Samsung Corby Wi-Fi: From P6,900 to P5,890




Source: Samsung Philippines and Techie.com.ph

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Nokia C3 Review

Last year Nokia announced their latest and most affordable QWERTY phone in the market, the Nokia C3. On their TV commercials they promote the reliable and simple messaging and social networking capability of Nokia C3.

For a budget minded consumer who wants to own a QWERTY phone, Nokia C3 would be a best choice specially if you are into Facebook or Twitter. This full QWERTY keyboard, dedicated Messaging and Contacts keys and with Wi-Fi connectivity that will give the user all the performance they need for a phone.

Aside from the phohe itself. you will get the typical accessories like charger, earphone for a 3.5mm audio jack, manual and a 1GB microSD. No USB cable included.

DESIGN
Nokia C3 is thicker and rough on the edges that makes the unit more decent compared to other QWERTY phone. The keyboard and the screen are good and easy to use.

Nokia C3 comes with three colors, Slate Bluish, Golden White and Hot Pink. The front design is all made of plastic that make the unit glossy.

It has a dedicated button for contacts and email/messages. And 4 navigation key at the middle. It also has a 2.4" 256k color display of 320 x 240 pixel resolution screen.

At the top of Nokia C3 is the 2mm charger plug and the 3.5mm standard audio jack. And 2.0 mega pixel of camera at the back middle of the unit.


USER INTERFACE
Nokia C3 runs in Series 40 symbian interface. It way not the same with the E series which uses Symbian S60 3rd UI.

The font are quite big for QWERTY phone like Nokia C3. The standby screen occupy the signal strength, battery status, ringing profile icon and time on the left side of the screen.

You can change the menu screen to 3 different modes.

For the messaging, the Nokia C3 gives you a great typing experience with its full keyboard. The interface is very familiar specially when you are using a bar type of phone from Nokia.

FEATURES
Nokia C3 has a great music player. The music player can sort a song by artist, album and genre. The player can play AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MP3, WMA, AMR-NB. It also allows you to use stereo Bluetooth earphones.

This unit also has a FM radio and RDS support. Can save available radio stations in your area.

For the video player. Nokia C3 is only compatible with 3GP and MP4 formats. The video can be played in fullscreen mode and can be fast-forward and rewind. Video recording is also good. It can produce QVGA@20fps.

The 2MP pixel camera of Nokia C3 can snaps photos at 1600x1200 pixel. The camera settings are limited only for white balance, resolution and other effect and self-timer.

CONNECTIVITY
Nokia C3 is quad-band GSM/EDGE connectivity. It has a Wi-Fi connectivity for free hotspots and Bluetooth for local connection.


FINAL WORD
If you are into a QWERTY phone I would suggest the Nokia C3. One of the major reason is the affordability and the long battery life of the unit. If you are a person who always connected to your friends, this unit will probably the best for you because of its connectivity to Facebook, Twitter, Chat or IM. For a price of about Php5,000 to Php6,000 this would definitely a good catch.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc Revealed

Sony Ericsson does not officialy announced XPERIA Arc, but leak about the upcoming Android smartphone are now being circulated in some tech blogs. The XPERIA Arc runs on Gingerbread version of Android with a big 4.2" screen, comes with a very stylish slim design.

XPERIA Arc has a 4.2-inch capacitive Reality display. This display uses Sony's BRAVIA Mobile Engine with a noise reduction, sharpness, color management and contrast enhancement on the picture. See below specs:

Sony-Ericsson Xperia Arc (X12 Anzu)

Qualcomm MSM8250 Snapdragon 1 GHz CPU

4.2″ capacitive display @ 480×854 pixels

Sony Mobile Bravia Engine

up to 32GB via microSD (16GB included)

HSDPA, HSUPA

WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA

Bluetooth 2.1 w/ A2DP

8MP autofocus camera w/ LED flash

720p HD video recording

Li-Po 1500mAh battery

Android 2.3 Gingerbread

Source: GSM Arena and Yugatech

70% Nokia Holiday Sale on December 4

This coming December 4, Nokia will be having an another sale. A promising 70% off on several handsets including Nokia C6.

