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Filed under: Handsets , Vertu , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , UMTS At a staggering 242,380 Czech crowns (about $12,331), Vertu's latest Signature S Design model certainly isn't for everybody -- in fact, we'd venture to say that it's very nearly for no body -- but putting the positively stupid pricing aside for a moment, you have to admit that this thing is beautiful in its own way. IDNES.cz somehow managed to grab both stainless steel and gilded versions of the 3G candybar, revealing that the user interface is about as plain-vanilla as any other Series 40 device out there (what do you expect for the price of a small car?) but the hefty body looks as beautiful in person as it does in Vertu's carefully-prepared PR. It apparently feels great, too -- not like we'll ever know. Anyone need a kidney? Vertu's Signature S Design gets handled -- gently originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Handsets , Nokia , GSM Looking through the pictures here, you might not suspect that the sticker prices for these bad boys range from just €90 ($117) all the way down to a jaw-droppingly low €25 (about $32), but they do, which raises a question: why must they be targeting emerging markets alone? Nokia has a history of going after emerging economies with the occasional barrage of models , and the latest round ups the game with features we'd be totally cool with seeing on your average "mature market" handset -- goodies like integrated flashlights, sturdy lanyards, and a vaguely-defined "Nokia Life Tools" service that delivers relevant information in a graphical interface to phones via SMS (the logic being that GPRS isn't always available where these phones are going to be used). The most expensive device of the lot will be the 5130 XpressMusic, the first music-centric Nokia destined for low-income areas of the world with an integrated FM radio, 2-megapixel cam, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Next up we've got the fancy 7100 Supernova, joining Nokia's fashion-friendly line in a couple tasty colors with a 1.3-megapixel cam. If we skip all the way to the bottom, we have the lowly 1202, a rugged-looking little monochrome beast with an extended battery, a five-user phonebook to make it easy to pass around the whole family, and extra-loud ringtones -- and at 25 euros, it's Nokia's lowest-cost phone ever. Why do we want one really badly? Are we crazy? Look for all six of these to start filtering around the globe between now and early 2009. Nokia rolls deep on the cheap, cooks up six models originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Handsets , Others , GSM Great news: just because you want to save a few bucks doesn't mean you have to sacrifice the flashlight on your next phone. Heck, in Russia, you can pay a mere 3,190 rubles (about $119) and get yourself a nice little Alcatel OT-I650 , a candybar sporting a 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, FM radio, accelerometer (both for controlling phone functions and for use with the integrated pedometer), 12 hours of talk time, and enough ugly to minimize the odds someone's going to swipe your piece off a desk when you're not looking. Oh, and there's that aforementioned flashlight built into the top. Get it in your choice of black or orange -- and if you're in the States, make a nice little Russian vacay out of it. [Via Unwired View ] Alcatel's OT-I650 integrates flashlight, accelerometer, ugly into one convenient package originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Nokia 2600 is a basic candybar that was officially announced by the Finnish manufacturer at the beginning of 2008. The device is targeted mainly at emerging markets, so it might come as a surprise the fact that, today, AT&T has launched it in the US, in two color versions: black and red. AT&T is offering the [...]

Launching the 1606 flip phone in the US was not enough for Nokia today, as the Finnish manufacturer has also unveiled a new CDMA candybar, the Nokia 2228. In the Finns’ words, the 2228 is a uniquely designed phone. Sadly, there is only one tiny, unclear image with the new device at the moment I’m writing this, [...]

Filed under: Handsets , Samsung , Symbian , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA Hardware fanatics, listen up -- a golden egg has been laid in the form of the Samsung I7110. Arriving with a slightly sleeker design than on the earlier spotted i7110c , this Symbian S60-based candybar has been revealed to the world today in London. Specs wise, you're looking at a luscious 2.6-inch AMOLED display, FM radio / transmitter , GPS navigation (with geotagging functionality), an accelerometer, "3D graphics," Bluetooth 2.0, HSDPA and WiFi. Additionally, it packs a 5-megapixel camera (with Auto Focus and a LED flash), robust multimedia player (DivX support included), 50MB of internal memory, a microSDHC slot, video recording, 11-hours of talk time and a 12.9-millimeter thin body. Price remains a mystery, but those in Russia will be the first in the know when it launches there next month. As for everyone else? Patience. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments