It's time for what may seem to be an odd match-up today, but when you think about it, these two particular mobile phones are actually pretty evenly matched, and pitting them against each other does make sense. So, let's settle down watch the action as the Blackberry Storm takes on the Nokia 5800.



Nokia 5800 - touch, feel, play
The first phone in this battle's a totally new member of Nokia's Music Xpress range of mobile phones, the gorgeous Nokia 5800. This phone is quite obviously made for music and media, as it has a separate XpressMedia button that pops up a list of links to music, videos, the web, and more. Then, of course, the Nokia 5800 has a 3.2 inch touch-sensitive display, to let you use all your media files. Essentially, the Nokia 5800 was created to be a little handheld jukebox and movie player, and as music devices go, this is just about the prettiest. The Nokia 5800 also has, built-in, a 3 megapixel camera, HSDPA internet access and sat-nav, making it a wonderful all-rounder, as well as a brilliant media box. Oh, and it has a strap to fasten on a fake guitar plectrum. That rocks. The price, fairly under Rs. 22,000, rocks too!

It's also the first mobile phone to use the new Symbian S60 Touch platform, making it the first of a generation. So, with that in mind, let's pit it against another phone that uses a brand new, touchscreen platform: the gorgeous Blackberry Storm.


Blackberry Storm - more than just a storm in a teacup
Up against the Nokia 5800 is the new Blackberry Storm, and although it might seem an odd match-up, in fight terms, it's not actually as daft as it sounds. For example, both the Nokia 5800 and the Blackberry Storm are the first mobile phones to feature the touch versions of their respective operating systems, with the Blackberry Storm being based, obviously, on the Blackberry OS (well, the touch version of it, anyway). The Blackberry Storm also has a 3 megapixel camera, similar to the 5800, and it has a wealth of multimedia options. Both mobile phones also forgo a physical keyboard, but the Blackberry Storm adds something new to its virtual keyboard (well, to its interface as a whole): a moving, clickable screen. That's right, the whole screen is clickable like a giant button, making 'accidentally starting applications by touching the wrong icon' a thing of the past. Of course, like all of its predecessors, the Blackberry Storm lives for email, as well, and its push email, just like its ancestors, lets you keep in touch with your emails, no matter where.

Nokia 5800 vs Blackberry Storm - which one should YOU buy?
So, which of these two mobile phones should you go for? Should you go for the more media-oriented Nokia 5800? Or possibly you like the email capabilities of the Blackberry Storm? Well, to a certain extent, it WILL come down to what you wan to use it for. The Blackberry Storm is undoubtedly the more capable of the two mobile phones for email. Well, come on, it has Blackberry email access, surely that was never in doubt! However, when it comes to media, the Nokia 5800 is clearly the more capable, with more colours no screen, smoother playback, better music quality, and so on. However, there is one thing you need to know about the Blackberry Storm, because its biggest strength is also its biggest flaw: that clickable touchscreen. It's innovative, it completely removes the possibility of catching the wrong icon on screen, and it's not been seen on any other mobile phones before, giving it cool factor. BUT (and it's a big but), you have to really press down on it; when typing out an email on the Blackberry Storm, it's going to absolutely destroy your thumb muscles after a while, and quite apart from tiring your hands quicker, it also makes it marginally slower to type that email. So, given the fact that it may well physically hurt to use the Storm after a while, the winner, for me, has to be the Nokia 5800.
Thanks Matt.

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2008 has been a big year for business phones, especially after the introduction of Apple iPhone and the Google Android-based G1. I am reproducing a list of top 10 business phones of 2008 compiled by Clare Hopping of ITPro. But before that let me wish all Hot Launches readers a very happy and prosperous new year.
With a new mobile platform appearing on the market by the name of Google Android, the smartphone market has seen an explosion in the last year. In an attempt to compete, the major handset manufacturers have been spitting out business-centric handsets like there's no tomorrow.

HTC Touch Pro
The HTC Touch Pro is, as the name suggests, designed for business professionals. With a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, plus super-slick touchscreen interface, the Touch Pro is the most versatile HTC offering. On the business side, there's everything you'd expect from Windows Mobile, including push email with document viewing and editing.


BlackBerry Bold
The BlackBerry Bold is RIM's first true all rounder. A QWERTY keyboard replaces the awkward SureType keypad, and you can sync all your sever-based information to it thanks to BlackBerry's Enterprise Server. The original push email service is also onboard, not to mention the wealth of multimedia capabilities on offer.



iPhone 3G
Although not produced with the business user in mind, Apple's iPhone 3G is used by businessmen everywhere. With a simple to use virtual QWERTY keyboard, super-speedy computer synching in addition to push email, third party business apps galore, plus that stunning Safari-based browser, it's no surprise this is such a popular device.



Nokia E71
Nokia's S60 devices will always be a perfect solution for business, because they're so good at handling multiple tasks at once. The E71 also throws in a QWERTY keyboard for good measure, plus it's super-slim so will slide into - and out of - your pocket like a dream.


Samsung i8510
Samsung's Symbian-based i8510 made us take the Korean manufacturer seriously this year. It features everything a compact business phone should; push email, GPS, document editing and viewing, plus an optical navigation key that behaves just like the track pad on your laptop.


LG KC910
Although the KC910 concentrates on multimedia, there are a number of handy apps for business too. An email wizard ensures you're up and running quickly, plus the browser makes surfing the net seamless. You can even view your documents up close and personal.


Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
The Xperia X1 is the first of Sony Ericsson's business-targeted mobiles. It runs on Windows Mobile to ensure you have push email, plus software for reading and editing important documents. It will sync to your PC, plus there's a QWERTY keyboard so you can type efficiently.