The sale is open to all Nokia Stores nationwide. There will be no 1 to 2 hours sale, the sale will be on the whole day of Saturday. See below discounted price lists:


Nokia 1280 – Php890
Nokia 1616 – Php990
Nokia C3 – Php4,990
Nokia 5230 – Php4,990
Nokia C5 – Php6,990
Nokia C6 – Php10,990

Source: Yugatech and Nokia Philippines

Nokia Announces C2-01 and X2-01 Entry-Level Phones

Nokia unveiled their latest entry-level mobile phone. The Nokia C2-01 and Nokia X2-01.

Nokia C2-01 runs in Series 40 platform. With 2" QVGA screen, 3.2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth and microUSB port. Has a standard 3.5mm audio jack and built-in stereo FM Radio with RDS and has a microSD card slot. The Nokia C2-01 will be available in the Q1 2011 in Black, Warm Silver and White Color version.

Nokia X2-01 also runs in Series 40 platform, with 2.4 QVGA screen and full QWERTY keyboard. 3.5mm audio jack and stereo FM radio with RDS. Also has a microSD memory slot. It will be available in Red, DeepGrey, Silver, Lilac and Azure.

Source: GSM Arena

LG Optimus One 50% Discount Promo

Aside from Nokia C6, LG Philippines is also offering the 50% discount for their latest Android phone, the LG Optimus One. From the retail price of Php12,990 you will have the unit for Php6,495 this coming November 13, 2010 at 2pm to 3pm only. The unit will be offered in LG Concept Stores in SM Megamall, SM North EDSA Annes, SM Cebu and Gaisano Davao.

Nokia C6 60% 1 Day Promo

This coming November 13, 2010 Nokia Philippines will be having a 60% off one-day promo for the their new Nokia C6. This one day promo will start at 1pm to 3pm only. See below poster.

Stores include Nokia Stores in SM Megamall, SM North EDSA, SM Cebu and Gaisano Davao City.

Samsung Punch (Ch@t 322): Dual SIM QWERTY Phone

Samsung announced their latest QWERTY phone equipped with Dual SIM capability, the Samsung Punch (Ch@t 322). According to report this unit will be available in Russia next month. Samsung Punch (Ch@t 322) has a handy optical trackpad, push-like email, Facebook and Twitter integration. It has a 1.3MP camera at the back and a 3.5mm audio jack. Some features of this unit is still not disclose.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Launched for Php11,600

Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 has been officialy launched in the Phillipines with a cheaper amount of price tag of Php11,600. The unit has a free 3-month subscription to McAffee WaveSecure, a remote tracking/backup software. See below specs:

2G Quadband GSM

3G 3.5G HSDPA

600MHz processor

320 x 480 pixel resolution

16M Colors

128MB Inter Memory

Expandable MicroSD up to 16GB

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

A-GPS

FM Radio

3 megapixels camera

640 x 480 pixel video recording

Android 1.6 Donut

Samsung S8530 Wave II Announced

Successor to the Samsung Wave has been announced. The Samsung S8530 Wave II, with a big screen of 3.7 inches and powered by Bada OS. See below specs:

Samsung S8530 Wave II

3.7 inches screen

1GHz CPU

5MP camera with LED flash

720p video capture

Bluetooth 3.0

Wi-Fi

The Samsung S8530 Wave II will soon be available in Europe this coming November.

Source: GSM Arena

RIM Announced BlackBerry PlayBook

RIM finally unveiled their latest gadget to compete with the emerging popularity of Apple Ipad. RIM announced the BlackBerry PlayBook their first tablet, equipped with Dual HD cameras (3MP front facing and 5MP rear facing) and run in BlackBerry Tablet OS. See below specs:

RIM BlackBerry Playbook

7″ capacitive display @ 1024×600 pixel

BlackBerry Tablet OS

Cortex A9 1GHz dual-core CPU

1GB RAM

Dual HD cameras (3 MP front facing, 5 MP rear facing)

1080p Full HD video recording

HDMI port

WiFi 802.11n

Bluetooth 2.1

Nokia C3-01 Touch & Type

Nokia released another Touch & Type phone, the Nokia C3-01 Touch & Type. Kindly see below specification:

Nokia C3-01 Touch & Type

2.4 inches @ 240×320 pixels w/ resistive touchscreen

30 MB internal storage

64 MB RAM, 128 MB ROM

microSD, up to 32GB

HSDPA 10.2 Mbps, HSUPA 2 Mbps

WiFi 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP

5MP camera w/ LED flash

FM radio with RDS

Li-Ion 1050mAh battery

No definite date on when this unit will be available in the Philippines.

Souce: Yugatech