Camera Phones Plaza

Since my first article on this website and up until the moment I’m writing these words, I’ve had the chance to see that Indian customers are very eager to be informed on the latest apparitions in the cell phone world. I don’t really know how many of them have an interest based on a genuine need or passion, but they proved to be very enthusiastic when it comes to gadgets of all sorts.

In the given context, it’s no wonder companies are trying to satisfy their needs. So here we have a cell phone that is already being sold in countries across Europe and Asia: the HTC Touch Diamond2. The device has just been presented to the Indian market, which has finally been blessed with a high-end smartphone, equipped with Windows Mobile and everything.

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The Touch Diamond2 is the successor of the Touch Diamond, of course, and comes with features like a 3.2 inch touch sensitive display with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels, a 5 megapixels camera with autofocus, touch focus and VGA video recording capabilities, features that are obviously better than the ones of the first model.

In addition, you’ll be able to enjoy the Push Internet, the latest HTC technology which is said to help users have an easier and faster access to the Web. The list of features continues with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional (which can be upgraded to 6.5), GPS and Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, a touch sensitive zoom bar, the TouchFLO 3D user interface and FM radio with RDS.

The phone is going to be sold unlocked for a price of 29,990 INR, meaning approximately $630.

(Source: UnwiredView)

If you are a Canadian and you felt like being neglected when it came to the so very acclaimed Android cell phones, then you have many reasons to be jolly, because Rogers Communications has a pretty good news for you.

You have two reasons to be jolly, to be more precise, because instead of only one Android smartphone, you’ll be blessed with two such devices, both coming from HTC. The Canadian provider has done it and the introduction of the HTC Dream (which you might know under the name of T-Mobile G1) and the HTC Magic (which is also referred to as MyTouch 3G) is now official.

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The Dream is the world’s first Android-based handset, while the Magic is the second. They are quite different, not only as far as the design is concerned, but also when it comes to the QWERTY keyboard. The Dream has a hardware one, but the Magic, on the other hand, lacks this feature. Hopefully, as it will come with the Android 1.5, the Magic will be provided with a virtual QWERTY keypad.

As for the availability of these tow Android cell phones in the Canadian market, June 2nd is said to be the day, the holy day. Starting June 2nd, they will be exclusively sold by Rogers, under unknown prices for the moment.

(Source: unwiredview.com)

As it was announced, the HTC Touch Pro2 is expected to become available starting the summer of 2009. It’s not just a rumor, as you must be accustomed to already, because the news was given to the public by HTC itself, when they decided to officially announce the device along with the Touch Diamond2.

Because this is how things usually happen with this type of companies and highly anticipated devices, we haven’t had at our disposal information about the price of the Touch Pro2.

But it seems that the Taiwanese company decided it’s time for us to know how much it will cost. Therefore, according to HTC the phone was designed for business professionals and comes with the TouchFLO 3D, Push Internet technology, a high-resolution 3.6 inch widescreen VGA display, a QWERTY keyboard, expandable memory, a zoom bar that is touch-sensitive and a better battery life. Not to mention the Straight Talk technology which provides an experience based on integrated email, voice and speakerphone.

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“The HTC Touch Pro2 and HTC Touch Diamond2 introduce a mobile communication experience that simplifies how we communicate with people in our lives whether through voice, text or email”, said Peter Chou, the President and CEO of HTC Corp. In addition, he said that “HTC is delivering the latest, cutting-edge sophistication in a broad portofolio of mobile phones that improve how people live, work and communicate”.

These are enough reason for the HTC Touch Pro2 to be sold for approximately SGD $1,088 and $1,328.

(Source: Press release)

It’s more than a month since Vodafone, the famous mobile network operator, announced the introduction of the new HTC Magic, a device that it was said to be an Android-based cell phone. Back then, the information about the availability, meaning the precise release date, wasn’t unveiled.

Well, we have a piece of fresh news for you as far as the handset is concerned. It seems that Vodafone UK decided to launch the HTC Magic in the near future. To be more precise, the phone is said to hit the market starting May 1st.

If you don’t remember what the Magic will bring, let me refresh your memory: a 3.2 inches QVGA screen, HSDPA, GPS functionality, a 3.2 megapixel camera with no flash, unfortunately, a G1-style trackball.

Rumors say that the phone will cost you nothing (which means it can be yours and all yours for free), if you don’t have anything against signing a 2-year contract agreement. In addition, you’ll have to make up your mind for a data plan offered by Vodafone UK of at least £25 per month.

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As I said before, the news refers to the UK launch, but the chances for it to start selling in other European markets, such as France, Germany, Italy and Spain, where Vodafone is available, are quite significant. Not to mention the fact that it’s possible that the Magic will also be present in the US shelves by the end of this year, via T-Mobile.

(Source: unwiredview.com)

Have you dreamed about a brand new HTC QWERTY keyboard smartphone to be presented in the near future? Well, I’m happy to tell you that you’re some very lucky people, because here we have the HTC Snap, a device based on the Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard that was announced during the 2009 edition of the CTIA Wireless.

The features list isn’t meant to impress the customers, so we sure hope that HTC will launch the device with an affordable price. If we were to emphasize the strong points of the Snap, we would mention the full QWERTY keyboard, the HSDPA connectivity, of course, and maybe the battery, which is a 1,500 mAh one. In addition, there’s a new Inner Circle feature which “makes it easy for users to prioritize messages from the most important people in their lives at the press of a button”.

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Therefore, the features this smartphone comes equipped with are the following: a QVGA display, a 2 megapixel camera, GPS connectivity, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 528MHz Qualcomm processor and 256MB of ROM and 128MB of RAM.



The new QWERTY keyboard smartphone is expected to become available from the second quarter of 2009. And if you’re a North American, then you should worry no more, because the Snap is to come there also. But it seems that it will be differently “baptized”. The new name is said to be HTC S522.

(Surce: HTC)