Samsung Omnia
The Omnia is Samsung's first handset to run on Windows Mobile, and with that the Korean manufacturer has crammed in a whole package of business apps and functionality. There may not be a QWERTY keyboard, but the virtual typewriter does a good job when writing long emails or documents.


BlackBerry Curve 8900
Quite simply, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 is the most impressive business and multimedia BlackBerry to date. The fully-featured device includes Wi-Fi and GPS, a super-responsive Qwerty keyboard and an ultra-impressive battery life of two days, even when used frequently. One minor disappointment is a lack of 3G connectivity, which may cause grief for some, but this can be overlooked when you have a decent email service and browser.

And last, but not least...

T-Mobile G1The launch of the Android-based T-Mobile G1 just added to the open operating system phenomenon that hit in 2008. The G1 features a slide out QWERTY keyboard and touch screen. Although there's no exchange connectivity, as you'll find on BlackBerrys, there is support for IMAP and POP email. If the G1 doesn't come with all the apps you want or need preloaded, just take a look at the extensive Android Market for anything and everything.

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There are numerous mobile phones manufacturing companies such as Nokia, Sony Ericsson, HTC, Samsung, BlackBerry, Apple, i-mate and HP. Nokia is one of the leading mobile phone companies, which makes good mobile phones for every type of people like business class people, music lovers and normal mobile phone users. Sony Ericsson is also a great handset maker and its main motto is music focused mobile phones. Its world famous 'Walkman' series of mobile phones is perhaps, the primary example of this music-focused nature. Now, we talk about some handsets, which are coming soon. Mobile phones such as the Nokia N97, Nokia 6260 Slide, Samsung S9402 Ego, Samsung i770 Saga and Motorola VE66 are fantastic devices. First, we discuss the features of the Nokia N97 handset, which is a member of Nokia N-Series mobile phones.

The Nokia N97 is a sleek and a good looking mobile phone, which comes with many easy-to-use functions and futuristic technologies. It has a large 3.5 inches TFT touchscreen with a total colour support of 16 million colours and a screen resolution of 360 x 640 pixels. This high resolution display allows the users to watch video clips and play mobile phone games quite easily. The Nokia N97 comes with 32 GB of internal memory and its external memory can be expanded through a microSD (TransFlash) card up to 16 GB. The users can easily store numerous multimedia files such as audio songs, video clips and other 'heavy' personal data in its internal memory. It comes with a 5 MP camera with features of Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus and flash, which give you amazing and high quality still pictures. The phone also facilitates video recording option in VGA mode at 30 frames per second. Its superb quality media player supports many audio and video formats like MP3, WMA, WAV, e-AAC+, MPEG4, WMV and 3GP. Now, we discuss the features of another great handset, which is a member of the Nokia mobile phone family.

The Nokia 6260 is a sophisticated mobile phone, which comes with an easy-to-open slide opening mechanism. This is a 3G enabled mobile phone that allows you to making face-to-face video calls around the world without any breakage. The handset comes with 200 MB of internal memory and one can easily expand its external memory via microSD (TransFlash) memory card up to 8 GB. This stunning device supports many connectivity options such as GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE, 3G, WLAN Wi-Fi, microUSB v2.0 and Bluetooth v2.1. These connectivity features give you an amazing experience of wireless connectivity. It has a 5 MP camera with some great features like autofocus, flash and Carl Zeiss lens, which provide you superb quality still images as well as videos. The media player of the handset supports MP3, MP4, AAC, e-AAC+ and WMA formats. This mobile phone is available in 'Black' and 'Beige' colours. It also has a FM radio with RDS feature. The standard battery gives an approximate standby time of 400 hours and a talktime of up to 6 hours.

The Samsung i770 Saga is a one of the best widgets that are destined to become into 'coming soon mobile phones'. This is an elegant and an ultra-stylish mobile phone, which comes with a full QWERTY keyboard and high quality imaging features. It come with a great 2 MP camera, which gives you sharp and beautiful still pictures with an image resolution of 1600 x 1200 pixels. The phone supports Pocket Office functionality, which allows the users to view office files such as Microsoft Word documents, Excel documents, PowerPoint documents and PDF viewable files.

This stunning device comes with a large 2.5 inches TFT touchscreen, which provides a screen resolution of 320 x 320 pixels with total colour support of 65K colours. It has a microSD (TransFlash) memory card slot for increasing its external memory up to 16 GB. This device is available in three vibrant colours, which are 'Black', 'Red' and 'Blue'.

If you are planing to purchase a high-tech mobile phone, you can easily choose any one of these handsets from the mobile phone market.

With republishing permission from: Samuel Herrick
http://www.mobilejazz.co.uk

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I was reading the latest issue of Fortune and found an interesting article about how RIM (Research in Motion) is fighting back the likes of Apple and Google.
The fortune report says that, ‘The challenge comes at a crucial time for RIM. Its stock is down more than 64% from a 52-week high of $148 a share, similar to the performance of rivals Nokia and Apple. And while fiscal 2008 revenues and profits doubled, to $6 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively, growth is slowing slightly. In the most recent quarter, ended in August, revenues increased 88% compared with a year earlier, and profits jumped 72%.’



With this on one hand and global economy slumping on other hand, RIM launched three new models viz. Pearl flip, Bold and Storm. (Read full article here)
The report also had a graphic (which I slightly changed, click on above image to enlarge) showing the Top 4 PDAs. The Fortune rates Nokia E71 the Best Pick among Blackberry Bold, HTC Google Android G1 and Apple iPhone.
I have Nokia E71. Which one do you have? Please share your experiences.

Watch this space for more information about Google Android G1’s launch in India.

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