While the iPhone is hogging the headlines, Samsung has quietly released a technical powerhouse for the person who still wants a ‘proper’ phone with a ‘proper’ camera. The G600, launched in mid-2007, is a 5-megapixel slider that is arguably the most balanced handset Samsung has ever built. It’s finished in a sleek, …
It is May 2007, and Research In Motion (RIM) has just performed a brilliant piece of corporate alchemy. They have taken the stern, grey-suited DNA of the BlackBerry and injected it with a dose of consumer-friendly fun. The result is the BlackBerry Curve 8300, and it is currently the most desirable object …
Welcome to early 2007, and Sony Ericsson has just released a phone that is so thin it could arguably be used as a bookmark. The W880i is the ultimate ‘thin’ Walkman, measuring just 9.4mm thick and finished in a stunning brushed stainless steel. It is a masterclass in ‘slim-tech,’ weighing only 71g, …
Welcome to the beginning of 2007, where Nokia has just released a phone so fundamentally right that it has effectively become the ‘uniform’ for the British middle class. The Nokia 6300 is not a technical ‘Godzilla’ like the N95; instead, it is a masterclass in understated, premium industrial design. It’s a slim …
It is the summer of 2006, and Sony Ericsson has just dropped the hammer on the mobile world. The K800i isn’t just a phone; it is the first to carry the ‘Cyber-shot’ branding, and in the UK, it has instantly become the ‘coolest’ bit of kit you can own. It’s a chunky, …
Welcome to May 2006, and LG has just changed the mobile design rules forever with the KG800, better known as the ‘Chocolate.’ This is the first device in their ‘Black Label’ series, and it is less of a telephone and more of a piece of minimalist art. When you take it out …
It is the start of 2006, and Motorola has decided that if you liked the Razr but found the whole ‘flipping’ thing a bit too much like hard work, you should probably buy the SLVR L7. Following on from the L6, the L7 is the premium ‘candybar’ expression of Motorola’s obsession with …
The king is dead; long live the king. The Samsung D600 arrived in late 2005 to replace the already legendary D500, and it has done so by taking everything that was good about its predecessor and turning the technical volume up to eleven. If you thought the slide on the D500 was …
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