Nokia 600

The Nokia 600 is the cheapest of the trio and the loudest phone of the company so far. It has a standard issue 3.2-inch capacitive TFT touchscreen with nHD resolution (360 x 640 pixels), a 1GHz processor, a 5 megapixel fixed-focus camera with LED flash and 720p video recording, 2GB internal storage and a microSD card slot with 2GB card pre-installed.

The Nokia 600 might be the cheapest but it is the richest one when it comes to connectivity. There is everything in this phone – penta-band 3G with HSPA (14Mbps HSDPA and 5.7Mbps HSUPA), quad-band GSM support, Bluetooth 3.0, NFC capabilities, Wi-Fi b/g, GPS with A-GPS, FM radio and transmitter with internal FM radio antenna and a 3.5mm audio jack.

Nokia 600

The Nokia 600 is expected in Q3 this year in black, white, pink and lime colors. Its Symbian Belle will be sweetened by the NFC versions of Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja.

Nokia 700

According to Nokia, the Nokia 700 is the company’s most compact and eco-friendly smartphone to date. It features a 3.2-inch ClearBlack AMOLED nHD screen, a 1GHz processor, a 5 megapixel fixed-focus snapper with LED flash and 720p video recording, 2GB internal storage and microSD slot.

Nokia 700’s connectivity package is quite impressive too – quad-band GSM and penta-band 3G support with HSPA, Bluetooth 3.0, NFC capabilities, Wi-Fi b/g, GPS with A-GPS, FM radio and a 3.5mm audio jack.

Nokia 700

The Belle-running Nokia 700 is also expected in Q3 this year in Cool Grey, Silver/White, Coral Red, Peacock Blue and Purple.

Nokia 701

The Nokia 701 is inspired by the design of C7 and utilizes a 3.5-inch ClearBlack LED-backlit IPS TFT nHD screen, a 1GHz processor, an 8 megapixel fixed-focus snapper with dual-LED flash and 720p video recording, a front-facing video-call camera, active noise cancellation, 8 GB internal memory expandable via a microSD card slot.

Nokia 701

Its connectivity is exactly the same as the Nokia 700’s – there’s quad-band GSM and penta-band 3G support with HSPA, Bluetooth 3.0, NFC capabilities, Wi-Fi b/g, GPS with A-GPS, FM radio and a 3.5mm audio jack.

As the other two, the Nokia 701 runs on Symbian Belle and is coming in Q3 this year. The expected colors are Steel dark, Silver light, Amethyst violet, and White.

Here are the pictures of the international Touch 9860 Monza:

BlackBerry Touch 9860 Monza

A few more comparison shots with the 9520 Storm2:

BlackBerry Touch 9860 Monza next to Storm2

You can watch the Monza hands-on video here.

The last pic shows both the 9860 Monza and the slider 9810 Torch 2. Both devices should be based on 1.2GHz processors, should pack 5 megapixel cameras with 720p camcorders and should run the latest BlackBerry OS 7. Rumors has it that the Monza will have a 3.7″ WVGA screen, while the Torch 2 will tout a smaller 3.2-inch VGA one. In case you need more details, you’re welcome to check our rumored specs pages.

This information was provided by HTC a few days back stating that the update will start rolling out in a few weeks but is now being confirmed by carriers that it has already started rolling out in certain countries, such as Vodafone Australia. The software number for this update is 2.42.861.6 and will update the Android version to 2.3.3 with Sense UI 2.1.

The update is rolling out gradually so you may not see anything now but you will soon be getting a notification on your phone asking you to download the 104MB update, so make sure you are latched onto a fast data connection. And do let us know what all improvements you find in the new update once you receive it.

The LG Optimus White edition is virtually the same as its Optimus Black sibling save for the panel colors. If you live in the Netherlands, you can get it for free with a contract on carrier Sizz right now.

It’s nice to see that LG has put some thought on the name before launching the white version. But should we now expect Optimus Silver, Optimus Pink, etc? Let’s hope LG limits to those two names instead of launching a whole lineup of similar devices with different names.

The Galaxy S II went on to break Samsung’s own record and sold over three million units in the 55 days since launch. That’s approximately 50,000 phones a day. According to Samsung, most of these phones were consumed within the European markets.

If you think these figures aren’t all that impressive, you should know that the Galaxy S II is yet to go on sale in the US. Had it been an international launch, the figures would have been much higher. But even at the rate at which it is currently going, it won’t take long for it to break the 10 million record set by Galaxy S.

It seems that the N950 is rocking a 12 megapixel sensor, unlike the 8 megapixel unit on the N9. Although Nokia did say it will be different they forgot to mention it will be better than the camera on the N9, even though the N950 is a developer device.

Nokia N950 torn apart

Other interesting things that surfaced from the teardown are that the N950 has an LCD instead of an AMOLED display and a smaller 1320mAh battery compared to the 1450mAh battery on the N9, which would be fine for a developer handset.

It appears from the pictures, that the device has solid build quality. The keyboard looks like it will be a pleasure to use as well.

While the front of the smartphone is no different than the original myTouch 4G, save for the sliding keyboard, the back of the device is now a home for an 8 megapixel camera unit (1080p video recording is very likely to be available) with auto focus – a serious upgrade from the 5MP snapper of the original.

We already know that the T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide will ship with Android Gingerbread, dressed in a slightly modified version of HTC’s latest Sense 3.0. Reportedly, the device is seriously fast but there is no conclusive information on its CPU (it might be a 1.2GHz, dual-core as in the HTC Sensation).

Now that we have the rumor circle which started with the leak of HTC Doubleshot back in April near its end, there is little left to do, but wait for an official announcement from T-Mobile and HTC. As always, we will keep you posted so stay tuned.

 Two of the latest Nokia Symbian smartphones have just become available. The handsets that started leaving the Nokia factories at the end of last month have finally reached retailers. User in the UK are now able to experience the QWERTY magic of the E6, while those in the US can get their hands on the 4” AMOLED-packing X7-00.The Nokia E6 has been listed at the Finish company UK website as available. Sold on both Pay as you go for £339 and on a £25/month contract for free the smartphone costs just as much as it did when it went on pre-order. You can also get a “Phone only” deal for £10 above the Pay as you go offer. If you take the plunge, you get to pick between three different colors for your shiny new Nokia E6 – black, silver and white.

The Nokia X7-00 on the other hand has even managed to cross the Atlantic and is now listed as in stock with several US online retailers. The asking price is $535.95, which is a bit steep, but early adoption fees usually do that to highly popular smartphones.

The Nokia X7 is currently only available in its Dark Steel color version so if you wanted the Silver one you will have to wait a while longer.