Saturday, May 31, 2008

Phones on the market this summer

My wife and I are looking to replace our cellphones this summer.  My wife's motorazor battery is failing and I cannot stand using Windows Mobile.

Phones that are in our radar this summer:

Apple iPhone 2.0 (Speculated) http://gizmodo.com/378648/iphone-to-support-gps-stereo-bluetooth--nike%252B-battle-hackers
- 620Mhz PPC processor
- iPhone OS
- 320x480 display / Touchscreen
- 32GB Flash storage
- 3.6Mbps HSDPA/GSM 3G cellular modem
- GPS / AGPS
- Wifi B/G
- Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP (stereo audio)
- Nike+ ?
- Orientation Sensor
- $400 (w/ Contract)

HTC Dream (speculated) http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/htcs-dream-again-rumored-to-be-first-android-phone/
- 528Mhz ARM5 CPU
- Andriod / Linux OS
- 480x640 display / Capacitative Touchscreen  (based on HTC Diamond)
- 3.6Mbps HSDPA/GSM 3G cellular modem
- GPS / AGPS
- Wifi B/G
- Bluetooth 2.x with A2DP (stereo audio)
- MicroSD
- $599 (w/Contract)?

OpenMoko Freerunner http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo_FreeRunner
- 400Mhz ARM4 processor
- Linux 2.6.24 Qtopia
- 480x640 display / resistive Touchscreen
- 128MB RAM / 128MB storage
- GPRS / GSM 2G cellular modem
- GPS / AGPS
- Wifi B/G
- Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP (stereo audio)
- MicroSD
- Orientation Sensor
- USB Host Port (hook up jump drivers, mice, cameras, etc)
- $400 ( No contract)

Nokia N96 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N96
- ? Mhz CPU
- Symbian OS S60
- 240x320 display / resistive Touchscreen
- 128MB RAM / 16GB storage
- HSDPA / GSM 3G cellular modem
- GPS / AGPS
- Wifi B/G
- Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP (stereo audio)
- MicroSD
- 5 MP camera
- Video Conference
- Hardware media playback
- FM Radio
- Orientation Sensor
- $800 (without contract)

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